Editor: OK, so there’s a committee that is drafting new laws for us, stricter fire abatement rules and charges. The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council and its president has gone out of their way recently in the paper to say it’s not us, it’s them. It’s that new committee that’s pushing this, don’t blame us….
Editor: Regarding Dr. Platter’s laughable defense of the HUSD salary structure (Nov. 27), I don’t imagine she is dim so I can only marvel at her cynicism. She is well aware that no decent teacher spends only the “contract hours” in the classroom. She and the members of the board know quite well the chaos…
Dr Know It All can answer any question. He just happens to know everything. Dr Know It All selects a few questions each month. Readers may send the Doctor a question at the Town Crier (becky@towncrier.com). Dear Dr Know It All: I get terribly upset when I‘m stuck behind a slower driver who ignores every…
Our annual San Francisco trip in December for the California Press Foundation winter meeting proved eventful for more than just receiving an award this year. We left home with my son, his wife and two children in their car at 4:30 a.m. Thursday to catch a train in Bakersfield. Mandy drove a tired bunch who…
Q. When should I put on socks with sandals? — Alan, Rubidoux A. Before you put on the sandals. Wearing socks over sandals is considered gauche everywhere except New South Wales, where it’s done only on St. Elmo’s feast day. Q. Is wearing a tie and shorts considered attractive? — Edward, Calimesa A. Maybe to…
65 years ago – 1949 Postmaster Rita Patton reminded everyone that unsealed Christmas cards required 2 cents postage. 60 years ago – 1954 The big Christmas tree was lit in the lobby of the Idyllwild Inn. 55 years ago – 1959 The Chamber of Commerce asked the County Board of Supervisors to exclude…
Amid a profusion of religious ceremony during the Christmas season, it may come as a surprise that throughout its first half-century, Idyllwild had not a single church. There was simply no population base to support a church organization. Despite its 1920s boom, the village remained a summer colony. The 1930 census lists barely three dozen…
Editor: We asked the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Board of Directors some questions about the radical new fire-abatement laws being worked on at their last meeting. We are hoping for answers. Have you done a cost assessment? Have you analyzed the project to determine its total cost to this community? A large expense will…
Recently, as a board was wrapping up business for the year, I felt a deep appreciation for everyone at the table. They are all volunteers, donating their time and energy to make sure the organization is on the right track. They ensure that policies are consistent with the mission, and that budgets and balance sheets…
Thanksgiving is our family’s favorite holiday (at least for the adults; the kids prefer Christmas, of course.) The Side Dishes Squadron (ladies) chop, stir, bake and saute throughout the day while Jack and the Turkey Brigade (guys) fuss over the oven. The turkey is never cooperative, even when brined overnight. Fussing over its creeping temperature…
