Editor: The underlying ethical dichotomy of the Nature Center “cat-astrophe” has been presented as human rights vs. animal rights. For instance, one stance has been: Must we humans be so unaccommodating as to force the displacement of another sentient being? Can’t the spirit of the law (if not the letter) and empathy coexist? But in all…
For over 20 years, my family and I have been full-time residents of Pine Cove. We have always had excellent tasting water and plenty of it, even during the drought years. I feel we should continue down this positive and successful path. So please join with me and vote for Diana Eskew and Tim Lange. …
Editor: We want to take this opportunity to express appreciation to the Idyllwild Town Crier for its continued support of raising awareness of important events in the community, especially in regards to The Community Foundation’s Youth Grantmakers program (“Local group to take over Youth Grantmakers,” May 21, 2015). We also want to recognize the generous…
Editor: I’m sure everyone will agree, our Independence Day parade is one of our great, small-town Idyllwild traditions. The Idyllwild Rotary and all the volunteers are to be commended for such a wonderful parade. One incident gave me pause, however: A woman marching in the parade waved an American flag that was so large she…
Editor: Busted! They finally caught up with that desperado, Sunny. Was Sunny one of the gang of thieves over the past several years who have repeatedly broken into and burglarized Idyllwild businesses? No. Well, was Sunny part of the gang of thieves who stole the painted deer statue? No. Was Sunny texting, speeding and driving…
Editor: I recently received a flier concerning an odd complaint about Sunny, the feline Nature Center greeter. Upon my visit to the facility along with my sister, we were greeted by Sunny. Sauntering over to my sister who had just sat down, Sunny walked into her lap, curled up and purred as my sister started…
By Director Dr. Jennifer Gee Lots of mythical hybrids lurk in our collective cultural subconscious, from centaurs that are half-human/ half-horse, to human fishes known as mermaids. More commonplace (and real) hybrids are domestically engineered, such as mules and hinnies, the result of crossing donkeys and horses. But hybridization also happens in nature. Individuals from…
Editor: This past Fourth of July was a complete disaster for sales for Forest Whispers (in The Fort). A weekend I was counting on turned out to be worse than a normal weekend. We will not list all the things that were not right, just the ones that bugged us the most. People selling food…
Editor: My wife and I are contributing members of the Nature Center. We enjoy strolling through the museum with our dog Jake, who is always very interested in the various scents from the reptiles, animals and furs. We enjoyed that friendly cat, Sunny, usually sitting regally on a chair near the cash register. Jake and…
Editor: You have done a magnificent job for the past two years. The paper that I have been reading since 1956 is wonderful and every week I look forward to its arrival. I know that Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell are very proud of all of you. This is the best paper that I know as…
