Past Tense: Dec. 1, 2011
65 years ago – 1946
Mrs. Huston at the Cedars Cafe in Fern Valley, beside Strawberry Creek, advertised that she wanted to trade a lawn mower for snowshoes.
55 years ago – 1956
Members of the class in government at Desert Sun School journeyed to the Hollywood Bowl to hear President Eisenhower speak.
50 years ago – 1961
Members of the new board named Clarence Bischof president of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce.
20 years ago – 1991
The season’s first snow on Thanksgiving Friday caused 16 vehicle collisions.
15 years ago – 1996
Mt. San Jacinto College was going to offer 16 classes on a variety of topics, from algebra to English, at the Idyllwild-Pine Cove Community Center.
5 years ago – 2006
Released helicopter fuel, a possible source of water contamination at Foster Lake, was found and removed before any contamination occured.
1 year ago – 2010
David Roy’s “Harmony” sculpture, created to replace the Idyllwild Tree Monument, was erected in it’s current location on Village Center Drive in the center of Idyllwild.
