{"id":9307,"date":"2012-04-18T23:18:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T06:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=9307"},"modified":"2013-01-31T16:29:49","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T23:29:49","slug":"past-tense-april-19-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2012\/04\/18\/past-tense-april-19-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Past tense: April 19, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
60 years ago - 1952<\/strong> 55 years ago - 1957<\/strong> 50 years ago - 1962<\/strong> 45 years ago - 1967<\/strong> 40 years ago - 1972 <\/strong> 35 years ago - 1977 <\/strong> 30 years ago - 1982 <\/strong> 25 years ago - 1987 <\/strong> 5 years ago - 2007<\/strong> 1 year ago - 2011<\/strong>
\nRalph Acardi and \u201cBugs\u201d Stephenson were spending their days and nights out on Cactus Springs Trail remodeling the ancient Indian route.<\/p>\n
\nThe Rustic Theatre was showing \u201cBundle of Joy,\u201d starring Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Expectant mothers were admitted free. <\/p>\n
\nFoster Lake opened for trout fishing.<\/p>\n
\nFire commissioners voted to purchase a portion of the Idyllwild Inn property as a site for the new fire station.
\n\u2022 \u2022 \u2022
\nThe Chef in the Forest advertised: \u201cHippies Welcome. Bring Money.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJessica Hamilton just couldn\u2019t wait. She was delivered in the fire department ambulance near Keenwild while mother Penny was en route to the hospital.<\/p>\n
\nThe local Lions Club chapter celebrated its 30th anniversary and prepared to begin its fourth decade.<\/p>\n
\nA series of prescribed burns had been held by fire officials of the California Department of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service.<\/p>\n
\nThe San Jacinto Mountain Area Water Study Agency adopted the final environmental impact report for the proposed sewer treatment plant. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation said the decision had put it in \u201clitigation posture.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIdyllwild Middle School students Hannah Luna and Gina Drell came home with awards from competing in the Southern California Science Olympiad, winning in the \u201cWrite it, Do It\u201d Category.<\/p>\n
\nIdyllwild local Brendan Steele established himself as a major contender in his rookie season on the PGA Tour by winning his first major tournament, the 2011 Valero Texas Open. Steele earned $1,116,000 with his win.<\/p>\n