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Past Tense: July 9, 2015
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Past Tense: February 21, 2018
70 years ago – 1949 The U.S. Forest Service reported that 90 inches of snow had fallen in Idyllwild since Oct. 1. 65 years ago – 1954 Local children, in the spirit of making this “America’s Cleanest Forest,” launched a cleanup campaign. 60 years ago – 1959 ISOMATA appointed a committee to develop plans for…
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75 years ago – 1948 “Ma’s New Husband,” the first production of the Mountain Players, was a big hit. Evie Kretsinger and Leigh Dutton headed the cast. 70 years ago – 1953 Boxes were placed in village stores for gifts of food and clothing for American Indians on the Santa Rosa reservation. 65 years ago…
Past Tense: February 14, 2019
70 years ago – 1949 There were 30 to 40 inches of snow on the ground in town. Art Morris, county road foreman, reported more than 96 hours of overtime worked by his snowplow crew during January. 65 years ago – 1954 Fire destroyed a Pine Cove cabin owned by Vera Dews. It had formerly…
Past Tense: November 21, 2019
70 years ago – 1949 Work was progressing on the first building of the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Idyllwild Arts Academy), with Clarence Bischof as contractor. 65 years ago – 1954 The first rain of the season finally arrived on Nov. 11. 60 years ago – 1959 The mysterious X Disease,…
Past Tense: Feb. 23, 2012
60 years ago – 1952 Townsfolk were invited to a premiere showing of “Ballad of Idyllwild,” a movie made on the campus of ISOMATA (now the Idyllwild Arts Academy). Marais and Miranda were the authors, and Meredith Willson contributed to the theme song. 55 years ago – 1957 The search was abandoned for a nude…
Past Tense: February 6, 2020
70 years ago – 1950 In order to share responsibility for Town Hall, various organizations were planning to put on benefits for upkeep of the community building. 65 years ago – 1955 Fire Chief Bill Price reported that 13 fire alarms, of which six required no action, had been answered in the previous year. 60…
