70 years ago – 1947 It was announced that whoever was nearest the button would blow the fire siren daily at noon. No guarantee was made, however, that the timing would be accurate. 65 years ago – 1952 Mike Dunn and Mac McCullog trekked 20 miles over Tahquitz and down into Palm Springs. 60 years…
By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group Idyllwilders are, for the most part, an independent and resourceful sort. Residents have born the demands of snow-play visitors for many years. It’s just that in recent winters, the numbers have become so large and the behavior so undesirable that it’s time to rethink our responses. We win no…
Editor’s note: Chief Hawkins uses an imaginary, but realistic, scenario to describe the thought process and actions of an incident commander during a fire on the Hill. This will be the first of four articles explaining how a fire officer assesses, strategizes and tactically implements an incident action plan to combat a rapidly escalating, life-threatening…
Editor: Tahquitz Rock was sacred to the local Native Americans who took care of our beautiful valley and mountain. According to legend, they promised their spirits would always protect our mountain. To shine laser lights on their sacred rock and disturb Chief Tahquitz would be sacrilegious. Please, no laser lights. Idyllwild has been known and…
Editor: I enjoy my weekly edition of the Town Crier immensely. But although I enjoy the paper, I have been offended consistently by your “Dr Tom” column. It seems to only be focused mainly on two things: insulting our president and skewering Christians. In his most recent offering, he states he is ‘torn” regarding Sanders’…
Like most local homes, ours only cools down during the night when we have these serious hot spells. Otherwise, we start melting inside about noon. I keep considering a swamp cooler for our house because it can become unbearable at times. Saturday, after my son and I cooked breakfast for the family and cleaned up…
70 years ago – 1947 Fred Patton revealed he was smuggled into this area. “Back in 1895,” he recalled, “a man stole me from my folks up in Sonoma County. He was interested in gold mining over by Kenworthy and he hijacked me along to help him.” The mining experience didn’t amount to much, but…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about the new Bengal cat, Patrick. Patrick: (Saunters into the cattery) Well, well, well. What have we here? Bobbie: What we have here, Patrick, are awesome ARF cats, that’s what. Anabel: (Aside to Tinkerbell) Uh, oh. Is this gonna be a showdown? George:…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.fresnometmin.org/images/pdfs/clean-homes-healthy-families-en.pdf www.backdoorsurvival.com/diy-liquid-castile-soap-wonderful/ If you follow this column, then you’ll know that the last couple of articles have dealt with darker topics. So, to quote a phrase: “And now for something completely different.” The clean,…
Two interesting things happened last week — besides the other really interesting thing that I’m not going to talk about (much) — both of which revolved around people named Sanders. First, Bernie Sanders was widely condemned for questioning Russell Vought, the nominee for deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. It…
