Last week in “The Days of our Nine Lives,” Jake from State Farm introduced himself, and London, the newest cat, was telling the others he wouldn’t be there for long. Jake: So, London, why do you think you won’t be here for long? London: Just look at me! I’m beautiful, and I’m so friendly that…
65 years ago – 1951 A civilian flyer crashed in the Dutch Flat area. Rescuers had found him stumbling barefoot along the highway, after spending more than 24 hours in the snow and temperatures that dipped to 15 degrees. 60 years ago – 1956 Lucille Ball and children were guests at Woodland Park Manor. 55…
Many of our readers are familiar with the James Reserve from our writings and public talks. However, few know that the James officially consists of not only our site near Lake Fulmor, but a second site on the other side of the mountain in the northeast foothills of Mt. San Jacinto. So I want to…
65 years ago – 1951 The Forest Service announced that, beginning in summer, it would issue a special certificate to everyone who climbed to the Tahquitz Lookout. They would be issued a membership card in the “Ancient and Honorable Order of Squirrels.” 60 years ago – 1956 All Hill residents were invited to a baby…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats and Doodlebug the terrier were discussing the wonderful possibility of finding forever families of their own. Leia: (Peering through the cattery door window.) Hey! Did you guys hear we have another dog and two more cats? Olivia: I think so. He’s a 12-month old,…
We joked at the news meeting last week that this edition would be the Idyllwild Arts issue and we appear to have succeeded in that endeavor. Jack and I babysat grandkids Saturday night so we sadly missed our friend Marshall Hawkins’ Alumni Jazz Concert in the new William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild…
65 years ago – 1951 Snow plows were busy with a 2-foot snowfall. 60 years ago – 1956 Chamber Membership Chair Glenn Froehlich reported that reaching the goal of 500 Chamber memberships was getting close with a current total of 394 members. 55 years ago – 1961 Because of the continued absence of moisture, the…
When we left off last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” two new ARF members, Doodlebug, the terrier-mix, and Oliva, the kitten, were giving the rest of the ARF cats paws for concern. Pepper: (Speaking to Bobbie.) As one of the cats who’s been here a while, I’ll tell you that you kittens…
Editor’s note: Other than this week, Vic’s column will be regularly featured the last week of the month. Bonanza! What a great opportunity it is to write a food column in Idyllwild. For the first time in forever, there are more choices of where to eat and drink than I can remember. New restaurants have…
As we continue with another Southern California winter, are we all asking, “Where is this El Nino?” Who does not enjoy sitting, relaxing or working on a project outdoors on your deck when great weather is offered up? One thing that is common around the mountain community is the number of homes with decks built…
