
Photo by John Pacheco


Photos by J.P. Crumrine
Planned outage hit Friday
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Fairway Market closed its doors during the planned power outage on Friday. Manager Diana Johnson, pictured, worked through the outage. Idyllwild went without power for several hours. Several businesses, including Idyllwild Chevron, stayed open, powering their stores with back-up generators. Photo by John Pacheco



The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) General Manager Jerry Holldber purchased the New Holland L234 T4B-C Skid Steer Loader in two payments to Scott Equipment: a deposit for $6,411.12 on Feb. 11 and the balance for $57,700.13 on Feb. 25.Holldber stated during the March meeting he had not sold the old skid steer yet and…
The 1949 to 1953 Town Criers are now available on the GenealogyBank.com website. Access requires a subscription to the website.
At its May 8 meeting, the Pine Cove Water District board of directors began reviewing the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 that begins July 1. Revenue estimates of $760,000 are the same as this year (2012-13); but expenses increase $65,000 for a total of $825,000. Differences would be made up from a combination of…
Financial matters, including a grant receipt and new financial management policies, dominated the Idyllwild Water District’s Sept.16 board meeting. Following up on recommendations from their auditor and Budget Committee, directors approved two important financial policies. With little discussion, the board approved both a policy to establish several reserve funds and how those monies may be…
Death Row Appeal: Legal Battles Continue Over Esperanza Fire Convictions In March 2009, Raymond Lee Oyler was found guilty of arson, igniting the Esperanza Fire in October 2006. The jury also found him guilty of the murder of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters. Three died at the fire site and two, including Mark Loutzenhiser of…
A $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will support the Idyllwild Arts Native American Arts Program and Festival …