Past Tense: August 31, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Fifty people gathered at Dutch Flat to witness the christening of a well for the Idyllwild Water Company. At the...
Past Tense: August 24, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Lightning struck more than 80 times in this section of the national forest during an August thunderstorm. Only five of...
Past Tense: August 17, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Idyllwild School faced a crisis. There wasn’t enough room to accommodate the anticipated enrollment of 125 kids.
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“Alexander’s Ragtime...
Past Tense: August 10, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Fern Valley Garage advertised “Expert Repair Service, Greeting Cards, Gift Wrappings.”
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Electric power was on its way to Pine...
Past Tense: August 3, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
A new telephone service was inaugurated, offering six trunk lines to Hemet.
65 years ago - 1952
Paul and Mary Gormley were...
Past Tense: July 27, 2017
65 years ago - 1952
Capt. Carmen Durr-ance, international president of NIP, was on the Hill. NIP stands for Not Important People. The organization was...
Past Tense: July 20, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Town Crier visited the Kretsingers: “In the front room, a rehearsal of the Mounted Music Makers was in process. Jean...
Past Tense: July 6, 2017
65 years ago - 1952
Evie Kretsinger passed on a comment on TV: “Before the dawn of civilization, primitive man ate raw meat in dark...
Past Tense: June 29, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
It was announced that whoever was nearest the button would blow the fire siren daily at noon. No guarantee was...
Past Tense: June 22, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Fred Patton revealed he was smuggled into this area. “Back in 1895,” he recalled, “a man stole me from my...