Sheila is a young female border collie. She loves to play, and already is earning As in class for the smartest girl. She knows the basics, and is anxious to please and learn. She will need a home that knows this breed, as she needs a job, and that is herding. She is polite to…
As we roll into December, many of us have just enjoyed a Thanksgiving with friends or family, gone to see the annual town tree lighting, awakened to discover a dusting of snow on the ground or trees or noticed the smell of wood stoves in the air again. Everything about the start of the winter…
I hope all of you readers enjoyed Thanksgiving. We certainly did. I become quite excited weeks before, looking forward to the companionship of family and friends, especially grandchildren. I feel Thanksgiving from the moment I make out my grocery list until the last of the family leaves the house. This year, I was blessed to…
65 years ago – 1950 “Red,” a barking dog, awakened his sleeping neighbors about 2 a.m. He was alerting them that there was a fire in the Cedars Café. He was deemed a hero. 60 years ago – 1955 At a Town Hall meeting of Idyllwild water users, a bond issue of $265,000 on a…
Oh my catness! What an eventful week for the ARF cats and kittens. First meow, Bubbles has gone to the best home ever to watch TV with her new human (and maybe a little office work, too.) Second meow, Heidi has been adopted, too! And last meow, the two kittens, Charlotte and Webster are in…
Editor: On behalf of Soroptimist International of Idyllwild, I am encouraging the members of the greater Idyllwild community to take an active role in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign. This program ties in directly with our Celebration of Women that focuses on the battle against human trafficking and Soroptimist International’s umbrella…
If you celebrate Thanksgiving with family and/or friends rather than commemorating the pilgrims’ feast, then you understand its true meaning. Thanksgiving is Jack’s and my favorite holiday. We have a little ritual. Wednesday night, we pull a big bucket out of a cupboard where it’s kept all year for this one occasion. We put a…
By Jack Clark Fashion Correspondent Q. My wife is nagging me that my clothes closet is cluttered. I don’t see it that way. Who’s right? – Herman, Alhambra A. Many women seem overly sensitive to clutter. What is clutter to them is, in reality, underclutter. Your wife appears to be one of them. This means…
Q. Sometimes I get my shirt buttons in the wrong button holes so that I end up with one side of my shirt front hanging down below the other. What can I do about this? – Ralph, Pine Cove A. There’s nothing much you can do except wear it that way; otherwise, you’d have to…
65 years ago – 1950 Plans for state riding and hiking trails received a boost when Hector Switzer inspected portions of the local trail system and reported them favorable. 60 years ago – 1955 Village Market was selling Thanksgiving turkeys for 47 cents a pound and fresh cranberries for 19 cents a pound. 55 years…
