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Julian Dark Sky Network Presents “Do We Need Darkness?” …Yes! This Saturday At The Library Why do we need darkness? It is crucial to health, and even survival. Humans and animals need darkness to sleep and regulate circadian rhythms, by which the body resets and rejuvenates. Plants need darkness too. Migratory birds have evolved to navigate based on the subtle cues of moonlight reflecting on the waters below. A majority of pollinators, like moths, do their pollinating at night. Animals, humans and plants ALL need darkness. In recent studies, researchers have found that rates of cancer and other major health concerns increase significantly where artificial light (and working night shifts) have overpowered darkness. Julian is fortunate to enjoy some of the darkest skies anywhere. It is exciting to learn about celebrating our dark skies, preserving our beautiful natural darkness, and what we can do to keep the Julian night skies beautiful and pristine. Join us as we welcome Megan Peralta, Julian Dark Sky Network member who also manages the Julian Dark Sky Network website and instagram. She is also an amateur night sky photographer. Megan became interested in the dark skies when she and her family moved to Julian. The timing for her presentation is important, since we will also be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ONLY International Dark Sky Community in California, Borrego Springs. A day of events is planned in Borrego Springs on November 22-23. The presentation will include discussion of the Dark Sky Megan Peralta movement, and Dark Sky status – where are we in terms of skyglow and light pollution in the US and all over the world. She is very excited about Julian becoming an International Dark Sky Community. Megan is excited that we could become the first International Dark Sky Region in the world by joining Borrego Springs, Anza Borrego State Park, and our 2 observatories (Mt. Laguna and Mt. Palomar). Based on all that Megan has learned since moving to Julian, she’s happy to share the science and the applicability of that science, to help preserve Julian’s dark skies. We’ll learn about GOOD LIGHTING which will help to light our property safely, without sending additional light pollution into our neighbor’s house, or into our fabulous dark skies. Megan will demonstrate how easy it is to switch to good lighting – it is simple, low cost and we all can make the switch. Dark Sky friendly lighting, for residence and business, include balancing safety and light pollution. Lighting fixtures, lighting practices and lighting colors will all be part of Megan’s presentation. Megan has been attending Star Parties and will be doing nightscape photography at the Julian Dark Sky Network Star Party at William Heise Park, November 2, 2019 at dusk. As she says about photography, “the longer the camera can absorb light, the more we can see. It’s a metaphor, like life – the more that we look, the more we can see.” As part of her education about the importance of preserving dark skies, Megan was impacted by Paul Bogard’s book, “The End of Night – Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light.” If you haven’t read this amazing story, you can buy a copy at Megan’s seminar on October 26. It’s a game changer! So, come to the presentation on October 26 at 1:30, be wow’d, learn a lot and immerse yourself in the beauty of Julian’s pristine, dark skies! We hope to see you there!
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Volume 35 — Issue 12
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
Personal Disaster Plans To Be Mailed To Residents In Areas Of Severe Fire Risk
By Yvette Urrea Moe, County of San Diego Communications Office
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The areas in dark grey are very high fire hazard severity zones in San Diego County. Do you have a plan if there’s been, the fact remains that our partnering agencies. Porter said a wildfire? Or any emergency? region is only one bad Santa Ana the Office of Emergency Services The County of San Diego is wind away from another disaster. has redesigned and updated the mailing a Personal Disaster Plan Residents and businesses must guides to include: to residents who live in the areas do their part, too. Our bigger, Expanded hazard information. of highest fire danger in our better Personal Disaster Plan Additional preparedness and community. Read it when you guide will help them do that.” response tips for wildfires, home get it, discuss it with your family, In addition to disaster fires, earthquakes and flooding. complete it and practice it. preparedness and immediate More emergency kit items. Then when an emergency safety tips to be used during Information about alert and occurs, you and your family will various emergencies, residents warning systems such as the know what to do and can avoid can note important information County’s AlertSanDiego and delays in getting everyone to such as medical conditions or Wireless Emergency Alerts. safety. equipment and medications, Defined important disaster San Diego County officials phone numbers for police or fire, terminology used in San Diego on Friday asked residents to be personal doctor, power or water County such as: evacuation on the lookout for an updated company, emergency contacts orders, warnings and shelter-in16-page plan which serves including at least one out-of-state place. as a template and guide for person, and an evacuation plan “Do not wait for a disaster to emergency planning for your for their home. A written plan is make a plan, because it will cost home or business. Nearly important if mobile phones don’t you and your family time that you 200,000 homes and businesses work or the internet is down. may not have,” said Deputy Chief in areas designated as high “Just two years ago, we Nick Schuler, CAL FIRE/San fire hazard severity zones will conducted a county survey and Diego County Fire. “Preparing receive the guides in the mail found that only 50% of San Diego for any type of disaster includes starting the week of Oct. 28. County residents felt they were creating a Personal Disaster English and Spanish-language prepared to evacuate within 15 Plan. The plan will help you Personal Disaster Plans will minutes. And only 38% had an address all the individual steps to be printed and available at the emergency plan,” said San Diego take before, during and after an San Diego County Library’s 33 County Office of Emergency emergency.” branch locations in November. Services Director Holly Porter. For more resources, visit The guides are also online now “Everyone needs to prepare for ReadySanDiego to make a in English and Spanish. emergencies and have some plan, register for AlertSanDiego, “This is the most dangerous basic plans in place to keep download the free SDEmergency time of the year. This is when themselves and their families as App, and use the Know Your some of our biggest wildfires have safe as possible.” Hazards tool to check for hazards happened,” said Chairwoman The disaster plans were last in your neighborhood. For Dianne Jacob, San Diego mailed out to residents in 2006, more information about wildfire County Board of Supervisors. but have been available online preparedness, read the Ready, “While the County has done a lot in various languages, handed Set, Go! Wildfire Preparedness to prepare for wildfire, and we’re out at preparedness events and Guide available in English and better prepared than we’ve ever on request to residents and Spanish or the CAL FIRE web site.
Melodrama Lives Up To the Boo-ing
CalFire Station 50 (across from the High School) held an open house Saturday, station tours, hot dogs and Captian CAL, their new mascot entertained and educated the kids
October 23, 2019
This years Melodrama opened at the Town Hall, for it’s shortened two weekend run Friday night, with the expected “boo’s” for the villain and “cheers” for the hero. The triangle club’s yearly fund raising effort titled “The Dastardly Deeds of Rodney Murgatroyd (or Villainy Foiled Again and Love Resurgent)” was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd on opening night. The cast led by Daniel Jennings as the villain and Stacy Hodo as heroine delivered a fun and highly entertaining evening, which repeats for three more shows this weekend (Friday and Saturday) - see the calendar on page 4. There is as always an Olio between acts featuring poetry Roger and Sheryl Eckes, music - Dave Harding on dulcimer and songs from Eric Jones and Jenny McKittrick, Nancy Harding’s “Rindercella” story, Kirby Winn comedy. Plus the Triangle Clubs continued on page 7
Friday, August 30 Wolf Pack Invitational @West Hills HS (Santee) Friday, September 6 Ian Cumming/Tim Latham Invite @Rohr Park (Chula Vista) Thursday, September 12 Cuyamaca State Park Invite Wednesday, September 18 Frontier Conference Cluster #1 @ NTC Park (San Diego) Saturday, September 21 Woodbridge HS CC Classic @Silverlakes Sports Park(Norco) Friday, September 27 Coach Downy CC Classic @Morley Field (Balboa Park) Thursday, October 3 Maranatha Invitational @Rancho Bernardo Com Park Thursday, October 10 Frontier Conference Cluster #2 @ NTC Park (San Diego) Thursday, October 24 Frontier Conference Cluster #3 @ NTC Park (San Diego) Thursday, November 7 Frontier Conference Cluster #4 @ NTC Park (San Diego) Thursday, November 14 Frontier Conference Finals @ NTC Park (San Diego) Saturday, November 23 CIFSDS Championships @ Morley Field (Balboa Park) Saturday, November 30 CIF State Championships @Woodward Park (Fresno)
Football
Friday, August 23 W 69-28 Home vs Warner Friday, September 13 L 48-6 Home vs Rock Academy Friday, September 20 L 2-0 Home vs San Pasqual Academy Friday, September 27 L 2-0 @ Foothills Christian Friday, October 4 L 0-48 Home vs Borrego Springs Friday, October 11 L 2-0 @Calvary Christian Friday, October 18 tba @Horizon Prep Friday, October 25 4:00 Home vs Warner
Volleyball
Friday, August 30 W 3-0 Home vs San Pasqual Academy Wednesday, September 4 W 3-0 @ San Pasqual Academy Friday September 6 W 3-0 Home vs Rock Academy Thursday, September 12 L 0-3 @ Mountain Empire Tuesday, September 17 L 3-0 Home vs West Shores Thursday, September 19 L 3-0 Home vs River Valley Tuesday, September 24 L 3-0 @ Calipatria Thursday, September 26 W 3-1 Home vs Warner Monday, September 30 L 3-0 @ Vincent Memorial Wednesday, October 2 L 3-0 @ West Shores Tuesday, October 8 L 3-0 Home vs Borrego Springs Tuesday, October 15 5:00 Home vs Vincent Memorial Thursday, October 17 5:00 Home vs Calipatria Tuesday, October 22 4:00 @Warner Thursday, October 24 4:00 @ Borrego Springs
Love Trivia? Every other Monday at Wynola Pizza & First Thursday of month at Julian Beer Co.