Share/Bookmark At first I was going to write a column about bread; but since this week is Valentine’s Day I thought I would make this simple and sweet. By sweet, I mean lovers’ desserts. To begin with I wish my husband John a happy Valentine’s Day, wherever you are. I miss your warmth, love and […]
Share/BookmarkThe Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Idyllwild Arts welcomes 15 new students During the weekend of Jan. 26 and 27, the campus rolled out the green carpet to welcome 15 students to Idyllwild Arts’ spring semester with a full schedule of activities […]
Share/BookmarkFor most hikers, winter spells the end of the hiking season until the spring thaw brings us back out from our caves. But wait, before you hunker down by the fireplace with a good book, take just a little time out to make sure you put away your gear properly so that it’ll be there […]
Share/BookmarkAnd then there were none! Miss Olivia, our last Chihuahua mix puppy won the heart and love of her forever Valentine. Momma Sandy’s heart is bursting with happiness as her last puppy of four wiggled out the door. Puppy kisses will be shared aplenty this Valentine’s week. Oreo is a young Boston terrier-Chihuahua mix with […]
Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 Saturday was designated Idyllwild Day at the County Fair and Date Festival. Idyllwild had a booth containing a chukker partridge and a ring-necked pheasant, plus samples of Pinecraft furniture. 60 years ago – 1953 Emsy Dunn’s class, studying California history, went panning for gold in Strawberry Creek. All the students […]
Share/BookmarkFriday, Feb. 8, marked three years since Will Johnson, my husband and partner in life, and I were in a bad car accident at the beginning of our return to Idyllwild on Highway 74. Suffice it to say, Will was in Desert Regional Hospital for three weeks, and I for six weeks, recovering from injuries. […]
Share/BookmarkWe all came to her house. The sight of dried blood stains unavoidable on the street where she bled out and died. Where they all bled out and died. So many tears. We, her sisters and brother stayed in her now silent home. All around reminders of the vibrant life so recently lived. Her garden […]
Share/BookmarkI can’t understand why the California Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to kill bobcats and foxes. They will be offering classes to do just that next month. As far as I know, neither bobcats nor foxes present a threat to humans and their numbers are actually declining, so why is the Department of Fish […]
Share/BookmarkMost of the baby boomer generation was in high school or college in the the mid- to late 1960s. This was a time of great social upheaval and also the time when the young people of America tried to “get back to the land.” Everything from the past was suspect and catch phrases such as […]
Share/BookmarkAfter finishing my first article on the American Tax Relief Act of 2012 (see the Jan. 10 issue of the Town Crier) I realized that there were several important provisions that I still needed to discuss. Cancellation of indebtedness income is taxable unless an exclusion applies. The principal residence exclusion for up to $2 million […]
