Riverside County has reported its first flu-related death for the 2017-18 season, according to Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer. The victim was a Murrieta child under age 10. The child tested positive for influenza, according to health officials. “This is a tragic reminder that the flu still kills,” Kaiser said in the…
Friday is Covered Cal’s deadline For California residents who need or want health insurance by Jan. 1, they can still secure health insurance through Covered California by Friday, Dec. 22. Covered Cal’s open-enrollment period for 2018 ends Jan. 31, but the effective date of the insurance will be later. According to Covered Cal’s recent announcement,…
Editor: It’s time to put hard facts to the misguided principles of Idyllwild Water and Fire Protection districts’ hydrant system. Two required hydrant-flow surveys were conducted Nov. 10, 2006, and July 29, 2015. The 2006 survey monitored eight IWD residential hydrants (two actually mislabeled as IWD hydrants instead of Fern Valley, so, in fact, six…
Editor: With thoughts of John Lennon and the holidays this month, my mind turns to: Imagine … a self-sufficient Idyllwild. “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” Dreaming. Imagining. It’s the beginning of everything possible. In these disturbing, uncertain times in which we are living, we can think, dream, imagine…
Editor: (This letter was sent to the Fern Valley Water District.) I wanted to share my concerns about the proposed changes being considered for Fern Valley water before the public meeting next month. I hope you will take them into consideration before you make your decision. I have been a customer at my current home…
The last time I wrote this column was for the Aug. 10, 2017, issue. Last week, when JP was out and I ran the news meeting, an attendee asked if I was ever going to write it again. He wanted it back. A couple of other people supported that request so here it is. I…
My name is Carlos Adames and I have a friend who said I should share my story with you. I went to The Fort where the shoes are on the bottom floor. Nancy works there. Well, I’ve been walking all the time and wanted these rain/snow boots. I came back to pay for them the…
The Town Crier now has 14 business members: Baily Winery (Carol & Phil Baily); Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery (Janet & Larry Everitt); The Family Business (tax preparation – Craig & Janice Coopersmith); Fern Creek Medical Center; Fern Valley Inn (Gary & Marcie Erb); Idyllwild Backhoe (Carol & David Jones, Denise & Justin Jones); Idyllwild Vacation…
On the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 Karen S. Visel was taken from this world suddenly and without warning, at home in the arms of the man who has loved her and been by her side for more than 46 years, Tom Visel. Karen was born to Yvon C. Wallace and Lois E. Wallace…
