When a wildfire happens, hundreds of people converge with lights and sirens to try to stop it, but more importantly, to save lives. These efforts are big, complicated and take a lot of skill and training to make sure all goes smoothly and efficiently. On October 10, 2019, two wildfires started in Southern California, prompting…
By Aldo de la Mora, Ph.D.Contributed If you like drinking coffee, like I do, then you can thank ants for helping keep coffee farms healthy and productive. My name is Aldo de la Mora and I recently started working as the assistant director at the James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve (James Reserve). I study how…
By Will SteichenIdyllwild Community Center DirectorContributed 4- to 6-year-old division Bon Donavan and Danielle Rodriquez had outstanding games for the Red Hawks against the Renegades. Gregory Taylor had a goal for the Renegades and Cooper Lewis was awesome in the net. Royal Knights’ Beau Dillon scored the only goal of the game and Jude Olivier…
One day in 1997, Becky Clark, just promoted editor-in-chief of the Town Crier, was paying Town Crier bills when she came upon one for a few hundred dollars for dues to the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA). Not being sure what that bill was about, she investigated. She found that the CNPA existed to promote…
Editor: Young people are among the most concerned Americans about climate change. They have been energized recently by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg from Sweden. Young people, realizing the inevitable catastrophe and urgency if we do not act soon, want solutions now. This younger generation will be the most impacted if nothing is done to…
By Trudy Lieberman, Community Health News ServiceContributed Along with crunchy leaves and pumpkins, fall brings a slew of advertising for insurance plans that fill the gaps in Medicare coverage. Misleading and confusing messages continue to reach beneficiaries and those nearing Medicare age. To take myself as an example I’ve received an invitation to a Medicare…
By The Chat RoomContributed Kerry Manos, author of a letter to the Town Crier on the recent Trump poster incident, will speak at the Nov. 7 meeting of The Chat Room on the topic “Free Speech: A Disposable Toy?” The new Idyllwild discussion group meets the first Thursday of each month from 3-5 p.m. in…
I have been putting off going to the dentist for an embarrassingly long time. I’m sure most moms can relate to the constant demand on our hours. We just don’t have an extra day lying around to go to an appointment, or at least that’s what we tell ourselves. But, is that really the case?…
By The Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. Contributed On. Oct. 24, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. defended his constituents’ health care from the Trump Administration’s continued attacks on the Affordable Care Act. Speaking to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Ruiz said, “It is for the American people who…
By the Office of State Sen. Mike MorrellContributed The governor has now signed into law Senate Bill 601, a measure by Sen. Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, which grants state entities authority to waive or reduce governmental licensing fees for businesses experiencing hardship and displacement after emergencies. “Senate Bill 601 takes a step toward reducing licensing…
