65 years ago – 1952 MGM was filming “Desperate Search” around Lake Hemet, starring Jane Greer, Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn. The company headquartered at the Idyllwild Inn. 60 years ago – 1957 Camping limits were put on state and county campgrounds in Idyllwild due to the increasing number of visitors. 55 years ago –…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status. Some info below taken from: www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/understanding-prostate-changes www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/ www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/pdf/prostate_health_tips.pdf Gentlemen, please do not neglect your prostates. Know the symptoms of problems and get your regular checkups. True enough, at least…
I’ve got a really strange idea and here is how it happened. I read a news report about Ben Carson, our secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in which he was quoted as saying that poverty is a state of mind. I took that to mean that poor people are to blame for their own…
Editor’s note: Staff Reporter Marshall Smith writes on his personal relationship with former TC staffer James Larkin, who died last week at the young age of 39. Can I see another’s woe, And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another’s grief, And not seek for kind relief? William Blake, Songs of Innocence Family….
By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group A couple months ago, the Snow Group conducted a straw poll among about a third of Idyllwild businesses regarding the effects of snow-play visitors. Almost 90 percent of those we spoke with said their experiences were negative, that this particular kind of tourist creates challenges while contributing little or…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about being patient with finding a new home. Bobbie: That, my friends, was the quietest weekend we’ve had in a long time. George: True, but it was for a good reason. Hopefully, the ARF humans raised lots of money at the beer festival….
70 years ago – 1947 A wave of ladybugs buzzed through the village, coming out of hibernation. Somebody proposed an annual village lottery on the date the yearly flight would take place. 65 years ago – 1952 The Froehlichs were readying their new Rustic Theatre for a mid-June opening. Promised features included “a sloping floor,…
Editor: I am saddened by the events of the Memorial Day Weekend yard sale. Never in 28 years of living in Idyllwild have I had signs pulled down, replaced by someone else’s yard sale signs, or crumpled and thrown by the roadside. Aren’t we are all supposed to be neighbors having fun and helping each…
Editor: I enjoyed your piece about the good ol’ (bad ol’?) days of Xacto knives, electric erasers, little bits of paper and glue. I started with music preparation — parts, scores, orchestration in the late ’60s — same thing; with special music notation ink pens. Until a workable notation program came along: Finale. Maybe in…
I wrote a bit about the hectic time we are experiencing, and I’m guessing that this summer isn’t shaping up to be a good one for my container garden on our deck because the breaks aren’t coming. That may not be such a bad thing if a bear is roaming around seeking out yummy herbs…
