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For those busy parents and others in the community, the Hemet Unified School District issued the following announcement yesterday. Hemet Unified School District offices and schools will be closed Feb. 18 to 22 for the President’s week break. Normal office and school hours will resume on Monday, Feb. 25.
Brendan Steele played flawless, bogey-free golf for 15 holes at the La Quinta Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Idyllwild native began on the back nine, birdied the par 5-holes, one after another, and stood at 4 under par going into the 168-yard, par-3 7th Hole. Then committed his only mistake. His tee shot…
Directors of the Idyllwild Water District met Wednesday, Feb. 13, to discuss both short- and long-term goals for new General Manager Michael Creighton. Each director offered his ideas for goals, and Creighton made some general comments and will provide a proposed plan at the Feb. 20 meeting. Director David Hunt offered three short-term and three…
A joint Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), U.S. Forest Service and federal Drug Enforcement Agency marijuana eradication operation netted 10,017 mature plants on Thomas Mountain, southwest of Garner Valley, according to Captain John Pingel, RCSD. Sgt. Eric Hernandez, who headed the operation for the Sheriff’s Department, estimated last week’s operation netted plants with a street…
Cal Fire is now reporting a fire near Fobes Ranch Road in Garner Valley. EDITED 2016-11-14: The “Wildfire” turned out to be merely a campfire.
‘Fire in Paradise’ film showing March 5 With the upcoming fire season approaching, the thought of a wildfire on the mountain is looming. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Bischof, of Menifee, grew up in Mountain Center. He started his career in the fire service at the age of 18 working for the U.S. Forest…