Past Tense: November 28, 2021
65 years ago - 1956Some Banning youngsters took a one-day outdoor education course at the Arts Foundation. One of them later wrote...
Past Tense: November 11, 2021
70 years ago - 1951Building started on the new Idyllwild Motel, a 10-unit structure on Pine Crest behind La Cantina.
Past Tense: October 28, 2021
65 years ago - 1956The Town Crier threw a 10th-anniversary potluck celebration at Town Hall. Everyone was invited to come and “talk...
Past Tense: October 21, 2021
65 years ago - 1956Hill Republicans and Independent voters turned out 134 strong to the Dwight Eisenhower birthday party at the Hillbilly...
Past Tense: October 14, 2021
60 years ago - 1961Bonnar Blong, local game manager, reported the extreme drought had caused a drastic drop in the number of...
Past Tense: October 7, 2021
65 years ago - 1956The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break...
Past Tense: September 30, 2012
65 years ago - 1956Local Forest Service firefighters had a harrowing close call as they fought a 10,500-acre inferno after a jet...
Past Tense: September 23, 2021
65 years ago - 1956Nearly 400 county educators, administrators and groups concerned with education held an all-day meeting on the campus of...
Past Tense: September 16, 2016
65 years ago - 1956As summer was drawing to a close, many Idyllwild businesses went on a winter schedule, including the Town...
Past Tense: September 9, 2021
In September 1971, Frank Dixon (left) planned to celebrate his 89th birthday that month by challenging Bill...