

Cheap gas a big hit in Pine Cove
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Advertised as “For all the hardworking people on the Hill,” the Market Place at Pine Cove offered unleaded gas for $3.49 per gallon on Saturday, Sept. 3, and the community heartily responded. The market also offers a Loyalty Program in which customers bring receipts for five full fill-ups and receive two tickets to the Rustic Theatre. Photo: Cid Castillo

Update 6:50 a.m., Monday — CAL FIRE, with mutual aid, gained 100 percent containment of the Gorgonio Fire yesterday evening. Firefighters expected full control today. The Fire’s size was determined to be 510 acres. Highway 243 was opened in both directions with out escort patrols yesterday evening, too. Update 1:45 p.m. — Cal Trans has…
On Tuesday, July 14, local business owners and interested residents met to consider common challenges facing the Idyllwild business community. Most of the approximately 40 attendees agreed the greatest challenge was to increase promotion of Idyllwild off the Hill in order to attract most visitors and more business. Brendan Collier of Hub Cyclery summed it…
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The Cal Fire Incident Update for the Rosa Fire reported that by 6:23 p.m. on Sunday August 10 the fire was 90% contained and two structures had been destroyed. There was still an evacuation warning for the the area north of Santa Rosa Truck Trail, east of Santa Rosa Road, south of Saint Pierre Road,…
All five Fern Valley Water District board members were present at the district’s last meeting. General Manager Victor Jimenez told the board the district would be receiving a credit on the siren pole for the siren emergency alert system at the Idyllwild Fire Station. The pole was donated by Sturgeon Electric. The company also installed…
Be prepared to evacuate your Hill domiciles, was the message of the latest Mountain Disaster Preparedness meeting last week. Nothing imminently threatens the Hill’s residents, but all of the speakers at Tuesday’s meeting, held at Idyllwild Library, emphasized the importance of being prepared for an emergency. Many of the speakers used the example of the…