Editor: I couldn’t agree more with Kristy Frazier’s letter “Cell tower is not a bonus.” The one bonus that Idyllwild has always had going for it is the quiet and solitude of the forest and mountains. It is what has always differentiated us from Big Bear and Wrightwood. This is what keeps visitors coming back…
Editor: I want to die on the Hill. I’ve said it. I’m 81. My friends have said it. We are Idy elders. Many of us live alone. We believe that the best homes are our own homes. Question: What will it take to enable us to “age in place” with our friends in this very…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats welcomed Minnie, the newest ARF dog. Zeus: Unbelievable. Just unbelievable! Thomas: What’s that, Zeus? Zeus: Minnie has already been adopted! But the good news is she is still on the Hill, happy in Pine Cove. Indigo: Lucky girl! So, who is next up? Will…
Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra Concert Saturday, April 27, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Lowman Concert Hall, IAA Campus The occasion of the final orchestral program of Idyllwild Arts Academy’s year was a pleasant enough evening, with only light breezes interrupting an otherwise warm, ambient environment, and further banishment of the latest off-Hill human frailties (nefarious and otherwise)…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats celebrated Alfie’s adoption. George: Dog in the house! Dog in the house! Thomas: Here we go again with the revolving dog door. George: Patience, Thomas, patience. ARF cats will eventually find their forever homes. Minnie: (bouncing into the cattery) Hellooooooooooo! I’m Minnie, and I’m…
Editor: IDY doesn’t need any more bars. We’re good. Why add another when businesses are folding? The “Wine Finch” will be the 21st Beer/Wine license on the hill. How much more alcohol needs to be served for this place to make it? How is their new bartender going to make any tips competing with 20…
Editor: It seems that common sense would dictate that any company that seeks to build a telecom cell tower in Riverside County would acquire all the proper permits and meet all Riverside County’s design requirements and protocols before ever starting construction and installation of the related equipment for a cell tower. Given the spotty wireless…
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats celebrated Yale’s adoption. George: Wow. Those big dogs were gone in no time! Thomas: Seriously. Nala and Yale are so, so happy in their new homes. George: And did you hear that Alfie, the little Yorkie, was also adopted? Thomas: Yes, and I also…
70 years ago – 1949 The new school building, housing second- through seventh-grades, was being readied for an open house. 65 years ago – 1954 Parents and PTA members voted to recommend that seventh-grade students be sent to Hemet Junior High School the next year on a one-year trial basis. 60 years ago – 1959…
Editor: Recently, the TC printed a letter sent in by a tourist who expressed irritation over Idyllwild’s lack of public restrooms. What struck me was how the woman’s rather indignant complaint addressed the town as a whole. She apparently assumed that Idyllwild is operated as a single corporate entity — Disneyland in the San Jacintos…
