Safety concern at Safeway

Odin Rasco

Staff writer

The Safeway in Pollock

Pines was temporarily closed Friday morning due to a buildup of snow on the roof.

“Unfortunately due to possible roof damage and integrity, our Pollock Pines Safeway will be temporarily closed,” read a social media post made around 7 a.m.

The grocery store was reopened by 1 p.m., but visitors could see a crew outside preparing shovels and snowblowers to tackle the mass of snow that had accumulated on the roof from the recent storms.

Safeway policy precludes employees or contractors from speaking to the press, so no details regarding the extent of possible damage were made available. A lone ceiling panel near the deli was missing in the store, with a bucket sitting on the floor below to collect dripping water.

Members of the snowclearing crew told the Mountain Democrat the snow on the roof was too deep to tell if the roof was damaged, with the piles of powder ranging between 5 and 8 feet in height. One joked that when he is on the roof, he would disappear

Obituaries

Howard Perry Tillotson (Jack)

Jan. 14, 1925 – Nov. 18, 2022 unless he held his hand straight up.

Born Jan. 14,1925 to Mary Furlow & Bruce A. Tillotson. Passed peacefully in his home on Nov. 18, 2022.

He lifeguarded as a young man in San Diego until he joined the navy at 18. He served on the USS Tomahawk in the Pacific during WWII.

He met & married June in 1949. Their love endured for 72 years.

A graduate of Cal Poly, he earned a Bachelor & Masters Degree in Health & Education. In 1952, his need to help disadvantaged youth led him to San Diego Boys Ranch as a teacher & vice principal.

Roofs across the county have had a rough go during this winter’s onslaught of strong storms, with several collapsing completely.