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BOB PRATTE: A bargain retreat from the heat

Therese Anne de Korne discovered a refreshing San Jacinto Valley secret after she moved back from Missouri nine months ago. The 1983 Hemet High graduate was delighted to hear that The Country Club at...

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BOB PRATTE: Bald eagle plants its flag for the summer

Spotting a bald eagle in July at Diamond Valley Lake was a pleasant shock to cyclist Adam Ince during his 510th trip around the Metropolitan Water District’s big reservoir by Hemet. He’s never seen a...

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BOB PRATTE: Hemet Elks make stand against backward parking

I was surprised to find an ally to my grumbles about people who back into parking spaces. Elks Lodge 1740 in Hemet bans backward parking on the perimeter of its lot. Signs warn that vehicles parked the...

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BOB PRATTE: Who tops Hemet woman’s nightmare flight?

A challenge to readers: Who can top Hemetian Becki Gomez’s overnight ordeal on what was supposed to be four-hour, 15-minute flight from Ontario to Denver to San Antonio to be with grandchildren. “I...

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BOB PRATTE: The rise of Diamond Valley Lake

Diamond Valley Lake returned to its postcard-worthy splendor after Metropolitan Water District pumped in nearly 52 billion gallons of water since spring. Islands that appeared when water was low are...

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BOB PRATTE: Urban-style retreat in San Jacinto Mountains village

Customers at Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe have an alternative to driving mountain roads after sipping vino or sampling specialty beers. If they have booked the two-bedroom, two-bath Wine Loft on top of the...

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BOB PRATTE: Music instructor taught students to work hard

Memorial plans are being made for Hemet High’s much-loved and respected vocal music teacher Bonnie Pumphrey, who lived life allegro. Allegro is the musical term for brisk tempo. It described her, too....

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BOB PRATTE: Flight woes, the sequel

Readers accepted my challenge of trying to best retired Hemet nurse Becki Gomez’s recent dismal plane journey to Texas. Gomez boarded in Ontario what was supposed to be the start of a four-hour,...

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BOB PRATTE: Roadside paintings mysteriously appear in Anza

The Anza Phantom Artist has struck thrice – so far – creating a buzz with roadside paintings posted in the rural hill country southeast of Hemet. Distinctive paintings on sheets of plywood were posted...

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BOB PRATTE: Time to say goodbye; 36 years of sharing your stories

This is it. This is my final column after 36 years with The Press-Enterprise, including 26 happily embedded in Hemet. I retired Friday. I didn’t anxiously count the days toward the retirement date, nor...

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