65 years ago – 1951 Town 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.” 60 years ago – 1956 A group of locals set up an Idyllwild booth at the Indio…
65 years ago – 1951 Idyllwild 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. 60 years ago – 1956 Glenn Froehlich, chair of the Chamber Membership Committee, reported that the Hill canvass of local residents netted…
65 years ago – 1951 The paper shortage created by the Korean War caused the Town Crier to announce it was limiting the number of copies for newsstand sales. 60 years ago – 1956 At a hearing on state highways, John Gilman and Dick Elliott of the Chamber of Commerce Roads Committee presented a Chamber…
65 years ago – 1951 Twenty-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. 60 years ago – 1956 “The Cattle King,” starring George Montgomery and Marcia Hendrickson, was being filmed at the Garner Ranch. Part of the action…
65 years ago – 1951 Dr. 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. 60 years ago – 1956 A bond election to purchase Idyllwild Water Company was placed before voters…
65 years ago – 1950 Two men, Mike Dunn and Bill Bratton, set a record for the hike from Idyllwild to Palm Springs, reaching the Richfield Station in 10-1/2 hours. 60 years ago – 1955 Ted Belden, a local furniture manufacturer, led property owners in the mountain resort communities to decide that zoning was not…
65 years ago – 1950 Hill businesses were stocking up for the holidays. Woodland Crafts’ beautiful hand-blocked luncheon cloths were “gifts to excite the most fastidious hostess,” said a Town Crier article. 60 years ago – 1955 Idyllwild School was organizing a program, “Christmas Legends around the World,” to be given in each room of…
65 years ago – 1950 Plans were set for a reforestation project along the highway near the dump. Idyllwild School children were going to assist in planting. 60 years ago – 1955 Throughout the holidays, carolers were traveling around the Hill in a horse-drawn wagon with tinkling sleigh bells. 55 years ago – 1960 Clearing…
65 years ago – 1950 The Idyllwild Riding Club was going to present a real “bang-up” Western show at the Idyllwild Stables arena. 60 years ago – 1955 “Music Round the Town,” the second of a series of 14 music books that Max Krone edited and Bee Krone, his wife, arranged, was published. 55 years…
65 years ago – 1950 “Red,” a barking dog, awakened his sleeping neighbors about 2 a.m. He was alerting them that there was a fire in the Cedars Café. He was deemed a hero. 60 years ago – 1955 At a Town Hall meeting of Idyllwild water users, a bond issue of $265,000 on a…
