Idyllwild Fourth of July Parade






Past Tense: July 9, 2015
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Idyllwild Fourth of July Parade






70 years ago – 1948 Movie star Tim Holt was in town with a film company shooting a western picture in Garner Valley. He brought his favorite movie horse, Lightning, for the film shooting. 65 years ago – 1953 Four children — Earlene Dick, Jimmy Johnson, Gary Anderson and Arty Yates — formed the entire…
55 years ago – 1957 During what used to be conservation week, Izaak Walton League hosted the Junior Rangers and Girl Scouts at the town hall, where together they performed a playlet and multiple skits about conserving natural resources. 50 years ago – 1962 Dr. Earl Herald, curator of the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco,…
70 years ago – 1952Work began on a new bridge across Strawberry Creek at Fern Valley Corners, replacing a 25-year-old wooden structure. 65 years ago – 1957It was the wettest May anyone could remember. The season’s total rain and snowfall was 5 inches below normal, but late rains and snows were extremely beneficial as summer…
65 years ago – 1949 Pete Hibbert passed away. He had been the lookout atop Tahquitz Peak for many years. 60 years ago – 1954 The American Legion Post 800 held a turkey shoot at the Idyllwild Rifle and Pistol Club near Mountain Center. 55 years ago – 1959 Golfers were testing…
65 years ago – 1947 Fern Valley Garage advertised “Expert Repair Service, Greeting Cards, Gift Wrappings.” • • • Electric power was on its way to Pine Cove. Plans for a line from the Idyllwild Substation had been started prior to the war but were curtailed because of shortages. 60 years ago – 1952…
65 years ago – 1948 Bill Butler’s masterpiece, a huge totem pole, was about to be installed in front of the Idyllwild Inn. The pole weighed more than 3 tons, and required 136 hours of carving and 36 hours of painting. 60 years ago – 1953 A “beach” area was added to the Idyllwild Plunge…