65 years ago - 1950 The director of ISOMATA (now Idyllwild Arts) announced that a four-week workshop session was canceled because a number of the male...

Creature Corner: July 30, 2015
All four paws up and a big meow to the last two kittens. Rhett and Gatsby, stepbrothers, were adopted together forever. Yea! Mr. Grey has spent the la...

Past Tense: July 30, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 Hill motorists, children and inexperienced horsemen “unaccustomed to city streets” were warned to be careful during the busy vacat...

Fashion Jack: Loud pants & bad hair …
By Jack Clark Fashion Correspondent Q. My husband always buys the loudest, most gosh-awful, garish-looking pants imaginable. What can I do? - Matilda ...

Past Tense: July 23, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 The local square dance class completed nine lessons, which was the complete course, in one week. Then it announced it was opening ...

Journal from the James: Mixing it up …
By Director Dr. Jennifer Gee Lots of mythical hybrids lurk in our collective cultural subconscious, from centaurs that are half-human/ half-horse, to ...

Creature Corner: July 16, 2015
All four paws up to our Chihuahua, Peanut, aka Paco. All it takes is great behavior and smiling eyes, and you find yourself in the loving arms of your...

Off the Main Roads: Life through the lens …
Out on a forest trail, I was just closing on a particularly gorgeous specimen of Passiflora Edulis Sims with my iPhone camera when the phone gave the ...

Past Tense: July 16, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 Realtors were advertising cabins with fireplaces for $3,750 and acre-sized lots for $1,250. 60 years ago - 1955 C.L. Emerson died ...

Creature Corner: July 9, 2015
Hurray for Scarlett. The gray kitten has gone to her forever home. Peanut, also known as Paco, is a 5-year-young male Chihuahua. Despite all the commo...