By Assistant Director John Laundré Greetings from the sky island of Machu Picchu, Peru. I write this as we return to Cusco after a heady day at the famous Inca ruins. As we took the train in the morning to Machu Picchu, the spectacular mountain views reminded me of our mountain home in Idyllwild. Though…
Pipen is a 6-year-old male bischon/poodle-mix. He walks well on the leash and is good with other small dogs. Not sure about the feline crowd. He is house-trained and would love to have a female companion. Not a barker. Stop by ARF or call 951-659-1122 to meet Pipen. Lefty Lou is a 10-year-young Jack Russell…
65 years ago – 1950 Les Selander was directing a Western film in Idyllwild with “so many cowhands in jingling spurs clomping through the village.” 60 years ago – 1955 At Dutton’s Corner Store in Fern Valley, 3 pounds of tomatoes were being sold for 19 cents. 55 years ago – 1960 Despite a move…
65 years ago – 1950 Trail improvements, the stringing of a phone line from Tahquitz Peak to Round Valley, campsite maintenance and the building of a well were just some of the projects underway at the Mt. San Jacinto State Park. 60 years ago – 1955 High up on the wooded slopes of Strawberry Valley,…
Lefty Lou is a 10-year-young Jack Russell terrier. She loves to bask in the California sun, go for leash walks, and bring smiles and laughter to your life. She is spayed, up to date on all shots and house-trained. She enjoys the great outdoors, but for the most part, she will want to be by…
By Chris Kramer Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council President A couple of weeks ago, we enjoyed a weekend rain, a nice change from our dry year thus far. Plants and trees always seem to perk up after a good soaking. As I write this, the forecast is a chance of thunderstorms and rain for the…
After I mentioned the George Thomas Cedar last month, a reader asked about another local landmark, the A.C. Lovekin Cedar. Though not so old and massive as the Thomas tree, it stood beside Tahquitz Drive near the Strawberry Creek bridge until 2007. Then Southern California Edison deemed its dead carcass a hazard and decapitated it,…
Lefty Lou is a 10-year-young Jack Russell terrier. She loves to bask in the California sun, go for leash walks, and bring smiles and laughter to your life. She is spayed, up to date on all shots and house-trained. She enjoys the great outdoors, but for the most part, she will want to be by…
65 years ago – 1950 The director of ISOMATA (now Idyllwild Arts) announced that a four-week workshop session was canceled because a number of the male students notified the school they could not attend due to the “unsettled world condition.” 60 years ago – 1955 Ladies of the Guild were hard at work getting booths…
All four paws up and a big meow to the last two kittens. Rhett and Gatsby, stepbrothers, were adopted together forever. Yea! Mr. Grey has spent the last month wishing his best buddy Tommy was still around. It took him awhile but he’s coming around. And he wonders if you have a friendly cat that…
