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I thought I would take a moment and update the community on the progress of the new fire station and other things we have been working on. It will be two years this June that I have been your Chief. When I started the JCFPD had some serious issues that needed to be addressed. It was very apparent from the town hall meeting and subsequent Board meetings that the Chief position needed to be filled. The Board accomplished that task and I started to work on the issues facing the District. We had three huge tasks ahead of us: 1. Renewing the ambulance contract and getting it operating in the black. - We were successful in winning the bid with the County and awarded the contract for three years with four, one year extensions. The County subsidy was increased and with proper oversight, the ambulance service has projected and actual surpluses each year. 2. Concluding the purchase of a new fire engine. – This has been accomplished and the JCFPD has taken ownership of a new engine and it is assigned to the Julian Station. 3. Construction of the new station. – This has been a long process but the progress to date includes, both buildings designed, approved site plan and acquisition of the grading permit, and bid advertizing for the grading portion of the project. The last hurdle to overcome is financing the project. At this point we are still searching for acceptable financing terms. We have had financing offers but we are still searching for better terms for financing. The Board and I are working very hard to secure acceptable financing terms in the best interest of the JCFPD and community. We are all eager to see the new station completed but we want to ensure the community’s best interest’s are protected. The goal is to secure a full term loan with a competitive fixed interest rate. Once financing is secured we will award the grading contract and construction will begin. We have balanced budgets for both, fire and ambulance and have been able to increase the level of our general reserve funds. At this point the budget outlook is stable. But the current revenues do not increase with inflation. This means in the future the JCFPD may have to reduce services to stay within our income. Emergency Medical System (EMS) calls have been steadily increasing each year. We are running about 300-500 calls annually. This is primarily due to the increase in tourism. The charter of the JCFPD requires us to respond to all EMS calls within the District along with the County sponsored ambulance. This has been an increasing challenge with an all volunteer workforce. The JCFPD has met this challenge with the help of our volunteers, reserves and an automatic aid agreement with Cal Fire. Hopefully we can continue to meet the challenge in the future. I invite all of you to attend our monthly Board meetings and feel free to provide input. This is your Fire Department and we welcome any and all input. You can also contact one of the five Board members or me anytime. We are here to serve the community. Sincerely, Rick Marinelli Chief-JCFPD
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Colgate University Chamber Players, Tuesday
You Are The Show! Once again this year we experienced an unusually warm February. So spring is upon us very quickly and maybe a bit premature: Apricots have bloomed, plum blossoms are popping and you may have noticed most all of Julian is covered with Daffodils-aSmiling. But, March 21 & 22, 2015 are this year's dates for our Daffodil show! Next year's show will be two weeks earlier. You came forward with all your award winners last year and made a beautiful show! We need you to search again. If the weather looks like a storm is coming the week before, pick your blossoms, store them in the refrigerator in a vase or in a cool, dark place. We need everyone to bring 1-2-3 or a dozen of your best to make up the show this year. COME TO THE TOWN HALL WITH DAFFODILS FRIDAYMARCH 20TH NOON-5 P.M. YOU MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN ENJOY THE SHOW! Hope Springs Eternal Down the springtime hills there spills A rivulet of daffodils. The passing public sneaks a peek... Perhaps a gold mine sprang a leak! DAW
The Julian Branch Library is pleased to be hosting the Colgate Chamber Players from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York for the Music on the Mountain on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 6 PM. Three students and two professors comprise this year’s performance entitled Dancing and Storytelling: Near and Far. All of the music chosen to perform is recognized as a type of story or dance. The 2015 spring tour from Colgate University features a group of highly distinguished and dedicated senior Chamber players in a Program of “Dancing and Storytelling” from Austria to Cuba. The Colgate Chamber Players broaden their sense of the world and its cultural diversity through a repertoire that is at once historical and contemporary, localized and global and infinitely appealing. Chamber music is an extraordinarily powerful way to foster musical knowledge and skills, as well as lessons of communication, public presentation, focus and discipline, leadership and compromise, all of which serve students well in whatever path they choose. In the study and performance of a wide variety of chamber music masterworks they will be performing from the works of Mozart, Schickele, Loeffler, Bartok, Copland, D’Rivera and Cervantes. The performers are led by Laura Klugherz, who we are fortunate to have as a part-time Julian resident. As a Spanish and Latin American music specialist, Laura Klugherz has
Disaster Team Organized
Left to right: Brian Kramer, CalFire Engineer Brian Hodo, Pat Landis, Jan Payne, Firefighter Dallas Tinsman, Sheana Fry, Firefighter Anthony Rossetti, Cathy Ozbun, Kathy Payne, Les Turner, Greg Hidley, Ron Ozbun JCFPD CERT and RED CROSS have partnered to develop a Disaster Action Team (DAT) to serve San Diego County back country. Disaster Action Team volunteers are the heart of American Red Cross disaster relief efforts. DAT members respond immediately to a disaster when called by the Red Cross Disaster Duty Officer. The eight volunteers in the photo were trained on March 5th how to assess the scope of the damage, meet with the affected family or families to determine their immediate disaster-related needs, and ensure that those needs are met. Depending upon individual requirements, the Red Cross can provide assistance in the form of secure shelter, food, clothing, medical needs and mental health counseling. Over the past five years Red Cross has trained over 50 local residents from Julian, Shelter Valley and Warner Springs as Shelter Workers and at least half are still active Red Cross volunteers. What this means is: 1) If there is an incident that damages or destroys a single home (fire, quake, or other natural disaster), a Disaster Action Team will arrive within 3 hours to assist the residents with the needs that may include temporary shelter, food, clothing and money. 2) If a disaster requires evacuations, Red Cross may establish a Temporary Evacuation Point and provide a Canteen with water and snacks. 3) When necessary to assist a large number of residents evacuated or displaced from their homes for a day or more, Red Cross will set up a Shelter where food, health and mental health services, and basic needs will be met. 4) When support is requested by law enforcement or fire services, Red Cross will provide a Canteen and food for first responders and volunteers. This occurred at a recent search and rescue attempt north of Warner Springs. 5) When communications are affected by a disaster, Red Cross will provide communications that may even include satellite operations. In all of these situations, local residents who have become trained Red Cross volunteers will be boots on the ground to assist the Red Cross quickly and efficiently. If you are interested in becoming a Red Cross volunteer, contact: http://www.redcross.org/ca/san-diego/volunteer
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performed worldwide as a solo recitalist and chamber artist, and concertmaster/soloist with the Munich Chamber Orchestra and Munich Bach Orchestra during her many years in Europe. Her numerous awards include a student Fulbright Scholar Award (Germany). A Fulbright PostDoctoral Award recipient (Spain) and numerous Spanish ministry of Culture grants. She records for Centaur and Capstone Labels. Klugherz holds an Artists’ Diploma from the Bayerische Shochule fur Musik in Munich Germany and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas. At Colgate, Klugherz is a Professor of Music and Latin American Studies. Sarah Wider, professor of English and Women’s Studies at Colgate, grew up in Albuquerque, NM and remains grateful for those years when music was vital in the public schools. After her extensive training as a cellist and pianist, including contests, solo orchestra; and chamber music study, she indulges her passion for literature obtaining a doctorate in English. At Colgate University, Wider teaches courses in women’s biography and autobiography, contemporary Native American literature, and American Transcendentalism. Adam Berk is a senior oboist who has been enjoying his time with the Colgate Chamber players since autumn of 2012. Adam is pursuing a double major in Environmental Studies and Music. Although he has no prior chamber experience, he is extremely thankful to be a part of the Colgate Chamber Players. He
has taken part in performances in the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey and at Carnegie Hall as part of the Honors Performance Series. Matt Brauner is a senior for Mahwah, NJ. An active member of Colgate’s musical community, Matt has been featured on clarinet and saxophone with many on and off-campus groups. He proudly serves as the President and Assistant Principal Clarinetist at the Colgate University Orchestra. He was previously Musical director for the Colgate Wind Ensemble. Outside music, Matt is a double major in economics and computer science. Elise Van Gelder, originally from Monroe NY, is a senior at Colgate University. She began playing piano at age four, and took up the cello as her main instrument at the age of eight. At Colgate, she is majoring in Physics and minoring in Music. She studies cello with Zachary Sweet of Ithaca NY. This is her fourth and final year with the Colgate Chamber players and she is very grateful for the experience and guidance she has received along the way working with Laura Klugherz. The Friends of the Julian Library and the community of Julian are fortunate to receive this wonderful gift of an evening of music with these very talented performers. Please join us on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 PM for this free concert. The concert is held in the main part of the library, located at 1850 Highway 78, Julian. For more information, please contact the branch at 760-765-0370.
Julian Historical Society Asking For Your Help
The Julian Historical Society recently discovered a photograph of the Julian WWII Honor Roll with approximately 204 names on it with a lady standing in front of it. We are in the process of recreating the Honor Roll and would like as much information that we can gather to complete the project. We are attempting to identify the lady, the Honor Roll (if it is still in existence) and any information that you may have about the Honor Roll or the lady depicted in the photo, when was it taken, where was it taken and any other photographs of the Honor Roll. We received information that the Honor Roll was originally displayed at the corner of Main and B Street, Julian, near today’s Robo Bank. If you can help, please contact one of the following; Robbie Porter at 765-0344 or Ed Huffman 765-3420, and thank you.
Sat, Mar 7 - Mt. Carmel Field and Distance Invite 9:00 AM Sat, Mar 21 - 12th Annual Elmer Runge Classic Patrick Henry 9:00 AM Fri, Mar 27 - Citrus #1 Vista HS, 3:00 PM Sat, Mar 28 - Mt. Carmel/ ASICS Track Invite 10:00 AM Fri, Apr 10 - Citrus #2 Vista HS, 3:00 PM Fri, Apr 17 - Citrus #3 Julian HS 3:00 PM Fri, May 1 -Dennis Gilbert Small Schools Invite Mountain Empire HS 3:00 PM Sat, May 2 - Dick Wilkins Frosh-Soph Invite Del Norte HS 9:00 AM Thu, May 14 - Citrus League Finals, Julian HS 3:00 PM Sat, May 23 CIF-SDS Prelims Mt. Carmel HS 3:00 PM Sat, May 30 CIF-SDS Finals Mt. Carmel HS 3:00 PM Girls Softball Thursday, March 12 Home 3:30 vs Warner Monday, March 16 away 3:15 @Vincent Memorial Wednesday, March 18 away 3:30 @Ocean View Friday, March 20 away 3:15 @West Shores Tuesday, March 24 Home 3:15 vs West Shores Thursday, March 26 away 4:00 @Foothills Christian Tuesday, April 14 Home 3:30 vs Escondido Adventist Thursday, April 16 Home 3:30 vs Lutheran Tuesday, April 21 away 3:15 @Calvary Academy Thursday, April 23 Home 3:15 vs Borrego Springs Friday, April 24 away 3:15 @Borrego Springs Tuesday, April 28 away 3:30 @San Pasqual Academy Friday, May 1 Home 3:30 vs Vincent Memorial Tuesday, May 5 Home 3:30 vs Ocean View Thursday, May 7 away 3:30 @Escondido Adventist Friday, May 8 Home 3:30 vs Foothills Christian Tuesday, May 12 away 3:30 @Lutheran Thursday, May 14 Home 3:30 vs Calvary Academy Boys Baseball Thursday, March 26 away 3:15 @Vincent Memorial Saturday, April 11 Home 2:00 vs San Pasqual Valley Thursday, April 16 Home 3:30 vs River Valley Saturday, April 18 away 12:00 @Liberty Charter Tuesday, April 21 away 3:00 @Guajome Park Wednesday, April 22 away 3:15 @Liberty Charter Tuesday, April 28 Home 3:15 vs Lutheran Thursday, April 30 Home 3:30 vs Ocean View Tuesday, April 5 away 3:30 @Borrego Springs Thursday, April 7 Home 3:30 vs Guajome Park Thursday, April 14 away 3:30 @Lutheran Tuesday, April 19 away 4:00 @Ocean View Thursday, April 21 Home 3:30 vs Borrego Springs
— Business Mixer — Thursday, March 5 at Wynola Pizza & Bistro