Voltaire once said, “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”Perhaps, this is a good time to think about our values and about the process known as values clarification.First, what do we mean when we talk of values? There is some general agreement in academic circles regarding the definition of the…
By Monica VacaAssociate Director, Division of ConsumerResponse and Operations The year 2020 was a tough year. Between the pandemic and the economic crisis, we all had our hands full. And scammers didn’t take any time off either — 2020 was a busy year for fraud. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) got more than…
I had my first COVID vaccine shot Monday. I qualify now because I’m 75 plus. Becky made an appointment for me at a county facility down in Beaumont, and I’m set for my second shot as well. I’m relating this so you’ll know vaccination is becoming available. But the vaccination doesn’t quite come to us,…
By Riverside CountyContributed The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) awarded Riverside University Health System Medical Center (RUHS-MC) Level-1 Trauma Center verification, constituting RUHS-MC as the only trauma center in Riverside County with this verification from the ACS-COT.This recognition certifies that the medical center provides the highest quality of trauma care from initial…
Riverside County returned to the purple tier after the Stay-at-Home Order was lifted. Visit https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/, to get reacquainted with the purple tier restrictions. The state has shut down and reopened businesses multiple times since the first Stay-at-Home Order in March, leaving many small businesses, who have been able to keep their doors open, struggling to…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Feb. 1 — Medical aid, 8:57 a.m. Pine Crest Ave.• Feb. 1 — Gas leak, 2:52 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• Feb. 1 — Medical aid, 3:42 p.m. Delano Rd.• Feb. 3 — Medical aid, 1:04 a.m. Delano Rd.• Feb. 3 — Medical…
Whiskers: Everyone get over here. You won’t believe the news I have!Pepper: We are all here. What is it?Whiskers: Hang onto your hats. Sadie was adopted!!Pepper: Holy cat nip! She has been with ARF for many years. How very exciting.Whiskers: And we also have another new cat, Flash.Pepper: So many new cats and cats adopted…
Brendan Steele posted a 10-under-par 264 in the Waste Management Phoenix Open last week to tie for 30th place.The Idyllwild native slammed drives averaging 308 yards into 82% of the fairways while finding nearly 81% of the greens in regulation. His putter wasn’t working as well, though, dropping 1.3 strokes per round against the field.The…
70 years ago – 1951Town Crier founder and publisher Ernie Maxwell was the moderator of the Chamber’s Community Night for “the Hillfolk’s get-together to exchange ideas of what they want to see accomplished on the Hill.” 65 years ago – 1956A group of locals set up an Idyllwild booth at the Indio Fair. It featured…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) confirmed Monday that skeletal remains were located in the Pinyon Pines area. “Skeletal remains were located on Feb. 5, but at this time we have not had a positive identification on those remains,” wrote RCSD Correctional Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro of the department’s media information bureau. “The remains were…
