Four-year-old Jake the cat didn’t really like camping, but owner Chuck Williams discovered that too late. On Saturday, June 28, Williams and roommate John Richards had brought Jake to Thousand Trails Campground and RV Park in Pine Cove for a weekend of escaping the desert heat. “We had just joined,” Williams said. “This was our…

Pine Cove Water obtains restraining order  On Tuesday, March 26, the Pine Cove Water District secured a three-year restraining order against local resident Scott Shere. In late January, Shere was arrested for suspicion of making terrorist threats to Pine Cove Water District employees and threatening the water supply. The court official ordered Shere “not to…

Former Idyllwild School students currently in 9th, 10th or 11th grades are invited to participate in one session of a discussion and reflection of their experiences at and after their visit to the Museum of Tolerance. Discussion sessions will be held on May 5, 11 or 15. Current connections to things they saw, heard and…

Persistent, arduous, excruciating and challenging, these were the speaker’s words, which preceded a standing ovation. On a cold Saturday and late in the afternoon, more than 70 people came out to hear about the future of the Idyllwild Community Center. Janice Lyle, president of the board for the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center, opened the…

A heavy rain fell on the Hill Friday. The amount varied by elevation, but all areas received much more than an inch during the 24-hour period. The greatest amount of rainfall was recorded in Pine Cove which received 3.75 inches. The Idyllwild Fire Station recorded 3.18 inches through Sunday and the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild…