Four paws up for Emma, our Aussie mix. Her smile says it all, as she enjoys her forever home and her new pack. Paws up to the human angel too for savi...
Fire and Forest: A Day of Fire Awareness …
It’s time for a Fireman’s Muster! On April 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be a gathering of all sorts of people connected to fire prevention a...
Opinion: CSA 38 board complicit in ambulance service loss
I was sorry to read that because of the complaints from a few people that we are losing our ambulance service to Pine Cove from IFPD [Idyllwild Fire P...
Opinion: Marrow donors
I recently read about an organization that has a national registry that offers people from 18 to 59 years old the opportunity to donate a bone marrow ...
Opinion: Town Hall play area
Last September the Riverside County closed the play yard set at Town Hall [because they] deemed it unsafe. It was “fenced in” with flimsy orange plast...
Past Tense: April 5, 2012
55 years ago - 1957 Bee Krone composed the song “Let’s Keep America Beautiful,” and Philippe Buhler composed music for a string quartet which was give...
Outside Idyllwild: Halfway Spring …
A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to some folks about eagles. One of them, Brian, mentioned there is a golden eagle nest down at Halfway Spring on ...
Past tense: March 29, 2012
60 years ago - 1952 The Kretsingers wrote from Nebraska, that they are very homesick for Idyllwild.
Creature corner: March 29, 2012
After spending several days lost and out in the cold, Nala, the pittie puppy, has been reunited with his very worried owners. Cinnamon, the chocolate ...
Outside Idyllwild: In like a lamb, out like a lion …
Another March miracle? No, just a normal winter occurrence. Something us Hill folk deal with every year. One day it’s 70 degrees. Two days later we ha...