On a lighter note than most of your recent letters, I want to express appreciation to some groups that have made this summer pretty special. My husband and I attended the opening of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” presented by the Stratford Players and directed by Marshall Smith. Broadway couldn’t have done it…
For people concerned about their dogs succumbing to rattlesnake bites, a preventive measure may be Crotalus Atrox Toxoid, a rattlesnake vaccine for canines that Red Rock Biologics in Sacramento developed. The vaccine “was developed to provide protection for dogs against Western Diamondback Rattlesnake venom,” Red Rock’s website reads. “… this vaccine may also provide protection…
Historical lecturer and Hemet resident Penelope Engard engages the crowd at the Idyllwild Library with stories of late food author MFK Fisher. Fisher once owned 90 acres of land in Hemet with her second husband and authored such books as “How to Cook a Wolf” and “The Art of Eating.”
Little purrs and four paws up to our youngest kitten, Suki. Didn’t take her long to find her forever home. Miss Sadie is about 3 years old, and is still ready for the old cat-and-mouse game. She loves to gracefully move along, step by step, as you walk. She is not vocal, and is fine…
65 years ago – 1949 Reginald Pole, distinguished Shakespearean actor, was in Idyllwild for the summer. He was developing a cultural lecture series on the Hill. 60 years ago – 1954 A burn-the-mortgage campaign was underway to wipe out the remaining $1,500 indebtedness on Town Hall. 55 years ago – 1959 Ansel Adams, renowned photographer,…
The local California Department of Parks and Recreation was busy Saturday, July 26. A ranger and aides from Mt. San Jacinto State Park performed two rescues — a 25-year-old female from Huntington Beach and two juvenile females from Pico Rivera. The first effort started around 3:30 p.m. when the park office was notified that a…
The idea of living simpler and living closer to nature appeals to many and is making a comeback. Bill and Edna Price became experts at it when they traveled with burros for 10 years between Death Valley and the Grand Canyon, more so than the movement being explored today among young people. The Prices hunted…
I couldn’t agree with you more, Mr. Killingsworth. Idyllwild has to be heard and stand united. I have the greatest respect and admiration for our brave firefighters. They have protected us here for a long time. Why try to fix something that isn’t broken? As for the same people who always have to spew poison…
“Music for every era” is how New Sensations leader Don Hoeber describes pop music genres his family band will be playing when it makes its first appearance at the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. Based in Palm Springs, New Sensations features Don on guitar, wife Mary on keyboards and son Alex on drums. They are joined…
The 21st Jazz in the Pines performances begin Saturday, Aug. 16, but the traditional Patrons Dinner sounds the opening notes Friday evening, Aug. 15. This year, the Friday soiree will return to the French Quarter where it has been before, said Anne Erikson, one of three co-chairs of the jazz fest.
