

Amaryllis a nice Idyllwild choice
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We have all admired the gorgeous blooms of the Amaryllis, especially at the winter holidays. Then, the blooms fade, the plant dies down, and because it is somewhat tropical and tender (can’t plant it outdoors and ever hope to see it next year up here in the mountains), many folks just give it “the toss” and buy another new one a few seasons later.Try planting a few of these Amarcrinum bulbs this coming spring and watch the show begin this summer. Crinodonna is an evergreen bulb that is the result of the intergeneric cross of Crinum moorei and Amaryllis belladonna. Photo courtesy of Harold Voorheis

The 2014 Jazz in the Pines will be familiar to long-time aficionados of local and straight-ahead jazz. Last week, Anne Erikson, president of the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, announced the chairs for the August 2014 event — the 21st Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines. She and her associates colleague Pam Goldwasser will be…
The Museum of the award-winning Idyllwild Area Historical Society is located in a charming cabin at 54470 North Circle Drive, and the quaintness of the surroundings encourages you to step right in.
Town Hall Volunteer and Santa Prasad Peebles helps Ashenara Pilkington and the rest of the Town Hall kids with a tour of the IFPD ambulance. The kids received a tour of IFPD as part of a Town Hall field trip Tuesday to deliver toys to the “Spark of Love” toy drive conducted by Southern California Firefighters and sponsored by ABC News TV.