Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats learned that puppies had come and gone almost overnight. Zeus: All right. Everyone get in here! I have three questions. Bear: Okay, ask ‘em. Zeus: Where is Sparky? Who is the cat in the kittenry? And who is the cat out here in the office?…
70 years ago – 1950 Ernie Maxwell and Ralph Accardi, conducting the snow survey, got lost near Hidden Lake. But Maxwell declared, “Each year, we get a little less lost.” 65 years ago – 1955 Under a franchise granted to W.E. Huffman, Star Route mail carrier between Hemet and Idyllwild, passengers were to be carried…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed fosters and marketing their population. Sparky: So what the heck was that? Bear: What was what? Sparky: There were puppies here, then there weren’t! Bear: Oh yeah, the German shepherd puppies! ARF took them in and they were adopted immediately. Sparky: Do puppies usually…
70 years ago – 1950 Eleanor Johnson’s long-cherished project of beautifying Village Circle got underway. 65 years ago – 1955 Ted Belden filed a patent on the special design for the Pinecraft “Idyllwild Chair.” It was a fitted-to-size chair proportioned to small, average or big people. 60 years ago – 1960 The Christian Science Society,…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats complained about the lack of visitors. Sparky: Wake up every one! Wake up! Bear: (Stretching) Sorry. I’m still sleeping off a sleepy weekend. Sparky: It was quiet, wasn’t it? Bear: Pretty much. I met one nice couple on Sunday, but that was about it. Sparky:…
February is Healthy Heart month. Many reputable guidelines are easily available to assist in maintaining cardiovascular health. See below for some links. This article will focus on gently busting a couple of myths. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “There is no lower limit to the benefits of physical activity in…
70 years ago – 1950 Final widening of Circle Drive was being completed to permit two-way traffic in the winter. 65 years ago – 1955 Teenage bowling was started at Idyll Hof in the village for youth ages 12 to 15. 60 years ago – 1960 The Idyllwild School PTA dedicated the school’s new all-purpose…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the senior cats boasted their positive qualities. Sparky: Wow. It was very quiet this last weekend. Bear: Surprising, considering it was a holiday weekend. Sparky: I was all groomed and ready to meet my forever family. Bear: Sorry, Sparky. Sometimes we are so slow here on a…
at I am a long-time member of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a national nonprofit pushing for the adoption of a single-payer health care system. As a nonprofit, they cannot and do not endorse any political candidate but rather promote the idea that our population would be better and more cheaply served by…
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service The next time you hear someone — likely a politician or spokesperson for a medical special interest group — argue that America’s health insurance arrangements are fine because they offer lots of choice for patients, don’t take them seriously. What choice are they talking about? Almost anyone navigating…
