Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats met Mila and Don, the newest members of the ARF cattery.Stevie: I think it might be time to remind humans about caring for dogs and cats in the summer heat.Whiskers: That’s a good idea. People should be reminded often.Stevie: It is important that people…
65 years ago – 1956The Christian Science Church was being built on Cedar Street. 60 years ago – 1961Keith Froehlich hiked 86,992 feet while measuring the trails within the State Park Wilderness area. 55 years ago – 1966As a result of a new county ordinance banning burning dumps, then-County Supervisor Floyd McCall announced that a…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about the benefits of having a feline as part of the family. Stevie: Big news! Get over here!Whiskers: Spill the beans, Stevie.Stevie: We have two new cats, one being a kitten. (Hollering to the side) Mila! Don! Come on in here.Don: Hello, fellow…
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…
