
American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag. Each of the 13 folds has historical significance. The 13th fold honors Post 800 comrades that have passed. Photo by John Pacheco
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American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag.

American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag. Each of the 13 folds has historical significance. The 13th fold honors Post 800 comrades that have passed. Photo by John Pacheco
Few attend; crime surge continues
As of Tuesday, Riverside County Public Health (RCPH) reported a total of 305 cases of COVID in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove community with 263 recovered and six deaths, leaving 36 currently active cases — that’s all the same as last week, which had been a tremendous 125% increase in active cases over the week before.Anza has…
At a specially called board meeting last week, Geoffrey Caine and Peter Szabadi were both appointed to fill vacancies on the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors. Directors John Cook and June Rockwell resigned in December, bringing the number of directors to three from the authorized board of five members. Three people applied to join…
Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the Town Crier looks back at the headlines that made the biggest local news during the year …
Cal Fire/ Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • June 3 — Vehicle Fire, 4:36 p.m. Hwy. 74 & Bautista Rd. • June 3 — Medical aid, 7:33 p.m. Stonewood Canyon. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Department responded to recently. • May…
Each winter since 2017, huge numbers of off-Hill visitors have driven to Idyllwild at the first signs of snowfall. With few public snow-play areas, visitors poured into neighborhoods, especially Fern Valley, seeking snow in which to play. The previously unseen numbers of snow visitors overwhelmed Idyllwild’s infrastructure, causing dangerous traffic jams on two-lane roads, obstructing…