Past Tense: October 27, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
The Town Crier threw a 10th-anniversary potluck celebration at Town Hall. Everyone was invited to come and “talk over old...
Past Tense: October 20, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
Hill Republicans and Independent voters turned out 134 strong to the Dwight Eisenhower birthday party at the Hillbilly Lodge. Featured...
Past Tense: October 13, 2016
55 years ago - 1961
Bonnar Blong, local game manager, reported the extreme drought had caused a drastic drop in the number of coyotes, bobcats...
Past Tense: October 6, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break the barrier...
Past Tense: September 29, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
Local Forest Service firefighters had a harrowing close call as they fought a 10,500-acre inferno after a jet crashed in...
Past Tense: September 22, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
Nearly 400 county educators, administrators and groups concerned with education held an all-day meeting on the campus of the Arts...
Past Tense: September 15, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
As summer was drawing to a close, many Idyllwild businesses went on a winter schedule, including the Town Crier, which...
Past Tense: September 8, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
The Christian Science Church was being built on Cedar Street.
55 years ago - 1961
Keith Froelich hiked 86,992 feet while measuring...
Past Tense: August 25, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
Tahquitz Pines dedicated the new stone entrance archway at a ceremony attended by more than 100 people.
55 years ago -...
Past Tense: August 18, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
Dutton’s Corner Store, owned by Leigh and Maggie Dutton, opened its doors at Fern Valley Corners on the site of...