Once again, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association has bestowed its largesse throughout the Hill community. At its July 7 meeting, PCPOA President Marlene Pierce, with the help of her board, distributed 12 checks, totaling almost $7,000, to local groups and individuals. The last year that PCPOA selected a dozen recipients was 2015. The largest…

Sammy Busby offers acting classes at Hilltop Music and Acting Studio foradults and teens. He is calling his enterprise SHB Acting Studio, usinghis initials and making a nod to his training at New York City’s HBStudio with Uta Hagan, whose book A Challenge for the Actor will be thetext for the classes. The classes will…

California Highway Patrol reported two minor incidents on mountain roads over the last week. Public Information Officer Darren Meyer noted neither collision involved other motorists or resulted in significant injuries to the drivers. According to Meyer, the first occurred at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the intersection of Marion Ridge Drive and Clement Way…

Cal Fire/Riverside County and Idyllwild Fire departments personnel responded to a report of an injured hiker at Humber Park at 11:37 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28. The incident occurred on the Ernie Maxwell Trail. The patient was a 20-year-old male hiking with his family on the icy trail when he lost his footing, according to Cal…