Opinion: Don’t take freedoms lightly
Next week we will celebrate America.
We’ll “mmm” as we chow down on hotdogs; we’ll “ooh” as we gaze up at fireworks.
We’ll sing “The Star-Spangled...
Past Tense: June 27, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
Movie star Tim Holt was in town with a film company shooting a western picture in Garner Valley. He brought...
Creature Corner: June 27, 2013
Where does a dog go who has escaped out of his yard? Why, the lumber yard of course. And that’s just what Charlie Brown...
Speaking For the Animals: “Hot dog alert” …
With temperatures climbing, it’s time to leave your dogs at home when you run into the post office or the market “for just a...
Today’s Health Issues: Bon Voyage …
Many of us are contemplating either taking a vacation or traveling to see friends and relatives during the summer. Most of us can go...
Creature Corner: June 20, 2013
Tippycanoe, Tyler II, Tutti Frutti, Teddy Bear and T. Rex. Come in to ARF and get your kitty love; three males and two females....
Past Tense: June 20, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
Bill Butler’s masterpiece, a huge totem pole, was about to be installed in front of the Idyllwild Inn. The pole...
Opinion: Spies among us
When I was in grammar school in the ’50s, we were supposed to hate Russia because “their government spies on their own people.” ...
Opinion: Wrong postal box number
The recent issue of the Friends of the Idyllwild Library’s newsletter had the wrong post office. box number. The Friends correct address is P.O....
Off the Main Roads: Permit? But I’m a local …
Next time you get annoyed when a ranger asks you for your permit, sit back and think for a moment. Do you like to...