Only in Idyllwild – November 21, 2013
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We inadvertently left three bills on the hood of the car and some good Samaritan came along on the street and picked them up and put them in the mailbox for us. And we appreciate that.
Ward and Gloria Herrick
Idyllwild
While traveling down Tollgate, a vehicle was stopped ahead for no apparent reason. Ahh … but the reason soon appeared when mom, pop, aunt, uncle and all the babies in the “Tollgate Quail Family” crossed the road. In the city, pedestrians are frequently ignored as they attempt to cross the street. But in Idyllwild, quail,…
On Monday night, Oct. 8, five local women were in the Courtyard Gallery. Four were early arrivals for the Idyllwild Reading Group’s monthly discussion and the other was an artist hanging her work. The conversation drifted back to the book we had discussed the previous month, “The Dove Keepers” by Alice Hoffman. This historical novel…
Last week I went to Café Aroma for dinner. As I was being seated by the host, I noticed that I did not have my wallet in my back pocket. I told the host I would be back in a few minutes after I got my money and wallet from home. He said, “Why don’t…
The Bobcats take control of the ball and head down the field against the Blue Sharks. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
A few years ago, after being away for awhile, we were surprised to see a large pile of neatly stacked firewood when we drove into our yard. There had been a big storm and one of our tall trees had fallen on our next door neighbors’ garage roof. His insurance took care of the damage…
Only in Idyllwild can you go from photographing legendary jazz vocalist Herb Jeffries for his 98th birthday in the morning, to photographing jazz legend-to-be Casey Abrams at his welcome home block party in the afternoon. Gina Genis Idyllwild/Laguna Hills “Only in Idyllwild” may be sent one of four ways: e-mail to beth@towncrier.com, call 659-2145, Ext….
