Living on the Hill: The role of short-term vacation rentals in Idyllwild
By Marshall SmithIdyllwild Association of Realtors
Carefully managed short-term vacation rentals, registered as required with a county and/or municipality,...
Past Tense: July 22, 2021
Geno Schneider with Jack and little Jeff Clark manning the Tahquitz Peak Lookout in spring 1986. Jeff now assembles and transmits...
Past Tense: April 29, 2021
70 years ago - 1951A summer drought was anticipated all over Southern California; consequently, water rationing was being discussed. The Town Crier...
Tales of a Hot Mess Mama
What do you want to be when you grow up?I have asked my kids this over the years and their answers have...
Past Tense: July 29, 2021
70 years ago - 1951Hikers from the Pathfinder camp experienced a near-tragedy when lightning knocked them to the ground while descending San...
Past Tense: June 17, 2021
70 years ago - 1951Gary Cooper was vacationing at the Idyllwild Inn.
65 years ago - 1956“George the barber”...
A Healthy Idyllwild: Values clarification
Voltaire once said, “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”Perhaps, this is a good time to think...
Past Tense: April 8, 2021
70 years ago - 1951Ranchers and property owners in the Anza Valley organized an electric cooperative to bring electricity to 300,000 agricultural...
Readers Write: June 17, 2021
The filibuster is racist and needs to go
Dear editor:Year after year, we see politicians in Congress make promises...
Fashion Jack: TAGS & NUMBERS
Q. When should the tags be taken off new clothes?-Wally, Escondido
A. You can’t take the tags off right...