65 years ago - 1950 Idyllwild residents performing in the Ramona pageant were Flo Wendelken as Margarita, Lee Dutton as Juan Canito and Boy Scout trou...
Fashion Jack: Dreaded questions
Q. What should I answer when my wife asks, “Does this dress make me look fat?” -Donald, Long Beach A. Don’t even look. Just bellow “NO!” immediately, ...
Off the Leash: Friends — we can’t forget and won’t …
On Easter Sunday, Pam Sharp left this Earth. She was a kind soul and served our community well as a nurse practitioner. Last Saturday, friends and fam...
Past tense: April 16, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 The U.S. Forest Service was finishing plans for the Lake Fulmor dedication ceremony. 60 years ago - 1955 First- and second-graders...
Off the Main Roads: Nature’s soundscape …
I was recently hiking a rugged mountain trail when I realized that a man was approaching from behind me. I realized this when he was still more than h...
Creature Corner: April 9, 2015
Update: Griffin is in a trial/foster home. Give them your smile, Griffin. Hope it works. ARF has two dogs that were found, in a foster home. They were...
Tax Tips: Bogus IRS harassing calls
There has been a plague of phone calls by fraud artists posing as IRS employees and demanding money. Between 9,000 and 12,000 complaints about these p...
Past Tense: April 9, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 A new Sportland was started to replace the one completely destroyed the previous autumn. 60 years ago - 1955 Dr. M.M. Null was aga...
Journal from the James: What’s wild in Idyllwild? …
We live in a forest sanctuary on the Hill, a sky island that we, and many wild animal species, call home. Animals typically roam around in particular ...
Fire & Forest: Fire abatement protects your home …
I am asking board members to write on various topics for this column. Doris Lombard has timely information and thoughts on maintaining defensible spac...