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Periodical • Wednesday
Time Sensitive Material
August 30, 2017
Volume 33 — Issue 04 ISSN 1937-8416
Julian, CA.
www.JulianNews.com Music On The Mountain
Weekend Fire On Montezuma Grade
Welcome Bongo and the Point Please join us at the Julian Branch Library for Music on the Mountain on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 6 PM as we welcome Jim and Dee Patton performing as “Bongo and the Point.” The Patton’s are returning visitors to San Diego County from a small town outside of Tyler, Texas. Hearing them perform last year while on tour, it was a great booking for the library.
Notes From The Planning Group New County programs and ongoing discussions concerning Julian roads and streets were the main focus of the Julian Community Planning Group meeting held on Monday, August 14. Chairman Pat Brown reported that he had written letters to the County concerning the condition of C Street north of 2nd, leading to the gold mines, and 2nd street between C St. and Cape Horn. Both are, as far as can be determined, are County owned but not Country maintained, both have a considerable amount of local and tourist traffic, and neither comes up to County standard. Rebecca Morales, a member of the JCPG Roads Committee, reported that she had received a letter of support from the Sheriff’s office for the JCPG request that the roads be County maintained; Kiki Munshi said she would try to obtain similar letters from the Fire Departments. The Roads Committee is also working on a list of roads needing County maintenance outside of Julian. This is in response to a request from the County. Katie Moretti reported that she had received a working draft of the MSCP (Multiple Species Conservation Program) for the Back Country and would be going through it. Information is available at http://www. sandiegocounty.gov/content / sdc/pds/mscp/ec.html . Munshi said that the PACE (Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program) would be started again sometime during the Fall and that the County would be willing to send a person to explain it to all who were interested. Chairman Brown reported that there would be some changes to the PLDO (Park Lands Dedication Ordinance) funds and that he had written the County saying that Julian did not want any changes in its area. He also reported that there now is a plan exemption checklist and if an applicant can fulfill all the requirements there will be an exemption form the site plan, and that the County and CalTrans are planning to put a building next to the school, across from the Nickel Brewery. They have not gone through the Architectural Review Board. Chairman Brown also reported that Parks & Recreation is selecting a designer for the Santa Ysabel Nature Center who should be on board within a few months. They will present the design to the JCPG. The driveway location through the meadow, which the JCPG believed should be re-examined, is not yet finalized. The County said that they didn’t put the road on the side by the Post Office because of an existing drainage ditch. The JCPG holds regular meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the basement of the Town Hall. The public is welcome to attend and agendas are posted on the Post Office Bulletin Board three days before the meetings.
Fall Sports Schedules
photo courtesy Kirsten Starlin, JCFPD Just before noon on Saturday, CALFire responded to what was originally reported as a two acre vegetation fire on Montezuma Valley Rd. By six o’clock it had reached 62 acres and crews had made enough progress to call it 30% contained. Montezuma Valley Rd was closed to and from Borrego Springs all night and by morning 80% containment was announced. By Sunday evening the mopping up had begun and the fire, which was stared by a jeep leaving the roadway, was considered fully contained with only minimal personnel still working hot spots and cleaning up the area.
Warner Welcomes New Staff, Upgraded Computers
Chromebooks with new staff. Katlyn Sharon, Ashley McGee, Rick Lara, and Dani Zurcher. Warner Unified School District’s new superintendent David MacLeod is proud to some exciting changes that are taking place in Warner. Starting this school year, Warner will implement a ratio of 1 computer for every child at the school. This will give our students an edge in the ever growing field of technology. The next exciting change is the addition of many new staff members. Our new Agriculture Education teacher is Danielle Zurcher, a recent graduate from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Dani came to Warner in January of this year and has already made incredible improvements to Warners’ Ag program. This year Dani plans to include the building of a new aquaponics system, the replanting of the farm and the vineyard and the complete cleaning and updating of Warner’s animal science facilities. The next teacher to join the Warner team is Katlyn Sharron, a Julian native. Katlyn is a graduate of Point Loma Nazarene and is excited to create an English department that meets the individual needs and learning styles of every student. Chermaine Osuna, a longtime Warner employee, and Santa Ysabel resident has moved from her position as an instructional aide to a middle school student teacher. Chermaine believes that every student has something significant to contribute to the classroom culture and plans to create an atmosphere that is comfortable, safe and inspirational. In addition to new teachers, Warner also welcomes new Counselor Ashley McGee, School Psychologist Josh Brown and Athletic Director Ricardo Lara. Ashley, a native of North Carolina and a graduate of USC brings a positive energy to Warner. She hopes to incorporate the entire Warner Community in the success and education of Warner students. Joshua Brown has been a school psychologist for 10 years. In October 2006 he began working in the Ramona Unified School District and had the opportunity to support students, families, and teachers with school related difficulties from preschool age through high school. As an employee of Warner Unified School District, Josh plans to continue to help students, families, and teachers grow and learn. New Athletic Director Ricardo Lara, a native of Calipatria, is planning to strengthen athletics at Warner. He plans to bring back baseball and fundraise to upgrade Warner’s athletic facilities. Ricardo not only coaches the students but uses sports to help instill values. Before each game he can be heard reminding his athletes that they represent not only themselves but their parents, their coach, their school and community. In addition to new staff, Warner is also excited to announce an early morning program beginning at 6:30 am, the continuation of a high quality preschool program, new high school courses in construction and stagecraft and advances in technology. At Warner, they are increasing their computer ratio to allow 1 to 1 computer access for each and every student. Good things are happening at Warner USD.
Cross Country
Dee and Jim Patton The Patton’s specialize in music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, with a few of their own tunes mixed in. Listening to their music may make you feel like you want to sing along, clap your hands or sway to the music. Their daughters have moved on to lives of their own, but the Patton’s still entertain with enthusiasm and energy. “Bongo and the Point” became their touring name when they added two of their daughters to the troupe, and it is a name that you get when you allow those daughters to come up with the band’s name band. After many names were turned down, this name was unanimously agreed upon by the family. This name was a combination of two children’s short musical movies featuring “Bongo” and “The Point.” The neatly printed label on the VHS tape (which was tape #32) said "Bongo & the Point." So that's the story of our name - It's a memory really, of the girls childhood, growing up mobile and home schooled with musical gypsy parents in Southern California. Many years ago they sold their home in Southern California to tour the country and then landed in Texas. They maintain a strong following of friends and family in this area. Catch the show at library and the following weekend, you can also catch their show at Wynola Pizza. We hope you will join us at the Julian library for this duo, Jim will be performing vocals, guitar and harmonica and Dee also sings and plays percussion. The library is located at 1850 Highway 78 in Julian, next to the High School. For more information, please call the branch at 760-765-0370.
National Preparedness Month: Keep Your Family Safe In An Emergency (StatePoint) When it comes to emergency and natural disaster preparation, clean, uncontaminated water should be top-of-mind. September, which is National Preparedness Month, is an ideal time for individuals and families to make certain that they will be able to hydrate safely throughout the duration of an emergency. Natural disasters, such as tornadoes, floods and hurricanes, can compromise local water sources. Flooding can be especially dangerous, when harmful bacteria and contaminants that transmit life-threatening diseases can be present in nearby waterways. Unfortunately, flooding can occur after a number of emergency scenarios, from heavy rains to hurricanes to situations when snow melts too quickly. “Contamination in fresh water sources continues to be a public health problem domestically and worldwide. During emergency scenarios, the issue is amplified as water can become unreliable for consumption,” says Alison Hill, managing director of LifeStraw, a manufacturer of water filtration systems. Consumers need to have the ability to filter their water following an emergency situation. Be sure your emergency supplies include a portable filter which can fit onto a wide variety of popular water bottle brands such as LifeStraw Universal. This versatile filter fits on most bottles you already own and offers two-stage filtration to remove 99.999999 percent of bacteria and 99.999 percent of protozoa, while also reducing chemicals, bad taste and odors. The LifeStraw Universal kit is available online and at specialty retail stores. “We’ve developed portable filtration technology to give consumers greater confidence that, in an emergency situation or natural disaster, they can have access to safe water for days, weeks, even months following a situation where their water supply is compromised,” says Hill. While most people don’t like to dwell on worst case scenarios, the right preparation can help you remain healthy and safe during an emergency. This National Preparedness Month; be sure that you equip your family with practical means to have safe drinking water.
Friday, September 8 Citrus league Meet #1 (Ramona Community Park) Friday, September 15 Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Friday, September 22 South Bay Invitational Friday, September 29 Coach Downey XC Classic (Formerly Saints Invite) Thursday, October 5 Citrus League Meet #2 (Ramona Community Park) Saturday, October 7 36th Annual Running Center Southern Cal Invitational Friday, October 20 70th Annual Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational Friday, October 27 Citrus League Meet #3 (Lake Morena) Friday, November 3 Citrus League Finals (Lake Morena) Saturday, November 18 San Diego CIF Cross Country Championships Saturday, November 25 CIF State Championship
Volleyball
Thursday, August 17 4:00 @ Borrego Springs Tuesday, August 29 4:00 Home - Borrego Springs Thursday, August 31 4:00 @ Mountain Empire Tuesday, September 19 TBA Home vs Ocean View Christian Tuesday, September 19 4:00 Home vs Mountain Empire Tuesday, September 26 TBA @ Escondido Adventist Tuesday, October 3 4:00 Home vs San Pasqual Academy Tuesday, October 10 4:00 Home vs Warner Thursday, October 12 4:00 Home vs Escondido Adventist Tuesday, October 17 TBA @ St. Joseph Academy Thursday, October 19 TBA @ San Pasqual Academy Tuesday, October 24 5:00 @ Ocean View Christian Thursday, October 26 TBA @ Warner
Football
Friday, September 1 3:30 Home vs NOLI Indian School Saturday, September 9 6:00 Home vs Calvary Chapel (Downey) Friday, September 15 3:30 Home vs Desert Christian Academy Friday, September 22 3:30 Home vs Warner Friday, October 6 3:00 Homecoming vs St. Joseph Academy Friday, October 13 3:00 @ Ocean View Christian Friday, October 20 7:00 Home vs Borrego Friday, October 20 3:00 @ San Pasqual Academy Friday, November 3 6:00 @ West Shores
21st Annual Julian Grape Stomp - Saturday, September 2nd Menghini Winery - Tickets Available NOW www.visitjulian.com