

Chaparral Clematis blooms April to May
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Pipestem Clematis or Chaparral Clematis,(Clematis lasiantha), is one of the two native clematis in California (the other being C. ligusticifolia or Western Virgin’s Bower). Pipestem clematis is a beautiful deciduous vine that can be as long as 20 feet. This native vine can be found growing on hillsides, chaparral, and open woodlands in southern and central California. It blooms April to May, displaying many small, creamy white and fragrant flowers. This vine prefers shade for its roots, and sun for its top, and is completely drought-tolerant when established. Photo courtesy of Harold Voorheis

At the annual meeting of the Idyllwild Area Historical Society, 2014-15 officers and board members were elected. They are Marlene Pierce, president; Carolyn Levitski, past president; Charlotte Groty, vice president; Barbara Jones, secretary; Laura Caster, treasurer; and directors Nancy Borchers, Suzanne Bowman, George Groty, Carolyn Hall, Joan McCullough, Bob Smith, Linda Turner and Jeff Wu….
Idyllwild residents showed their support for the global March Against Monsanto
I was lucky to attend camp in the Idyllwild area during the years from 1967 through 1972. Camp Roosevelt was nestled about seven miles from Idyllwild in Garner Valley located right next to the Hurkey Creek campground. I was 10 ½ when I began attending the camp, which had been in existence for over 30 years. It was then owned and managed by Dan Slater. It was a co-ed camp that my brother Steve and I attended during the 60’s counter-cultural revolution. We had hippies as counselors and no parents at the camp, and seldom on parents’ weekend. It was an overnight camp where you could stay from three to eight weeks.