New/revamped restaurants hit snags

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New/revamped restaurants hit snags
Kimberly Rivers
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Ojaians take their local
eateries very seriously. So
when one closes for good, or
temporarily, or rumors of a
new spot begin to circulate,
the town starts to buzz. An
old favorite that has been
closed for a while may be
opened soon, and at least
one empty building some
think of as an eyesore is
slated to get some a new life.
The Village Jester
This popular spot next to
the Ojai Playhouse was
already closed for issues
related to the building’s floor
when a water main to the
building broke and flooded
the Playhouse. The two businesses share a common wall,
which, according to Kathleen
Wold, Ojai Community
Development director, was
“compromised when the
water main broke.” That wall
needs to be repaired before
the Jester can reopen, and
the city is waiting to hear the
wall has been repaired.
Topa Topa Brewery
Have you heard about the
new brewery? Well, after
some consideration about
the impacts of a full brewing
facility in downtown Ojai
and having hit a bit of a wall
in terms of things moving too
slowly, Topa Topa Brewery
owner Jack Dyer had to “flip”
their business plan. He said
the plan was originally to
have their full production
facility at that location just
east of the Skate Park in
downtown Ojai.
“But after some careful
thought, having the full
production facility on the
main street in downtown
Ojai was not the best idea for
the town, environment or
our long-term business
plans,” said Dyer. He
explained things were not
moving fast enough in their
dealings with the property
owner and the city of Ojai
See Construction, Page A3
Ojai Valley News photos by Ashley Wilson
Work has begun again on the Topa Mountain Winery, which owner Larry Guerra hopes will be up and
running by July 2015.
A peek behind the fence at the old Il Giardino Restaurant — which
will become Ojai Burger — shows there’s lots of work left to do.
New state legislation may not change much for water well owners
Bill Warner
[email protected]
The future of Ojai Valley
water wells was the main
topic at an outreach
meeting organized by the
Ojai Basin Groundwater
Management
Agency
(OBGMA) Tuesday. The
described
by
session,
OBGMA executive secretary
CeCe Van der Meer as "a
fireside chat," convened at
Ojai City Hall.
Aimed at the public in
general and well owners in
particular, "It was an open
meeting," Van der Meer
said, "to inform people of
what the agency has been
doing in the (groundwater)
basin for the past two
decades and to reply to
questions."
The California water code
is changing, as seen earlier
this fall when Gov. Jerry
Brown signed a package of
three bills — the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act — establishing
comprehensive
groundwater management for the
state. The legislation calls
for groundwater sustain- what it has been and how wells and regular reports on
ability plans to be created the new laws will affect it."
extraction. OBGMA has
for individual basins or subConrow said OBGMA been permitting wells for
basins and implemented by would become the official nearly 23 years, a process
"groundwater sustainability groundwater sustainability described by Conrow as "a
agencies." The law names agency in January 2015. "We vehicle for registration."
OBGMA as the agency to are named in law as one of Another important factor
assume this role in the Ojai 14 throughout the state," he favoring the selection of
Basin.
said. The only steps left, he OBGMA is its extensive data
Speakers
at
file on individual
Tu e s d a y ' s
wells,
yields,
meeting included
extraction
tech“Ojai, as a general rule, is ahead
PresiOBGMA
geology,
nology,
of the curve as to what the law
dent
Jerry
precipitation and
Conrow, hydrodrainage. "We know
requests, and Ojai has a handle
geologist Jordan
a lot about the
on what it has to do.”
Kear and Ventura
basin,"
Conrow
SuperCounty
said.
visor
Steve
OBGMA has been
— Dan Breen, former board president for
Bennett.
extraction
Siete Robles Water District filing
In the audience
reports during its
were representatenure
in
Ojai
tives
from
Valley, and one
Golden
State
Water said, would be for the change noted by Conrow
Company, Casitas Munic- OBGMA board to meet and will be for extraction reports
ipal Water District, Ojai elect to assume the respon- to be made quarterly rather
Valley Sanitary District and sibility, and to then notify than twice yearly.
Ojai Friends of Locally the state of its decision to
But overall, area well
Owned Water (F.L.O.W.).
do so.
owners will probably see
"It was a very successful
"The new law mandates a little difference in the way
meeting," said Conrow, who series of things an agency things are managed under
estimated the turnout at has to do, and we're already the new legislation, Conrow
approximately 60 people. doing most of them," said.
"We were there to tell the Conrow said. These things
Ojai resident William
public what OBGMA is, include the registration of Ulrich likewise thought the
Tuesday meeting was a
success. "It was a positive
outreach," said Ulrich, who
is general manager of the
Gridley
Water
Group.
"There were a lot of good,
legitimate
questions
pertaining to OBGMA's
evolution in regard to
becoming a somewhat
different agency — a water
sustainability management
agency — relative to the
Sustainable Groundwater
Management Act."
In this capacity, OBGMA
would probably require
meters on all wells, Ulrich
said. It also would be able to
regulate
extraction
according to state requirements.
Ojai resident Dan Breen
was unable to attend the
Tuesday meeting but was no
less
optimistic
about
OBGMA's
future.
The
agency has done a good job
of getting information out
to the well owners, he said,
and getting the public
together for discussions.
"Ojai, as a general rule, is
See OBGMA, Page A3
Granny flat regulations head to Ojai City Council
Tiobe Barron
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Ojai is one step closer to
having a fully operational
process to legalize unpermitted granny flats. It comes
after a year’s worth of revisions by the Ojai Building
Appeals Board and a unanimous
Ojai
Planning
Commission
vote
Wednesday.
As part of the statemandated Housing Element
process, Ojai city staff had
to
develop
specific
programs to prove to the
state of California that Ojai
can accommodate new residents.
One
of
these
programs, now dubbed the
Second Dwelling Compliance Program, is intended
to provide an avenue for
property owners to bring
their unpermitted granny
flats into compliance under
city law, without fear of
penalizing fees or citations.
“This is a carrot, not a
stick,”
explained
Ojai
Community Development
Director Kathleen Wold at
the Planning Commission
meeting Wednesday. “Obviously we would not have put
in all this time and effort
into this program, then
made it cost-prohibitive.”
Wold explained that the
draft of the program
presented to the Planning
Commission
Wednesday
night was the third version
of the program, the result of
a year’s work by the Building
Appeals Board (BAB), a
panel of five Ojai resident
volunteers.
BAB
made
changes to the program and
application process to make
it more “user-friendly,” Wold
said.
“It’s really an administrative cleanup of a program
that already existed …
simplifying, clarifying (the
draft),” said Wold.
According to the staff
report, BAB aimed to “make
the program more userfriendly
by:
removing
unnecessary
obstacles,
providing a clearer process,
new forms and a simplified
application.” Modifications
the BAB made include: a
new application, new modified zoning standards, new
eligible dwelling criteria, a
delineated process between
planning
and
building
requirements,
a
new
Housing Standards Checklist, new In Service Date
criteria, an In Service Date
affidavit, a Zoning Conformance certification and
inclusion of building appeal
and code interpretation
procedures.
The Housing Standards
Checklist is in fact a list of
disqualifying criteria, as
that was easier for the BAB
to quantify than all the
possible positive attributes.
These criteria include electrical,
plumbing
and
mechanical hazards; structural integrity or soundness
of the building; size of
doors, stairs and rooms;
light and ventilation; fire
safety; and utilities like
potable water.
The
entire
Second
Dwelling
Compliance
Program packet drafted by
the BAB and approved by
the Ojai Planning Commission is available on the city’s
website, www.ci.ojai.ca.us
for those who are interested.
The program includes the
use of an ombudsman, an
impartial party to facilitate
the applicant’s process,
helping them navigate the
necessary forms, criteria
and fees, without fear of
reprisal from city officials
for any current violations.
Applicants will still need to
address fees and permits
with the Ojai Valley Sanitary
District and their water
purveyor for proper water
and sewer hookups. Additionally, those units built
after Jan. 1, 2006 will be
required to comply with all
regular Ojai building codes,
in addition to the compliance program checklist.
The program draft now
goes to Ojai City Council for
approval or further revision,
but is not yet on an agenda.
The next regular Ojai
Planning
Commission
meeting is 6 p.m., Dec. 3 at
401 S. Ventura St. in Ojai.
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Police Blotter
CRIMES
• Assault on a peace
officer was reported in
the 100 block of South
Poli Avenue Oct. 20.
• Attempted identity
theft was reported in
the 1200 block of Anita
Avenue Oct. 29.
• Battery was reported in the 500 block
of North Arnaz Avenue
Nov. 10.
• Unauthorized entry
of a dwelling was reported in the 9000
block of North Ventura
Avenue Nov. 14.
• Resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace
officer was reported in
the 200 block of East
Ojai Avenue Nov. 15.
• Vandalism was reported in the 400 block
of East Ojai Avenue
Nov. 18.
ARRESTS
• A 53-year-old man
was arrested on Highway 33 Nov. 18 on suspicion
of
illegal
possession of ammunition, selling and culmarijuana,
tivating
being under the influence of a controlled
substance, transporting controlled suband
stances
possessing drug paraphernalia. Bail was set
at $117,500.
was arrested on Maricopa Highway Nov. 11
on a warrant. Bail was
set at $5,000.
was arrested in Ojai
Nov. 12 on suspicion of
substance. Bail was set
at $5,000.
Obituaries
for public intoxication.
Bail was set at $2,500.
was arrested on South
Padre Juan Avenue
Nov. 13 on two warrants. Bail was set at
$10,000.
was arrested on East
Ojai Avenue Nov. 13 on
two warrants. Bail was
set at $10,000.
was arrested on South
Padre Juan Avenue
Nov. 14 on a warrant.
Bail was set at $5,000.
was arrested on North
Ventura Avenue Nov.
14 on a warrant. Bail
was set at $20,000.
was arrested on North
Ventura Avenue Nov.
14 on suspicion of possessing a dirk or dagger. Bail was set at
$10,000.
on suspicion of possessing a controlled
substance and drug
Bail
paraphernalia.
was set at $20,000.
following a reported
domestic incident. Bail
was set at $10,000.
•
A
49-year-old
woman was arrested
on Maricopa Highway
Nov. 16 on suspicion of
substance. Bail was set
at $5,000.
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Eric Joseph
Bjorge
Jane Ann Wedin
Jane Ann Wedin passed
away in the early morning
hours of November 14, 2014,
with her husband, Robert
Jacobs Wedin, by her side in
their Ojai home. She is
remembered
for
her
kindness, warmth and sweet
sense of humor.
Jane was born in Dayton, Ohio on September 5,
1944. She graduated from Parsons School of
Design in New York and came to live in Ojai in
1972. Jane was a respected designer of knotted
and beaded jewelry along with her sister, Jackie.
Jane and Rob married in 1977. The couple lived in
Ojai until 1986 and then again from 2005 to the
present. In between those years they lived and
raised their family in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Jane and Rob’s children were born in Ojai in
1980 and 1984.
Jane is survived by her husband, Robert Wedin;
daughter Roberta Jane Petersen and her husband,
Ryan Petersen, along with grandson Wylie Noble
and a granddaughter expected soon, all of
Portland, Ore. She is survived by a son, Nicholas
Noble Wedin and his wife, Veronica Dee
(Jacobsen), along with granddaughter Magnolia
James Wedin and grandson Noble Jasper Jacobs
Wedin, all of Meiners Oaks. She is survived by her
sister, Jackie Ringhof of Ojai. Jane is also survived
by her brother, Roy Williams and his wife Laurel,
of Ventura, along with their daughters, Heather
Jane and Kristin Elizabeth.
Per Jane’s request no services will be held.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Ted
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Call Linda Griffin at (805) 646-1476, Ext. 227, for more
information on obituaries and death notices.
Eric Joseph Bjorge, 52, of
Ojai, California, left this life
to continue his spiritual
journey on October 19, 2014.
Eric “Erico Joe” was born in
San Jose. He grew up in Los
Gatos and graduated from
Los Gatos High School in
1981. He received a BA in business from San
Diego State. He married Lisa “Weezee” Wesche on
Maui in 2005 and they settled in Ojai.
Eric followed a career in business including
importing furniture and art from Bali. He was
currently working as a senior investment officer
for Bridge Capital on the island of Saipan,
Mariana Islands.
He loved life. He was an avid skier, surfer,
runner, world traveler, and a true movie
connoisseur. He enjoyed swimming and hiking
with Lisa and their beloved dogs, Zippy and Kirby.
Eric was a devoted husband, son, brother, uncle
and friend. He leaves his wife, Lisa, cat Buddy,
father Bill, mother Sally, brother Bill, sister-in-law
Francesca, sister Heidi, nieces Julia, Phoebe and
Daphne, godchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins,
many wonderful and true friends, and Lisa’s
family who took him into their hearts.
Eric was generous and had a great sense of
humor. He loved to make people laugh. He loved
children and animals; he loved to take
photographs, and was very creative, for example
designing the cactus garden at their home.
Eric’s life was taken in a swimming accident at
“The Grotto” on Saipan. He was doing what he
loved in a place he loved — the ocean. A private
memorial was held in Saipan. A memorial also
took place in Los Gatos with a “Paddle Out” in
Capitola. We honor his memory and are so
grateful for the time he had with us. We will all
miss him.
If you wish to make a donation in Eric’s honor,
an animal rescue program of your choice would
be gratefully appreciated.
Kron, Deng, Link to play at Ojai Art Center Sunday
A chamber music concert Sunday at 2 p.m. at
the Ojai Art Center will
reunite three musicians
well-known to local audiences: violinist Yue Deng,
currently an artist-in-residence at the University
of Alberta; cellist Virginia
Kron; and pianist Kacey
Link.
The program will explore various combinations of the three
instruments, performing
some of the most
beloved duos and trios of
the classical repertoire:
Beethoven’s
“Spring”
Sonata No. 5 for Piano
and Violin; Kodály’s Duo
for Violin and Cello;
Brahms’ Trio in B Major.
Deng, who at age 8
won first prize in the National Violin Competition in China, has
performed at Carnegie
Hall with the New York
String Seminar Orchestra
and has performed on
movie scores and CDs.
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with
Her
renowned French pianist
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Yue Deng will perform.
Tickets are available
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Construction:
Continued from Page A1
and so they had to reconsider their plans.
“We have some pretty
aggressive plans for
growth,” said Dyer. “We
are moving forward on
production outside of
Ojai because we couldn’t get it going fast
enough.” It became
clear it would be best to
locate the production
facility “down the hill”
in Ventura, and move
ahead with a tasting
room and plans for limited brewing at the Ojai
location. He said at this
point, the Ojai tasting
room is definitely what
they want to do, but it’s
part of their “long-term
plans” due to many
“moving parts” including talks with the property owner and city.
“No permits are active on this project at
this time,” said Wold
about any pending permits for the brewery.
Ojai Burger
Previously the location of Il Giardino on
Ojai Avenue across from
Chevron, the building
has been vacant for sev-
Ojai Valley News photo by Misty Volaski
If it hadn’t been for the water main break under the Ojai
Playhouse, The Village Jester may have been open by
now. A reopening date has not yet been set.
Ojai Valley News photo by Ashley Wilson
Topa Brewing Company has opted to move its brewing operation to Ventura. Owner
Jack Dyer hopes to eventually have a tasting room at this East Ojai Avenue site.
eral months and the
face of the building appears to be missing.
“The city and the applicant are in contact
and at this time the city
is waiting for a Design
Review Permit submittal,” said Wold.
Topa Mountain
Winery
This property on West
Ojai Avenue was the location of Ojai Valley
Ford and has served as
a hot tub dealer, temporary campaign headquarters
and
a
Christmas tree lot for
the Ojai Valley Lions
Club. According to
owner Larry Guerra,
Topa Mountain Winery
is slated to open July
2015. Some building
changes are in the
works with design being
done by Steve Foster of
Ojai-based Cornerstone
Architects.
“A permit for Phase I
improvements has been
issued,” said Wold
about the current status
of the new construction. “They are currently working on a
foundation system. In
addition, they have
submitted for Design
Review for Phase II improvements.”
OBGMA:
Continued from Page A1
ahead of the curve as
to what the law requests," said Breen,
who is former president of the board for
the Siete Robles Water
District in the Ojai Valley, "and Ojai has a
handle on what it has
to do."
As for any future
OBGMA
outreach
meetings, "We'll do
one after the first of
January," Conrow said.
"We'll go back to the
public and tell them
what's going on."
See www.obgma.com
for more.
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will perform as the tree is lit. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, which will be donated to Help of Ojai. Complimentary cups of hot cocoa will be offered, and other bites and beverages will be available for purchase.
Ojai Performing Arts Theater Foundation will present “She Loves Me,” the
romantic musical which
inspired the movie
“You’ve Got Mail,” today
through Nov. 30 at Matilija Auditorium, 703 El
Paseo Road, with performances Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 2 p.m. Proceeds from the Nov. 21
and 23 shows will benefit
the Ojai Valley Museum
and the show on Nov. 30
will benefit Ojai Unified
School District. Tickets
available at www.ojaithe
ater.org or 649-1937.
Saturday, Nov. 22
DEVOTIONAL RETREAT AT MOUNT —
Meditation Mount, 10340
Reeves Road, will host the
Rev. Karen S. Wylie’s
monthly devotional retreat, Saturday from 9:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The
topic will be “Thanksgiving: The Creative Power of
Gratitude.” Open to people of all faiths. Suggested
donation: $10 (no one will
be turned away). Call
(310) 968-8928.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave. (approximately onehour tours of downtown
historical and cultural attractions). Docent Rose
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Boggs will lead the Nov.
22 tour. Cost is $7 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations
or to schedule tours during the week, call 6401390.
“CHILDREN’S HOUR”
AT MUSEUM — Julie Albright, children’s librarian, will read “Gracias,
The Thanksgiving Turkey”
and “A Gift of Gracias” at
the “Children’s Hour,” Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. at
the Ojai Valley Museum,
130 W. Ojai Ave. Children
will make cloved oranges
and receive a goodie bag.
No RSVP required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call
640-1390.
“ROMAN HOLIDAY” —
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130 W. Ojai Ave., will
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“WOOD” — Ojai Youth
Entertainers Studio, 316
E. Matilija St., will present
OhMy’s ridiculous bawdy
fairytale for adults only,
“Wood,” Saturday at 8
p.m. Bar opens at 7:30
p.m. and an after-party
follows the performance
(must be at least 18).
Tickets: $20, proceeds will
benefit OYES. Go to
ojaiyes.org or call 6464300.
Sunday, Nov. 23
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films every Saturday at 4
p.m. in the Rotating
Gallery through Dec. 20,
in conjunction with its
exhibit on “The Ojai Theater.” The film being
shown Nov. 22 will be
“Roman Holiday” (1953),
starring Audrey Hepburn
and Gregory Peck. Hepburn won the Best Actress
Academy Award for her
role in this movie. Call
640-1390.
“WORLD OF WONDER”
— Performances To Grow
On will present Leland
Faulkner’s “World of Wonder,” Saturday at 4 p.m. at
the Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St. Spellbinding theater artist
Faulkner combines
Japanese art forms, mime,
shadow theater, illusion,
improvisation and folk
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Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Humane Society of Ventura County, 402
Bryant St. There will also
be a holiday boutique,
raffles and a pet psychic.
You do not have to have
photos taken to shop. All
proceeds will benefit the
animals at the shelter.
Call 646-6505.
OLD-TIME FIDDLERS
— California State OldTime Fiddlers, District 8,
will meet Sunday from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the
Oak View Community
Center, 18 Valley Road,
Oak View. Join the fiddlers
for a fun-filled afternoon
of playing, listening and
dancing to country, western and bluegrass music.
Free admission and parking. Refreshments are
available. For more information, visit www.cal
fiddlers.com or call 7976563.
CHAMBER MUSIC
CONCERT — The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., will host a
concert of chamber
music, Sunday at 2 p.m.,
by three musicians wellknown to Ojai audiences:
violinist Yue Deng, cellist
Virginia Kron, and pianist
Kacey Link. They will perform some of the most
beloved duos and trios of
the classical repertoire by
Beethoven, Kodály and
Brahms. Tickets sold only
at the door: $10 general,
$8 for Art Center members and students. Call
640-8327 for more details.
Tuesday, Nov. 25
“DEFENSE ATTORNEY
HIGHLIGHTS” — Howard
Gershon, Retired Men’s
Club member, will share
some highlights of his 40plus years as a criminal
defense attorney in Los
Angeles at the meeting
this Nov. 25. The Ojai Valley Retired Men’s Club
holds luncheon meetings
on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of every month
at 11:45 a.m. in the Banquet Room at Soule Park
Golf Course. Prospective
members are always welcome. Call 649-2434 for
reservations.
Thursday, Nov. 27
FREE THANKSGIVING
DINNER — Calvary
Chapel of the Ojai Valley
will serve a complete
Thanksgiving dinner at
Libbey Park in Ojai,
Thanksgiving Day from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone in
the community is invited
to share a turkey dinner in
the park with neighbors
and to meet some new
friends. If you would like
to help, or for more information, call 649-1515.
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OJAI HISTORICAL
historical and cultural attractions). Docent Elise
De Puydt will lead the
Nov. 29 tour. Cost is $7 or
$15 per family. Drop-ins
are welcome. For reservations or to schedule tours
during the week, call 6401390.
SUMMER’S DAWN
OPEN HOUSE — Summer’s Dawn Massage &
Bodyworks, 439 W. El Roblar Drive, will host another spa open house for
small business, Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
which will include food
and drinks, as well as special pricing on spa gift
certificates and treatment
packages. Shoppers can
also get mini spa treatments for $10. RSVP to
746-6476.
“MISTY” — The Ojai
Valley Museum, 130 W.
Ojai Ave., will screen free
classic family films every
Saturday at 4 p.m. in the
Rotating Gallery through
Dec. 20, in conjunction
with its exhibit on “The
Ojai Theater.” The film
being shown Nov. 29 will
be “Misty” (1953), starring
Arthur O’Connell and
Anne Seymour. It tells the
story of the wild ponies of
Assateague Island off the
coast of Virginia. Call 640-
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TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY — Ojai Valley Inn
& Spa, 905 Country Club
Road, will begin this festive season with its annual tree lighting
ceremony, Nov. 29 from 5
to 6:30 p.m., featuring
music by the Ojai Youth
Symphony and local
choirs and free cups of
hot cocoa. Other refreshments will on sale. Please
bring a non-perishable
food item for Help of Ojai.
Call 646-1111 for more
details.
FASHION SHOW — The
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will host
a fashion Saturday from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m., featuring upscale creations by
local artist-designer Greta
Lovina. The evening will
include wine and appetizers. Admission: $10; a
portion of all sales will be
donated to Women’s Economic Ventures.
AUDITIONS FOR
“WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?” — The
Ojai Art Center Theater,
113 S. Montgomery St.,
will hold auditions for its
opening play of 2015,
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?,” Dec. 1 and 3 at 7
p.m. Directed by Tom Eubanks, the play will run
from Jan. 30 to Feb. 22. Email producer Vivien
Latham at vivien
[email protected] to
schedule an audition appointment. Sides are
available at www.Ojai
ACT.org and at the audition.
“INNER WORLDS,
OUTER WORLDS” — The
Theosophical Society in
the Ojai Valley will meet at
Krotona School, 46 Krotona Road, Ojai, Dec. 2 at
7 p.m. “Part 2: The Spiral”
from the film “Inner
World, Outer Worlds” will
be screened, followed by
discussion. Donations are
appreciated. Call 6462653.
“MEET GOD THE PERSON” — The American
Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Fellowship will meet Dec. 2 at
7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova
Road to discuss “Meet
God the Person.” Always
free. Call 640-0405.
AUDITIONS FOR “A
YEAR WITH FROG AND
TOAD” — The Ojai Youth
Entertainers Studio, 316 E.
Matilija St., will hold auditions for a multigenerational production of the
original Broadway musical, “A Year With Frog and
Toad,” which will run
from Feb. 20 through
March 8. Auditioners
should e-mail director Gai
Jones by Dec. 3 with a selected audition time,
[email protected],
and for more information.
Adult auditions will be
held Dec. 6 from 3 to 5
p.m., Dec. 7 from 7 to 8
p.m. and Dec. 8 from 8 to
9:30 p.m., with callbacks
Dec. 9 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Youth auditions will be
held Dec. 6 from 2 to 3
p.m. and Dec. 7 from 6 to
7 p.m. with callbacks Dec.
9 from 6 to 7 p.m. Call
646-4300.
OJAI LIBRARY BOOK
DISCUSSION GROUP —
The Ojai Library’s Book
Discussion Group will
meet Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. to
discuss “The Member of
the Wedding” by Carson
McCullers. The library is
at 111 E. Ojai Ave. Everyone is invited to join the
group. The only requirement for participating in
the discussion is to have
read the book and come
willing to share your opinion and listen to others.
Call 646-1639.
“HARVEY” — Nordhoff
High School drama students will perform Mary
Chase’s hilarious Pulitzer
Prize-winning play, “Harvey,” on the cafe stage,
Dec. 4, 5 and 6 at 7 p.m.
NHS is at 1401 Maricopa
Highway. Call 640-4343.
FULL MOON COMMUNITY MEDITATION — A
community group meditation at the full moon of
Sagittarius will be held
Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Meditation Mount, 10340
Reeves Road in Ojai, as an
act of celebration and
service to invoke, anchor
and distribute blessings to
the world. Music begins at
7 p.m. Suggested donation: $10. Call 646-5508 or
visit meditationmount.org
for more information.
“A CHRISTMAS STORY”
— The Ojai Art Center
Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., will present
the classic holiday comedy, “A Christmas Story,”
Dec. 5 through 21, with
shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets: $18
general, $15 for seniors,
students and Art Center
members, $12 for kids 12
and younger; available at
www.OjaiACT.org or call
640-8797.
BIRD WALK — The Ojai
Valley Land Conservancy
will sponsor a bird walk
on the Ojai Meadows Preserve led by renowned
bird expert Jesse
Grantham, Dec. 6 at 8:30
a.m. This is winter migration time so you will have
a chance to learn about
bird species who make
their home here in the
winter and those who just
stop by for a rest on their
way somewhere else. Wear
sturdy shoes and sun protection and bring water
and binoculars if you have
them. Call 649-5852, Ext.
2, for reservations or more
information.
OJAI HISTORICAL
historical and cultural attractions). Docent Helen
Peterson will lead the
Dec. 6 tour. Cost is $7 or
$15 per family. Drop-ins
are welcome. For reservations or to schedule tours
during the week, call 6401390.
“THE GLENN MILLER
STORY” — The Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.,
will screen free classic
family films every Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Rotating Gallery through Dec.
20, in conjunction with its
exhibit on “The Ojai Theater.” The film being
shown Dec. 6 will be “The
Glenn Miller Story”
(1954), starring June
Allyson and Jimmy Stewart. Former Ojai resident
June Allyson sparkles in
her role as the wife of famous musician Glenn
Miller. Call 640-1390.
NIGHTINGALE BALL —
The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa,
905 Country Club Road,
will host the 13th annual
Nightingale Ball, Dec. 6
from 6 to 10 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Ojai
Valley Community Hospital and Continuing Care
Center. Call 640-2317 for
tickets and more information.
BONE MARROW
DONOR DRIVE — A “Be
the Match” bone marrow
donor registry drive will
be held Dec. 8 and 9 from
noon to 4 p.m. at Quarter
Mile Films, 407-D Bryant
Circle, Ojai. A simple
cheek swab registers you
as a potential donor. For
more information, visit
bethematch.org. Call 6460535 to set up your appointment.
“XMAS CARDS” — The
Literary Branch of Ojai Art
Center will hold its
Christmas party Dec. 8 at
7 p.m. at the center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., hosted
by Tree Bernstein. Bring
your funny, bawdy, lowdown Xmas stories,
poems or theatrical bit
and join in open mic,
which comes but once a
year. Cookies and cider
will be served and donations are welcome. Call
646-0117.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — The Ojai City
Council will meet Dec. 8
at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 401
S. Ventura St., Ojai.
“SHARING THE HOLIIDAYS” — The Theosophical Society in the Ojai
Valley will meet at Krotona School, 46 Krotona
Road, Ojai, Dec. 9 at 7
p.m. Bim Burckes will
lead a program on “Sharing the Holidays.” Donations are appreciated. Call
646-2653.
FOOD DRIVE — Support Help of Ojai’s holiday
food drive by participating in the “Five Ton Challenge.” Drop
non-perishable food
items at Ojai Community
Bank, Rabobank, Pacific
Western Bank, Bank of
America, Wells Fargo
Bank, Vons, Westridge
Market or Westridge Midtown Market through Dec.
31. Call Judy Gabriel at
646-9909 for more information or to make monetary donations.
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Religion
OJAI VALLEY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
Dan Nelson
Entering his gates with thanksgiving
It seems that some people know how to
do life better than others. Certain individuals beam a quality that causes friends
and family to want what they have. Others
don’t. Do you know anybody that shines
a light that seems to brighten everyone
else around? More than merely animated,
these folks seem to have tapped into a
sustainable source of vitality that radiates.
When the spirit of the almighty God is
abiding inside a person, and specifically
positioned at the helm steering the course
of it, there will be certain byproducts that
will manifest in that person’s life. The
Bible describes in Galatians 5, the sorts of
characteristics found in such individuals:
love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness,
goodness, patience, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Conversely, when
there are darker forces driving, everything
will be attributed much differently.
When one is born again by the spirit of
God, everything is made new; shackles are
loosed, and prisoners of old paradigms
are set free. This opens the opportunity to
accept the invitation from God to experience his presence in ways otherwise impossible. As it says in Hebrews 4:16: “Let
us come boldly before his throne of
grace.” And like a good host, our loving
heavenly father does not request our presence without instructing how to get there.
Psalm 95:2 exhorts: “Let us come before
his presence with thanksgiving.” And in
this simple phrase we are given a key that
unlocks doors with seemingly endless
possibilities and potential. It’s the heart
that gives thanks to God that is prepared
to experience him, and is becoming a receptacle for his oil, and a lamp for his
light. Spending time with citizens of the
heavenly kingdom, who are clearly ambassadors of the king himself, gratifies the
soul, and causes one to want to experi-
ence the same life-giving source. Jesus has
given the access, but it remains an unopened gift for many.
A lot of people will be counting blessings next week; it’s sort of a tradition along
with food, family and football. Some see
this as a good thing to do. Others will take
a moral position and say it is the right response. Sometimes we resound the emotional benefits of an attitude of gratitude.
But Jesus offers us more than just course
correction for life-misdirection. He holds
out a cup of living water and invites us to
drink.
This is a lesson on how to experience
God: his presence, power and promises.
We are herein taught how to pray effectively and worship authentically. Humility
and honesty in relationship is prerequisite. “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Be
thankful to him, and bless his name, for
the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting,
and his truth endures to all generations”
(Psalm 100:4-5).
The persisting peace and joy that one
sees is the manifestation of connection
with God. But fear and worries can war
against this and choke the life. This is why
Philippians 4:6 teaches the follower of
Christ how to overcome anxieties: “… by
prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to
God.” So our annual festivity is more than
turkey, trimmings and television to the
one desiring to answer the call; it is a commemoration of a 24/7 lifestyle of “Living
Thanksgiving.”
Dan Nelson is pastor of Calvary Chapel
Ojai Valley. The opinions expressed are
those of the author, and not necessarily
those of his church, the Ojai Valley Ministerial Association, nor the Ojai Valley News.
RELIGION BRIEFS
First Church
of Christ, Scientist
“Soul and Body” is the
subject of this Sunday’s
lesson at the Christian Science Church, based on a
passage from Isaiah: “…
the Lord shall be unto
thee an everlasting light,
and thy God thy glory.”
The church service and
Sunday school begin at 10
a.m. Testimonial meetings
are held Wednesdays at 7
p.m. All are welcome. The
church is at the corner of
Oak and Blanche streets in
Ojai.
A service will also be
held Thanksgiving Day,
Nov. 27, at 10 a.m. The
Bible lesson will be based
on a passage from 1
Chronicles and a proclamation from President
Obama will be read.
A Christian Science Library and Bookstore for
the community at 206-J N.
Signal St. is open Monday,
Wednesday and Friday
from noon to 3 p.m., offering a wealth of publications and a quiet place to
read.
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Holy Cross Church
All are invited to worship Sunday at 10 a.m. at
Holy Cross Church, 1212
Maricopa Highway, Ojai.
Child care for infants and
toddlers is available during the service. Preschool
and elementary-aged children are offered classes
after the children’s message and rejoin teens and
adults for Holy Communion at the end of the service.
Each Sunday in November, Holy Cross invites you
to explore “Your Own
Taste of Heaven.” This
Sunday: “Spending Time
with God’s Favorite People.”
Holy Cross wants to
help you experience God
by saying yes to Jesus
every day.
For more information
call 646-5652.
Ojai United
Methodist Church
Everyone is welcome to
the Ojai United Methodist
Church, 120 Church Road.
The sanctuary is open
Tuesday through Friday
from 9 a.m. to noon for
personal prayer and meditation. Adult Bible study
begins at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Praise time is at 10:15 a.m.
in the sanctuary with the
Hallelujah
Handbell
Choir. Children are always
welcome at Ojai United
Methodist.
This Sunday Pastor
Cathie Capp’s sermon is
titled “Filling the Bucket
to Overflowing — Commitment Sunday.” The
Scripture reading will be
from Matthew 7:7-13 and
28:19-20.
For more information,
call 646-3528.
St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church worships the Lord
with uplifting celebrations, good music, short
sermons and free coffee.
Holy Eucharist is held
Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10
a.m. All are welcome to
the Lord’s table for Communion. Thanksgiving
Day service will be held at
10 a.m., Nov. 27. All are
welcome.
“The Bible Challenge”
will begin Dec. 7 after the
10 a.m. service. This is an
ongoing program to develop familiarity with the
Bible.
Centering Prayer is held
Thursdays at 7 p.m. The
outdoor labyrinth is open
daily for meditation.
St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church is at the corner of
Bristol Road and Ojai Avenue. For information,
call 646-1885.
Center for
Spiritual Living
The Center for Spiritual
Living is a “Science of
Mind” community that
practices the power of
healing prayer and the
teachings of principles
from the world’s great religions and indigenous
teachings. People of all
faiths, races, ages and
lifestyles are welcome.
The
Rev.
Marilyn
Miller’s sermon topic will
be “The Blessing of Divine
Givingness.” A Thanksgiving potluck will follow the
service. Services are held
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the Ojai Valley Woman's
Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave., with
a meditation service at 10
a.m. The Young Masters
Youth Program for ages 3
to 11 is available at 10:30
a.m. Call 640-0498 for information.
Ojai Presbyterian
Church
Ojai
Presbyterian
Church welcomes all who
wish to come and worship
with them. This Sunday
the congregation will continue the study of the
Gospel of Mark, looking at
how the disciples wrestle
with who Jesus really is.
During the 8 a.m. and
9:15 a.m. services, the
Praise Team Band will sing
“Let’s Get Serious” and
during the offertory vocalist-pianist Jim Calire will
perform “They That Wait
Upon the Lord.” At the
10:45 a.m. service, the
Chancel Choir will sing
“The Time for Turning”
and during the offertory
“All Good Gifts” will be
performed by pianist Julie
Dobek.
Three morning services
are offered. The first is a
contemporary service at 8
a.m. The second service at
9:15 a.m., is a contemporary service with Sunday
School
for
nursery
through eighth grade. At
10:45 a.m. a traditional
service is held.
The
Presbyterian
Church is at 304 Foothill
Road. Call 646-1437 for information.
Calvary Chapel
of the Ojai Valley
Calvary Chapel Christian Church of the Ojai
Valley, 195 Mahoney Ave.,
Oak View, welcomes
everyone for Sunday worship. Service times are 9
a.m. for family worship
(children and adults together) and at 10:45 a.m.
with a children's and
youth ministry provided.
Pastor Dan Nelson will
continue a chapter-bychapter, verse-by-verse
study of the Gospel of
Matthew.
The Ojai Valley Bible
Study, Kid's Club and
youth group will not meet
this Thursday because of
the church’s Thanksgiving
service and meal at Libbey
Park at 11 a.m. Everyone is
invited. Call 649-1515 for
more information.
Jewish
Community of Ojai
The Jewish Community
of Ojai, 530 W. El Roblar
Drive, Meiners Oaks, is
having services today at 6
p.m. with Rabbi Mike
Lotker. All are welcome.
Call 646-4464 for more
information.
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Featured letter by Joanie Blaxter, Ojai
Ojai Valley growers should opt out of mandatory Asian citrus psyllid spray order
To combat Asian citrus psyllid infestation, the state of California is
requiring all citrus trees be sprayed
with the insecticidal foliar spray, as
well as receive a soil application
with the “highly toxic” to bees
pesticide, Imidacloprid.
Ojai, Meiners Oaks, Mira Monte:
Your property will be sprayed unless you opt out. To opt out, please
call (800) 491-1899 ASAP.
Citrus growers all over the country
are in a panic with the appearance,
in the last decade, of the Asian citrus psyllid bug, which can carry a
bacteria called huanglongbing
(HLB).
If an infected psyllid lands on a
citrus tree, it can pass the bacteria
on to the host tree which then develops citrus greening disease, destroying first the fruit and
eventually the entire tree.
This bug has already severely hurt
the citrus crop in Florida and is
considered by all (pharmaceutically
based) experts to be “incurable”
and treatable only with highly toxic
chemicals.
The Asian citrus psyllid was first
discovered in Ventura County several years ago and appears to be
steadily spreading.
Having sat on the Ventura Ag Futures Alliance when the citrus psyllid was first identified in Ventura
County, and hearing about it firsthand from the citrus farmers on
that roundtable, I know how much
panic the appearance of this bug
engenders.
However, in direct contrast to “expert” declarations of inevitable
doom are agricultural tests performed repeatedly by Rodale Institute over the past four decades in
which side-by-side crops show radically different results. One will be
covered with pests while, just a few
yards away, the other test plot will
remain healthy and disease-free.
The sick plants have been grown
with industrial methods. The
healthy plants are organically
grown and fertilized according to
regenerative agriculture principles.
Bugs are predators. They move in
on plants that are weak and sickly.
Predators don’t create premature
death; they merely appear once the
weakening process has already
begun. In other words, the Asian
citrus psyllid is only attracted to
trees already weakened by poor soil
health.
Elaine Ingham, Ph.D., international organic soil expert, agrees.
She participated with Geoff Lawton,
permaculture consultant, in a project in Jordan.Their success can be
seen in the 5-minute youtube
video: “Greening the Desert.”
Ingham is very clear: citrus greening disease is not “incurable!”
Ingham cites a soil consultant in
Florida, Stan Thornton at Great
Grow, who is working with citrus
growers having success preventing
and reversing the citrus greening
disease using her principles of correct soil biology. Adjust the microorganism imbalance while giving it
the right supplements to create
healthy soil and the tree can fully
recover.
Using toxic chemicals like foliar
spray and Imidacloprid ultimately
makes citrus greening disease
worse. It destroys both the bees
critical for pollination as well as the
soil microorganisms, thus further
stripping the soil of fertility. Using
these chemicals is a disaster for our
bees, our soil, our trees and the
health of us all!
For more information on how to
proactively protect your citrus trees
using nontoxic practices, contact
Rincon Vitova Insectaries at (800)
248-2847.
LETTERS TO THE E DITOR
Climate change
is very real
CAROL VESECKY, OJAI
She should be celebrating her victory, but
surely it’s not too soon
to make some points
re climate change to
our newly re-elected
Congresswoman Julia
Brownley. In the campaign debate hosted
by the League of
Women Voters, she acknowledged that the
human causes of the
climate changes we
have witnessed have
been proven to be real.
In whatever role
politicins find themselves playing, may
they be reminded that
these changes must be
reduced in the attempt
to avoid more
droughts, rising sea
levels, and extreme
weather events, as well
as higher temperatures, and their resulting global
consequences to people and, indeed, all living beings.
A key means to combating climate change
can be by reducing
carbon emissions via
carbon fee and dividend legislation,
which would assess
steadily rising fees on
the carbon dioxide
(CO2) content of fossil
Send your opinions to [email protected]
water as much as posfuels. Return of the
a leading role in nego105,000 square-feet of
sible and pray for rain.
revenue to household- tiating the U.N. cliwater per day is leavers can help them to
mate change treaty in
ing the basin …”
find and install alterParis in 2015!
makes no sense. I reThey’ve made us
native energy systems,
Go to http://citizenally hope that Jordan
leading to more jobs
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swear plenty
and yet more savings
bon-fee-and-dividend
and “square-feet” is
BILL HORNE, OJAI
in CO2 emissions. For
/ to read the proposed
just a misquote. ObviThe last meeting I atexample, my new solar legislation. Then, pon- ously square-feet is not
tended
with the Calipanels have, in the
der on how to help
a volume measurePublic
Utilities
fornia
past 10 months,
build momentum toment. I believe that
Commission was repavoided 9,662 pounds
ward passing this legis- even if the units of
resented by Mr.
of CO2 emissions,
lation that can both
measure should be
Richard Smith. Mr.
which is equivalent to
moderate the Earth’s
corrected, we should
10,092 miles not
climate and cleanse its have no confidence in
Smith was up on the
driven, or 112 trees
atmosphere for our
the veracity of this fact. stage with a desk and a
grown for 10 years!
children and grandchair and conducted
I am very curious how
Incidentally, my pan- children!
an estimate of this sort this meeting on Feb.
els were acquired
29, 2012.
is derived.
under a mutually benAbout 75 people gave
I have read too many
eficial arrangement in- Conservation is
their complaints as to
reports that state not
volving the Ojai Valley
why Golden State
only do we not know
our only hope
Green Coalition, the
Water Company
much
water
we
how
ANGELO SPANDRIO, OJAI
Community Environ(GSWC) should not get
need, or are using, but
mental Council, and
I have some thoughts we have even less
an increase in water
California Solar Elecabout the article
rates — because GSWC
knowledge about how
tric, saving me state
“OBGMA says it’s
had given such bad
much we have in reand federal taxes. May
ready for state’s new
serve. I see two courses service, bad-tasting
politicians, bureauwater rules” in the Nov. of action: Conserve
water, many water
crats, and environ12, 2014 edition of the
mentalists continue to Ojai Valley News.
work together to enHow does Jerry Conable the sun to provide row know that “we are
our power instead of
in great shape” with
fossil fuels!
regard to our “basin”
Back to the carbon
assuming that he is refee and dividend legis- ferring to how much
lation: our eventual
water our groundwater
Congress person can
basin has in it? So far
help launch efforts to
as I know, there is no
bring it to the House
way of knowing how
floor. Then, s/he can
much water our
move on to recruit
groundwater basin has
members — on both
in it.
sides of the aisle — to
Secondly, the statevote for it, and then to
ment from Jordan Kear
support the U.S. taking that says “about
breaks in the system,
fire plugs that do not
work plus one house
fire where the house
burned down because
the fire plugs did not
work (no water) —
more than 75 good
reasons not to give
GSWC an increase in
our water rates.
At the conclusion of
the meeting Mr. Smith
was asked by the Ojai
Valley News if he could
make a decision on
what he had heard at
the meeting. Mr. Smith
said a decision could
not be based on what
he heard at the meeting because those who
commented were not
sworn in.
California Public
Utilities Commission,
do we need to be
sworn in for this meeting on Dec. 3?
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Perspectives
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MEL BLOOM
Looking wistfully back in time
As I write this it is only two
days past Veterans Day and with
all the memorial services and
celebratory activities, the memories of the event are still fresh in
my mind. We used to refer to it
as Armistice Day commemorating the end of World War I, but
for some years now its name has
been changed to Veterans Day. I
suppose that is because we have
engaged in so many conflicts
since 1918, it would be difficult
to recall all of them and all who
fought in them and, consequently, it would be easier to
make one grand cluster of all the
wars’ ends so that we may have
some insight into the magnitude of sacrifices, including the
supreme one, which have been
made.
I suspect every veteran, particularly those who have served
during war, have their own
memories, some of them understandably morbid and
painful, others, wistful, and
some, in all likelihood, upbeat
having to do with our discharge
from service and returning
home. I was in the Navy and
served in the Pacific and when
the war ended we were among
the first ships to occupy Japan
arriving almost 10 days before
the peace treaty was officially
ratified. I am grateful for the
time I spent there. I had enlisted
at 17 and was, to resort to a cute
cliche, “wet behind the ears.”
And though my naval experi-
ence was not what could be
classified as a romp in the park
it was a significant factor into
whatever it is I have become.
In June 1946, nine months
after we began the occupation
of Japan, I received an early release from the Navy because my
father was critically ill. I flew to
the Great Lakes Naval Station 40
miles north of Chicago and
transferred from a train to an
“L.” For those who haven’t lived
in large metropolitan areas, the
“L” is an abbreviation for the elevated trains which ride high
above street level and are powered by electricity.
Arriving at my neighborhood
“L” station, I called my family
from a public phone and exu-
berantly announced “I’m here!”
And then began the eight-block
hike home with my sea bag over
my shoulder and my ditty bag
attached to my free hand. About
three blocks in I saw my sister
running towards me and I
speeded up my own pace despite the baggage weighing me
down and when we arrived at
the same point, I dropped
everything and embraced her
with great fervor.
While I can imagine what we
might have said on the way
home, I can’t recall it. The
homecoming was what a homecoming should be, but tinged
with some melancholy as I
looked at my dad who was fading and didn’t much resemble
STATE OF MIND
the man I had left earlier. But the
first thing he did was to open a
closet door and show me a message my sister, 14 when I left for
service, had written in big letters
on the wall with a red crayon —
“I love Melvie Smelvie more
than everything in the world.”
Over the years it has become
a touchstone in my life and I
think of it frequently, and especially on Veterans Day. It warms
my heart. But it also brings a
tear to my eyes. My dad has long
been gone. Some years later my
mother followed. Gratefully my
sister is still here. To paraphrase
Tevye from one of America’s alltime great musicals, “Without
my sister, my life would be as
shaky as a fiddler on the roof.”
BRUCE GLADSTONE, PH.D.
Gratitude, thanksgiving uplift our state of mind
In 1863 President Lincoln issued a proclamation establishing the
fourth Thursday of November as the day to celebrate
Thanksgiving.
Most Americans believe
that this holiday dates
back to the 1600s when
the early settlers in New
England celebrated a
day of thanks ordered by
Governor Bradford of
Plymouth Colony. While
celebration
of
the
Thanksgiving Day as we
know it may have begun
by Governor Bradford’s
order, feasting and celebration of the fruits of
harvest in the fall is as
old as humanity.
Autumn is my favorite
season of the year. It is a
time when ripening and
maturation
have
reached their peak. In
the fall we harvest what
we planted in spring
and nurtured through
summer. In this season
we bring home the fruits
of our relationship with
Mother Earth, with the
laws of nature and from
our relationships with
each other. We harvest
not only grain and material investment, but also
the fruits of our thinking, our actions and our
imagination, the seeds
of thought planted in the
psyche in previous
springs.
We are all part of the
changing seasons. They
are structured into the
fabric of our lives even
though our culture and
materialistic ways seem,
at times, to separate us
from this reality. But we
move through each season during the four parts
of our day, every day as
the Earth moves.
Dawn is the spring of a
new day as the Earth
turns toward the sun
and we rise to activity.
The heat of the midday
sun is the summer of our
day and the peak of our
activity. From dusk to
nightfall is the autumn
of our day, a time to
wind down and reflect
on the day’s activity. The
winter of our day is the
night, when we turn our
attention inward once
again, to sleep, to rest in
primordial
unconsciousness, awaiting the
dawn. In the stillness of
winter night we unravel
our stresses and conceive the seeds that will
be planted in the spring
of the new day.
Every season is a new
beginning that brings
with it a radical change
VENTURA ROOFING
“There is No Substitute for Experience”
and renewed hope by its
very movement. Somehow, we know we always
get another chance. The
changing of the seasons
reminds us of the endless cycle of birth and
death, of creation and
dissolution or replenishment and exhaustion.
Our awareness of the
seasons of the Earth and
of the seasons of life can
remind us that we all are,
indeed, part of the great
cosmic order. Though
seeming to be alone, we
are not.
Our Thanksgiving holiday reminds us of the
essential importance of
celebration, ceremony
and ritual in our lives. It
reminds us that gratitude is a state of mind
we can chose to maintain throughout the year.
Ceremony and ritual
serve the vital function
of strengthening our
conscious awareness of
what we value, what we
are grateful for, what we
do and who we are. We
have always celebrated.
Ritual and ceremony
help to express ideas
and our sense of relationship and connectedness. The performance
of ritual and ceremony
can uplift, enliven, enrich, replenish, and restore our sense of the
sacred in life and of the
deeper values in life that
run through our individual and collective awareness.
Thanksgiving, the offering of gratitude or
thankfulness to the giver
of the harvest, the giver
of life itself, is truly
among our most basic
and ancient of all celebrations and rituals. In
our own way on Thanksgiving Day, we offer
thanks to the giver of
life, to the Earth, to nature, to God, for our very
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breath, for our food,
shelter, clothing, health,
security, peace, good
weather, family, friends,
prosperity and also for
the lessons adversity
and pain have brought
us during this year. Especially in these times
since Sept. 11, 2001, with
the ongoing war in Iraq,
and with huge economic
and social uncertainties,
we are challenged to
count our blessings and
to express gratitude for
our fortunes as well as
our misfortunes. The
challenge is to embrace
the learnings misfortune
brings as readily as we
embrace the fruits of
good fortune.
In counting our material blessings it is helpful
to be mindful that all is
relative and that we can
always find those who
have more than we do
and those who have
less,or so it seems. When
we look in gratitude beyond the outer surface of
objects and things, into
our own hearts and into
the hearts of others, we
can feel a fullness which
transcends more and
less.
Often, we fill our days
and our lives with things
and activities we think
we need. But often they
are not what we really
need. We are less in need
of things and activity
than we are of conscious
awareness, compassion,
generosity of spirit and
clear action. Thanksgiving reminds us of this
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Sports
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Nov. 21, 2014
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Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
Ojai Eagles sending two teams to youth Super Bowl
Mike Miller
D-3 Eagles
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Youth football is alive
and well in the Ojai Valley. The Ojai Eagles are
sending two teams to the
Tri-Valley Youth Football
Conference
(TVYFC)
Super Bowl Saturday in
Santa Ynez. Both the Division 3 and Division 4
teams will be making the
trip north to take part in
the Super Bowl. The two
Ojai teams will enter the
Super Bowl with identical 9-2 records on the
season.
The D-3 team will face
host Santa Ynez and are
coached by third-year
volunteer Justin Morris.
When asked about taking part in the big game,
Morris said, “The boys
are way excited. We
worked really hard this
season and I’m very
proud of these guys for
making it this far.”
Ironically, the team’s
two losses have come at
the hands of Santa Ynez,
so the local D-3 boys will
be looking for revenge in
the finale. “In order to
win football games, you
need to execute your
blocking and tackle well.
That’s how you win
games and that is what
we are focused on right
now,” added Morris. The
first two games between
Ojai and Santa Ynez
were down to the wire,
so Morris and company
are expecting another
battle Saturday afternoon.
Teamwork has been
the driving force behind
The D-3 Eagles team
is: Daniel Aguilar,
Mason Ambarian, Santiago Avalos, Christopher Ayala, Trevor
Barron, Trent Beaty,
Marcello
Bernardi,
Grant Booher, Jorge
Cornejo,
Austin
Franco, Noah Gonzales, Luke Grodin, Jonas
Haapanen, Ben Harrold, Dylan Holder,
Noah Koester, Tuson
Lee,
Brendan
Malmquist,
Cason
Minkel, Kaden Monson, Drake Morris, Junior Patino, Chandler
Jonathan
Pullen,
Ramirez, Kory Stevens,
Leeram Stoneman, Jeremy Stout, Brandon
Stringer,
Nicolas
Stringer, and Kurtis
Vandenburgh.
Photo by Holly Roberts
The Ojai Eagles will be sending two teams to the Tri-Valley Youth Football Conference Super Bowl Saturday. Both
teams are 9-2 on the season.
the team’s success this
season. Morris said, “We
play as a team. We are all
together and there to
pick each other up. That
is really why we are
doing well this season.”
The D-4 team returns
to the Super Bowl having
defeated the Santa Barbara Red team last year
and they will face their
rivals for all the marbles
again this season. Head
coach Jeff Osborn is
back for his sixth year
and he is feeling good
his
team’s
about
chances.
“The kids are ready to
go. We stomped Nipomo
last week and we are
ready for revenge,” said
Osborn. The revenge
factor Osborn talks
about is the fact Ojai’s
two losses this season
have come against the
Santa Barbara Red.
“We have installed a
new offense and defense
and the kids have picked
it up in just two weeks.
The offense is Tony Henney’s old spread offense.
I asked Gerald Deason to
come help us implement
the offense and the kids
love it. They are really
thriving right now,”
added the sixth-year
coach.
Most of Osborn’s players will be playing for
Nordhoff next season
and the Santa Barbara
program is a feeder program for Bishop Diego,
so the rivalry is that
much more meaningful.
When asked about the
strength of the D-4 team,
Osborn said, “I have a
great quarterback and I
am very deep at running
back. I also have good
wide receivers when we
throw the ball.” The D-4
team looks to balance
their ground attack and
throwing the ball. The
team’s quarterback is
Nick Cansler and the
main running backs are
Tyler Blake, Brayden
Rogers, and Torrey
Nicholson.
If the game comes
down to toughness, Osborn likes his team’s
chances. “If it comes
down to toughness, I
think we will win. They
execute well, but we are
by far the tougher team,”
he said.
The D-3 team will kick
off at 3:30 p.m. while the
D-4 game gets under
way at 6 p.m.
D-4 Eagles
The D-4 Eagles team
is: Luis Arriaga, Manny
Bautista, Tylor Blake,
Cody Bliss, Lucas Byer,
Matt
Callahan,
Nicholas
Cansler,
Colin Cline, Caelin
Coggins, Keiran Crane,
Jesse Diaz, Zackery
Floyd, Wyatt Jones,
Trevor Lightner, Drew
Matte, Daniel McGrew, Oliver McLeod,
Brook Meier, Torrey
Nicholson, Sage Osborn, Eduardo Perez,
Connor Pilkington,
Brayden Rogers, Cade
Sauer, Kyle Schneider,
Colby Stevens, Trevor
Stout, Michael Trejo
and Gilbert Voigt.
Thacher football sets sights
on first CIF championship
Mike Miller
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VPS surfers score high marks
The Villanova Prep surf team is taking part in the Scholastic Surf Series (SSS)
along with Westlake, Agoura, Calabasas, Loyola, Moorpark, Oak Park and Oxnard. The VPS surfers recently defeated Oak Park in a team competition and four
competitors went on to medal in the overall competition. From left to right: Clay
Norian placed third in the men’s short board, Maddy Bailey placed second in the
women's short board, Ryan Pierson placed fourth in the men’s short board and
Jack McAtee (not pictured) placed first in the body board competition. The next
competition will be Jan. 11 at Summer's Beach.
JTT season in home stretch
Rick Thompson
Ojai Valley News contributor
America's Got Talent moved into first
place in the even division for the first
time this season as they edged Bachelor in a pivotal match. Inigo Aguirre
and Jaky Quackenbush took the first set
for AGT, then Aguirre added a singles
win. Jules Thompson and Aguirre finished with a 6-2 doubles win to end the
match, 16-13. Bachelor dropped to 4-4
but can still finish second with a win
the final week.
Merlin dropped to second in the
Even Division as they fell short to Pokemon, 20-12. Jack Lagas and Hina
Suzuki led Pokemon with a 6-2 doubles
win. Lagas and Gemma Quackenbush
added singles wins, and Quackenbush
and Suzuki finished with a 6-4 doubles
win.
Sponge Bob improved to 7-1 with a
14-11 win over Big Bang Theory. Mikel
Elizalde and Andres Aguirre of the Theory took the final doubles, 6-3, but lost
the first game of the super tiebreaker to
Elias Simon and Victor Becker to end
the match.
Chuck won their second straight
match as they starched the White Collars, 19-14. Winning for Chuck was
Charlie Coughlin, Dakota Martin, and
Robert Russell.
Psych moved to 3-5 with a super effort over Supernatural, 17-10. Claire
Quackenbush and Mary O'Reilly of
Super won the first set, 6-4, but Max
Mendoza came right back for Psych
with a 5-0 singles win. Mendoza
teamed with Jack Du for a 6-2 doubles
set to clinch the win.
AGT leads the evens with a 5-3 record
with Merlin in second also with a 5-3
mark, followed by Bachelor at 4-4,
Chuck at 3-5, and White Collars at 1-7.
Sponge Bob leads the odds at 7-1, with
Pokemon just a game behind at 6-2.
They face off Friday for the division
championship. Psych, Supernatural,
and the Theory are all 3-5.
JTT is an Ojai Recreation Department
program sponsored by the Ojai Valley
Tennis Club.
Ojai’s only full service
independent insurance agency.
The Thacher football
team defeated the Laguna Blanca Owls last
week to earn a spot in the
in the CIF Southern Section semifinals. The
Toads will travel to take
on the Chadwick Dolphins (Palos Verdes) Friday.
In order to get to the
semifinals, Thacher has
to get past a stubborn Laguna Blanca team for the
second time this season.
The Toads got off to a fast
start thanks to a 7-yard
touchdown run by Ojai
resident Lukas Cesena.
Later in the first half,
quarterback John Carey
found another Ojai resident, Mitch Weil, for a
long 54-yard touchdown.
Thacher built a 24-0 lead,
but then the Owls came
storming back to make
the score 30-20 late in the
first half.
Thacher would take a
38-20 lead into the half
and then in the second
half they started to pull
away from the Owls
thanks to the play of their
defense. Head coach Jeff
Hooper said, “The second half went our way, as
our defense stiffened and
our offense continued to
Trot off that turkey
The Ojai Valley Inn &
Spa will host its annual
Turkey Trot 5K, Nov. 28
at 8 a.m. The run is a
fundraiser for the Ojai
Education Foundation.
Entry fee is $25 per
runner; to register, call
646-1111 or register the
morning of the race
starting at 7 a.m.
roll.”
With the win, the Toads
improved to an impressive 11-0 on the season.
Chadwick should be a
tough test for Thacher,
especially on the road.
The Dolphins enter Friday’s game with a 9-1
record overall.
Thacher and Chadwick
have two common opponents this season. Both
teams faced the Cate
Rams and Villanova Wildcats this season. Chadwick lost to Cate, 62-44,
and defeated VPS 46-16
while Thacher beat Cate,
42-22, and then overpowered the Wildcats, 50-10.
If the Toads are able to
get by Chadwick, they
will face the winner of the
Mojave vs. Avalon semifinal game. Friday’s game
against Chadwick will
kick off at 1:30 p.m.
Photo submitted
Monson named
PEP Student of the Month
The Rotary Club of Ojai recent honored Kaden Monson, a sixth-grader at San Antonio Elementary
School, as the Physical Education Project (PEP) Student of the Month. Principal Theresa Dutter said,
“Although Kaden is a talented and noteworthy athlete, his behavior on and off the field is what makes
him stand out among his peers. Kaden enjoys
sports and does well in whatever he chooses to pursue. Amazingly though, he is not boastful and he
happily lifts up and supports his teammates in their
individual and group efforts.”
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Ojai Valley News • Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 B3
OVN10-19-2014
Published Ojai Valley News
October 31, 2014
November 7, 14 & 21,
2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014100610017938-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/06/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
(1st Fictitious Business
Name) Ojai Moving Pros
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business
(P.O. Box or PMB are not
acceptable):
236 W. Ojai Ave., Ste. 104,
Ojai, CA 93023
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Lim
ited Liability Company:
Lance Anthony Quinn
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
1310 La Paz Dr., Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed above on 08/01/2014.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant to
Section 17913 of Business
and Professions Code that
the registrant knows to be
false is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by
a fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000).)
Lance Quinn
/s/LANCE QUINN
NOTICE – In accordance
with subdivision (a) of
Section 17920, a fictitious
name statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section 17920,
where it expires 40 days
after any change in the
facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than a
change in residence address
or registered owner. A new
fictitious business name
statement must be filed
before the expiration. The
filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the
use in this state of a
fictitious business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law (see
section 14411 ET SEQ.,
Business and Professions
Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file stamp
above.
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OVN10-20-2014
October 31, 2014
November 7, 14 & 21,
2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014101710018783-0 1/2
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/17/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Ojai Valley Family
Medicine Group
Street Address of
acceptable):
117 Pirie Road, Suite D,
Ojai, CA 93023
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Carl A. Gross, M.D.
1424 LaPaz, Ojai, CA
93023
Full name of 2nd
Registrant
Mary E. Dial, M.D.
Residence Address of 2nd
1100 N. Montgomery, Ojai,
CA 93023
Full name of 3rd
Registrant
James R. Halverson, M.D.
Residence Address of 3rd
1108 Del Nido Court, Ojai,
CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by: A General
Partnership
The registrant
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
James R. Halverson, M.D.
/s/JAMES R.
HALVERSON, M.D.
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN11-04-2014
November 14, 21 & 28,
2014
December 5, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014102710019277-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/27/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Kadu, (2nd
Fictitious Business Name)
Kaduwaters
Street Address of
acceptable):
55 Sunset St., Oak View,
CA 93022
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Terrance Michael Simms
CA 93022
Full name of 2nd
Registrant
Nancy Opitz-Simms
Residence Address of 2nd
CA 93022
This Business is
conducted by: Married
Couple
The registrant
listed above on 2/14.
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Nancy Opitz-Simms
/s/NANCY OPITZ-SIMMS
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
————————
OVN11-05-2014
November 14, 21 & 28,
2014
December 5, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014103010019544-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/30/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Comfy Dental
Group and Orthodontics
Street Address of
acceptable):
1357 E. Los Angles Ave.,
Suite #C1, Simi Valley, CA
93065
State of Incorporation/
Organization: California
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Kamran Shahsavari, DDS,
Inc.
7264 Hyannis Dr., West
Hills, CA 91307
This Business is
conducted by: A
Corporation
The registrant
listed above on 6.01.2014.
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Kamran Shahsavari, DDS,
Inc.
/s/KAMRAN
SHAHSAVARI
Kamran Shahsavari
President
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
————————
OVN11-07-2014
November 21 & 28, 2014
December 5 & 12, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014111010020174-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 11/10/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Los Alamos
Dressage Center
Street Address of
acceptable):
3501 Canada Large Rd.,
Ventura, CA 93002
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Gail Hoff Carmona
461 Buckboard Lane, Ojai,
CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Gail Hoff-Carmona
/s/GAIL HOFFCARMONA
ƒ
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
————————
OVN11-08-2014
November 21 & 28, 2014
December 5 & 12, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014111210020284-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 11/12/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Frontier Paint
Street Address of
acceptable):
2264 Goodyear Ave.,
Ventura, CA 93003
State of Incorporation/
Organization: California
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Frontier Paint &
Wallcovering Inc.
227 Baldwin Rd., Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is
conducted by: A
Corporation
The registrant
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Frontier Paint &
Wallcovering Inc.
/s/MOIRA VOLPI
Moira Volpi
Secretary/Treasurer
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
————————
OVN11-09-2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
OJAI PLANNING
COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the City of
Ojai Planning Commission
will hold a public hearing
on the following items on
Wednesday, December 3,
2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of Ojai
City Hall, 401 S. Ventura
Street, Ojai, California.
Any interested party may
appear before said
Commission and present
their views.
1. Design Review Permit
(DRP 11-05 RV02) for a
revision to Phase 2 & 3 of
the Weil Tennis Academy
project at 428 Bryant Circle
Ojai, California, Assessor’s
Parcel Number: 023-0-190060. The General Plan
Land Use Designation of
the site is Public/QuasiPublic (P) and Zoning
Classification of the site is
Public, Quasi-Public (P-L).
A Mitigated Negative
Declaration was prepared
for the original project
pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act.
The nature of the proposed
design changes does not
require an amended CEQA
document. Property Owner:
Ojai Valley Athletic Club.
Owner/Applicant: Mark
and Jane Weil. Architect:
Alliance Design Group,
Larry Graves.
(DRP 13-18) redesign of
approved Craftsman Village
project (DRP 05-09) from 8
live/work units to 5
live/work units, 1
residential and 2
commercial on 1.61-acres
located at 611 Pearl Street,
Assessor Parcel Number
023-0-141-430. A Mitigated
Negative Declaration was
prepared for the original
project pursuant to the
California Environmental
Quality Act. The nature of
the proposed design
changes does not require an
amended CEQA document.
Owner: Raven Ridge
Development.
Applicant/Architect:
Whitman Design Build,
Marc Whitman.
3. Conditional Use
Permit (CUP 14-05) and
Design Review Permit
(DRP 14-12) for a 2-story
single-family residence
replacement that was
destroyed by fire and an
artist studio/guest house
with a full bathroom, not
accessible from the main
unit at 303 Bald Street.
Assessor Parcel Number
023-0-141-280. The
General Plan Land Use
Designation and Zoning
Classification of the
property is Village Mixed
Use (VMU). A Categorical
Exemption has been
prepared pursuant to the
California Environmental
Quality Act. Property
Owner: Marianna
Anthonisen. Applicant:
Attorney, Christopher
Danch. Architect: Wade
Ellison.
(DRP 14-17) for the
installation of Lighting at
450 E. Ojai Avenue
(Skatepark). Assessor’s
the site is Public/QuasiPublic (P) and Zoning
Classification of the site is
Public, Quasi-Public (P-L).
A Categorical Exemption
has been prepared pursuant
to the California
Property Owner/Applicant:
City of Ojai.
(DRP 14-18) for the
renovation at the Ojai
Valley Inn, 905 Country
Club Road. Assessor’s
the site is Institutional
Recreational (I-R) and
Zoning Classification of the
site is Institutional
Recreational (I-R-3). A
Categorical Exemption has
been prepared pursuant to
the California
Property Owner: Ojai
Valley Inn and Spa, LLC.
Applicant: Brian Skaggs.
Further information about
these matters is available
from the Community
Development Department
at 401 South Ventura
Street, Monday through
Friday from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., or by calling
(805) 646-5581 x112.
Anyone who seeks to
challenge the decision of
the Planning Commission
with respect to these public
hearing items may appeal
to the City Council.
Appeals shall be in writing
on a form obtained by the
City Clerk within 15 days
following the date of the
final action for which an
appeal is made.
November 13, 2014
/s/KATHLEEN WOLD
Kathleen Wold, AICP,
Community Development
Director
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OJAI VALLEY NEWS
GARAGE SALE MAP
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3
#1
#2
#3
96 BROCK LN. Sat.,
8-12. Eclectic items,
vintage & contemporary clothing, pottery
& so much more.
361 Avenida De La
Vereda Sat., 8-3. Bed
sets, couch, tbls.,
chairs, collectibles.
50 W. Calle El Prado
Sat., 7:30-12, New
Moon Sale! Men’s,
women’s
&
kid’s
clothing, books, toys,
electronics, housewares & much more.
Hwy. 33 to Nye Rd.
to Brock Ln.
Casitas Springs
E. Ojai Ave to
Avenida De La Entrada
to
Avenida De La Verada
Hwy. 33 to
Barbara St. to
Catalina Dr. to
W. Calle El Prado
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Look for the fall edition of the Ojai Valley Visitors Guide!
Ojai Valley News • Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 B4
Ojai Trees accepting holiday gift orders
Linda Harmon
Ojai Valley News contributor
This year while searching
for meaningful expressions of
holiday cheer the nonprofit
Ojai Trees would like to offer
this: a living tree can make the
perfect gift to yourself, your
family, your friends, or your
community. It truly is a gift
that keeps on giving. And this
is the best time to plant a tree
in Southern California.
Dec. 6 will be Ojai Trees’ one
remaining planting event for
the year.
Ojai Trees can also deliver
15-gallon trees and make sure
they are planted and supported properly. The winter
rains will help do the rest, giving the new trees the best possible start at a long and
healthy life.
“If you are interested in
planting a tree or trees now is
the time to place your order,”
said Garret Clifford, president
of the all-volunteer organization that has planted more
than 600 trees since its founding by Tom Bostrom in 2008.
“But you need to get your
order in to us before Dec. 1.”
Trees can provide fruit,
shade and beauty, and native
trees are always available and
encouraged.
According to leading environmentalists, trees are a natural asset to neighborhoods,
cleaning the air we breathe
and capturing rainwater when
it falls, replenishing the water
table.
A tree planted by Ojai Trees
will also contribute to the
health of Ojai’s overall shade
canopy, a canopy that filters
the light protecting us from
the heat of the Ojai sun. According to the national Arbor
Day Foundation, trees planted
in the right location can lower
the surrounding temperature
by as much as 20 degrees.
Given as a gift, the tree recipient will receive a gift card
with your personalized message and Ojai Trees will take
care of planting the tree. A tree
truly is a gift that keeps on giving, a holiday gift that you can
feel good about and it’s easy to
do — just log on to Ojai Trees’
website
at
www.ojai
trees.org and click on “dedicate a tree.”
If you’d like to plant a tree in
your own yard trained Ojai
Trees’ volunteers will work
with you on the selection
process, picking the right tree
for the right spot.
Ojai Trees continues to play
a vital role in beautifying our
valley and contributing to the
health of our environment.
Join in, plant or dedicate a
tree, or volunteer and take
positive action to help heal
the environment and ensure
the future health of our community.
To find out more about having a tree or trees planted, or
to dedicate a tree, contact Ojai
Trees at [email protected] or
phone 646-9958.
galerie102
celebrates first
anniversary
Saturday
galerie102 is celebrating its
first anniversary with a new
show and an opening reception
this Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m.
"Holidaze Group Show: Art
Take Out" will feature several
artists — Britt Ehringer, Aaron
Farley, Elisa Berry Fonseca,
Erin Garcia, Masha Keating,
Ashley Macomber, Jane Peterson (left), Allie Pohl, Jon Rajkovich (top right), Ricardo
Rodriguez and James Wills
(bottom right). It acknowledges the season's dazed and
crazy-making shopping frenzy
and promotes the concept of
making art accessible and
portable. The show will be on
display through Dec. 28. galerie102 is at 102 W. Matilija
St., Ojai.
Sports Zone has raised the Bar!
Join us for NFL & College Football & the NHL
1/2 price beer and appetizers during Halftime
Offer also valid for Monday and
Thursday Night Football
(featured games only)
Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm & Fri & Sat 11am-1am
Happy Hour weekdays from 3pm-5pm
$1 off all beer, wine and appetizers
820 N Ventura Ave. Oak View, (805) 649-4655
Voted Best Grocery Store
Now in 2 locations
to serve you
Voted Best Deli
Westridge Market Fine Foods • 802 East Ojai Ave. 646-2762
Westridge Midtown Market • 131 West Ojai Ave. 646-4082

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