Fire and Forest: Springtime in the Mountains …

Spring is presenting itself on our mountain after a very generous winter. Creeks are running and ground water tables are up, so perhaps our...

Fire & Forest: December 1, 2016: MCFSC plans community meeting …

MCFSC PLANS COMMUNITY MEETING . . . As we start the last month of the year, the landscape around us is going through its annual...

Fire & Forest: The CWPP …

In our mountain communities, there is a partnership between all of the “players” involved in the protection of our lives, homes and the...

Fire & Forest: The fires of October …

For the wildland fire agencies, the month of October is statistically the deadliest month for firefighters, and now for the public as well. Live...

Readers Write: Reply to ‘Open letter to Idyllwild Christians’

Frank and Harriet Thompson wrote a letter published in the July 7 TC expressing their dislike of the “Separation of Church and State” enshrined...

Fire and Forest: Many thanks to boards …

Recently, as a board was wrapping up business for the year, I felt a deep appreciation for everyone at the table. They are all...

Goldspotted oak borer still a danger — look for indications and learn more …

So, as we all pursue the ever-compelling joys and rewards of removing all flammable materials from the 30-foot zone around our homes and structures,...

Journal from the James: What’s wild in Idyllwild, final entry …

Over the last several months the entries for the “Journal from the James” have included periodic accounts on the results of our trail camera...

Readers Write: Not in our neighborhood

Editor: Many of us in Idyllwild are concerned about the snow visitors from off the Hill. I am president of the Big Cedar Glen Property...

Past Tense: June 19, 2014

65 years ago - 1949 Chuck Holmes was the local boy selected for Boys State by the American Legion Post 800.   60 years ago - 1954 The...
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