
Only in Idyllwild
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The National Association of Music Merchants honors Ken Dahleen’s D&D Sound Connection in Idyllwild with the Milestone Award for 25 years of service in the music products industry. The award recognizes retailers and manufacturers who have succeeded over the years through best practices and strong community standing to reach a landmark anniversary. “NAMM is proud…
A few weeks ago, I hoofed it to town for the usual stops in the Strawberry Creek Plaza — post office, Fairway and the pharmacy. As usual, I bought the maximum that I could carry home. At my last stop, the Idyllwild Pharmacy, I accidentally left my groceries on the floor near the checkout counter….
Recently, while selling tickets for a local fundraiser outside the post office, I got cold and shivery despite wearing a sweatshirt. Just then, Barb Reese came by. Observing my plight, she went to her car and came back with a nice coat that she gave me and told me to keep. Only in Idyllwild do…
Free air, no way. Yes, there is free air in Idyllwild at the Chevron Gas Station. I filled a low tire Wednesday morning, only to find the tire light did not go off and returned at approximately 3 p.m. I asked the attendent what could be wrong. What a great guy, he not only explained…
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…
My wife Iris and I set off to Palm Desert in our sedan. I started off as the passenger and put my jacket, pipe and tobacco pouch on the roof and entered the car. I then reached up and put the jacket and pouch on the back seat. When we got to PD, I went…