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Periodical • Wednesday
1985
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May 25, 2016
Julian, CA.
Volume 31 - Issue 42 ISSN 1937-8416
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Fiddle Contest Will Showcase Local Talents
Julian Junior High Graduation Thursday June 2, 2016 Julian High School Scholarship Night Wednesday June 8, 2016 Graduation Thursday June 9, 2016
Free Dance Lessons At Town Hall
New Fire Station Contract Awarded
Wednesday evening at 6 P.M. sharp, dance lessons begin in preparation for the Julian Dance and Back Country BBQ. The lessons are free with a ticket to the Dance. They’re are available online at juliandance.org or at the door of town hall prior to the lesson. There are three more lessons on Wednesdays, May 25th, June 1 and 8th. Beginners with two left feet and more advanced dancers are welcome to this great social event. Dances covered will be the two step, swing and waltz. Discount tickets for $15.00 for Julian, Santa Ysabel and Warner Springs are available online by using the code SALTY 3 until May 31st. They be available at that price for the next two lessons as well. Don’t miss out on these lessons, you’re going to the Dance anyway so you might as well go there to dance.
Fourth of July Parade Committee Accepting Entry Forms For everyone who wants to walk, ride or drive down Main Street on our nation’s birthday, the time has come to complete an entry form and get it to the Parade Committee. This year’s theme is Independence Day the Julian Way. To be in the parade you must submit the paperwork. Entry forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Staff there can help you fill it out. You can also download the forms from the parade website at julianparade. com. and deliver them to Town Hall or mail them to PO Box 1866, Julian, CA 92036. Completed forms along with $25 entry fee must be returned before June 20. All types of parade entries are accepted: homemade floats, bands and other musical entertainment, vintage vehicles and tractors plus spiffy new cars, walking groups or individuals, horses and their riders, fire trucks, dancing Mountain Tribal Gypsies. Awards are given to the best entries in several categories: humorous, vintage auto, best rendition of the theme, and equestrian units. To get these, you must let the committee know you want to compete. This year the number of entries is limited to 55, according to parade starter Mike Hatch, so it pays to be the first to sign up and submit your entry form. For information call the Chamber of Commerce at 760765-1857 or stop by the office in Town Hall at the corner of Washington and Main streets.
from Rick Marinelli Chief- JCFPD
The contract to build the new fire station has been awarded to Southwest Construction Services. They will be moving on site in the next two to three weeks and grading will start shortly after. The deadline for completion is June of 2017 but they are hopeful the project will be completed by winter.
Alex Sharps (guitar) and Nathaniel Copeland (fiddle) will provide a strong local presence at this years Fiddle and Pickin’ Contest - seen here at the open mic night hosted by Wynola Pizza. For over forty years the local mountain town of Julian hosted an annual banjo and fiddle contest that, in its heyday, attracted thousands to the area. Dwindling resources led to the event’s demise, but interested parties in Julian and District 7 (San Diego County) of the California State Old Time Fiddlers Association (CSOTFA) stepped up to grab the reins. The result was the 2013 inauguration of a traditional old-time fiddle and picking contest held at Julian’s historic Town Hall building. The new Julian Fiddle & Pickin’ Contest has expanded now to a two-day event and will occur on Sat. and Sun., June 4thand 5th, with a special Friday afternoon (June 3rd) pre-contest workshop for intermediate/advanced fiddlers and backup guitarists. “Julian has a special love for acoustic string music and deeply missed the annual contest,” said Maril Park, a 25 (?) year resident of Julian and member of the Julian Fiddle & Pickin’ Contest’s Steering Committee. “Through the advice of, and partnership with, CSOTFA, structured the contest so that it would be the central activity, and run in way consistent with most traditional old-time fiddle contests. We hold the competition in old Town Hall, and secured the support of local restaurants so that their doors will be open for those wishing to jam.” “It’s the best of all worlds,” says Dan Touchstone, Chairman of the event’s Steering Committee and CSOTFA representative. “Julian’s a perfect community with an ideal setting for a traditional old-time fiddle and picking contest. Our organization has the expertise in setting up and running these kinds of events and, by bringing our groups together, we’ve managed to create one of the most attractive and fun contests in California,” he said. Referring to Mable Vogt, Luke Price and Matthew Hartz, Touchstone said “this year is really special, as we’ve earned the attention of three world-class fiddlers who have agreed to judge and perform at the contest. We’re absolutely thrilled!” A minor earthquake in the world of fiddling occurred back in April. Only a slight tremor was felt here, as the epicenter was in a small town in southeastern part of Texas. As is the case with many earthquakes, there are aftershocks – sometimes bigger, sometimes smaller than the first shaker, but last Sunday we had an aftershock – and this was a big one! Luckily, there was no damage from either quake, in fact, the local impact was – IS great. To be specific, a young Julian musician and new resident, Alex Sharps, is not only making a name for himself locally, the fact is last April he shook the epicenter of Texas-style fiddling by blasting ahead of a more well-known herd of fiddlers, and came in second in the one of the most prestigious fiddle contests on the planet – the Texas State Fiddle Championship known as Fiddlers’ Frolic. Folks, in the world of fiddling, this is a real big deal! Now if Alex’s accomplishment wasn’t enough, we’re proud to print the fact that one of our own native sons, young Nathaniel (Nat) Copeland, headed up to the annual Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest and, having no fiddle contest experience outside of our intown event, played so well that he got bumped up from his initial “intermediate” category and had to face off with all the other fiddlers in the “advanced” competition. Pushed in at the absolute last minute, young Nat stepped up and, after saying good words about fiddling and our special town, he fiddled up a storm and, darn if he didn’t end up winning the event’s grand prize! Okay, so you might not have felt this “quake” either, but you can trust his family – and all in the area who are into fiddle music – did, and they’re still reverberating in joy. As for fiddle music in our area, you’d have to be pretty insulated not to know it’s experiencing one heck of a revival. Indeed, most locals at this point know of the annual Julian Family Fiddle Camp (the event, btw, that Alex Sharps attended last year and which ended up being his introduction to the area he now calls home, and a camp that Nat has attended for the last five years) and, hopefully, most know of the area’s Fiddle & Pickin’ contest that just so happens to be set for this coming June 4th & 5th at our own Town Hall. And yes, both Alex and Nat will be competing locally and, as if not enough, Julian’s contest has truly joined the big leagues. To the point, the contest organizers noted that our home-town contest is now attracting contestants from several other states, and has engaged not one, but three National Fiddle Champs (Mabel Voght, Luke Price and Matthew Hartz) as this year’s fiddle contest judges. If you’ve not been to a bona fide old-time fiddle contest, then my friends, here’s your chance. Saturday and Sunday June 4 and 5, and the best part is it’s free to the public to come and watch and listen. You may hear some all over town, you won’t be able to escape.
“Quilts Of Our Lives” Is Coming To Julian
Softball
World famous quilters Eleanor Burns and Patricia Knoechel are bringing their show “Quilts of Our Lives” to Julian on July 2nd. The show will take place in the historic Julian Town Hall where they will be surrounded by dozens of quilts already on display for the annual Heritage Quilt Show. These two sisters from Pennsylvania are well known throughout the country for their ability to share tips and tricks that are easy to grasp, allowing anyone to be successful at making a quilt. Although they are sisters who share a common interest, they are very different in thinking and often bounce ideas back and forth. Together, they make any presentation informative, easy and loads of fun. Laughter and humor is something they definitely have in common. Eleanor is celebrating her 40th year in the quilting world and just this week published her new book. I’ve lost count of how many books she has written but is well over the hundred mark. Patricia keeps the number of years she has been quilting a secret. She is the mysterious sister. You can come see these two wonderful ladies at the Town Hall for an admittance price of $15.00. The admission is donated to the Julian Woman’s Club in which Eleanor has been a member for many years. Call Janet Bragdon at 760-765-4651 for reservations. Hurry as the show sold out last year since this is a new, improved and more comfortable venue there are already a number of reservations reserved.
Homeowners Plan To Save By Making Their Homes More Energy Efficient (NAPSA)-According to a recent Harris Poll, two out of three Americans plan to make their home more energy efficient in the next year. For 84 percent of them, the biggest motivator is the money they hope to save. Further Findings • Warm welcome. The survey also found that more than two in five Americans expected their winter home energy costs to stay the same compared to last winter, while a quarter expected costs to decrease. One reason may be that warmer global temperatures and a significant decrease in natural gas and oil prices have led Americans to be less concerned about heating costs. • Emergency fund fail. The survey also found that 23 percent of homeowners have no savings set aside to cover the cost of
an emergency home repair. Of those homeowners who do have money set aside, 43 percent have $1,000 or less. This can be cause for concern, considering the disparity between reality and expectations of homeowners on matters of emergency home repairs. Sixty-nine percent of homeowners thought it unlikely they would experience a major home repair emergency in the next 12 months-but more than half reported having experienced one in the last 12 months. Expert Advice "We find that many homeowners are still unaware that certain repairs aren't covered by basic homeowner's insurance, which leaves them susceptible to the high costs of emergency home repairs they never expected and often can't continued on page 10
CIF Playoffs Wednesday, May 18 L 13-3 @Classical Academy Friday, May 20 W 16-14 Escondido Adventist Tuesday, May 24 3:30 @High Tech High (Chula Vista)
Track & Field
May 28, Saturday TBA CIF Finals @Mt. Carmel High School
Julian Eagles At CIF Track Preliminaries
* Qualified for Finals
Mens -
1600 Meters 25. 11 Shane Duffy 5:27.32 Julian High 3200 Meters 25. 9 Nikolas Carneiro 11:01.17 Julian High 4x400 Relay 23. Relay Team 3:49.15 Julian High Shot Put - 12lb 22. 12 Josh Tunnell 37-02.50 Julian High Discus - 1.6kg 16. 11 Cary Gannon 111-03 Julian High Long Jump 24. 10 Will Hatch 18-07.00 Julian High Triple Jump 22. 10 Will Hatch 39-11.00 Julian High
Womens -
200 Meters 20. 12 Kylene Shuler 27.24 Julian High 4x400 Relay 19. Relay Team 4:34.64a Julian High Shot Put - 4kg 6. 10 Katie Huggins* 35-01.00 Julian High Discus - 1kg 16. 12 Chelsea Huggins 90-04 Julian High High Jump 10 Chelsea Vickers NH Julian High
CSOTFA, District 7 Presents:
3rd Annual Julian Fiddle andwww.visitjulian.com Pickin’ Contest - June 4 & 5 In Town Hall