I was nearing the first anniversary of my small heart attack and, maybe because the date was looming, my blood pressure started zooming upward — high enough to warrant another emergency room visit. Luckily, this time no heart attack but an increase in BP meds. My friend from grade school and I scheduled a vacation…
60 years ago – 1956 The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break the barrier against sales of alcoholic beverages on the Hill. It was not the first time the supervisors had denied a liquor license to a Hill business. 55 years ago – 1961…
Last week in The Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF dogs and cats celebrated Steve’s adoption. Leia: So, I was listening in on the Cats 101 class last Saturday. It was good! Traveler: I hope the humans were able to figure you out. You cats are a mystery! Girlie Girl: And that’s the truth!…
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will present another in their cultural and informational monthly series at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Idyllwild Library Community Room. Logan Creighton will be performing an historical reenactment of the story of the Four Chaplains. On Feb. 3, 1943, a German submarine torpedoed the SS Dorchester, an…
Every year in our country since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed during the month of October. It was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Over two days, this fire killed more than 250 people, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The cause or blame for…
TC Putting up barriers Editor: A public special meeting was suggested to hear and discuss the opinion of district legal counsel. Directors Kunkle and Rockwell refused. A public special meeting was called to interview qualified candidates for interim manager but Rockwell could not attend. Another special public meeting was called and briefly held. It was…
Editor’s note: In honor of National Newspaper Week, this is a guest editorial. By Layne Bruce Several years ago cyberspace was frenzied over many popular websites going dark for 24 hours to protest a federal bill meant to crack down on video piracy. The Stop Online Piracy Act – or SOPA – was a controversial…
60 years ago – 1956 Local Forest Service firefighters had a harrowing close call as they fought a 10,500-acre inferno after a jet crashed in the San Bernardino Mountains. A crew, trapped on a ridge as the fire roared from three sides, laid down in a ditch and sweated it out as searing flames leaped…
Last week in The Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF dogs and cats welcomed two new adult cats to the cattery. King Kitty: (hollering to the cats from the office) I have news! Leia: Don’t make us wait. Spit it out! King Kitty: Steve the dog got adopted on Saturday. Girlie Girl: What a…
Whose money behind Measure W? Editor: Can someone tell me whose money is funding Idyllwild Fire Department’s promotion of Measure W? If it is tax money, I object. Terry Rothrock, Idyllwild [Editor’s note: Finance committee member Nancy Layton has acknowledged that Measure W cannot be promoted with taxpayers’ money. She stated the promotion is being privately…
