65 years ago – 1947
“Hurricane Force Winds Leave Idyllwild in a Shamble,” screamed the Town Crier’s page one headline. The George Thomas Cedar, oldest tree on the mountain, was uprooted.
60 years ago – 1952
Heavy rains in Hemet almost flooded the Armistice Day parade, which included a float entered by the Idyllwild PTA. James Taylor rode on the float as Uncle Sam.
55 years ago – 1957
Chuck Winkauf was placed in charge of Christmas decorating for the newly-formed Chamber of Commerce of the San Jacinto Mountains headed by Clarence Bischof. Bill Miller was named president of the Idyllwild Chamber.
50 years ago – 1962
About 71 percent of the Hill’s registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 6 election, voting heavily Republican. Richard Nixon received 415 votes for governor against Pat Brown’s 187.
40 years ago – 1972
A week of storms brought the moisture total to twice the 1971 figure, and raised hopes that a wet winter was starting. Pine Cove got 4 inches of snow.
35 years ago – 1977
November was declared “Numbers Month” in Pine Cove. Lafe Ralstin, a member of the Pine Cove Property Owners Association, agreed to start a number-your-house campaign. Marking addresses on homes would help officials during an emergency, association members agreed.
30 years ago – 1982
About 100 people attended the Veterans Day program in the center of Idyllwild and saw a new flag raised on a new flagpole.
25 years ago – 1987
Plans were announced for the removal of nearly 4 million gallons of silt from Foster Lake so that the water storage could be brought up to its original capacity.
20 years ago – 1992
With the population growing in Southern California, phone companies found it harder and harder to assign new telephone numbers. To solve the situation, GTE California, Pacific Bell and Contel enacted a new 909 area code by splitting the 714 area code.
15 years ago – 1997
Idyllwild School classroom computers were being connected to the Internet.
5 years ago – 2007
A woman and her children, hiking on Deer Springs Trail, discovered the body of a deceased male, who was believed to have been dead for about a week.
1 year ago – 2011
A divided Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commission selected Pete Capparelli to fulfill the final two years of former Commissioner Ben Killingsworth’s term.
