Past Tense: April 30, 2015

65 years ago - 1950 Ernie Maxwell was completing the 1950 U.S. Census report for this area.   60 years ago - 1955 Although disappointed by the actions...

Past Tense

75 years ago - 1948 “Ma’s New Husband,” the first production of the Mountain Players, was a...

Before Our Time: Pines to Palms before the highway …

As winter wears on, Hill residents occasionally escape the cold with a jaunt down California Scenic Highway 74 to the desert. Driving it today,...

Creature Corner: March 25, 2021

Lulu Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats met two new ARF furry friends.

Past Tense: Feb. 14, 2013

65 years ago - 1948 Saturday was designated Idyllwild Day at the County Fair and Date Festival. Idyllwild had a booth containing a chukker partridge...

Speaking For the Animals: Rattlesnake season …

The first rattlesnakes of the season already have been spotted on the Hill. There are eight species of rattlers found in Southern California. A...

Past Tense: March 19, 2015

65 years ago - 1950 Ex-president Herbert Hoover was invited to attend the dedication of the Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Forest at Azalea Trails Girl...

Past Tense: Feb. 28, 2013

65 years ago - 1948 With the Southern California Council of Camera Clubs about to visit the Hill, local folks were urged to look as...

Readers Write: Short-term rentals still operating

Editor:  We are grateful that the majority of our Idyllwild community is observing the shelter-in-place restrictions that have been...

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...
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