How can you resist? Don’t miss out on the kitten fun.. These three little kittens are patiently waiting for you. No more June gloom, because they will keep you smiling with their kitten antics all through the month. The two grays are brother and sister, and the tiger-striped is a male from another litter. He…
65 years ago – 1950 Census counted 604 permanent residents in Idyllwild, Mountain Center and Pine Cove. 60 years ago – 1955 Chamber of Commerce trustees met with California Telephone Co. officials regarding complaints by local business people that they were unable to make off-the-Hill calls. A request was made for more trunk lines. 55…
65 years ago – 1950 Cliff Campbell was running trail rides into the back country from his corrals at the Idyllwild Dairy. 60 years ago – 1955 Representatives of major conservation organizations met at Bowman Arts Center for the third-annual conservation conference. 55 years ago – 1960 General building contractor William J. Burke advertised a…
It was a great morning. Fluffy omelets, multiple refills of rich, dark coffee, and a chance to reconnect with old friends under tropical skies. I’d been on the road for the last few months before finally landing in Maui. Breakfast was over, and I felt sad to leave my friends. But it was time to…
65 years ago – 1950 A new layout for the Idyllwild brochure was planned at a meeting of the Chamber’s Businessmen’s Committee. 60 years ago – 1955 State Park Ranger Frank Davies reported he would have a six-man crew working on the backcountry trails during summer. Extensive repairs were planned for the trails that were…
Paws up to all the four leggeds who have found their forever homes. Canines first. Peeta has new digs and a new name and is now a shop dog in Idyllwild. So we can visit him. Yay. Maggie, previously known as Katnis, has her new pack, a new mom, and is also a shop dog,…
65 years ago – 1950 The town was filled with movie stars as Audie Murphy and Marguerite Chapman headed up the cast for “Kansas Raider,” which was filmed on Garner Ranch. 60 years ago – 1955 Representing a dozen different countries, students from Pasadena City College spent a weekend on the Hill. 55 years ago…
Paws up to all the four-leggeds who have found their forever homes. Canines first: Peeta has new digs and a new name and is now a shop dog in Idyllwild. So we can visit him. Yeah. Maggie, previously known as Catnis, has her new pack, a new mom, and is also a shop dog, so…
In our previous column we mentioned that springtime is a time of preparation for the season of abundance: summer. The emergence of insects and forbs prepares the Hill for the arrival of the next generation, the cute babies. Well that time, the cute season, has arrived at the James. We are in the height of…
One of my favorite bits of mountain lore is the sad saga of Charles Beverly Hughes. Eldest son of a clergyman in the mountains of West Virginia, 37-year-old Hughes left home after his mother’s death. Heading west early in 1905 to seek his fortune, he settled in Banning. That seemed to be an odd choice….
