By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel I received a call last week from a concerned TC reader who said it was unnecessary for us to publish the list of Town Crier Charter Members each week. He wanted to know why we do it, and he felt the space would be more useful if it…
Fuelbreak work continues on Hill The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce met last week, but inclement weather kept the attendance at the low end of a usual meeting. The main issue of discussion is the effort to extend the signal from the local emergency broadcast station, WNKI 1610 AM, from Poppet Flat in the north to…
No change to summer hours The Fern Valley Water District board is considering hiring a third field employee, but rejected the general manager’s recommendation to resume the four-day, 10-hour work-day schedule for this summer. General Manager Victor Jimenez recommended the board approve adding a third field operator to the staff. The annual cost — salary…
70 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley residents were about to vote on a $250,000 bond issue to purchase the Fern Valley Mutual Water System. 65 years ago – 1953 A team of forestry insect experts from the U.S. Bureau of Entomology toured the district and reported that the local national forest area was in…
By Greg Dill Medicare Regional Administrator for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Territories In April 2018, Medicare will mail new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare, to help protect from identity fraud. Fraudsters are always looking for ways to get a Social Security number, so Medicare is removing those numbers from its…
Despite a proposition (64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act) passed in November 2016 and legislation (The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act) passed in June 2017, the governor and Legislature continue to find a need to ensure these laws are appropriately and safely implemented. The latest fix, Assembly Bill 106, was passed…
Courtroom battle within weeks The trial of Robert Lars Pape, 29, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 29, charged with multiple counts of murder, is supposed to begin late this month. The prosecutors and defense attorneys are already preparing for the courtroom battle. Earlier this month, the Riverside County District Attorney submitted several motions to Judge Bernard…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 11 to 17. Idyllwild • March 11 — Public disturbance, 1:48 p.m., Strawberry Valley Dr. Handled by deputy. • March 11 — Suspicious vehicle, 6:03 p.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • March 11 — Illegal…
Lorel Cornman’s studio is alive with a plethora of unfinished work. The studio, the art, aren’t at all stagnant, rather, the studio beckons and the work begs completion. Tactile, bold and practically moving on their own volition, Lorel’s work is not to be ignored. Lorel, a prolific producer and seller of her textural multi-layered abstract…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats touted their adoptable traits. Little Girl: Dogs, dogs, dogs. Pepper: What’s the dog news this week? Little Girl: ARF now has five of ’em! Taz: Are you talking about me, the adorable min-pin? Mr. Gray: You, and four other dogs. So, there is Taz, our…
