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The 87th Ramona Outdoor Play, The Official California Outdoor Play, will be held at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet April 17/18, April 24/25 and May 1, 2010.

The Ramona Play is based on the novel "Ramona" by Helen Hunt Jackson, published in 1884.  The play depicts the love story between Ramona and Alessandro and also provides a glimpse of the tragic history of Southern California's native people.

"Ramona" begins on a Mexican rancho in California of the 1850's and describes in detail the lives of the Mexican settlers as well as the lives of the local Indians.

The play surrounds the love story between Ramona and the Indian Alessandro and the serious consequences of that relationship.

I will not describe the play further as it would diminish your experience of the play in all its glory.  Needless to say the play will be worth you while. Check it out.

For more information about the Ramona Play, performance schedule and ticket prices please go to the Ramona Bowl  website.


 
"Water in the Desert" is an exhibit at the Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery dealing with water conservation in SoCal.

The exhibit showcases 42 photographs taken by both Mt. San Jacinto College and Copper Mountain College ( Joshua Tree).

The 42 phototgraphs were taken in such diverse areas as the Coachella Valley, the Salton Sea, Anza Borrego Desert and Diamond Valley Lake.

The photographs will be shown at the Mt. San Jacinto Gallery until Thursday.  The gallery is located on the college campus and open Monday through Thursday from 10am to 4pm.

The college is located in San Jacinto @ 1499 N. State st. 

Entry to the exhibit is free.




 
The Press Enterprise had an interesting story last week about the Cabazon Water district.  Cabazon is located on the I-10 between Banning and Morongo casino. 

The story included a reference to a youtube video.  Even though it's not Hemet related it's still an interesting  look into our common past.  It shows how it was in Cabazon, and may have been in Hemet, a hundred years ago. 

The video describes the pioneer effort to get water, the digging of the San Jacinto tunnel through our local mountains, and other historical points of interest.

Check it out below.


tags: cabazon, hemet, water, san jacinto tunnel, cabazon water district
 
Hwy 74 to Mountain Center, Idyllwild and Lake Hemet is open. 

Today I was able to drive to Scranton Station on Hwy 74 from Valle Vista.

Nice pleasant drive, low traffic, nice and warm.

I recommend the drive to Lake Hemet - after our recent rains the lake level should be much higher than it has been in years.

Lake Hemet and Idyllwild should be coming into their green periods.

Idyllwild should be covered in snow.

For a grerat snow experience check out Humber Park in Idyllwild.



tags:  Hemet, Valle Vista, Mountain Center, Idyllwild, Lake Hemet, Humber Park



 
The California Highway Patrol's San Gorgonio Pass office reports that since November 2009, 16 people have died in 14 collisions in their area of responsibility.

Eight of the fatalities occurred on two roads - Gilman Springs (also known as Gilman Hot Springs)between Moreno Valley/San Jacinto/Hemet and Hwy 79 between San Jacinto and Beaumont.

For the next several months the CHP will increase speed enforcement patrols on these two roads.

Watch your speed, and drive safely.
 
During our recent rains a portion of Hwy 74 to Mountain Center and Idyllwild was washed out.
Currently the road between Valle Vista and Mountain Center is closed in both directions until further notice.

Caltrans has stated that a $1 million repair contract has been awarded to Skanska.  Skanska indicates that if they clean out and reuse an existing concrete box under the road the repair will take 4-5 days.  If, however, the box cannot be reused the repairs will take one to two weeks.

If you are heading up to Lake Hemet, Idyllwild or Anza plan to take an alternate route either through Banning, Sage, Palm Springs or Temecula.

The easiest routes up the hill from Hemet are through Banning or Sage.

 
 
As you may recall, last week I wrote about our local Hemet girl, Michelle Enyeart, being drafted by the LA Sol soccer club.

Last week the LA Times reported that the LA Sol was shut down by the Women's Professional Soccer organization.

The question is, what will Michelle do now?  If you have an idea please leave us a comment.

All of us at Submarina wish Michelle a very prosperous and succesfull year.

Way to go Michelle!




tags: michelle enyeart, la sol, los angeles sol, usa soccer, soccer
 
Michelle Enyeart, Hemet HS class of 2006, has been drafted by the LA Sol football (soccer) club.

I am happy to see that "Shelly," I've known her since she was five when she accompanied her mom Cheryl, who played volleyball at Valley-Wide, has become a star professional athlete.

Michelle spent her college soccer career at the University of Portland where she scored 48 goals and racked up 40 assists.

She will join Marta, Shannon Boxx and other top notch athletes on the LA Sol soccer team.

I'm certain "Shelly" will be a very valuable asset on LA Sol.  Hope to see Michelle in the next Olympic Games.

Congratulations Michelle!





tags: michelle enyeart, enyeart michelle, hemet, hemet high school, hemet hs, marta, shannon boxx, la sol, los angeles sol

Michelle Enyeart Goal  
USD @ Portland