Past Tense: October 30, 2014
65 years ago - 1949
Directors of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce voted to “reforest” the San Jacinto Mountains with Sequoia Giganteas.
60 years ago -...
Past Tense: Dec. 15, 2011
55 years ago - 1956
Former California Attorney General Robert Kenny was in town paying a visit to his former business associate, Hazel Cress.
50...
Past Tense: October 5, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Postmaster Harry Wendelken lamented, “There’s Idyllwilds all over the country, and all the mail for the other Idyllwilds comes to...
Past Tense: March 15, 2012
60 years ago - 1952
Dr. M.M. Null announced that he had hundreds of small sequoias to be given to residents and property owners free...
Past Tense: June 22, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Fred Patton revealed he was smuggled into this area. “Back in 1895,” he recalled, “a man stole me from my...
Past Tense: Aug. 18, 2011
60 years ago - 1951
Dutton’s Corner Store, owned by Leigh and Maggie Dutton, opened its doors at Fern Valley Corners on the site of...
Past Tense: March 29, 2018
70 years ago - 1948
As the Lions entertained in honor of their daughters, Ernie Maxwell contributed a chalk talk on “Feminine Fashion.”
65 years ago...
Past Tense: July 23, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
The local square dance class completed nine lessons, which was the complete course, in one week. Then it announced it...
Past Tense: September 12, 2019
Pupils line up to receive a school lunch plate that included salad, a sandwich, a main dish and milk. Parents reported...