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Creature corner
By Shela Boynton
Dog of the Week: Stella is a full-grown,
young shepherd-mix. She has a sweet disposition
but nevertheless was cruelly abandoned
when her owners left their home. She was
brought to ARF by a neighbor who was
moved to tears when the landlord threatened
to shoot this beautiful creature. She has a golden
tan coat and floppy ears, and is about 55 pounds. Stella
is understandably shy initially, but a little kindness warms
her right up. She loves other dogs and seems good with
cats. You can put the wag back in her tail by providing a
safe, dependable home.
Small dogs: Bella, with her loving disposition, helped
Stella feel welcome at ARF. This soft, strikingly beautiful
little beagle-mix likes and gets along with everyone,
including cats and other dogs. She’s under a year old and
weighs about 35 to 40 pounds. She would be at home in
any family situation.
Reunited: Thanks to ARF volunteers, the older brindle/
boxer-mix found her grateful owner.
Adopted: Tiny Topper has a great new home where he
is being appropriately spoiled, and Emmy is living happily
in San Diego.
Kittens: Jazmin, our tiny, full-grown exotic cat with the
big eyes, continues with great patience to mother little 3-
month-old Carlo, the tabby who will soon be bigger than
she is. They have been joined by Rocky, another tabby, about
4 months old, who does everything with great exuberance.
Affectionate and playful, they deserve homes.
ARF is most grateful to the volunteer foster homes where
rescued animals are kept safe until permanent adoptive
homes can be found. As a foster rescue organization, we
could not take in the lost, abandoned or unwanted pets
who come to us without the generosity and kindness of
the people who open their homes to provide much needed
attention and love. Call ARF to find out how you can be one
of these special volunteers. All animals rescued by ARF are
taken by volunteers to the vet for a wellness check, tested
and/or vaccinated, and spayed/neutered as appropriate. We
provide these services for the well-being of the animals and
for the well-being of our target communities. We welcome
and need your help.
ARF is open to the public for adoptions on weekends or
any time by appointment. We are located off North Circle
Drive behind the Christmas Is shop and off Cedar Street
behind A Cut Above at 153 North Circle Dr.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1965, Idyllwild, CA 92549.
Telephone: (951)659-1122.
Visit www.petfinder.com to see pictures of ARF animals
available for adoption.
Creature corner is sponsored this week by Callie, in
memory of Scout, a good friend to all he met, and to Robb,
who showed great courage and love. To sponsor the column,
call Grace Reed at the Town Crier, 659-2145.
Due to an error in delivery,
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60 years ago - 1948
Ernie Maxwell, in a demur
bathing suit of the 1890s
complete with black stockings,
limped into third place
in the Businessman’s Committee’s
bearded bathing
beauty contest.
55 years ago - 1953
The first thunder shower
of the season left .35 inches
of moisture and started four
forest fires.
50 years ago - 1958
County supervisors urged
the State Highway Commission
to consider a four-lane
highway from Hemet to
Mountain Center.
45 years ago - 1963
Excitement ran high as 35
children and 12 chaperones
prepared to leave for Europe.
John Pargmann was underwriting
the tour for the
Idyllwild Elementary School
band.
40 years ago - 1968
Dean Martin and Elke
Sommer were in town filming
scenes for “House of Seven
Days” at the Tirol, Lake
Hemet and the dump.
Heber G. Dunn, D.D.S.
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Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Forest Service Idyllwild
Ranger Station May 12, 1990, to protest proposed herbicide
spraying on the Indian Vista project north of Idyllwild.
File photo
35 years ago - 1973
Residents of Coulter
Pines trailer park appeared
before the Pine Cove Water
District board complaining
of “pounding” water pipes.
Tom Wick, district maintenance
manager, said the
problem was air in the pipes
due to a “rinky-dink water
system.”
30 years ago - 1978
In the wake of Proposition
13, County Service Area
36 faced budget cutbacks
which forced suspension
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of the Town Hall summer
recreation program.
25 years ago - 1983
The University of Southern
California announced
it would sever ties with the
Idyllwild campus of ISO-
MATA after the summer
session.
20 years ago - 1988
Anxious Hill residents got
updates about the progress
of the Chimney Fire from
the new Idyllwild emergency
radio station, WNKI. The
blaze came within 2 miles
of Idyllwild.
15 years ago - 1993
A group of Hill residents
recently returned from
Mexico after they helped
people left homeless because
of floods.
10 years ago - 1998
The Fort suffered vandalism.
Three of the carved
wooden animals were torn
from the roof where they
were bolted and then tossed
to the ground.
5 years ago - 2003
The build-up of slash
— green waste — at the
Idyllwild Transfer Station
was becoming a big problem
and officials were in the process
of hiring a contractor to
grind it.
1 year ago - 2007
A dying redwood tree
behind Jo’An’s restaurant
was cut down by Jacobus
De’Pino, Pino Tree Service
owner, who donated his
work to the Chamber. Its
trunk pieces were given to
David Roy, creator of the
new Tree Monument.
Bryan L. Dunn, D.D.S.
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