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Fowl play
Kadin Mouderres runs from a wild mother turkey late Wednesday afternoon. The
turkey has taken up residence on the back side of the Montessori School campus
and periodically wanders across the baseball field with her 11 turkey poults (baby
turkeys). Mouderres tried to help one baby who was being left behind the flock
— but the mother turkey apparently saw him as a threat, and chased him across
the field. With a little help from Montessori director Janet Lang, Mouderres
escaped unharmed, and the mother turkey happily rejoined her flock, which also
included the lost one.
City groups consider new policies
Tiobe Barron
OVN correspondent
A request for a variance to
allow a rock wall on North
Signal Street helped prompt a
workshop between the Ojai
City Council and the Ojai
Planning Commission during
which the two groups reconsidered a number of city policies and priorities.
The variance was denied by
the Planning Commission, but
approved last month when the
applicants appealed to the
City Council.
“I think Commissioner
(Paul) Crabtree brought up the
question at the last meeting,
where we had a Planning
Commission decision that I
think was four to one against a
variance, and then it came to
Council, who voted five to one
in favor of the variance,”
summarized Commissioner
John Mirk during the Tuesday
night workshop. “He was kind
of concerned that we were
getting out of step between
the Planning Commission and
the Council.”
“There was a (statewide)
presentation we were in that
addressed variances, and it
basically said, bottom line,
that it is rare to give out variances,” offered Commissioner
Kathleen Nolan.
Nolan continued that there
is typically a stringent list of
criteria qualifying a property
for a variance — for example,
when a stream runs through
the property and creates a
changing topography. This,
she theorized, prevented just
about anyone who wanted
one from obtaining it.
“What you guys (Planning
Commission) did is exactly
correct,” stated Mayor Paul
Blatz. “We have a little bit of a
different calling in that the
buck kind of stops with us and
we are accountable to the
electorate … So we have a
little bit more flexibility in the
way that we interpret the findings we have to make.”
For Commissioner Troy
Becker, the discrepancies
between the City Council and
Planning Commission decisions allowed the property
owner to get away with
serious transgressions.
See Policies, Page A3
Vintage oil agreement may set precedent
Kimberly Rivers
OVN correspondent
In a consent decree filed earlier this
week with the U.S. District Court's
Central District of California, oil
company Vintage Petroleum agreed “to
significantly improve management of
polluted runoff from the Rincon/Grubb
Oil Field.”
The 4,236-acre oil field is located in
the mountains adjacent to the northbound lanes of Highway 101 between
Ventura and Santa Barbara.
Storm runoff in the oil field drains
directly to waterways that ultimately
discharge to beaches in northern
Ventura County. According to state
records, Vintage operates 2,635 wells in
Ventura County, with 334 on the Grubb
lease.
The agreement is the result of a
lawsuit brought by the Environmental
Defense Center (EDC), a nonprofit
environmental law firm operating
primarily in Santa Barbara, Ventura and
San Luis Obispo counties.
In a recent press release, EDC stated,
“Oil field operations commonly
discharge a wide range of conventional
and hazardous pollutants, including
total suspended solids, oil and grease,
pH, benzene, lead, arsenic, chlorides
and ethanol xylenes,” which it said can
“pose risks to fish and other aquatic
organisms, wildlife and human health.”
According to the court document,
signed by all parties, the consent decree
"is not evidence of any wrongdoing or
misconduct on the part of Vintage.”
“The measures required in this settlement agreement will improve water
quality along the miles of Ventura
County beaches that receive untreated
runoff from the Rincon/Grubb Oil
Field,” said Brian Segee, lead attorney
for the EDC. “Oil and gas fields
comprise large swaths of our local area
and the rise of fracking means that
storm-water runoff from these fields
may contain additional carcinogenic
chemicals and other hazardous materials that were not previously present.”
He said that this settlement “is an
important first step towards addressing
this pollution.”
As part of the agreement, Vintage will
examine its storm-water management
See Pollution, Page A3
Ojai Council
talks budget,
permit process
Tiobe Barron
OVN correspondent
Photo by Ashley Turbyfill
Peloton pedals past Playhouse
The Amgen Tour of California bicycle race came through Ojai Wednesday afternoon on Stage 4 of the race, which took riders from
Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara, primarily via Highway 150. Hundreds of spectators lined the road to watch riders sprint through town.
Ojai City Council used its
regular meeting Tuesday to
reaffirm its goals and priorities, consider a new procedure for appealing staff planning decisions and to gear up
for the 2013-2014 fiscal year
budget.
In response to some
contentious decisions on
specific
planning
and
building applications, Mayor
Paul Blatz suggested establishing a process by which
applicants could have the staff
decision reviewed administratively by the mayor and mayor
pro tem.
“The city of Ojai receives a
large number of applications
for planning approvals and
building approvals — about
600 per year,” explained city
manager Rob Clark. “In
receiving those applications,
we have to make administrative-level determinations …
Out of 600 applications, we
See Budget, Page A3
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was set at $5,000.
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suspicion of being
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set.
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• Marijuana cultivation was reported April
30.
• Theft was reported
in the 1100 block of
Maricopa Highway
April 28.
• Burglary was reported in the 2900
block of North Ventura
Avenue May 6.
in the 200 block of Eucalyptus Street May 8.
Fairview Court May 13.
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• Burglary was reported in the 8600
block of North Ventura
Avenue May 13.
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Obituaries
Anne Jane
Sailer Holmes
Anne Holmes was reunited
with her late husband Vernon
Holmes on May 14, 2013.
Born in Chicago in 1920,
Anne’s family moved to
Hawthorne, California in
1926. An outstanding high
school athlete, Anne played
semi-professional fast-pitch softball from 1936 to
1942 — their team’s goodwill tour of Japan was cancelled by Pearl Harbor.
Anne met Vern at an USO dance during World War
II, and they married upon his return in 1946. They
moved to Vern’s Kansas farm where their son was
born. Returning to Hawthorne in 1952, they resided
there until retiring to Ojai in 1983. They had happened onto Ojai in 1966, and made it their weekend-vacation home. A school secretary for 40 years,
Anne supported the family when Vern returned to
college, at age 38, to fulfill his dream of becoming a
high school industrial arts teacher.
In retirement, Anne and Vern volunteered at the
Ojai Valley Museum (before and after its move) and
drove for Meals on Wheels for 20 years. Anne loved
working at Second Helpings of Ojai, and did so up
until the week before her hospitalization. Anne was
proudest of being there for Vern through his 50plus-year battle with Crohn’s disease, and his eventual dialysis treatments. Much of his
relatively-robust health he attributed to her care,
and the regime of vitamins and supplements she
put him on beginning in the 1950s.
Anne is survived by her son, Larry, his wife Gail,
and granddaughter Lauren, all of Laguna Hills, California. She is also survived by her brother, Frank
Sailer.
At her insistence, no memorial service is planned.
Her ashes, and Vern’s, will be scattered together.
Those wishing to make a gesture in her honor are
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The family gives its heartfelt thanks to Dr. Hartenstein for his years of care for Anne; the staff at Ojai
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“As planning commissioners and
council members, we often have to swallow our pride a lot. And I think that’s just
something we have to do. We’ve all done
it. And I can swallow my pride on the
wall. It’s a beautiful wall; I think it looks
great. It matches the neighborhood. I really don’t have issues with the wall,” said
Becker. “But one of the things that I had
articulated to the applicant that I had a
problem with is I had a discussion via
email with Rob (Clark) when I was in
Germany which was: Did the wall require a permit? And the answer was ‘yes.’
Was it constructed by a licensed contractor? And the answer was ‘no.’ So, my suggestion was that we need to put that on
the variance application. If you violated
the law, we shouldn’t even be looking at
a variance. And by the way, it is the law. I
went to Sacramento and looked at the
big book and it is the law. It looks pretty
dumb of us to be approving work that is
completed by a non-licensed contractor.”
Councilwoman Carol Smith echoed
Becker’s sentiments.
“Why in the world would you not hire
a licensed contractor for a job that’s
going to cost $25,000? How does a homeowner even think about doing that? Do
we need to include some education to
our public about the dangers that a
homeowner faces when they hire somebody without a license?” asked Smith.
“Ignorance is no excuse. Or trying to bifurcate the process is no excuse … How
dumb can you be?”
Councilwoman Betsy Clapp was disturbed by another aspect of the variance
appeal case for the wall.
“I think we need to consider that they
had a stop-work order and continued,”
said Clapp. “There is something really
uncomfortable to me when people proceed with impunity. It is distasteful that
they came to us and they got away with
it. I can see where Planning Commission
is saying, ‘Come on, you guys!’”
Clapp also inquired as to what the Development Department’s procedure is,
when someone comes into the office requesting a variance.
“I think I’m pretty up-front with applicants that it is a difficult process and that
there are special findings that need to be
made, and that it is expensive and the
outcome is uncertain,” answered Community Development Director Rob Mullane. “And that is as best as I can do
without going beyond my authority.”
In regards to reconsidering the Planning Department fee schedule and its
policy toward right-of-way designations,
as well as priorities for the Community
Development Department, commissioners determined it would be most efficient to decide specifics on a
neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis.
“Council is getting into the budget
cycle to review priorities for the department, as well as other departments in
the city,” said Mullane. “(At) the last
Planning Commission meeting we
talked in some detail about what the priorities for the department might be, and
I set forth a laundry list of a few of the
items that have been before staff for the
last couple years. The Commission came
up with an overarching objective or initiative that they thought would really address a lot of the issues all at once.”
“We keep seeing things that come
through Planning that quite frankly kind
of waste our time and aren’t Planning issues. They cost staff time, they cost city
time and aren’t really generating revenue
for the city,” elaborated Becker. “In my
opinion, it all gets back to — we have to
get back into correcting our codes and
making them readable and understandable … There’s a little bit of distrust that
happens at the Planning desk. It’s a kind
of like being in a courtroom, I suppose.
You can always find an argument to support your case. It doesn’t mean you’re
going to win. So the idea was to work off
of something we’ve been talking about, a
real planning thing, and that is to look at
our community as segmented by certain
neighborhoods. That’s already been accomplished, through our Master Tree
Plan, Community Forest Management
Plan.”
Clapp suggested it might be prudent
to hire outside help to consolidate existing data and criteria in delineating distinct neighborhoods of Ojai, and
directed staff to consider this alongside
the upcoming budget discussions.
Visit www.ci.ojai.ca.us to view the
meeting in full.
Budget:
maybe get about a dozen per
year where there is a disagreement, where the applicant feels
that, administratively, we have
been too black and white. I think
that we would admit that in
some cases we have been.”
Clark went on to say that in recent weeks, staff has “made a
concerted effort to not only take
into consideration the letter of
the law, but also the spirit of the
law.”
Clark pointed out that currently, if there is a dispute between an applicant and staff, the
protocol is for the appeal to be
taken before the Ojai Planning
Commission, which can be
costly and time-consuming.
Creating an appeal process involving two members of the City
Council, as Blatz suggested,
would create a “standing committee” under the Brown Act,
creating further procedures to
follow and requiring more staff
time. In lieu of this, Clark recommended either a free appeal
process to the city manager or reducing the cost of a Planning
Commission appeal by about
half. Additionally, he suggested,
should the review find in favor of
the applicant the fees could be
refunded to the applicant.
“I’m comfortable with all three
of these procedures being implemented,” stated Blatz.
The matter was a discussion
item, so no formal action was
taken, but after hearing approval
from council members, Clark
said he would proceed structur-
ing the new review process.
As far as determining the next
fiscal year’s budget, Clark said the
process is inextricably tied with
assessing the council’s goals and
priorities.
“These goals and priorities
drive the budget process,” said
Clark. “One of the most important goals of the City Council
consistently, over the whole time
we’ve been doing this, is to address our infrastructure.”
Clark pointed out that a recent
increase in the so-called “hotel
tax” has allowed the city to actively pursue its capital improvement plans. Blatz credited the
new Tourism Bureau Improvement District and the Ojai Visitors Bureau with the recent
increase in tourism in the Ojai
Valley.
Councilman Severo Lara asked
whether the Planning Commission would examine its fee
schedule as part of the 2013-2014
budget.
“I just want their input,” said
Lara. “I don’t want us to lose too
much money, but I want us to be
fair.”
In keeping with that ideal,
Councilwoman Betsy Clapp proposed they enlist a member of
the public to join the Budget
Committee.
“I made the suggestion because I felt that it was really important to have, for transparency
and public education, somebody
from the public participate in the
Budget Committee meetings. It
would be really valuable to have
somebody there,” explained
Clapp.
“Right now, the committee
consists of two council members, the treasurer, the city manager and the finance director,”
Clark said. “This would just provide another set of eyes to look at
our numbers and ensure transparency.”
Councilwoman Carol Smith
countered she would be concerned if that individual were to
have a personal agenda, and influence budget decision to their
own end. Blatz and Lara emphasized the need for transparency,
and directed staff to follow up on
the matter.
City Council is expected to finalize a budget for the next fiscal
year by the end of June.
Pollution:
practices and will be “implementing effective pollution control measures”
based on best managements practices throughout the oil field.
Vintage is required to
add at least eight new
water quality testing sites
and increase the frequency of sampling.
Many requirements of the
agreement must be in
place by July 1.
Fracking is also addressed in the agreement.
The process involves
high-pressure injection of
water, sand and chemicals
deep underground with
the intention of fracturing
shale formations to release the oil and gas
trapped in the hard, dense
rock. Vintage must not
only notify the EDC at
least 10 days before any
fracking occurs, it must
also “identify and monitor
for chemicals and other
hazardous components
present in fracking fluid.”
According to the EDC
press release, a lawsuit
was filed against Vintage
in early 2012 after “Vintage consistently reported
pollution levels well above
applicable guidelines and
failed to take correction
action.”
The EDC accused Vin-
tage of violating the rules
of California’s Industrial
Storm Water General Permit (ISWGP), which prohibits the discharge of
“pollutants,
including
total suspended solids, oil
and grease and toxic
chemicals in excess of
water quality standards.”
In addition the EDC alleged that Vintage failed to
utilize the “best available
pollution treatment technologies,” as required by
the ISWGP.
ISWGP is part of the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System and
forms the core of the federal Clean Water Act
(CWA).
“Enforcement actions
against oil and gas facilities are rare” because of a
1987 amendment made
by Congress (to the CWA)
that in effect created a
presumption that oil and
gas fields were exempt
from the storm water requirements of the CWA,”
the EDC noted, but added
they are only exempt “so
long as runoff from these
facilities is uncontaminated by field activities or
operations.”
This case, EDC said, is
the first they know of in
California that challenges
the presumption of an exemption and forces an oil
operator to reduce pollutants to meet the CWA
standards.
Currently at the Rincon/Grubb Oil Field,
many point sources —
such as wells, pads, roads,
gullies, storage and processing units — collect
and disperse runoff. Pollution from these sources
is discharged into one of
the six primary creeks —
Madriano, Javon, Padre
Juan, Ice Box, Amphitheater and Diablo — within
the facility’s boundaries,
Segee explained. Runoff
passes through the oil
field and those creeks before “flowing, untreated,
into the Pacific Ocean.”
According to the EDC,
Vintage has reported high
levels of pollutants; one
reading was 40,000 times
higher than the stated
benchmark level.
Vintage Petroleum is
currently being investigated by the Central Valley
Water Board (CVWB) due
to allegations resulting
from a YouTube video
shot in October 2012 by a
private citizen. The video
allegedly shows the
dumping of frack fluids
into an unlined pond,
without proper permits,
close to a hydraulic fracturing job at a well near
Shafter, in Kern County.
The CVWB issued an investigative enforcement
order, and the investigation is ongoing.
Vintage Petroleum is
owned by Occidental Petroleum, a publicly traded
company.
Occidental representatives did not respond to
requests for comment.
“(The settlement) was
reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency
and the U.S. Department
of Justice — under Clean
Water Act regulations,
they are required to be
given the opportunity to
review and comment on
settlements arising under
the Clean Water Act citizen suit provision — and
(the agreement) was approved by the presiding
judge in the case (Hon.
Fernando Olguin),” wrote
Segee, responding via
email. “The Judge retains
continuing jurisdiction
over the settlement to enforce the terms if necessary.”
Also as part of the
agreement, Vintage is required to set aside $95,700
to “fund a supplemental
environment project.” It
will be administered by
the Rose Foundation for
Communities and the Environment, and will be
used for projects “related
to the reduction, prevention, research or mitigation of pollutants to
coastal watersheds between Rincon Creek and
the Ventura River.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
OJAI CITY COUNCIL
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STANDARDS ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ojai City Council will hold a public
hearing in consideration of an Exterior Lighting Standards Ordinance to the
Ojai Municipal Code as follows:
Re-Introduction of an Ordinance Adding Article 16.5 to
Chapter 2 of Title 10 Entitled “Exterior Lighting Standards”
The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
in the Council Chambers of Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura St., Ojai, California. Any interested persons may appear before the City Council and present their views as an advocate or opponent to said amendment.
Further information about this matter is available from the Community Development Department at 401 South Ventura Street, Ojai, California, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or by calling (805)
646-5581 x112. The City Council is the final decision making body on this
matter. Anyone who seeks to challenge the decision of the City Council in
court with respect to this public hearing item may be limited to raising only
those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the public hearings.
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The Ojai
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“C l a n d e s tine Childh o o d ”
(Argentina
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Ojai Playhouse, 145 E.
Ojai Ave. Admission is
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public, $7 for seniors
(65 and older) and students (with full-time
student ID). Subscribers with valid
2013 identification will
be admitted to regular
Ojai Film Society
screenings free of
charge. This film is not
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Argentina’s
“Dirty
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award-winning films
before, most notably,
“The Official Story”
and “The Secret in
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Language Film. The ex-
periences of political
radicals and their children have spawned
such films as “Running
on Empty” and “The
State I Am In.” In
“Clandestine Childhood,” writer-director
Benjamin Avila draws
on his personal experience,
interweaving
these two strands into
a gripping coming-ofage story.
Political
radicals
Charo and Daniel flee
Argentina with young
son Juan after the military coup. In 1979 after
three years exiled in
Cuba, they return, sub
rosa, to their homeland. Against the sincere
concerns
of
Charo’s own mother,
the parents vow to
fight the dictatorship
as members of the underground
Montoneros Organization.
Juan, now 12, is enrolled in school, but
under a fake identity.
• Friday, May 17
Though preternaturally mature in one
sense, he is not immune from the challenges of adolescence
— in the form of a budding romance with a
schoolmate. Can he
reconcile the tensions
between love and resentment,
between
openness and secrecy?
Alan Scherstuhl of
The Village Voice
writes, “With superb
performances, exquisite photography, and
unique animated sequences, ‘Clandestine
Childhood’ muscles its
familiar coming-of-age
material into something more vibrant and
urgent than the usual.”
Argentina’s official
2013 Academy Award
entry for Best Foreign
Language Film, “Clandestine
Childhood”
won 10 Argentinean
Academy Awards, together with honors at
multiple film festivals.
“THE LITTLE MERMAID
JR.” — The Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio, 316 E.
Matilija St., Ojai, will present the Disney musical,
“The Little Mermaid Jr.,”
performed by youth
classes at OYES, through
Sunday at various afternoon times. Tickets: $10;
go to brownpaper
tickets.com or call (800)
838-3006.
POETRY AND MUSIC —
BookEnds Bookstore, 110
S. Pueblo Ave. at the corner of El Roblar Drive, will
host two local poets, Susan
Florence and Christina
Pages, and two visiting
poets, Katie Kingston and
Lois Jones, today at 5:30
p.m. for an evening of poetry and music, plus refreshments. Call 640-9441
to reserve a seat.
“JOURNEY INTO THE
LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS” — with Eneida Carbonell, will be held at
Krotona School, 46 Krotona Road, May 17 through
19, Friday, 7:30 to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon
and 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, 10
a.m. to noon. $35/series,
$10/session. To register:
schoolinfo@krotonainsti
tute.org or 646-1139.
(M17)
“THE EFFECT OF
GAMMA RAYS ON MANIN-THE-MOOD
MARIGOLDS” — The Ojai
Art Center Theater, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will hold
performances of Pulitzer
Prize-winning play, “The
Effect of Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon
Marigolds,” today through
June 16 on Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 7 p.m. For tickets or more information,
go to www.ojaiact.org or
call 640-8797.
• Saturday, May 18
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The Ojai Film Society will screen “Clandestine Childhood,” director Benjamin
Avila’s semi-autobiographical childhood story, Sunday afternooon at the Ojai Playhouse.
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SANTA PAULA CANYON
CLEANUP — The Ojai
Ranger District is organizing a volunteer cleanup in
Santa Paula Canyon to Big
Cone Camp Saturday.
Bring a daypack with
snacks, water, sunscreen,
gloves, eye protection, hat
and wear sturdy shoes.
Total hiking distance is
four miles over rocky terrain. It’s a fun day to share
with other hikers or accrue
community service hours.
Forest Service will provide
trash bags and drinks.
Meet at the Ojai Ranger
Station, 1190 E. Ojai Ave.,
at 8 a.m.; will return to the
station by 2 p.m. Rain cancels the event. For more
information, call the Ojai
Ranger Station at 6464348, Ext. 309.
SOMALILAND GARAGE
SALE — Women at Ojai
Valley Community Church,
907 El Centro St., will hold
a garage sale Saturday
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to
benefit the Edna Adan Maternity and Teaching Hospital in Somaliland, where
the maternal and infant
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BIRD WALK AND BARBECUE — The Ventura
Audubon Society will host
a bird walk at Camp Comfort on Creek Road in Ojai,
Saturday at 9 a.m., followed by a meeting and
barbecue at 11 a.m. Parking fee is $4. Cost for the
barbecue is $12 for adults,
$6 for children.
PEDDLERS’ FAIR — Ojai
Peddlers’ Fair will feature
antiques, collectibles,
crafts and clothing, Saturday and Sunday from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., at Chaparral
Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai
Ave., rain or shine. Proceeds will benefit Mira
Monte Elementary School
PTO.
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 one-hour
tours of downtown historical and cultural attractions). Docent Rose Boggs
will lead the May 18 tour.
Cost is $5 or $15 per family. Drop-ins are welcome.
For reservations, to schedule group tours or tours
during the week, call 6401390.
“BEGINNER CAMPING
AND HIKING” — The
Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host David
Sislak, assistant store manager of North Face Camarillo, who will present a
program on “Beginner
Camping and Hiking” Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 1
p.m. Donations: $3 for
adults, $2 for youth 5 to 18,
kids younger than 5 admitted free. Call 640-9060.
MUSIC AT IL GIARDINO
— Il Giardino, 401 E. Ojai
Ave., will host singer
Kristin Lee and a jazz trio
performing Saturday from
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 6407381.
“BUCKAROOS, BOOTS
AND BLING” — The Ojai
Valley Community Hospital Foundation Guild’s annual spring fundraising
event will be held Saturday
from 6 to 10 p.m. at the St.
Thomas Aquinas Church
Hall, 185 St. Thomas Drive.
“Buckaroos, Boots and
Bling” is the theme and
there will be awards for
best dressed, plus live
music, dancing, barbecue
dinner, drinks and a silent
auction. Call 640-2317.
SPRING DANCE AND
TALENT SHOW — Symphony of Life Spiritual
Center invites everyone to
its Spring Dance and Talent Show, Saturday from
7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Ojai
Valley Woman’s Club, 441
E. Ojai Ave. Cost is $15 at
www.solsc.org or at the
door. Talent auditions
should contact Tessie Goddard at 640-0652. (M15)
• Sunday, May 19
HERB-BUTTERFLY
WALK — Lanny Kaufer
and Michelle Dohrn will
lead an Herb and Butterfly
Walk on Horn Creek Sunday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Learn identification and
uses of native plants and
how to create a butterfly
garden. $25 adults, $20
seniors 62 and older and
full-time students. No
dogs. Register at
www.HerbWalks.com or
call 646-6281. (M17)
“SUNDAY IN THE PARK”
— The Nordhoff High
School music department
and director Bill Wagner
will present “Sunday in the
Park” this Sunday at 3 p.m.
in Libbey Bowl, featuring
the award-winning music
groups, jazz, choir, band
and strings, in an afternoon concert. Tickets: $10
for adults, $5 for students.
For more information, visit
www.nhsmusic.com or call
640-4343, Ext. 1861.
“JUST ONE LOOK” — The
Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant
Road, will host John Sherman, author of “Look at
Yourself,” Sunday from 3 to
4:30 p.m., showing you
how to do a simple act of
mind that has transformed
the experience of life for
thousands, followed by a
question-and-answer session. Admission is free; donations are welcome. Call
649-1600 for more information.
MUSIC AT IL GIARDINO
— Il Giardino, 401 E. Ojai
Ave., will host jazzmen
Jimmy Calire on keyboards, Hank Allen on bass
and Richard Matzkin on
drums, Sunday from 6:30
to 9 p.m. They will be
joined by vocalist Ariana
Cohen. Call 640-7381.
• Monday, May 20
“THE THIRD DRUMBEAT OF CHANGE” —
Tony Khalife and Friends
will lead a Pluto-Uranus
square drums and ritual
collective Monday at 6:30
p.m. at Ojai Shakti Healing
Arts, 307 E. Matilija St., upstairs. Bring hand drums,
shakers, percussion and
flowers. Suggested donation: $15. Call 490-1561.
• Tuesday, May 21
“HARMONIES OF THE
SPHERES: A CELTIC HARP
EXPERIENCE” — The
Theosophical Society in
the Ojai Valley will meet
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Krotona School, 46 Krotona
Hill. Harpist Jeanne Martin
will present a musical
evening. Call 646-2653 for
more details.
“KRISHNA MIRACLE:
MAN-LION PROTECTS
DEVOTEE” — The American Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Fellowship will discuss
“Krishna Miracle: ManLion Protects Devotee”
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at 687
Villanova Road. Learn
more at AVA meetings. Always free. Call 640-0405.
• Wednesday, May 22
MUSIC AT AZU — Fern
Barishman plays piano
and sings favorite tunes
Wednesdays from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. at Azu, 457 E.
Ojai Ave. Call 640-7987.
FREE MOVIE — Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m., a
movie about Braco, who
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screened, preceded by
meditation and followed
by talking stick (no
charge). Other weeks films
will be screened of Tolle,
Hanh, Dyer, etc. For information and location, call
John at 640-3650.
• Thursday, May 23
FREE VISION CLASSES
— The Gables of Ojai, 701
N. Montgomery St., will
host Lynn Schwanauer
leading two free classes on
“Maximizing Your Vision,”
May 23 and 30 at 1:30 p.m.
Call David at 646-1446,
Ext. 118, for more information.
PETER STRAUSS AT RETREAT — Come and meet
Ojai resident and awardwinning Hollywood actor
Peter Strauss at The Ojai
Retreat, 160 Besant Road,
Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Strauss will be honored at
the fifth event of “The Ojai
Celebrity Series.” Clips of
his pioneering television
shows (“Rich Man, Poor
Man,” “Masada”), and
movies (“The Jericho
Mile”) will be shown.
Award-winning writer
Catherine Ann Jones will
interview Strauss about his
career as an actor in New
York and Hollywood, and
about his life in Ojai. Seats
are limited. Reservations
mandatory; call 640-1142.
This is a fundraiser for The
Ojai Retreat. Suggested donations: $20 in advance,
$25 at the door, $35 VIP
seating. Drinks and snacks
are included. (M22)
Down the Road
OAK GROVE’S “SHOWCASE” — Join Oak Grove
School, 220 W. Lomita Ave.,
May 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. for
its semiannual free “High
School Showcase.” The
event features music performances by Oak Grove’s
high school, as well as student paintings, installations and ceramics in the
art studio. Light snacks
and refreshments will be
served near the pavilion.
Be a part of this celebration that is free and open
to the community. For
more information, go to
www.oakgroveschool.org
or call 646-8236.
BIRD WALK — Ventura
Audubon Society will host
a beginners’ bird walk May
25 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
at Cañada Larga Road, led
by Allen Bertke (640-9037).
TWICE SOLD TALES
BOOKSTORE SALE — The
parking lot and patio of
the Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai
Ave., will be the site of the
annual Memorial Day
weekend book sale to benefit the Ojai Valley Library
Friends and Foundation’s
Twice Sold Tales Bookstore. The sale will run
May 25, 26 and 27 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring
hundreds of high-quality
books ranging in price
from 50 cents to $2.
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 one-hour
tours of downtown historical and cultural attractions). Docent Holly
Mitchem will lead the May
25 tour. Cost is $5 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations,
to schedule group tours or
tours during the week, call
640-1390.
CUB SCOUT “WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION PROGRAM” — The Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
Maricopa Highway, will
host Gordie Hemphill,
scouter and president of
LPFA’s Ojai Chapter, who
will present a program on
wildlife for Cub Scouts
May 25 at 10:30 a.m. Cast
an animal track,, learn
about the California condor and do a small service
project. Donations: $3 for
adults and youths to cover
cost of materials. Call 6409060.
“ALIVE AFTER 5” — Art
Walk, May 25, 5 to 8 p.m.
Celebrate the local art
scene and creative spirit at
20 downtown Ojai shops
and galleries. After “Art in
the Park” closes for the day
enjoy art receptions, live
music and specal pricing
in some stores. Map and
guide to activities at “Art in
the Park” headquarters
and all 20 businesses.
Sponsors: Ojai Village Merchants, 646-1525 for more
details. (M24)
YOUNG DUBLINERS
CONCERT — Ojai Concert
Series presents The Young
Dubliners, as they belt out
some rousing “Celtic rock,”
May 25 at 7 p.m. at Dancing Oak Ranch on Highway
150. Gates open at 5 p.m.
for a potluck, at 6 p.m.
enjoy a set by The Indian
Trading Furs. Tickets: $20,
kids under 15 admitted
free. For directions go to
ojaiconcertseries.com or
call 665-8852. (M24)
ROBERT MICHAELS
CONCERT — Performances To Grow On will
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present a concert by Juno
Award-winning flamenco
guitarist Robert Michaels
and Friends, May 25 at
7:30 p.m. at the outdoor
pavilion of Oak Grove
School, 220 W. Lomita Ave.,
Ojai. Advance tickets: $25
for seniors, $27 adults, $3
more at the door; available
at Ojai Coffee Roasting Co.
or call 646-897.
PERRY BROTHERS PERFORM — Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio, 316 E.
Matilija St., will present
The Perry Brothers Band in
a concert May 25 at 8 p.m.,
with Mia Perry, David
Bowick, Steve Tremmel, Ed
McCabe, Dan Wilson, and
featuring Nashville studio
musician, Teddy Irwin. Get
tickets at brownpaper
tickets.com or call (800)
383-3006.
OLD-TIME FIDDLERS —
California State Old-Time
Fiddlers, District 8, will
meet May 26 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 or dancing to country, western and bluegrass
music. Free admission and
parking. Refreshments are
available. For information
visit www.calfiddlers.com
or call 797-6563.
MEMORIAL DAY BREAKFAST AND REMEMBRANCE — The American
Legion Post 482 will hold a
Memorial Day breakfast,
May 27 from 7 to 10 a.m. at
the Legion Hall, 843 E. Ojai
Ave. in Ojai. Breakfast will
be free for all veterans and
$4 for everyone else. The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 11461 will host a program beginning at 11:30
a.m. in Libbey Bowl featuring music from the ‘40s by
the Ventura British Brass
Band and the Dick Parent
Trio and veterans sharing
memorabilia, wartime experiences and answering
questions about their military service. The Wall of
Remembrance will be
hanging on the tennis
court walls, featuring local
veterans, past and present.
For more information, call
Nancy at 302-6093.
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Rangers to showcase projects Tuesday
Nordhoff High School, 1401 Maricopa Highway, will host its annual “Spring
Showcase,” Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event will focus on student-generated projects, like the one above, that will be presented at various locations
on campus. The community is invited to attend this event, which includes a
tamale dinner, dessert, music, a silent auction to support senior Grad Night activities, and a student awards ceremony. A new element this year is the Student
Project Challenge, in which awards and prizes will be given out in several categories — some of which will be voted upon by the community.
(NCIS) officer and a retired
investigator for Ventura
County’s District Attorney
Office, Bill Nugent is also
Help of Ojai’s representative for the Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program
(HICAP). In part of his talk
to the Men’s Club on May
28, Nugent will address
consumer fraud, especially
as it relates to seniors. The
rest of his presentation will
deal with Medicare, supplemental insurance, and
our rights and options in
this new world of “Obama
Care.” 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 and more details.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — The Ojai City Council will meet May 28 at 7
p.m. at City Hall, 401 S.
Ventura St.
“ALL TOGETHER NOW”
— The music department
at Nordhoff High School
will present “All Together
Now,” a musical tribute to
the ‘60s featuring The
Household Gods and community and NHS musicians, May 31 at 7:30 p.m.
at Matilija Auditorium, 703
El Paseo Road. Tickets:
$25, available at www.nh
smusic.com or the door.
Call 640-4343, Ext. 1861.
Religon
OJAI VALLEY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
John Robison
Love must be personal
“Imagine two country
clubs. The first has a
strict set of rules and
only allows in people
who have earned their
membership. They have
to
accomplish
something,
obtain
superior wisdom, or
fulfill a long list of
demands
and
requirements to qualify
for entry. Despite their
best efforts, lots of
people just won’t make
the grade and will be
excluded. In effect, this
is what other religious
systems are like. But the
second country club
throws its doors wide
open
and
says,
“Anybody who wants
membership is invited
inside. Rich or poor,
black
or
white,
regardless
of
your
ethnic heritage or where
you live, we would love
to include you. Entry is
based not on your
qualification but only
on
accepting
this
invitation. So we’ll leave
the matter up to you.
You
decide.
But
remember, we will
never turn you away if
you seek admittance.”
That’s what Christianity
is like. Which country
club is being snobbish?
Christians aren’t being
exclusive; they’re being
inclusive. They’re not
being haughty; they’re
being egalitarian.” —
Lee Strobel, “God’s
Outrageous Claims,” pp.
192-193
There is a difference in
religious faiths and the
differences are not
inconsequential. Some
people insist that the
differences are really
just matters of doctrine,
not essence, yet that
itself is a doctrinal
statement. Some people
and some faiths insist
there is not a personal
God but simply a spirit
(god) of love. That
statement is a complete
oxymoron. Love can
only be personal and
only from an individual,
intelligent, volitional
being. Love can only be
a choice and only selfaware beings can make
choices.
In his book, “The
Reason for God,” Tim
Keller discusses the
well-known allegory of
the blind men feeling an
elephant. One feels the
tail
and
says
an
elephant is like a rope,
one feels the trunk and
says an elephant is like a
snake, etc. This allegory
is often used by people
to explain that religions
are like blind men
feeling the elephant.
Keller
says,
“This
illustration backfires on
its users. The story is
told from the point of
view of someone who is
not blind. How could
you know that each
blind man only sees
part of an elephant
unless you claim to be
able to see the whole
elephant?”
In religion the ability
to see the whole
elephant is possible
only by omniscience. A
generic force in the
universe that is not
personally invested in
the intimate details of
the universe has no
need to know anything,
much less everything.
Therefore, if something
is invested in the
intimate details of the
universe it is a choice to
be so invested, and that
brings us back to a
personal God who
chooses to invest in the
universe. God also
cannot be like Linus, in
the Peanuts cartoon
strip, who declared, “I
love
humanity,
it’s
people I can’t stand.”
If there is love in the
universe
it
is
a
deliberate choice and it
extends equally to every
individual
in
that
universe. Love is real
only when there is a
choice, and that is why
God grieves when so
many people choose the
opposite of love. Love is
personal and deliberate
and
validates
the
personhood of the one
loved. The opposite of
love is not hate, but
indifference, and it
violates
the
very
essence of the one, or
One, about whom you
simply don’t care.
Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13
nd John 20:19-23.
Open Pantry will be held
Saturday at 9 a.m. The
Catholicism
Series
continues Monday from 7
to 8:30 p.m.
Call 646-4338 for more
information.
Ojai Presbyterian
Church
Ojai Presbyterian Church
welcomes all who wish to
come and worship with
them. This Sunday the
congregation
will
continue a study on 1
Peter and explore what it
looks like to have a
transformed life.
During the 8 a.m. and
9:15 a.m. services, the
Praise Team Choir will
sing “There Is Peace.” At
the 10:45 a.m. service, the
Chancel Choir will sing
“Before the Lord We Bow”
and during the offertory,
the Hallelujah Handbells
will perform “This Day of
Gladness.”
A
congregational meeting
will be held between
services at 10:15 a.m.
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.
Symphony of Life
Spiritual Center
The Symphony of Life
Spiritual Center practices
the teachings of Ernest
Holmes and the Science of
Mind, “Change Your
Thinking, Change Your
Life.” People of all ages,
faiths, lifestyles and
ethnicities are welcome,
knowing there is only one
God within all.
This Sunday, the Rev.
Marilyn Miller will speak
on “Grace, Gratitude and
Grit.” Services are held
Sundays at 10 a.m. with a
pre-service meditation;
the service starts at 10:30
a.m. at the Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai
Ave. A Youth Adventures
Program is also provided.
Call 715-9796 for more
details.
John Robison is pastor
of Ojai United Methodist
Church. 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
Jewish Community
of the Oaks
The Jewish Community
of the Oaks, K’Hilat
Ha’Aloneem, 530 W. El
Roblar Drive, will hold a
Shabbat service today at 6
p.m. led by Rabbi Mike
Lotker, with a kiddush
afterward (please note
new time). Call 646-4464
for more information.
Our Lady and All Angels
Liberal Catholic Church
At Our Lady and All
Angels Liberal Catholic
Church, a Missa Cantata
celebration of the Holy
Eucharist will begin at
10:30 a.m., marking
Whitsunday (Pentecost).
All are welcome to attend
and
receive
Holy
C o m m u n i o n .
Refreshments will follow
the services.
The independent Liberal
Catholic Church has
preserved the rituals and
sacraments of the early
church while promoting
freedom of thought and
belief.
Our Lady and All Angels
is at 1502 E. Ojai Ave. For
information call 646-0570.
Holy Cross Church
All are invited to worship
Sunday at 10 a.m. at Holy
Cross
Church,
1212
Maricopa Highway, Ojai.
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 May,
Holy Cross will help you
find your place in God’s
world by looking at life
through two lenses — the
basic elements of earth,
water, fire and air, and the
Psalms. This Sunday they
will
discuss
“God’s
Creative Spark in You”
from Psalm 104.
For more information
call 646-5652.
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
“Mortals and Immortals”
is the subject of this
Sunday’s lesson at the
Christian Science Church,
based on a passage from
Ephesians: “… put on the
new man, which after God
is created in righteousness
and true holiness.” 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 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.
Call
646-4901
for
information.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church
St. Thomas Aquinas
Church is at 185 St.
Thomas Drive, Ojai. Daily
Mass is celebrated at 9
a.m., Monday to Friday,
and Saturday at 8 a.m.
Sunday Mass is at 7:30 and
9:30 a.m. in English and
11:30 a.m. in Spanish. The
Rev. Tom Verber, OSA, is
the parish pastor.
Readings for Pentecost
will be Acts 2:1-11, 1
OJAI CHURCH OF
CHRIST
411 N. Montgomery Street
Ph: 646-5737 or 646-7768
CHRISTIANS COMMITTED TO
WORSHIPPING AND
GLORIFYING GOD IN CHRIST
All are welcomed so that together
we can seek to know God through
Jesus Christ.
SUNDAY
Worship - 10:00am
Bible Study - 11:30am
Evening - 6:00pm *
* No evening service 3rd
Sunday
WEDNESDAY:
Bible Study - 7:00pm
Buying Gold & Silver
Buying watches, jewelry, coins,
tokens, medals, currency & sterling
Watch Repair
Batteries Installed: $7.50
Senior Citizens $6.00
FREE appraisal
Call 646-4904 or 798-7140
1211 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai
(second floor, above Chase Bank)
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
CITY OF OJAI & SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUDGET 2013-2014
AND UPDATED FEE SCHEDULE
The annual budget contains a number of important
policy decisions that will guide the activities of the City
over the course of the coming year. The following schedule
of meetings are proposed to facilitate review and approval of the
Budget. All meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and held in the Council Chambers, 401 S.
Ventura Street.
• May 14 - Budget Presentation, City Council Goals and Priorities
• May 28 - Budget Workshop, Recreation Department Reorganization
• June 11- Budget Workshop, Public Hearings, Proposed Fee Schedule, Museum Funding Request
• June 18 - Budget Workshop (if needed)
• June 26 - Adoption of Budget, Fee Schedule/Appropriations Limit
NOTE: The subjects listed above are only a summary of what may be discussed.
Staff reports regarding this matter will be posted on the City’s website along with
agendas a minimum of five days before each meeting at http://www.ci.ojai.ca.us. In
addition, a complete copy of the proposed Budget and proposed Fee Schedule and
associated documents may also be viewed on the City’s website or at city hall. The
public is invited to attend the meetings and provide testimony. Written comments
may be delivered to the City of Ojai City Clerk Department, 401 S. Ventura Street or
mailed to P.O. Box 1570, Ojai, CA 93024, and must be received on or before the
scheduled meeting date.
If you have any questions please contact Rhonda Basore, City Clerk, 805-6465581x120 or [email protected].
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Featured letter by Andy Bressler, Ojai
Proposed Casitas Water District bond funding mechanism is not equitable
I strongly disagree with Casitas Municipal Water District’s (CMWD) proposal to fund the Golden State Water
Company takeover via a parcel tax
that is determined solely by property
size. As proposed, the parcel tax
would result in larger parcels that
purchase small volumes of water and
small parcels that purchase large volumes of water paying significantly
more or less, respectively, than their
fair share.
The amount of water each customer
purchases represents that parcel’s fair
share of the system. A water rate surcharge (additional cost billed per CCF
used) would simply and fairly allocate
costs. The more you purchase, the
more CMWD infrastructure is supporting your parcel, and therefore the
more you pay.
If a parcel tax is the only funding
option CMWD is willing to consider,
then the CMWD should either annually adjust the parcel tax to reflect
each parcel’s prior year water purchases, or base the 30-year parcel tax
on a parcel’s prior one to five year average water purchase history.
Lower water rates are promised, but
understand the parcel tax costs before you vote. From CMWD’s Exhibit
“A” of their Jan. 29, 2013 proposal, one
can determine that a parcel 1 acre or
larger will incur a total of $84,909 in
supplemental parcel taxes over the
30-year bond period regardless of
water usage. First-year costs of $2,093
escalate 2 percent each year to
$3,716.84 in the 30th year. Relating
this annual tax to your billed water
cost, the CMWD proposal will, in
essence, add $348.83 to your water
costs every billing period in the first
year and escalate 2 percent each year
to $619.47 each billing period in the
final 30th year. That averages out to
$471.72 every billing period over the
30-year period for a 1-acre parcel (assuming six bills per year and 180
billings per 30-year period).
For a .505 to 1-acre parcel, costs
total $50,102 or a $278.34 average additional cost each billing period over
the 30 years. For .229- to .505-acre
parcel, costs total $30,061 or $167.01
each billing period. For parcels under
.229 acre, costs total $19,473 or
$108.18 each billing period.
I find it irresponsible to move forward with a 30-year bond funded by
an insupportable parcel tax allocation
when a fair and equitable methodology for allocating the cost of acquiring and improving the water system
exists. As the proposal currently
stands, I would have to vote “No” on
the CMWD proposal.
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Fracking promise
is not enough
JOHN BROOKS, OAK VIEW
The gas and oil industry and Sue Williamson
in her letter published
Wednesday, May 15, assure us that fracking
(hydraulic fracturing) is
safe.
But if all it took to
keep the environment
in tip-top shape were
lofty promises, we never
would have needed the
host of regulations and
toxic cleanup laws (see
the EPA’s forced cleanup
of the old USA Petroleum Petrochem oil refinery at the entrance to
the Ojai Valley) that,
thankfully, the environmental movement
brought us.
Hard to believe, but
there are no regulations
on fracking, which involves injecting chemically laced water under
extremely high pressure
deep underground to
tap the oil in the shale
underneath the area
where easy oil was removed over the last 100
years.
This raises a number
of questions that have
not been answered yet
and it’s why the state
legislature is now considering a moratorium.
There is the question
of water, both quality
and quantity, there is a
question of air pollution, the issue of adverse public health
impacts, there is a growing concern of induced
earthquakes and, lastly,
the whole issue of climate change.
Fracking requires large
amounts of water mixed
with many toxic chemi-
cals, and disposal of
fracked water is a problem as well. Most of it is
pumped into old wells
and left there, although
just last month in the
Central Valley, an oil
company was caught
discharging fracking
wastewater into an unlined retention pond.
We have formed a new
group, Citizens for Responsible Oil and Gas
(CFROG.org). Our immediate goal is to stop
the drilling of nine new
wells and the reworking
of two old wells in the
Upper Ojai Valley until
an updated environmental impact report is
prepared. We have filed
an appeal and will soon
be telling you when you
can come to the hearing
to show your support
for responsible environmental safeguards.
I was taught that protecting where we live is
not a partisan issue. Although in addition to
CFROG, I am a member
of the Ojai Valley Democratic Club, my parents
and their forebears were
Republican environmentalists. If another
oil rush is about to
begin in Ojai and
throughout Southern
California, make my
mom and dad proud of
the better way we can
do it this time.
Parade entries
are due soon
TINA NIELSEN, OJAI
A reminder that the
applications for participants in the 2013 Ojai
Fourth of July parade
are due June 1.
You can pick up applications at American
Hay & Mercantile at 101
W. Short St. in Oak View,
Ojai Recreation Department at 510 Park Road
in Ojai, or Ojai Hair
Company at 807 E. Ojai
Ave. in Ojai. This year’s
parade promises to be
amazing, and we want
all groups and organizations to participate, so
get your application in
early. No applications
will be accepted after
June 12.
For more information,
please call Nancy Hill at
646-0076.
Youth program
needs Jayden
MARY JO HEALY, OJAI
This is a copy of a letter
sent to Cindy Cantle in
Supervisor Steve Bennett’s office May 14:
***
Dear Cindy,
I was so enthused to
read in our local paper
that Jayden Morrison
was getting involved
with the center in Oak
View. The paper stated
that there would be
sports programs as well
as open hours for teens
in the afternoon. Nothing could be better!
That center has gone
underused for years
with regard to our community’s kids, particularly the teens. The field
is often empty and in
desperate need of care
and attention that
comes with use and supervision.
Jayden has been a living treasure in our community for years. His
programs are always
successful and support
the community and de-
velopment of our youth
of all ages. Despite the
trials and tribulations
he suffered when our
Ojai Rec was taken over
and poorly managed
from an outside administrator, he is willing
and able to relocate in
Oak View and bring his
vision and time-tested
skills to the benefit of
everyone.
I called today to tell
him I had a found a
beautiful pool table,
that I could raise donations from local businesses to get everyone
excited and involved
with what he was doing.
He informed me that he
was basically told to
stop moving forward
and he is considering
taking a job from Santa
Paula because he does
not have clear support
from the county to
move forward. I guess
Barbara who runs the
Oak View Park and
Recreation Center is
concerned that the limited use permit is not
sufficient to cover the
scope of his plans.
This is an outrage to
frustrate all the efforts
he has been giving in
the last month to prepare for this summer.
He cannot wait and go
slowly for paperwork issues. He needs the enthusiastic support of
your office to clarify
with Barbara what is
needed to keep him. He
can build revenue for
his salary, contribute to
the center and the city
financially and support
our youth development
which has been sorely
lacking.
It will have such devastating results to the
kids and their families if
he is lost to Santa Paula.
This has been his home
and he knows everyone
in our valley and is willing to rebuild the success he had for 15 to 20
years here in Ojai.
It will join our valley
which has always had
issues between Oak
View and Ojai and Jayden is the perfect link
for families and kids
alike.
Please intervene immediately to help rectify
the situation and let me
know if there is any way
I can help. There is an
immediate 100 to 200
kids that will be affected
this spring and summer
and this will have farreaching results in our
valley if not attended to
now.
We have come to rely
on your office’s timely
response and skillful
handling of difficult situations in the past and I
hope you can give this
your full attention.
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Little League's home run derby — thank you!
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Raptor Center for sending someone to her office to pick up a baby
bird she found with a broken wing!
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to all the drivers who
do not use their turn signals. It's inconsiderate for people behind
you as well as people coming toward you. It is also a ticketable offense.
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to Lisa, the “dog whisperer” at
Matilija Veterinary Hospital, for being able to groom her difficult
dog.
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Arts
Massarella showing at Human Arts
Human Arts Gallery
owners Hallie and Stan
Katz have announced
that they will be representing
Frank
Massarella, now that he
has closed his studio,
Firehouse Pottery, on
South
Montgomery
Street.
To celebrate their
new alliance Human
Arts will host a reception Saturday, May 25,
during the evening art
walk, “Alive After 5,”
from 5 until 8 p.m.,
following “Art in the
Park.” Come meet
Massarella,
and
another of Human Arts’
artists,
nationally
recognized
jewelry
designer,
Andrea
Haffner.
Ojai’s
best-known
contemporary ceramist
and teacher for more
than
30
years,
Massarella and his wife,
Dusti Pelow, a clay artist
in her own right,
created a successful
business dedicated to
the art of pottery, and
they will continue
working in their home
studio. Human Arts will
have a nice selection of
his mugs, bowls, salt
and pepper sets, and
other decorative items.
Massarella’s work has
been recognized and
collected for years by
his many fans and
followers. Look no
further if you want an
elegant and functional
piece of pottery for
yourself or for a gift.
Haffner, an East Coast
transplant, has found
Ojai fertile ground,
literally, for her pendant
designs. She starts out
by assembling locally
grown
seed
pods,
leaves, twigs and floral
elements and setting
them within acrylic
resin against a colorful
background in a sterling silver frame. These
jewels glow, but at the
same time they are
unpretentious, natural
and easy to wear. She
will also be exhibiting
some of her larger
works for the wall.
A total of 20 downtown businesses will be
participating in “Alive
After 5.”
Human Arts Gallery is
in the Arcade across
from Libbey Park, at 246
E. Ojai Ave., and is open
every day. The phone
number is 646-1525.
Photo by Dean Zatkowsky
John McCutcheon is shown performing at the 2013 Ojai Storytelling Festival.
According to Zatkowsky, an understanding of composition helps a photographer
lead the viewer's eye into and through a photograph.
Photo club meets Tuesday
Myrna Cambianica
contributor
Photo submitted
Frank Massarella holds a shelf with a selection of his work.
Ojai
Photography
Club President Dean
Zatkowsky will lead a
discussion of photographic composition at
the
organization’s
meeting this Tuesday at
7 p.m. at Little House,
111 W. Santa Ana St., in
Ojai. Monthly presentations are part of the
Photography
Club’s
community
service
outreach and visitors are
welcome to attend.
Using the “Rule of
Thirds” and “Golden
Section” as points of
departure, Zatkowsky
will
share
simple
concept
illustrations
from Welsh photographer Martin Turner, and
then
display
club
member photos that
further illustrate the
concepts.
A longtime marketing
executive and current
communications
manager for the Santa
Barbara-based Orfalea
Foundation, Zatkowsky
is an accomplished
photographer
whose
dance and theater work
is regularly featured in
local publications. His
wit, writing and photography may be viewed on
a regular basis in his
“Camera Club Confidential” blog: http://camer
aclubconfidential.com/.
The Ojai Photography
Club meets the third
Tuesday of each month,
February
through
November.
Only
members may submit
images for critiquing.
For more information,
visit
www.ojaiphotoclub.com.
scholarship awards ceremony will be held June 2
from 4 to 6 p.m. Call 6401390.
• Through June 6:
Contempo Hair Design,
205 S. Signal St., will
display artwork by Plein
Air Artists in Nature’s
Theatre, a group of artists
from Ojai and Ventura,
through June 6. Call 6465591.
• Through June 15: The
Oaks at Ojai, 122 E. Ojai
Ave., will display paintings by third-generation
Ojaian Iris Williams
through June 15. Call 6465573.
• Through June 15:
Gallery 525 in Meiners
Oaks will exhibit the
other-worldly photographs of R. Lane Clark in
an exhibit titled “Luminous Incarnations”
through June 15. Call 798-
0407.
• Through July 12: Ojai
City Hall, 401 S. Ventura
St., will display paintings
by Soni Wright in an
exhibit titled “Inner
Images of the Soul” at the
City Gallery through July
12. Call 646-5581.
• Through July 31: The
Village Jester, 139 E. Ojai
Ave., will display “Visage,”
an art exhibit by Duane
Eells, through July 31.
Call 640-8001.
• Through Aug. 18: The
Museum of Ventura
County, 100 E. Main St.,
Ventura, will display its
new summer exhibit of
George Stuart Historical
Figures titled “Fact or
Fiction? Stuart Critiques
Hollywood,” through Aug.
18. It features historical
personalities who have
become the focus of
films. Call 653-0323.
Arts Calendar
• May 17: The deadline
for students to apply for
the city’s new ArtistStudent Mentor Program
for the summer is today.
Applications may be
downloaded from
www.artsojai.org or
picked up at City Hall.
The chosen artist
mentors are Bernadette
DiPietro, Douglas
Lochner and John Slade.
Call 646-5581.
• May 17: The Main
Gallery, 301 E. Matilija St.,
Ojai, will display photographs by Cindy Pitou
Burton through June 1,
with an opening reception being held today
from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 6465901.
• Through May 19:
“Edging Reason —
Words,” an exhibit by Ojai
artist Gary Lang, will be
on display through
Sunday at Carnegie Art
Museum, 424 S. C St.,
Oxnard. Call 385-8157.
• Through May 25:
Lotus Productions
Special Events Presents
&
Entrepreneur Galz Business Expo
An expo that celebrates female-owned business
who empower, engage, connect, educate and
inspire women of all ages.
When: May 18th, 2013 10:00am - 5:00pm
Where: Hilton Adagio Bella Gardens in Oxnard
Sign up at: www.rnetrepreneurgalz.com
BOOTH SPACE STILL AVAILABLE
15% off all pottery
New pottery just arrived
New 4" flowers
many varieties available
This weekend only
245 Old Baldwin Rd.
(805) 640-0055
Web: floragardens.net
Studio Channel Islands
Art Center, 2221 E.
Ventura Blvd., Camarillo,
will work by Ojai artist
Gwenlyn Hutchison
Norton through May 25
as part of its
exhibits,“About Women.”
Call 383-1368.
• May 25 and 26: Experience art, food and music,
May 25 and 26 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. in Libbey
Park, at the 36th annual
free “Art in the Park,” a
juried fine arts festival.
Call 646-0117.
• May 25: Following the
closing of “Art in the Park”
on May 25, 20 downtown
merchants will host “Alive
After 5,” an evening art
walk featuring local
artists, live music, refreshments and specials.
Walking guides are available. Call 646-1525.
• Through May 29: The
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will
exhibit its open juried art
show, “It’s Really All
About Me,” through May
29. For more information,
call 646-0117
• May 30 and 31: The
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will
display its juried photo
exhibit, “Small Is the New
Big,” June 1 through 27.
Photographers are invited
to submit their work May
30 and 31. Go to the
Photography Branch
website or call 646-0117
for applications and more
details. A reception will
be held June 2 from 1 to 3
p.m.
• June 2: The Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.,
will display the group
exhibit, “Reflection: Ojai
Studio Artists 30 Years,”
through June 9. OSA’s free
Sports
B1
Friday
May 17, 2013
INSIDE:
B2 Classified
B4 Perspectives
Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
Mike Miller, editor
[email protected]
Ojai Masters post another big finish
It was just about one
year ago that the Ojai
Masters swim team
defeated the powerhouse
Rose Bowl Aquatics to
win the 2012 regional
championships. This
year the Ojai swimmers
could not repeat the feat,
but came close — Rose
Bowl Aquatics outscored
Ojai, 2,252 to 1,925.
A total of 41 teams,
with 343 swimmers,
competed in the threeday Southern California
regional championships,
which took place in Santa
Clarita April 26 to 28.
Showing a lot of
individual strength
throughout the meet,
eight Ojai swimmers
were able to achieve
high-point awards.
They included Mitnee
Duque, Jim Becket,
Nancy Voyer, Wenke
Seider, Lois Goodman,
Photo submitted Tina Thomas, Nancy
The Ojai Masters swim team recently took second place in the Southern California Pierson and coach Rick
regional championships. A total of 41 teams took part in the three-day competition. Goeden. Missing that
group by just one point
was Ken Umholtz.
The Ojai women’s
team proved to be the
top point producer
outscoring every team
entered. That group
consisted of Maria
Halvorson, Liz Mahoney,
Elin Cheverez, Shandon
Woll, Brooke Miles,
Andre Christou, Lucy
Brewer,
Sarah
Delvecchio, Molly Perry,
Laura Rearwin, Lucia St.
George, Kathy Wachtell,
Cammy Becket, Kelly Van
Houten,
Laurie
Edgcomb,
Jeanne
Munesato, Jo O’Connell,
Sherril Ornelas, Pam
Scotten, Leone Webster,
Reese Garza, Carole
Borland, Sheri Ann Cate,
Erin Hall and Tina
Drennan.
Fewer in numbers but
just as vital to the
outcome, were the
following
male
competitors: Mario
Delnagro, Kurtis Sakai,
Bob Ward, Wayne Tate,
Bryan Tally, Marc
Whitman, Kerry Ellison,
Harry Delatre, Woody
Gair, John Christie, and
Marty Pops.
Goeden noted that he
was extremely proud of
the entire team’s efforts,
enthusiasm,
and
achievements, and would
like to give a special
thanks
to
swim
coordinator Lilly Tally for
all her hard work
organizing relay teams.
From the opening long
distance events on
Friday, in which Ojai
swimmers
finished
strong, Ojai consistently
put up a good showing
throughout the weekend,
finishing in second place,
once again proving they
are one of the top teams
in Southern California.
Masters swimming is
open to ages 18 and
older. To join, contact the
Ojai Valley Athletic Club,
646-7213.
NHS swimmers have strong showing in 2013
This year the Nordhoff High
School swim team set a goal
to send a team to the CIF
meet. Throughout the season,
the varsity girls and boys
worked hard to meet that goal
noted coaches Merv Van
Auker, Rene Nakao-Mauch
and Jim Mauch.
“The last two weeks have
been a demonstration of what
hard
work,
focus,
determination, and sheer
emotion can bring. We
cannot remember ever seeing
an entire team, boys and girls,
come together like this
before,” said Mauch.
During their dual meet
season, the girls’ team went
6-3 overall and 4-1 in Frontier
League pool action. The boys
were equally as impressive,
going 7-2 overall in 4-1 in
league.
“At the league finals, our
team built up more energy
and excitement as the meet
went on. Twenty-nine
personal best times were
recorded for girls’ varsity and
33 were recorded for the boys’
varsity. With each personal
best, the energy level
increased,” added Mauch.
When the dust finally settled,
the NHS girls topped all
Frontier League teams with
361 points to claim the league
championship. The Malibu
Sharks came in second place
with 264 points.
In boys’ action, the race for
the Frontier League title was a
two-team battle between NHS
and Malibu. The Sharks edged
the Rangers, 398-363, with
third place going to St.
Bonaventure with only 90
points.
For their efforts at the
league finals, several
swimmers captured First
Team All-League honors,
including Summer Van
Houten, Alec Kruse, Makenna
Mays, Paige Small, Kayley
Cox, Derek Krzyski, Sean
Edwards, Emmett Johnsen,
and Sophia Zara. Earning
Second Team honors were
Andrew Holland, Alex Tally,
Dom McLeod, Julianna
Adelman, Alana Adelman,
and McKay Johnsen.
After their successful
showing at the Frontier
League championships, NHS
took 17 swimmers to the CIF
prelims which were held on
May 8. All NHS relay teams
earned a spot and they also
had 15 individual entries.
At the end of the meet, all
six relays had earned a spot in
the CIF finals. Also, Sean
Edwards in the IM and
breaststroke, Sophie Zara in
the breaststroke, Summer van
Houten in the 200 and 500,
and Alec Kruse in the 200 and
100 made it to the finals.
“The team did an amazing
job. We had season best times
in the relays and in the
individual swims, there were
times matching or beating
personal best times,” said
Mauch. Out of 65 schools
represented at the CIF finals,
Nordhoff placed seventh in
girls’ action, 12th in boys’
competition and 10th overall.
“Last year we tried to get
the team to bond, to become
a real team. They just were
beginning to come together at
the very end of the season.
This year, it took about a
week, and then they were one
unit. After CIF prelims many
on the team had family who
came to watch, but when it
was time to leave, they chose
to come back in the vans with
their teammates. When we
finally returned from CIF
finals, at midnight, there was
an odd moment; everyone
stood in the parking lot frozen
in place. They lingered, as if
to prolong the season for one
more minute. It is that team
unity that makes us most
proud,” concluded Mauch.
Griep has huge day in Sundowner Golf action this week
led by Josh Griep who
grabbed an impressive
27 points, the highest
individual point total
this season.
The leader after last
week, JL Junkyard fell
into a tie for third place
overall, getting 18
points
from
Ray
Pierson.
Joining them in third
place is Bob Martin’s
Leftovers after a 19point effort from Tyson
York
and
Tom
Spraggins. Tyson York
Gunn relies on
three-wood for win
Kat Gunn was the
winner in the Front
Nine Women’s Golf
mini-tournament at
Soule Park earlier this
month. The challenge
was to play nine holes
with just three clubs of
one’s choosing plus the
putter. “The idea of this
is to think about your
best driving club,
middle shot, and
approach iron and you
might even find your
score is close to the
scores you shoot with a
full bag,” said Mitnee
Duque. The three-wood
was Gunn’s strategy. “I
hit it as far as my driver.
I call it my fairway
wood,” she said. Carol
Gross won second place
and Carla Cable came in
third.
Other winners were
Jenny Davis with a low
net of 35. She chose her
strategy carefully, said
Davis, “I can drive with
my 5-wood, chip with
my 7-iron, and use my
pitching wedge to get
out of the sand.” Linda
Conrad won both
longest drive on the
fourth hole as well as a
tie with Shirley McClung
for fewest putts with 16.
Conrad’s round showed
the simplicity of the
challenge. “I didn’t need
to think about what club
to use. I did better this
round than I did last
week with 14 clubs in my
bag,” she added. Mary
Henggeler won longest
drive on the seventh
hole with a drive of 180
yards just using her
hybrid club. Some
golfers wished they had
taken a 9-iron in place of
their pitching wedge,
while many found it
difficult to be without
their driver.
The Front Nine group
plays
nine
holes
Thursday afternoons at
Soule Park for eightweek sessions. Anyone
interested in joining can
call Duque at 656-6788
or 798-0525 for more
information.
leads the field in gross
scoring at one under
par through 27 holes.
Moving up from last
place overall to 14th
place, Good Pick it Up
rounded out the top
three teams for the
week. Team members
Jay Ackerman, Mark
Ackerman, and Andrew
Bonsignori
each
contributed 20 points.
Chris
Harvey
shrugged off a tough
start to his round by
making birdies on four
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of the final five holes to
finish at two-under-par
34. Consistent play was
shown by Bonsignori of
Good Pick It Up and
Jared Martin from Five
Blind Mice, who each
made par on seven of
the nine holes. Jeff
Mendoza
of
JL
Junkyard remained in
the top spot for
individual scoring with
62 points through three
weeks.
Ranger Wicklund advances
to CIF individual golf finals
Mike Miller
[email protected]
Three local high
school golfers competed
in the CIF Northern
Individual Regional
championships last
Monday.
The
tournament was held at
the River Ridge Golf
Course. Nordhoff senior
Alec Wicklund advanced
to the finals by placing
23rd and shooting a
solid round of 76. Four
golfers tied with rounds
of 72 and the cut line to
advance to the finals
was 77.
Nordhoff senior Rocky
Hall
just
missed
advancing on to the CIF
individual finals after he
shot a 78, just one shot
off the pace.
Also taking part in the
tournament
was
Villanova Prep golfer
Myles
Delamora.
Delamore carded an 88
on the day.
Wicklund will now
more on to the CIF
individual finals, which
will be played at La
Purisima Golf Course in
Lompoc. The finals will
be held Monday.
Sports Question
of the Week
This season, the
Nordhoff softball
team outscored
its Tri-Valley
League
opponents by a
wide margin.
How many more
runs did they
have than their
opponents?
Photo by Eric Gillett
Casitas Rowing grabs two silver medals
The Lady
Rangers had 73
more runs than
their opponents.
Chiefs IE surged to
the top of the overall
standings
in
the
Sundowners
Golf
League. Having spent
the first two weeks in
second place, they
earned 61 points this
week led by 21 points
from Ken Wiksell.
Earning the most
points in the third week
of play, Soule What
moved all the way up
from a tie in seventh
place to second place
alone. Soule What was
The Casitas Rowers attended their regional championships recently, which
included 33 teams from seven states. The local high school team, which
practices on Lake Casitas, made its way into five finals races, and brought home
two silver medals. Shown above are coxswain Casey O’Neil (left), Alvaro
Berrara, Kai Kirwin, Austin Becker, and Ben Cassidy.
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OVN04-21-2013
Published Ojai Valley News
April 26, 2013
May 3, 10 & 17, 2013
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2013042210005562-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/22/2013
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS: (1st
Fictitious Business Name)
Red Tail Ranch
Street Address of Principal
Place of Business (P.O. Box
or PMB not acceptable):
999 Fairview Rd., Ojai, CA
93023
Full name of 1st Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Limit
ed Liability Company:
Kimberly Kay McLin
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or PMB
not acceptable):
999 Fairview Rd., 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 April
22, 2013.
I declare that all information
in this statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares as
true information which he or
she knows to be false is
guilty of a crime.)
I am also aware that all
information on this statement
becomes public record upon
filing pursuant to California
Public Records Acts (G.C.
6250-6277)
Kimberly Kay McLin
/s/KIM McLIN
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.
__________
OVN04-22-2013
April 26, 2013
May 3, 10 & 17, 2013
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2013042210005570-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/22/2013
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
Villa Apartments
986 E. Main St., Santa Paula,
CA. 93060
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
Angelina Villalpando
not acceptable):
545 Munger Dr., Santa
Paula, CA. 93060
by: An individual.
names listed above on N/A.
correct.
guilty of a crime.)
6250-6277)
Angelina Villalpando
/s/ANGELINA
VILLALPANDO
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
__________
OVN04-23-2013
April 26, 2013
May 3, 10 & 17, 2013
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2013032810004129-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 03/28/2013
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
Mission Created
915 Santa ana Blvd Unit B,
Oak View, CA 93022
Kelley O’Mara
not acceptable):
915 Santa ana Blvd Unit B,
Oak View, CA 93022
by: An Individual
correct.
guilty of a crime.)
6250-6277)
Kelley O’Mara
/s/KELLEY O’MARA
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
__________
OVN04-24-2013
April 26, 2013
May 3, 10 & 17, 2013
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2013042410005745-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/24/2013
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
Rome Tailor
3319 Telegraph Rd. #102,
Ventura, CA 93003
Yong Kwan Chon
not acceptable):
73 Kennedy Ave., Ventura,
CA 93003
by: An Individual
names listed above on 4-2413.
correct.
guilty of a crime.)
6250-6277)
Yong Chon
/s/YONG CHON
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
__________
OVN05-08-2013
May 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2013
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2013042410005739-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/24/2013
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
Bodysmart Medical Massage
Solutions
2021 Sperry Ave. Suite 7,
Ventura, Ca. 93003
Kimberlin Freetly
not acceptable):
1300 Saratoga Ave. #302,
Ventura, Ca. 93003
by: An Individual
names listed above on NA.
correct.
guilty of a crime.)
6250-6277)
Kim Freetly
/s/KIM FREETLY
Kim Freetly, Owner
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
__________
OVN05-10-2013
May 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2013
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2013042310005637-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/23/2013
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
North Ranch Barber Shop
3845 E. Thousand Oaks Blv.
#A. West Lake Village, CA
91362
Sanaz Arman
not acceptable):
4751 Don Pio Drive,
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
by: An Individual
names listed above on NA.
correct.
guilty of a crime.)
6250-6277)
Sanaz Arman
/s/SANAZ ARMAN
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
__________
OVN05-12-2013
May 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2013
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2013050710006414-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 05/07/2013
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
EMAIL:
Birthways Training
609 North Blanche St., Ojai,
CA 93023
Ray Castellino
not acceptable):
609 North Blanche St., Ojai,
CA 93023
by: An Individual
correct.
guilty of a crime.)
6250-6277)
Raymond Castellino
/s/RAYMOND
CASTELLINO
Raymond Castellino
Owner
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
FAX: 646-4281
[email protected]
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Help us raise funds bed, furniture, vintage
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you there! (Ojai Ave.
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Students’ work featured at ‘Art in the Park’
Helen Solomon
contributor
Art classes should go
hand-in-hand
with
business courses —
instructing artists in
the art of sales and
marketing as well as
developing
their
passion. Teachers Kate
Thomas and Gray
Duncan provide this
experience to their
students. Since 2010,
the Nordhoff High
School art department
has been involved in
“Art in the Park.”
“Those students who
took advantage of the
opportunity have been
enthusiastic
and
welcome the chance to
sell their work again,”
says Duncan. “Some
were a bit nervous but
quickly
gained
confidence once they
made their first sale.
The
word
spread
making
other
art
students anxious to
participate. Last year
two of the students
made several hundred
dollars and the others
were in disbelief.
“This
is
a
great
opportunity for the
students to have a real
life experience in art.
It’s what professional
artists do, make and
sell their art. What a
great
self-esteem
boost,”
continues
Duncan. “Many look
forward to the spring
for the opportunity to
sell at ‘Art in the Park.’
Bottom line, what a
wonderful experience
for the young artists!”
“Art in the Park” is
celebrating its 36th
year. The show’s tagline
boasts “Fine Art in a
Fine Place” because
Ojai, after all, is the
perfect place for an art
show. Ojai welcomes
artists from all over the
country to display and
sell their works of art
each Memorial Day
weekend.
The Ojai Art Center
and art students of
Nordhoff High School
invite you to “Art in the
Park,” May 25 and 26
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
in
Libbey
Park.
Admission is free. For
more information, visit
ojaiartcenter.org or call
646-0117.
Photo submitted
Nordhoff High School art students Sam Reining (left), Tanner Plott and Angel Maya
won awards at last year’s event. Reining and Maya will be participating again in “Art
in the Park,” May 25 and 26, this Memorial Day weekend in Libbey Park.
B4 Ojai Valley News • Friday, May 17, 2013
Perspective
CHEF RANDY
Randy Graham
Craft a zesty spring salad
This salad is perfect
for a brunch for four.
Each bite is juicy, sweet
and floral. Aromatic
arugula provides the
perfect base for the
sweet oranges and
fresh fennel.
File photo
Slice off both ends of each orange and peel.
Orange-Fennel Salad
3 large fennel bulbs
1 Tbsp. Orange
Muscat Champagne
Vinegar (Trader Joe's)
2 Tbsp. extra virgin
olive oil
Salt and fresh ground
pepper to taste
5 medium navel
oranges
Arugula
Trim the ends of each
fennel bulb. Cut into
quarters and remove
the core from each
quarter. Slice thinly
(crosswise). Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk
together vinegar and
oil and season with salt
and pepper to taste. Set
aside.
Slice off both ends of
each orange and peel.
Halve orange from top
to bottom and thinly
slice each half crosswise. Transfer oranges,
along with any juices
that have accumulated
on work surface, to
bowl with dressing.
Add fennel and lightly
toss to combine.
Place a handful of
arugula on a chilled
salad plate. Add orange-fennel mixture on
top of the arugula and
serve immediately.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Photo by Randy Graham
Place a handful of arugula on a chilled salad plate.
MEL BLOOM
Something is remiss in Washington
A few quarts of water undoubtedly have gone over
the dam since my last conversation with Sen. Plenny
Fullovit. In fact, it might
have been gallons but
since we’re in for a very dry
summer, it’s incumbent
upon all of us to conserve
so I’ll go with quarts as opposed to gallons.
After all, every little bit
helps.
“Long time no see,” I
said to Joyce, who answered the phone in the
senator’s office.
“Oh, Mr. Bloom, indeed
it is. I’m so glad you said
that. How are things in
Cincinnati?”
“Cleveland, Joyce. Cleveland. And why may I inquire are you so glad I said
what?”
“Long time no see. The
last time you called I
began our conversation
with that sentence, and
you responded with ‘I didn’t know you spoke Chinese’ which I thought was
very amusing and I was
hoping some day I could
turn the tables on you. So,
I didn’t know you spoke
Chinese.”
“Joyce, dear lady, I don’t.
I have enough trouble
with English and only
know two words in Chinese.”
“Which are?”
“Chow mein.”
“Oh, Mr. Bloom, you’re
so amusing. I’ll bet the
Ohio Valley News counts
its blessings that you work
for them.”
“I wouldn’t say that exactly.”
“What would you say
then?”
“I’d say they think I’m a
dolt.”
“A dolt?”
“That’s on a good day.
Most of the time they refer
to me as — well, I can’t really say.”
“Why not?”
“It’s vulgar, uncouth,
crass and coarse, and my
mother, may she rest in
peace, would be appalled
if I uttered such a word.”
“I’m really surprised.
Ohio is a big state. You
should find another paper
to work for, someplace
where you’re appreciated.”
“It’s alright, Joyce. I’m
used to being kicked
around. It’s characterbuilding, but I appreciate
your concern. By the way,
is the senator in?”
“He’s always in for you,
sir. I’ll put you through.
Just a sec.”
“Yo, dude,” the senator
begins with his customary
exuberance. “Where the
heck ya been for the past
six months. And how are
things in Ohio?”
“Oh God,” I mumbled to
myself wondering if these
government people will
ever get it straight. “Just
fine, senator, and thanks
for inquiring.”
“So, dude, what can I do
for ya today?”
“Well, senator, this is
somewhat of a touchy
question.”
“Fire away, son.”
“What do you think of
Benghazi?”
“That’s what you want to
know? That’s what you call
a tough question? I wish
every question I’m asked
would be that simple. I’ll
tell you what I think. I
think he is one of America’s finest actors. I remember from the early
days of television. I saw
him on the ‘U.S. Steel
Hour,’ ‘Kraft Theater,’
‘Playhouse 90.’ And then
he was on a couple of TV
series like ‘Run for Your
Life’ and ‘Arrest and Trial.’
And he was in some of
those great pictures made
by John Cassavetes and in
others like ‘The Thomas
Crown Affair,’ ‘The Big
Lebowski’ and ‘Anatomy of
a Murder.’ All in all, he has
had one heck of a fine ca-
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2006-2014 HOUSING ELEMENT
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to the Ojai General Plan and concurrently certified a Final Environmental Impact Report that outlines and assesses a variety of programs and policies to address community housing needs
through the year 2014. On the date and time listed below, the City Council will conduct a public
hearing to consider amendments to the Ojai Zoning Ordinance necessary to implement Phase 2
of the updated Housing Element consisting of programs geared toward preservation, improvement
and production incentives with particular focus on special needs housing.
The public hearing before the City Council will be conducted in the Ojai City Hall Council Chambers, 401 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, CA on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Staff reports regarding this matter will be posted on the City’s website along with agendas a
minimum of three days before each hearing at http://www.ci.ojai.ca.us. In addition, a complete
copy of the adopted 2006-2014 Housing Element and associated documents may also be viewed
on the City’s website. The public is invited to attend the public hearing and provide testimony.
Written comments may be delivered to the City of Ojai Community Development Department, 401
S. Ventura Street, Ojai, or mailed to P.O. Box 1570, Ojai, CA 93024, and must be received on or
before the scheduled hearing date.
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reer.”
“With all due respect,
senator, I, er, eh, don’t
know what that all
means.”
“What part of it don’t you
know?”
“Well sir, my question
was, ‘What do you think of
Benghazi?’”
“I would say I answered
fairly comprehensively. I
expressed admiration for
his abilities; I mentioned
some of his TV appearances and the movies he
was in. What more do you
want?”
“I don’t think, sir, all that
information is pertinent to
my question.”
“I’m beginning to think
you’re impertinent, young
man.”
“Could it be possible, sir,
you meant Ben Gazzara?”
“Listen for cryin’ out
loud! That’s who I meant.
Pronounce it anyway you
want. Benghazi, Ben Gazzara, what difference does
it make?”
“Well sir, Ben Gazzara is
an actor.”
“Yeah, so? Who’s Benghazi?”
Hamlet was probably
right in saying, “There’s
something rotten in Denmark.” And I suspect too, I
may be right when I say
there’s something screwy
in Washington.

May 17, 2013, OVN page A7

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