Past tense: August 14, 2014
65 years ago - 1949
Jim Wellman displayed a 140-pound mountain lion, the 30th one he had killed in the mountain region since he began...
Past Tense: December 25, 2014
65 years ago - 1949
The Kemp sawmill was sold to a Big Bear firm. All of its logging equipment was moved off the Hill.
60...
Past Tense: April 7, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
Ranchers and property owners in the Anza Valley organized an electric cooperative to bring electricity to 300,000 agricultural acres.
60 years...
Past Tense: April 6, 2017
60 years ago - 1957
Bee Krone composed the song “Let’s Keep America Beautiful,” and Philippe Buhler composed music for a string quartet that...
Past Tense: November 6, 2014
65 years ago - 1949
The Town Crier was starting its fourth year publishing a newspaper on the Hill.
60 years ago - 1954
An open meeting...
Past Tense: May 26, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
Sportland, in the village center, put up umbrella tables outside by the pool.
60 years ago - 1956
Seven students graduated from...
Past Tense: Nov. 17, 2011
65 years ago - 1946
The new electrical substation was almost ready for service. It was expected to greatly improve power service for the Hill.
55...
Past Tense: August 18, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
Dutton’s Corner Store, owned by Leigh and Maggie Dutton, opened its doors at Fern Valley Corners on the site of...
Past Tense: September 29, 2016
60 years ago - 1956
Local Forest Service firefighters had a harrowing close call as they fought a 10,500-acre inferno after a jet crashed in...
Past Tense: August 4, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
At a joint Chamber and Lions Club committee meeting, members announced plans for a community recreation program the Lions would...