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Addressing The Oak Borer Threat
Quilts Fill The Town Hall
Saturday Presentation With Michael Puzzo At The Library
The 17th Annual Blues Bash out at Menghini Winery, was in a word ... HOT. the temps were in the high 80’s and the music was, as they say, “smokin.” Featuring Jonathon Boogie Long & The Blues Revolution, The Gino Matteo Band, The Boscoe France Band, The McCoy Brothers, along with San Diego bands: Chet and the Committee and The Bayou “Blues” Brothers.
Please join us at the Julian Library on Saturday, June 27 at 10:30 am for a presentation by State Park biologist Michael Puzzo about the Gold-Spotted Oak Borer (CSOB). This lecture is presented to you by the Volcan Mountain Foundation and the Julian Branch library. Learn what GSOB is, where it came from and what it is doing to the oaks in our area. Learn On the head of this penny are two how to identify infested oaks and adult Gold- Spotted Oak Borers what every one of us can do to address the issue and protect our backcountry oaks. The Gold-Spotted Oak Borer is a flat headed borer new to California that poses a significant threat to oak trees. To date it is estimated that GSOB has killed at least 100,000 oaks, which increases fire danger in San Diego County. As a preventive measure, you are asked not to move firewood into other areas, to help restrict the spread of disease and the borer. The California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks identifies the GSOB in the top ten threats to Oak Woodlands. Puzzo will tell you how to identify if you have a GSOB infestation and how to report your problem. Mike is filled with information about this area and is always a big hit when he speaks at the library. We look forward to hosting you on Saturday, June 27 at 10:30 am. The Julian Library is located at 1850 Highway 78. For more information, please contact the library at 760-765-0370.
Perspective
Art of Living It made for a rousing start to the fathers day weekend. An estimated crowd of over 700 took in the music and feasted on BBQ, ice cream, shaved ice and the usual samplings of adult beverage. Those in attendance have learned from years past to bring their own shade as the number of pop ups exceeded the number of years past and most folks were content to hang out in the shade, and not pack the area in front of the stage.
Gold Rush Days In Wynola Next weekend, June 27 & 28 come celebrate the discovery of gold in the Julian mountain community as we invite visitors to learn more about our history with a weekend of entertainment. Including gold and gem panning, gem sluicing, petting zoo, tomahawk throwing, square dancing, children's pioneer games, face painting and candle dipping. The old fashioned mining camp promises plenty of family fun. Admission is $3 for adults, kids 12 and under free. Julian Gold Rush Days is a great opportunity to 'turn back the clock' and get an idea of what Julian was like in its early days, this is entertainment for the whole family! In the winter of 1869 when former slave Fred Coleman discovered gold in a small creek just outside of Julian, it set off a frenzy that became San Diego's own gold rush. Within a few weeks, over 800 prospectors from all over the country were headed to Julian in search of gold. The first producing gold mine, the Washington Mine, was discovered in February 1870 and within days over 40 other claims were registered. The gold rush lasted off and on for about thirty years, producing almost $2 million in gold (about $150 million in today's market). While other nearby gold mining town such as Banner City, Branson City, Cuyamaca City, and Eastwood disappeared over time, Julian continued to thrive with the production of its newest asset-apples. For more information, call the Julian Chamber at 760-765-1857 or visit www.juliangoldrushdays.com. Julian Mining Company in Wynola 4444 Highway 78, 3 miles west of Julian, 10 am-4 pm.
4th of July Hike Anyone View Fireworks from the Volcan Summit Hike! Saturday, July 4th; Leaving the trailhead at 7pm Date: Saturday, July 4, 2015 - 7:00pm Meet Location: Get Directions Saturday, July 4th enjoy a bird’s eye view of the many fireworks displays around San Diego County from the summit of the Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve. Leaving the trailhead at 7pm, San Diego County Park Attendant Bill Augustus will discuss the history and geography of the area. The group will arrive at the summit just as the sun sets to enjoy the coastal views. Then around 9pm, enjoy the many fireworks displays from around the County. The group will be on the summit for about an hour before the fireworks start, so bring a jacket, water and a snack. The hike back down to the staging area in the dark so please bring a fully charged flash light. This hike will include an elevation gain of approximately 1,000 ft in 2 miles. Please dress in layers as the temperature can change dramatically nearing the summit. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and carry a fully charged flashlight. Bring plenty of water and a snack for the summit. Park along Farmer Road and meet at the trailhead at the Hubbell Gateway approximately 300 feet up the gravel road from the parking area. This is just north of the Wynola Road intersection with Farmer Road. The hike will be canceled if it rains. Please contact the Heise Park Ranger office for updates or more information, 760765-4098. Visit the Volcan Mountain Foundation's website at www. VolcanMt.org for ongoing updates of events and activities on and around Volcan Mountain.
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(part 1) by Greg Courson
Thousands of years ago, in a country named Jambudvipa, the "land of the rose apple tree," sages met to discuss one of the growing problems of their time. People were leaving their secluded lives in the jungles and forests and were beginning to live together in groups, a new living arrangement called a "village." Those sages, the wisdom figures of their own time, were concerned about the possible consequences of such cohabitation; the problems it could cause to the individual and to the planet. Jambudvipa is now known as India. The gathering mentioned above took place in the north, in the Himalaya mountains. And we know about the gathering today from a written record preserved in an ancient Ayurvedic text. Ayurvedic? Yes, India's traditional medical system, known as Ayurveda. Because the record was in such a text, could one conclude that, in the eyes of the sages, the move to villages meant possible medical problems? I learned about the record of the ancient gathering from an interview of Dr. Puranchand Malviya, of Varanasi, India. Dr. Malviya, a currentday Ayurvedic physician, also commented that in contrast to life in very ancient times, much of humanity now lives in "megacities." A transition parallel to India's is hinted at in the lives of Native Southern Californians, around the time the Europeans arrived. In an interview with the late Florence Shipek, the much loved local anthropologist, she described how, prior to the first Spanish intrusions into San Diego County, the Ipai constructed their simple homes at the mouths of canyons. Most individual families, she said, lived far enough from other band families to be unseen, and the seclusion was deliberate. They valued their privacy. Yes, there was a simple village center where band leaders lived, but it was very simple and had no grand collection of red-willow huts. So, how interesting. We do find inklings in Ipai oral tradition of the same practice here as it was on the other side of the globe, in India. And the incremental trends which ultimately resulted in megacities took place all over the world; metropolitan areas are not a phenomenon confined to one land mass. Speaking of ancient medical traditions, many people these days are familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), well known for its acupuncture therapy. TCM historians place the origin of acupuncture in the Ayurveda, which, from time immemorial, has had a very profound understanding of sensitive points on the surface of the skin. In addition, some of our modern surgical techniques come straight from Sushruta, a surgeon in ancient India whose skills are recorded in very old Ayurvedic manuscripts. For instance, some of the techniques of plastic surgery; cleft lip and cleft palate repair; today’s famous microsurgery, and how to join parts of the body. These techniques, believe it or not, have foundations in ancient Indian surgery. In spite of Ayurveda being so old, about five-thousand years according to scholars, it was and still is a sophisticated natural form of medicine based largely on experience, much of it still relevant and valuable today. Lastly, what does the word Ayurveda mean? Ayu in Sanskrit means “life” and veda means “knowledge.” Ayurveda means a knowledge or science of life. Yet because one word in Sanskrit can have different shades of meaning, Ayurveda can also be translated as “art of living” or “art of being.” What are the consequences of the long-ago move to “villages”? Any reader old enough to have spent years in any metropolitan area understands the eventual result; the benefits and the detrimental effects; the comedy and tragedy; the beauty and the ugliness. Yet underlying the pairs of life’s opposites in any of our large cities is a condition most Americans understand viscerally. The pace of life now thrust upon us is so pronounced that a myriad of diseases are now found to be linked to that pace and the stress which can accompany it. There’s probably not an adult alive today, in our society, who’s unfamiliar with that pace and its stresses. Staying with Ayurveda is useful here, because Ayurveda tends to understand some of the root causes of stress. In addition, in recent decades doctors and therapists worldwide have taken an interest in Ayurveda and have incorporated some of its principles, diagnostic
The Julian Women’s Clubs annual Quilt Show has taken over Town Hall from now through the 4th of July. With a new layout this year showcasing the quilts, most made locally by club members. This years Opportunity Quilt (shown below) is a monochromatic
construction which will be raffled off after the Parade on Saturday the 4th. On display is also the “Parade Thank You Quilt” presentd to Mike Menghini last year for his efforts as Chairperson of the Parade
Committee. Also being highlighted is the Eleanor Burn tribute to the 70th anniversary of VE Day (see above). The Quilt Show is open every day from 10 until 4 in the Town Hall, admission is free.
Julian Gold Rush Days ~ June 27th & 28th ~ 10am - 4pm at Julian Mining Company in Wynola