Jerry Holldber, general manager of Pine Cove Water District, clears boulders off Highway 243 as Pine Cove Engine 23 stands guard.
Photo by Becky Smith

PCWD and Pine Cove Engine 23 to the rescue
By Jack Clark
Jerry Holldber, general manager of Pine Cove Water District, clears boulders off Highway 243 as Pine Cove Engine 23 stands guard.
Photo by Becky Smith

Three local individuals have been caught and cited for constructing illegal trails in the San Jacinto RangerDistrict of the San Bernardino National Forest. All received citations for damaging government property and illegally cutting trees. Each citation was a fine for $275 or $550 per person. Besides the actual damage and potential damage inflicted on the…
Evelyn Teel, 3, is the first to drop her letter to Santa in the North Pole-bound mail box at the Idyllwild Post Office. Helping Santa are post office employees Julie Stanford and Christina Reitz (front), Kelsi Lehman, Postmaster Kelly Gates, Mom Theresa Teel and John Aussenhofer. The mail box will be in the Idyllwild Post Office lobby until Friday, Dec. 12, for children to send Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa allows the Town Crier to print the letters in the Christmas edition for readers to enjoy. Photo by Halie Wilson” width=”720″ height=”480″ /> NORTH POLE MAIL: Evelyn Teel, 3, is the first to drop her letter to Santa in the North Pole-bound mail box at the Idyllwild Post Office. Helping Santa are post office employees Julie Stanford and Christina Reitz (front), Kelsi Lehman, Postmaster Kelly Gates, Mom Theresa Teel and John Aussenhofer. The mail box will be in the Idyllwild Post Office lobby until Friday, Dec. 12, for children to send Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa allows the Town Crier to print the letters in the Christmas edition for readers to enjoy.
Actual revenues for the Pine Cove Water District in fiscal 2013-14 came within $809 of the projected total of $760,000, but the board had to confront the question of whether its funds from communications leases will begin to erode in the future. Several lessees, including Riverside County, have asked the district to consider lowering its…
The Forest Service needs help to count bald eagles for the 35th season in the annual winter bald eagle counts …
Rotary Ann’s held their annual potluck luncheon to thank local Idyllwild service organizations on Wednesday at the Idyllwild Fire House. Several organizations attended, including the Fire Department, Mountain Disaster Preparedness, and the Woodies. On Monday, May 14, the Idyllwild Rotary Anns presented the Volunteer Fire Co. 621 a check for $1,000, their largest gift of the year.
In the last year, so many had to get creative during the unprecedented times of shutdowns, job losses and COVID-19. Even with all of these challenges, many have been able to reinvent themselves and learned they just might be a little happier after being faced with how to continue life in such uncertainty. Callie Squires…