Editor: ’Tis the season to get hectic, and yet I find that my energy always ebbs in December. I feel reasonably alert in the mornings and can get some work done, but by mid-afternoon I’m through. Just yesterday, it occurred to me that this is exactly how it’s meant to be. My ancestry is mostly…
Editor: Who are these people who are continuing to gripe about jet airplanes? Don’t they ever fly in one? When I see one go over, I see 200 people sitting in seats going somewhere. I think that’s kind of neat. I haven’t heard a jet go over in 10 years. Be thankful you can hear….
Editor: What happened to logic and common sense in our country? We have 40,000 citizens in California who lost everything in the wildfires; tax-paying, contributing, members of our society. We have several thousand people at our borders, many of whom have not respected or complied with our laws. They are forcefully trying to enter our…
Editor: I commend Mountain Disaster Preparedness for helping to prepare the community to deal with a wise policy of preventive power-grid shutdowns during hazardous fire weather. The recent community meeting (“MDP meeting covers, purchase, use of generators,” Town Crier, Nov. 22, 2018) focused on using fossil-fuel energy sources, but I would strongly encourage most Idyllwild…
Editor: We awoke to jets flying over our house this morning. We went to the Nature Center and had a wonderful hike accompanied by pretty much non-stop jets, now I am in my studio, jets galore. Tonight our sleep will probably be to the sound of jets flying through the night. This started in 2017…
Editor: We would like to compliment the organizers of the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday. What a wonderful job everyone did to make it so enjoyable. We especially are grateful to Chris Perrault for organizing and to the Butterfields for bringing life back to Eleanor Park. We really appreciate the special place we call…
Editor: The current state of the Idyllwild Water District is very good. Our mission “to provide reliable water and sewer service in a safe, cost-effective and environmentally sound manner in accordance with the community needs” is being actively pursued. During the drought, the reliability of water has been very good. The sewer system continues to…
Editor: You have done a grave disservice to this mountain. You allowed the firefighting and water services to pat each other on the back, yet not highlight the broken hydrants and no hydrant maintenance on this mountain. Each hydrant could have been serviced at this point but nada. Shame on you. Jeff Smith Pine Cove
Editor: The Cranston Fire seems like it happened a short lifetime ago with all that’s been going on in the world around us. I’m writing you today to share my thoughts regarding an extraordinary outreach event that took place in Idyllwild a few weeks ago. Several weeks ago, my Facebook page posted several pictures of…
Editor: Starting last week, we have observed a mural being painted on the rear of our public library. It will be honoring our firefighters. We all agree that they should be honored and all of us appreciate their heroic efforts saving our town. But what about the process — how the subject and the artist…
