Volume 25 - Issue 50
Wednesday July 28, 2010 Julian, CA.
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Breakfast At
The Legion
by H. "Buddy" Seifert
Your Julian Eagles will be the
beneficiaries of a Sons of the
American Legion fundraising all-
you-can-eat Breakfast at 8:00
AM on Sunday, August 1, 2010
at the American Legion Post 468
on Washington Street.
This is an especially important
fundraiser because it will put
funds toward the transportation
costs for the Eagles' six away
games this fall.
Your Eagles football players
will have $7.00 breakfast tickets
for sale, so when they come
a-knockin', give yourself a
Sunday Morning treat and buy
tickets.
There is a $5.86 per mile
charge for the use of one of the
big busses and a $.50 per mile
charge for each of the small vans
that all of the athletic teams make
use of during the school year.
Because of a plummeting
student population, only 127 kids
in the High School this year and
the on-going State budget crisis,
the school has been forced to
make dramatic cuts in funding for
all extra-curricular activities. The
coaching stipen;~ls have been.
reduced or eliminated, another
non-certified employee has been
let go and there is absolutely no
money for transportation to away
games.
The Eagles would also like to
thank the Legion, Auxiliary and
the Sons of the Legion for all the
support that the Post members
have shown over the past years.
From football shoes to textbooks,
the Post has been the leading
fundraiser for the schools in
Julian.
Michael Hart
On first thought, it may seem
a stretch to think'of Michael
Hart, the newspaperman, as a
Julian merchant. On second
consideration, of the many hats
that Michael Hart wears with
distinction, he is a consummate
merchant - selling his product
- The Julian News - 365 days a
year.
Every week of the year, Michael
Hart hand-crafts his small town
newspaper into our community's
town crier, reporting on the news
that keeps us informed and
ultimately enhances the ,quality
of our lives. Without the Julian
News, where would Julian (and
subscribers far and wide) go to
get word of the happenings in
our town? Where would Julian
area merchants go to get vital
advertising exposure that helps
their businesses grow? And
where would our local service
organizations go to get the word
out about their fundraisers and
other special events? All of these
vital necessities are fulfilled by
one man - Michael Hart, the
Julian Merchants Association's
2010 Merchant of the Year.
Since he was a kid growing
up in La Mesa, Michael Hart has
had a thing for Julian. Someday,
he was going to live there. By
the time he graduated from
high school, he had chosen
communications as his life's
"Merchant of the Year" Michael Hart of the Julian News with
Ruth Lepper and Diana Garrett
The new Merchants Association Board of Directors includes: (l-r) Ruth Lepper, Robin Boland,
Diana Garrett, Tracy Turner, Patricia McConnell, Barbara Hedrick, Kathy Nielsen. Not in
photo - Marta Kendall and Jennie DiPaolo.
The annual Merchants
Association Awards Dinner saw
over 70 in attendance and what
seemed like an equal number of
"Awards of Appreciation" handed
out to various members for their
service to the community.
On a weather perfect evening
the applause at sunset was
.--heard throughout the valley as
Michael Hart and .The julian
News was announced as the
honoree for the 2010 Merchant
Of The Year, the fifth recipient
of the award, Mike Menghini, Ed
& Dawn Glass. Tina Martin and
Harry Homer being the first four.
Outgoing board member and treasurer Michele Harvey receives
her appreciation from president Tracy Turner.
John and Jan Mattias representing the Julian Historical
Society, Julian Women's Club and the Friends of the Library
checking in.
- JMA "Merchant
work. Broadcasting became his
passion, and his college studies
focused on radio, television
and graphic arts. Besides
his college classes, Michael
attended the Bill Wade School
of Broadcasting, founded by the
legendary San Diego radioman.
"Communication has always
been what interests me - getting
information to the people. It's
what I've always done", Michael
says.
Michael's early career focused
on radio. He began at KSKI in
Sun Valley, ID as a program
director/nighttime d j/sales
person. Choosing a career in
broadcasting meant frequent
moves from one station to
another. One stint found him
in Lompoc, CA as an on-air
personality at a talk radio station.
"What's in Lompoc?", Michael
asks. "That's right, a prison. And
who was my audience and my
callers? That's right, inmates",
Michael quips.
"They were always calling in,
claiming their innocence and
working their appeals on the air.
And there was no five second
delay button I could push. I had
to anticipate if they were going to
say something stupid. It was fun,
but it was nerve-wracking. After
six months, I had enough."
After that, Michael's career
took one of many turns when
Of The Year"
by Perry Savage
his father, an architect needed
Michael to come work for him as
a draftsman. "What began as
a six month commitment turned
into ten years", he recalls, "but I
was itching to get back into the
communication business".
Michael landed a job with
San Diego's KIFM, the popular
"smooth jazz" radio station.
"1 survived three ownership
changes", Michael notes- quite
a feat since new owners of radio
stations are famous for cleaning
house.
Michael will tell you that it took
the love of a woman to get him
where he is today. As a kid,
Michael played with a group of
neighborhood kids that included
a girl named Michele Harvey.
"1 always was fond of Michael,
because he could make me
laugh", Michele remembers.
Many years later, the two were
reunited - Michele had been
living in Julian the past sixteen
years. Michael moved to Julian
to be with Michele.
Seeing a need and sensing
the opportunity, Michael and
Michele started Julian Web. For
many local residents, the dial-
up internet service was their
introduction to the information
superhighway. Business was
good, until the Cedar Fire in
2003 took its terrible toll. "1 lost
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Music on the Mountain
Escape To The Tropics
With Steel Drum Master Patrick Burke
Get ready for a mellow
Caribbean steel drums concert
at the Julian Branch Library.
Patrick Burke is bringing his
Panyard steel drum for a concert
on Tuesday August 3, 6:00 PM.
Presented by the San Diego
County Library and the Friends
of the Library's Arts & Letters
committee, Burke is the first
percussionist to play for a Music
on the Mountain event.
Burke taught music in middle
school for approximately 20 years
while following his passion of
playing percussion instruments.
He no longer needs a "day job"
to support him as his music and
talent lead the way. He plays at
many public and private venues
in Southern California.
Burke started playing drums
at age 10, and as a young guest
artist, he played with the Stan
Kenton Orchestra and has been
in the music scene ever since.
Playing a full spectrum of venues
include Broadway shows,
classical symphonies, and
playing with greats such as BB
King, Johnny and Edgar Winter
as well as the Nigerian All-Stars,
Burke's well-rounded musical
and educational approach is
certain to entertain.
Burke spent two and a half
years attending the Berklee - steel pans.
College of Music in B Bo_oston,-
playing the drums and the
Vibraphone: (This is the same
school John Mailander is
currently attending, Julian News
feature article, 7/14/10) Burke
currently plays in two bands,
"Storm" - a Latin Jazz Quintet
and "We Kinda Music" that plays
calypso, soca, reggae as well
as Caribbean Island sounds on
Patrick Burke will "take us to
the islands" and have us swaying
to the mellow sounds of the
steel drums. Burke promises
to entertain and educate you
on the fabulous sounds of the
steel drum, playing a variety of
familiar songs and artists and
demonstrating what a versatile
instrument a steel drum can be.
Join us for a "Tropical Summer
Night" at the Jplian Branch
Library, 1850 Highway 78, on
Tuesday August 3 at 6:00 PM~
Refreshments will be served.
For more information on this and
other free programs, please call
the Julian Library at 760.765-
0370.
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