Idyllwild Fourth of July Parade
Past Tense: July 9, 2015
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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…
Past Tense: September 13, 2018
70 years ago – 1948 The Sportland amusement center burned to the ground. 65 years ago – 1953 Forty volunteer searchers combed the hills of upper Fern Valley searching for a 7-year-old girl who had wandered off with her dog. She was found in the middle of the night curled up asleep in the middle…
