During the holiday season, please take pity on poor Jeff Smith. In his Dec. 22 letter, “Volunteers have reasons,” in the Town Crier, he is unable to conceive that anyone would volunteer for service to the community without an ulterior motive. Like Ebenezer Scrooge before that fateful Christmas Eve, he delivers a hearty “Bah! Humbug!”…
At Christmas, Idyllwild turns on its holiday twinkle, with colored lights on the downtown Christmas trees and with shops, restaurants and homes brilliant in their nighttime sparkle …
As we quickly approach the end of 2011, the Town Crier’s 65th year and the centennial of our founder, Emax, Ernie Maxwell, I wish to give you, our faithful readers, the gift of another Emax column. Below are his thoughts from Dec. 22, 1961. Sometimes the commerce of Christmas time overwhelms the truly important values…
At Idyllwild Arts Academy, we have begun to implement sustainable practices in many aspects of our campus life. Some of the greatest successes have occurred in our dining hall. We’ve become deliberate in sourcing our food locally, seasonally and in pursuit of organic produce. We have moved forward in establishing relationships with local farmers who can provide fresh, humanely raised and chemical free meat, poultry and eggs.
In my home, turkey is the traditional Christmas dinner. I always enjoy a hot turkey sandwich with the leftovers. When we partake in the leftovers, it seems the tastes are more pronounced. My creative side allows me to try different dishes with the turkey, and turkey tetrazzini has become a favorite with my family and…
“We’ll go broke before five years,” Idyllwild Fire Chief Norm Walker told the fire district’s commission, while discussing when to hold a workshop on its budget situation. “You need to come up with a vision and look five years out,” Walker urged the commission. While the commission was pondering its responsibility to Firefighter Greg Minor,…
Trischa Clark took her seat as the newest director on the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) board at the Friday, Dec. 16 meeting. “I’d just like to say that I’m happy to be on the board,” said Clark. At the same meeting, the board chose Charlie Wix as the next FVWD president, replacing the retired…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) has solid infrastructure, according to General Manager Jerry Holldber. Unlike some major Midwestern and Eastern cities that are struggling to refurbish or replace dated equipment and lack the funds to do so, PCWD carries out regular maintenance every year and infrastructure replacement when needed. The district continues to proceed…
Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult Volleyball for the week of Dec. 5. The adult volleyball league kicked off Monday, Dec. 5 with a match between the two teams who were in last year’s championship. Idyllwild Garage and Idyllwild Inn looked sharp in their first games since last winter. Idyllwild Inn won the first…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines handicap chair, gave this report on last week’s golf tournament: Palms to Pines Golf Association held its regular monthly tournament at The Legends Golf Club (formerly Temeku Hills) on Friday, Dec. 16. Chuck Alkire (course handicap 10) came in first with a net 72. Pete Capparelli (20) and Les Widerynski…
