Influenza season began and is active in Riverside County. Last week, county officials announced that a 4-year-old girl died and had tested positive for influenza. This is the second pediatric flu-associated death in California this flu season. This is the third flu-related death in Riverside County since the 2018-19 flu season began. According to Jose…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Jan. 11 — Traffic collision, 10:03 p.m. Hwy. 74, 1/4 mile west o Cranston Fire Station. • Jan. 12 — Traffic collision, 1:39 a.m. Hwy. 243 approx. 3 miles north of Mt. Edna Rd. • Jan. 12…
A crash on Highway 74, about a quarter-mile west of Cranston Station, resulted in the death of Idyllwild local Russell Alyn Bomgardner. According to the still unfinished California Highway Patrol report, at 9:57 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, Bomgardner, 26, was driving a 2004 red Ford Ranger pickup truck westbound on Highway 74 near Blackburn Road…
Editor: I’ve been coming to Idyllwild since the mid ’70s and learned a little along the way, having lived here full-time since 2010. And recently, I’ve been seeing some very disturbing trends. Our mountain community is being invaded by snow visitors, many of whom seem to think that public urination and defecation are perfectly acceptable,…
Editor: Anger, fear and outrage are nagging symptoms experienced daily by American voters. Some citizens are currently convinced mayhem and destruction lurk at our border, and reliable media coverage is scarce. Even more believe an autocratic, inhumane leader threatens freedom, safety and the democratic process. Until 2017, a system of checks and balances guaranteed crazy…
Editor: Idyllwild residents need an education in drinking water use on our mountain. There are four types of drinking water: ground, spring, surface and reclaimed water. Groundwater is by far the cleanest, safest and most reliable to drink with two exceptions: shallow surface wells which require excessive chlorination due to contamination taking surface water masquerading…
Why pay for circulation you don’t use — wasted ads in hundreds of thousands of daily newspapers that won’t reach folk interested in visiting our Hill. On the other hand, everyone who reads a Town Crier is obviously interested in our community — that’s focused advertising. And readers don’t toss out a Town Crier the…
Hello and happy 2019 from the Idyllwild Association of Realtors. It would be an understatement to say that 2018 was an eventful year. Our community saw everything from the birth and dedication of our new Idypark to the town’s close call with total annihilation by the Cranston Fire — and everything in between (i.e. black…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.apa.org/monitor/2017/01/ce-corner.aspx Forgiveness and Health, Toussaint, Worthington and David R. Williams, PhD, editors www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20194301 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/forgiveness/definition https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/nine_steps_to_forgiveness https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/truth_and_reconciliation/ Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct. Michael E. McCullough https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_ancient_heart_of_forgiveness “Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a…
Each winter since 2017, huge numbers of off-Hill visitors have driven to Idyllwild at the first signs of snowfall. With few public snow-play areas, visitors poured into neighborhoods, especially Fern Valley, seeking snow in which to play. The previously unseen numbers of snow visitors overwhelmed Idyllwild’s infrastructure, causing dangerous traffic jams on two-lane roads, obstructing…
