Creature Corner: Jan. 2, 2020
Anita
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats celebrated Tillie’s adoption.
Bear:...
Before Our Time: Idyllwild’s SMASH! …
With playground construction underway at our future community center, it’s appropriate to recall the Wright family compound that occupied the site for more than...
Before Our Time: From lumber to recreation …
As this past summer’s well-deserved centennial celebration for Ernie Maxwell fades into memory, I’d like to focus attention on an equally fascinating Idyllwild pioneer:...
Dr. Tom: A Healthcare Heuristic …
I am deviating from my plan to write more about the history of healthcare and the U.S. government because of Saturday’s Campaign for Guaranteed...
Chief’s Corner: The chief is out …
Editor’s note: In his August column, Chief Walker wrote about his first-hand observations of the Wallow Fire, which occurred in Arizona during May through...
Before Our Time: Sequoias, settle in here …
A grove of giant sequoias in the San Jacinto Mountains? Yes indeed!
One sultry day this summer, I was hiking with friends up one of...
Out Loud: January 18, 2018
I have to admire one local board member who, following my criticism of his board’s actions in last week’s column, actually came into my...
Past Tense: Feb. 7, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
The two-man Forest Service staff, Ranger Don Bauer and Fire Control Assistant Bill Hersh, hiked six hours to Martinez Mountain...
Paid Political Letter: Pine Cove Water incumbents
Pine Cove Water incumbents
Editor:
PCWD and its board are a well-maintained machine with some of the best water quality in the nation. They lead the...
Before Our Time: Immigrant helps preserve the mountain …
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...