Past Tense: February 4, 2021

70 years ago - 1951Idyllwild Fire Chief Bill Price had his truck equipped with a radio so he could keep in touch...

Past Tense: January 28, 2021

Construction workers were busy with cleanup operations at a newly constructed auxiliary spillway at Lake Hemet Dam. Photo ran Jan. 29,...

Past Tense: January 21, 2021

70 years ago - 1951Twenty-four men, representing areas from Thomas Mountain to Pine Cove, were taking training as members of the Emergency...

Past Tense: January 14, 2021

70 years ago - 1951Dr. M.M. Null directed the set up of Town Hall’s basement as a Red Cross emergency clinic. Its...

Readers Write: Gratitude

Dear editor:I think we need to express our appreciation and gratitude to Christina and Kelsi at our local post office.They were virtually...

Past Tense: January 7, 2020

65 years ago - 1956An explosion heard at 10 minutes to midnight on New Year’s Eve was attributed to pranksters and dynamite....

Past Tense: December 31, 2020

65 years ago - 1955Miss Ettie Lee of Los Angeles was the new owner of Pinos Altos, formally operated as a girl...

Past Tense: December 24, 2020

70 years ago - 1950Two men, Mike Dunn and Bill Bratton, set a record for the hike from Idyllwild to Palm Springs,...

Past Tense: December 17, 2020

70 years ago - 1950 Hill businesses were stocking up for the holidays. Woodland Crafts’ beautiful hand-blocked luncheon cloths...

Past Tense: December 10, 2020

70 years ago - 1950Plans were set for a reforestation project along the highway near the dump. Idyllwild School children were going...
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