Before Our Time: Pines to Palms before the highway …
As winter wears on, Hill residents occasionally escape the cold with a jaunt down California Scenic Highway 74 to the desert. Driving it today,...
Creature Corner: Jan. 4, 2013
Happy New Year 2013 to all from the many faces at ARF including our four-leggeds.
Oreo, Sandy, Dillon, Noah, Rachel, Olivia, Betty, Snowball, Faith, Winston,...
Fire and Forest: Some thoughts on the year …
Another year to enjoy our mountains! On this topic, the vision of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is “Fire Safe Communities in a...
Initial Thoughts: Make a New Year’s resolution — make a phone call …
This is my fourth effort writing this column. There are always one or two groups I omit. Although I have limited space, someone will...
Creature Corner: Dec. 28, 2012
ARF had one wish for Santa: Please give just one dog a forever home. And we got our wish. Domino, our Lab mix, was...
Opinion: Dissolve IFPD?
What makes the United States Armed Forces the greatest government entity in the world and is the very reason why Idyllwild Fire should be...
Speaking for the Animals: The Year of the Deer? …
I’ve lived in Idyllwild for 13 years and only occasionally seen a lone deer on my morning hikes. Infrequently, we might see one bounding...
Tody’s Heatlth Issues: Overweight — an increasing health risk …
As we approach the end of the year and we start to contemplate New Year’s resolutions we must remember that nothing is as important as preserving our health.
Opinion: Help the HELP Center
Supplies are lower than usual this year at the HELP Center. In the spirit of the holidays, we would like to encourage our neighbors on the Hill to join us in contributing generously to those who are in need.
Initial Thoughts: Listen to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come …
Well, we’re approaching the end of 2012 and the beginning of a new year — 2013. As I mentioned last week, that’s just fodder for journalists to write comparisons.