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Periodical • Wednesday
Time Sensitive Material
September 20, 2017 Volume 33 — Issue 07
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
www.JulianNews.com
Fire District Board Says NO To County 4-1
by Michael Hart
Road Repairs Top Planning Group Agenda County road repair, agricultural permits, a vacancy on the group and the Santa Ysabel Nature Center were among the items discussed by the Julian Community Planning Group (JCPG) at its regular monthly meeting on September 11. Letters sent by the Sheriff’s Office and the Julian Community Fire station urging upgrading of the un-maintained portions of C and 2nd streets had been received by the County and were being considered these apparently have had a positive impact but nothing concrete has yet been heard. A prioritized list of roads needing repairs in the Julian area was approved and will be submitted shortly. Some of the roads are currently being repaired; this was noted on the list (reproduced below). The JCPG is short one member; an application for the position has been submitted and will be considered after the position has been advertised in the Julian News. Ads will appear in the next three editions of the News. Adults who reside in the Julian Planning Area are eligible to apply. Chairman Pat Brown was of the opinion that requirements for agricultural permits, especially for small scale agriculture, were onerous and discouraged agricultural development. The JCPG agreed and will send a letter to the County. Senator Joel Anderson’s office has, Brown said, sent the JCPG request for more turnouts on Highway 78 between Ramona and Julian to CalTrans and has asked for more information on the issue of cattle grazing on public lands. Keith Krawiec reported that there actually was a drainage ditch alongside the Post Office in Santa Ysabel. This was the reason given for tentatively putting the road to the proposed Santa Ysabel Nature Center through the middle of the meadow. It appeared, however, as if the problem could be solved with a culvert or minor engineering; the JCPG resolved to communicate this opinion to the County. Roads the JCPG believes should be improved by the County, in priority order, follows. Public input was solicited for this list; none was received. 1. 2nd Street from C St. over top of hill (County owned nonmaintained road) 2. C St. from 2nd Street to end (County owned non-maintained road) 3. Eagle Peak Road from Pine Hills Road to just south of 4229. 4. Azalea Road 5. Pine Hills Road 6. Dietrich Way 7. Lakeview from the corner of Manzanita to the end of the paved surface 8. Frisius Road 9. Manzanita Drive from 1499 Manzanita to Pheasant Drive 10. Old Cuyamaca Highway 11. Whispering Pines Drive continued on page 10
Tuesday’s Julian Cuyamaca Fire Protection District board meeting was going to be contentious, that was a given. The agenda item everyone came for was the action on the County’s proposal to incorporate the district into the San Diego County Fire Authority. The vote was 4-1 to reject the County and proceed as an independent district. That was the vote the people in attendance wanted and what they got. The next steps are to identify a funding source to make up the over $160,000 that will go away on January 1, 2018. Improve the staffing of the station to be able to respond to calls on a 24/7 schedule and increase the number of local volunteers available. Other adjustments will have to be made in coordination with CALFIRE assisting on district calls, the current automatic aid agreement will also terminate on January 1, and that will revert to strictly mutual aid. Plans are already being discussed by members of the community to place a measure on the ballot to increase the current fifty dollar per property benefit fee. The exact form of that will require a vote of all property owners in the district (similar to the Jess Martin Park initiative of a few years ago). It is unclear at this time what will be in the initiative, or if it will be a mail ballot, or when it will be scheduled. If this is a community effort there is a possibility that it would only require a 50%+1 vote majority to pass. If the District itself put the measure before voters, that would require a 2/3 majority. A signature drive will be required to place the issue before voters/ property owners. This is all new territory since a recent California State Supreme Court decision, which is currently being scrutinized for more legal action and clarification. What we know as of now is the County Fire Authority will not be running the show in Julian, We will still be paying for the new fire house on 79. The Fire Authority will be pulling resources from CALFIRE Station 50 as of January 1 and the budget of the JCFPD will have to be reworked with less. We have control of the Fire District, that means we have to step up and pay for it, and help keep the volunteers.
Historical Society Annual Ice Cream Social Once again the Julian Historical Society invites members and guests to Nickle Brewing Company for their Ice Cream Social. Wednesday, September 27 at 6:30pm. This year will feature local hop growers “Star B Ranch and Hop Farm” (halfway to Ramona). They are Southern California’s first and largest commercial hop farm. Star B is the source of locally grown premium wet and dried hops for San Diego Craft and Home Brewers like Monkey Paw Pub Brewery, Helms Brewing Co., Chuck Alek Independent Brewers, San Diego Brewing Company, Julian Brewing Company and Ballast Point Brewing Company. Hops are one of the primary ingredients in beer brewing, along with malted barley, yeast, and water. Hops contain many essential oils which contribute Aroma, Flavor, and Bitterness to balance the sweetness of the malt. Hops also provide antiseptic preservative qualities to finished beer. Like seasonings, there are dozens of varieties of hops to enhance the flavor of their brews. Traditionally, hops were measured by Alpha Acid (bittering potential) and aroma. Current trends in brewing have led to an awareness of the aroma and flavor contributions, as hops have become the highlight of many beer styles. They offer Harvest-Wet Hops, Dry Hops and Rhizomes. Ice Cream and appropriate nonalcoholic Root Beer will be available, for those more adventurous a full compliment of Craft brews will be on tap (for purchase). Plans for future society events and meetings will be discussed and a 50/50 raffle will take place to raise funds for ongoing projects.
Cross Country Teams Off And Running
by Sandy Balcom
The start of Julian Cross Country season is under way. Friday, September 8th Julian hosted the first Citrus league meet at the Ramona Community Park. Sophomore Maya Moniz was the first to finish giving her her first win of the season. Next for Julian was Calea Cruz in 4th, Esme Killiane 9th, Lakota Booth 10th, Cheyenne Booth 12th and Riley Boyd 14th. Mountain Empire Girls won the meet with a score of 23, Julian girls took 2nd with 36 and Victory Christian Academy finished with 72. The Julian boys dominated the field taking 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. Senior Ethan Elisara was the top finisher followed by PJ Davis Scholl, Dusty Flack, Nikolas Carneiro, Freshman Cory Lay, Ryan Lay and Freshman Brayden Vickers. Julian Boys score of 16, only 1 point shy of a perfect score beat Mountain Empire’s 45 and Victory Christian Academy score of 79. Friday September 17th, the Julian Cross Country team, along with teams from 23 states competed at the 37th annual Woodbridge Classic. This was our first trip to this meet and it was a success. The 3 mile course was grass loops and run after dark under the lights. The girls raced first at 8:28pm with 282 competitors on the line. All six girls ran great races, showing that their hard work is paying off. Maya Moniz was Julian’s first finisher with a time of 19:23.8. Her 36th place finish earned her a medal and the fastest time ever run by a Julian girl for this distance. Calea Cruz who finished in 21:19.4, Esme Killiane in 22:22.1 and Lakota Booth with a 22:43.4 all follow Maya with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fastest times run by Julian girls at this distance. Cheyenne Booth ran a very strong second half to finish in 24:55.2 and Riley Boyd is showing great improvement with a 25:09.3. The girls all ran strong, aggressive, and all ran PR’s. Our boys are proving that they mean business. As a team we finished 11th of 27 teams and 4 of our 7 earned medals. Senior Ethan Elisara led the boys team with a 22nd place finish out of 194 in their race. He ran a time of 15:46.6, now the fastest time ever run by a Julian boy at this distance. Like the girls, the top 4 boys now have the top 4 fastest times for the school. Nikolas Carneiro was the second for the team with an impressive 16:36.9, PJ Davis Scholl ran 16:41.9 followed closely by Dusty Flack with 16:52.6. All 4 not only earned medals but ran very respectable times. Our next 3 runners were Cory Lay in a time of 19:16, Ryan Lay in 20:11.9 and Brayden Vickers with a time of 22:43.8. Our first trip to the Woodbridge Classic is definitely one to remember, we couldn’t be more proud of our team.
Get Your Tickets Early For The 61st Annual Melodrama Every year it gets increasingly more difficult to get local volunteers to commit to a full month of rehearsals in September followed by 16-20 performances in October, so the Melodrama Planning Committee decided this year to limit the performances to the last two weekends in October with no Sunday matinees. We hope to have full audiences for all 6 performances and that potential Sunday matinee audiences will come on Saturday instead. If you enjoyed our recent Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, many of the same actors will be in this year’s Melodrama. This year’s Melodrama will be The Flume of Doom or One Slip Was to be her Downfall, written by Iola Barbee. It is set in the late 1800s and is loosely based upon Julian history, featuring a heroine in distress (Samantha Masa) with the handsome, indefatigable hero (Alex Helm) rescuing his beloved from the morally reprehensible villain (Anthony Soriano who has transformed from Hero to Villain this year). Flume of Doom or One Slip Was to Be Her Downfall is a comedy about a professing rainmaker (Anthony Soriano) who wanders into Julian City with his less-thanbrainy sidekick (Emily Phillips), claiming to have the answer to the community’s waterless woes. He conspires with two wandering gypsies (Barbara Kerisztury and Kevin O’Connor) who purport to be able to dance up a downpour. Meanwhile, the townspeople are raising money for the installation of a flume to carry water down the mountain into the rain-thirsty community, and have no idea that this ill-intentioned visitor has set his sights on their proceeds—and not to help increase them. Two aunts with a penchant for zaniness (Ruth Souza and Jacqueline Egan-Barry) and a sheriff who is a man of few words (Robert Braun) enhance the humor of
Fall Sports Schedules Cross Country
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 L 1-3 @ Borrego Springs Tuesday, August 29 L 1-3 Home - Borrego Springs Thursday, August 31 L 3-0 @ Mountain Empire Tuesday, September 19 4:00 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 Barbara Kerisztury and Joey Romano from last years production photo by Brian Kramer www.Eventbrite.com (just type this colorful cast and whimsical in Julian for the city and the portrayal of life, mannerisms, Melodrama performance will and period apparel in this classic come up). comedy melodrama. There is also a link to Eventbrite Your participation is on www.JulianMelodrama. encouraged - boo the villain, com where you can get more cheer the hero, and cry “awwww” information and see photos of when the sweet heroine appears. past performances. Tickets are Sometimes the characters need $10 for adults and teens, $5 for warning or advice—but keep it children age 4-12. Children 3 and clean—it’s a family show! under are free. Between acts there is an “olio” If taking part in our 61 year old (variety show) featuring local Melodrama as a zany chorus talent with guitar and dulcimer member (AKA: “Julian Floozie) players, singers, recitals, is on your bucket list, this year standup comedy and the famous is the time because you only Triangle Club Chorus, a.k.a. have to commit to 2 weekends, Julian Floozies, as seen on Huell evenings only. Call or text Nancy Howser’s California Gold! You can purchase tickets at Kramer at 619 884-8332.
Football
Friday, September 1 W 30-6 Home vs NOLI Indian School Friday, September 8 L 28 -24 @ Calvary Chapel (Downey) Friday, September 15 L 21-12 Home vs Desert Christian Academy Friday, September 22 3:30 Home vs Warner Friday, October 6 6:00 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
Julian Apple Days Festival, September 23 & 24, 10am–5pm, at Menghini Winery www.visitjulian.com