Editor’s note: At its March 21 meeting, the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors selected David Hunt as the fifth director. He replaces Geoffrey Caine, who resigned in January. Since Hunt did not campaign for the position, the Town Crier interviewed him so the community would have some knowledge of the new water director. He…

The Fern Creek Medical Center, in conjunction with the Idyllwild Library, continues its lecture series about chronic health conditions. Next, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, is a presentation about high blood sugar, diabetes and obesity. Topics to be examined at the lecture include: why obesity is a disease of inflammation; why dieting is not…

Artist Dore Capitani (shown) donated this beautiful metal sculpture, featuring his newest color process, to raise  money to replace Idyllwild Photographer Jenny Kirchner’s photographic equipment stolen from her car in the desert while she was on assignment. A couple bought the sculpture this past weekend so now Idyllwild has raised all but $210 of the…

California Highway Patrol is seeking information on a hit-and-run collision that occurred in Idyllwild on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Ian Schoenleber, Idyllwild resident and Annual Fund Director at Idyllwild Arts, was westbound on Tollgate Road when a red Dodge Durango that had been stopped at a stop sign on Meadow Glen, pulled out directly in front…