70 years ago – 1949 Jim Wellman displayed a 140-pound mountain lion, the 30th one he had killed in the mountain region since he began trapping as a boy. 65 years ago – 1954 The Idyllwild School of Conservation and Natural Science had 130 students enrolled for the summer session. The students were constructing log…
70 years ago – 1949 The Women’s Guild of the Community Presbyterian Church was raising money via bake sales for a new roof for the manse. 65 years ago – 1954 Barbara Wilson was honored at a community bridal shower at the Idyllwild Inn. Her marriage to Bud Hunt was scheduled for Oc tober. 60…
70 years ago – 1949 Reginald Pole, distinguished Shakespearean actor, was in Idyllwild for the summer. He was developing a cultural lecture series on the hill. 65 years ago – 1954 A burn-the-mortgage campaign was underway to wipe out the remaining $1,500 indebtedness on Town Hall. 60 years ago – 1959 Ansel Adams, renowned photographer,…
70 years ago – 1949 A committee was chosen to supervise building the new Presbyterian Community Church next to the manse. 65 years ago – 1954 A 25-year-old Thermal man drowned while swimming in Lake Fulmor. He was the lake’s first victim. 60 years ago – 1959 The Chamber put on a hugely successful chuckwagon…
70 years ago – 1949 A public swimming pool was opened in the center of town on the site of the old Sportland. 65 years ago – 1954 Special events being planned for the Fourth of July included a Cowboy Rodeo, a Community Campfire and a Woodsman’s Breakfast. 60 years ago – 1959 The State…
70 years ago – 1949 Chuck Holmes was the local boy selected for Boys State by the American Legion Post 800. 65 years ago – 1954 The Chamber of Com- merce was planning to host a chuckwagon dinner for the annual Fourth of July celebration. 60 years ago – 1959 Camp Maranatha’s new assembly hall,…
70 years ago – 1949 The newly formed lake on the Banning-Idyllwild Highway was officially named Lake Fulmor in honor of Alex C. Fulmor, county planning commissioner and surveyor whose mission and ingenuity played a prominent part in the realization of the highway. 65 years ago – 1954 Desert Sun School held commencement exercises for…
70 years ago – 1949 Thirty campsites were being installed at Lake Fulmor. 65 years ago – 1954 Building permits is- sued on the Hill were at a record high. 60 years ago – 1959 In a freak accident, Lily Rock claimed its first victim in more than 24 years. Daniel Guiner, 23, a Cal…
70 years ago – 1949 Although there was snow along the shoreline of Hidden Lake, the lake itself was bone dry. There was speculation that a sharp earthquake during the winter opened a crack and drained off the water. 65 years ago – 1954 Ana Mary Elliott headed an Izaak Walton League committee dedicated to…
70 years ago – 1949 Twelve students were in the seventh-grade graduating class at Idyllwild School. Their teacher was Keith Sanberg. 65 years ago – 1954 Searchers were relieved when Jimmy Hartman, 3-1/2 years old, was found unharmed but cramped inside an abandoned ice box. He had been missing for eight hours. 60 years ago…
