Modern communication systems will take a back seat to the carrier pigeon this week during the twelfth annual national wild burro race, to be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between Pioneertown and Big Bear Lake, a distance of some 40 miles.
Preliminary sales reports received by Benton Leflon, head of the California Golden Empire, Indicate that 50 percent of the available lots developed to date in the first phase of this 30-square-mile planned community has already been sold on a reservation basisโless than 90 days after the development was announced!
Once this is accomplished tourists will be encouraged to drive the 150-mile scenic route from the San Bernardino Mountains through the high desert area, the San Gorgonio Pass, Redlands, Yucaipa into upper Coachella Valley.
A public hearing on the complaints of Pioneertown and Rim Rock property owners about the ownership and operation of the water system has been set by the California Public Utilities Commission
The Agua Caliente Indians extended to the Boy Scouts of America a lease in Chino Canyon for a camp, which would not have permanent buildings and would be for the exclusive use of the Boy scouts.
After a three-year delay, residents of Pioneertown northwest of Yucca Valley soon will see improvements to their water, thanks to Monday's decision by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to use $520,000 worth a state bond revenue to fund construction a 16,000 feet of pipeline, three wells and a reservoir.
Four Pioneertown residence say they will contact a local attorney this week in the wake of plans by the San Bernardino County Office of Special Districts to create a new water agency at the former Western-themed movies set turned unincorporated community.
Worried that replacement of a water system will spur development and ruin the area's rustic atmosphere, a half-dozen Pioneertown residents intended to form an area homeowners association and to work to have the town a historical landmark.
Sitting on a small desert knoll just west of Pioneertown, the Hayden Ranch suddenly looms before you.
A sign just above the fenced driveway reads: "Out where the West begins."
With its dirt roads, Old West-style buildings complete with horse hitching posts and quiet serenity, Pioneertown has a real western charm.
