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Periodical • Wednesday
Time Sensitive Material
December 14, 2016
Volume 32 — Issue 19
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
Prescribed Burn Scheduled For Cuyamaca Rancho State Park JULIAN, Calif.— CAL Fire and California State Parks will be conducting a prescribed burn on Middle Peak in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park between December 13th and January 31 as conditions allow. Smoke from the prescribed burn is normal and does not need to be reported as trained fire crews will be conducting the burn. They will remain on-site after the burn to monitor the area until it is deemed safe to leave. The burn is in preparation for planting native seedlings as part of a reforestation effort to restore the conifer forest in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. In 2003, the Cedar Fire burned over 95% of the park’s conifer forest at such high intensity that the seed bank and cone producing forest canopy were destroyed. Little natural regeneration has occurred so the reforestation effort was started in 2008. The prescribed burn on Middle Peak will temporarily reduce the dense brush that grew in after the fire and open up space to plant the seedlings. It will also suppress the competition of adjacent vegetation and reduce the fuels in the area so that a potential future wildfire will be less intense and the restored forest will have a better chance for survival. To date, approximately 1450 acres of the 2500 acre reforestation project have been planted with native Jeffrey pine, sugar pine, Coulter pine, white fir, and incense cedar seedlings.
Rare Hawk Spotted At Lake Cuyamaca
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Santa's Modern-Day Helpers
(Family Features) From running his workshop to delivering toys around the world, the holiday season is a busy time for Santa. To keep himself going, Saint Nick relies on some essential gadgets to stay connected, organized and entertained throughout the holidays. This year, make your own holidays a little less hectic or someone else's holiday a little more merry. With the help of U.S. Cellular, you can give some of Santa's favorite gadgets. Drones: To keep an eye on who's been naughty or nice, Santa depends on his Parrot Mini-Drone Rolling Spider. The Spider flies smoothly in all directions with its sophisticated stabilizing autopilot system, and a free app with touch controls makes it easy to pilot. Thanks to the "swipe" control feature, you can execute rapid, agile aerobatics, including 90 degree and 180 degree turns, as well as forward, backward and sideways flips. An embedded vertical minicamera lets you take snapshots from the unique vantage point.
Friday I took a shot of what I originally thought was a soaring Osprey. When I I looked at the photo at home i thought it was a little strange looking for a Osprey, so I posted it for inputs. It actually was a Rough-legged Hawk! A bird that was last seen in the county around 22 years ago (Lake Cuyamaca was one of the areas it was spotted 22 years ago BTW). Now the word is out so you may be getting some birders your way for the next few days. from Terry Hurst
Certified Election Results
The County Registrar Of Voters Certified election resullts on November 8, the only change from initial returns reported in the November 16 issue was the Wynola Water District. US REPRESENTATIVE - 50th District DUNCAN HUNTER 179,937 PATRICK MALLOY 103,646
63.5% 36.5%
STATE ASSEMBLY - 71st District RANDY VOEPEL 108,049 LEO HAMEL 56,184
66.96% 33.04%
JULIAN UNION HIGH SCHOOL Vote for: 2 JENNIFER REED 1029 35.06% ART COLE 962 32.78% LINDA STRINGFELLOW 944 32.16% SPENCER VALLEY SCHOOL (Short Term) CAROL M. FRAUSTO 108 67.08% CRISTI LEWIS 53 32.92% JULIAN-CUYAMACA FIRE Vote for: 3 BRIAN KRAMER 1146 32.39% HARRY C. SEIFERT 989 27.95% AIDA TUCKER 809 22.87% ALAN H MARVIN 594 16.79% WYNOLA WATER Vote for: 2 TIMOTHY J. TASCHLER MICHAEL A. ASMUSSEN JO ANN BERNARD
67 56 52
38.29% 32.00% 29.71%
BORREGO SPRINGS UNIFIED SCHOOL Vote for: 3 STEVE RIEHLE 646 26.68% VIRGINIA JOHNSON 623 25.73% ARIE R KORPORAAL 590 24.37%
Mobile devices: Santa's Apple iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 help him stay connected, organized and entertained. With the iPhone's new and advanced camera system, you'll be able to capture memories all season long, and immersive stereo speakers will have you rockin' around the Christmas tree - all with the strongest battery life ever in an iPhone. If admiring holiday lights is a tradition you hold dear, you'll appreciate the Galaxy S7's exceptional low-light image capture, and the smartphone's expandable memory makes it easy to grab all the photos and videos you can snap. Alarm systems: While Santa is away delivering presents around the world, the Nest Cam provides home security. A crisp, clear, high-quality glass lens, image sensor and 8x digital clear zoom let you see every detail in full 1080p HD right on your phone, where you can also receive alerts so you know if creatures start stirring - perhaps a jolly old elf? The camera allows you to both talk and listen, and with eight infrared LED, you can see the whole room, even when the night is dark. Music: What's a sleigh ride without Christmas music? Santa jingles all the way with the UE Roll 2 Bluetooth Speaker. The speaker pumps out crisp sound with deep bass in every direction to spread holiday cheer all around. A rechargeable lithiumion battery allows for up to nine hours of playtime, so you can keep the festivities going strong
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Messiah In Town Hall Sunday Night In the year 1741, the German composer Georg Friedrich Handel created, in 24 days, the most popular oratorio ever, The Messiah. It was first performed in Dublin, Ireland on April 13th, 1742, with Handel himself conducting. It was a smash! On Sunday, December 18th at 7:00 PM Handel’s Messiah will be performed in the Julian Town Hall. This will be its 30th consecutive presentation. With our string quartet, piano, professional soloists and the Julian Chorale it will be a grand evening celebration for the holidays.
Chamber Board Meeting Moved Julian Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, December 15th at 6:00 p.m., will be held at the Julian Woman's Club, located at 2607 "C" Street, Julian The monthly meeting of the Julian Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is held on the third Thursday of each month beginning at 6 PM. Board meetings are open to the public during the open forum. Speakers are allowed to speak during the open forum after signing up to speak. Please contact the JCC office for further information. After the open forum the JCC Board of Director election ballots, for the 2017-2018 term, will be counted during a closed session. late into the night. Using the UE Roll app, you can take advantage of additional features to tune it, alarm it, personalize it and double up the sound by pairing with another UE speaker. Health trackers: After all the countless cookies and glasses of milk, Santa takes charge of his health with the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch. The builtin S Health app empowers your continued on page 8
Soccer - Girls
Friday, December 2 W 4-0 @ Borrego Springs Tuesday December 6 L 2-0 Home - High Tech (NC) Friday, December 9 L 2-0 @ 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
Basketball - Girls
Tuesday, Dec. 6 W 49-48 @ High Tech (NC) Thursday, Dec. 8 L 56-36 Home - High Tech (NC) 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
Basketball - Boys
Wednesday, November 30 Home - King-Chavez Community Wednesday, Dec. 7 L 77-57 @ Guajome Park Academy Friday, December 9 L 53-51 Home - Classical 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 10
Julian Chamber of Commerce/Merchants Breakfast DECEMBER 21 - PINE HILLS LODGE - 8am www.visitjulian.com