Past Tense: August 11, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
The wild turkeys turned loose on the Wellman ranch were doing well and reproducing as hoped.
60 years ago - 1956
The...
Past Tense: December 23, 2021
70 years ago - 1951The Lions Club viewed Korean War combat films at Fern Valley Lodge. The movies showed U.S. Marines withdrawing...
Past Tense: March 17, 2016
65 years ago - 1951
A civilian flyer crashed in the Dutch Flat area. Rescuers had found him stumbling barefoot along the highway, after spending...
Past Tense: August 19, 2021
70 years ago - 1951Dutton’s Corner Store, owned by Leigh and Maggie Dutton, opened its doors at Fern Valley Corners on the...
Past Tense: April 11, 2019
The November 1965 storms caused this wash-out on Highway 243 near the current wash-out near Bay Tree Spring. The road was...
Past Tense: September 18, 2014
65 years ago - 1949
The Chamber of Commerce reported a profit from its Gold Rush celebration at Town Hall.
60 years ago - 1954
Playing at...
Past Tense: March 5, 2020
Town Crier archives
70 years ago - 1950 Ernie Maxwell and Ralph Accardi, conducting...
Past Tense: August 23, 2018
70 years ago - 1948
At long last, a suitable place was found for a mountain branch of the county library — a small building...
Past Tense: Sept. 27, 2012
60 years ago - 1952
Extra game wardens were assigned to the mountains as deer season opened. A record crowd of hunters was anticipated.
55 years...
Past Tense: February 12, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
By Feb. 15, the season’s total rainfall was 20 inches. Snow line was above 6,500 feet, and the weather was...