News of Record: Nov. 15, 2012
Fire log
Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Nov. 5 to 12, 2012:
Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance
Nov. 6 — Medical aid, Pine Crest Avenue and North Circle Drive, Idyllwild.
Nov. 6 — Public service assist, Maranatha Drive, Idyllwild.
Nov. 7 — Malicious false alarm, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild.
Nov. 7 — Medical aid, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild.
Nov. 8 — Walk-in...
Righetti and Wills resign Town Hall positions
Citing personal reasons, Town Hall Recreation Manager Amy Righetti resigned her position last week. “It’s time for me to be a mom again,” she said, noting that she had enjoyed serving but that the time demands had come at the expense of her family.
Kelly Wills also resigned but could not be reached for comment. CSA Operations Manager Bill...
Chamber Transfers Town Hall deed
The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce recently transferred the deed to Town Hall back to the Johnson family. The Chamber had held the deed, in trust for the town and community recreation, for just over 60 years, from the time in 1952 when Gerald Johnson deeded it to them.
But owing to the need for repairs and maintenance, which the Chamber...
Past Tense: Nov. 15, 2012
65 years ago - 1947
“Hurricane Force Winds Leave Idyllwild in a Shamble,” screamed the Town Crier’s page one headline. The George Thomas Cedar, oldest tree on the mountain, was uprooted.
60 years ago - 1952
Heavy rains in Hemet almost flooded the Armistice Day parade, which included a float entered by the Idyllwild PTA. James Taylor rode on the float as...
Obituary: Francis ‘Frank’ Gorzny
Francis Theodore “Frank” Gorzny passed away on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley. Idyllwild Fire Department paramedics were called to his home when he stopped breathing. They revived him and he was air lifted to the hospital where he later had cardiac arrest. He was 93.
Born May 18, 1919, in Morrison, Ill.,...
Obituary: Clesson H. Harvey
Clesson H. Harvey, an Idyllwild resident for 23 years, died of natural causes at the age of 87 1⁄2 in his Idyllwild home on Thursday morning, Oct. 18, 2012. Clesson’s last days were spent in meditation. Those around him give testimony to his sharp and brilliant brain, and his longing to be loved. Up until the end, Clesson searched...
Veterans mark Marine Corps birthday
The U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 237th birthday on Saturday, Nov.10. In observance, Idyllwild Marines held a cake-cutting ceremony. Preparing to cut the cake is Master Sergeant Danny Richardson, flanked by Gunnery Sergeant Rick Foster (left) and Corporal Fred Mahollond (right). In the background is Ron Draper, commander of American Legion Post 800.
CAL FIRE removes infected Idyllwild oak
CAL FIRE crews removed a 140-year-old California black oak (quercus kelloggii), the first local casualty of the Goldspotted Oak Borer that has killed over 80,000 trees in San Diego County. The removal process, which closed Highway 243 in both directions just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, took about 45 minutes. GSOB targets California black oak, coast live...
Today’s Health Issues: Meningitis outbreak — Are we under regulated? …
As of Nov. 9, 419 cases of fungal meningitis and 32 deaths can be traced to a compound pharmacy in New England.
Today, most medications are mass-produced. A compounding pharmacy produces medications, which are custom-made for the needs of a patient.
The medications must be prescribed by a licensed physician. The compounding pharmacist follows the instructions in the prescription. Sometimes...