July 28, 2010
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SUMMER REaDInG
PRoGRaM
Julian Branch
Library il
) Highway 78!i
(760) 765-0370
American Legion Auxiliary
Please Help San Diego Veterans Village
is in need of new or good clean used
men's, women's, children's clothing
Your donation can be dropped off at."
Soundings Business Service Center
1459 Hollow Glen Road
Between 8-4
or at the
American Legion Post
2503 Washington Street
between the hours of 11-7
Help our veterans who have served us.
Kenneth Richard Sommermeyer
November 29, 1942 To July 1 7, 201 0
Ken was a San Diego native and a 1961 graduate from Hoover
High School. He lost his brave fight against lung cancer with family
and friends by his side.
His working career started at Paul Helfricks Chevron gas station in
North Park as a teenager and ended at San Vicente golf course as
superintendant. He was a tournament bass fisherman for 22 years.
He then left fishing for garden railroading. He belonged to the San
Diego garden railroad until his passing.
He will be greatly missed by his wife Cathy of 43 years, daughters
Loreen Moody and Amber Holmes and grandchildren Emily and Jack.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at
First Congregational Church of Ramona, located at 404 8th Street,
at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations would be welcome at the
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo depot in memory of Ken.
www.sdrm.org
Summer Reading Program
At The Julian Branch Library
Make a Splash, READ! Make Waves at your Library! Water your
Mind, READ!
These are the three water themes for the different age groups
participating in the Summer Reading Program. The Julian Branch
library has held a very successful summer reading program with
almost 300 people participating in the reading portion of the program.
The final Summe.r Reading Program for school aged children is
on Thursday, July 29 at 3:30 PM. The Birch Aquarium will present
Tide Pool Treasures and will be bringing marine animals that children
can learn about and touch. Following their presentation, we will be
making a splash with an end of Summer Reading Program party for
the children.
Summer Reading Program sign ups and completion prizes are
available to people of ALL ages. The final date to turn in your reading
logs and receive prizes is Saturday, August 7. After that date, the staff
will conduct the drawing to see who will win the additional prizes as
we draw from the various age groups completion coupons. Winners
will be notified the following Tuesday, August10. It is never too late to
join in the fun and entertainment happening at the library. The library
is located at 1850 Highway 78 - next to the High School. For more
information call us at (760) 765-0370. We encourage your continued
support by checking out library materials and attending programs.
The Julian News 3
"Self Check" Is Being
Implemented At The .Julian
Branch Library
Colleen Baker
Julian Branch Librarian
Accepted Here
-- l rlday 8 am - 6 pm
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Librarian Patty Asmussen help a couple of the younger library
patrons learn how to check out books all by themselves
For the past year, the San Diego County Library has been
implementing self-check machines at its 33 branches. On Wednesday,
July 21 the Julian Branch Library became the 28th branch to receive
self check machines. Customers will now be able to check out their
items themselves and be on their way. Two of the computers at
the circulation desk will become self-check machines and the third
computer will be used for customers that have problems, fines to pay,
or require other library assistance.
As the circulation of library materials continues to increase, but
budget constraints do not allow for additional staffing at any libraries,
the library came up with a way to work smarter. Allowing customers
to check out their own materials frees up staff to perform other duties.
The new system requires the customer to have their library with
them when they use the library. After you have selected your books
or other library materials, you will go to the self check machine, set
down your entire stack of books and the reader will read the tags on
all of the books, without having to individually scan the item. The items
will appear on the screen and if the number of items in your stack of
materials agrees with what is on the screen, you press "Done" and
your due date receipt is printed. It is simple and takes about one-
quarter of the time than if the staff individually check out your items.
Don't worry! Staff will be available to assist you as you learn to
use the machines and as always, we will assist you in finding library
materials. We value the people that use the library and always want
to make sure you have a pleasant experience.
Only 20K To Go
by Chuck Kimball
The Board of Directors of the
Julian Medical Foundation are
excited and pleased to announce
that we are only $20,000 away
from closing escrow on the new
clinic property. Thanks to all of
our donors we are very close to
owning the property. We have
started architectural drawings,
have completed all surveying of
the site, and are nearly done with
the floor plan details.
Our original dream has come
to pass: The Julian Medical
Foundation will own the medical
clinic property and, as landlords,
will lease to a qualified provider
of medical services via a lease
that ensures continuing medical
services to Julian. We plan
to continue and expand the
agreements currently in place
All Your Tree Service Needs
Commercial
No good thing is pleasant to possess without friends to share it.
-- Seneca the Younger
with the Borrego Community
Health Foundation, and with the
new facility will be able to take
advantage of the many other
services they offer. For example,
a diabetes management program,
now active in two of their clinics,
that provides medical, dietary,
and peer group counseling will be
instit0ted in Julian. Having such
a service will save our patients
the long trip to a specialist in
the city. We have provided for
programs like this by including a
small classroom on the second
level of the new clinic.
The new contract agreements
with the Borrego Foundation are
in place and will be recorded this
week. We anticipate submitting
plans to the county later this
summer and will be ready to start
construction and remodel when
they are approved. We are all
anxious to have the new clinic in
operation and are still planning
late 2011 for the opening..
It is exciting to think that the
last five years have been worth
the effort. Again, the Boards,
here and in BorregoI the staff,
and the many volunteers give a
big "thank you" to you all,.
Remember, we need only
$20,000 to close the deal. The
Julian Medical Foundation is a
501(c)3 charitable corporation,
and all donations are fully
tax-deductible. Please mail
donations to PO Box 2512,
Julian, CA 92036, or, simply drop
them by the current clinic at 4th
and Washington.
American Legion Auxiliary Hel
The Julian American Legion
Auxiliary, Lincoln Deming
Unit 468, was •represented at
Camp Marston in Julian on
July 21, 2010. Present were the
following members: President,
Rozan Grady, Lori Arter, Cindy
Andersen, Terry Kelly and Junior
members Elizabeth Sinclair, Miss
Poppy; Hayley Andersen, Junior
Miss Poppy; and SAL member,
Zac Sinclair.
As part of Marston's YMCA
Summer Camp Program, the
Army •Reserve Enrichment
Camp (AREC), sponsored
"Military Day" for 50 visiting
Army Reserve children. Hero
packs were distributed by the
members. Girls State 2010
Citizens filled the packs with
various items for the children
such as activity books, phone,
cards, personal items, candy,
etc. The Girls State Citizens just
completed a Ctaremont College
one-week course in government
and leadership sponsored
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by Auxiliary units throughout
California. Elizabeth Sinclair,
Girls State Citizen, Julian Union
High School, represented our
Auxiliary.
The Army Reserve children
ps Out Some Army Reserve Kids
gave us five, large patriotic
blankets for the Auxiliary to
distribute to the veterans at the
La Jolla Veterans Hospital. This
thoughtful gift for our veterans
was also done in 2009.
The day-long event included
many activities including
military guest speakers, Army
Reserve soldiers, and an
opportunity to check out a Camp
Pendleton humvee. CA OMK
is a collaboration between the
US Army and the University of
California Cooperative Extension.
Berney DeLaCruz, University
of California, Operation: Military
Kids (OMK) State Coordinator,
was responsible for planning
this worthwhile event. OMK is
the U.S. Army's effort, with
organizations and communites,
to support our youth who
experience their parents's first,
second, or multiple deployments.
The goal is to enhance the well
being of these military children.
Our Auxiliary was honored to
receive an invitation to attend this
event and actively be of service
to our military and their children.
Contact Berney DeLaCruz at
bdelacruz@ucdavis.edu for more
information on the program.
