Idyllwild Fourth of July Parade






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






70 years ago – 1952Townsfolk were invited to a premiere showing of “Ballad of Idyllwild,” a movie made on the campus of ISOMATA (now Idyllwild Arts Academy). Marais and Miranda were the authors, and Meredith Willson contributed to the theme song. 65 years ago – 1957Diane Hunt, daughter of the Errol Hunts, and Tim Matthews,…
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 of charge. The little redwoods were grown for planting in the community. 55 years ago – 1957 Clarence Bischof purchased the San Jacinto Lumber Yard. 50 years ago – 1962…
70 years ago – 1947 Fred Patton revealed he was smuggled into this area. “Back in 1895,” he recalled, “a man stole me from my folks up in Sonoma County. He was interested in gold mining over by Kenworthy and he hijacked me along to help him.” The mining experience didn’t amount to much, but…
55 years ago – 1961 The Forest Service conducted an inventory of timber in the May Valley area where a critical insect problem exsisted to appraise value and quality of lumber. 50 years ago – 1966 Town Hall celebrated its 20th year with exhibits, a buffet and entertainment. 45 years ago – 1971 By enacting…
70 years ago – 1950 The director of ISOMATA (now Idyllwild Arts Academy) announced that a four-week workshop session was canceled because a number of the male students notified the school they could not attend due to the “unsettled world condition.” 65 years ago – 1955 Ladies of the Guild were hard at work getting…
65 years ago – 1950 Plans for state riding and hiking trails received a boost when Hector Switzer inspected portions of the local trail system and reported them favorable. 60 years ago – 1955 Village Market was selling Thanksgiving turkeys for 47 cents a pound and fresh cranberries for 19 cents a pound. 55 years…