PHOTOS: First snow of winter season blankets Hill

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snow guessing — Chris Titus was the big winner of the 2012 Snow Guessing Contest. Her winning guess of Dec. 14 was placed at Higher Grounds Coffee House. Seven other people guessed correctly at various locations thoughout town, and Titus’ name was drawn from a hat. The annual contest netted 563 separate guessed this year. Photo by James Larkin

freitas_snow — The mountain in snow seen from the Fort on Sunday. Photos by Michael Freitas

snow_6310 — Suicide Rock on a snowy and bleak day. Photo by Marshall Smith

snow-cc_7000 — Friday’s storm blanketed South Ridge creating a majestic backdrop from Lake Hemet. Photo by Careena Chase

snow-cc_7063 — Saturday the sun shone brightly revealing a beautiful frozen crested ridge nesting Strawberry Valley and the town of Idyllwild. Photo by Careena Chase

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One-vehicle crash last week on Hill roads
ByIdyllwild Town Crier December 1, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

According to California Highway Patrol’s Public Information Officer Darren Meyer, there was one vehicle crash on Hill roads last week. This incident occurred on Highway 74, one-half mile south of Strawberry Creek Bridge. At 6:42 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, James Pomeroy Jr., 73, of Idyllwild, was driving a gray 2016 Ford Escape eastbound, toward Mountain…

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Wildfire control campaign
By August 31, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 1 minute

The U.S. Forest Service and other land management agencies have a new fire safety campaign in California. The One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire campaign provides constant reminders during this fire season to reduce the numbers of human-caused vehicle and equipment wildfires throughout the state. “All the stories we hear about sparks starting wildland fires…

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Large branch falls, lands on car, causes power outage
By March 2, 2015December 4, 2015 Reading Time: 1 minute

A large branch fell across Hemstreet around 7:50 p.m. Sunday night. Wet, heavy snow caused the branch to snap, landing on a black sedan and arching the power lines and causing power to go out in the area. Idyllwild Fire responded to the incident to block the road from traffic while awaiting for SCE to arrive.

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Pine Cove water helps fight fire
By January 17, 2012February 22, 2012 Reading Time: 1 minute

Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) General Manager Jerry Holldber reported that the district supplied more than 150,000 gallons to help fight the Lawler Fire. The district bills the Forest Service for water used. Holldber made the report at the district’s Jan. 11 board meeting. Also at the meeting, the board voted for its 2012 officers…

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PCWD talks improvements
ByMelissa Diaz Hernandez October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors received a presentation of the annual audit by Scott Manno from Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP at its October meeting. General Manager Jerry Holldber presented a list of enhancements and a 10-20-50-plus year plan.The newspaper will cover the audits of the local districts in a separate…

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Free Summer Concert Series features USMC Band
ByDavid Jerome August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The free Idyllwild Summer Concert Series continues tonight, Thursday August 14, when the Butterfield Amphitheater welcomes back the United States Marine Corps 1st Marine Division Brass Band. There will be no opening act that night, but the music still begins at 6:00 p.m. Series founder and producer Ken Dahleen is a Marine Band alumnus, and…

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