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Category: Past Tense

Steve Friemoth dives into Lake Fulmor to retrieve a California Department of Fish and Game trout truck that rolled backward and sank in 1998.	File Photo

Past Tense: June 13, 2013

Share/Bookmark 65 years ago – 1948 Pala Indians had predicted 11 days of rain in May, but none fell. 60 years ago – 1953 Volunteers were asked to report to the Town Hall campfire area to build a platform and seats for the community campfire programs. 55 years ago – 1958 It was estimated that [...]

Jan Kunkle, part-time clerk sorts mail in the new post office building in 1978. 	FIle photo

Past Tense: June 6, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 Due to error, Dick Elliott’s name was omitted from the ballot in the school district election. But the diligence of his supporters resulted in 160 write-in votes for Elliott, and he won. 50 years ago – 1963 A Lynwood glider pilot unexpectedly set his craft down on a green at [...]

Snow pounded Pine Cove Saturday afternoon in mid May, 2008, covering this manzanita with a sheet of white fluff. File photo

Past Tense: May 30, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 Town Crier raised its annual subscription rate to $2.50. The paper was biweekly except during summer, when it was published every week. 60 years ago – 1953 A new business opening in Fern Valley Corners was Bill Francisco’s Professional Pharmacy. 55 years ago – 1958 A variety show at Town [...]

Rotarians Dick Jordan, Ralph Hamilton and Malcolm H. King practice flipping flapjacks in preparation for the club’s 1983 Apfel Pfannkuchen Breakfast at Town Hall. Idyllwild will be buzzing with activities this coming weekend. Find out what’s happening in the Arts & Entertainment Calendar on page 12. File photo

Past Tense: May 23, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 A cold wave caused temperatures to drop to 23 degrees. 60 years ago – 1953 Woodland Park Manor held an open house, inviting the community to inspect its completely furnished units. Accommodation rates were $10 to $15 per couple. 55 years ago – 1958 Ernie Maxwell’s mother, Maude Maxwell, was [...]

This little electric car was on display during the 1993 Earth Fair at Town Hall. This year’s event takes place this weekend, still at Town Hall and marks the festival’s 24th year.          File photo

Past Tense: May 16, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 Plans were being made for The Wild Idle Days celebration to be held in July. 60 years ago – 1953 Dick and Virginia Homan took over operation of the Hillbilly Variety Store while owner Edith Oliver recuperated from surgery. 55 years ago – 1958 Idyllwild’s first massage parlor was opened. [...]

Oreo

Creature Corner: May 9, 2013

Share/BookmarkOreo is our special dog of the month. Just like April, he is blooming with new tricks. Only a couple years old, this bright Chihuahua mix attends Mt. Pawly Tech training school and has a report card that he is so proud of. Basic commands are a piece of cake, such as sit, down, and [...]

Idyllwild musical trio, The Alpiners — Bud Hunt, Mansi Kern and George Martinak — toured the village during the Bear Flag Festival in May 1963, accompanied by folk singers and dancers.	File photo

Past Tense: May 9, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley Mutual Water Company installed a 420,000-gallon water tank on Strawberry Creek. 60 years ago – 1953 A record-breaking crowd of anglers hit the Hill for the opening of trout season. A crowd of 1,500 to 2,000 lined banks of Strawberry Creek shoulder-to-shoulder on opening day. 55 years ago [...]

Firefighters Steve Friemoth, center, and Larry Donahoo, right, attend a safety class conducted by Randy Smith, left, of Suburban Propane in this May 1988 photo. 	File photo

Past Tense: May 2, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 A handful of energetic men, women and children scrambled up and down Strawberry Creek, building little dams. The purpose was to deepen the pools and provide quieter living conditions for fish. 60 years ago – 1953 The Chamber of Commerce published a 32-page pictorial magazine called “We Live in Idyllwild” [...]

Advertisement published April 26, 1963.

Past Tense: April 25, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 All major streams in the mountains had been stocked for the May 1 trout opener. Among the volunteers were a couple of young boys, Jimmy Johnson and Don Brolin. 60 years ago – 1953 The Chamber of Commerce took action to see how the disturbance caused by bugles and loudspeakers [...]

Frank Ferro, center, plays Alessandro, the hero of the Ramona Pageant for the 61st annual production at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet in April 1988. Accompanying Ferro were Terry Gross as Ramona and Mary Lozano as Mara.  File photo

Past Tense: April 18, 2013

Share/Bookmark65 years ago – 1948 The Town Crier reported that Editor Ernie Maxwell’s cat had five new kittens. 60 years ago – 1953 Sunset magazine featured an article about Idyllwild. 55 years ago – 1958 Actor David Niven stopped at Doro’s Market and visited for a while. 50 years ago – 1963 Five Orange County [...]

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