Mark Dean of Pine Cove finished the 118th Boston Marathon in less than four hours. His actual time of 3:55:31 resulted in finishing 328 for his age group (60-64 years) for which there were more than 1,600 racers. The total number of entrants exceeded 35,000 and Dean finished in 16,832th place. His overall pace was…
California State Senate District 28 is currently vacant and Idyllwild voters will see five names on the June 3 primary ballot. Democratic candidates are Philip Drucker of La Quinta and Anna Nevenic of Palm Springs. On the other side are three Republicans — Bonnie Garcia of Cathedral City, Glenn Miller of Indio and Jeff Stone…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has postponed its fire muster scheduled for Saturday, April 26. An unexpected late winter storm is supposed to pass over the Hill on Saturday. Not only are temperatures expected to be in the 40s, but precipitation, possibly snow, has been forecast too. The MCFSC is working with all of…
Caltrans announced that there will delays between Pine Cove and Mountain Center through Friday this week. Flagging and slowing of traffic will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Crews will be installing recessed markers on Highway 243 between its intersection with Highway 74 at Mountain Center and Marion Ridge Road in Pine Cove.
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Fern Valley Water District will consider whether to declare a water emergency at its June meeting. “The staff has determined that a threatened water shortage exists,” General Manager Steve Erler told the board last week. Erler stressed that “… everything looks satisfactory and there has been no significant drop in well levels.” While water production…
The vets will tell their stories to the community this Saturday …
Mark Dean, of Pine Cove, ran the 118th Boston Marathon in 3 hours and 55 minutes and 31 seconds. His pace was under nine minutes per mile. He just finished his second Boston Marathon, 2013 was his first run. Meb Keflezighi, of the U. S., won the men’s race with a time of 2:08:37. Ten…
Several earthquakes occurred on the Hill and in nearby areas in recent days. All were less than 3.0-magnitude. The most recent and strongest was 2.9-magnitude quake at about 7:40 a.m. Monday, April 14. It was centered 7 miles south southwest of Idyllwild and 10 miles southeast of Valle Vista. This was the fifth quake in…
Buying or continuing to rent major equipment for future pipeline replacement and repair projects was a major topic during the Pine Cove Water District meeting last week. Laying new pipeline, which the district did last summer, or replacing pipeline with PCWD employees is less expensive than contracting the work, General Manager Jerry Holldber told the…
