The Idyllwild Fire Commissioners re-elected Jeannine Charles-Stigall as president, Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly as vice president and Jerry Buchanan as secretary of the commission. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz was appointed to be clerk of the board.

Last week, middle-school and secondary-school students took time out of the classroom to express their support for gun legislation. The walkout was for 17 minutes, one for each of the student and faculty victims at the Parkland, Florida, shooting. The nationwide event did not pass by Idyllwild. Students at both the Idyllwild Arts Academy and…

While they have been Idyllwild residents for only 12 years, the approaching departure of Karen and Don Patterson will leave a mark as visible as the burn scars from a fire or the trenches from a quake. Karen has been executive director of the HELP Center since 2007. Just as she was getting adjusted, the…

The Idyllwild Association of Realtors has organized a series of educational sessions for its members and affiliates. On March 19, Jack Hoagland, Jerry Holldber and Victor Jimenez, the general managers of the three local water districts, spoke about their districts and answered numerous local water issues questions. The panel of general managers began the session…

The April 18 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) Board ofDirectors focused mostly on financial issues and preparation for thenext fiscal year (FY) budget. The third quarter report for the current budget (FY 2023-24) was on theagenda. For the year, expenses exceed revenue by about $835,000, whichis about what the board expected when…