I have been in the ghost town for two years and have gone through it forever since I was 2 or 3. It is an amazing place to be during Halloween. It has been set up at the Idyllwild Community Park for quite some time. Kathy Wilson and her family have put a lot of…
I’ve missed out on beaches for years until one of our offspring and family moved to San Diego a few months ago. When they asked what we wanted to do this weekend, I said, “Go to the beach.” After our Friday California Newspaper Publishers Association quarterly meeting in San Diego, Jack and I headed to…
On a lighter note than most of your recent letters, I want to express appreciation to some groups that have made this summer pretty special. My husband and I attended the opening of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” presented by the Stratford Players and directed by Marshall Smith. Broadway couldn’t have done it…
Little purrs and four paws up to our youngest kitten, Suki. Didn’t take her long to find her forever home. Miss Sadie is about 3 years old, and is still ready for the old cat-and-mouse game. She loves to gracefully move along, step by step, as you walk. She is not vocal, and is fine…
65 years ago – 1949 Reginald Pole, distinguished Shakespearean actor, was in Idyllwild for the summer. He was developing a cultural lecture series on the Hill. 60 years ago – 1954 A burn-the-mortgage campaign was underway to wipe out the remaining $1,500 indebtedness on Town Hall. 55 years ago – 1959 Ansel Adams, renowned photographer,…
The idea of living simpler and living closer to nature appeals to many and is making a comeback. Bill and Edna Price became experts at it when they traveled with burros for 10 years between Death Valley and the Grand Canyon, more so than the movement being explored today among young people. The Prices hunted…
I couldn’t agree with you more, Mr. Killingsworth. Idyllwild has to be heard and stand united. I have the greatest respect and admiration for our brave firefighters. They have protected us here for a long time. Why try to fix something that isn’t broken? As for the same people who always have to spew poison…
Editor: Though several people in Idyllwild have generously attempted to explain to me the areas of great consternation that surround the Idyllwild Fire Protection District, Riverside County and the grand jury, I yet fail to understand the problem. Just can’t get my mind around it. Could be my age, my unwillingness to focus or my…
Editor: Are the citizens of Idyllwild willing to stay silent while a handful of Pine Cove residents and this newspaper does everything in their power to replace our own Idyllwild Fire Protection District with Cal Fire? I would hope not, but it sure seems that way. These aforementioned people, for reasons known only to them,…
BC: I’m taking a break this week to let Jack Clark comment. You’ve read the grand jury’s account of sworn testimonies it received from present and former IFPD firefighters and EMTs. (TC, July 10, p. 5.) IFPD commissioners read it, too, then unanimously ratified promoting Admin. Capt. Mark LaMont. (TC, July 17, p. 6.)…
