Editor: With another rash of break-ins hitting our town, I feel the need to share our family’s experience with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. I question not only its commitment to protecting our community, but the training and judgment of men and women who have the authority to kill us. In another letter to the…
Hello from the Idyllwild Association of Realtors®! This month we would like to relay to the latest housing news and share a few fun facts. Let’s begin in Washington D.C. and work our way home. Federal level: The House voted Tuesday, May 14, to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through Sept. 30. The Senate…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-disturbing-links-between-too-much-weight-and-several-types-of-cancer/2019/04/12/b43c4e68-5a1d-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab&utm_term=.6816d1740b19 www.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pr247_E.pdf www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/diet-physical-activity/body-weight-and-cancer-risk/adult-bmi.html www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa021423?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2323411 Cancer Helpline 800-227-2345 In April of this year, in the Health section of the Washington Post, an article was posted warning about the links between being overweight and developing…
Social Security Administration scams are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission says SSA telephone shakedowns specifically targeting senior citizens now surpass phony IRS calls, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. Scammers are calling, pretending to be from the SSA and saying that your Social Security number has been suspended because of suspicious…
In April, an administrative law judge issued a preliminary decision approving Southern California Edison’s wildfire mitigation plan. The California Public Utilities Commission must also affirm the ALJ’s recommendation. In addition, SCE filed a rate increase request with CPUC. The purpose of this request is to “… include a wildfire risk component in setting the company’s…
Cool and wet, yesterday, today and tomorrow Cool, if not cold for May, and wet describes the Hill’s weather for most of May and probably through the end of the month. For the first three weeks of May, the average daytime temperature recorded at the Idyllwild Fire Station has been 52.2 degrees, which is nearly…
Pam Allen’s May 16 trial readiness conference was rescheduled for July 18. In April 2017, Allen, 66, of Pine Cove, was charged with three felonies for the March 31 collision with Julia Romero, 18, also of Idyllwild, on Highway 243. Two of the charges were for driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury….
California Highway Patrol reported two collisions last week, each involving solo vehicles. At 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, Quiarra Zahque, 19, of Surprise, Arizona, was driving a blue 2002 Pontiac Aztek westbound on Highway 74, 1/4 mile west of May Valley Road, when she drove the vehicle off the right side of the dirt shoulder,…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • May 15 — Medical aid, 12:32 p.m. Hwy. 74. • May 15 — Medical aid, 4:19 p.m. E. Hwy. 74, Lake Hemet Campground. • May 15 — Traffic collision, 10:32 p.m. Hwy. 74, MM 60. • May 17 —…
New office hours begin June 1; closed Fridays With only three of four directors at the May 17 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District limited the number of decisions until Director Robert Krieger was available. The selection to replace Director George Rowell, who resigned in April, was deferred until a special meeting…
