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Periodical • Wednesday
Time Sensitive Material
March 29, 2017
Volume 32 — Issue 34
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
Music On The Mountain
www.JulianNews.com
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Nathan James “The Joy Of The Blues” Tuesday, April 4 - 6pm
Track and Field
Please join us for a great evening of music on Tuesday, April 4 at 6 PM as we welcome Nathan James to the Julian Library. He is a favorite in the area for his unique sound and guitars. He is definitely someone you should experience! Never one to follow convention , and always one to think for himself, James has created a musical identity with his homemade instruments and self- taught skills. Armed with his handcrafted washboard guitar and stomping out time on a box made of old fence boards, while singing and blowing harmonica, you are sure to be captivated. James is a well-respected and experienced artist in his field. For over 20 years now he has successfully made his living touring and recording, solely specializing in his passion for blues and American roots music. Drawing from a deep well of influences from many early roots artists and styles, James was quickly attracted to the individuality of self-made music and artistic expression from an early age. Growing up in the small agricultural town of Fallbrook has been influential in choosing his life path because he could relate to music originating from a rural environment. "There wasn't a lot to do here, so you either got in trouble or found something productive to do with what you had around you!" Having supportive parents that didn't force him into college after high school allowed Nathan to go straight into the real world of a ‘working musician’. At age 19 Nathan got the call from the internationally reknown blues veteran James Harman to join his band and tour the country. With Harman, James gained the experience that has shaped his own career. In 2007, James entered the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN with Ben Hernandez and took 1st place. During his career Nathan has worked with other many well-known artists including: Kim Wilson, Pinetop Perkins, Billy Boy Arnold, Lazy Lester, Johnny Dyer, Rick Holmstrom, Janiva Magness, Mark Hummel and Gary Primich. Nathan has brought his music to concerts and festivals in Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Faroe Islands, Taiwan, Canada and Mexico, as well as performing all over the United States. In March, 2017 he completed a tour in Russia. Knowing how to get people's attention, Nathan will often go out solo from the bandstand and burst into a frenzied ragtime breakdown that can lead to a washboard solo on his custom LED lit 'Washtar Gitboard'! Another unique aspect of a live show is band mate Troy Sandow. He may start off the set on upright bass while Nathan will play an uptown lead guitar style in the vein of B.B. or T-bone Walker. Then he will switch over to amplified harmonica and Nathan will fingerpick a driving groove on his baritone guitar in the style of R.L. Burnside or Lightnin' Hopkins. Although Nathan's band pays homage to these traditions and has the same quality of musicianship, there is an original and fresh new energy coming from musicians of a much younger generation. As we return to our regular schedule for Music on the Mountain, we invite you to come to the library to sit back and enjoy another great ‘Friends of the Julian Library” sponsored musical event. Following the music, refreshments will be served. The 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 www.sdcl.org to see the online events calendar.
It Takes A Village To Create A Kingdom 20 Years Of Shakespeare At Spencer Valley SPENCER….Valley…..Spencer…..Valley……32 Minds, 1 Heart! Students have been robustly shouting a version of that chant after every Shakespeare performance since the year 2000. This week we’ll be smiling again as this year’s students add their performance to 20 years of happy Shakespeare memories. Our bulletin board display is chock full of history, honoring the many volunteers that have shaped the program, starting with “The Scottish Play” (Macbeth) in the 1997-1998 school year, adapted and directed by Don Winslow. This year, the show presented will be compilation of scenes – a nod to the present and the past…artfully arranged and directed by Elisabeth Jacobsen and Heidi Schlotfeldt, upper grade teachers at Spencer Valley. These accomplished teachers will also
Saturday, March 4 Mt Carmel Invitational Friday, March 10 Home - Citrus League #1 Saturday, March 18 9:00 Elmer Runge Invitational @Patrick Henry HS Saturday, March 25 10:00 Calvin Small Schools Invitational @Escondido HS Friday, March 31 2:30 Home - Citrus League #2 Saturday, April 15 8:00 Jim Cerveny Invitational @Mission Bay HS Friday, April 28 3:00 Dennis Gilbert Small Schools Invitational @Mtn Empire HS Saturday, April 29 Dick Wilkens Frosh/Soph Invitational@ Del Norte HS Thursday, May 11 2:30 Home - Citrus League Finals Saturday, May 20 CIF San Diego - Preliminaries @Mt. Carmel HS Saturday, May 27 CIF San Diego - Finals @Mt. Carmel HS
Softball
Track And Field Individual Achievement And Improvement
by Coach Sandy Balcom
Julian High School Track and Field competed at Escondido High School in the Calvin Christian Small School Track and Field Invitational for schools with 1000 or less enrollment. It was
Katie Huggins sails the discuss an exciting and successful day. The day started with 9 of kids competing in field events. Tamar Diliberti and Calea Cruz in the frosh/soph division of the long jump. Calea finished 9 of 20 with a 13-02.50 and Tamar jumped a PR of 11-10.25. Also in long jump were Juniors Will Hatch with his first meet of the season and Caleb Biliunas. Will also competed in the Triple Jump, he finished 9 of 35 with a mark of 37’. Throwing Shot for the boys were Cary Gannon who finished 7 of 41 with a PR throw of 38’10” and a season PR in his Discus throw finishing 5 of 38, teammates Alex Carson and Cory Flack also competed in both events Winning the girls Varsity shot put and discus was Katie Huggins who was awarded the Varsity
Girls Field event athlete of the meet. Katie was the only Varsity girl’s field athlete to earn two gold medals. Taking to the track first was Freshman Maya Moniz in the frosh/soph 1600. She took
2nd of 23 girls with a 32 second PR of 5:47.23. Maya also ran a PR in the 800 meter finishing 8 of 29. Calea Cruz qualified to the finals in the 100 meter where they took the top nine times of 5 heats. Calea finished 7th in the finals and Tamar Dilibetri ran the 100 for the first time. Wrapping up the day was our 3200 runners. PJ Davis Scholl finished 4th of 20 frosh/soph boys with a 43 second PR running 11:18.52. Teammate Dusty Flack ran his first 3200 finishing 3rd with a time of 11:16.01. Our last event of the day was Junior Ethan Elisara’s Varsity 3200. He finished 2nd with a time of 10:48.04. All in all it was a great day with 5 kids earning 6 medals and an athlete of the meet award. Friday March 31st we will be back at our home track for our 2nd Citrus league meet.
Thursday, March 2 L 2-12 Home vs Guajome Park Acdmy Tuesday, March 7 W 15-3 Home vs Maranatha Christian Friday, March 10 W 17-1 away vs Lutheran Tuesday, March 14 L 8-9 away vs Foothills Christian Wednesday, March 15 rain Home - Escondido Adventist Friday, March 17 W 23-1 Home - Lutheran Thursday, March 23 3:30 away vs Mountain Empire Thursday, April 13 3:30 away vs Calipatria Friday, April 14 3:30 Home - Borrego Springs Tuesday, April 18 3:30 Home vs Vincent Memorial Tuesday, April 25 3:45 Home vs Foothills Christian Thursday, April 27 3:30 away vs Borrego Springs Tuesday, May 2 3:15 away vs West Shores Thursday, May 4 3:30 Home vs Mountain Empire Tuesday, May 9 3:30 Home - Calipatria Thursday, May 11 3:30 away vs Vincent Memorial
Baseball
Tuesday, February 28 Home vs Liberty Charter Friday, March 3 Home - Calvin Christian Thursday, March 16 3:30 away vs Liberty Charter Wednesday, March 22 3:30 Home vs Rock Academy Wednesday, April 5 3:30 away vs Ocean View Christian Friday, April 7 3:30 away vs Mountain Empire Friday, April 14 3:30 Home vs Borrego Springs Wednesday, April 19 tba away vs Vincent Memorial Friday, April 21 tba Home vs Calipatria Wednesday, April 26 3:30 Home vs Lutheran Katie Huggins at the top of the podium
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Taste Of Julian - Saturday, April 8 1 - 5, Tickets = $25 per person at the Chamber Office www.visitjulian.com