Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Panther and Little Girl learned about ARF’s new dog, Shay. Little Girl: It’s time for everyone to meet Shay, ARF’s newest canine family member. Khalessi: How exciting. Look, here he is! Shay: (enters the room) Hello everyone! I’m Shay, and I’m here to find my forever home….
Attending a recital at Idyllwild Arts, we entered Stephens Hall and found only one unoccupied seat. Gary offered it to me. And then he spotted a kettle drum pushed against the wall. It was draped in green vinyl and looked more like a round table than a musical instrument.
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Panther and Little Girl talked about their perfect forever homes.
Little Girl: It looks as if the puppies, Frankie and Grace, might have found forever homes.
70 years ago – 1948 Chess and bridge were favorite features of evenings at Idyllwild Inn. 65 years ago – 1953 Nearly 30 members had signed up for the newly organized Rifle and Pistol Club sponsored by the American Legion Post 800. 60 years ago – 1958 The Sikkings were about to open their new…
70 years ago – 1948 As the Lions entertained in honor of their daughters, Ernie Maxwell contributed a chalk talk on “Feminine Fashion.” 65 years ago – 1953 Two bald eagles were frequenting the Foster Lake area. 60 years ago – 1958 The Chamber of Commerce listed public rest-rooms among its study projects for the…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the new canine members. Little Girl: Adoption news! Panther: How fun! My first time in the cattery meeting. Little Girl: Welcome, Panther. Are you comfortable? Panther: To be honest, I’d rather not be around other cats. I want a home all to myself, or…
70 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley residents were about to vote on a $250,000 bond issue to purchase the Fern Valley Mutual Water System. 65 years ago – 1953 A team of forestry insect experts from the U.S. Bureau of Entomology toured the district and reported that the local national forest area was in…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats touted their adoptable traits. Little Girl: Dogs, dogs, dogs. Pepper: What’s the dog news this week? Little Girl: ARF now has five of ’em! Taz: Are you talking about me, the adorable min-pin? Mr. Gray: You, and four other dogs. So, there is Taz, our…
70 years ago – 1948 Fire quickly burned more than an acre on the mountainside below Suicide Rock. The snow was too deep to allow pumpers to get close to the fire. 65 years ago – 1953 ISOMATA was growing fast. Enrollment was expected to reach 500 students and the 40 faculty members would equal…
Editor: In the 1990s, public-school educators did not think or need to say, “We are not warriors, we are teachers.” No one talked about how to “shelter in place” in the classroom, inside door locks were non-existent, shooting drill practices never occurred and training in “critical incident debriefing” wasn’t necessary. During that time, as a…
