Monthly Archives: December, 2022

We are just coming out of that dreadful pandemic that made us hide our faces, lock ourselves indoors, and avoid any contact with fellow humans. There was a second pandemic at the same time that went unnoticed for a while, and it seems that we are also coming out of that as well, albeit, more slowly.

The second annual Ramona Courtyard Christmas will be held Dec. 9 and 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet. Along with some favorite activities and performances from last year, there will be several exciting new ones.

Members of Soroptimist International San Jacinto-Hemet Valley are preparing to host their 13th annual Jingle & Mingle charitable fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in person at the San Jacinto Unified School District Board Room, 2045 S. San Jacinto Ave. and virtually. Participants will have an opportunity to win one-of-a-kind holiday décor items donated by local businesses and individuals.

The California Association of Realtors is apologizing for its role in pushing policies that drove racial segregation in the state, decades after the group put its money behind a proposition that overturned the state’s first fair housing law.

A top adviser to Ukraine’s president has cited military chiefs as saying 10,000 to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the country’s nine-month struggle against Russia’s invasion, a rare comment on such figures and far below estimates of Ukrainian casualties from Western leaders.