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Warner Girls Get To The Finals
from Tom Madeyski
The Warner High School Girls Basketball team is tearing it up in Division 5 of the San Diego Southern Section! Their season record stands at an impressive 23 wins to only 2 losses. This past week, the Wildcats advanced all the way to the CIF Championship Game. It has been a fabulous season for the Senior-laden Lady Wildcats from the start. The Wildcats roared out of the gate, going 11 games undefeated to open the season. Their only losses came at the hands of Manzanita League foes Vincent Memorial and Mountain Empire. Each team split their regular season games, sharing the league title as Tri-Champs. Head Coach Tom Vargas noted, “Our theme this year was ‘RELENTLESS’; at practices, on defense and everything we do on the court, the girls worked non-stop”. That Wildcat intensity played out through the season, culminating with the best team record in school history. “These girls share a team spirit because they believe in themselves and play together” continued Vargas. “Another team focus was overcoming intimidation and physical play, along with winning the close ones”. The Lady Wildcats did just that, beating higher ranked teams all season long. With their historic season, Warner was awarded the #1 seed of the 12-team Division 5 Playoff Tournament. As the highest seed, the Wildcats enjoyed a first round bye, facing the High Tech High NC Raptors in the Quarterfinals. Senior Guard Audrey Black had a great game against the Raptors, making some incredible drives, scoring 16 and feeding Senior Center Desert Laidlaw all night. Team captain Desert Laidlaw led all scorers with 24 points, while twin-sister and fellow Senior Ash Laidlaw scored key baskets late. The Wildcats advanced by a score of 57-47. The stage was set for the CIF Semi-Final game as the Wildcats hosted their rival, the Redhawks from Mountain Empire High. It was a bruising, emotional, back & forth contest for both squads. Maddie Rombal took control from the Guard position, driving and scoring early buckets. Nikkie Drake, a Junior, came off the bench in both games to notch key defensive plays with incredible hustle and quickness. Warner opened strong, leading 12-4 at the end of the first quarter. The Redhawks rebounded with strong second and third quarters, edging ahead of the Wildcats by 9 points late in the third. Head Coach Tom Vargas called a key timeout and the tide turned when Freshman Talayah Smith poured in two 3-pointers. The Redhawks rallied to tie the game with two minutes remaining, putting the entire gym on edge. Warner’s defense was intense, and the game came down to Wildcat free throws. With 37 seconds remaining, the score tied, Sophomore Guard Maddie Rombal stepped up to the foul line and drained both shots. A four-shot rally attempt by the Redhawks came up short, and the celebration erupted! Final Score Warner 43, Mountain Empire 41. Coach Vargas concluded, “This victory was a major achievement in Warner High School sports. We owe it all to these Lady Wildcats!” On Friday night, the Wildcats played the CIF Division 5 Championship game against Southeast EC High School. The CIF Power Rankings system placed Southeast into Division 5, and created a match-up between a high school with 58 students (Warner) against a school with 2,100 students. It was an anti-climactic end to the season as they Wildcats were outmatched, the final score 56-21. The girls left the gym that night with their heads held high, capping an outstanding season, having taken the Wildcats further into the playoffs than any team in school history.
‘Show and Tell’ Time At The Historical Society The Julian Historical Societies monthly meeting will be Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00 pm. The featured speakers will be who ever brings an artifact to share. This is were you get to shine, bring your old item, not a living thing or a firearm, please, and tell us its story. Show and tell is always a fun night with stories about local people and events, and artifacts from faraway places. It kind of Julian’s version of an Antiques Road Show – The last time this event was held there was an oil lamp from Switzerland and the story of how the lamp came to be in the mountains around Julian and stories about local colorful people written by a local historian, and so much more. Join us on Wednesday, February 27. at 7:00 pm, at the Witch Creek School building, 2133 Fourth Street, Julian, CA 92036. Coffee and cookies will be served.
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February 27, 2019
Volume 34 — Issue 30
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Guitarist Peter Sprague And Vocalist Leonard Patton
Please join us at the Julian Library as we welcome Peter Sprague and Leonard Patton on March 5, 2019 at 6 PM for the Friends of the Julian Library sponsored Music on the Mountain series. This duo performs widely together and with other incredible musicians throughout San Diego and many other parts of the country. Peter Sprague is an American jazz guitarist, record producer, and audio engineer. He owns SpragueLand Studios and the label SBE Records. He invented a twin-neck guitar with one neck from a classical guitar and one from a steel-string acoustic guitar. Sprague studied with guitarist Pat Metheny, Boston's Madame Chaloff, and classical guitarist Albin Czak, and has played with Chick Corea, Hubert Laws, Larry Coryell, David Benoit, and Sergio Mendes. He has produced or played on over 190 recordings. He has published music books, several of which are his transcriptions of his own music, and has transcribed songbooks for Chick Corea. He composed and performed a guitar concerto with the Grossmont Symphony Orchestra in May 2000 and with the San Diego Symphony in May 2002 and performed a number of times at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. He has toured Europe and Japan with vocalist Dianne Reeves. Sprague has taught at the Musicians Institute, California
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Institute of the Arts, and the jazz camp of University of California, San Diego. His album Dream Walkin' (2015) with vocalist Leonard Patton was nominated for 2015 Best Jazz Album by San Diego Music Awards. Leonard Patton is a vocalist but not a singer. At Mesa Community College, Patton found jazz was his niche. He has a rich, smoky voice, unique style, and jazz scat soon put him in San Diego’s music scene. Patton was also the first student at SDSU to receive a Master’s in Jazz Performance, using only his mouth to replicate instruments. Patton has been a professional musician and stage performer
for 20 years. In the 90s he was a student at United States International University studying musical theatre and classical music. He met James Romeo who was director for the university’s big band. Romeo asked Patton to sing with the band. Another instructor regularly brought in musicians to perform for his music students. One of the musical groups he brought in was guitarist Peter Sprague and his quartet. That was a turning point for Patton. Peter Sprague has said “Leonard Patton is one of my all time favorite musicians...he has this incredible voice, and he’s also a great trumpet player continued on page 7
Ranchita Fire Station Improved To Full-Time Staffing
by Yvette Urrea Moe, County of San Diego Communications Office
As part of ongoing efforts to improve fire services to rural and historically underserved communities in the county, CAL FIRE and San Diego County Fire upgraded staffing at Ranchita Fire Station No. 58 to permanent full-time last month and are in the process of boosting paramedic services. Since 2008, the County Fire Authority and CAL FIRE have reorganized fire services in the backcountry. At that time, they took 18 volunteer-run departments and unified them under the County agency. “This addition of full-time, career staffing in the community of Ranchita is just the latest step that CAL FIRE and San Diego County Fire have taken to strengthen fire protection and emergency medical services in the backcountry of San Diego County,” said Tony Mecham, County Fire chief and CAL FIRE Unit Chief. The community of Ranchita is located nine miles southwest of Borrego Springs and had previously been staffed by volunteer reserve firefighters. The Montezuma Valley Volunteer Fire Department began providing volunteer firefighting services to the community in 1977. After more than 30 years of service, the all-volunteer department joined the San Diego County Fire Authority in 2008. Ranchita Fire transitioned to its first professionally staffed shift in January with CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire firefighters providing fire protection and emergency medical services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The station now provides Basic Life Support emergency services but is in the process of transitioning to Advanced Life
Friday, March 8 3:00 Crusader Classic at Calvin Christion HS Saturday, March 16 9:00 Elmer Runge Invitational at West Hills HS Friday, March 22 3:00 Citrus League #1 at Julian HS Saturday, March 23 10:00 Calvin Christian Small Schools Invitational at Escondido HS Friday, April 12 3:00 Citrus League #2 at Julian HS Friday, April 26 3:00 Dennis Gilbert Small Schools Invitational at Mountain Empire HS Saturday, April 27 8:00 Dick Wilkins Frosh-Soph Invitational at Del Norte HS Thursday, May 2 3:00 Citrus League Finals at Julian HS Saturday, May 11 9:00 San Diego CIF - Prelims at Mt Carmel HS Saturday, May 18 11:00 San Diego CIF - Finals at Mt. Carmel HS
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Support-Paramedics emergency services, which is the highest level of pre-hospital care. The transition is expected to be completed by late fall this year. Ranchita firefighters may respond to an emergency incident with up to two fire vehicles, also called apparatus, to meet the unique needs of the community and the region. The station has three types of fire apparatus assigned for emergency response: A Tactical Water Tender that carries 2,000 gallons of water and is outfitted with a 750 gallon-per-minute pump. Water Tender 58 is equipped with extrication equipment, rope rescue equipment, Basic Life Support equipment, and a hose complement for firefighting capabilities. This piece of equipment can respond to fires, traffic collisions, medical emergencies, and other incident types. An all-wheel-drive Type 6 fire engine designed for rapid fire attack and various emergency needs. The smaller 4X4 design allows for a quick response and can access areas that larger apparatus cannot. This apparatus can respond to fires, traffic
collisions, medical emergencies, and other incident types. A multi-use ambulance equipped with heavy extrication and stabilization equipment as well as a full complement of rope rescue equipment. The transport capabilities are utilized to move a patient quickly from the scene of an emergency, or to an air ambulance landing point. Rescue Ambulance 58 is also designed to operate on off-road incidents. As of 2019, the Fire Authority covers 1,500 square miles of unincorporated San Diego County and is staffed by about 540 career firefighters. The County Fire Authority also supports 120 reserve firefighters through its unique training program that pairs seasoned firefighters with volunteers to develop their skills. To date, the County Fire Authority has strategically upgraded 15 of its fire stations to include Advanced Life Support Paramedic engines. It has also upgraded and standardized all fire apparatus, including replacing nearly all structural firefighting engines, and adding new wildland patrol engines, bulldozers and water tenders.
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Tuesday, March 5 3:30 Home vs Foothills Christian Thursday March 7 3:30 Home vs St. Joseph Academy Tuesday, March 12 3:30 Home vs St. Joseph Academy Friday, March 15 3:30 @ Guajome Park Academy Wednesday, March 20 3:30 Home vs Calvary Christian Friday, March 22 3:30 Home vs Vincent Memorial Wednesday, April 10 tba @ Vincent Memorial Friday, April 12 3:30 Home vs Borrego Springs Friday, April 19 3:30 @ Mountain Empire
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Tuesday, February 26 3:30 @ Ocean View Christian Tuesday, March 5 3:30 @ St. Joseph Academy Thursday, March 7 3:30 Home vs Ocean View Christian Tuesday, March 12 3:30 @ Victory Christian Thursday, March 14 3:30 @ Calvary Christian Monday, March 18 4:00 @ Escondido Charter Saturday, March 23 1:00 @ Escondido Charter Wednesday, March 27 3:30 Home vs Rock Academy Wednesday, April 10 3:30 @ High Tech NC(San Marcos) Friday, April 12 3:30 Home vs St. Joseph Academy Tuesday, April 16 3:30 Home vs Calvary Christian Tuesday, April 23 3:30 Home vs Victory Christian Tuesday, April 30 3:30 Home vs Calipatria continued on page 4
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As a 28 year resident and property owner in Julian, I have followed the saga between the Volunteer Fire Department and County Fire Service closely. We have always supported the Volunteer Department over the years but I have come to the conclusion that it is time to move on. Following the 2003 fire, San Diego County has spent millions developing a county wide Fire Department to give its citizens the best protection possible; just as San Diego city does for their residents. We will have full time, county paid, professionally trained Paramedic and Fire personnel. They will be staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and supplied with NEW UPDATED EQUIPMENT that is always maintained to the highest standard. The Julian Volunteer Department does not have the money nor the personnel to match the county. Most of their vehicles are old and beyond normal service life with no plan for replacement. A good friend told me many years ago don’t get involved with Julian politics and I haven’t until this point, but this issue is too significant. Julian deserves first class emergency medical and fire protection 24/7. That is why Voting YES on A is so important to the community. Robert Hemborg
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After my career with the Forest Service I served as Fire Chief for the Julian Cuyamaca Fire Protection District (JCFPD) for 5 years. I have also WE INVITE YOUR OPINION! The views expressed by our been a resident of Julian since 1981 and raised my family here. contributing writers are their own and not necessarily those of After about 2 weeks on the job here in Julian I was appalled at the The Julian News management. We invite all parties to submit their opinions and comments to The Julian News. All contributed way the JCFPD operated. The JCFPD has jurisdictional authority items are subject to editorial approval prior to acceptance for for all incidents other than wild fires. Cal Fire has jurisdiction for wild publication. Letters must include your name and contact land fires. The problem was apparent, even though the JCFPD had information. jurisdiction for calls it was rare that JCFPD personnel showed up on Letters may be mailed to: Julian News incidents. This problem was a result of the simple fact that other P.O. Box 639 than the Chief and ambulance personnel, all other firefighters were Julian, CA 92036 volunteers. The ambulance personnel would respond in a timely email: letters@juliannews.com manner but then would often times transport the patient to a hospital in person: Julian News Office and then the District would have delayed coverage when left to the 1453 Hollow Glen Road volunteers. At that time the District only had a few reserves that Deadline is Friday Noon for the next weeks issue staffed the station and often, on my duty days there was no one at the station. Most of the volunteers have jobs and do not staff the station 24/7. The previous Chief mitigated this problem by signing an automatic aid agreement with Cal Fire, who were at this time staffing their All Letters submitted must be signed by the author. The publisher reserves wildland stations 24/7 365 days per year with extra funding provided the right to refuse publication of anonymous and third party submissions. by San Diego County. This auto aid agreement meant Cal Fire MjH employees were responding to ALL incidents in the District regardless of jurisdictional authority. So, many times Cal Fire personnel were the only firefighters showing up on JCFPD incidents. This system seemed to work and was a temporary fix to a long term complex ISSN 1937-8416 problem. Even though this situation resulted in an over dependency on Cal Fire and the County and was not sustainable, there was no Michael Hart and Michele Harvey ..... Owners/Publishers other option so, I updated the auto aid agreement and revitalized the Michael Hart .................................. Advertising/Production JCFPD reserve program. Circulation/Classified I will say just a word about the Reserve program. Reserves Michele Harvey .......................................................... Editor are primarily young, inexperienced and minimally trained people Don Ray .............................................................. Consultant coming to the District to gain experience to boost their resume to Featured Contributors be competitive for a professional firefighter position. Some have more training and experience and some are bare bones. In my Kiki Skagen Munshi Jon Coupal Michele Harvey professional opinion reserves should NEVER be relied on to provide Pastor Cindy Arnston David Lewis Greg Courson primary staffing of any fire department. In fact, fire departments with Bill Fink these programs use reserves to augment existing staffing and not primary staffing. This is because of the simple fact that they do not Syndicated Content have enough experience, training or knowledge of the local area to King Features Syndicate E/The Environmental Magazine SAFELY operate on their own. 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is fine. But, independent means just that. ALL county and Cal fire support will stop. Auto Aid will NOT be renewed by Cal Fire because the Cal Fire was spending too much time handling JCFPD calls and the agreement was not meeting the intent, meaning the JCFPD does not handle their own calls and relies on Cal Fire. So if Measure A fails, our community will have to rely on a poorly funded, trained, staffed and equipped fire dept. I know the opposition to Measure A will tell you different. That is all fabrications of the continued on page 13
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Get Ready For Daffodil Show - Saturday Talk With The Daffodil Lady
What does it take to grow an award-winning daffodil? Gardeners of all ages are invited to join us at the Julian Library and find out! On Saturday, March 2, at 10:00 AM, the Julian Branch Library will host Sally Snipes for a program about Daffodils. Snipes is known around Julian as the Daffodil Lady as she has been planting daffodil bulbs publicly around Julian for the almost 30 years. Coordinating the purchases and public plantings in the fall so they can bloom and beautify Julian each spring. Over 1 million bulbs have been planted in Julian and Wynola through this project. With the Daffodil Show scheduled for March 23 and 24 at Town Hall, you will want to know what makes a prize-winning daffodil entry. At this program, you will learn about the different categories of daffodils, how they are judged, and how you can win a prize for growing daffodils in one of the more unusual categories. Entry slips will also be available at the library. The appeal of daffodils lies in their beauty and durability. Their flowers come in a range of colors (yellow, of course, but white, too, often with contrasting cups of orange or pink) and in a variety of shapes and sizes. They bring the spark of life to the early-spring landscape. Planted in a sunny location where the soil drains well, most daffodils are willing to come back year after year, their clumps increasing in size over time. Perhaps best of all, deer and rodents leave daffodils alone. Whether you have heard Sally talk about daffodils before or this will be your first time, you
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The following letter was sent to the JCFPD Board by Cal Fire Chief Mecham
The Barrett Browning Daffodil was selected as the 2019 Julian Daffodil of the Year will always learn something new and to come away with a new appreciation for the flower that has become a well-known symbol of Julian in early spring. Please join us at the Julian Library on Saturday, March 2, at 10:00 AM. The library is located at 1850 Hwy 78, Julian. For more information, call the library at 760-765-0370 (extension 3). Whether your roots go back to the Emerald Isle or you’ve simply got a heart for the Irish on St. Patty’s Day Julian Town Hall is the home town place to celebrate Irish culture at the 37th Annual Emerald Ball on Saturday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. The family friendly party sponsored by St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church offers up hearty helpings of corned beef and cabbage, homemade desserts, a variety of entertainment, dancing and door prizes for a modest donation. Tickets must be purchased or reserved in advance since this popular event usually sells out well in advance and won’t be available at the door. This year entertainment will be provided by “A Journey through Music: DJ Enterprises” Guests will also have a chance to gather around the piano to join in an old-fashioned sing-a-long, bust a move on the dance floor or slow dance with their sweetheart. The Emerald Ball is a down to earth occasion to relax with friends and neighbors to celebrate the Irish in us all. For tickets and more information call 760.765.0613 Ticket prices: $20.00 adults, $5.00 children under five. BYOB
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A “NO” VOTE DOES NOT KEEP THE JCFPD and CAL FIRE WORKING TOGETHER
The Cal Fire paramedic engine serving our community will be eliminated. So, there will be no backup when the ambulance is out on call. The Cal Fire Stations in Julian and Cuyamaca will be closed from December thru April (no backup for our lone fire engine during this time). Cal Fire resources will no longer respond automatically to JCFPD calls. Instead, they will respond if manually called by the JCFPD after the JCFPD is on the scene (when you need assistance Cal Fire arrival will be delayed).
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of information about the vehicle, including the year, country and factory of manufacture; the make and model; and the serial number. VINs are usually printed in a single line. How to Find the VIN Number On most passenger cars, you can find the VIN number on the front of the dashboard on the driver’s side. The best way to see it is to look through the windshield from outside the car. You can also find the VIN number on the driver’s side door pillar. Open the door and look around the area where the door latches to the
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car. A motorcycle’s VIN is usually on the steering neck below the handlebars, although sometimes it’s on the motor or on the frame near the motor. A semitrailer’s VIN is located on the front part of the semitrailer on the left side. If you can’t find the VIN number on the vehicle, you should be able to find it on your vehicle’s title or liability insurance documents. Learn More To decode your vehicle’s VIN number or see if there are any active recalls on your car, visit the free VIN Decoder at https:// driving-tests.org/vin-decoder/.
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We’re the plaque pests, STICKY and DULL! We like to sit on your teeth when you don’t brush them!
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* The Center for Science in the Public Interest ranks the sweet potato at 184 in nutritional value, more than 100 points ahead of the baked Idaho potato, spinach or broccoli. * Sweet potatoes provide twice the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A and more than one-third of the daily requirements of vitamin C. * Sweet potatoes are an important source of betacarotene, vitamin B-6, iron, potassium and fiber. Sweet potatoes that are a pretty, bright orange color are richest in betacarotene. * Studies have consistently shown that a high intake of beta carotene-rich vegetables and fruits, like sweet potatoes, can significantly reduce the risks for certain types of cancer. * Sweet potatoes contain virtually no fat or sodium. * When selecting fresh sweet potatoes, choose those that are smooth, plump, dry and clean. * Sweet potatoes should not be refrigerated unless cooked. Store at 55 to 65 degrees F. * Always use a stainlesssteel knife when cutting a sweet potato. A carbon blade will cause them to darken. * One cup of canned sweet potatoes equals one mediumsized, cooked fresh sweet potato. * When using canned yams, add them at the end of the recipe because they are already precooked. This recipe for Vietnamese Sweet Potato and Pork Soup showcases the flavors of the sweet potato in a spicy, coconut milk broth. VIETNAMESE SWEET POTATO AND PORK SOUP 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 pound ground pork 1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup) 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, divided 1 (3-inch) piece lemongrass or zest of 1 lemon 3 cloves garlic, minced
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February 27, 2019 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeds and ribs removed, if desired, chopped 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 cups) 1 quart chicken stock 1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk 1 tablespoon soy sauce Garnish: chopped fresh cilantro, basil or jalapeno pepper slices 1. In a large stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add pork, onion, 2 tablespoons basil, lemongrass or lemon zest, garlic, jalapeno, ginger, cumin, cardamom, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook until pork is browned and onion is soft, about 10 minutes. 2. Add the sweet potatoes, chicken stock and coconut milk. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until sweet potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Uncover, remove lemongrass (if used) and stir in the soy sauce. Garnish with remaining cilantro, basil and jalapeno, if desired. Serves 4.
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February 27, 2019
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continued from page 2 truth. If the measure fails you will be left with less than a dozen volunteers that have minimal and questionable training and a reserve program of minimally trained personnel. To further complicate the problem is the ambulance contract is coming up for renewal. I can almost 100% guarantee the JCFPD will lose the the ambulance contract because the County is trying to go to a single source contract, in other words, one ambulance contract for the entire unincorporated area. This means the contractor will need to have the ability to own, staff and manage around 13 ambulances around the County. The JCFPD barley meets the terms of a one ambulance program. The bid will most likely go to Mercy or AMR ambulance services. To lose the ambulance contract means to lose the only professional component of the JCFPD and less people to train the reserves and less people to do routine chores around the station. If Measure A passes Julian Cuyamaca will become part of the County Fire Authority. We will have unlimited access to all of their resources and funding including fire and EMS service, fire marshal service, fire prevention service, hazardous fuels reduction service and be part of the overall County Fire EMS. This also gives us instant access to State and Federal resources and puts us under the umbrella of unlimited emergency management assistance with no cost ever being transferred back to you. In light of the recent wild fires and what happened to the town of Paradise this is a major reason why we should be part of this endless resource. Because of the increasing wild fire problem the County, State and Federal Governments are increasing budgets toward this problem. The JCFPD will still be stuck in the volunteer mode and rely on spaghetti dinners. Measure A will also bring 24/7 paramedic coverage to all of Julian Cuyamaca with highly trained and experienced Cal Fire firefighters. They will not abandon Julian in the event of a large fire as some will tell you because of the simple fact that Julian/Cuyamca will be under County and State jurisdiction. We will enjoy state of the art and modern technology that ALL other communities in the County have today. I am not sure why anyone would want to have their fire department stay the same at it has for the past 30 years and not stay with modern progress. Your fire dept. is your first responder for any emergency you may have. Wouldn’t you want the best trained, funded and staffed resource available to come and assist you? If you do than vote YES on Measure A. Now I know some of people will tell you we will lose local control. I will tell you that is not true. There will still be a board that advises the County on Julian/Cuyamaca needs and issues and Julian Cuyamaca residents will have at least one seat on that Board. . There is a group of people including some volunteers who have opposed the County option and have resorted to name calling, character assassination, rumors, intimidation, lying, and any other negative tactic they could think of. During this whole process I have not resorted to this and still will not. This issue has always been and still is a health and safety issue. If you want our community to be part of a modern day professional emergency management program with unlimited funding, resources, highly trained and professional personnel available 24/7 365 days per year with their only purpose of existence is to be ready to serve you with a DECREASE in your annual tax than vote YES on Measure A. If you want what you have right now with the exception of all State and County assistance and a poorly funded, trained, staffed and equipped fire department with only a few volunteers relying on reserves for primary staffing than simply vote no on Measure A. Sincerely, Rick Marinelli
Who is the bogeyman? A few people are trying desperately to resuscitate the Julian-Cuyamaca Volunteer Fire Department based on hope and charity. They are clouded by their zeal, vested interests and the loud cheering ignited by wishful thinking and the return to the nostalgic good old days of smalltown lore. There is also that distain for government. A new era is upon us: The unincorporated town is barely sustainable, owned by a few and if not for tourists, would dry up and die. Businesses struggle and those that had served infrastructure needs like the hardware, bookstore, bank, gravel/rock supplies and drugstore are all gone and the job market is off the mountain. The school system is in desperate trouble financially as is the fire department. But why bother fixing the real problems? Why not divert everyone’s attention and build a wall: keep out the County, we’ll do it ourselves? Those folks that plead differently are called liars, threatened personally and including threats to business owners, labeled as purveyors of falsehood and distortions. Of course an ego defense mechanism called ‘projection’ underlies the psychobabble of such rhetoric. Pay no heed to the vast infrastructure support financed by the larger community: County library, Federallysupported medical clinic, Countysupported ambulance service, Federal Post Office, State road repairs/snow removal called Cal Trans to name a few. They are considered part of the ‘dark’ world. Let’s confuse everyone and blast through the backdoor with loud and boisterous voices. We can fix any promises or discrepancies later. Alternative facts proliferate the narrative! The divided allegiances, and sad loss of moral compass, add fuel to an already serious situation that won’t just magically go away after the votes have been counted. Julian has become a very unpleasant place. Seems that critical thinking skills are wanting. The spill over is becoming obvious. Fire insurances companies have begun giving notices of cancellation of policies due to increased risk assessments given that JCFPD might be remaining as the only entity providing structural fire protection. It is not rocket science to apply such trends here and, in the State, as predictors of future threats to property values and sales. Adding the fateful realities of recent fire cost history throughout the western states, an unprepared community is doomed. It is like a plague, a few zealots manipulating an unthinking cheering squad to create a smoke and mirrors psychodrama resembling a TV reality show. A scenario similar to a banana republic so lacking of basic arithmetic and common sense because winning is paramount, victory at all costs. Bringing down what once was a community, how nice! What is the real motivation? The Zealots are well-known around town. Do you think they have a working plan including the good will and finances to bring the once enjoyed backcountry environment back to life? Show the community a professional, certified audit of the books, sustainable financial plan and put the questions to rest! Show us the plan for a 24/7 fulltime level of service so vitally needed in the District! The County has a plan. It has been published and officials have publicly presented it. They have backed up the plan germinated after the Cedar Fire (2003) and implemented full force after the 2007 Witch Creek holocaust. Political support, plans, financial legislation and infrastructure construction all successfully implemented. It is as concrete as the incredible response by the SDCFA we have witnessed to fire emergencies here as any fire threats seen in California or County history. You can see it, feel it, ask about it if you are not afraid of reality checking. The County plan raises no additional costs or fees, already fully paid via the County tax structure and budget. Go visit the new, fulltime staffed facilities near Julian,
e.g., Pine Valley, Ranchita and Palomar Mountain. As every adult knows, no government is perfect, and democracies and bureaucracies move slowly. We all have war stories. But turn your personal war story into the belief that all government is bad and we must wall off from its reaches, that is a personal problem, not one for the community! The large majority of wellmeaning people in this community will come through and push for a change that will serve the greater needs of the community. These are the people that leave a solid legacy and believe in a solid commitment to the future of the community. The County Plan provides us with 24/7, fulltime coverage and a paramedic fire engine. The San Diego County Fire authority officials have openly stated that the volunteers will not be excluded. All volunteers meeting the medical requirements will be accepted into the reserve firefighter pool. Training will be paid by the County. Also, there are positions for those who cannot meet the medical requirements. So why make all this trouble when we can have it all? Vote Yes on Measure ‘A’ for a safer and healthy environment for your family and friends. Measure ‘A’ increases the Level of Service significantly. Ingrid Wieslander
When it’s time to let go While it is often difficult to accept, there is a natural process to the life cycle of all living and non-living systems. That is an irrefutable fact for people and organizations as well. The process of change with time is a fascinating history lesson, and a joy to experience. Well, most of the time. It takes courage, openness, and introspection in particular. To experience the joy of growth (or the lack of it) and change within self, others and our environment we must be congruent. Distance is sometimes required to get a true perspective, e.g., the first time we saw the little blue dot (Earth) from far, distant space or the earth’s sunrise from the moon brought astounding realizations. Getting distance requires work, often painful, separating the emotional from the objective. Another’s honest, meaningful perspective usually helps to get over that perceptual hurdle. These lead-ins point to the current battering we are giving ourselves over dissolving a Volunteer Fire Organization to fire protection provided by a Government agency. One has insufficient funding prospects for the job and the other all it needs. One will be isolated and the other has the support of State and Federal organizations. One has not performed well for years and the other National and State recognition as an organization to model. One is in debt and the other is building and staffing enviable fire-safety systems around the County. The condition begs the question: For what purpose do you disagree? In the aftermath of such ruthless self-flagellation will there be a community or just a few folks who happen to live in the same area. For some of us it seems an easy decision: Alone the community cannot financially afford to do the fire protection job in today’s world. For others, the community has done it before. Surprisingly some do not trust outsiders, in particular members of Government agencies, the latter very selective. Some of the most dramatic and life-changing events that occur are life ending experiences for friends, family and self. It is particularly traumatic when such events are not according to expectations, e.g., the death of a child. At some point it is time to let go, for our health, safety and wellbeing. Change is tough but inevitable. In most everyone’s heartof-hearts we know deep down that life and tradition in our community have changed, as it is changing for rural and coastal communities across the country: climate change resulting in unexpected vacillations of weather while mother earth
transitions magnetically, ocean temperatures and levels rise, and traditional weather expectations become unpredictable. The change was documented over 200 years ago, ignored then by most as now by few. The only reliable fact we can depend upon is change. We can also argue that the effect upon people has been seen for many years in steadily increasing chaos and subsequent migrations to places considered safer and still representing opportunity. The struggle in our community is reminiscent of that depicted by Sisyphus in Greek mythology. He was the self-aggrandizing and deceitful King of Ephyra, sentenced for eternity to push a large boulder up a hill that just kept rolling down again, whereupon he started to push again. Our conflict in the community is like that, but unlike Sisyphus, it is solvable. The message is in the official spoken and written documentation, not in what you want to hear or see. Residents in the JulianCuyamaca area remain confused by refusing to personally sort fact from fiction by restricting their source to one, the confusion unabated by the lack of introspection and fact-checking. The same old, unsupported line is continually put out to squash or refute any suggestion of a new approach. The threat from fear of retaliation and ostracizing is not unrecognized. This is not a way to live. This is not what we want for our community. We cannot remain so fixed in our minds that all new and unexpected information is rejected without fact-checking. This is selfdeception and delusional. For example: The myth that Cal Fire will be here to help the volunteers when needed. Not true. The County and State have made it abundantly clear. Cal Fire works with the SDCFA and not as an extension of volunteer organizations as some seem to believe. If the community does not choose the SDCFA for its Fire Protection agency, Cal Fire will return to their legal and authorized role, returning to a seasonal presence, with no staffed 24/7 paramedic engine here in Julian or Cuyamaca. The job of the community leadership is to produce a plan: That plan requires identification of the problem in measurable terms, finding acceptable solutions, looking at affordability and implementing the solution that is best for the community at large. After careful analysis of the problem the best sustainable solution should be on the agenda of everyone. It has nothing to do with tradition or local control. Every new problem requires a fresh and new approach. We have not seen such in the community or the JCFPD approach. Old solutions rarely, if ever, solve new problems. Isolating our community from the rest of San Diego County, becoming an unsupported island is a selfinflicted wound, a life-affecting and property-value catastrophe. It is fraudulent to disenfranchise a large segment of our vested community by disingenuous, misleading representations. We cannot have a community owned and controlled by a few for their self-interest. Ask yourself: What was the need to start a war in the Community, turning neighbor against neighbor,? VOTE YES ON MEASURE ‘A’ FOR THE SURVIVAL OF OUR COMMUNITY Dr. Carl Englund
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February 1969 ‘69... In 1994 when 60 Minutes visited LZ Grant, it was a manioc farm, in 69 I saw nothing at all but scrubby jungle, nothing worth all the blood and books that continue to flow, I dreamt of Del Mar nightly, and ran the trails of the Ranch ... H 50 Years ago the Journey began for a young man from Del Mar. Drafted and shipped off to the other side of the world. Local Resident Howard Fisher tells his story of war and survival and recovery. Exclusivly
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undermines skill development,” she says. Next, I ask the milliondollar question: “When does acceptable ‘support’ cross the line into forbidden ‘help’?” Support, Divecha explains, is helping kids develop the skills to do their own projects. “Help with the process. Teach them organizational skills. Have them make a to-do list, a materials list, a step-by-step timeline. Teach them time management. Teach them how to cut back on the project, if necessary. Teach them how to use the components [tools, supplies] needed to do the project. Teach them how to manage their feelings. Kids experience a lot of fear and stress doing big projects.”
Think of it this way, says psychologist John Duffy, author of The Available Parent, “Your child should always be the one in charge of their school projects and papers, acting as ‘general contractors’, so to speak. The parent is in the role of consultant.” If you find yourself directing the project, you’ve likely crossed the line from supporter into helper — which, big picture, is no help at all. But all the other parents are doing it! Experts say kids should do these projects themselves. But I know other parents are helping, which creates a vicious cycle that many parents get caught up in — even if they later regret it. Erica Benson of Piedmont, CA admits helping her son with his big project in fifth grade, too. “He says he learned a lot,” she muses, “but I didn’t like it at the end. Too much me, not enough him.” When I express my concern that other parents are helping their kids, “The Dad Man” Joe Kelly reminds me that the main point of these projects is learning. “What your child learns is more important than the grade they get.” But many parents — like me — and like Alisha Allen of Henderson, NV, can’t pretend that grades don’t matter. “I also helped,” she admits, “because it’s three-fourths of her grade … I would love it if she gets an A. [If she got] a C, I would be disappointed.” And what about parents — like me — being their child’s first and most important teachers? Don’t I have the responsibility as Dad to make sure my daughter receives the full benefit of my extensive knowledge of the Donner Party’s harrowing migration?
“Zenobia,” I offer, trying a new approach, “did you know many people in the Donner Party were so starved they became mentally ill and near blind?” She ignores me. “Oddly enough,“ I continue, hopefully, “one child, William Hook, died — after he was rescued. He fatally gorged himself to death in Bear Valley.” “Oh.” Zenobia replies. Finally, one of my teacher friends drives the point home: parent “help” can actually do more harm than good. “I had students writing the entire essay in class to avoid parents helping too much,” Heather Poland, a retired middle school teacher in San Diego, CA, writes me via Facebook. I realize my daughter’s school has implemented a similar practice for essays.
Finally I get it. I’ve been part of the problem. I consider one of Dr. Divecha’s last nuggets of advice: children model their behavior after their parents. This means it’s supportive and valuable to show them how to structure and complete a project. I glance over at Zenobia. Her concentration on her project is intense. “I was assigned an article to write, Zenobia,” I say. “It’s a medium-sized project, for a grownup. To do the project, I researched online, I interviewed experts, I thought of an amusing structure. My approach connected me emotionally and personally to the assignment. I outlined it, I started writing it, I rewrote it, and just now, I thought of a conclusion, and… guess what, Zenobia?” “What?” “I just finished.” Hank Pellissier is a freelance writer on education and brain development, the founder and director of the Brighter Brains Institute, and a college admissions advisor offering free presentations and affordable (sliding scale) advice on college admissions.
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