The new Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held its second special meeting this month, but this time it was with four members. Dr. Charles Schelly is the new president of the district’s board and Vic Sirkin will serve as vice president. Both selections were unanimous. The board then addressed several issues relating to itself…

The first bald eagle count of the 2018-19 winter was held Saturday. The two adult eagles, who have built a home at Lake Hemet, were spotted during the count. Nine other eagles, adults and younger, were seen at the other four sites. This is the 40th consecutive year of bald eagle counts on the San…

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ revisited By Jack and Becky Clark Co-publishers Town Crier readers began stepping to the plate the very day after we printed the article “Does the Town Crier have a future?” in last week’s newspaper. This very much reminds us of the final scene from “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the classic 1946…

At a specially called board meeting last week, Geoffrey Caine and Peter Szabadi were both appointed to fill vacancies on the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors. Directors John Cook and June Rockwell resigned in December, bringing the number of directors to three from the authorized board of five members. Three people applied to join…