Are you or someone you know being harmed at home? Or perhaps you are close to the abuser? Domestic Violence (DV) experts expect to see increased rates of DV while isolating at home. DV includes stalking, physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Women and men are victims, although to date, the majority of victims are female…
By John FensterwaldEdSource Four out of 5 parents of California public school students say that school closures from the coronavirus are making them feel stressed, and 9 out of 10 are worried their students will fall behind academically, according to a survey released Wednesday (https://west.edtrust.org/press-release/poll-ca-parents-concerned-about-school-closures-caused-by-covid-19/). The survey of 1,200 parents statewide for the nonprofit student…
Four traffic collisions occurred on Highway 74 last week, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On April 10 at 7:30 a.m., Giovanni Tapia Ramos, 22 of Coachella, was driving his gray 2020 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Highway 74 near Carrizo Road at a speed of 60 mph, according to Ramos,…
Idyllwild • April 5 — Follow-up, 1:09 p.m. Address withheld. Handled by deputy. • April 5 — Civil dispute, 9:17 a.m. Glen Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 5 — Area check, 1:12 p.m. Glen Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 5 — Follow-up, 2 p.m. Address withheld. Handled by deputy. • April 5 —…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats visited with the new litter of kittens. Zeus: The kittens are growing very fast! Lulu: That’s no surprise. It will be only weeks before they are ready to go to their forever homes. Whiskers: Won’t Flora be lonely? She is so used…
70 years ago – 1950 The U.S. Forest Service was finishing plans for the Lake Fulmor dedication ceremony. 65 years ago – 1955 First- and second-graders from Idyllwild School were taken by bus to Hemet for polio vaccine shots. 60 years ago – 1960 “Biggest thing since the Inn burned down!” commented Jim Johnson as…
Donations go to public-facing essential workers By Stephanie Yost and Mary RiderContributed Three weeks ago, we had side-by-side articles in the Town Crier addressing different ways our mountain communities can cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Yost’s article offered suggestions for how members of the community can support local businesses through the purchase of gift cards…
With Riverside University Health System (RUHS) reporting three confirmed COVID-19 cases for Idyllwild-Pine Cove, residents continue to express concern about visitors bringing the virus to town. As of April 14 at 1 p.m., Riverside County has 1,961 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Fifty people have died and 376 people have recovered. As of April 7 at 1…
The Idyllwild Rotary held a virtual board meeting last week to donate funds to local organizations that will help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board voted to grant $900 to the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) to cover costs of the Feeding America project. ARF will be receiving $500 from Rotary to assist in…
Idyllwild resident Cathie Davis has called this mountain her home for 36 years. Growing up in Orange County, Davis knew she wanted to be a nurse and had plenty of options on where she could pursue that goal. “When I was nine years old, I told my mom I was going to be a nurse,”…
