70 years ago – 1949 The snow survey team discovered about 6 feet of snow in Tahquitz Valley. 60 years ago – 1959 A new gateway marked the entrance to Idyllwild Pines Camp. Eighty tons of rock were used in the 19-foot-high supports. A 12-ton pine timber measuring 42 feet in length rested on top….
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about new dogs Nala and Yale, and returning cat Indigo. Yale: Nala was adopted last week! I hope I am soon. George: No doubt you will be before you know it. Yale: I want all humans to understand why it is so advantageous…
Editor: To add to Nancy Borcher’s letter to the editor of the Town Crier in the March 21, edition, American Medical Response receives no tax-base dollars for its service as a contractor to Riverside County as its 911 ambulance provider. All revenue is created by user fees, and AMR’s ambulances in Pine Cove and Anza…
Editor: In response to the letter from David Pearson, Ph.D., March 14 regarding Quiet Skies, I think that Temecula would not be as impacted by jets passing over because there is already a lot of ambient noise in the area. Considering vehicle noise from Highway 79, throughout Temecula, and the 215 traffic, the jet noise…
Editor: Flickers are calling, the Western bluebirds have returned, days are getting longer, and it is time to be “bear aware.” At last count, we have two bears with whom we share our mountains, the Rite Aid bear and a younger blonde bear who showed up last spring. As our bears emerge from their winter…
Editor: I am just wondering what the load restrictions on Highway 74 are, who enforces it and when? If that road is that old, I don’t think the weight of the heavy trucks that go up and down the Hill all day long and over the years helped the situation and could have helped cause…
Editor: We are snowbirds staying in Indio for the winter. Last week our local TV station ran a story about how bad things are in Idyllwild, with regard to tourist visits, because of the road closures. Having never been to Idyllwild, we decided to drive up yesterday to support your community with a visit. Our…
Editor: I share the concern expressed by others regarding the impact of prolonged road closures on local business. We should strive more than ever during these coming months to purchase from local merchants rather than buying off the Hill. I have an outside-the-box suggestion for another method of supporting local merchants. We might arrange to…
Editor: Wow! What a fantastically wonderful “collection” of caring, intelligent, ambitious, focused government people working for “our” good. To see the cooperation and interchange from all those groups of people at Monday night’s community meeting was an incredibly positive experience. And I appreciate MDP for putting it together so concisely. Jean Stein Idyllwild
70 years ago – 1949 Plans called for completion of the Idyllwild-Banning Highway by summertime. 65 years ago – 1954 Three search parties were looking for three teenage boys lost in the mountains. They finally emerged, unhurt but hungry, in Tahquitz Canyon. 60 years ago – 1959 Woodland Park Manor and Idyll-a-Wyle Cabins changed hands….
