{"id":35062,"date":"2015-01-15T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T22:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=35062"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T22:26:24","slug":"past-tense-january-15-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2015\/01\/15\/past-tense-january-15-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Tense: January 15, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35069\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35069\" src=\"http:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/past-tense2.jpg\" alt=\"Sled dog races had long been a January feature at the Tramway where snow was usually abundant because of the elevation, shown in this pre-1974 photo. In 1974, the racers were to try Idyllwild, but the snow cover wasn\u2019t too promising. File photo\" width=\"760\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/past-tense2.jpg 760w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/past-tense2-500x401.jpg 500w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/past-tense2-520x417.jpg 520w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/past-tense2-720x578.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sled dog races had long been a January feature at the Tramway where snow was usually abundant because of the elevation, shown in this pre-1974 photo. In 1974, the racers were to try Idyllwild, but the snow cover wasn\u2019t too promising. File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>65 years ago - 1950<\/b><\/p>\n<p>One hundred cars were hung up on the icy Hurkey Creek grade. A spot check revealed that only one car in 10, on the Pines-to-Palms Highway, carried chains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>60 years ago - 1955<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Among snow lovers who flocked to the Hill were Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>55 years ago - 1960<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Hollis C. Hollis moved on the Hill to replace Deputy Jim Henry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>50 years ago - 1965<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Town Hall membership cards were being sold for $2 to raise money for the Town Hall Improvement Fund. The holder of a card would be entitled to a discount at Town Hall programs and activities throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>45 years ago - 1970<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A citizens review committee for the general plan and scenic route work on local mountain highways was named by the county board of supervisors. Appointed from Idyllwild were Dick Elliott, Bob Johnson, Bob Eslinger, Mike Michelsen and Glenn Froehlich.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>40 years ago - 1975<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At a meeting of the \u201939ers Club, Bob Allen, president of the Pine Cove Property Owners Association, predicted that gasoline prices would rise to 75 cents a gallon or more as a result of President Ford\u2019s decision to tax imported oil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>35 years ago - 1980<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pat Hair was re-elected president of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>30 years ago - 1985<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A solo climber who had spent a night stranded on the north face of Mt. San Jacinto was rescued by the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>25 years ago - 1990<\/b><\/p>\n<p>About 260 educators, mostly from Southern California, were visiting Idyllwild School to observe its Whole Language Program in action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>20 years ago - 1995<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Following the advice of its legal counsel, the Hemet Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to suspend teaching the district\u2019s sex education curriculum with exception of the state requirement on AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>15 years ago - 2000<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Soroptimists and the Riverside County Sheriff\u2019s Department were raising funds for a gun buy-back program to reduce the number of guns in the community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>10 years ago - 2005<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A rock slide of massive boulders closed Highway 243\u00a0 between Idyllwild and Banning.\u00a0 A week of rain and snow, more than all of the previous year, caused the rock slide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>5 years ago - 2010<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Once again, the state was expecting a multi-billion-dollar deficit and must continue to cut programs in order to come close to a balanced budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>1 year ago - 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p>County, state and federal health officials intensified their admonishments to the public to obtain flu vaccines. State officials confirmed seven deaths already that season as cases of influenza were well ahead of normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 65 years ago &#8211; 1950 One hundred cars were hung up on the icy Hurkey Creek grade. 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