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...