A couple of incidents happened last week that made me think about the importance of having a social contract — an agreement, whether informal, such as...
Creature Corner: June 19, 2014
Tears of joy for our Pinkie Lee. She will going home to her owner. What a story this girl could tell. She was tossed around and lost for a while, but ...
Past Tense: June 19, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 Chuck Holmes was the local boy selected for Boys State by the American Legion Post 800. 60 years ago - 1954 The Chamber of ...
Out Loud: Columns …
Some of us have high aspirations about our ideals and that certainly applies to me. In April, we unofficially affiliated ourselves with the Idyllwild ...
Readers write: United against the oak borer
Editor: Hurray for your front-page article regarding the Goldspotted oak borer. Our vigilance in spotting and removing infected trees is absolutely es...
Past tense: June 12, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 The newly formed lake on the Banning-Idyllwild Highway was officially named Lake Fulmor in honor of A.C. Fulmor, county planning c...
Creature corner: June 12, 2014
Mama Pepper knew just what she was doing as she greeted each visitor with a melody, along with being the friendliest cat in the cattery. That all adds...
Readers write: Vacation homes near residents …
Editor: To all residents and their agents who rent out weekend homes here in Idyllwild: Can you please impress upon your clients that people live all ...
Fire and Forest: Need public on GSOB …
We had a wonderful Goldspotted oak borer kick-off lunch this past Friday. The Fire Safe Council, with fantastic (and delicious) help from the Pine Co...
Out Loud: Our new space …
Oh joy, oh joy, the move-in is over, the organizing is not yet, but the space we now have at the new TC building affords the opportunity to unpack wi...