Richard SchwartzPCPOA President The Pine Cove Property Owners Association’s September meeting began with a timely presentation by Jerry Holldber, Pine Cove Water District general manager and Michael Franklin, Riverside County Business and Community Services. Holldber explained that the PCWD Dutch Flat facility has been used for many years as a filling station for firefighting helicopters….

The end-of-year financial report for fiscal 2012-13, a patient outcome assessment and board policies were all discussed during the Aug. 27 Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting. For the last fiscal year, IFPD had its fourth-consecutive deficit since 2009. From July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, the department’s expenses were about $91,500 more than…

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff met with the editorial and reporting staff of the Idyllwild Town Crier last week. One of the first topics discussed was Sniff’s recent decision to expand the use of body worn cameras. Currently deputies in the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station have been testing the use of the cameras on a…