Valle Vista News

The Amgen Tour of California is about to start in Murrieta and Hemetians are getting ready to watch when professional bike racing begin speeding through the San Jacinto Valley a little before noon.

Not sure if my headline will catch your attention, but if you cross the San Jacinto city limits to South San Jacinto on Monday, people on two-wheelers will Peter Sagan of team Liquigas-Cannondale, right, gestured to the crowd as he takes second place in Stage 6 of the AMGEN Tour of California on May 18, 2012 in the Big Bear area.

Martina Webster of Valle Vista won the won the first place ribbon in the May competition from Hemet Valley Art Gallery for the theme of "Mother's love." PE.com is now using Facebook Comments.

A large response Friday afternoon, May 10, by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department to the area of Florida Avenue and Fourth Street in Valle Vista, east of Hemet, generated a lot of rumors locally that turned out to be incorrect.

The leafing of the stick-like young walnut trees planted by Washburn Ranch at Soboba Street and Stetson Avenue in Valle Vista reignited the excitement for the return of the crop to the San Jacinto Valley.

A pavement rehabilitation project on Highway 74 east of Valle Vista going into the San Jacinto Mountains continues this week.

The Kiwanis Club of Hemet Valley, that fun-loving group responsible for the Hemet anti-panhandling cards, faced quite a task this week when organizing barbecuing at not one, but three charitable events on Saturday, April 27.

A magnitude-3.1 earthquake has struck six miles south-southwest of Idyllwild and 11 miles southeast of Valle Vista, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Apparently is was a 3.1 shaker at 11:59 April 25 high not too far away on Rouse Ridge to the south of Lake Hemet and west of Thomas Mountain.