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Julian Apple Days Festival at Menghini Winery By Regina Elling       Fun for the entire family is promised at the Julian Apple Days Festival on Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7, at Menghini Winery. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Activities include an apple-spoon race, apple croquet, apple bocce ball, face painting, a pumpkin patch and... More ... Bakers Vie for Cash Prizes at Santa Ysabel Casino By Ruth Lepper       More than 40 bakers turned out at Santa Ysabel Casino on Sept. 30 to vie for cash prizes totaling $3,300. The baking contest was sponsored by the casino in conjunction with the Julian Apple Days Festival. Men and women from around the county entered their homemade dessert delicacies ... More ... Schools Set Date For Halloween Carnival By Amber Ward       The Annual Julian Elementary and Julian Junior High School Halloween Carnival will take place Saturday, Oct. 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Julian Elementary School. Each year individual grades sponsor specific carnival games. More ... Girl Scouts to Sell Nuts       Local Girl Scout troops have begun fundraising by selling packages of nuts. Sales will continue until Nov. 10. There are eight varieties offered: cashews, butter toffee peanuts, chocolate-covered raisins, spicy Cajun mix, cranberry trail mix and chocolate-covered almonds. Honey roasted ... More ... New Name, New Location for Former Santa Ysabel Antiques       Santa Ysabel General Store Antiques, located at the intersection of Highway 78 and 79, is closing. However, owner Patricia McConnell is relocating the business just 2 minutes away from downtown Julian, at 3411 Highway 79 South behind Mountain BeadWorks. The new store will be named Mountain To... More ... The Curtain Rises on the 51st Annual Julian Melodrama By Amber Ward       And so begins the fifth decade of Julian Melodrama performances. This year's play, "Temptation Defied" or "Infamy Behind the Curtain," is directed by Bobbi Green and written by former Julian resident, Lola Barbee. The comedy is one of Julian's favorites, and has been brought bac... More ... Birdwatcher Celebrates 10-Years       It has been 10 years since Rick and Brenda Cambell opened their doors to wild bird enthusiasts. The Birdwatcher opened in 1997, and since then, has catered to bird lovers from around the country. More ... St. Elizabeth's Oktoberfest Comes to Julian Oct. 6 and 7 By Amber Ward       Oktoberfest is a two-hundred year old German tradition. It continues to celebrate the German region of Bavaria by bringing us a taste of Germany each year. When Bavarian crown prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) wed princess Therese from Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810, the ... More ... Fairy Tales Will Come True in October       October 5 is Homecoming for Julian High School! This year's theme is "Fairy Tales" and the Homecoming Parade will take place at 1 p.m. on Julian's Main Street. The coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen and their Court will take place before the Julian Eagles kick-off with Calvin Christi... More ... Good Morning Yoga with Karen Mills By Amber Ward       Every Friday morning, Karen Mills teaches the Good Morning Yoga class at the Julian Library. This free yoga class is open to all ages, and encourages a greater flexibility, range of motion and postural alignment. Mills is a certified yoga instructor and a licensed massage therapist. More ... Fire Tests Rookie Firefighters By Bobbi Zane       The Angel Fire tested the skills of 10 new Julian firefighters who had completed their training program a couple of hours before the blaze ignited at Camp Stevens. The rookies were among the many Julian firefighters who saved houses that might have burned otherwise. More ... New Ownership for Dudley's Bakery       Dudley's Bakery on the corner of Highways 78 and 79 in Santa Ysabel, is under new ownership. Owner Barry Brunye has remodeled the building, and his wife Laurie is now running the new and expanded gift shop, along with manager Barbara Pound. To find out what's new at Dudley's, call 760-765-048... More ... Borrego Days Desert Fest       The 42nd Annual Borrego Days Desert Fest will take place October 26 to 28. The Fest also celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The event kicks off desert season with a parade, arts and crafts fair, KidZone and music festival. More ...       The Ranchita Rocks fundraising event was hosted by Carolyn Marrow on Grapevine Canyon Road. From left, Denis Trafecanty' son, Geoffrey Smith, Camille Armstrong, Denis Trafecanty and Joe Rauh. More ... October Almanac October Heralds the Start of Autumn       October is the first consistent month that signals autumn has set up: wood is stacked and once again, autumn color greets everyone to the mountains. Yep, its time to put away the shorts, put on the flannel sheets and arrange your daily walks around where the sun shines the brightest. More ... Youth Get the WORD from Club By Amber Ward       The WORD Club, an after-school Bible-centered program, "is a Funday School opportunity," says leader Jan Bunganich. Similar to Vacation Bible School, the club meets once a week on Mondays during the school year at Julian Elementary and Julian Junior High School. More ...