65 years ago – 1950

The Idyllwilders Square Dance Club rested its dances until spring.

 

60 years ago – 1955

The village was crowded with people when the first good snowstorm of the season hit. The TC reported that people “piled out of cars and into snowbanks, heaving snowballs at their friends.”

 

55 years ago – 1960

Temperatures in Idyllwild hit a five-year low; Idyllwild Dairy reported a reading of 5 degrees.

 

50 years ago – 1965

Real estate ads in the TC showed a furnished, 2-bedroom home listed at $19,000; a 2-room “secluded hideaway” on 1/2-acre lot for $7,500 and a 3-bedroom home with fireplace, loft and view of Tahquitz for $25,000.

 

45 years ago – 1970

Five years after the first planning meeting, the Idyllwild sewer disposal project was 90 percent complete. Service was expected to start in March.

 

40 years ago – 1975

Hill resident Claude Ryan, aviation pioneer, was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio.

 

35 years ago – 1980

Building a Pine Cove to Idyllwild hiking trail was discussed at the Pine Cove Property Owners Association board meeting.

 

30 years ago – 1985

Drivers were warned to watch out for “The Great Anza to Hemet Cattle Drive,” a two-day drive of 100 cattle and 50 horseback riders making their way from Anza to the Farmers Fair held at Hemet Fairgrounds.

 

25 years ago – 1990

Josh Bishof, 12, of Mountain Center was competing for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Luge Team.

 

20 years ago – 1995

Local business owners reported a record number of visitors over the New Year’s holiday week. “It’s been like a Saturday night for the past eight days since Christmas Eve,” said Phyllis Kirchner, general manager of O’Sullivan’s Tavern in the Pines.

 

15 years ago – 2000

Jeri Sue Haney, manager of Idyllwild’s Guaranty Federal Bank,  celebrated New Year’s Day after it was announced there was nary a Y2K glitch in bank operations.

 

10 years ago – 2005

Deputy  Chief Steve Kunkle was selected as the new fire chief by the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission.

 

5 years ago – 2010

Filmed in Idyllwild, Festival Director Stephen Savage’s feature film “Legacy” anchored the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema with a red-carpet world premiere at the festival main venue, The Rustic Theatre.

 

1 year ago – 2014

In the space of one week, a series of six earthquakes shook the Idyllwild area along the San Jacinto Fault.