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World War I veterans honored at an American Legion Post 800 dinner in March 1974 were (from left) O.L. McPherson, W.F. Keith, Dwight Metcalfe and George Fales. File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

65 years ago - 1949<\/strong>
\nThe Lucks, who manned the community telephone switchboard, figured the average number of calls serviced daily during the summer was 1,800.<\/p>\n

60 years ago - 1954<\/strong>
\nThe Idyllwild School term opened with 166 pupils, a 20-percent increase over the previous year.<\/p>\n

55 years ago - 1959<\/strong>
\nBow and arrow expert Frank Gorzny was the only archer to get a deer during the 10-day season.<\/p>\n

50 years ago - 1964<\/strong>
\nThe Palm Springs Tramway celebrated its first year of operation by dropping fares to $1. More than 13,000 riders in three days took advantage of the deal.<\/p>\n

45 years ago - 1969<\/strong>
\nThe Izaak Walton League was seeking community-wide support for its \u201cAmerica\u2019s Cleanest Forest\u201d program.<\/p>\n

40 years ago - 1974<\/strong>
\nThe third-annual Idyllwild Bluegrass Invitational was held at Town Hall.<\/p>\n

35 years ago - 1979<\/strong>
\nAmong the new teachers at Idyllwild School was Vic Scavarda, the new music specialist.<\/p>\n

30 years ago - 1984<\/strong>
\nAfter year-long negotiations, the Idyllwild Arts Foundation and the University of Southern California worked out the final details to complete the separation of ISOMATA from USC.<\/p>\n

25 years ago - 1989<\/strong>
\nParents of Idyllwild Elementary School students were asked to make recommendations to the Hemet Unified School District board about whether their children should remain at the school for sixth to eighth grades or be bussed to Hemet.<\/p>\n

20 years ago - 1994<\/strong>
\nVirginia and Bob Gray, owners of Gray\u2019s Photo & News Store, announced that they were retiring. They had owned and operated the store for 54 years.<\/p>\n

15 years ago - 1999<\/strong>
\nWendy Skean of Garner Valley came in first for the female-solo category of the 24-Hours of Adrenalin bike race held at Hurkey Creek. She completed 11 laps in 24 hours, equivalent to 110 miles.<\/p>\n

10 years ago - 2004<\/strong>
\nRiverside County\u2019s Economic Development Agency was soliciting proposals to use the logs and wood remaining from the many dead and dying trees that had been cut down on the Hill.<\/p>\n

5 years ago - 2009<\/strong>
\nValley Health System directors approved a tentative agreement with the local physicians\u2019 group \u2014 Physicians for Healthy Hospitals \u2014 to purchase the hospital district that includes Hemet Valley and Menifee Valley medical centers.<\/p>\n

1 year ago - 2013<\/strong>
\nThe San Jacinto Mountan Community Center board shared its plans for the Idyllwild Community Center site and the next steps, which would result in groundbreaking within 12 to 18 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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