Past Tense: October 27, 2016

60 years ago - 1956 The Town Crier threw a 10th-anniversary potluck celebration at Town Hall. Everyone was invited to come and “talk over old...

Past Tense: October 20, 2016

60 years ago - 1956 Hill Republicans and Independent voters turned out 134 strong to the Dwight Eisenhower birthday party at the Hillbilly Lodge. Featured...

Past Tense: October 13, 2016

55 years ago - 1961 Bonnar Blong, local game manager, reported the extreme drought had caused a drastic drop in the number of coyotes, bobcats...

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: 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: September 22, 2016

60 years ago - 1956 Nearly 400 county educators, administrators and groups concerned with education held an all-day meeting on the campus of the Arts...

Past Tense: September 15, 2016

60 years ago - 1956 As summer was drawing to a close, many Idyllwild businesses went on a winter schedule, including the Town Crier, which...

Past Tense: September 8, 2016

60 years ago - 1956 The Christian Science Church was being built on Cedar Street. 55 years ago - 1961 Keith Froelich hiked 86,992 feet while measuring...

Past Tense: August 25, 2016

60 years ago - 1956 Tahquitz Pines dedicated the new stone entrance archway at a ceremony attended by more than 100 people. 55 years ago -...

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...
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