Past Tense: August 1, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
Formal opening ceremonies were to be held to mark the completion of the Banning-Idyllwild Highway.
60 years ago - 1953
The U.S....
Past Tense: April 13, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
The U.S. Forest Service reported the insect situation had become critical in the Idyllwild area. Warm weather added another hatch...
Past Tense: October 6, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break the barrier...
Past Tense: December 4, 2014
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...
Past Tense: November 3, 2016
70 years ago - 1946
Ernie and Betty Maxwell founded the Town Crier in the attic of their home using a mimeograph and handwritten headlines.
60...
Past Tense: December 5, 2019
Few failed to enjoy this snow, perhaps the most beautiful one in 20 years. Snowmen and snowwomen appeared both in the...
Past Tense: July 21, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
The Chamber of Commerce, working on a community recreation program, was raffling off a brand new Chevrolet to raise money...
Past Tense: November 20, 2014
65 years ago - 1949
Work was progressing on the first building of the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, with Clarence Bischof as...
Past Tense: May 18, 2017
65 years ago - 1952
A meeting was announced to consider school unification. Under the proposal, Idyllwild’s school would be combined with the Hemet-San...
Past Tense: April 27, 2017
50 years ago – 1967
County supervisors approved a request from the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce for the relocation of butane space heaters at Town...