Many of you may not know that the Town Crier is as old as Idyllwild Arts. Our first issue printed in November 1946 and we are working out plans to celebrate our 70th year later with readers and advertisers invited. I love looking through past Town Criers and often get lost in reading old stories…
65 years ago – 1951 The first services were held in the new Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. 60 years ago – 1956 The Idyllwild County Water District took over the Idyllwild Water Company. Meanwhile, the election of the proposed Pine Cove County Water District was set by county supervisors. 50 years ago – 1966 A…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” new ARF cats Ginger and Maryann were learning the ropes from the veteran felines. Bill: Wow. That was a quiet weekend. Not one human visitor. Mr. Gray: Don’t you remember? Everyone was at the beer festival. I heard it was great! Leia: Me, too. The ARF…
By Jack Clark Fashion Advisor Q. My boyfriend has the names of his old girlfriends tattooed on his arm. Now he says he wants to add mine. What do you think? –Lulu, Moreno Valley A. Maybe he’s trying to tell you something. Q. My wife lost some weight and told me she wants to start…
65 years ago – 1951 Idyllwild Inn opened the Pine Terrace for outdoor dining. 60 years ago – 1956 More than 100 townsfolk gathered at Town Hall to enjoy a potluck supper in the newly completed basement, constructed by volunteers. 55 years ago – 1961 Flush toilets were installed at Hurkey Creek campground. 50…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats welcomed two new felines to the cattery. Leia: We are happy you were discovered in time and that you’re with us now. Bobbie: Yeah. It’s pretty darned nice here. You’re going to love it, but not as much as a forever home. Leia: Where’s…
Curious place, our little town. The largest of our three very small water districts won’t sell water meters to owners of vacant parcels who have been making payments to build their retirement dream cabins. In fact, that renders their properties worth very little at the moment. It also prevents a modicum of population growth we…
Exercise: Keep it social Want to get the best benefits out of your fitness routine, whether it be in the gym or outside on the trails? Research is showing that the American concept of “exercise,” as we know it, e.g., putting in hard miles, is not the best tactic. “No pain, no gain” can actually…
Tuesday night, we not only inched, but leapt a vital step toward building the Idyllwild Community Center because of Supervisor Chuck Washington. This is much like when the former Supervisor Jeff Stone took a decades-old movement to expand our local library and pushed it forward so we now enjoy not just more space, but modern…
65 years ago – 1951 Sportland, in the village center, put up umbrella tables outside by the pool. 60 years ago – 1956 Seven students graduated from Idyllwild Elementary School: Gary Bischof, Janet Froehlich, Dianne Granger, Diane Hunt, Marianne McConnell, Linda Michelsen and Carolyn Waltrip. 55 years ago – 1961 A new state park trail…
