I work at the afterschool program at Town Hall. After a recent snowfall, the children wanted to play in the snow but several of the children were not wearing warm winter boots, so I decided we should walk on the streets. We stopped at Silver Pines Lodge to visit the puppy playing outside and chat…

On Saturday night, Sept. 15, upon returning home from having dinner at Café Aroma, I noticed the center stone of my wedding band (nearly a one-carat diamond) was missing. I immediately felt it was hopeless finding it, but we decided to look around. We retraced our steps of the evening, first searching our home, our…

My husband and I stopped to see the quilts displayed for sale on Highway 243 (next to the HELP Center). We stopped to look and enjoyed visiting with Joan, who makes the quilts. She and her husband recently bought the property. We weren’t sure the quilt we chose would fit on our bed as it…

During my mom’s recent visit from out of state, we went out shopping. When it came time to pay, the shop’s card reader wouldn’t take her card. We were going to return the merchandise when the shop owner said, “Just mail me a check when you get home.” My mom was blown away! Mike Austin…

I was the lucky winner of the bid at the Mountain Disaster Preparedness Fundraiser for a dinner prepared by the Idyllwild Fire Protection District, which was served to six happy guests. It turned out to be a surprise 81st birthday party for my husband, Bill, who is a retired firefighter of 31 years with the…