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New Chief Of CalFire Has Local Roots The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (aka: CalFire), has a new Chief - who spent his formative years here in Julian. Thom Porter becomes the twenty-first director of the agency charged with oversight of California’s forests and the fire protection service. Appointed on an interim basis in December by Governor Brown he was then elevated to permanent Chief (pending a legislative hearing) in January by Governor Newsome after his inauguration. Thom Porter was born and lived in Julian until the end of his sophomore year of high school. Where he was standout on the basketball court and ran on the Cross Country team, played a little baseball, and defense on the JV football team, The new Chief’s love of nature was attributed to his great grandfather William Kent Porter, who was one of the original 13 ranger/foresters of the US Forest Service when organized by Gifford Pinchot (the first Chief of the United States Forest Service). He grew up in the little red house just west of the cemetery on ‘A’ Street. Father Bill(former JHS Cross Country/Track coach) still lives on the property today in his custom built home. After his sophomore year at Julian he moved to La Jolla, which brought Thom to his a new pass time, surfing. It would play a part in his career choices later in life. After graduation from La Jolla High where he ran track and played football, Thom went up to Cal State Long Beach for two years before transferring to University of California Berkley(His future wife was already attending). Graduating in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in forest management, he is also a Registered Professional Forester. After graduation Chief Porter worked as a forester for the first seven years in the timber industry in Washington, Oregon and California, developing timber harvesting plans, including

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Annual Senior Class Auction This Saturday Night

The class of 2019 invites you to go to the 31st Annual Senior Auction. The auction will be held on February 2nd, at 6pm. There will be many items being auctioned off, including Zip Lining Tickets, we also have a $600 fishing charter, canon photo printer $500, electric guitar $250, and a foosball table. All profits will go towards paying for senior activities including Grad Night! I can’t wait to see you there!” -Tamar Diliberti, Senior Class President

Music On The Mountain

Library Welcomes Young Lions Gilbert Castellanos (Trumpet) and Joshua White (Piano)

planning and directing prescribed burning and company safety programs in all three states. He began his career with Cal Fire in 1999, as a Forester 1 in the Forestry Assistance Program at the Southern Operations Center. In 2001, he transferred to the San Diego Unit (He wanted to be closer to surfing) where he worked as the Urban and Community Forestry and then Unit Forester, responsible for the unit vegetation management and pre-fire programs. Chief Porter promoted to Forester II in 2002, leading the multi-agency collaborative Forest Area Safety Taskforce and Border Area Fire Council. Chief Porter was promoted to Forestry and Fire Protection Administrator in 2008, and was assigned to the Southern Operations Center in Riverside, where he coordinated the regional delivery of the department’s Resource Management Programs, including fuels management grant programs. In 2012, he was promoted to unit chief of the San Diego Unit, where he was also named the first Chief of the San Diego County Fire Authority. He was instrumental in coordinating the incorporation of volunteer fire districts into the County’s new

Over the past year we have had a lot of work on our county & state roads. We have been very fortunate to get these much needed repairs. Although there was a good amount of road work the state worked much at night and then during the day they really worked hard to keep traffic flowing. Each department was working hard to keep roads cleared with snow traffic and also making sure signs were back up re-posting all the no parking areas. They also are posting in Ramona & on Hwy 8 about traffic delays and excessive backup heading to the mountains when it snows. Another issue of concern is the flow of traffic on Main St. and Pedestrian crossing everywhere. We are working on contacting the State Road Dept. to look into a pedestrian crossing sign. This particular issue may be a little touchy for many because if they do a traffic study and it is revealed that there is heavy flow much of the time (they have ways they calculate) it could warrant a traffic light. Most do not want to see this in Julian although I hear much consensus these days that it might be a welcome blessing too! The Sheriff’s department &

Winter Sports Schedules Girls Soccer

New CalFire Chief Thom Porter at his swearing in ceremony at the State Capitol. photos courtesy CalFire

fire fighting structure. Chief Porter was promoted to assistant region chief for the Southern Region on Dec. 1, 2013. On June 1, 2015 - Thom was appointed Southern Region Chief serving as chief of strategic planning. Throughout his career Chief Porter has held multiple responsibilities, including vegetation management, pre-fire programs, and fuel management grant programs. Chief Porter brings a unique skill set to the position of director, being a forester first, understanding the need for forest management and not just fire suppression. Universally respected within CalFire and by his peers Chief Porter takes over after the worst fire season in state history and will have many challenges ahead. Along with his years of experience he brings a little bit of Julian knowledge to the job as well.

Mountain Managers Working Group Bi-Annual Meeting The group known as the Julian Mountain Managers have met twice since I last reported. Last year due to several surgeries & medical I didn’t get an article out to all of you in the community. For this I apologize. Information is always a blessing in small communities and this group of agency members are some of the finest individuals helping us in the back country. One of the best reasons for getting everyone together is for the agencies to network between themselves and see how they can draw upon each other’s resources. I am always blessed by the turnout by the agencies & our committee. Right out the gate Cuyamaca Lake let us know they have a lot of Oak firewood to give away. With a bunch of dead trees to remove, they have had help in getting cleared out, cut into rounds and ready to be picked up free for the taking. And as a bonus, if you pick up a load of this wood you can get a free day of fishing on them! Contact Butch Paddock at Cuyamaca Lake for all the details. Also, they are excited about rearing their own Fish. Some good rains and their own fish farming make for some great upcoming lake experiences.

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CHP are also working diligently on the snow issues. One important item you should do to help them help you is to go into the department (behind Poncho Villa’s) and fill out a No Trespass Letter. This is free and will last for 90 days. You can fill this out for snow issues, illegal hunter issues, etc. This way they have a list of properties & can respond better to alleviating situations. The CHP is working hard to site wrongful parking which helps keep traffic safer. When both agencies see the weather reports & know the snow is coming they are ready to call in Reserve Deputies and back up support. But they also want to remind us that this happens everywhere you go. Whether it be summer beach days and heavy traffic with beach goers, super blooms in the desert, concerts, sports events, etc. traffic will back up. As long as people are willing to wait hours for whatever they are going too, they have that right to be on the roads. The agencies will continue to do their best to get emergency units through the traffic as fast as they can. Southern California is full of people… the traffic delays that continued on page 7

The Julian Branch Library is excited to be hosting two of the hottest musicians in San Diego County, Gilbert Castellanos (Trumpet) and Joshua White (Piano), for an evening of Jazz on Tuesday, February 5, at 6 PM. Previously scheduled for October, Castellanos was unable to perform and sent Christopher Hollyday (Saxophone) in his place making sure the show went on! Still wanting to perform for us, this performance was rescheduled. Gilbert Castellanos, renowned musician, composer, curator, educator and arranger based in San Diego, is one of the hottest jazz trumpeters in the United States today. Adept in straight-ahead, as well as Latin and Afro Cuban jazz, Castellanos has become a leading figure of the vibrant, diverse and flourishing jazz scene in San Diego. Castellanos is the Artistic Curator of both of the San Diego Symphony's highly successful jazz series - Jazz at The Jacobs and Bayside Summer Nights. In 2017, he began a new collaboration with the San Diego Museum of Art - Portraits in Jazz - a concert series that introduces the American art form to the museum’s global members and supporters. He has consistently been voted Best Jazz Artist in San Diego CityBeat’s annual Reader’s Poll. At the 2013 San Diego Music Awards (SDMA), Castellanos become the first jazz artist to be awarded Artist of the Year across all genres; he is six-time SDMA Best Jazz Artist. Both of his recordings, “Underground” and “Federal Jazz Project” (in collaboration with the San Diego Repertory Theater for a musical by the same name) were recognized by SDMA as Album of the Year. The Young Lions Jazz Conservatory (YLJC) launched in Summer 2017, was founded by Castellanos who serves as Artistic Director and is the faculty’s primary educator; mentoring the next generation of jazz is one of his greatest passions. In 2014, he launched the precursor to the YLJC, The Young Lions Series at Panama 66 at The San Diego Museum of Art, to highlight up-and-coming middle and high school jazz musicians; over 250 have been featured to date. His popular Wednesday Jazz Jam at Panama 66 is the longest running jam in the city - two decades and counting. Castellanos has worked with world-renowned artists Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Charlie Hayden, Horace Silver, Oscar Hernandez, Poncho Sanchez, Diana Krall, Willie Nelson, Michael Buble, and Natalie Cole, to name a few. He has toured nationally and internationally as a member of the renowned Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Accompanying Castellanos is pianist Joshua White (age 34) had parallel musical training in both classical and gospel music traditions

Wed., November 28 W 1-0 Home vs Hamilton Monday, December 3 L 0-7 Home vs Maranatha Christian Wed., December 5 L 0-9 Home vs High Tech (NC) Friday, December 10 T 2-2 @ Tri-City Christian Wed., December 12 L 0-6 @ High Tech (NC) Monday, December 17 L 0-2 Home vs Gompers Prep Tues., December 18 L 0-1 @ Calvin Christian Thur., December 20 L 1-2 vs Hamilton Friday, December 21 L 0-2 Home vs Liberty Charter Friday, January 11 W 5-0 Home vs Borrego Springs

Boys Basketball

Tues., November 13 F 0-1 @ Bayfront Charter Tues, November 20 L 16-75 @ Del Lago Academy Thurs., November 27 L 27-69 @ Hamilton Monday, December 3 L 45-47 @Calvary Christian Thurs, December 6 L 36-67 Home vs San Diego Jewish Academy Mon., December 10 L 74-29 @ Temecula Prep Wed., December 12 L 43-55 @ Calvary Christian Tues, December 18 L 76-34 @ San Diego Jewish Academy Friday, December 21 L 44-34 @ Borrego Springs

Girls Basketball

Tuesday, November 27 L 42-17 @ Hamilton Tues., December 4 L 19-39 Home vs Horizon Prep Thursday, December 6 5:00 @ Guajome Park Academy Wed., December 12 L 17-66 Home vs Guajome Park Academy Thur., December 13 L 23-35 Home vs Hamilton Sat., December 15 F 0-2 Home vs Preuss UCSD Tues., December 18 L 17-31 @ Horizon Prep Friday, December 21 4:00 @ Borrego Springs Tuesday, January 15 L 48-22 Home vs Warner

Boys Soccer

Monday, November 26 L 1-4 Home vs Ocean View Christian Tuesday, December 4 L 1-8 @ Ocean View Christian Tues., December 11 L 2-5 Home vs Calvin Christian Wed., December 12 L 0-7 @ Calvary Christian Wed., January 9 L 10-0 @ West Shores Wed., January 16 L 7-0 Home vs Calipatria Friday, January 18 L 10-0 Home vs Vincent Memorial Wed., January 23 3:00 @ Borrego Springs continued on page 7

Join the Community at a Mixer and Julian Services “Tradeshow” Mark your calendars for February 7, 2019 5:30-7pm at Town Hall

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