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September 21, 2016 Volume 32 - Issue 07
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
Power Off Thursday With More On The Way
Power Pole replacement in Wynola Julian will be without power on Thursday, September 22. This is part of the ongoing power pole replacement project that has been evident throughout the back country and will continue through 2017. Residents and businesses have received notification that starting at 8am Thursday, the 22nd the pole replacement
project would cause a schedule outage throughout the back country. There is the possibility the outage could last as long as 9 hours. All schools in the area will be open, with SDG&E providing emergency generators. The library will not be open and the majority of businesses we contacted plan to be closed.
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Exploring Dark Skys Saturday At The Library Can Julian become a “Dark Sky Community”? A community forum at the Julian Library, co-sponsored by the Volcan Mountain Foundation will take place this Saturday - September 24 at 1 o’clock . Our dark night sky is great for astronomy and just looking up at night, but how does it relate to our wildlife, our health, and our children's development? Should we become a dark sky community, and what exactly does that mean? Come and hear from a panel including Lisa Bruhn and Paul Erickson of the International Dark Sky Association, Betsy Knaak from the Borrego Dark Sky Coalition, Dave Bittner from the Wildlife Research Institute, Greg Hill, Youth Camp Counselor and community educator, and Bill Carter of the Julian Dark Sky Network. This is an important conversation about the future of our community. Come and be part of it. The goals of the Julian Dark Sky Network are: 1. Promote the enjoyment and preservation of Julian’s dark skies. 2. Develop and organize more year round public astronomy activities. 3. Share with the community the exciting scientific breakthroughs that are taking place in our understanding of the universe.
The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 as seen from Curiosity Peak Obeservatory by Doug Sollosy
Cross Country Hitting Stride As Season Moves Forward
Fire In Harrison Park Sunday
Smoke and fire fighting aircraft were visible from Highway 78/79 after a fire broke out in Harrison Park, closing Iron Spring Road around noon Sunday. By 3 the fire was contained at six acres and resources began returning to their respective stations. Cal-Fire, USFS and Julian-Cuyamaca all responded.
Hoskings Ranch Headed To Board Of Supervisors The Julian Community Planning Group once again had the Hoskings Ranch development on their agenda, this time as an information only item. No new information was presented. Representatives from the developer where there to answer question and repeated their contention that the project was in compliance with all requirements, which is not the view of the California Department of Conservation. According to Mark Thompson and Michelle Petticourt, it is their belief that the open space requirements of the proposed development combined with the minimum 40 acre lot sizes and San Diego counties well established small farm agricultural history that the DOC should take another look at the project and restate their position to affirm going forward. They also stated that they have asked
by Michael Hart
County staff to make the request to the DOC. The issue has been placed on the agenda for the Board of Supervisors October 19 meeting. According to Marek Thompson, if approved it would be a minimum of two years before any improvements would be made to the 1400+ acres and another 10 years before lots would be ready for sale and prepared for homes. The only other action was to advise the County on the proposed new rules concerning Medical Marijuana. The group after discussion took the most restrictive option, which would in effect keep any facilities out of Julian. The group also authorize republication of another announcement of the availability of Park Land Development funds for improvements to public park areas not directly upder County control.
Junior girls Lakota Booth, Chelsea Vickers, Julian Riccio and Esme Killiane making Julian’s presence known at “the Bronco Round Up” photos courtesy Sandy Balcomb Julian High School Cross Country has had a busy 3 weeks. After a successful race day on August 27th, the team took a week to focus on training looking to race the following two weekends. Saturday September 10th took the team to Kit Carson Park for the Bronco Round Up 2 mile race. 12 athlete’s competed and all walked away with personal bests. Varsity girl’s top finisher for Julian was Lakota Booth who ran more than 30 seconds faster than her best time on this course followed by Esme Killiane, Juliania Riccio and Chelsea Vickers. Freshman Maya Moniz ran to an exciting 2nd place finish among 66 competitors and a Julian high school course record of 14:01. Not far behind was freshman Calea Cruz with 10th place in 14:43 and Cheyenne Booth finishing strong in 36th. Varsity runner Ethan Elisara ran to a 7th place finish among 108 and an impressive personal record of 10:46 shedding 23 seconds off last year’s time. Sophomore Nikolas Carneiro finished in 73rd and took off 70 seconds from last year’s race time. Ryan Lay ran in the boys JV race and freshman Dusty Flacks 7th place in 11:56 was good for a medal as well as Nat Copeland’s 31st place finish in 13:18. This race shows that we are stronger at this point of the season than we were last ; our goal is to get stronger and stay injury free for San Diego Section finals in November. Our next race was on Saturday September 17th held at Morley field in Balboa Park. The Mt Carmel/Movin Shoes Invitational is broke up into two divisions and by grade level, the boys race a 2.95 course and the girls 2.75. Freshman Maya Moniz was in our first race of the day, she is proving to be a strong competitor; she went out in the top 30 positions, holding her own throughout the race. She finished in 26th of 141 freshman girls from CA, NV and AZ. The boy’s freshman race went out fast with Dusty Flack maintaining his position throughout the course of the race. He finished in 10th of 207 in a time of 18:25, Freshman Nat Copland finished next walking away with a new found respect for the course at Morley Field. Nikolas Carneiro was our first sophomore to cross the line followed by Ryan Lay. Our 4 Junior girls were led by Lakota Booth who ran 56 seconds faster than her previous time on this course making this her third personal record run this season. Next to finish were Esme Killiane, Juliana Riccio and Chelsea Vickers who shed 72 seconds off her best 2.75 race time. We will be heading to the South Bay Invitational at Rohr Park in Chula Vista next Friday and have our first League competition on Friday October 7th at the Ramona Community Park. more photos, pages 10 & 12
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Booster Club Golf Tournament Saturday The Julian High Booster Club will hold it’s first ever Golf Tournament this Saturday at the Warner Springs Resort. The boosters have organized a scramble event with 4-somes competing in team best ball. A golf scramble is a format for golf tournaments where two or more players form a team to play, with the rules emphasizing fun without the pressure of players keeping individual scores. Each player hits a tee shot on each hole, but everyone plays from the spot of the best shot, subject to certain criteria. Rules for playing in a scramble are informal, with tournament organizers modifying basic rules as they wish. For example, organizers may require a group to select each player’s tee shot at least twice. The scramble format is not covered under the official Rules of Golf. How to play 1. Each member of the team tees off from the starting hole. In a scramble tournament, the team’s opening hole could be any hole on an 18-hole course, depending on the assignment by tournament organizers. Players can tee off with the golf club of their choosing—not necessarily a driver. 2. The best tee shot is chosen through general consensus of the scramble team. The group can decide the best tee shot based on any criteria they choose. Usually, the best shot is the longest drive that lands in the fairway, though the team may choose a long tee shot that landed off the fairway in the rough if there is a decent lie. 3. The spot of the best tee shot is marked with a golf tee or ball marker. Players must pick up their golf balls and hit from within one club length of the newly marked spot. 4. Team members continue selecting the best shot until one player hits the ball in the hole. The team score is the total of the best shots. The booster club has also wrangled some great prizes, including a Taylor guitar for every golfer, and prizes donated by: Candied Apple California Bakery, Lake Cuyamaca Restaurant, Romano’s Restaurant, Eagle’s Nest Winery and Cottage, Volcan Mountain, Winery Menghini Winery, Nickel Beer, Jeremy’s On The Hill, Julian Cafe, Julian Grille, Romano’s Restaurant Mr. Manitas, Culinary Basket/Chef Mary Trimmins, The Birdwatcher Sky Sailing, Inc., Julian Fitness Center, Julian Imports, Integrity Stables, Mountain Gypsy, Beauty Counter/Tanya Pittman, San D Bowl tickets (2/Holiday Bowl, 4 Poinsettia Bowl), Butterfield B&B, Julian Gold Rush Hotel, Best Western/Island Palms/ Shelter Island Kona Kai Resort/ Shelter Island, Case Zel Zorro/ Borrego, The Melodrama, The Golf Mart. Miss Julian and the JHS Cheer squad will be there to assist golfers and some celebrities have agreed to participate. There are still slots available for interested golfers(and duffers) and teams, be at the Warner Springs Resort Saturday Morning to participate in the first ever Eagles Booster Club Tournament. Registration is from 8:30 to 10amSee page 5 for a sign up form.
JULIAN APPLE DAYS FESTIVAL
Football
Friday, August 26 W 60-0 @ Warner HS Friday, September 2 L 0 - 40 Home vs Avalon Friday, September 9 L 6 - 26 Home vs Foothills Christian Thurs., September 15 L 22 - 34 Home vs San Diego Jewish Academy Friday, September 23 3:00 Home vs Calvary Christian Friday, October 7 3:00 Homecoming vs West Shores Friday, October 14 7:00 @Borrego Springs Friday, October 21 7:00 @ St Joseph Academy (Connors Park, San Marcos) Friday, November 4 TBA Home vs Ocean View Christian
Cross Country
Saturday, August 27 √ @ Vaquerro Stampede Saturday, September 10 tba @ Bronco Round-up Saturday, September 17 tba @ Mt. Carmel/ Movin Shoes Invitational Friday, September 23 tba @ South Bay Invitational Friday, September 30 tba @ Coach Downey Classic Friday, October 7 tba Citrus League #1 Friday, October 14 tba Citrus League #2 Friday, October 21 tba 69th Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational Friday, October 28 tba Citrus League #3
Volleyball
Tuesday, August 23 L 0-3 @ Ocean View Christian Tuesday, August 30 L 0-3 Home - Borrego Springs Friday, September 16 3:30 @ West Shores Wednesday, September 19 4:00 Home - Ocean View Christian Wednesday, September 21 4:00 Home - West Shores Friday, September 23 tba @Borrego Springs Wednesday, September 28 4:00 Home - San Pasqual Academy Friday, September 30 tba @ St Joseph Academy tba Tuesday, October 4 tba @ Warner HS Wednesday, October 12 4:00 Home - Escondido Adventist Academy
Friday and Saturday - September 24 and 25 at Menghini Winery www.visitjulian.com