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November 30, 2016
Volume 32 — Issue 17
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
Personal Achievement Highlights State Cross Country Meet
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
from coach Sandy Balcom
Julian High School Boys Cross Country team’s trip to the State Championship XC meet was a success, they had a great experience and 5 runners brought home personal bests. Junior Ethan Elisara who made it as an individual last season was able to share his experience with his 6 team mates. Ethan had an amazing race; he went out aggressive in the top 20 and finished 16th of 201 D-5 competitors. He came through the first and 2nd mile about the same pace as last year, but this year was able to close the race much stronger. He ran a new school record of 16:16.5, shedding 28 seconds off his previous school record set last year at the state meet. Our next finisher was Freshman Dusty Flack in 17:57. Dusty went out in a 5:13 first mile and was able to break that 18 minute barrier for the first time. Sophomore Nikolas Carneiro ran a PR of 18:09.4, Senior Shane Duffy finished his high school career with a 18:14.9 and Sophomore PJ Davis-Scholl had the race of his life running a PR at every mile. His 18:15 finishing time was a personal record by a full minute and 1:43 from the first 5k of the season. Our 6 runner Freshman Nathaniel Copeland ran a 20:03 taking 30 seconds off his PR and Sophomore Ryan Lay finished in 22:54. For the state of California we finished 21st as a team. Our team is young, with Ethan leading next year and 2 freshmen and 3 sophomores returning, we have an exciting future ahead of us.
Tis’ The Season - Town Tree Is Lit At 11:55 Saturday morning thing were not looking too bright for the Annual Country Christmas and Tree Lighting. A plume of smoke was rising from the electrical panel at the Pioneer Museum. 9-1-1 was called, the fire department dispatched and everything was put on hold. The JCFD was on the scene in minutes, checked the circuit box and located the faulty breakers. A call to Gus Garcia, he tightened a few breakers determined the issue and got power restored for the ceremonies, ahead of the scheduled one o’clock start time. Country Christmas started on time and had it not been for the rain and the cold, could have been the smoothest show ever. But there was the rain, the crowd never materialized, a hearty group of about 40 fluctuated throughout the day, growing to over 150 by 5 o’clock. The museum folks had set up a hot chocolate table for those needing to warm a bit, the wind kept blowing and the rain falling as “Merchant of the Year” Don Brown(from Don’s Market) made his way to center stage and threw the switch, officially kicking off the holiday season and showing all who visit or live here that the spirit is alive and well in Julian.
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Santa Scheduled to Visit Town Hall on Dec 2 Bring your young children or grandchildren to Town Hall on December 2nd for a free carriage ride, a visit with Santa, holiday-themed arts and crafts and lots of holiday cookies and snacks. The Julian Triangle Club is hosting it's annual young children's Christmas Party. Doors will open at 5PM. You should sign up for a carriage ride right away and while you wait to be called for your turn on the carriage, your children can tell Santa what's on their Christmas wish list, make holiday arts and crafts, and partake of a wide variety of cookies and other goodies (some without sugar or gluten), punch and hot chocolate. There will also be coffee and tea for the adults. Santa and Mrs Claus will be assisted by our own Miss Julian 2016, Vivian Sweet; 1st Princess Miss, Itzel Solis; Teen Miss Julian 2016, Natalie Romano; and her 1st Princess Teen, Perla Lares who will be handing out candy canes and keep an orderly line for Santa. Free Carriage rides are graciously provided by Rhaine of Julian Carriage Company. We request only one adult ride with your child or children on the carriage so we can get everyone a ride. Bring your young children or grandchildren to this festive local event, to start your holiday season. If you would like to volunteer to help decorate Town Hall like the North Pole, help out during the event with the carriage rides or donate cookies or other snacks, please text or call Nancy Kramer at 619 884-8332. Thank you! It takes local volunteers to keep traditions like this going year after year.
Music On The Mountain
Library Gets Into The Spirit With Jim Earp
by Michael Hart
Soccer - Girls
Monday, November 28 3:15 Home - Maranatha Christian Wednesday, December 6 3pm Home - High Tech (NC) Friday, December 9 3pm @ Guajome Park Academy Tuesday, December 13 3pm Home - Borrego Springs Friday, December 16 3:15 @ Maranatha Christian Thursday, January 12 3:15 @ High Tech (NC) Friday, January 13 3pm Home - Tri-City Christian Wednesday, January 18 3pm Home - Vincent Memorial Friday, January 20 3:15 @ Mountain Empire Wednesday, January 25 3pm Home - West Shores Friday, January 27 3:15 Home - Borrego Springs Friday, February 3 3:15 @ Vincent Memorial Wednesday, February 8 3:15 Home - Mountain Empire Friday, February 10 3pm Home - West Shores Wednesday, February 15 3pm @ Borrego Springs
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Friday Night “pre-lighting” for the volunteers and locals, was the night to be in town as weather impacted Saturdays festivities.
Miss Julian and her court came prepared for the weather
Scott Kinney told Christmas tales amid the rain drops
Gus Garcia resetting the circuit box without the offending breakers
Satnta arrived right on time and his “Miss Julian” elves greeted him with smiles photos continued on page 12
Please join us at the Julian Library for an evening of Music on the Mountain with singer, songwriter Jim Earp on Tuesday, December 6, at 6 PM. He will be performing songs from his CD, “Bright Star, Tiny Babe, One Guitar” in addition to his trademark Slack-key guitar stylings. Jim Earp is a dazzling, spirited guitarist from San Diego, California (USA) who describes his style as noveau-celtic-classical-folk, as documented on his release, "Smiles to Go". His guitars of choice include a Custom Rosewood 6-String Cutaway and a Steinberger GM. Earp has played guitar since 1973, and frankly confirms his career goal, "To be an established guitarist in the professional fingerstyle guitar community." When requested to name his preferred effect for the guitar, Earp responded with, "Compression. When used on two-handed "tapping" compositions, it helps even out the guitar's signal," and submitted his musicial goals, Best offered in a quote from San Diego's SLAMM Magazine,"...The central vibe of (Rosewood) has a healthy, spiritual quality...Earp suceeds in giving his pieces unique identities...(his) lovely melodies and his gifted guitar playing meld into a sweet, finely crafted sound...". Earp’s second CD was selected as one of ten winners in Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s “Homegrown CD Awards,” which deemed it among the finest, independently-produced acoustic guitar CDs in the country for 1999-2000. Jim’s third CD is an all-traditional hymns affair which has also been extremely well received, and Jim’s fourth disc marked his debut with Solid Air Records in Orange County and is a “best of” from his first three independent releases. His fifth CD is a collection of solo Christmas carols, his sixth is a compilation of pop tunes arranged for solo guitar, and his eighth and latest recording is a collection of solo original and popular tunes done is Hawaiian slack-key or "ki ho'alu" style.. Jim was a first place winner in San Diego’s all-styles guitar contest “Guitar Wars” in 1995, and was a “top five” finalist in the 2005 and 2009 International Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in Winfield, Kansas. What Jim brings to the stage can best be summed up by a reviewer from Guitar Player Magazine who states “Jim… delivers an appealing mixture of British folk (Jansch, Renbourn, Legg) and California freestyle (Hedges, de Grassi, Ackerman.) He mixes an uncanny ear for melody with an edgy percussive attack… throw in driving rhythms, beautiful crystalline tone, and deft… technique… and you’ve got one fine player.” Come for the music, enjoy an evening of fine entertainment, and stay for the refreshments. The Julian Branch library is located at 1850 Highway 78, next to the High School. For more information, please call the branch at 760-765-0370 or visit the Julian Branch Library Facebook page or Calendar of Events on the www.SDCL.org website.
Tuesday, December 6 6:30 @ High Tech (CV) Friday, December 8 5:30 Home - High Tech (SD) Monday, December 12 4pm Home - West Shores Thursday, December 15 4pm @ Calipatria Tuesday, December 20 TBA @ El Cajon Valley Tuesday, December 27 TBA @ El Captian Tuesday, January 10 5pm Home - Mission Vista Friday, January 13 4pm Home - Calipatria Tuesday, January 17 4pm @ San Pasqual Academy Friday, January 20 5pm Home -High Tech (CV) Tuesday, January 24 4pm Home - Warner Friday, January 27 4pm Home-St Joseph Academy Saturday, January 28 1:30 Home - El Cajon Valley Tuesday, January 31 4pm @ Escondido Adventist Academy Friday, February 3 4pm Home - San Pasqual Academy Friday, February 10 4pm @ Warner Tuesday, February 14 4pm @ St Joseph Academy Friday, February 17 4pm Home -Escondido Adventist
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Wednesday, November 30 5pm Home - King-Chavez Community Wednesday, December 7 5:30 @ Guajome Park Academy Monday, December 12 5:30 Home - West Shores Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, December 13, 14, 15, 16 Warner Mountain Classic Tournament TBA Monday, December 19 5:30 @ West Shores Thursday, December 22 6pm Home - Mountain Empire Continued on Page 8
Julian Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party Mixer and Annual Membership Drive - December 1 @ Town Hall, 5:30 www.visitjulian.com