Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats learned of all the new adoptions.Stevie: Everyone get in here. We are going to have some fun!Whiskers: I’m up for that.Stevie: Good, because we are playing a few rounds of cat trivia.Pepper: What does the winner get?Stevie: The winner will get the satisfaction of…
65 years ago – 1956Idyllwild School registered 90 youngsters in kindergarten to seventh grades. The prior week, 290 students attended the first day of the new school year. 60 years ago – 1961Tahquitz Lake Estates announced the opening of a tract on the Dutch Flat property and near Foster Lake. Lots were priced at $1,965….
CLUTTER & SHOE ADDICTION 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 you have some…
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats met three adorable puppies.Stevie: I enjoy the quiet times here, but right now it’s just creepy.Whiskers: Creepy as in too quiet?Stevie: Yep, too quiet. Shouldn’t those puppies be making noise? And shouldn’t Fern be shushing them?Pepper: Fern would be shushing them if she was…
65 years ago – 1956Tahquitz Pines dedicated the new stone entrance archway at a ceremony attended by more than 100 people. 60 years ago – 1961The county started a house numbering system for Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Mountain Center. Even numbers would be on the north and east sides of the street; odd on the…
SHIRT BUTTONING & LAUNDRY SOCKS Q. Sometimes I get my shirt buttons in the wrong buttonholes, so I end up with one side of my shirt hanging down below the other. What can I do about this? -Ralph, Norco A. There’s nothing much you can do except wear it that way; otherwise, you’d have to…
70 years ago – 1951Dutton’s Corner Store, owned by Leigh and Maggie Dutton, opened its doors at Fern Valley Corners on the site of the former Fern Valley Market. 65 years ago – 1956At a ceremony held at the Native American cemetery at Cahuilla, a marker on the grave of Juan Diego was unveiled. Diego…
Fern: (Calling aloud) Rosemary? Where are you?Stevie: If you’re looking for Rosemary, give it up. She was adopted!Fern: Well, that’s great news. I was calling for her because I’m hearing noises.Stevie: Oh, I hear the noises too, and I think I know where the ruckus is coming from.Pepper: I bet it’s those puppies.Fern: Puppies? We…
Q. I have more than 100 pairs of shoes? Is that too many? -Lolanda, Idyllwild A. It depends on how many feet you have. If you have only the two feet, and you have to look down to see what shoes you’re wearing, you have too many. Q. Should I wear brown shoes with orange…
Short-term rentals Dear editor:I would like to chime in on the current debate over STRs (Short Term Rentals). As other Town Crier readers have mentioned, the county of Riverside is currently proposing upgrades to the existing ordinance 927, which regulates them. The upgraded ordinance can be viewed here: https://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/14/Ord_No_927DraftforPublication_1.pdfThe planner handling it is asking for…
