A motorhome crashed and tipped onto its side while towing a horse trailer along State Route 20 east of Clear Lake on Sunday evening, sending the trailer down an embankment and reportedly killing three horses.
Water still drips from remaining gaps in portions of the Palace Hotel roof, creating small shallow pools scattered across the landmark’s ground floor. It is dank inside the cavernous structure; a reminder of the toll decades of wet winter weather is taking on the Palace’s interior.
"To say Kurt was the best husband, father, grandfather, and friend would be the biggest understatement. Those who were lucky enough to truly know Kurt considered him the best person they had ever met and a hero to many. Kurt is who we should all aspire to be. The world would be a utopian society if we all were more like Kurt Smallcomb."