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It has been
459
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Golden State Water Co.
to repair the damage?
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Raid results
Patients left in limbo
Kimberly Rivers
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Keywords: Medical marijuana,
raid, search warrant
Ventura County Sheriff’s
Office (VCSO) narcotics officers recently searched the
Ojai offices of Shangri La
Care Cooperative and the
home of Jeff Kroll, one of the
organization’s founders.
Medicinal products and
the medical records from
nearly 700 of the medicinal
marijuana collective and cooperative’s members were
seized.
“The Sheriff’ department has locked funds in
the checking account. We
will likely be unable to pay
the sales tax due on October
31, or replace the medicine
taken,” explained Kroll, a requirement he said the group
takes seriously in its effort to
comply with the laws regulating medical marijuana.
“This is not really about
me, it’s about being able to
provide the medicine the
members need,” Kroll explained. He said he is deeply
saddened because the Oct.
6 raid has left coop members unable to get the medicine they need because the
coop’s inventory remains in
the hands of the Sheriff’s Office and he is unable to order more from their vendors
because their bank accounts
are frozen.
He said while all 700
members have been impacted by the raid, he points to
two members in particular as
examples of those harmed.
“They have experienced 10
days of pain and suffering,”
because they have been
without their medicine.
Some members who
grow marijuana for their
own medical use have made
it available to members who
need similar products.
“This is not a sales event,
it is a reimbursement transaction.” He explained a
member will make a request
for a product through the
coops website or by phone.
The coop will facilitate that
order being filled and will
See Raid, page A6
Some charges dropped
Kimberly Rivers
Keywords: Jim Hutton, search
procedural error
After 175 marijuana
plants were taken or destroyed during the execution of a search warrant
in September, the Ventura
County District Attorney
has dropped all charges
against property owner
James Hudson. Charges are
still active against a second
co-defendant Nolan Gidley.
The charges against
Hudson, filed Sept. 18 and
dropped Oct. 22, involved
cultivating marijuana in violation of Health and Safety
Code 11358 and possession
of marijuana for sale in violation of Health and Safety
Code 11359. Both counts are
considered felony charges.
Hudson pleaded not guilty
to the charges, and told officers he was leasing the land
to those growing marijuana
for medical use by members
of the Shangri La Care Cooperative based in Ojai.
Robert A. Bartlett, a
Riverside-based
attorney
representing Hudson, said
every plant seized or destroyed was labeled with a
sign notifying law enforcement it was being grown in
accordance with Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, which allows
cultivation of marijuana for
medical use.
An affidavit, prepared by
the executing officers, stated they “will give consideration to any person/persons on the premises of the
location searched in possession of valid and current
documentation pertaining
to Proposition 215, known
as the Compassionate Use
act, which allows the possession and cultivation of
cannabis on the premises of
locations being searched for
medical reasons.”
The warrant, signed
Sept. 9, covered part of the
parcel owned by Hudson.
When that warrant was
See Charges, page A3
Photo by Dayne Haigh
Ojai Day from above
Saturday, Dayne Haigh used his camera drone to capture this perspective of the Ojai Day mandala at the intersection of Ojai Avenue
and Signal Street.
Workshop to clarify cultural resources policy
Tiobe Barron
Keywords: Chumash, cutural
resources, AB 52
The personal histories of
immigrants and their descendants are often told through
family trees, travel logs, wedding certificates, birth and
death notices, school records
and other official documents.
For those indigenous to the
area, however, heritage is a
bit more complex.
The conflicts that can
arise between building a future and protecting the past
will take center stage Monday
during a public workshop
hosted by the Ojai Ad Hoc
Committee on Cultural Resources.
Last year, the California
legislature passed AB 52, requiring developers to consult
with the California Native
American tribe associated
with the geographic area of
proposed construction projects.
To comply with the new
state law, as well as Ojai’s General Plan, Ojai city officials
created the ad hoc committee
to advise the Ojai City Council about developing policies
regarding cultural resources.
The group includes local
Chumash
Ventureño-Barbareño elder Julie TumamaitStenslie, her brother and fel-
low
Ventureño-Barbareño
elder Patrick Tumamait, Mayor Severo Lara, Councilman
Randy Haney, City Manager
Rob Clark, City Attorney Matthew Summers, Community
Development Director Kathleen Wold, archeologist John
Foster, local attorney Craig
Beam and Ojai Valley Museum’s Dawn Thieding.
They are tasked with
striking a working balance
between the destruction of
cultural resources, and the
needs of homeowners and
developers.
“At its July 28, 2015 meeting, the City Council, by consensus, directed staff to provide 10 working days notice
of all proposed discretionary
and ministerial permits that
involve earth-disturbing activity to the contact person
for the Barbareño-Ventureño
Band of Mission Indians. This
is an interim policy intended
to protect cultural resources
while a permanent policy is
being developed,” explained
Ojai Deputy City Manager
Steve McClary.
This interim policy still
has kinks to be worked out,
however. Although bound by
confidentiality agreements at
the city’s behest, TumamaitStenslie confirmed “things”
were found downtown just in
the last few weeks, very close
to the surface of the ground
after a project had gotten underway.
Tumamait-Stenslie’s preference, she explained, is to
perform
pre-consultations
to avoid last-minute snafus
once projects have begun.
“When we do consultations, we don’t know what
we’re going to find, but we are
familiar with areas around
particular projects. … We’re
trying to avoid impacts later
on,” she said. “I don’t consider myself an activist; it’s just
my responsibility as a tribal
elder (to protect cultural resources).”
The public policy workshop will be held Monday at
6 p.m. at 401 S. Ventura St.
in Ojai. The group expects to
See Culture, page A6
Group says its history is at stake
Chumash tribes lived in the Ojai Valley
for thousands of years before Father Junipero
Serra arrived in California with Spanish missionaries and soldiers.
Per church doctrine at the time, Serra’s
mission involved “civilizing” native tribes often replacing their given names with Spanish ones, their native belief systems with
the church’s and their native languages with
Spanish.
In 1837, Gov. Juan Alvarado deeded the
entirety of the Ojai Valley to rancher Fernando Tico who sold the ranch to Henry Carnes,
of Santa Barbara, less than 20 years later.
The Valley was subsequently subdivided
and settlers built ranches, homes, schools
and businesses with seemingly little regard
for what came before.
Attitudes during the gold rush days were
openly hostile to “Indians,” often causing
those remaining to deliberately conceal their
background.
Then around the early 1900s, Ojai –previously “Nordhoff”— became a proper city, and
archeology became more of a mainstream
field. Locals became curious about painted
caves and artifacts they found while building.
“We’ve learned a lot from archeologists.
A lot,” said Chumash Ventureño-Barbareño
elder Julie Tumamait-Stenslie. “Only about
See History, page A4
Drilling opponents consider suing county
Kimberly Rivers
Keywords: Punchbowl trail, drilling, endangered
species, county supervisors
With a split vote, the Ventura County
Board of Supervisors denied the appeal
of a project that will put 19 new oil and
gas wells along the popular Punchbowl
hiking trail in Upper Ojai near Thomas
Aquinas College.
After Tuesday’s vote, the appellants
indicated a lawsuit against the county
may be in the works because they feel
the project was approved without proper environmental review.
John Brooks, president of Citizens for
Responsible Oil and Gas (CFROG), one
of the appellants, said his group would
meet soon to discuss possible actions.
He said the appeal, and those who support it, are asking that issues including
possible harm to endangered species –
southern steelhead trout and California
Condor – be evaluated to learn whether
another drilling location is more suitable.
“It might be just as successful for the
oil company to drill from a pad that is
not next to the stream where pollutants
drain into the fresh water, no one has
studied this.” It is CFROG’s position the
law requires such study.
CFROG and LPFW filed separate
appeals to an application for a minor
modification to a Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P) held by California Resources
Corporation (CRC). The project, now approved, involves extending the C.U.P for
30 years and adding 19 new wells to existing drill pads.
The appeals sought to require a full
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) because they said the plan is likely to have
impacts that were not assessed during
previous EIRs done decades ago. A maSee Drilling, page A3
Photo courtesy of Los Padres Forest Watch
Additional drilling will be allowed along the Punchbowl Trail.
A2 Ojai Valley News • Friday, Oct. 23, 2015
Veterans and their families are invited to share their memories
Veteran Tom Jamison looks
at veterans’ posters during
this year’s Memorial Day celebration in Libbey Park. Veterans such as Jamison will
get a bit of extra attention
this Veteran’s Day thanks to
an effort by the American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 482 in
Ojai. On Nov. 11, the Legion
Hall will be open from 7 a.m.
(free breakfast for veterans)
to 5 p.m. to host veterans
and their families. Members
of American Legion and VFW
posts throughout Ventura
County have been invited to
come and share their memories and “treasures” with other veterans. Nancy Hill, local
supporter of Memorial Day
and Veteran’s Day as well as
many other services for veterans, will display posters of
veterans, both alive and deceased, and she anticipates
that many veterans will
bring scrapbooks, uniforms,
medals and other items to
share. There is no cost to
veterans for this event. For
more information, contact
Patti Bagley, at 794-1522 or
Hill at 302-6093.
Obituary
Photo by Sue Siebenthal
Police Blotter
Crimes
• Second-degree robbery, defrauding an innkeeper and battery
were reported in the 900 block of
Country Club Road Oct. 6.
• Vandalism was reported in the
1000 block of Granito Drive Oct. 8.
• Vandalism was reported in the
1200 block of Fierro Drive Oct. 12.
• Battery was reported in the 1200
block of Mariano Drive Oct. 12.
• Grand theft was reported on
Don Antonio Way Oct. 19.
Arrests
• A 24-year-old man was arrested
in the 1100 block of Sunset Place
Sept. 30 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled
substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession
of drug paraphernalia. Bail was
set at $12,500.
in the 9000 block of Nye Road Oct.
10 on suspicion of being under
the influence of a controlled substance. Bail was set at $5,000.
on Santa Ana Boulevard Oct. 13 on
suspicion
of
willful
cruelty to a minor, possession
of a controlled substance and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Bail was set at
$15,000.
in Oak View Oct. 14 on suspicion
of being under the influence of a
controlled substance. Bail was set
at $5,000.
on Fordyce Road Oct. 14 on suspicion of failure to appear in court.
Bail was set at $5,000.
• A 36-year-old woman was arrested in Cluff Vista Park Oct. 14
on suspicion of probation violation. Bail was set at $5,000.
• A 19-year-old man was arrested in Ojai Oct. 15 on suspicion of
possession of drug paraphernalia.
in Oak View Oct. 15 on suspicion
at $5,000.
in the 1200 block of Loma Drive
Oct. 16 on six warrants. Bail was
set at $30,000.
on Palomar Drive Oct. 17 on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance.
on East Ojai Avenue Oct. 17 on
suspicion of being drunk in public. Bail was set at $2,500.
on Fox Street Oct. 17 on suspicion
of driving under the influence of
alcohol. Bail was set at $10,000.
in the 11000 block of North Ventura Avenue Oct. 18 on suspicion
at $5,000.
in Ojai Oct. 19 on suspicion of obstructing a peace officer and possession of marijuana. Bail was set
at $7,500.
in the 200 block of El Roblar Drive
Oct. 19 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled
substance. Bail was set at $5,000.
• A 40-year-old woman was arrested in Oak View Oct. 20 on
suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
• A 46-year-old woman was arrested in the 500 block of North
Montgomery Street Oct. 20 on
suspicion of domestic battery.
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Drilling:
Continued from Page A1
jority of the County Supervisors disagreed, saying previous EIRs were sufficient to
allow this project to proceed.
“We are in consultation
with law firms and if economically feasible we will
take it to Superior Court in
conjunction with our partner
organizations,” said Brooks.
“We’re disappointed that
a bare majority of the Board
approved a major expansion
of oil drilling along one of the
most popular hiking trails
in Ventura County,” said Jeff
Kuyper, executive director
with Los Padres ForestWatch
(LPFW). “We remain committed to doing everything
we can to protect Santa Paula
Canyon and are exploring all
of our options – including
litigation – to save this special
place.”
Kuyper said it was shocking the county approved the
drilling “without stabilizing
the pipeline with a suspension bridge, without conducting any environmental
analysis of impacts to steelhead, and without consulting
with fisheries biologists with
the California Department
of Fish & Wildlife or NOAA
Fisheries.” He also pointed
to a U.S. Forest Service recommendation of a 200-meter setback as “sufficient distance to avoid all streams and
riparian habitats” to protect
steelhead from the impacts of
oil drilling on national forest
land. The U.S. Forest Service
based this recommendation
on policies of the U.S. Bureau
of Land Management, which
is the agency responsible for
managing oil drilling on federal lands. “The county’s imposition of a 100-foot setback
amounts to only 15 percent of
this standard requirement,”
said Kuyper.
Several of the drill sites
for the project are along Santa Paula Creek a documented
habitat for the endangered
steelhead trout. Government
officials have documented sightings of the fish in
the creek as recently as this
spring.
“The Southern California
steelhead trout were listed
as a federal endangered species on August 19, 1997,” said
Alasdair Coyne, a resident of
Upper Ojai and founder of
Keep the Sespe Wild. Coyne
addressed the Board during
the public comment portion
of its agenda. “Santa Paula
Creek is part of the larger
Santa Clara River system,
which is designated Core 1
steelhead population in the
Southern California steelhead recovery plan. Core 1
populations have the highest
priorities for protection and
recovery…a full EIR must be
prepared in order to establish
the proper protections for the
Southern Steelhead.”
Those opposed to the
appeal said there has been
enough environmental review in the past, and this
project should be allowed to
proceed without further review. And the fact that sightings of condors and steelhead
have occurred show they
can tolerate the oil activity
nearby. In recent days CRC,
volunteered to install automatic shut off valves on their
pipelines involved with the
project. These types of valves,
when they work correctly, will
limit the amount of oil spilled
in the event of a pipeline failure.
Supervisor Peter Foy
(Dist. 4) made the motion to
deny the appeal, Supervisor
Kathy Long (Dist. 3) seconded the motion and Supervisor
John Zaragoza (Dist. 5) joined
them in the majority vote. Su-
Photo submitted
Alysdair Coyne speaks to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
pervisors Steve Bennett (Dist.
1) and Linda Parks (Dist. 2)
opposed the motion, and indicated they were in support
of approving the appeal. The
approved motion added conditions to the permit including making the automatic
shut of valves mandatory and
requiring landscape screening replace green fabric
screening, which currently
creates an attractive canvas
for graffiti.
“The staff report asserts
no new environmental impacts were identified. But no
attempt was made to identify potential impacts,” said
Dawn Theiding, a cultural
resource specialist and resident of Ojai. “It wholly fails
to identify buried resources
in the project area.” She also
pointed out the previous
EIRs, performed decades ago,
were not aimed at assessing
impacts on cultural or archeological resources and “there
is no evidence that local tribal leaders have been consulted,” as required by state law.
“There is no impact until
it happens,” said Julie Tumamait-Stenslie, tribal leader of
Barbareno-Ventureno band
of Chumash. She described
the destructive effects of the
Refugio spill north of Santa
Barbara earlier this year and
how Ventura County has not
had such an event. “We are
lucky for that. We are not
being careful about doing
the testing, doing the studies. I think you’ve been given
enough evidence to do a new
EIR,” she told the Supervisors.
Not all speakers were in
favor of the appeal; some
support the staff recommendation to deny it.
“There are approximately
600,000 private citizens who
own mineral rights in the
state,” said Ed Hazard, a resident of Paso Robles. He heads
up the California Chapter of
the National Association of
Royalty Owners. “The majority are female, over 60 and I
am told a number of them
are involved in this project.
Without oil produced, these
citizens would not be able
to have these minerals produced. You are lucky to have a
company of this caliber. This
is what California needs, to
produce, refine and use locally. It is the most environmental way.”
“There are a lot of passionate feelings on both sides
when you say the word oil.
But I think this proposal
before us has been thor-
oughly vetted, researched by
staff,” said Long. She mentioned mitigation measures
put forward by the California
Fish and Wildlife Department
to reduce impacts on the
California condor habitat. “I
think [staff] certainly know
that this Board is very concerned about decision making when it comes to the oil
and gas industry in this county. And there is less and less
of it (oil production) in this
county, for a variety of reasons — the market, rules and
regulations.” She said a new
EIR would not impact where
the current drilling pads are,
“So I’m not sure how much
would be gained by doing it.”
“We look forward to implementing the conservation
measures identified by the
county as we continue to develop affordable, reliable energy in a safe and responsible
manner,” said Amy Fonzo,
manager of external affairs
for CRC. “CRC appreciates
the approval by the Ventura
County Board of Supervisors
of the modification to our
longstanding Ferndale land
use permit. As the third-largest taxpayer in Ventura County, CRC and our workforce are
proud of our commitment
to safety and environmental protection as we invest
throughout the county.”
nabis products to paper lists,
computers and “any documents referring to cooperatives/collectives Shangri-La
or Malibu Meadows.”
Officers also interviewed
Gidley who provided information about people smoking marijuana on the property, some members of the
co-op and some not.
“We are contemplating a
civil lawsuit for tortuous interference with an existing
business relationship. They
took all the product, charged
him with a crime, apparently
without reading the report,”
said Bartlett. “My client is a
legitimate businessman, he
was leasing the land to the
growers.”
Bartlett said litigation actions will be dependent on
how cooperative the Ven-
tura County Sheriff’s Office
is about returning property
taken. He said this turn of
events has affected Hudson’s
legitimate business, and he
has lost two months of lease
income.
By the time Bartlett arrived in court Thursday for
a scheduled hearing, Teresa
Pollara, a senior deputy district attorney, had filed a motion to dismiss all charges.
Bartlett had met with Pollara
earlier in the week and pointed out the officer’s report
made no mention of Miranda
rights being read or waived
when his client was detained
during the execution of the
search warrant. Bartlett believes that is one reason the
charges were dismissed.
Pollara did not respond
by press deadline to requests
for comment.
Charges:
executed Sept. 10, officers
learned from Hudson that he
owned the entire property. At
that time, officers obtained a
second warrant that included
the entire property.
The affidavit included
in the search warrant documents states, “An interview
with the owner, James Hudson, revealed that he leases
out his property to persons
claiming to be with the Shangri La Cooperative who cultivates marijuana. Hudson appeared to not have a working
knowledge of how the operation operates.”
The search warrant, obtained by the Ojai Valley
News, granted officers authority to search Hudson’s
property and seize a wide
range of items such as marijuana and concentrated can-
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MEL BLOOM
I am not going to put a hex on the team
I was surprised and in a
celebratory mood with the
miracle on Clark Street and
Waveland Avenue where
for a century has stood
Wrigley Field, home of the
Chicago Cubs, the most
hapless sports franchise
in history. It’s been 107
years since they have won
a World Series and 70 since
they have appeared in one.
When I was a kid during
the Roosevelt administration (Teddy’s, not Franklin’s), the Cubs, believe it or
not, were holy terrors. They
would win consistently and
rarely finished below third
in the National League.
True, when they arrived at
the World Series, they froze,
but so goes the glory of
everything in time.
At the start of this year’s
baseball season, I wrote
an “I-don’t-care” column
about the team which I
now recognize as a selfprotecting mechanism to
spare me disappointment.
But true love dies hard and
as Cole Porter once wrote,
“Let a love that was once a
flame remain an ember, let
it sleep like the deep love I
only remember.” However,
a true love, a real one, is
impossible to extinguish
and with the slightest of
sparks can be revitalized to
a blazing degree. And so it
has happened. This team
which has been wandering in the desert for almost
twice the 40 years of Moses and his followers, has
miraculously turned things
around. In the playoffs they
have already vanquished
the St. Louis Cardinals
who had held baseball’s
best record during the full
season and the Pittsburgh
Pirates who were ahead of
the Cubs at the end of the
regular season. And as I
write this they are engaged
in a titanic struggle with
the New York Mets for the
National League pennant.
I will say no more about
the Cubs. Contrary to what
others may think, I look
upon myself as a fairly
intelligent human being
capable of analyzing a
situation and after some
serious deliberation I can
arrive at a sound conclusion. There are others who
arrive at their decisions by
witchcraft or a toss of the
coin. And then there are
those who resort to reading tea leaves or even by
throwing darts. Me personally? I can’t abide by
that sort of hokum. For me
there has to be a reason
based on logic and physicality why things happen.
And since the Cubs have
endured so much igno-
Signing set for Tallent’s latest volume
Ojai author Terry Tallent
has announced the publication of his latest book — a
collection of short stories
titled “The Loose Rack &
Other Stories.”
The idea for his new
book came to Tallent after
he won last year’s Ventura
County Writers’ Club annual short story contest. His
prize-winning story, “The
Loose Rack,” got outstanding reviews from both
judges and readers alike
and it encouraged him to
put together a collection of
his other writings. “I recognized that if the people who
read that one particular
story were so taken with it,
they would probably enjoy
History:
10 percent of the (Chumash)
population survived the mission period. The average life
expectancy for a child was 8
years old. If it weren’t for the
archeologist interested in the
(roughly) 20 or 30 percent of
the artifacts remaining to us,
we would not have any (relics
left). Every artifact has a story,
has people attached to it.”
some of my other tales as
well,” said Tallent. “Judging
from early reader responses
to the collected stories, I
think people are having as
much fun reading them
as I did writing them. This
book is like a box of Cracker
Jacks. You don’t know what
you’re going to get, but you
know you’re going like it.”
There will be an open
house and book signing
Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 to
8 p.m. at Kava Home, 238
E. Ojai Ave. in the Arcade.
miny for so long, seven
decades to be exact, I am
not going to put a hex on
the team by any further
discourse. Further, I’m not
going to engage with The
Almighty making all manner of rash promises that if
he (or she) should get the
Cubs into the World Series
I will become an exemplary
citizen. And were they
to win the series I would
behave like a saint and give
up chocolate for five years.
Well, maybe three. So, you
have heard my last word on
the Cubs. There is only one
more word I can say at the
proper time, of course, and
that is “whoopee.”
The Ojai Valley News
does not pay me by the
word but since I do have
some space left, readers
might find it interesting to
know of my appreciation
for the word “whoopee.”
Seventy-two years ago
when the world was on fire,
three of my high school
pals and I enlisted in the
Navy. We did it for practical reasons as opposed
to patriotism. The battle
from North Africa and up
the Italian peninsula was
a hazardous slog and the
casualty rates were depressing and we four guys
felt we had a better chance
of survival if we enlisted
in the Navy at 17 instead
of being drafted into the infantry at 18. Consequently,
we and hundreds of other
guys showed up one day at
the Navy induction center
for our physical. Before the
exams began we had an
indoctrination in a huge
auditorium conducted by
the saltiest Chief Bosun’s
mate I was ever to see. He
had so many hash marks
on his sleeve, each indicating four years of service,
I assumed he had served
with John Paul Jones during
the American Revolution.
He informed us what
we would be undertaking during the next several hours. His concluding
sentence was: “The Navy’s
standards are high and,
some of you boys will not
pass the physical exams,
and we ask you to refrain
from shouting whoopee
until you’re out of the
building.”
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FEATURED LETTER by Elaine Needham, Ojai
Would the community have reacted differently to a Muslim or a gay?
Clouds gathered. My various
circles of friends, usually gregarious, funny and often serious, drew
their chairs together in a tight
circle. The comments about Nick
Vujicic in the OVN, Oct. 9, issue
started the conversation: “What
would have happened if Nick
Vujicic had been a Muslim? Would
our school administration let him
speak?” Maybe, maybe not. Views
about non-Christians are usually
tolerant but sometimes extremely
hateful.
Overall, we thought about Ojai’s
population. We are mostly an inclusive bunch, but what about the
hate groups in Ojai? Yes, there are
some mostly uneducated folk who
don’t even understand their own
religion if they have one at all.
What about atheists, we won-
dered. Would the school administration let Nick Vujicic speak had
he been an open atheist? Atheists
usually aren’t interested in debating
religion, and they are not seen as a
threat, so an atheist Vujicic might
be acceptable. He might have been
even more of a draw.
Then we wondered about
something else — religious extremists coming from in and out of
town. Would they start a riot, start
shooting at a Muslim Vujicic? At
that point more clouds gathered as
we remembered the police shootings of blacks and the burnings of
black churches. A male member
of our group stood up to speak. “If
Vujicic had been gay or transgender
would he have been so celebrated
in Ojai?” That started another
round of discussion.
We talked about the term
“tolerant.” It’s often a term used by
some as a pretense for acceptance.
Tolerance is a wonderful word —
non-threatening — except when
things go wrong. That’s when tribalism springs to life and wars begin
between nations and individuals.
Our world history is filled with examples. As mankind’s mask drops
off do we care to look?
LETTERS to the Editor
Don’t be swayed by
false promises
H.L. MONTANEZ,Oak View
On Friday, Sept. 25, at approximately 1:45 p.m., I was
parked on the south side of
Larmier Street (first car from
corner), which on the east
Highway 33 is a short street
or driveway into the Oak
View post office, a Rabobank
and some other businesses’
parking area. Cars park on
the right side as an easy access to the post office and
are coming and going frequently. I left the post office,
got into my car, checked the
street to make sure I was
clear to proceed to pull out.
As I pulled out a 2012 Toyota
Sienna mini-van plowed
into my driver’s side. When
I got out (which I had to do
on the passenger side as
both driver’s side doors were
damaged and the driver’s
door couldn’t be opened) I
realized that he had made
a fast left turn from Ventura
Avenue (Highway 33) in order to beat oncoming traffic
into Larmier Street. This was
a very unsafe move because
cars are pulling in and out
of this area frequently as I
stated before.
We both called the police
and a CHP officer came.
The driver of the van told
the officer that he had been
clipped in the back by someone when he made his left
turn and couldn’t control his
van. The officer explained
to him that he was at fault
for the accident as he tried
to beat oncoming traffic by
making an illegal left turn.
The driver’s boss arrived also
arrived at the scene (it was
a company car he was driving). They assured me and
the officer that they would
take care of all damages to
my vehicle (a ‘95 Toyota Corolla). Because of this promise I agreed not to have the
officer file the report, as it
would have taken points off
the other driver’s license.
In retrospect, I realize I
made a major mistake. Even
though the officer told the
guilty party that he didn’t
want to hear that they had
backed out of their promise,
that’s exactly what they did.
Their insurance company
called me and stated that the
liability insurance had been
denied. It seems they availed
themselves of a “witness”
who simultaneously saw another car clip the back of the
van while it was making the
left turn plus saw that I didn’t
look before pulling away
from my parking spot. This
is not true as I always look
before pulling out, not only
with the mirrors but by turning my head also. Plus there
was a pickup truck parked on
the left side of my car which
I believe would have blocked
her view as she was between
the pickup and the post office.
As you see, for doing a
good deed for someone else,
I am now a senior citizen
with a damaged car (and
since my only income is Social Security) I have no way
of fixing my car. Also because
of my low income I have no
collision coverage. I do hope
you can print this letter so
that another person does
not make the same mistake
as me, always get the police report regardless of the
circumstances or promises
made by others.
Mail thefts should
be raising red flag
L.A. SUMMER,Ojai
Another report of mail
theft was posted on Facebook Saturday morning. A
good Samaritan found mail
scattered on El Roblar by
the Riverview horse ranch,
and she was in the process
of returning it to South Rice
Road residents. I trust everyone has, by now, been made
aware of the frequency of
mail thefts in Oak View, Mira
Monte and Meiners Oaks.
Whether it’s your incoming mail, or outgoing mail
with the red flag raised on
your mailbox, the thieves are
going up and down streets
grabbing the contents of
boxes after dark.
There really isn’t much
the USPS or VCSD can do
about it, so it’s up to each
one of us to go to the expense of installing a locking
mailbox, renting a secure
box at the post office or one
of the business centers, or
standing vigil six days a week
when the mail carrier comes
by.
Sadly, the Ojai Valley is
no longer as safe and innocent as it used to be, and
everything we value has to be
locked up and out of sight.
If it’s tacky, why do
we stick with it?
M.C. EMERSON,Oak View
It’s good to hear that
sidewalks and roads will
get some attention — this
will improve the safety and
appearance of the town and
make it more welcoming to
residents and visitors.
Ojai is a “tourist town”
— has sign and sidewalk
regulations — why are chairs
allowed to be set up days,
sometimes weeks, before the
Fourth of July? The entire
town looks tacky!
Why isn’t putting chairs
out the night before the parade soon enough? In residential areas, we do not set
out trash barrels earlier than
the night before pickup —
isn’t this to prevent area from
looking junky?
Has anyone ever arrived
late to the Ojai Fourth of July
parade and not been able to
find a good viewing spot?!
I moved to the Ojai Valley
in 1976 — so am a relative
newcomer — as soon as the
eye-offending chairs go up, I
make it a point to stay out of
Ojai — I do my shopping in
Ventura until after July 4.
All the volunteers
should get credit
TERRY WRIGHT,Ojai
The “Park Place” article
in Oct. 14, 2015 issue of the
Ojai Valley News I feel was
very misleading. It only gave
credit to those who worked
this last weekend on the Libbey Park Playground project.
The reporter left out the
hundreds of volunteers that
worked all week, three shifts,
to make this great project
happen!
Let’s give all the volunteers credit, not just the last
three days’ worth!
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clinic which had been having phone problems for a few days.
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corny wordplay headlines for your articles: Park Place, Shangri Law, Tanks for the
memories, and more. Enough already, it is a distraction when it is so overdone.
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Backyard citrus trees
could be our downfall
PAT AND LARRY HARTMANN,
Ojai
The people of Ojai have
always been fighters to keep
the unique way of life we all
enjoy here. Together we’ve
fended off unwanted development, a dump, a freeway,
mining, trucking, and a
price-gouging water company.
Today we face an even
more insidious foe — the
Asian citrus psyllid. The
citrus greening disease (HLB)
carried by these small pests,
if allowed to take hold, can
and will literally kill every
citrus tree in the valley. This
disease is untreatable, incurable and inevitably fatal to all
varieties of citrus.
Try to imagine the Ojai
Valley without its acres of
green and oxygen-producing
citrus trees. This valley, without the benefit of its large agricultural base, would quickly become a valley changed
forever from rural tranquility
to sprawling development,
overpopulation, and traffic
pollution.
Why does your backyard
lemon or orange tree matter? Why shouldn’t you just
ignore the threat or opt out
of the free spraying? Because,
if left untreated or not removed, your lone tree could
easily become the host tree
that kills every other citrus
tree and citrus orchard in
the valley. So far all cases of
the HLB disease in California
have been in backyard trees.
The dangerous psyllid
has now been found in the
heart of Ojai’s citrus belt in
the East End. As a Pixie tangerine grower in the affected
area, we will have our grove
sprayed. But if the owner of
the backyard trees next door
opts out, their trees could
easily become ground zero
for a breeding psyllid population carrying the fatal HLB
disease. It takes only one
untreated tree to literally kill
citrus as we know it in Ojai.
There are two ways you
can help:
1) Remove any unhealthy
or unwanted backyard citrus
trees.
2) If your backyard
citrus trees are in the spray
zone and you don’t want to
remove them, have them
sprayed.
Because the threat is so
serious, the Ojai Valley Pixie
Grower’s Association has
partnered with the C.R.E.W.
(contributing both as an
organization and individually) to fund the free removal
of unhealthy or unwanted
backyard citrus trees. Your
backyard lemon, orange, or
tangerine tree may be neglected, half-dead or nonproductive. Please have it
removed. You can call your
arborist for citrus tree removal or call the C.R.E.W. at 6498847 to schedule tree removal. You can save a lot of time,
money, and pesticide use by
removing untended citrus
trees now before they need to
be treated with insecticides.
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy has taken leadership
in this preventative measure
by recently removing 3,000
neglected citrus trees from
the river bottom.
If you do want to keep a
backyard citrus tree located
in a spray zone — please,
please, please do not opt out
of the free state-mandated
spraying. You’re killing us.
Literally. Our livelihoods,
businesses and our beloved
Ojai Pixie tangerines are at
stake. We need your help,
neighbor, to head off the biggest threat yet to our way of
life in the Ojai.
Ojai Valley citrus growers
are your friends and neighbors, working small family
farms — not big corporations. Citrus farming adds to
our community by providing beauty and open space.
Citrus groves in Ojai support over 159 native species
of wildlife. They clean and
oxygenate our air. Every acre
of mature citrus trees cleans
23.3 tons of carbon dioxide
from the air, producing 16.7
tons of fresh oxygen each
year.
Contrary to popular
belief, most growers rarely
spray for pests. Many of us
belong to an insectary and
pay to have beneficial insects
released in our orchards.
Organic sprays are
unproven and need to be
sprayed three times to only
one time for the conventional spray. Organic treatment
is less selective, unlike the
mandated spray, which targets fewer insect types. In the
long run, the organic sprays
use many more labor hours,
more petroleum to apply,
and may be more harmful to
beneficial insects.
According to John Krist,
chief executive officer of
the Farm Bureau of Ventura
County, the cruelest deception of the anti-spray activists is their assertion that
HLB can be prevented or
cured by proper attention to
soil health and tree nutrition.
A global research endeavor
concerning HLB — including
studies in molecular biology, genomics, proteomics
and other disciplines — has
not found this to be the case,
let alone a cure. This misinformation can have serious
consequences for the health
of our valley, upsetting the
delicate balance between agriculture and development.
We need your help to
combat this latest, and perhaps deadliest, threat to the
Ojai. Be a good neighbor. If
you are in an affected area,
either spray or remove your
backyard citrus trees. Don’t
let fear or apathy make your
backyard tree ground zero
for the end of citrus farming
in Ojai.
Why must these
racist rants go on?
GLENN FREEMAN,Ojai
For the third year in a
row, the Ojai Valley News has
published a racist commentary by Mike Lenehan complaining about the St. Thomas Aquinas Church holding
a fundraiser for MexicanAmericans. We get the point;
Mr. Lenehan does not like
this event, and yes, we live in
a country where people have
freedom of speech, so he can
say and feel what he wants.
However, enough is enough!
How many more times
is OVN going to publish his
divisive views about a significant portion of the valley’s
population. Did we really
need to see his follow-up
verbal attacks the following
week (including probably the
longest run-on sentence —
65 words — ever published
in OVN) on Ojai citizens who
have the “nerve” to publicly
complain that he’s being a
racist? In his follow-up letter to the editor that served
no apparent purpose other
than to rattle more cages,
Mr. Lenehan then had the
gall to infer that Ms. Smith,
and anyone else who has
not “served” our country,
has no right to complain
about what an ex-military
guy says (no matter how
offensive and how insensitive it was). I guess I’m not
surprised at this statement,
or any statement, coming
from Mr. Lenehan, given that
a few years ago, when asked
by me at a community event
what his line of work was, he
replied, “I kill people for a
living.”
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Culture:
discuss current policy, answer questions and gather
input from the community.
This process, according to
Tumamait-Stenslie, is unprecedented, and will hopefully serve as a model for cities and tribes across the state.
“For the past 12 months
our small group has been
New peace pole in place at Gables
meeting five to six times a
month. Our goal is to find a
solution to protect the cultural resources in the Valley.
It has not been easy. Many issues have surfaced where archaeological sites have been
destroyed by development,”
explained Patrick Tumamait.
“We live in a very unique en-
vironment with a history of
people who have faced adversity in many ways and
have overcome challenges of
racism, poverty and disease.
Now is the time for change …
We need to come together as
a community and make the
decision for the future and
live the circle as one.”
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Keywords: Peace Pole, The Gables
Ojai’s newest peace
pole was officially inaugurated Wednesday in the
rose garden at The Gables
of Ojai.
“This has been a big
project,” activities director David Scarlett told the
group of about 50 people
who gathered for the event
at 1:30 p.m. “It’s been a
long time coming.”
It comes, in fact,
about 30 years after The
Gables’ first peace pole,
established in front of the
building in 1986. Scarlett
thanked all the volunteers
and artists who donated
time, energy and money to
the new redwood column,
on which “May peace prevail on earth” is written in
four languages.
Scarlett gave special
recognition to longtime
Ojai artist and Gables resident Marta Nelson, whose
efforts and creative thinking were at the heart of the
project.
“With the dire straits
the world is in today, we
thought it could use a
little more peace,” said
Gables marketing director Christine Fenn. “It did
take a community effort,
though.” The pole itself
was provided at cost by
Ojai Lumber, she said.
“And I bought the pole, so
that was my donation.”
The new pole’s crowning achievement, though,
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Nicola Fiona Behrman provided percussion and chanting for the
Wednesday dedication of the new peace pole at The Gables of Ojai.
might well be its crown
— a dove of peace handcarved by Gables chef
Salvador Ramirez.
Additionally, a time
capsule will be interred
next week in the rose
garden beside the pole.
It contents will include
memorabilia and letters
from residents of The
Gables, along with several
Ojai postcards, pollution
lists, a Forever postage
stamp, photographs and
a list of the 177 species of
trees on The Gables property. Recent editions of the
Ojai Valley News, the Los
Angeles Times and The
New York Times will go
into the capsule as well.
The time capsule will
not be opened until 2054,
marking the 100th anniversary of The Gables.
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Nordhoff will be fishing for
homecoming win over carp
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The
Nordhoff
High
School Rangers will open
Tri-Valley League play Friday
night when they welcome the
Carpinteria Warriors to town.
The game will also serve as
Nordhoff’s homecoming celebration so the stands will be
full of NHS alumni.
Carpinteria comes to
town riding a two-game winning streak so they will be full
of confidence.
After starting their season
0-5, the Warriors have been
able to right the ship with lopsided wins over Santa Paula,
42-14, and Cantwell-Sacred
Heart, 54-0.
The Warriors have a solid
running game and will rely
on running backs Oscar Garcia, Aaron Vargas, and Rudy
Beltran who racked up 210
yards rushing against Santa
Paula.
Nordhoff enters its homecoming game at 1-6 on the
year and had its bye last week,
so should be well rested and
ready to take on the Warriors.
Last season, NHS defeated Carpinteria, 30-0, in a
game that helped the Rangers build momentum as they
went on to win the Tri-Valley
League title.
Keys to t
he Game:
For Nordhoff, establishing a running game is going
to be key. NHS has struggled
to get a push up-front all season and its running game has
suffered as a result.
A few weeks ago, NHS
head coach Erik Monson inserted senior Daniel Williams
into the quarterback position
and he has been able to use
his running ability to generate some offense for the
Rangers.
NHS will also hope to
get junior running back Jake
Perry back in the lineup. Perry rushed for more than 100
yards in Nordhoff’s only win
of the season against San
Marcos but missed the team’s
last game with an injury.
In addition to running the
ball, the Rangers will need to
cut down on turnovers, especially in league where the
scores figure to be close.
“We are playing for one
thing now only and that is to
win the league title. We owe
our fans a better brand of
football and that starts this
week versus Carpinteria.”
Ojai Valley News Prediction:
The Rangers should be
well rested and fired up to
take on a league rival on
homecoming night. Both
programs have struggled this
season, but with the league
title up for grabs, fans should
expect an exciting matchup.
The OVN thinks Friday night
will be a defensive battle but
the Rangers will come away
with a narrow victory: Nordhoff 13, Carpinteria 7.
Photo by Adelphi University Athletics
McKenna Clawson (right) is in her freshman year at Adelphi University in New York. The former Nordhoff volleyball star is quickly becoming a go-to player for the Panthers.
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Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
The play of the Nordhoff linemen will be key for the Rangers when they host the Carpinteria Warriors
Friday night. The homecoming game is scheduled to kickoff at 7 p.m.
Former Nordhoff volleyball star McKenna Clawson is
adjusting to the college volleyball scene just fine, thank
you very much. Clawson has
helped the Adelp
hi University Panthers
to a 16-4 overall record and
they are currently riding an
11-match win streak and
are undefeated in Northeast
Conference play.
Adelphi University is in
Garden City, New York and
has an undergraduate enroll-
ment of 5,071 students. The
Panthers play at the NCAA
Division II level and their volleyball team means business.
When asked about making the jump from high school
to college volleyball, Clawson
said, “The level of commitment is extremely different.
Everyone gives a large portion
of their day to volleyball. I am
definitely more suited for college. I enjoy the freedom and
even the responsibility.”
Earlier this season, Clawson earned Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week honors and is currently second
on the team with 205 kills.
The recent NHS graduate is proud of her time as a
Ranger and said, “Nordhoff
gave me a level of confidence
that I was able to carry on to
the next level.
As a freshman, it is hard to
find your place on the court
so confidence is key.”
Clawson and the Panthers
will finish their regular-season play in mid-November
and then they will turn their
attention to postseason play
where they hope to make a
run at a NCAA championship.
The Villanova Prep basketball program is looking for boys’ lower level coaches for the
upcoming 2015-2016 season. The Wildcats will compete in the Frontier League this
season. For more information on this exciting opportunity, contact VPS athletic director
Ricardo Olivares at [email protected].
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Ojai Eagles set to take flight Saturday night
The Ojai Eagles Division IV team will host San Luis Obispo Saturday night at 8 p.m. at the Ojai
Valley Community Stadium. The Division IV Eagles have enjoyed years of success and are in line
to make yet another run at a Tri-Valley Youth Football Super Bowl berth. Youth players rarely get
to play under the lights, so fans are encouraged to get out and support the Eagles for this special
game.
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The Ojai Film Society will screen “Viva la Libertà,” an Italian comedy-drama in the vein of “Being
There,” Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
‘Viva la Libertà’ stars Servillo in
a double role as twin brothers
The Ojai Film Society will screen “Viva
la Libertà” (Italy 2013) Sunday at 4:30
p.m. at Matilija Auditorium, 702 El Paseo
Road, Ojai. This film is not rated. General
admission is $10, $7 for seniors and students. For more information,
call 646-8946 or visit www.
ojaifilmsociety.org.
The great Italian actor,
Toni Servillo (“The Great
Beauty”), does double-duty
playing twin brothers — a
politician and a philosopher
— in “Viva la Libertà” (“Long
Live Freedom”). The politician is Enrico Oliveri, a party
leader who has compromised
his way to the top of the heap
in Italian politics. Because
of this pragmatic approach,
however, he plummets in the
polls as people from his own
party question his character and moral
compass.
Facing electoral doom, he disappears.
His party colleagues cover for his absence
with increasing desperation. Finally, his
right-hand man hits upon an idea (with
shades of “Being There” and “Dave”) to
cover for Enrico’s absence with his identical twin, Giovanni Ernani, a philosopher
who has just been released from
a mental hospital. Hilarity and
high drama ensues. Giovanni, it
turns out, while playing along
with the ruse, begins to find his
voice, rallying the masses with
fiery and heroic speeches. Like a
truth-seeking missile, he hits the
target with voters, firing up their
hopes and dreams.
The film also features a star
turn by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,
who plays Danielle. Twenty-five
years ago she was the love of
both men’s lives — setting them
on separate courses.
According to reviewer
Anne-Katrin Titze, director Roberto
Ando’s “‘Viva La Libertà’ unfolds smartly
as part farce, part political commentary,
part soul-searching device.”
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FREE YOUNG PARENT MEETUP AND DINNER — The Nan
Tolbert Nurturing Center, 555
Mahoney Ave., Room 2, Oak
View, will host a free Young
Parent Meet-Up and Dinner,
today from 4:30 to 6 p.m., for
families with children ages 0 to
5. Meet other parents and build
community over dinner. Child
care will be provided. RSVP to
[email protected].
MOVIE NIGHT AT OJAI
RECREATION — The Ojai
Recreation Department, 510
Park Road, will sponsor a
“Parent’s Night Out” today with
a movie night screening of
“Casper,” with pizza, popcorn
and juice for ages 5 and older
for $10. Meet at the Boyd
Community Center in the
Multipurpose Room. Bring
blankets or seating of choice,
mats will be provided. Drop-off
is at 6 p.m., movie starts at 7
p.m. and pickup is 9 p.m. Call
646-5581, Ext. 390.
“RENT” — Ojai Youth
Entertainment Studio, 316
E. Matilija St., will host
performances of Jonathan
Larson’s rock-opera “Rent,”
through this Sunday, with shows
today at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2:30
and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Admission: $20; tickets available
at oyesrent.brownpapertickets.
com. Donations for Help of Ojai
will be accepted at the door for
all performances. Call 640-4300.
Saturday, Oct. 24
AUDUBON BIRD WALK — The
Ventura Audubon Society will
host a bird walk Saturday at
8:30 a.m. at Lake Casitas, led by
Karl Krause (415-0188). Meet
outside the gate and walk in.
Wear comfortable shoes and
bring snacks and water. The
lake is a great birding location
for every season. Expect to see
bald eagles, green heron, many
sparrows, common merganser
and spotted sandpiper.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS COLLECTION
EVENT — The County of
Ventura Pollution Prevention
Center will host a household
hazardous materials collection
event Saturday for residents
of the unincorporated
[email protected]
communities of Ventura
County. Call 658-4323 for
an appointment or more
information. Small businesses
should call (800) 714-1195.
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 Oct.
24 tour. Cost is $7 or $15 per
family. Drop-ins are welcome.
For reservations or tours during
the week, call 640-1390.
PUMPKIN SOCIAL — Help
of Ojai will hold its annual
fundraising Pumpkin Social this
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Little House, 111 W. Santa
Ana St., Ojai. The event features
homemade pumpkin pie, live
music, a kids’ corner, plus a
bake and plant sale. Barbecue
will be served from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. Call 646-5122 for more
details.
HOW TO GRADUATE DEBT
FREE — The Ojai Library, 111 E.
Ojai Ave., will host local author
Nick Marinoff, Saturday from
1 to 2 p.m., talking about his
book, “Take a ‘Loan’ off Your
Shoulders: 14 Simple Tricks for
Graduating Debt Free.” He will
offer advice to help all future
students and their families
avoid the monetary mistakes
associated with college
enrollment. This
event is free and open to the
public. For more information,
call 218-9146.
VILLANOVA OPEN HOUSE —
Villanova Peparatory School,
12096 N. Ventura Ave., Ojai, will
host an Open House, Saturday
at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome
to visit the campus. RSVP
to www.villanovaprep.org/
admission or call 273-1808.
“SNEAK PEEK” AT FILM
FESTIVAL — The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St.,
will host an Ojai Film Festival
“Sneak Peek Party” Saturday
from 6 to 9 p.m. The fund
raising event will offer food,
drink, dancing, music by Jade
Hendrix & Friends, an auction,
raffles, and sneak peeks at films
to screen in the upcoming
Film Festival, Nov. 5 through
15. Admission: $20. For more
information, call Maureen at
(717) 682-5189.
Sunday, Oct. 25
RAPTOR CENTER OPEN
HOUSE — The nonprofit Ojai
Raptor Center (ORC), 370 W.
Baldwin Road, will hold an
Open House Sunday from
noon to 4 p.m. with the theme
“Raptors of the Ojai Valley.”
There will be fun activities
for kids, stage presentations
with “ambassador” raptors,
Chumash stories, chances
to win a raptor release with
ORC staff, and snacks and
refreshments for purchase.
Call 649-6884 or visit
ojairaptorcenter.org.
“TASTE OF OJAI” — The Rotary
Club of Ojai will host its 15th
annual “Taste of Ojai” Sunday
from 2 to 5 p.m., featuring
more than 25 local restaurants,
wineries and breweries sharing
the fruits of their labor on
the 10th green at the five-star
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 905
Country Club Road. Tickets are
available through the website,
TasteofOjai.com, and at local
merchants, whose addresses are
provided at the website.
Monday, Oct. 26
DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING
— The Ojai Valley Democratic
Club will meet Monday at 7
p.m. at the Ojai Art Center, 113
S. Montgomery St. The public
is welcome. Assemblyman Das
Williams will speak. Review his
legislation and press releases at
http://asmdc.org.
FULL MOON COMMUNITY
MEDITATION — A community
group meditation at the
full moon of Scorpio will be
held Monday 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.
Contemplative music begins
at 7 p.m. Suggested donation:
$10. Call 646-5508 or visit
meditationmount.org for more
information.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
“PEACEMAKERS:
INSPIRATION AND PRACTICE”
— with Carol Nicholson, will be
presented Oct. 27 through 30
at Krotona School, 46 Krotona
Hill, Ojai. Nicholson will direct
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a workshop using exercises in
meditation, active listening,
and non-violent
communication to empower
students to bring peace into
their lives. Tuesday to Friday,
10 a.m. to noon. Cost: $10
single session, $35 for series.
646-1139 or schoolinfo@
krotonainstitute.org or www.
krotonainstitute.org. (Oc23)
“COMING ATTRACTIONS AT
THE OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM”
— The museum’s new director,
Wendy Barker, comes to us after
nearly 17 years as director of
the Escondido History Center.
This Tuesday, she will share
her expectations and plans for
her upcoming presentations at
the Ojai Valley Museum. 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.
COSMIC YOGA IN OJAI —
Learn to align your chakras
with the cosmic fields in these
new fall yoga classes taught
by Arthur Kilmurray at Sacred
Space Studio, 307 E. Matilija St.:
Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
Thursdays from 10:15 to 11:45
a.m. and Thursdays from 7 to
8:30 p.m. Call 272-8573. (Oc23)
“HALLOWEEN VISIT” — The
Theosophical Society in the
Ojai Valley will meet Tuesday
at 7 p.m. at Krotona School,
46 Krotona Hill, Ojai. Robert
Ellwood and David Moody
will give presentations on Le
Comte de Saint Germain and
Edgar Allan Poe. The public and
costumes are welcome; bring
spooky food to share Call 6462653.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING —
The Ojai City Council will meet
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall,
401 S. Ventura St., Ojai.
Down The Road
DEADLINE FOR GARDEN
CLUB WREATHS — The
deadline for ordering holiday
wreaths hand-made by Ojai
Valley Garden Club members is
Oct. 30. To place an order, call
Rena Randall at 649-1045.
TEEN MOVIE NIGHT AT OJAI
RECREATION — The Ojai
Recreation Department, 510
Park Road, will sponsor a Teen
Movie Night, Oct. 30 from 6:30
to 9:30 p.m., screening “World
War Z,” with games, pizza,
popcorn and soda for ages 13 to
17 for $5. Student identification
is required. All participants
must have an Ojai Recreation
Department teen program
permission form to be admitted
(available online at www.
oajirec.com). Call 646-5581, Ext.
390.
cultural attractions). Docents
Connie Campbell and Jackie
Clark will lead the Oct. 31 tour.
Cost is $7 or $15 per family.
Drop-ins are welcome. For
reservations or tours during the
week, call 640-1390.
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FAMILY FUN FALL FESTIVAL
— Calvary Chapel of the Ojai
Valley, 195 Mahoney Ave., Oak
View, will host a free child-safe
alternative to Halloween, with
a Family Fun Fall Festival, Oct.
31 from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be
carnival-style games, contests,
food, music, and lots of candy
and fun. Call 649-1515 for
directions and information or
go to www.calvaryojai.org.
BAPTIST CHURCH FALL
FESTIVAL — The First Baptist
Church of Ojai, 930 Grand Ave.,
will host a free Fall Festival, Oct.
31 from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring
a trunk or treat, chili cook-off,
hay maze, games and lots of
candy. Bring your family for a
safe fun evening. Call 646-3333
for more information.
COOKING SHOW WITH LUNCH
— The Center for Spiritual
Living will sponsor a cooking
show with lunch titled “Realistic
Weight Management” by Alexx
Grevara, Cordon Bleu chef, Nov.
1 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the
Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441
E. Ojai Ave. Lunch will include
Thai noodle salad. Suggested
donation: $15 to $25. Free to
cancer patients. Call 640-0498
to enroll.
“THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY”
— The Ojai Retreat, 160
Besant Road, will host artist
Ian Roberts, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.
in a presentation titled “The
Search for Beauty.” Roberts
has been a painter for more
than 40 years. He has taught
outdoor landscape painting in
Provence, France, has made
several videos on painting and
written two books, “Mastering
Composition” and “Creative
Authenticity: 16 Principles to
Clarify and Deepen Your Artistic
Vision.” Suggested donation:
$10 to support the paving of
Besant Road. Call 646-2536 for
more details.
COMMUNITY HEALING
EVENING — Healing in
America, 130 W. Aliso St., Ojai,
will host an evening of healing,
Nov. 3 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for
$20. Join in a guided meditation
followed by a “one-to-one”
energy healing session. Call
640-0211 for more information.
“KARMA” — The Theosophical
Society in the Ojai Valley will
meet Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at Krotona
School, 46 Krotona Hill, Ojai.
Annine Wycherley will discuss
“Karma.” The public is welcome
and donations are appreciated.
Call 646-2653.
“NON-DUAL ADVAITA IS
TROUBLED PATH” — The
American Vedic Association
Bhagavad Gita As It Is
Fellowship will meet Nov. 3 at
7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova Road
to discuss “Non-Dual Advaita
Is Troubled Path.” The oneness
movement is very popular but
it’s riddled with inconsistencies,
double standards, idealist
platitudes and is dependent on
misinformation. Always free.
Call 640-0405.
“BLACK COMEDY” AUDITIONS
— Auditions for the Peter
Shaffer farce, “Black Comedy,”
will be held Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in
the Ojai Art Center Theater, 113
S. Montgomery St. The play,
directed by Richard Camp,
opens Jan. 22 for four weekends.
Actors can read the script at
http://ball.stormpages.com/
blackcomedy.html. For more
information, call producer
Stuart Crowner at 646-9277.
SCHOENING ELECTRIC CELLO
CONCERT — The Ojai Retreat,
160 Besant Road, will host the
talented Matthew Schoening
performing in an electric cello
concert, Nov. 4 from 7 to 9 p.m.
This award-winning composer
has performed all over the
world and his music can be
heard on NPR stations and
television shows. Call 646-2536
for more information and how
to get tickets in advance. Tickets
at the door are $25.
OJAI LIBRARY BOOK
DISCUSSION GROUP — The
Ojai Library’s Book Discussion
Group will meet Nov. 4 at 7:30
p.m. to discuss “Crow Lake”
by Mary Lawson. 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.
“WHY DO WE SUFFER?” — The
Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai Ave.,
will host a free presentation by
author and scholar Ward Parks,
Ph.D., on “Why Do We Suffer?”
Nov. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Parks
will examine the problem of
suffering from the standpoint
of Meher Baba’s teachings, also
drawing on illuminations from
other spiritual traditions such
as Buddhism, Vedanta, Sufism
and mystical Christianity. Call
“FIVE WISHES: AN
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
FOR ALL” — The Jewish
Community of Ojai, 530 W. El
Roblar Drive, Meiners Oaks,
will host Chaplain Julie Hahn,
Nov. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. in a free
workshop on “Five Wishes,”
exploring how we, or our loved
ones, make plans for our end
of life. This is part of the free
community-wide education
series sponsored by Ojai Cares.
Call 646-6433 for more details.
SUNSET SCHOOL FIESTA
MEXICANA — Sunset School,
400 Sunset Ave., Oak View,
invites the public to its Fiesta
Mexicana, Nov. 6 from 4 to 7:30
p.m. The event will feature
the Ballet Folklorico Dancers,
a Dia de los Muertos exhibit,
games, face painting, traditional
Mexican food, music, dancing,
trick roping demonstrations,
prizes and raffles, and
performances by students. Call
PINE MOUNTAIN BIRD
WALK — The Ventura Audubon
Society will host a Bird Walk
on Pine Mountain above Ojai,
Nov. 7 at 8 a.m., led by Karin
Kersteter (901-2203). The first
stop will be Pine Mountain Inn
on Highway 33, with birding at
several locations, ending at the
top of Pine Mountain (elevation
6,600 feet). Carpooling is
recommended due to narrow
winding roads. Should see a
wide variety of birds. Bring your
camera.
cultural attractions). Docent
Cricket Twichell will lead the
Nov. 7 tour. Cost is $7 or $15 per
family. Drop-ins are welcome.
For reservations or tours during
the week, call 640-1390.
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OJAI VALLEY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
DAN NELSON
Take time to bless others every day
Chances are that you
have been blessed with
a lot. We enjoy so many
blessings every day it
is easy to take them for
granted. We get out of our
warm beds in the morning
only to complain of a restless night. We stretch our
muscles and fill our lungs
with air that has been freely given and complain that
our bodies ache. We select
clothes from an abundance in our closets yet
wonder why we don’t have
anything worth wearing.
We drink our gourmet coffees longing for something
hotter, something colder,
with a bit more chocolate,
slightly less cream. As
we settle into the morn-
ing commute we see the
bumpers and brake lights
ahead, but don’t absorb
the majestic landscape all
around us. We get to work
and complain about the
boss, the unfair working
conditions, the long hours,
the strict deadlines, and
the low pay, rarely taking time to be thankful to
have a job. We fill up our
calendars in response to
the deadlines; we allow
the pressures to weigh us
down. Soon caffeine is our
source of energy and not
the love of life. We find
ourselves pressed down so
hard that genuine smiles
are difficult and you can’t
remember the last time
you really laughed. I am
not talking about one
of those polite gesture
giggles, but real laughter
like when you were a child.
Soon the weight of life becomes consuming and you
do not think anyone else
understands. You convince
yourself that your spouse
can’t understand and neither can your children. It
seems the only ones who
know what you are going
through are the ones who
are complaining about the
difficulties of their own
lives. And so the downward spiral has begun.
I think it is interesting
how every major life turn
begins with something
small. When I am driving
my car, every turn begins
with the slightest turn of
the steering wheel. Runners know that every great
race starts with the first
step. Business people understand the same principle that every successful
venture begins as a small
movement toward the
finish line. Often, it is the
little things that matter.
It is the little turns in life
that can lead toward getting our lives seriously off
course. I believe it also can
be the simple things that
keep us on track. Jesus
described the straight gate
that leads to salvation. The
problem is that as long as
we are living blinded lives,
we see no need to be saved
from our current course.
Then something happens
that wakes us up out of
our stupor. We suddenly
somehow realize that we
don’t know the way and
are lost in life. In comes
Jesus.
Jesus said, “I am
the way,” he is also that
straight gate. If you have
already come to grips with
that, the next step is to live
life his way. If it starts with
a realization of the blessings God has already given
you, it must continue with
an appreciation and willingness to receive all of the
blessings he still wants to
pour out into your life.
Our God pours out blessings, are you walking in
that today? It starts with
the little things. Take the
time today to pray. Ask
God if there is anything he
wants you to know today,
if there is any issue that
needs to be addressed in
your life today, if there is
anyone he wants you to
bless today. Because God
has blessed you already,
one of the best ways to get
our lives back on track is
to appreciate that by taking the time to find a way
to bless others.
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.
A Halloween Party will
be held Oct. 31 from 5 to 7
p.m., featuring a fun house,
food,games, candy and more.
Call 646-4338 for more
information.
Center for
Spiritual Living
The Center for Spiritual
Living, Ojai, is a metaphysical
community
offering
principles from the mystical
traditions of world religions
and indigenous teachings.
People of all faiths, races, ages
and lifestyles are welcome.
This
Sunday,
the
Rev.
Marilyn Miller’s topic will
be “Your Personal Harvest.”
Meditation service begins
at 10 a.m.; the celebration
service and youth program
are at 10:30 a.m. Services
are held at the Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai
Ave. Call 640-0498.
Jewish Community
of Ojai
The Jewish Community of
Ojai, 530 W. El Roblar Drive,
Meiners Oaks, will have a
service today at 6 p.m. led
by Rabbi Mike, followed by a
kiddush. All are welcome.
Call 646-4464 for more
information.
RELIGION BRIEFS
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church worships the Lord
with joy and laughter, good
music, short sermons and
free coffee. Holy Eucharist
will be held this Sunday at 9
a.m. rather than the regular
times of 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
All are welcome to the Lord’s
table for Holy Communion.
Centering prayer is held
every Thursday at 7 p.m. The
outdoor labyrinth is open
daily for meditation.
Singers are invited to join
the choir and sing the great
sacred music of the world’s
cultures.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church is at the corner
of Bristol Road and Ojai
Avenue. For information, call
646-1885.
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 has just launched
the “Red Letter Series,”
focusing on the words that
Jesus Christ spoke. Every
week is fresh and new in
the messages from the “red
letters” of the Bible.
The Ojai Valley Bible Study
meets Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Children are invited for
Calvary Kid’s Club and youth
are welcome to Calvary
Youth. Call 649-1515 for more
information.
Holy Cross Church
All are invited to worship
at Holy Cross Church, 1212
Maricopa Highway, Ojai.
Sunday at 9 a.m., adults
continue in a six-week series
on “Prayer” with Louie Giglio
in the Fellowship Hall.
All are invited to gather
with Holy Cross for family
worship Sunday at 10 a.m.
Holy Communion will be
celebrated at the end of the
service. Throughout October,
the congregation will explore
“Love You Cannot Measure
with St. Mark.” This Sunday,
Holy Cross will ask, “How
Deep Is God’s Love?” in
Mark 10.
Holy Cross wants to help
you experience God by
saying yes to Jesus every day.
For details call 646-5652.
Frst Church of Christ,
Scientist
“ Probation After Death”
is the subject of this
Sunday’s lesson at the
Christian Science Church,
based on a passage from 1
Thessalonians: “Prove all
things; hold fast that which
is good.” 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
Four Paws
Walk-ins
Welcome
Open 8:30 AM
Tuesday-Saturday
Pet Grooming
• All Dog Breeds and Cats
• All Natural Shampoos & Conditioners
• Non-Toxic Flea Shampoo Treatment
565 W. El Roblar
805 640 9543
Serving the Ojai Valley since 1998
Family owned and operated
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 and the Rev.
Fernando Lopez, OSA, is
associate pastor.
This Sunday will be an allday Confirmation Retreat by
Net Ministries. Everyone is
invited to a Youth Mass at 5
p.m., with music provided
by the missionaries for Net
Ministries.
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602 East Oak St.
TRANSIT OPERATIONS (Trolley) SUPERVISOR, City of
Ojai- Annual Salary:
$61,289 to $74,505
plus excellent beneÀWV$33/<%<1R
vember 13, 2015 at 5
p.m.; APPLY TO:
City of Ojai, Attn:
Deputy City Manager,
401 S. Ventura St.,
Ojai, CA 93023; INFO: (805) 646-5581
x101 or
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identify. 640-3048
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Kingston Candy, on
Ojai Day. 551-0314.
Trolley Service, including scheduling,
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degree in business
administration, public
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years of responsible
transit
operations
experience.
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to obtain a Class B
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(no emails) City of
Ojai job application by the deadline;
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available at
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Public Notices
Fictitious Business Name
Statement
Ocean View Bamboo
OVN10-01-2015
Published Ojai Valley News
October 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20150922-100186500 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 09/22/2015
THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS
(ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business Name:
Ocean View Bamboo
Street Address of Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or PMB are not
acceptable):
8570 Ocean View Drive, Ventura,
CA 93001
County of Principal Place of
Business: Ventura
State of Incorporation/
Organization: California
Full name of 1st Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
TSTL, Inc.
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or PMB are not
acceptable):
8570 Ocean View Drive, Ventura,
CA 93001
This Business is conducted by: A
Corporation
The registrant commenced to
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business name or names listed above
on N/A.
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
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dollars ($1,000).)
TSTL, Inc.
/s/DEVON DIBBLE
Devon Dibble
President
NOTICE – In accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a
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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
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not of itself authorize the use in this
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in violation of the rights of another
under Federal, State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business
and Professions Code).
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County Clerk of Ventura on the date
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Statement
Debra Levine Realty
OVN10-05-2015
October 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20151006-100195460 1/1
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/06/2015
1st Fictitious Business Name: Debra
Levine Realty
acceptable):
6307 Deerbrook Road, Oak Park,
CA 91377
Business: Ventura
Organization: CA
Liability Company:
Discount Loan Brokers, Inc.
acceptable):
6307 Deerbrook Road, Oak Park,
CA 91377
Corporation
on N/A.
dollars ($1,000).)
Discount Loan Brokers, Inc.
/s/DEBRA LEVINE
Debra Levine
President
————————
Statement
American Marine Insurance
Services
OVN10-08-2015
October 16, 23 & 30, 2015
November 6, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20151006-100194500 1/1
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/06/2015
American Marine Insurance Services
acceptable):
410 Bryant Circle Suite B, Ojai, CA
93023
Business: Ventura
Liability Company:
Marine and Bond Insurance Agency,
Inc.
acceptable):
410 Bryant Circle Suite B, Ojai, CA
93023
Corporation
on May 10, 1992.
dollars ($1,000).)
Marine and Bond Insurance Agency,
Inc.
/s/STANLEY HUBBELL
Stanley J. Hubbell
President
————————
1st Fictitious Business Name: Ojai
Lavender Cookie Company
acceptable):
1139 Loma Drive, Ojai, CA 93023
Business: Ventura
Liability Company:
Maureen Volland
acceptable):
1139 Loma Drive, Ojai, CA 93023
Full name of 2nd Registrant
Liability Company:
NiLi Sinai
Residence Address of 2nd
acceptable):
2214 Fox Hills Drive, Los Angeles,
CA 90064
This Business is conducted by:
Copartners
on N/A.
dollars ($1,000).)
Maureen Volland
/s/MAUREEN VOLLAND
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Statement
Million Dollar Grandma
Ojai Lavender Cookie Company
OVN10-09-2015
October 16, 23 & 30, 2015
November 6, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20151009-100198240 1/1
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/09/2015
acceptable):
3717 E. Thousand Oaks
Blvd.,Westlake Village, CA 91362
Business: Ventura
Liability Company:
The K. Bergman Group, LLC
acceptable):
$SSOHÀHOG6W7KRXVDQG2DNV
CA 91320
Limited Liability Company
on N/A.
dollars ($1,000).)
The K. Bergman Group, LLC
/s/KLARA BERGMAN
Klara Bergman
Managing Member
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Statement
Endo Cannabinoid Sciences
OVN10-16-2015
October 23 & 30, 2015
November 6 & 13, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20151001-100192770 1/1
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/01/2015
1st Fictitious Business Name: Endo
Cannabinoid Sciences
acceptable):
208 East Aliso St #8, Ojai, CA 93023
Business: Ventura
Liability Company:
Core Vibe Health Inc.
acceptable):
208 East Aliso St #8, Ojai, CA 93023
Corporation
on 10-1-15.
dollars ($1,000).)
Core Vibe Health Inc.
/s/ERIC RYDER
Eric Ryder
Vice President
E-Mail
Public Notices to:
[email protected]
Answers to Wednesday’s
New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Statement
OVN10-10-2015
October 16, 23 & 30, 2015
November 6, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20151006-100194610 1/1
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 10/06/2015
Million Dollar Grandma
OJAI VALLEY NEWS
GARAGE SALE MAP
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#1
#2
590 SPRING ST.,
Sat. ONLY, 7-3. Decorator items, rugs,
leather scraps, jewelry, weird cool stuff, a
huge selection! Come
& see!
270 E. OAK VIEW
AVE., Sat., 7-? Tools,
tools, & more tools!
Hand & power tools,
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tackle, & boxes for
both salt & fresh water, knives, and
housewares. Lots to
see!
Hwy. 33 to
(Oak View)
Larmier Ave. to
Spring Street
#5
#6
#7
#8
391 MONTANA RD.,
Sat., 8-2. Multi- family
yard sale! Nothing in
particular, but something for everybody!
Plenty of parking, &
free coffee!
303 E. GRAND AVE.,
Sat., 8-2.. Multi-family
sale! Kitchen, home
decor, TVs, A/C unit,
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shoes & clothes, toys,
jewelry, music, movies.
1216 DROWN AVE.,
Fri. & Sat., 9-4. Huge
moving sale! Halloween & Christmas decor, furn., new dolls in
their boxes, yard art,
car parts, rims, too
much to mention!
911 BRYANT PL.,
Sat., 10-3. Estate
Sale! Furn., clothes,
too much to list!
Ojai Ave. to
Signal St. to
Grand Avenue
Ojai Ave. to
Drown Ave. to
(right) Grand Ave. to
Drown Avenue
Maricopa Hwy. to
Cuyama Rd. to
Montana Road
2
1
Hwy. 33 to
E. Oak view Avenue
Ojai Ave. to
Bryant St. to
Bryant Place
#3
970 & 960
PEGASUS ST.,
Sat. ONLY,
8-1. Garden & housewares, some collectiEOHVVKRHVPHQ·V
wear, great clothes at
great prices - Michael
Stars, J Brand, Johnny Was, & so much
more!
#4
1752 COUNTRY DR.,
Sat.,7-4, & Sun.,10-1.
Multi-family sale!
Furn., bikes, books,
clothes, NEW stuff.
Hwy. 33 to
(Rite Aid)
Villanova Rd. to
(corner) Country Dr.
Hwy. 33 to
Woodland Ave. to
Silver Spur St. to
Pegasus Street
#9
568 AVENIDA DEL
RECREO, Sat., 7-3.
Estate sale! Hundreds of LPs- 331/3
albums, collection of
classical, folk, country, pop, and eastern
European folk music,
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Ojai Ave. to
Avenida de la
Entrada to
(stay to the right)
Avenida del Recreo
Please help keep Ojai
beautiful.
Take down your signs
when your sale is over.
DEADLINE
to place a garage sale ad
is Wednesday by noon.
Call 646-1476,
Ext. 106
Rain Check!
If there is measurable rain
on the day of your sale, the
Ojai Valley News will run
your ad again the following
week at no charge.

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