{"id":5899,"date":"2011-12-06T19:35:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T02:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=5899"},"modified":"2012-02-22T13:01:28","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:01:28","slug":"opinion-get-off-the-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2011\/12\/06\/opinion-get-off-the-sidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Get off the sidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"
I am sick of reading letters from a couple individuals in the Idyllwild area who do nothing but complain about everyone else. <\/p>\n
I see it from the opposite side of the fence. As we complete this Thanksgiving weekend, I can only begin to express my gratitude to everyone who worked to produce a successful Harvest Festival and Tree Lighting. <\/p>\n
It was not only the members of the organizations that gave time and money to make these events a success, but the generous contributions of individuals such as David Roy, who donated another one of his wonderful carvings and Dore Capitani, who donated a beautiful piece of his metalwork. <\/p>\n
In addition, the businesses in this town, that often struggle to survive, were equally generous. <\/p>\n
These crazy guys, who write so often it seems like they have become staff writers for the Town Crier, would probably say that these contributions are self-serving. In my mind, the wonderful people in this town are just following Rotary\u2019s motto, which is \u201cService Above Self.\u201d <\/p>\n
Perhaps these guys should give it a try. Maybe they would like to become contributing members of our community instead of just whiners sitting on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
Dawn Miller I am sick of reading letters from a couple individuals in the Idyllwild area who do nothing but complain about everyone else. I see it from the opposite side of the fence. As we complete this Thanksgiving weekend, I can only begin to express my gratitude to everyone who worked to produce a successful Harvest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nRotary Club of Idyllwild
\nPine Cove <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"