Rusty Strait

If you didn't know it was there, you probably wouldn't even notice it. Lowe's Cupcake Corner & Bakery is nestled next to a larger business at the Southwest Corner of Florida Avenue and Meridian Street in Hemet. Heather Lowe, the ever-smiling owner, welcomes you like a long-lost family member with a beaming smile and plenty of sweet aromas.

Twenty-five percent of the American workforce was unemployed. Soup lines prevailed throughout the nation. Veterans of World War I, the war to end all wars, marched on Washington, D. C. demanding the pensions they were promised by the government. They were badly mistreated by the likes Douglas MacArthur. Millionaires were bankrupted by the market collapse. Grown men who were previously employed in good positions were selling apples on street corners or begging for a few cents as they held out their tin cups, awaiting the generosity of anyone with a penny to spare.

You knew something wasn’t right. An atmosphere of silence initiated the opening as the Hemet City Council filed into the room from the closed session and took their seats and took their seats. It was like the lights had dimmed. The usual glow of sunshine was absent. Mayor Pro-tem Karlee Meyer was granted an excused absence.

They call him Wild the Coyote - he’s a singer and songwriter headed toward the top. Currently residing in West Hollywood, he reverses that old adage of “go west young man,” He will soon be aiming his arrows East. He will appear at Hemet’s Derby’s Bar and Grille for a one-night stand on Friday, February 4th.

Covering the San Jacinto City Council meeting by phone is like having a milkshake at the local malt shop, and it goes down sweet and slick. Tuesday night was no except, and it lasted a little over an hour.