“Radio Mistletoe”

As the end of the 19th century approached, Strawberry Valley (“Idyllwild” didn’t officially exist until 1901) was a far different place from anything we can readily picture today.
With 70 felony property crimes reported from Jan. 1 through Aug. 11 this year in Idyllwild and Pine Cove, concerned residents are rapidly convening to form Neighborhood Watch groups.
At Idyllwild School, however, it was just another day in another year of annual celebrations of Dickens and his life …
A regional task force charged with stopping the spread of the Goldspotted oak borer across county lines and developing coordinated response plans is forming in Southern California …