After a quarter of the federal fiscal year has transpired, President Barack Obama signed Public Law 112-74, which authorizes funding for federal agencies through Sept. 30, 2012, the end of the federal fiscal year. Congress passed the appropriations bill on Dec. 17. Six days later, on Dec. 23, the President signed it. Although funding for…
Andrew Fisher, writer and director of this year’s “Buttons in the Ground,” an Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema featurette …
Salter spends hours every day preparing to use and to risk her skeleton …
Come on! Really? There are scrooges among us. We enjoy going out to eat at our local restaurants on a daily basis. Then grab a movie every couple of weeks at the Rustic Theatre for the ridiculous low fee of only $8. We like to think it helps support the local economy. We were thrilled…
The top wildlife photos are reprinted for your enjoyment …
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…
