Palomar Mountain News

From: Tracey Chesney 

   Many thanks to Brad Eells for heading up the restoration High Point Lookout by the Observatory, and now Boucher Hill Lookout.  Two treasures on Palomar Mountain!  Boucher has much easier access for the Public to also enjoy being in the State Park and we all look forward to many visits enjoying this historic site and taking in that view.  A sincere THANK YOU Brad from all of us!  Bonnie Phelps

From: Brad Eells

Subject: Boucher Hill Lookout Construction Begins! 

I am very pleased to announce the building stabilization project has begun at Boucher Hill Lookout. The project will replace the roof sections, windows and catwalk. The 1970’s aluminum siding damaged in last winter’s storms will be removed and new original style wood siding will replace it. All lead paint, asbestos and biohazards will be removed and the floors will be repaired.

The lookout will be transferred to Palomar Mountain State Park at the completion of the project. The lookout will be restored and operated through the cooperation of the Park and the Forest Fire Lookout Association for fire detection, interpretation and education.

The two images show the scaffolding on the building.

To say that we are excited to move forward is a massive understatement…we truly hope to have the lookout open this Summer!

Cheers,

Brad Eells,

National Secretary

California-Pacific Chapter Chair

San Diego – Riverside Chapter Chair

Cal Fire Liaison

Forest Fire Lookout Association, Inc.

www.ffla.org

www.socalfirelookouts.org

highpointlookout@yahoo.com

From: Talbot Hayes

Subject: Fry Creek Prescribed Burn

The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting a prescribed burn on Wednesday,  4-6-11 in the Fry Creek area off Canfield Road, of Palomar Mountain. The burn is planned to be about 50 acres of timber stand understory. Smoke will be visible from Palomar Mountain as well as many other surrounding areas. The main objective of the burn is to reduce dead and down fuels and overall fuel loading under the timber stand.  Thanks.

Talbot Hayes
Battalion 32
Palomar R.D. Cleveland N.F.
Work 760-788-0250 Ex 3331
Cell 619-922-9392

Snow on the way again?  Click for details and here are the Snow Tips for you with weather links.

From: Susie Kellogg

Subject: BBQ Committee Meeting DATE AND TIME CHANGE!! to be SUNDAY, APRIL 10 AT 12:00 NOON – PMVFD VOLUNTEERS ROCKIN’ THE MOUNTAIN!

Hello BBQ Committee,

Date and time for the next meeting is changed from Sat. April 9 to SUNDAY, APRIL 10, AT 12:00 NOON  AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

Hope you all can make it and we look forward to putting the best ideas forward. Let’s get it organized and make it HAPPEN!  (And have fun doing it!)

Please invite anyone you think would like to contribute to this year’s BBQ.

Susie Kellogg

Owners just reduced the prices on two Palomar Cabins!  Click to see these and more, then come on up above the clouds for a tour!

Bonnie Phelps

888 718-5358

 Like to eat healthy, delicious food?  Try Rimel’s!  Homegrown Meats, mountain raised, grass-fed beef, local line caught fish, range free chicken, fresh vegtables…all adds up to a great meal!  Many of you know Matt and Jackie Rimel who are often on Palomar and own restaurants on the coast.  Matt is up a couple of times a week cutting oak for their grill. You’ll enjoy seeing furniture they made of mountain oak at Rimel’s too.    Click for their new video that will air on Cox/Time Warner’s this weekend (but you saw it first on the Palomar Mountain News)! 

Now, go out and treat yourself to some fine dining!  You’ll be glad you did, that’s a promise! 

From: wendy.schlater@lajolla-nsn.gov;

Click for the flyer for our annual Walk.  Highway 76 will be closed between the South Grade S-6 and the East Grade S-7, from 8:30am to 11:30am on April 10th. Traffic will be diverted through other road ways, including S-6.  Please call me at the numbers below if you have any questions or comments.

Blessings to you and yours,

Wendy Schlater, Program Director

La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians

Avellaka Program

Safety for Native Women

phone 760-742-8628

phone 760-742-3863

760-685-4736 cell

760-742-3708 fax

Roll up your sleeves and help beautify our Palomar Mountain State Park!

Saturday, April 16   8:30 to 1:00

Click for more details on the Earth Day Flyer from Ranger Jessica!

Jessica Murany

State Park Ranger

Palomar Mtn. State Park

P.O. Box 175

Palomar Mtn., CA 92060

Office: 760.742.3462

Fax: 760.742.1092

jmurany@parks.ca.gov

I remember hearing stories about people buying paintings that Robert Asher painted of Palomar.  Guessing they were painted 8 to 9 decades ago.  Robert Asher homesteaded the property that he then gave to the Baptist Church in San Diego.  It is now the Christian Conference Center.  Thinking many of us recognize some of these views from that area of the Mountain.

Thanks to Peter, here are photos of the absolutely beautiful paintings the family has in storage.

FROM: Peter Brueggeman

Robert Asher paintings are in a storage unit in Mission Valley, in custody of descendents of Josephine Asher, Robert Asher’s sister. They are selling the family house in El Cajon, from which all these materials were housed. 

The paintings look pretty good even with decades of dirt from storage; when cleaned, I’m sure they will look even better.

Asher took a painting class from Maurice Braun in Mesa Grande… here’s some of Braun’s paintings whose style I imagine influenced Asher http://www.bauerart.com/Braun.html

Peter