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Since 1974 All THE SAME EASY-AD GREAT EASY-AD INSIDE CONTENT & MORE! FIND US EACH WEEK IN THE VALLEY CHRONICLE Check out our website! easyadhemet.com Thursday, October 25, 2018 VOL XVII EDITION 43 75X cents (Free this week) Hemet Museum celebrates 20 years INSIDE Museum and depot commemorate two decades of community service LIFE & SPORTS Bulldogs strike down the ■ RUSTY STRAIT of Hemet and the San Jacinto Valley. Titans SENIOR REPORTER A visit into the museum is like a walk down memory lane whether or not About 30 years ago, current Hemet you are connected to the early days City Councilwoman Linda Krupa, of Hemet. Tourists from around the the late Bill world visit the museum and are privy Jennings and his wife Ann, along to a sense of belonging to another with other individuals and orga- era. It is like being on a ride into the nizations, got together and raised personal life of a community that enough money to purchase the land precedes the present. A6 from the Southern Pacific Railroad. The museum is going all out to According to Diane Boss, Chair- entertain and inform those who person of this elaborate undertaking, attend the 20th “It all began with a group of individ- Anniversary Open House at the OPINION uals and organizations interested museum located in the old Santa in preserving the Southern Pacific Fe train depot. The event itinerary Railroad’s Hemet train depot before is as follows: it was demolished.” (Yes kiddies, both hemetmuseum.com 11:30 a.m: Museum President passenger and freight trains made it The Hemet Museum will be hosting a 20th Anniversary Open House on Nov. 3 Rob Lindquist, along with Coun- How badly do you into Hemet a long time ago). cilwoman Linda Krupa and Anne I sat down at the Destination the Hemet Heritage Foundation, a having meetings to plan this event Jennings will be on hand to offer a Bistro, a coffee shop attached to the nonprofit organization that operates that will take place at the Museum big welcome to visitors. want businesses in Depot Museum, and had an inter- the Hemet Museum. on the third of November this year.” 12 p.m: Country singer JR will esting conversation with Boss who is “Three months ago we started The Depot Museum contains both Hemet to produce also Public Information Officer for planning this event and have been written, pictorial and artifact history 4SEE MUSEUM ON A-2 and sell cannabis? Harvest McPhestival hopes Presbyterians work to reverse B2 to make Hemet great - again sliding attendance With a long history and prior success, First Presbyterian THE WEEKLY BEAT Pumpkin carving contest promises serious prize money looks to the future Free blues night at Derby’s ■ CHRONICLE NEWS businessman whose family owns the ■ BY CHRIS SMITH there was no one there to ask if I STAFF parking lot on Harvard Street across ADVISORY EDITOR could have it – I just took it (with from Sweet Baby Janes. her general permission, of course). The parking lot behind The Valley The theme this month - in con- My grandmother used to pay me But how many would be too many? Chronicle once again will be the junction with Halloween - will be to go to Sunday school. In a way, scene this weekend of the second Fall Harvest, with winners of the it was my first job. Too tempting Make Hemet Great Festival complete pumpkin-carving contest earning I never saw it as, “Here’s your The entire experience was a lit- with pumpkin carving and pet cos- prizes up to $200. The pumpkin fee for spending an hour learning tle scary, particularly after having tume contests, food vendors, trade contest starts at 6 p.m. while the about Jesus.” It was more of a tip: just sat through an explanation of booths, balloons, muscle cars, video pet-costume contest begins at 4 p.m. “Here’s a quarter for the collection how the devil is constantly trying game truck, and music by Rocky The entire event runs from 3-7 p.m., plate – and here’s a quarter for you!” to tempt you! Zharp and the Blues Crackers. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the southwest “Aw Grandma!” I would squirm I left the area before ascending C1 “We’re planning on making this corner of Harvard Street and Flor- because it felt a little dishonest. I to regular attendance at the “real” a regular feature of downtown,” would think, “I’m getting paid as church service, and the few times HEALTH & FITNESS says Matt McPherson, a realtor and 4SEE HARVEST ON A-2 much as God is and all I have to that I went back– such as for my do is show up!” But I took it nev- Uncle Buck’s funeral, and my Colorful design ideas for refreshing ertheless, even though it felt like sister’s wedding– I recall having your home this season a bribe. Fortunately, I never be- trouble understanding what the came a politician or it could have minister was talking about. What become a habit. I didn’t realize was that I was see- After Sunday school, I would ing and hearing Presbyterianism walk back to Grandma’s house at its finest – the classical music, and survey her extensive collec- formality, austere church archi- tion of chocolates that she kept in tecture – and an intellectual in- the cupboard. I would consume terpretation of the word of God untold calories while waiting for that dates back to 16th Century Cindy Boeing/The Valley Chronicle her to come back from the “real Scotland. The video game truck was a big draw at the first Make Hemet Great Festival, which church” service. Each chocolate overall attracted about 1,000 people. was just a little sinful too because 4SEE PRESBYTERIANS ON A-2 D1 Your preview of the upcoming state ballot measures ■ CHRONICLE NEWS No Place Like Home Program. Fiscal STAFF Following are the upcoming state Impact: Allows the state to use up measures submitted to the voters: to $140 million per year of county Editor’s Note: Voters in November 1. Authorizes bonds to fund spec- mental health funds to repay up to will be asked to weigh in on nearly ified housing assistance programs. $2 billion in bonds. These bonds a dozen ballot measures. Many are Legislative statute authorizes $4 would fund housing for those with good intentions that involve pledging billion in general obligation bonds mental illness who are homeless. California taxpayers to providing for existing affordable housing pro- 3. Authorizes bonds to fund proj- new services, but paying for them grams for low-income residents, ects for water supply and quality, with borrowed money. Through veterans, farmworkers, manufac- watershed, fish, wildlife. Water con- bonds, these measures often com- tured and mobile homes, infill, and veyance and groundwater sustain- mit taxpayers to taking out huge transit-oriented housing Fiscal im- ability and storage. Initiative statute. loans that require paying lenders pact: Increased state costs to repay Authorizes $8.877 billion (Ed Note: millions of dollars in interest over bonds averaging about $170 million a billion is 1,000 million) in state multiple decades. (One wonders if annually over the next 35 years. general obligation bonds for various some of these aren’t sponsored by 2. Authorizes bonds to fund exist- infrastructure projects. Fiscal Im- the state’s banking industry for the ing housing program for individuals pact: Increased state costs to repay amount of interest they generate with mental illness. Legislative stat- bonds averaging $430 million per for investors.) We urge all residents, ute. Amends Mental Health Services year over 40 years. Local government particularly those who are retired Act to fund “No Place Like Home savings for water-related projects, and on fixed incomes, to think Program,” which finances housing likely averaging a couple hundred carefully before voting yes on any for individuals with mental illness. of the bond measures. Ratifies existing law establishing the 4SEE BALLOT ON A-2 A2 NEWS October 25 - 31, 2018 www.thevalleychronicle.com MUSEUM the depot. State Street in Hemet on HARVEST Great Festival was such an FROM PAGE A1 During the ceremony, Baic Saturday, Nov 3. FROM PAGE A1 outstanding success, we de- Water-Wise Landscaping For additional informa- cided to keep it going and hold entertain from the Hemet talks will be conducted by tion call 951 - 929-4409 or ida Avenue. one every month downtown,” Museum Deck for an hour. Katharine Botts and Eben visit www.hemetmuseum. Convinced that attracting says McPherson. “There were 1 p.m: Brian Christie will Longfellow from “UC Mas- com or www.facebook.com/ people downtown is a key to about 1,000 people, and food give a dissertation and display ter Gardeners of Riverside Hemet-Museum/ revitalizing the business dis- vendors were a little over- about Sailplane Enterprises. County Upstairs.” Come on out and bring trict, McPherson has invest- whelmed by the crowds, and 2 p.m. to 3 p.m: During Valley Beautiful and UC the kids. You’re sure to have ed thousands of dollars and some had to replenish their Brian Christie’s encore, Dar- Master Gardeners of Riv- an informative and dozens of hours in hosting stores three times!” lene Ramirez will conduct the erside County information entertaining afternoon. the festival, which he is now If you’re looking for some Raffle Prize. Drawings will File Photo tables will be present and There will definitely be some- calling, Harvest McPhesti- entertaining family fun, come also be conducted by Ramirez. Rusty Strait. Water-Wise Plants on dis- thing for everybody.

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