From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 28 and 29, the Idyllwild Library Branch of the Riverside County Library System will be offering Mental Health First Aid training in Idyllwild. This groundbreaking eight-hour training course in two sessions gives people the tools to identify when someone might be struggling with a mental…
Spring, according to the calendar, is still a week away. But the rain and snow in the past five weeks have sprung the local springs. Runoff continues to flow down many streets, often through yards and under or into homes. Last week, less than an inch of rain was recorded at the Forest Service’s Keenwild…
As the Idyllwild Fire Protection District moves forward with its plan to offer a ballot measure to increase its parcel (unit) fee, several readers have asked questions about how the mutual aid revenue is generated. “Mutual aid” is the reimbursement that goes to departments that respond to dispatch calls to send crews to fires outside…
Editor: I appreciate the expanded coverage of the Quiet Skies Idyllwild public meeting on Saturday, March 2. The text and photographs are excellent, however, we find the article’s title “Quiet Skies demands FAA cancel flight path over Idyllwild, shunt jets over Temecula” to be misleading and may spark reaction from Temecula residents. We certainly don’t…
Editor: I would like to add to the previous letters about Brandon McGlover, who received 12 years in prison for starting the Cranston Fire. What about the millions of our taxpayer dollars we have spent and will continue spending on first fighting the fire and then reforesting the area? What about the millions of our…
Editor’s note: This letter is being sent to Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz. Mountain Disaster Preparedness has organized a community meeting called “Storm Lessons Learned and Caltrans/CHP Highway Report.” The meeting will happen on Monday, March 18, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Idyllwild School Gymnasium. Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D.: On behalf of the Idyllwild…
Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo) Here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right By Brian Hunhoff George Harrison’s song of spring is a fitting start to my Sunshine Week salute to…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.behavioraltech.com There’s a skill used in cognitive-behavioral therapy called Opposite Action. It is very effective for managing troubling emotions and problematic ways we deal with them. As the name implies, the skill involves reversing…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • March 11 — Medical aid, 9:55 a.m. Lake Hemet Campground. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • March 8 — Medical aid, 7:22 a.m. 25000 block of Hwy. 243. • March 8…
Nationwide, influenza activity was elevated at the end of February, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects the high level of activity to continue beyond the first few weeks of March. However, in its latest weekly report, the CDC stated, “Severity indicators continue to increase as expected but remain substantially lower than…
