70 years ago – 1951Snow plows were busy with a 2-foot snowfall. 65 years ago – 1956Chamber Membership Chair Glenn Froehlich reported that reaching the goal of 500 Chamber memberships was getting close with a current total of 394 members. 60 years ago – 1961Because of the continued absence of moisture, the Forest Service posted…
70 years ago – 1951Ideas for community betterment were discussed at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Among the suggestions offered: youth projects and recreation facilities, trash cans around the village, conservation education and individual meditation. Seems like some individuals have been meditating on these issues for some time. 65 years ago – 1956The annual report…
70 years ago – 1951The Lions Club was making plans to construct a children’s playground adjacent to Town Hall. 65 years ago – 1956It was Civil Defense Week on the Hill. Local stores were displaying emergency supplies and residents were asked to learn about being prepared for an emergency. 60 years ago – 1961Rodney Welch…
70 years ago – 1951Town Crier founder and publisher Ernie Maxwell was the moderator of the Chamber’s Community Night for “the Hillfolk’s get-together to exchange ideas of what they want to see accomplished on the Hill.” 65 years ago – 1956A group of locals set up an Idyllwild booth at the Indio Fair. It featured…
70 years ago – 1951Idyllwild Fire Chief Bill Price had his truck equipped with a radio so he could keep in touch with the California Department of Forestry Fire Station in Perris. 65 years ago – 1956Glenn Froehlich, chair of the Chamber Membership Committee, reported that the Hill canvass of local residents netted 101 new…
70 years ago – 1951The paper shortage created by the Korean War caused the Town Crier to announce it was limiting the number of copies for newsstand sales. 65 years ago – 1956At a hearing on state highways, John Gilman and Dick Elliott of the Chamber of Commerce Roads Committee presented a Chamber request that…
70 years ago – 1951Twenty-four men, representing areas from Thomas Mountain to Pine Cove, were taking training as members of the Emergency Auxiliary of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. 65 years ago – 1956“The Cattle King,” starring George Montgomery and Marcia Hendrickson, was being filmed at the Garner Ranch. Part of the action included a…
70 years ago – 1951Dr. M.M. Null directed the set up of Town Hall’s basement as a Red Cross emergency clinic. Its purpose was to handle emergencies arising out of the Korean War and possible A-bomb attacks. 65 years ago – 1956A bond election to purchase Idyllwild Water Company was placed before voters in the…
Dear editor:I think we need to express our appreciation and gratitude to Christina and Kelsi at our local post office.They were virtually abandoned on the job during a pandemic and at the U.S. Postal Service’s busiest time of year. Yet, they stepped up to the situation and heroically maintained the operations under impossible circumstances.Yes, there…
65 years ago – 1956An explosion heard at 10 minutes to midnight on New Year’s Eve was attributed to pranksters and dynamite. Some minor damage resulted. 60 years ago – 1961Keith Froehlich was engaged to Bonnie Pitts of North Hollywood, whom he had met when she was a summer camp counselor at Camp Maranatha. 55…
