El Niño conditions or patterns, which have recently become daily conversation on the Hill, are not defined by the amount of precipitation. Rather, the National Weather Service defines them as higher-than-normal sea-surface temperatures along the equator from the coast of South America to the central Pacific Ocean.

By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers Of course, anyone may become a Town Crier Member at any time in the future, and we hope you do, if you haven’t already. But those who become Members in our very first Membership year — i.e., up until and including Aug. 31, 2018, that’s Friday of this week…

The Idyllwild Association of Realtors is offering an important opportunity to its new and long-time members and affiliates. It began in March and continues through July. On the third Monday of the month, IAOR is sponsoring a series of training or educational presentations. The six sessions will offer “knowledge about the community and the unique…