For most hikers, winter spells the end of the hiking season until the spring thaw brings us back out from our caves. But wait, before you hunker down by the fireplace with a good book, take just a little time out to make sure you put away your gear properly so that it’ll be there…
And then there were none! Miss Olivia, our last Chihuahua mix puppy won the heart and love of her forever Valentine. Momma Sandy’s heart is bursting with happiness as her last puppy of four wiggled out the door. Puppy kisses will be shared aplenty this Valentine’s week. Oreo is a young Boston terrier-Chihuahua mix with…
65 years ago – 1948 Saturday was designated Idyllwild Day at the County Fair and Date Festival. Idyllwild had a booth containing a chukker partridge and a ring-necked pheasant, plus samples of Pinecraft furniture. 60 years ago – 1953 Emsy Dunn’s class, studying California history, went panning for gold in Strawberry Creek. All the students…
After finishing my first article on the American Tax Relief Act of 2012 (see the Jan. 10 issue of the Town Crier) I realized that there were several important provisions that I still needed to discuss. Cancellation of indebtedness income is taxable unless an exclusion applies. The principal residence exclusion for up to $2 million…
And then there was one. Paws up to Noah, the male puppy for wiggling, wagging, and wishing your way right into a forever home. That leaves Olivia, four months old and ready to snuggle right into your arms. These puppies are in Mt. Pawley Tech U. here in Idyllwild, and are A+ students. Baby Girl…
65 years ago – 1948 The two-man Forest Service staff, Ranger Don Bauer and Fire Control Assistant Bill Hersh, hiked six hours to Martinez Mountain to check a fire started when a P-80 military jet crashed and exploded. 60 years ago – 1953 The American Legion picked a site between Idyllwild and Mountain Center for…
There is a current and real threat to most of the oaks in our community — the GSOB or the Goldspotted oak borer. This beetle has killed tens of thousands of oaks in San Diego County, and has now been positively identified in Idyllwild. So far it has been found in three trees around the…
Fortunately for present and future Idyllwild residents, much of the Hill’s history is preserved in photographs. We’ve seen more than our share of outstanding photographers through the years, but the most familiar name is Gray. Father and son, Ernest Benjamin (“E.B.”) Gray and Robert (“Bob”) Gray left a legacy expressed largely in their picture postcards…
65 years ago – 1948 The Town Crier reported that lots of kids in town had chicken pox. 60 years ago – 1953 William Courtney, a Los Angeles attorney, addressed the Chamber of Commerce. He promised to tell “How to Keep the Government and a Wife on One Income.” 55 years ago – 1958 Bill…
Welcome to Puppy Food Bowl XLVII brought to you by ARF and Coach Sandy. Sandy is a tan and white Chihuahua who weighs in at about 8 pounds, is short in stature, attends Mt. Pawley Tech U., and demonstrates several two-legged “special moves.” Flanked to the left and always by her side is her Right…
