Q. Do you wear a cummerbund with the pleats facing up or down? -Woodrow, Aguanga A. No, I don't. But if you are going to wear one, wear it with the ...
Health on the Hill: Our mental health, part 5 …
Editor’s note: This is the last of a five-part series on mental health. A compassionate nature combined with an inquisitive mind will seek out the tru...
Dr. Know It All: Dogs, Idyllwild time and art …
Dr Know It All can answer any question. He just happens to know everything. Dr Know It All selects a few questions each month. Readers may send the Do...
Journal from the James: Song dogs …
Greetings from the James Reserve. In continuing at our peeks into the natural world, this installment will be on another species of mammal found in th...
Past Tense: January 15, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 One hundred cars were hung up on the icy Hurkey Creek grade. A spot check revealed that only one car in 10, on the Pines-to...
Creature Corner: January 15, 2015
Paws up to Boomer. His birthday is in February, and it looks like he will have a brand new home for his special day. Along with Dusty, they will both ...
Off the Leash: Help available …
Keeping with the self-reflective tone of last month’s column, I’d like to talk to you about taking care of my side of the street. I like to think of m...
Health on the Hill: Our mental health, part 4 …
A truly compassionate nature is something I just knew I had. I didn’t understand exactly how or why I seemed to care more than most, about more than m...
Past Tense: January 8, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 The Idyllwilders Square Dance Club rested its dances until spring. 60 years ago - 1955 The village was crowded with people ...
Off the Main Roads: Winter senses meditation …
It’s so easy to let the winter season bottle you up in your house in an odd mix of hibernation mode and cabin fever. But you don’t have to let winter ...