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Established in 2002 under Senate Bill 1078, California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires electric service providers to increase procurement from eligible renewable energy resources to 33% of total procurement by 2020. This legislation is pushing San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) to establish sources from which they can procure energy from either solar or wind. Solar farms have already been established in Ramona and Borrego, and now a neighborhood location in Julian has been targeted. Yes, in a rural residential neighborhood in Wynola, on Calico Ranch Road, Ecos Energy, a Minnesota based company, has filed for a permit to establish a 1.0MW solar generating facility! This industrial appearing solar farm would occupy all of 8.5 acres of land sold to Ecos by Ben Thomas and brokered by Jane Brown-Darché of Julian Realty. There is another 8.5 acres to the north and 8.5 acres to the south that could be added to this project creating a solar farm covering over 25 acres. This proposed solar farm is surrounded by homes owned by long-term residents of Julian and valued from $200K to almost $2M dollars. Imagine 25 acres across from your home, with an 8-foot tall fence topped with razor wire. Property values will undoubtedly drop and stay down. These 25 acres are on a hill and filled with oak trees and manzanita (a protected species by state and local ordinances). Every tree (hundreds) will have to be removed and stumps dugs up. Yet, Ecos claims in its proposal that no grading or fill dirt will be required. Anyone who had been involved in construction in Julian knows this is absurd. They claim they will remove all shrubs and keep them away by using herbicides. All of these practices will serve to adversely affect the environment, including flora and wildlife and could poison water supplies. Access to the proposed solar farm is only by Calico Ranch Road. The initial access is between two apple orchards and on a dirt road that was constructed and is maintained by residents of the neighborhood. Dust kicked up by vehicles is a detriment to the orchards. The road was build using decomposed granite with road base overlay and has never been engineered to handle commercial traffic. Therefore, the large and heavy trucks that will be required for construction and maintenance will destroy the road that is maintained by homeowners in this neighborhood. Ecos will have no responsibility to repair or reimburse homeowners for the damage. Traveling a little further, Calico Ranch Road turns to the right and traverses a small bridge. This is a narrow bridge that was definitely not engineered for the amount of construction traffic that will be required. Again, Ecos will have no responsibility for damage to the bridge. More importantly, vehicles could actually collapse the bridge, harming vehicles and continued on page 9
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Home Games In Bold
Basketball - Boys
Julian-Cuyamaca Fire, CalFire bot responded to a chimney fire at Bailey’s BBQ Saturday morning. photos by Michael Hart Julian-Cuyamaca and CalFire had two nearly serious calls on Thursday and Saturday. Thursday afternoon a call in Pine Hills of a structure fire in a garage. A guest of the home owner was retrieving some packages when it was discovered that the car parked in the garage was on fire. Fortunately they closed the garage door and minimized the damage to the vehicle and some smoke damage. On Saturday, the chimney at Bailey’s BBQ caught fire and created a site for visitors. the actual fire was extinguished quickly, but smoke and steam continued to pour out of the chimney as firefighters assessed the situation. At one point (after the fire was out) there were 5 rigs parked on Farmer Road and A Street, and an ambulance was spotted going code, through Wynola, up the 78 toward town. Bailey should be able to reopen once they get the smoke pit cleaned up. Firefighters checking to see that there was not a fire in the attic
Wrestling Season Begins With Pins Our young grapplers traveled to Army Navy Academy last Thursday where they faced Guajome Park Academy, Mountain Empire, and host Army Navy for the first of four Citrus League “Quad Meets”. Highlights of the evening included two first period pins by Alejandra Abarca (126 lb class), 2 pins by captain Nick Massa (195 lb class), and pins recorded by every team member including Van Shaddinger (132 lb class), co-captain Luke Smith (170 lb. class), and the Ritchie brothers, Blake (145 lb class) and Nic (195 lb class). Overall, the team was aggressive and wrestled courageously against opponents who at times outweighed them by 15 -20 pounds. Next up: our first home meet this Thursday,
Nick Massa with a “take down”
• Networking Breakfast •
Wednesday, December 18 PINE HILLS LODGE Gift Exchange - 8am
‘My Memories Of Christmas’ Concerts Sunday In Town Hall
by Robin Lockwood
Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Rick Diaz will bring his Christmas Tour to the town hall in Julian, CA for two shows on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 at 12:00 Noon and 3pm. Rick will be backed by the Dreams of Gold Band, a stellar group of studio musicians, featuring violinist ChrisVitas, and guitarist Jon Hasz. Rick’ special guest will be up an coming singing sensation, Mariela Contreras. Both concerts will feature your all time favorite, Christmas standards, and new Christmas songs from his new album “My Memories of Christmas”, which includes the hit songs, “I’m Gonna Shake The Decorations Right Off Your Christmas Tree”, and “Merry Christmas From Tahoe”, in addition to several selections from his upcoming CD, “A Song For All Seasons”, that will include “Julian Lady”. A multi genre artist, Rick’s show promises to be both uplifting, and entertaining. A must show for the entire family! Highlights can be seen on you tube. Down loads are available on Apple, I tunes, and CD Baby. A portion of the proceeds will go to support local charity’s, in the Julian area. Tickets are $12.00, and can be purchased at the town hall in Julian. For info call the Julian Chamber of Commerce at (760) 765- 1857, or Tahoe City Productions (858) 245-4263.
Luke Smith on his way to a pin December 19th, at 4:00 pm in our own Julian gym. Come out and cheer our young team on to victory!
Friday, December 6 L 89-69 Calvary Christian Friday, December 13 L 57 - 43 - Ocean View Tuesday, December 17 5:30 - San Pasqual Acad Tuesday, January 7 5:30 - @San Pasqual Acad Friday, January 10 6:30 - @CCASD Tuesday, January 14 6:30 - @Ocean View Thursday, January 16 6:30 - @ Borrego
Basketball - Girls
Friday, December 13 L 49 - 13 - Ocean View Tuesday, December 17 4:00 - San Pasqual Acad Tuesday, January 7 4:00 - @San Pasqual Acad Friday, January 10 5:00 - @CCASD Tuesday, January 14 5:00 - @Ocean View Thursday, January 16 5:00 - @ Borrego Tuesday, January 21 5:00 - Vincent Memorial
Soccer - Boys
Tuesday, December 3 W 4-0 @SCYA Wednesday, December 4 T 2-2 Foothills Christian Friday, December 6 W 4-0 The Rock Monday, December 9 L1-6 @Army/Navy Tuesday, December 10 T 2-2 @Maranatha Thursday, December 12 T 1-1 @CCSD Friday, December 13 score not reported Horizon Tuesday, December 17 4:30 - @Mtn Empire Thursday, December 19 3:00 - Bonita Vista Thursday, January 9 5:00 - @Borrego Friday, January 10
Soccer - Girls
Wednesday, December 4 L 0-6 @Foothills Christian Thursday, December 5 not reported SDJA Tuesday, December 10 L1-3 - Maranatha Wednesday, December 11 L4-3 The Rock Tuesday, December 17 3:15 - Mtn Empire Wednesday, December 18 3:15 - Classical Friday, January 10 4:00 - @Classical Monday, January 13 3:15 - Foothills Tuesday, January 14 3:00 - @Borrego
Wrestling
Alejandra Abarca is all smiles after her first period pins.
Holiday Food Drive
Drop Food Donations at Town Hall by Friday
19 years of Victorian Christmas Teas Julian Tea & Cottage Arts
Saturday, December 7 scratched - @Poway High Thursday, December 12 @Army/Navy Saturday December 14 Mission Hills Tournament Thursday, December 19 4pm - Julian High Saturday, January 3 9am - @Serra High Thursday, January 16 4pm - @Guajome Park Saturday, January 17 Tournament Thursday, January 30 4pm - @Mountain Empire Thursday, February 5 4pm - Julian High