I believe that your self-education on, and then involvement in, the future of Idyllwild Fire’s dispatch services is critical to all of us who reside a...
Before Our Time: Newspapers a historic and a history source …
As my late-blooming interest in local history has deepened, I’ve become increasingly impressed with the value of old newspapers. They preserve a conte...
Out Loud: Learning from babes …
I babysat our fifth grandchild, Finn, while his parents went on their first real date Sunday night since his birth nearly four months ago. With two ch...
Past Tense: Jan. 30, 2014
65 years ago – 1949 So much snow had fallen during January that plans were underway to organize a ski club on the Hill. 60 years ago – 195...
Creature Corner: Jan. 30, 2014
Chelsea is looking for her forever home to do her favorite thing … sit on her bed and just look pretty. This senior gal has a gorgeous coat with a tai...
Readers write: Plot twist for INK
Editor: INK Book Gathering. It’s a long and rather cumbersome name, but there is a reason behind it, because it was never designed to be just a bookst...
Out Loud – A man of his word …
J.P., our news editor, received an unexpected call in December from a man who identified himself as the new captain at the Riverside County Sheriff’s ...
Lola’s Kitchen – Football Food …
Well it’s here again, football playoffs, Super Bowl and guy food, the food men love. To mention a few, there’s pigs in a blanket, Lil’ Smokies drenche...
‘Shop local • read local • give local’
Editor’s note: The headline is Rollie Atkinson’s own slogan. Atkinson, publisher of the Sonoma West Publishers in Healdsburg, gave the Town Crier perm...
Tax Tips: Beating the taxman in retirement
While you are working, the taxman has you at his mercy. You can take advantage of tax-deferred accounts and pension plans but after that you have litt...