Creature Corner: September 5, 2013

Reunited and happy to be home this week are Brady and Brodie, as well as the cat Bella. September is “Adopt a Cat” month...

Past Tense: September 5, 2013

65 years ago - 1948 “Don’t look for the Town Crier next week,” advised the editor. “We’re skipping every other week to do our winter...

Past Tense – August 29, 2013

65 years ago - 1948 The PTA raised $150 at its first Hill social event. 60 years ago - 1953 The thunderstorm that drenched Idyllwild proceeded northward,...

Creature Corner – August 29, 2013

Sometimes it’s not even in your plan. Call it fate or the way the wind blew, but at the end of the day, you...

Out loud: Both sides …

Sometimes operating a local newspaper feels like a game of Whac-A-Mole — no matter what hole you peek out of someone’s waiting there with...

Opinion: Keep fire service local

I have had an opportunity to read the political ads supporting Cal Fire, the letters regarding the Idyllwild Fire Protection District problems and while...

Out Loud: Jazz chair needed …

Jazz in the Pines goers experience a different idea of the festival than community members. The visitors enjoy extraordinary music and a relaxed ease that...

Opinion: Fire, conflict and loving the Hill

Last Friday morning I hiked the Ernie Maxwell trail. Near Humber Park I came across a 6-­inch wide ember crater. There were many more...

Speaking for the animals: The care and feeding of wildlife …

Editor’s note: Shela has several changes in her life making it difficult to continue the column. First, an apology to readers for the oxymoron-ish statement...

Creature Corner – August 22, 2013

Sometimes it’s not even in your plan. Call it fate or the way the wind blew, but at the end of the day, you...
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