Over the years I have chastised numerous local boards for Brown Act violations. Every water district and the fire district have experienced it. Violations usually occur in the form of special meetings but the parties involved feel the Brown Act either doesn’t apply to them or that since they are volunteers in a small community,…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has postponed its fire muster scheduled for Saturday, April 26. An unexpected late winter storm is supposed to pass over the Hill on Saturday. Not only are temperatures expected to be in the 40s, but precipitation, possibly snow, has been forecast too. The MCFSC is working with all of…
65 years ago – 1949 The Glenn Froehlichs announced that the Rustic Theatre would open starting May 1. 60 years ago – 1954 New benches for Town Hall’s campfire area were under construction. Almost $2,000 was available for the project. 55 years ago – 1959 The Izaak Walton League was planning a major…
1938-2014 Clyde Wesley Gibson, Jr., 75, of Hemet, Calif., passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Hemet Valley Medical Center in Hemet. Clyde was born Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1938, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He was the son of the late Clyde and Frances Kempton Gibson. In 1956, Clyde joined the Army Security Agency and…
1930-2014 Carol Mills passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at her home in Idyllwild after a bout with a fast-moving cancer. She lived 84 exciting years, with grace and beauty, art and spirit, sharing it richly with everyone she loved. She died at home with her family at her side. Carol was born in Hollywood,…
1922-2014 Welbourne McDonald “Bill” Wootton, 92, passed away peacefully Friday, April 11, 2014, surrounded by family in Tucson, Arizona. Bill was born at home, in Phoenix, Arizona, April 4, 1922. He was the fourth of nine children born to Edgar and Burnice McDonald Wootton. Bill graduated valedictorian from Buckeye Union High School and attended the…
1950-2014 Because God had need of another Master Carpenter, David quietly left this world Thursday, April 17, 2014, for a gentler, kinder place. Born July 11, 1950 in Akron, Ohio, he lived most of his life in Hemet. He attended Hemet High School where he played football and earned a reputation for being an ace…
Caltrans announced that there will delays between Pine Cove and Mountain Center through Friday this week. Flagging and slowing of traffic will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Crews will be installing recessed markers on Highway 243 between its intersection with Highway 74 at Mountain Center and Marion Ridge Road in Pine Cove.
Can it get any cuter than this? ARF didn’t get Easter flowers this year. Instead, we got a black, fluffy Papillion/Chihuahua/cocker-mix. And so we named her Lily. She is about 6 months old and already earning As, in the form of treats, of course, in puppy training school. She loves to walk, is good in…
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