Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” the feline crowd was wondering how long they’d have the three new canine companions. The cats are gathered around the water bowl, talking all at once. Mr. Gray: What the heck? What’s all the meowing about? Heavenly Whiskers: If you hadn’t noticed, Blue, the terrier-mix, left…
By James Reserve Assistant Director John Laundré We have heard a lot this past several months about El Niño — about how it is or was supposed to deluge us with rain — and other dire predictions. And in some areas, especially further north, that seems to be the case. However, here, with every predicted…
Editor: Last week’s article on voter registration didn’t list the website where you can confirm your Riverside County voter registration status: www.voteinfo.net/AmIRegistered/. I wasn’t listed, so I re-registered on www.registertovote.ca.gov I had to do it twice as I didn’t understand clicking yes for a ballot means you are voting by mail. When a person registers…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors developed an ingenious idea recently to deal with that pesky state open-meeting law, the Brown Act. In its straining to develop a balanced budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year a few weeks back, Supv. Kevin Jeffries saw a need to create four subcommittees to deal with areas of the…
Reading from the Book of Common Prayer, I came across the word “riff.” I wondered, did they mean to write ripp or riff-raff? I did not know what riffing meant, although I suspected it had to do with knitting. I will ask Becky. My mother comes to mind as she riffs open a seam so…
65 years ago – 1951 The Department of Fish and Game released a flock of 28 Mexican Bronze wild turkeys. The intent was to establish a plentiful enough population to permit hunting in local forests. 60 years ago – 1956 A group of green thumbers met at Hazel Wright’s home to form the Idyllwild Garden…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” Rocky the Maltepoo introduced himself to the ARF felines. Bill: Geez, Rocky didn’t stay around long. He introduced himself and then poof, he was gone. Olivia: Just like some of the others, he found a better gig with a forever family. Bill: I keep counting the…
Last month, I talked about fire behavior and how its travel and spread can be reduced around your home. We, the fire community, call this area of enhanced protection “Defensible Space.” This week I want to explain how a wildfire spreads to a home or building in its path. Reducing the amount of combustible vegetation…
Editor: Because ARF is not a shelter, we cannot take in dogs unless we have available foster families. When we were approached about taking Lefty Lou, we had no available foster families. We explained this to AnaLia, and she came back to us saying her friend (XXX) would foster the dog and asked if we…
Editor: I need to write about my dog being killed by a young man in town because he didn’t like her. She was a 10-year-old Jack Russell with 10 more years ahead of her, at least: very loving and playful, beautiful Lefty Lou. We took her to ARF to find a good new home for…
