Following a Tuesday, Sept. 1 Mountain Disaster Preparedness presentation and discussion of the possible effects of the coming El Niño, attention of attendees turned to erosion prevention and water capture. MDP plans an additional symposium in November, date still to be determined, but given that rain may begin as early as October, the Town Crier…

Fern Valley Water District directors discussed the timing of their second payment to CalPERS to prefund FVWD’s post-employment benefits last Friday. The board has planned to pay another $200,000 this fiscal year, which will reduce interest owed in future years. FVWD expects to save more than $20,000 annually, beginning next year, according to Victor Jimenez,…

The Town Crier’s founder, Ernie Maxwell, noted the changing seasons and the tides of history in editorials and occasional items. Maxwell’s Thanksgiving thoughts are as apt and meaningful today as the day they were written. In 1948, under the headline “Cause for Thanksgiving,” he wrote: “First, for the precious privilege of living in these mountains;…