Initial Thoughts: 2012 — bigger, better, warmer, drier, more …
As I look back on 2012, I try to compare it to 2011. Isn’t that what the media does, compare the present with the past?
Past Tense: Feb. 20, 2014
65 years ago - 1949
The U.S. Forest Service reported that 90 inches of snow had fallen in Idyllwild since Oct. 1.
60 years ago -...
Past Tense – August 22, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
At long last, a suitable place was found for a mountain branch of the county library — a small building...
Creature Corner: March 18, 2021
Whiskers
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats met two new ARF furry friends.Whiskers: As...
Before Our Time: From lumber to recreation …
Although you won’t find them memorialized in a street name, there are three Idyllwild pioneers I regard most highly: George Hannahs, Claudius Emerson, and...
Creature Corner – December 19, 2013
Dear, Santa Paws
ARF four-leggeds heard you were coming to town soon. So we put our furry little heads together and came up with our...
Past Tense: August 6, 2020
Lisa Haley and the Zydekats perform at the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series in 2010.
Town Crier Archives
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Off the Main Roads: Survival steps for your gear …
For most hikers, winter spells the end of the hiking season until the spring thaw brings us back out from our caves.
But wait,...
Readers Write: July 9, 2020
The Woodies and Team Rubicon
Dear editor:We want to acknowledge Norm, Dan and all the local “Woodies” as well...
Past Tense: June 30, 2011
60 years ago - 1951
Inie Wilson, now probably Idyllwild’s oldest resident, was in charge of Town Hall maintenance.
55 years ago - 1956
Pine Cove residents...