Arts, Wine and Music Festival
      Menghini Winery will host its 21st Annual Arts, Wine and Music Festival Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Held in historic Julian, the event combines small-town tradition with art, fine wine and lively music.
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Julian Community Preschool Has a New Director
By Amber Ward
      After many years of dedicated service, Barbara Paddock has passed the duty of educating Julian's youth to Patti Rosandich. Rosandich brings 20 years of experience as a preschool educator to her new role as Julian Community Preschool's director. She has a degree in child development a...
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Julian Library's Ice Cream Social
      In honor of the Julian Library's summer reading program, the Friends of the Julian Library sponsored an ice cream social on Aug. 8. There were 166 children and 63 adults who participated in the summer-long program.
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New Owners of Julian Drug Store
By Amber Ward
      The Julian Drug Store has new owners, Jim and Evelyn Turlo. The Turlos live in Ramona and for years worked in San Diego. Jim worked previously as vice president of marketing with Cymer, a company that specializes in making computer chips.
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Who Will Save Jess Martin Park?
By Amber Ward
      A ballot proposing a $40 a year assessment to cover the maintenance and operation costs at Jess Martin Park is headed for mailboxes on Sept. 19. About 1,900 property owners in the Julian Community Planning District, as well as a few surrounding areas, will be asked if they support the...
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Dudley's Has New Owners, Same Great Bread
By Bobbi Zane
      Barry Brunyé wants to save small town America, one business at a time. That's what prompted his recent purchase of venerable Dudley's Bakery, which everyone knows is located at the crossroads of highways 79 and 78 in Santa Ysabel.
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American Legion Hosts Two Wounded Warriors
      American Legion Post 619 and Warner Springs Ranch recently teamed together to host two veterans of Iraq. The two wounded warriors, both young men, have served four tours each in Iraq. Along with their families, they were given a day of rest and relaxation.
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September Almanac
Julian's Finest Season
By Clinton S. Powell, Naturalist
      This above all I know to be true; every September has its own signature. Not one interval of some 30 days of the same month will remotely be the same as the ones that precede it. I've come to understand this fact and enjoy the wide variance from one year to the next.
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Julian Eagles Fall Football Schedule
      Varsity Friday, August 24 Calvary Christian Academy Chula Vista Home - 3 p.m. Friday, August 31 Sun Valley Charter School Home - 2:30 p.m. Friday, September 7 Mt. Empire High School Home - 5 p.m.
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Julian Library September Events
      Storytime Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. meet with friends for the Preschool Storytime & Craft. Yoga Good Morning Yoga with Karen Mills at 9 a.m. every Friday. De-stress and start the weekend off feeling balanced and alive.
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