70 years ago – 1947 Village folk and summer residents alike turned out for the official opening and dedication of the new community building. 65 years ago – 1952 Joe and Leona McGaugh purchased the Idyllwild Market from Harold Sanborn and Bob O’Donne. 60 years ago – 1957 Thirteen hybrid Coulter-Jeffrey pines were counted in…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Little Girl shared all kinds of great adoption news. Bodie: Well, I’m still here. Did anyone else get adopted? Little Girl: Roadie left for his new home in Washington. His forever dad is great. George: Lucky pup! Anyone else get adopted? Little Girl: No, but the ARF…
60 years ago – 1957 Pine Dell Estates was a new development in town, just below the village on National Forest Highway [aka Highway 243]. 55 years ago – 1962 It had been 75 days since the last measurable moisture. High temperature for the week was a sizzling 96 degrees. • • • With the…
To visit the site of the 9/11 attacks today, the National September 11 Memorial Plaza at the World Trade Center, is to see a country’s spirit reborn and renewed with haunting tributes, graceful and soaring architecture, somber and beautiful museums, and the sound of water pouring from fountains outlining the bases of the two towers…
Editor: Idyllwild Fire and Idyllwild Water are sub-standard agencies that refuse to fix their problems not because they fail to identify them, but rather they don’t see the importance of doing so. The arrogance is appalling, dangerous and reason enough for dissolution. IFPD won’t be the lead agency saving your home during a wildfire nor…
Editor: My wife and I bought our cabin in Pine Cove in 2012. The cabin was a bank repo and required a lot of work. I wanted to use local “Hill” businesses but sources of information were hard to come by and not always reliable. The Town Crier was the exception and became my primary…
Editor: After many years of vacationing on the Hill, I have always wondered what reference point is used for determining the elevation of our Hill communities: Pine Cove, 6,200 feet; Idyllwild, 5,303 feet; Mountain Center, 4,444 feet. Michael Blurton Pine Cove
Just a note: I worked diligently last week to get all people up or back up who were both members and subscribers. Subscribers from the old system who had time left on their subscriptions should be back up. Unless you want to be only online, locals should be getting their papers mailed to them this…
Today I stood at the foot of the driveway and looked at my home. I admired it, turned my head a bit and admired it some more. Dang funny thing, this love for an 800-square-foot slightly listing house. Bad enough I am crazy in love with my dogs but my house, too? Is there a…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the Kapital Kittens were introduced. Little Girl: I love this office cat job because I just love sharing good news. Bodie: That must be fun. Do you have some to share? Little Girl: I do! Four of the Kapital Kittens have found forever homes, so that leaves…
