65 years ago – 1950 Plans were set for a reforestation project along the highway near the dump. Idyllwild School children were going to assist in planting. 60 years ago – 1955 Throughout the holidays, carolers were traveling around the Hill in a horse-drawn wagon with tinkling sleigh bells. 55 years ago – 1960 Clearing…
Sheila, the border collie, has found the best home for her energy. She actually walked up to each ARF volunteer and offered a paw to say goodbye. What a love this girl is, and both smart and gorgeous. We will always love you, Sheila. And we can still visit her locally. Muffin, the maltese, has…
Editor: So, Gary’s Deli is permanently closed. What’s the fuss about? Get your sandwich or whatever somewhere else now. Life goes on. Stop there, my friend, and you really don’t know this town. Go ahead — skate along the surface of goods and services and it’s clear you don’t feel the beat of the heart…
Jack and I packed to head out on an annual trip to San Francisco for the California Press Foundation’s Winter Meeting last Wednesday. We planned to fly from Ontario and take along our oldest grandchild, a new tradition when they reach age 13. Jack finished delivering the papers just as I heard of a mass…
On Nov. 19, the Idyllwild Community Center sponsored my presentation at its Speakers Series at Silver Pines Lodge. The topic was the motion-sensitive cameras I’ve placed around Idyllwild and that I wrote about in a previous installment of “Journal From the James” (April 9, 2015). The presentation was well attended and I enjoyed letting the…
65 years ago – 1950 The Idyllwild Riding Club was going to present a real “bang-up” Western show at the Idyllwild Stables arena. 60 years ago – 1955 “Music Round the Town,” the second of a series of 14 music books that Max Krone edited and Bee Krone, his wife, arranged, was published. 55 years…
Sheila is a young female border collie. She loves to play, and already is earning As in class for the smartest girl. She knows the basics, and is anxious to please and learn. She will need a home that knows this breed, as she needs a job, and that is herding. She is polite to…
As we roll into December, many of us have just enjoyed a Thanksgiving with friends or family, gone to see the annual town tree lighting, awakened to discover a dusting of snow on the ground or trees or noticed the smell of wood stoves in the air again. Everything about the start of the winter…
I hope all of you readers enjoyed Thanksgiving. We certainly did. I become quite excited weeks before, looking forward to the companionship of family and friends, especially grandchildren. I feel Thanksgiving from the moment I make out my grocery list until the last of the family leaves the house. This year, I was blessed to…
65 years ago – 1950 “Red,” a barking dog, awakened his sleeping neighbors about 2 a.m. He was alerting them that there was a fire in the Cedars Café. He was deemed a hero. 60 years ago – 1955 At a Town Hall meeting of Idyllwild water users, a bond issue of $265,000 on a…
