65 years ago – 1956Nearly 400 county educators, administrators and groups concerned with education held an all-day meeting on the campus of the Arts Foundation (now Idyllwild Arts). 60 years ago – 1961Idyllwild’s reputation as a creative center got a boost from a new art factory. Idyllwild resident and artist Jon Gnagy, with the help…
65 years ago – 1956As summer was drawing to a close, many Idyllwild businesses went on a winter schedule, including the Town Crier, which published every two weeks in the winter. 60 years ago – 1961Drought conditions, which led to an infestation of destructive insects, were causing trees to die at an alarming rate in…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats met Mila and Don, the newest members of the ARF cattery.Stevie: I think it might be time to remind humans about caring for dogs and cats in the summer heat.Whiskers: That’s a good idea. People should be reminded often.Stevie: It is important that people…
We’re way into our second year of COVID, and uncertainty prevails as to whether the pandemic is winding down with the number of people vaccinated or beginning a new surge with the Delta variant and the number of people still unvaccinated. So, once again, thanks are in order to the essential workers in our community…
65 years ago – 1956The Christian Science Church was being built on Cedar Street. 60 years ago – 1961Keith Froehlich hiked 86,992 feet while measuring the trails within the State Park Wilderness area. 55 years ago – 1966As a result of a new county ordinance banning burning dumps, then-County Supervisor Floyd McCall announced that a…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about the benefits of having a feline as part of the family. Stevie: Big news! Get over here!Whiskers: Spill the beans, Stevie.Stevie: We have two new cats, one being a kitten. (Hollering to the side) Mila! Don! Come on in here.Don: Hello, fellow…
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats learned of all the new adoptions.Stevie: Everyone get in here. We are going to have some fun!Whiskers: I’m up for that.Stevie: Good, because we are playing a few rounds of cat trivia.Pepper: What does the winner get?Stevie: The winner will get the satisfaction of…
65 years ago – 1956Idyllwild School registered 90 youngsters in kindergarten to seventh grades. The prior week, 290 students attended the first day of the new school year. 60 years ago – 1961Tahquitz Lake Estates announced the opening of a tract on the Dutch Flat property and near Foster Lake. Lots were priced at $1,965….
CLUTTER & SHOE ADDICTION Q. My wife is nagging me that my clothes closet is cluttered. I don’t see it that way. Who’s right?-Herman, Alhambra A. Many women seem overly sensitive to clutter. What is clutter to them is in reality underclutter. Your wife appears to be one of them. This means you have some…
“COVID breakthrough” cases occur when people who are fully vaccinated test positive for COVID. In other words, they are infected with COVID in their nose and/or throat. It may also be in their bloodstream, yet they may have light symptoms of COVID or perhaps be totally asymptomatic, i.e., have no symptoms at all.So, do COVID…
