70 years ago – 1948

At the Idyllwild Dairy, Liz, a 7-year-old Guernsey, hit a maximum yield of 11 gallons of milk per day.

65 years ago – 1953

A single-engine Navy Douglas Skyraider crashed into the mountain, killing its pilot. The plane was one of four flying a routine night flight. It became separated from the others and plunged into the canyon near South Fork.

60 years ago – 1958

Harry James reported discovery of a 15-foot pictograph in the Black Mountain region. He thought it might have been a ceremonial site used by Mountain Cahuillas.

55 years ago – 1963

The Riverside County Boy Scout Council sent more than 100 boys and elders to camp in the snow in Skunk Cabbage Meadow on a cold weather weekend outing in the Wild Area.

50 years ago – 1968

A swinging service of holy rock was presented by young people of the Episcopal Church at Town Hall.

45 years ago – 1973

Gertrude Millikan called the fire department for help. Then, Jim Johnson happened to stop by and solved the problem. The snake under her sofa was a rubber one, left by mischievous grandchildren.

40 years ago – 1978

California Highway Patrol officials reported that seven people died on local mountain roads in 1977 — a substantial increase from no reported traffic-related deaths in 1976. Most of the deaths were attributed to drivers exceeding the speed limit.

35 years ago – 1983

When a dead, 85-foot pine tree was cut down in Fern Valley, Southern California Edison crews had to put up a utility pole to reconnect power lines and a street lamp light that had been attached to the tree. But when crews were drilling a hole for the pole they hit a water line, causing a gusher.

30 years ago – 1988

The Idyllwild Post Office marked a record Christmas season with a 25-percent increase in letter and parcel delivery. Postmaster Robert Cates attributed the increase to population growth, noting that there had been a recent corresponding surge in post office box rentals.

25 years ago – 1993

Strawberry Creek was turned into a roaring rapid and the pedestrian bridge at the Highway 243 Strawberry Creek Bridge replacement project was washed away due to several days of heavy rain.

20 years ago – 1998

It was announced that two gifts totaling $20,000 had almost doubled the Idyllwild Community Fund’s invested capital. The fund, established in 1996 with an anonymous $10,000 gift, was set up to provide grants to local nonprofit organizations serving the community.

15 years ago – 2003

About 65 peace activists gathered at the Tree Monument to protest a possible war with Iraq.

10 years ago – 2008

Remi Shea Keefer, born at 12:19 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, was Idyllwild’s first baby of the new year.

5 years ago – 2013

Local business owners met at the Idyllwild Fire Station to discuss a range of options they could take to deter further commercial burglaries.

1 year ago – 2017

The Hill received nearly 2 inches of rain since New Year’s with more rain and possibly some snow in the forecast for the week.