March 12, 2014
The Julian News 7 DAFFODIL ALERT
Surely most of you have noticed that the daffodils have been peeking around town for the past two weeks. Annually it is necessary to pick a date for the Daffodil Show a year in advance. We have been pretty lucky up until now. So, we need some of your extra HELP! On Friday, March 21st noon to 5:00 p.m. please bring to the Julian Town Hall any daffodils in good shape: long stems with no dirt, no slits in the petals, no bugs. If we have a good rain storm or you want to preserve a beautiful daffodil, use your refrigerator. Ideally, you just toss all the groceries out. However the family may not be impressed with this idea. Do remove apples and pears because they emit harmful gases to the daffodils. Instead, allow a space for a vase of water and an extra bowl of water appreciated by the daffodils for humidity. Best not to crowd them. Rumor has it that you can hold the blossoms for up to two weeks this way! We need everyone’s help with this show or we may have the whole Town Hall with empty tables: a sad show. Questions: call Sally Snipes 760.522-8244
Exploring Genealogy
As The Acorn Falls
by Sherry Wilson Lutes
email:genealogyfirst@gmail.com
We've had some rain and dried out. What did you do during the rain? By the time you read this I will have had arthroscopic surgery on my knee and on my way to recovery. I am very much looking forward to no knee pain so I can run up and down the hills! During my recovery time I plan to do some research. I will report how that goes. I hope you are spending some time on your 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy. Your family will appreciate the time you have spent on it. How Genealogical Societies can help you By joining a society in the locality you are researching, you can learn more about the history, and what materials they have. When you join, most societies have a newsletter that will share new additions to their collections, who is doing what, and maybe you can even find someone to can share information with. Some locations will have a genealogical or historical society. Google to see what is available. The following site has a list of societies http://genealogy.about. com/od/societies/ Cyndislist.com is a great resource for anything genealogical, check out the category on societies. Last week I shared The Computer Genealogical Society of San Diego web site, check them for local societies. http://www.cgssd.org/ Next column – Ellis Island 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy (Each week I will be giving you a prompt that will invite you to record memories and insights about your own life for future descendants (52 weeks of Personal Genealogy). Write down your memories on your computer, in your journal or start a new journal.) Week 10 Disasters. Did you experience any natural disasters in your lifetime? Tell us about them. If not, then discuss these events that happened to parents, grandparents or others in your family. Last week - Week 9: Sounds. Describe any sounds that take you back to your childhood. These could be familiar songs, jingles, children playing, or something entirely different.
Taken from “52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and Family History” by Amy Coffin. Amyʼs blog is located at http://wetree.blogpost.com
MEALS DELIVERED TO SENIORS 60 AND OLDER Supervisor Diane Cacob needs numbers of Julian and Shelter Valley seniors who need meals delivered to their home. She has to have numbers in order to know how much funds to allocate for this program serving 92036 zip code areas. Please call me if you or someone you know needs this service. It is held in strict confidence. The meals will be delivered from Ramona Senior Center to Julian and Shelter Valley beginning July 1st. Contact Laurel Granquist for more detailed information 760.765-0138
The Value of…Your Home (Part 4 Of 3)
By Jeff Straus, State of California Certified Appraiser
A Caveat: None of the following that has been written should be construed as a Real Estate Appraisal. It is merely the opinion of this appraiser. Nor do I claim to be a writer per se. Please forgive me, I slept during English class. NOTE: The original first part of this series of articles was withheld for two months intentionally. It was a ploy to confuse the readers and a poor attempt to stimulate more (back)sales of this paper. Sadly only the former idea worked. Please buy an extra copy this week (and next) to make up for this loss in sales. Over the course of the past few and Rule #1. Real Estate does daily basis, we are asked by our “community forum”. Which is years I have been encouraged not always go up in value. clients to be fair and balanced perfect for me having grownby friends and clients to discuss In the late 90’s I attended an (sort of like Fox News). As a up in a conservative Midwest the local real estate market as Appraisal Institute luncheon/ Libra I thought I was perfect for family with 12 years of Catholic it is seen through eyes of an seminar at the behest of my the vocation – being balanced education. That is probably not appraiser. The problem being employer. Not being a fan of and all. Only when a friend noted the case for my agnostic, gay is that appraisers tend to write in meetings I found myself looking that as a Libra I needed to “get client. Community or “Common short, tersely worded statements for a spot in the back away balanced” did I see the light. But Unity” is not what we hold to be often avoiding subjectivity. My from crowd that was quickly that is another story. true and good for ourselves, our initial draft, which was sent to assembling. I noticed another Neighborhoods and organization alone, but rather, Mike last summer, apparently prematurely gray haired man Communities: Most people what is good for all. The best was longer than one issue could sitting by himself in the back who have lived in Julian for example of community that I have handle – so he requested that I corner and figured we could any significant amount of time experienced was the Cedar Fire. break this into 3 parts (or four, compare notes about “Just for know the difference between Before, during and after the fire I am as confused as you) and Men” products. He introduced Cuyamaca Woods and Cuyamaca struck Julian was experiencing tripled my pay. Therefore, if you himself, Jeff Smith from Julian. Resort, or between Pine Hills “Community”. Offers of find this article hard to read my For the next few hours I picked and Whispering Pines. An assistance were not based on advice to you is skip reading this his brain on how an appraiser agent, an appraiser, a contractor, politics, religion or anything else. paper altogether as more are could make a career living in from off the hill unfortunately Help was based upon need and certain to follow. such a small town like Julian. may not. Additionally, and fortunately most needs were While I work as an appraiser I Convinced, I sold my Mission more importantly, underwriters met. The fire was much more tend to think of real estate more in Valley condo and moved to from Chicago, Dallas or though as well. It brought people terms of a neighbor and at times, Cuyamaca. Topeka generally haven’t a closer together, it united. an investor. Either way, I look at As a Backcountry appraiser clue about these areas either. If you want to understand the potential changes to the market I tend to travel far greater The definition of where your value of your home, start with and the influences behind the distances and see a larger variety neighborhood begins and ends your community. People buy changes in market direction. The of real estate than my associates can be vague at best sometimes. homes in neighborhoods but changes within the market, while in the city. In my career I have The characteristics within your they live in communities. The at times slow, are continual. The covered nearly every market and neighborhood may not be. direction, growth or decline of a following then relates directly neighborhood in San Diego and While homes within a community is largely within the to some of the most common Imperial Counties - from San neighborhood may appreciate control of the residents who live misunderstandings, hang-ups Yisdro to Walter’s Camp, from the it is what happens within the there. If you want to add value and problems associated with Ocean Beach to Bombay Beach. community that adds value. to your home, add value to your the local residential real estate What I can tell you is that the One of my favorite conservative community. First and foremost market, and more specifically, the Julian market is among the most radio talk shows is based on a continued on page 10 appraisal and valuation of your challenging and most interesting home. The goal here is to not of all these markets. The diversity only expose potential problems of housing is immense. That but to help resolve and/or avoid fact alone drew me to this area. them altogether. The mountains, the deserts and Background: I started my most importantly, the people, appraisal career in San Diego became an immeasurable Carpet Cleaning - Tile & Stone Cleaning arriving fresh off the boat from bonus. Short of wearing yellow House Cleaning Wisconsin back in 1986. I went foam cheese wedges atop their straight to work for Great Western craniums, Julianites are the most No Hidden Fees or Gimmicks Bank, whose motto, “We’ll Wisconsin-like folks I have come We Clean Competitive Pricing Always be There” seems to ring to know. Neighbors especially Julian Safe for Kids & Pets hollow now. It should have been go out of their way to help, to be and the telling that John Wayne (who had involved and to care. backcountry Locally Owned & Operated been dead for some years) was The real estate appraisal www.paci�iccleaningcompany.com their TV spokesman. He was business changed (for the better subsequently replaced by Dennis in my opinion) as a result of the Weaver (a.k.a. McCloud) after Dodd-Frank Act. It has however, a vehement protest from fans caught some off-guard. What of The Duke. Eventually we at may have been acceptable in Great Western were replaced by real estate lending 5 or 10 years Washington Mutual which in turn ago no longer stands true today. was replaced by Chase Bank. To the average person what is Carpet Cleaning - Tile & Stone Cleaning Which, if anything, should tell important to note is how the new House Cleaning you all you need to know about regulations influence lending the nature of the real estate as well as the qualification and No Hidden Fees or Gimmicks lending business. In short, you valuation of their property. It is Competitive Pricing may not “Always be There”. That equally important to note how Safe for Kids & Pets an appraisal works in contrast to other methods of valuation. Locally Owned & Operated Working as a Real Estate Appraiser I have been fortunate to have experienced several We use our swings in the market place state-of-the-art over the past 28 plus years. It Rotovac equipment for is always interesting to me to a fast and thorough listen to people describe the real and the estate market (generally after the deep cleaning fact) and their respective “takes”. backcountry of your carpet. Where the market has been, why and where it is expected to go. www.paci�iccleaningcompany.com Their theories range from the obvious to the obnoxious. Not that all these folks are wrong. In fact, most have a good handle on the subject matter. What intrigues me is what data, or lack of data, people use to support their positions compared to what we, as appraisers, generally consider when analyzing the market. As appraisers we are fortunate because not only do we monitor the market on a
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