70 years ago – 1951The Lions Club was making plans to construct a children’s playground adjacent to Town Hall. 65 years ago – 1956It was Civil Defense Week on the Hill. Local stores were displaying emergency supplies and residents were asked to learn about being prepared for an emergency. 60 years ago – 1961Rodney Welch…
70 years ago – 1951Izaak Walton League members took part in a work party, cleaning the Fuller Mill Creek campground. 65 years ago – 1956Inie and Johnny Wilson celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. 60 years ago – 1961In addition to a parade, carnival, square dance and ball, the fifth-annual Idyllwild Bear Festival featured a Pauline…
70 years ago – 1951A summer drought was anticipated all over Southern California; consequently, water rationing was being discussed. The Town Crier urged the local water companies to discuss a cooperative plan. 65 years ago – 1956It was the last trout season opener and hundreds of anglers lined Lake Fulmor. From then on, trout fishing…
70 years ago – 1951The last troop of Marines left Dark Canyon after completing several months of cold weather training to prepare for combat in Korea. 65 years ago – 1956Members of several community groups — the Hilltoppers, Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and the PTA — met to discuss the development of recreational activities…
70 years ago – 1951The Department of Fish and Game released a flock of 28 Mexican Bronze wild turkeys. The intent was to establish a plentiful enough population to permit hunting in local forests. 65 years ago – 1956A group of green thumbers met at Hazel Wright’s home to form the Idyllwild Garden Club. Wright…
70 years ago – 1951Ranchers and property owners in the Anza Valley organized an electric cooperative to bring electricity to 300,000 agricultural acres. 65 years ago – 1956Max and Bee Krone, together with Meredith Willson, wrote a new Smokey Bear song that was approved by the U.S. Congress. The Krones also finished another tune called…
65 years ago – 1956The American Legion Post 800 elected Kent Bischof to be Idyllwild’s representative to Boys State. 60 years ago – 1961The Idyllwild Post Office moved to a new location beside Eleanor Park in the center of town. It boasted 880 boxes, more than twice the former number. 55 years ago – 1966Idyllwild…
70 years ago – 1951Hazel Cress raised more than $60 for the Mountain Branch of the American Red Cross going door-to-door in a single-day campaign. 65 years ago – 1956The Idyllwild Inn was growing more mountainy every minute. In addition to the Native motif, mountain-made Pinecraft furniture had been added to the lobby and a…
70 years ago – 1951A civilian flyer crashed in the Dutch Flat area. Rescuers had found him stumbling barefoot along the highway, after spending more than 24 hours in the snow and temperatures that dipped to 15 degrees. 65 years ago – 1956Lucille Ball and children were guests at Woodland Park Manor. 60 years ago…
70 years ago – 1951The Forest Service announced that, beginning in summer, it would issue a special certificate to everyone who climbed to the Tahquitz Lookout. They would be issued a membership card in the “Ancient and Honorable Order of Squirrels.” 65 years ago – 1956All Hill residents were invited to a baby shower given…
