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April 12, 2017
Julian, CA.
Volume 32 — Issue 36 ISSN 1937-8416
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Fiddle Camp and Concerts Return To Cedar Glen
Where To Hunt For Eggs The Julian Branch library will be hosting an indoor Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 15 at 9:30 AM. There will be a craft ahead of time or people may stay and color. At the Library’s egg hunt, kids may find 12 plastic eggs and keep what they find inside. When they return the eggs to the front desk, they will receive a goodie bag. The library is located at 1850 Highway 78, Julian. For more information, please call the branch at 760-765-0370. The Julian Lion’s Club and Miss Julian and her court will be hosting an egg hunt at the Frank Lane Memorial Venue on Saturday, April 15. There are staggered start times based on age starting at approximately 10:30 AM. Look for flyers and on-line postings for more information.
Kids With Cameras Spring Session
“Exploring Nature in our own Backyard” at Julian Junior High 12:30 - 2:00 1. Wednesday, April 12th Introductions, Basic camera use - photograph elementary school garden 2. Wednesday, April 19th Rules of Composition: “Frame, Focus, Format” - photograph cemetery and Frank Lane Park 3. Wednesday, April 26 - Use of “manual controls” on the camera - photograph Hubbell Gate and Volcan Mountain 4. Wednesday, May 3 - Field trip to Julian Weaving Works in Santa Ysabel 5. Wednesday, May 10 - Editing session: students pick one photo for public display 6. Wednesday, May 17 Reception at Mom’s Pie Shop
The Julian Family Fiddle Camp's (JFFC's) evening concerts will be held on Thursday, April 13th, and Friday, April 14th (Concert seating at 6:30, concerts start at 7:00 PM). All JFFC campers attend these concerts as part of their JFFC experience, but the performances are open to the public as well. If you're not a JFFC camper but wish to attend either of our concerts, tickets may be purchased at the Julian at the Chamber of Commerce office (In Julian Town Hall) or on-line. To purchase your ticket(s) on-line go to julianfamilyfiddlecamp.com. Our concerts typically attract a standing-room-only audience, with tickets available on a firstcome first serve basis. Given the popularity of these concerts, there is no guarantee that tickets will be available at-the-door. We strongly advise that you purchase your tickets early. Thursday, April 13th “Ukulele Masters” Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel
Join Modern Masters of the 'Ukulele, Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel, for an evening of acoustic music with some of the finest musicians in the U.S. Headliners Sarah and Craig will share the stage with Grand Master Fiddlers, Luke Price and Matthew Hartz, as well as with the Appalachian-style banjo/ fiddle duo, Dan Gellert and Henry Barnes. JFFC concerts are known for unexpected onstage guests, so come on out and fasten your seat belts for some truly great music. Friday, April 14th “Modern Bluegrass Masters” Molly Tuttle, Joe K. Walsh and
Heart And Hustle On The Hardwood
by Coach Jennifer Wylie
“I never said it would be easy, I said it would be worth it.” The 2016-2017 Julian High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team had a stellar season. During the preseason, the girls worked hard to fundraise for equipment and much needed items for their season. In all, they raised close to $15,000.00 and were able to get basketballs, uniforms, items for the med kit, new nets for the hoops, warm ups, pay for referees for home games, and pay for tournaments. Through multiple fundraisers such as the online SnapRaise, writing letters, obtaining sponsorships, and local fundraisers such as a dinner with The Sons of the American Legion and breakfast with Miner’s Diner, we were able to get the support and funds needed to have our season be a success. Thank you so much for everyone who sponsored us, supported us, encouraged us, and helped us out financially – we could not have done it without you. We appreciate everything. From fundraising during the preseason, it allowed us to enter the season with confidence and the opportunity to rebuild the basketball program and create a team. We were able to start with a community service project called “Love Up the Gym” and got paint donated from Dunn and Edwards and lights from SDG&E to help our dingy gym get cleaned up, loved up, and bright once again. Our goal was to have a place that we wanted to play in and that we could see in – we met our goal and most winter sports teams came out to help make it happen. It was great to see both boys and girls basketball teams, as well as cheer come out and help get the gym ready for the season. Not
(back row) Head Coach Jennifer Wylie, Assistant Coach Jamie LaChappa, senior Lorena Silva, freshman Erin Conitz, senior Rayven Smothers, junior Catherine Skibinski, senior Emy Gregor, senior Sherry Madison, senior Manager Tori Fluharty, and Assistant Coach Desiree Vigil. (front row) freshman Sierra Biliunas, senior Cynthia Garcia, senior Savanah Brehm, junior Lauren Linton, sophomore Danika Stalcup, and junior Kaleigh Kaltenthaler. only did the gym look great, but it felt amazing too. With lights to see, a fresh coat of paint, new nets, and clean floors – the girls were ready to start the season. The schedule was the hardest it had been in years, with 25 games, two tournaments, and 12 home games – more home games than in previous years. Overall finishing with a better record than the previous three years with 10-15 and a league record of 4-4 in the Citrus League. We were able to play in two tournaments the first being the El Cajon Valley Classic and the second being the Southern California Prep Classis. Both tournaments were a learning experience on self-control, skill and team building, and being pushed to the limits on never giving up. Our team anthem quickly became “heart and hustle”, because if we played with our heart and kept our head in the game it would be hard to beat a team that never gave up and if they hustled, they would give
Cancer Support Group’s First Meeting The latest Julian non-profit group, Julian Warriors and Survivors, had a very successful first meeting on Tuesday, April 4th. The group, which supports patients, caregivers and friends encountering cancer in their lives, will be meeting once weekly at the Methodist Church, to provide support, education, advocacy and some laughter to its participants. The next meetings of the group continued on page 4
John Mailander Award-winning bluegrass guitarist, singer and songwriter, Molly Tuttle, mandolin maestro Joe K. Walsh, and fiddler extraordinaire, John Mailander, headline a night of traditional bluegrass and genre-stretching acoustic music. When you hear Tuttle, Walsh and Mailander, you'll know why they're individually and collectively recognized as the top young acoustic musicians of our time. To add to the festivities, the night will also include the musical support of AJ Lee and Max Schwartz, as well as some intentionally unnamed special guests. This is sure to be a powerhouse evening.
Wearing their shooter shirts, each has their name and number, but also the theme of the season “heart & hustle”.
100% for however long they were on the court in the game and be scrappy and ready for anything. The tournaments helped us grow as a team and learn a lot about what we needed to work on for league play. With 14 girls on the team ranging from freshmen to seniors and two managers (there is no longer freshmen or Junior Varsity teams at JHS), there was much to be done to teach girls who had never touched a basketball before to seniors ready to win their first game. Our season came along much better than expected. The freshmen learned fundamental skills, basics, and confidence. With only one returning sophomore, a few juniors, and a largely senior based team, we were ready to move forward with new plays and a plan to learn, grow, build a team, and have success on and off the court. Out of all of the years I have had the privilege of coaching at Julian High School, I must say that this year was the best. We did not win league, but we won with character building, mental toughness to never give up, to always play with heart and hustle, and to work hard for something that you want. These girls worked hard all season long and I know they will be successful long after basketball is over. I believe that basketball is a metaphor for life, how you play the game matters, and how you live life matters – never, ever give up. Always do your best and work hard, and stay in the game until the final buzzer. We had the honor of having two players from our team selected to be on the All Citrus League players. First Team All-League was senior Rayven Smothers who averaged 15 points per game and six steals per game and eight rebounds per game, leading the league in continued on page 12
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Records Fall For Distance Runners
from Sandy Balcom
Track and Field
Freshman, Maya Moniz and Junior Ethan Elisara both broke the 3200 meter schools records Saturday, April 8th at the 8th Annual Asics Irvine Distance Carnival at Irvine High School. Maya ran an aggressive first mile in a field of talented freshman and sophomores from the southern conference. She went into the second mile faster than she has in any of her previous 3200 races and finished her race with a strong kick down the last stretch finishing in 12:27.61 taking 11 seconds of her previous s school record she set two weeks ago. Ethan ran the best race of his season, not only breaking the school record, but winning his race in a time of 10:11.73; 31 seconds faster than his best time and 18 seconds faster than the 10:29.98 previous school record. He ran with confidence and patients and made his moves in all the right places. Ethan moved into the top three positions early into the race, and made his final move in the last 200 meter and sealed his win with a strong kick down the 100 meter finishing stretch. Both Ethan and Maya came back later in the day to run the 1600 meter. Maya ran her second best time for this distance and Ethan ran a personal best. A very big day for these two hard working athletes. Also making the trip was sophomore, PJ Davis Scholl. PJ ran his second best time in the 3200 meter and a personal best in his 1600 meter race with a time of 5:13.05. Our full team will be competing next Saturday at the First Annual Jim Cerveny Invite at Mission Bay High School.
Shelter Valley Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Shelter Valley has been selected for a $500 award from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm. This award will be used towards rental of a large dumpster for a Community Clean-up Day on Saturday May 6th (not May 20th as previously announced at the recent SVCC meeting). Community Clean-up Day will be an opportunity for residents of Shelter Valley to clean up their yards of garbage, yard waste, junk, litter, odds and ends or whatever you want to call it. The dumpster will be located at the SV Community Center on May 6th. There will be some assistance with picking up larger items from your yard if you are not able to deliver them yourself. Trash bags will be available for pickup at the community center on May 3rd during morning coffee and at the SVCC meeting on Friday May 5th continued on page 7
Saturday, March 4 Mt Carmel Invitational Friday, March 10 Home - Citrus League #1 Saturday, March 18 Elmer Runge Invitational @Patrick Henry HS Saturday, March 25 Calvin Small Schools Invitational @Escondido HS Friday, March 31 Home - Citrus League #2 Saturday, April 8 Irvine Distance Carnival @ Irvine High School 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
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 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
Thursday, March 30 W 18-0 Home vs Rock Academy Wednesday, April 5 W 12-1 away vs Ocean View Christian Friday, April 7 3:30 away vs Mountain Empire Tuesday, April 11 4:00 Home vs River Valley 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 Friday, April 28 3:30 Home vs Ocean View Christian Continued on Page 7
Merchants Networking Breakfast - April 19 8am At Apple Alley Bakery www.visitjulian.com