Before Our Time: You don’t have to live in Idyllwild to leave your mark...

Some 32 summer camps have now been documented in the Idyllwild area since 1920. But Idyllwild Institute-Fiesta stands out for its oddly nondescript name. This...

Readers Write

Voting for FVWD directors Dear editor: This letter authorized by the board of directors for the Fern Valley...

Creature Corner: September 4, 2014

It was those amazing eyes, Wally, and your charm that helped you wiggle right into your new owner’s arms. Paws up for Wally and...

Creature Corner: May 8, 2014

Can it get any cuter than this? ARF didn’t get Easter flowers this year. Instead, we got a black, fluffy Papillion/Chihuahua/cocker-mix. And so we...

Off the Cuff – One More Time: The ups and downs of life

You don’t get to be 82 years old without learning, often the hard way, that life is full of ups and downs. It could be as early as kindergarten when someone you really liked didn’t give you a Valentine’s Day card, or in high school when you realized that tomorrw was the beginning of summer vacation.

Past Tense: January 10, 2019

Few failed to enjoy this snow in January 1974, perhaps the most beautiful one in 20 years, according to the Town...

Past Tense: February 22, 2018

70 years ago - 1948 For the PTA Founders’ Day tea, mothers were asked to bring pennies to match their age. They were permitted, however,...

Reader’s Write: Rose Parade draws tourists to Hill

One of the reasons we come to Idyllwild over New Year’s is perhaps the strangest you may have ever heard. Besides for the fresh...

Opinion: Succinct and insightful

As I sit here playing my dobro, anxiously awaiting the opening of the new park where I can play chess under the pines and...

Past Tense: November 11, 2021

70 years ago - 1951Building started on the new Idyllwild Motel, a 10-unit structure on Pine Crest behind La Cantina.
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