About this time of year, we begin to collect all the information we will need to properly file our income tax returns. Since it’s been a year, I have ...
Off the Main Roads: Hiking gear, time to retire? …
It’s supported you loyally throughout the years, but bringing worn-out gear into the back country can do you far more harm than good. Here’s a quick g...
Creature Corner: Jan. 16, 2014
Found on the Ernie Maxwell Trail: an adult neutered male German shepherd with no chip, collar or tag. Well groomed. Yep, I’m Scrappy Doo. And it’s a g...
Past Tense: Jan. 9, 2014
65 years ago – 1949 A cold snap brought a high of 30 degrees and a low of 7 degrees one day, freezing pipes and Mrs. Eric Holm’s breath on her c...
Lola’s Kitchen: Fondue revival …
Do you remember the food trends from your past? Some of mine are Jello molds with drained fruit cocktail. Onion dip with chips is still around — a gre...
Fire and forest: A year in review …
The Fire Safe Council began the year with its attention on the new insect threat to the Hill’s oaks, the Goldspotted oak borer. Many of our volunteers...
Before our time: J.M.V. Pathfinders to Idyllwild Pines …
From time to time in this column, I share anecdotes illustrating the adage that in order to be preserved, history must first be reconstructed. During ...
Past Tense: Jan. 2, 2014
65 years ago – 1949 The Women’s Association of the Idyllwild Community Church was considering setting up a “bank” of food and clothing for needy...
Creature Corner: Jan. 2, 2014
Happy Howlidays from Dozer, Harley and Chelsea and all of the ARF volunteers. The cattery chimes in, too, with a Merry Meow. Dozer is a young black L...
Past Tense – December 26, 2013
65 years ago – 1948 Not a single crack appeared in the rock work of Fern Valley Market, despite a terrific shaking in the earth. Town Crier decl...