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PO Box 639 Julian, CA 92036

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July 18, 2018

Volume 33 — Issue 50

Expect Delays Traveling On 78

ISSN 1937-8416

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Julian FFA Scores At Del Mar

by Curtis Martinau

Caltrans Begins $11Million on improvement project SR-78 Caltrans began repairs last Monday on 71 miles of state Route 78 in Ramona, Escondido and the back country. The $11 million project will be done in two segments: westbound from West Haverford Road in Ramona to Flora Vista Street in Escondido and eastbound from Magnolia Avenue in Ramona to Wynola Road (at Banner grade) in Julian. The work will take place simultaneously from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays until the project is completed in the fall, Caltrans spokeswoman Cathryn Bruce-Johnson said. It will require reducing state Route 78 to one lane in one-mile segments. Workers will direct alternate directions of traffic through the single open lane when safe to do so. Motorists could be delayed up to 10 minutes at each closure point and are advised to allow 30 minutes or more of additional travel time to reach their destination. The project includes removing the top layers of old pavement and applying an overlay of high quality rubberized asphalt that will add durability to the roadway and create a smoother ride for motorists, according to Caltrans. Additional improvements include high visibility striping and installing permanent rumble strips along the highway centerline to warn drivers if their vehicle is drifting outside the lane. The project is being funded with money from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Also known as Senate Bill 1(The Gas Tax), it provides an ongoing funding increase of $1.8 billion annually for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the state highway system.

A proposal to add bicycle lanes to highways and country roads around Julian was unanimously rejected by the Julian Community Planning Group (JCPG) at its regular meeting, Monday, July 9. Although the JCPG supports, in principle, bicycling for recreational and business purposes, members agreed that the cost, environmental destruction and disruption of traffic on places such as Banner Grade and Pine Hills, Deer Lake Park or Wynola Road far outweighed the advantages of adding dedicated bicycle lanes. The JCPG is an advisory group to the County and does not have a binding veto on this proposal. The JCPG also agreed in a 6 to 4 to send a letter of general support for working toward Dark Sky Community status for Julian after a long and sometimes contentious debate. Those against the move believed that regulations associated with the Dark Sky status might be onerous for home owners and businesses but it was argued that such regulations would only be for new construction and not retroactive. In other business, the JCPG approved a cell tower on Newman Way and proposed residential construction in the Julian townsite. Improving 2nd St. between Cape Horn and C Streets was also discussed at length. The County is now simply ignoring requests to make this road, used as an alternative to Main Street during weekends and crowded holidays, safer as it is a “County owned but not County maintained” road, as are many in the area.

Community Grants For Neighborhood Landscape Improvements The San Diego Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the availability of grants to reimburse community groups up to $5,000 for landscape improvements. Examples of such improvements could include the cost of installing benches, plant materials, paving, shade structure, irrigation, signs, etc., the cost to construct landscape improvements, or the cost of landscape maintenance. All non-profit community groups located in San Diego County that have been in existence for at least three years are eligible. The grant application deadline is August 1, 2017. For more information, contact Jennifer Webster at 530 37 3207 or at jwbotanica@gmail.com.

Santa Ysabel Indian Mission Celebrating 200 Years Santa Ysabel Indian Mission is having a birthday! 200 years of serving our community. September 16th at 10:00, will be a commemorative Mass held outdoors to re-dedicate our Chapel and Church grounds followed by a brunch by Chef Garth. On October 20th the Harvest Festival will take place as it has in years past with deep pit BBQ, games, vendor tables, entertainment, historical information, great raffle prizes, and much more, also starting at 10:00. The events will support the much-needed restoration. We are actively seeking vendors for October Festival, interested, contact Cindy @ 760-587-8388. We hope you join us at our very special celebration. This is a Community Event!

Annual Chamber Picnic and Merchants Awards Wednesday Night It’s that time again for a picnic. The Annual Julian Chamber of Commerce Picnic even is open to all, members and non-members. Once again the Menghini Winery will be the location (1150 Julian Orchards Drive - 2 miles north of town on Farmer Road). Bring your frinds and fellow Chamber members for a picnic style dinner catered by the

Back Row-Jessica Bakken, Rachel Rapue, Kameron Flint, James Sheppard Front Row- Jacob Sheppard, Zachary Sinclair, Roman Sanders, Rylie Boyd, Mariah Gentry

Planning Group Considers ‘Bike Lanes’ - Says NO

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Rylie Boyd, placed 1st in the Novice FFA Showmanship Division out of 30 exhibitors This has been a great year for Julian FFA, the members of the Julian Chapter have grown. The FFA organization is not all about livestock, and throughout the year the FFA members represented Julian well throughout the state with their public speaking capabilities, placing in top ten in county contest and top 5 in the Southern California Region. The small engine repair team competed in competitions throughout the state. Students have taken many leadership positions in the school, chapter and San Diego Section. Julian did not stop at succeeding when school ended for the summer. At the San Diego County Fair, the Julian FFA took 9 students, 13 market projects and 24 Ag Mechanic projects (Welding and Woodworking), the students of the Julian FFA received numerous achievements. Market Beef: Jacob Sheppard got 2nd in his weight class and moved on to the finals for his weight division. Roman Sanders got 3rd in his weight class. Market Sheep: Jacob Sheppard got 6th in his weight class Mariah Gentry got 6th in her weight class Rachel Rapue got 3rd in her weight class Jessica Bakken got 4th in her weight class James Sheppard got 2nd in his

weight class Jessica Bakken and James Sheppard advanced to the finals for the Novice FFA Showmanship Division and Jessica placed 5th and James placed 9th out of 25 exhibitors. Market Goat:

Rylie Boyd placed 1st and 3rd in her market classes and advanced to the finals with her heavy weight goat. Kameron Flint placed 1st and 4th in his market classes and advanced to the finals with his medium weight goat. Rylie Boyd placed 1st in the Novice FFA Showmanship Division out of 30 exhibitors. Rylie advanced to the Master FFA Novice Showmanship Finals, where the top Novice exhibitor out of the following: Market beef, goat, sheep, pig, dairy cattle and dairy goat, compete in all the species to see who is the top Novice showman in the fair; Rylie placed 1st out of the top Novice showman and received a belt buckle. Market Rabbits: Rylie Boyd placed 4th in the FFA market rabbit division and 2nd in the FFA Novice rabbit showmanship. Carcass Contest: Rylie Boyd placed 2nd in San Diego County bred goats Jacob Sheppard placed 2nd in San Diego County bred sheep Mariah Gentry placed 3rd in out of county bred sheep All 3 students received a premium cash prize. Industrial Arts: Trevor McCoy received Best in Show with his metal welding table and was able to sell it in the auction. Trevor also placed 1st in arc welding lap weld, 2nd with arc continued on page 13

The Julian Chamber of Commerce Reminds you to Shop Small

Cuyamaca Lake Restaurant. The Chamber of Commerce will provide “No Host” beverages, at posted prices. Cost for the evening is $15.00 for Chamber members (and spouse). $20.00 for non-members. The Julian Merchant of the Year will be revealed and honored, and the Business Excellence and Volunteer of the Year, as well as other awards will be presented to deserving volunteers from within the community. Numerous business, family members, directors and friends volunteer to make this a very successful experience. Music will be provided by DJ Dave. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to socialize with fellow merchants, family, friends and to just have a good ol’ time.

Saturday Morning Fire At Julian Beer Co.

The alarm went off just after 6am Saturday morning - CalFire and JCFPD both responded within minutes to an alarm at the new Julian Beer Company (formerly Bailey’s BBQ). The fire was confined to the BBQ smoker, attributed to a malfunction in the grease trap. It caused the restaurant to shut down the BBQ menu for the weekend, pizza and other offering where available. Sunday they even put on a special breakfast spread for those who wanted to stop by early and watch the final World Cup game between France and Croatia. Tough break since they had only opened on the fourt of July, the regular operation should be back in place this week.

Sip of Julian The Julian Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 4th Annual ‘Sip of Julian’. The Sip features many of Julian’s alcoholic beverage purveyors. Proof that we’re not just about apples and great pie, we have growers and producers of wine, craft beer, craft cocktails, and delicious hard cider, offering up a sampling of their delicious handcrafted specialties. As in previous years, the event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and gives tasters time to enjoy their samples paired with small bites at each venue, take in the scenery, and spend a relaxing day enjoying the sights and sounds of Julian. Tickets are available in advance beginning July 1st, exclusively at Brown Paper Tickets for $25.00 each, ages 21 and up only. Sales are limited and the event sold out last year. Age verification, along with distribution of maps and logo glasses begins at 10:00 a.m. the day of the event at the Julian Chamber of Commerce located at Town Hall, 2129 Main Street. Shuttle service information can be found on the ticketing site.


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