Hot springs under fire

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123rd Year, No. 65 • Wednesday, May 7, 2014 • Newsracks, 75¢, retail stores, 70¢ plus tax • Yearly subscription, $52
Hot springs
under fire
Ecotopia under investigation by multiple agencies
Kimberly Rivers
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Photos by Ashley Wilson
County boys put scouting skills to the test
More than 450 Boy Scouts and troop leaders from across Ventura County gathered at Girl Scout
Camp Arnaz last weekend for the annual Boy Scout Camporee event. Scouts competed against
each other in contests of skill and physical ability, such as fire building, knot tying, outdoor
cooking and orienteering (compass usage). Other events included canoe portage, axe
throwing, blind tent building and a Dutch oven cook-off. Above, Hunter Thomas of Ojai Troop 505
navigates the monkey maze. Below, a group of scouts from several troops team up in the wood
sawing competition.
In response to complaints
regarding possible unpermitted activities at Matilija
Hot Springs, the Ventura
County Code Compliance
(VCCC) office has confirmed
it has begun an investigation.
A spokesperson for the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife (CDFW) likewise
acknowledged that it is also
looking into how the land is
being used.
Ecotopia, the nonprofit
group managing the land, has
garnered both support and
criticism since last year, when
it closed public access to the
hot springs and swimming
hole. Ecotopia representatives
have said they did this to
allow the land to “rest” while it
was cleaned and prepared to
reopen. The property is
owned by CFC Land, Inc.
“Yes, we have received
complaints, and they are
under
investigation,”
confirmed Jim Delperdang,
director of VCCC. Ecotopia, he
said, has permits for sinking a
water well and for activities
related to that project. They
also have a permit for an
upgrade to agriculture electricity.
Delperdang explained the
electricity, as allowed by a
permit obtained by Ecotopia,
is needed to run the pump at
the water well to get water to
crops. Thus the designation of
agriculture electric. “They
have permits for sinking a
well, and to bring the water to
where they will irrigate, and to
bring electricity to the water
pumps. The only allowed use
for the electricity is for the
stated Ag use. If it is used for
something like an RV or other
housing, they would need an
additional permit.”
Ecotopia does not currently
have a Conditional Use Permit
(C.U.P.), said Delperdang, but
one would be needed “if they
intend to have occupancy
overnight, for example.” The
application process for a
C.U.P includes county staff
review of potential environmental impacts and review
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
which could require an Environmental Impact Report.
Delperdang
said
the
complaint the VCCC received
See Ecotopia, Page A3
Museum overhaul allows for
more flexible use of spaces
Monica Lara
After $150,000 in renovations, the Ojai Valley Museum
has reopened its doors with a
new look and updated ways of
showing off the history of the
valley.
Housed in a National Landmark Church built in 1918, the
newly revamped building
underwent a much needed,
four-month overhaul, one that
kept its historical character
intact, according to Michele
Pracy, museum director. “The
architecture of the period is
celebrated,” Pracy said. The
museum doors opened on
schedule April 19, after being
closed for the renovations
since January.
A nine-section historical
exhibit is still being installed
as part of the museum’s
permanent
gallery.
The
sections will each feature
history unique to Ojai Valley,
such as Chumash heritage,
early education and tourism
in the 1800s and 1900s.
Notable people of Ojai, such
as artist Beatrice Wood, will be
featured as well. The exhibits
are expected to be finished
mid-May, according to Pracy.
“The space is finished, we
are just installing,” Pracy said.
“People can come and watch
us install.”
The chapel space, referred
to as the permanent gallery,
has
undergone
several
upgrades to allow for more
versatile use of the space.
Custom fitted museumquality display cases are no
longer attached to the
building walls, and movable
walls are now in place. The
large horseshoe-shaped structure in the center of the room
has also been removed,
further opening up the space
for more exhibiting options.
Museum curators expect to
rotate the permanent gallery's
sections to include special
temporary features — such as
history of tennis in the valley,
when the Ojai Tennis Tournament returns next April.
“We have so much more
flexibility,” Pracy said. “There
will always be something
new.”
An added benefit to the new
design: curators will not have
to puncture holes into the
See Museum, Page A3
It’s My Job: Ron Yost, Lake Casitas dam tender
Monica Lara
Though great views and
weather draw more than
750,000 people a year to Lake
Casitas for recreation, the
man-made reservoir is the
main source of drinking water
for about 70,000 people and
several farms from the Ojai
Valley to the Santa Barbara
County line to west Ventura.
Casitas’ earth-filled dam
allows the lake to hold a
capacity of 254,000 acre-feet
of water — a small fraction
compared to northern California’s Lake Oroville, which
can hold more than 3.5
million acre-feet.
However, it is no small task
to keep up the 279-foot Lake
Casitas dam. Ron Yost, of Mira
Monte, lives onsite at the
dam, to help protect life and
property
downstream,
according to Michael Shields,
treatment operator and coworker.
“Unlike the rest of the
employees, Ron is a first
responder,” Shields said. “He
is the first to respond when
there is any danger, due to the
fact that he lives onsite. He’s
here 24-7.”
Yost, 57, has been dam
tender and production operator for the Casitas Municipal
Water District since 2006.
Although he maintains a residence in Mira Monte, he and
his wife of 15 years, Pam, live
onsite so he can be ready in
the event of an emergency,
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“There’s a lot people don’t
see and can’t see, like the
tunnels and how it works,”
Yost said. He added that he
gets to enjoy the wildlife less
commonly seen in more
populated areas of the city.
“I’ve got the best office,” Yost
said. “It’s outside.”
Yost checks water levels and
condition of the water daily,
and maintains the intricate
mechanisms inside the structure to ensure water quality.
A 51-inch pipe that intakes
the lake water contains nine
gates, or filter-like screens,
leading to an outtake tunnel
and into the nearby treatment
plant, where the water is
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dam undergoes monthly
inspections by the U.S Bureau
of Reclamation, the federal
agency that had the dam built
in 1959.
“Tending the dam is
ongoing,” Yost explained. “It’s
just a matter of keeping it in
check.”
Michigan-born, Yost has
lived in Ojai almost all of his
life. He has worked with the
Water District for more than
30 years. “Ojai Valley is a
wonderful place,” Yost said. “I
enjoy living here. It’s changed
quite a lot, but what doesn’t?”
When he’s not at work, Yost
is still working on mechanical
tools — just a different kind.
He is an active member of the
Topa Topa Flywheelers, a
group dedicated to collecting
and restoring antique farm
equipment. He also likes to
load up his motor home and
travel to Idaho with his wife
when he takes time off. He
plans to retire to a piece of
property he owns near the
city of Lewiston, Idaho.
But until then, he will be
keeping a well-trained eye on
the Ojai Valley’s water supply
— and the thing keeping it in
place.
“Day in and day out, he is
working when everyone else
goes home at the end of the
day, which a lot of people take
for granted,” Shields said.
“Next time people think of
Casitas, they should tip their
hat to Ron. He is very dedicated.”
A2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Rotary Club donates to OSA scholarship
Since 1993 Ojai Studio
Artists have supported
young artists with over
$150,000 in scholarships
to help Ventura County
high school seniors and
college students further
their
education
as
artists.
This year the Rotary
Club of Ojai West is
adding to the OSA effort
a special $1,000 artist’s
scholarship making a
total of $4,750 in scholarships to be awarded
this year. Rotary-West
President Nick Oatway
said, “The encouragement of the urge to creative self expression
through art benefits all
of us. Whatever form art
takes — be it painting,
sculpture, poetry, a
novel or music, in film
and performance — artworks inform and inspire
us
bringing
everyone a little closer
together as a community and a culture.”
The deadline for interested high school seniors
and
college
students is Friday. Ap-
plying is done online at
www.ojaistudioartists.or
g. The applicant must be
a resident of Ventura
County, be pursuing a
career in art or art education, and present a
portfolio of five examples of current work
with the application.
Finalists may be asked
to submit actual work.
Each work must contain
a numbered identification of each work with
the title, medium and
dimensions. All work
must be original: no
copies unless from your
own photographs.
Include a personal
statement indicating art
background and education, study intentions,
extracurricular activities, and other pertinent
information. Also present letters of recommendation from two
current teachers.
In the case of high
school students or special situations, one of
these letters may be
from a teacher in another subject.
Sheff presented with April Student of the Month award
The Rotary Club of
Ojai West has been
proud to support many
highly successful students with Student of
the Month awards. Several of them have benefited from the Regional
Occupation
Project
(ROP) program at Nordhoff in cooperation with
Ventura
County.This
program includes programs in video production, graphic arts, auto
shop, welding and the
Health Science Academy.
Levi Sheff, a senior at
Nordhoff High School,
was presented with the
April Student of the
Month award at last
week’s Rotary meeting.
Sheff was nominated by
his teacher and ROP instructor, Fender Carnine. Carnine stated to
the club and Sheff’s family that nominating Sheff
was an easy selection
due to his distinctive improvement in his work
quality over the last four
years as they have
worked together in the
ROP program. Carnine
feels that Sheff is dedicated and talented in the
field of heavy equipment operation. ROP
has given Sheff experi-
ence that will aid in his
pursuit of his career
which he will be training
for following graduation
this year.
Sheff was accompanied to the presentation
by his mother, Melody,
father Danny, and older
brother Brandon. Sheff
thanked his family for
helping him through the
tough
times
and
thanked Carnine for
being a friend and the
best teacher he has ever
had. A certificate and a
check for $250 was presented to Sheff with a
standing ovation from
the club.
Photo submitted
Levi Sheff (left) was accompanied by his mother, Melody, and father Danny.
Governor declares this
Wildfire Awareness Week
Photo by Luis Mateos
Sacred Space Studio to host healing mantra concert
Jaya Lakskmi and Ananda, along with the Bhakti Bliss Band, will perform a kirtan and healing mantra concert
at Sacred Space Studio May 14 from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Call 646-6761
or see www.jayalakshmiandananda.com for tickets and more information.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Discussion of Drought Response Measures
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 6:30 PM
Meiners Oaks Elementary School
400 South Lomita Drive
Meiners Oaks, California
Despite rains in early March, the Ojai Valley is still in a drought. Meiners Oaks Water
District (MOWD) will hold a public meeting to discuss the steps we and our customers must take in response to a reduced water supply. MOWD’s board invites public comment of its Drought Contingency Plan. The plan, inclusive of public input, is
intended to be approved at the following board meeting.
It is too early to know whether our wells will go dry again this summer as they did
last fall, when we took 100% of our water from Lake Casitas for the first time in over
60 years. If our wells go dry again during a summer hot spell, we may experience a
water shortage. If our customers do not reduce water use by at least 20%, we may
need to shut off water to farms during peak periods and take other measures.
We have prepared a Drought Contingency Plan that discusses the steps Meiners
Oaks Water District will take in response to the drought.
Our draft Drought Contingency Plan is posted on our website:
www.meinersoakswater.org.
Please attend our public meeting if you would like to hear more, or if you have any
questions or comments. Or call our General Manager, Mike Hollebrands, at (805)
646-2114 for more information.
California Governor Jerry Brown has declared that California is in a drought
emergency.
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Drought conditions
have led to a significant increase in wildfire activity and to
ensure Californians
are ready, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. has
declared
May
4
through 10 as Wildfire
Awareness Week. Cal
Fire is reminding residents during Wildfire
Awareness Week of the
dangers posed by
wildfires and the simple steps that should
be followed to prepare
for and prevent them.
“Fire season really
never ended last year
in many parts of California,” said Chief Ken
Pimlott, Cal Fire director. “We continue to
have very dry conditions and experience
unusually early fire behavior that is extreme
for this time of year.”
According to the
state’s final snow survey on May 1, the
statewide snowpack
water content is only
18 percent of normal.
Between Jan. 1 and
May 3, Cal Fire has responded to over 1,200
wildfires that have
charred nearly 2,700
acres. In an average
year for the same time
period, Cal Fire would
typically respond to
fewer than 600 wildfires.
During
Wildfire
Awareness Week, Cal
Fire is reminding Californians that when it
comes to wildfires, remember “Ready, Set,
Go!” Being ready for a
wildfire starts by
maintaining 100 feet
of defensible space
and hardening homes
with
fire-resistant
building materials.
“With this year’s
drought it is absolutely
critical that residents
be prepared for wildfires by ensuring they
have 100 feet of defensible space around
their homes,” said
Pimlott. “Most wildfires are preventable
and we need residents
and vacationers to be
extra cautious outdoors because one less
spark means one less
wildfire.”
Homeowners looking for additional information on how to
prepare themselves,
their families and their
homes for wildfire can
visit www.ReadyFor
Wild fire.org. The site
offers tips for residents
to make their homes
more resistant to wildfires and to ensure that
their families are ready
to evacuate early and
safely when a wildfire
strikes.
Gov. Brown has
called on all Californians to reduce their
water use by 20 percent and prevent
water waste — visit
www.SaveOurH2O.org
to find out how everyone can do their part,
and
visit
www.
Drought.ca.gov
to
learn more about how
California is dealing
with the effects of the
drought.
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Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, May 7, 2014 A3
Ecotopia:
Museum:
Continued from Page A1
“is a complaint regarding
an issue not covered by a
permit.” He was unable
to discuss specifics because the investigation is
ongoing. “We have not
inspected that property
and cannot confirm that
anything that was alleged
is true,” said Delperdang,
adding that his office will
be working to schedule
an inspection with the
property owners.
The VCCC's investigation was news to Ecotopia
representative
Gunnar
Lovelace.
“(There is) no county investigation that I’m
aware of," Lovelace said
on May 1. "We are working with California Department of Fish and
Wildlife and Army Corps
to make sure their concerns regarding sensitive
habitat and flood issues
are being met." Lovelace
is one of the property
owners, and founder of
Ecotopia.
However, through a
public records request,
the Ojai Valley News obtained the complaint file
held by the county. On a
courtesy notice dated
April 28, which was
mailed to CFC Land Inc.,
the county notified the
owners of the alleged violations. The complaint
alleges non-permitted
activities including: construction, grading, use of
parcel for events without
required use permits, use
of agricultural electrical
panel for other than inspected and permitted
use, camping and camp
grounds, use of recreational vehicles (travel
trailer, motor homes and
campers) for substandard dwellings on vacant
land and non-permitted
open storage when there
is no "principal use" on
property.
Later, after speaking
with VCCC, Lovelace addressed the complaints.
“(They) have no merit
except for concerns
about non-construction
related uses on the land,
which are protected by
our religious use. That’s a
new layer. I don’t see that
as our biggest challenge,
but it’s definitely another
layer to handle and
process.”
Tuesday, when pressed
about what sort of religious protection — and
what kinds of religious
use — he was referring
to, Lovelace responded,
“Our goal is to put in the
basic
infrastructure
needed to allow for safe
responsible land stewardship. Everyone has
different definitions of
what this is, and it’s a
very controversial topic
that inspires lots of passion, complaints and
quarterbacking.” When
asked to clarify the term
"religious uses," Lovelace
said, “Ecotopia's status
as a nonprofit religious
organization has no
bearing on the current
work we are doing with
the agencies, and we are
Photo by Chris Jones
Though it looks messy, construction on the Ecotopia
property is all being done with permits, Lovelace claims.
making progress satisfying all their requirements
and concerns.”
Lovelace went on to explain Ecotopia's activities
as a religious organization. “The whole project
to date has been a spiritual, aka religious, practice," he said. "A
willingness to take something like this on is part
of a larger commitment
to serve a greater power
— which can be referred
to as God, Creator, Great
Mother, etc. The basic
principle for us is that we
are all part of the great
circle of life and death …
And that we are responsible for acting as conscious stewards of the
Earth … We don’t push
this, because people get
distracted by religion and
its historically associated
dogmas, but it’s a core
part of who we are and
why we have taken this
on. We feel responsible
for it through a deep calling and communion with
the source. We have met
this call by taking on a
troubled, sacred, earth
site.”
But a religious designation doesn't mean the
property owners have
carte blanche, VCCC's
Delperdang noted. “The
religious use of a property does not exempt it
from land use regulation,” he said. “There is a
federal law that protects
religious uses of land
from regulations more
stringent than applied to
other comparable uses.”
This concept is explained further on the
United States Department of Justice website. It
explains that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
of 2000 is aimed at protecting
“individuals,
houses of worship and
other religious institutions from discrimination in zoning and land
marking laws.” These
protections are a way to
ensure that religious organizations are not
treated differently than
other entities, in regards
to how they are allowed
to use land. For example,
if a church shared a city
block with a movie theater, and the local zoning
rules did not allow people to gather at the
church, that would likely
violate federal law — because people are being
allowed to gather at the
nearby movie theater.
But regardless of the
permits and regulations,
there are voices of opposition to the activities
going on at the hot
springs.
“This is not a blackand-white issue. It is taking place in a flood plain,
and is creating an intrusion into the watershed,”
claimed Chris Jones, a
resident of Matilija
Canyon. Jones took a
photograph of construction taking place at the
Ecotopia property, and
posted in on Facebook.
The photo shows a
trench being dug along a
driveway on the property.
The image created a public outcry, with many
feeling the work being
done did not fit in with
the plan that the Ecotopia group has put forward. “I have a concern
for the ecosystem,”
added Jones. The photograph garnered dozens of
comments when Jones
posted it.
When asked about
Jones' Facebook post,
Lovelace sent the Ojai
Valley News the same response he posted on
Facebook. “While it’s
never pretty to trench a
2-foot-wide line — this is
what the county requires
us to do. It will be covered and mulched soon,”
wrote Lovelace. “We
knew this wouldn’t be
easy and that there
would be upset at this
phase of the journey. It’s
part of the process and
everyone is adjusting to
the changes.”
Jones is part of a group
that is putting together a
community meeting tomorrow at 6 p.m. at
Libbey Park, at the picnic
tables near the play
structure. The meeting
will discuss the events
occurring with the land
around the hot springs.
building’s walls for displays, meaning
that less moisture will find its way to the
delicate exhibit items. “We will never put
another hole into these walls,” Pracy
said.
The city’s Public Works Department
helped launch the museum renovations
last year by initially including $25,000 allotment toward renovations in its 20132014 fiscal year capital improvement
program, according to Greg Grant, Public Works director. The money was provided as part of the city’s efforts to repair
important projects that had been put off
throughout the city, including overdue
roadwork.
“The city recognizes the museum is a
key feature and a beautiful building,”
Grant said.
Starting in November last year, exterior repairs were completed. The city’s
funds went toward fixing termite damage, wood rot, minor leaks and painting
the interior and exterior of the building.
Another $25,000 approved from the
City Council will help complete roofing
repairs, according to Grant. When the
museum made a $100,000 grant request
to the Ojai Civic Association half was
granted. The five children of John and
Ginger Wilson matched that with another $50,000. As such, the permanent
gallery space has been named John and
Ginger Wilson Memorial Gallery.
With those funds, the museum was
able to pay for the cost of labor, furnishings and numerous updates, such as
LED lighting. “We cleaned it out and
started from scratch all over again,”
Pracy said.
The building was tented for three days
to get rid of insects that cause damage to
historical artifacts. “There are no more
critters,” Pracy said. “Sometimes people
would give us things and we wouldn’t
know it had bugs until they hatched.
Critters can cause a lot of damage.”
All that remains is $13,000 in exterior
attention to the building, such as repairing existing trim. Expected to be funded
by Public Works, the repairs were postponed due to rain, according to Grant.
“It’s more of cosmetic work,” Grant elaborated.
Currently on display as the first exhibit
in the revamped rotating gallery is artwork by the Ojai Studio Artists called
“Rejuvenation.” The group of about 60
local artists put together works, including stonework, paintings and digital
media, to celebrate its group’s 30-year
anniversary last year.
Visit the museum’s Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/pages/ojai-valleymuseum for photos and information on
exhibits.
Photo by Kelly Forrister
Rotary announces new Living Treasures
At a reception last week, the Rotary Club of Ojai and Rotary Club of Ojai West officially announced their 2014 Ojai Living Treasures recipients. This year’s Living
Treasures are John Russell (standing, from left), Don Anderson, Mel Bloom and
Jon Lambert; Nita Whaley (seated from left), Deborah Pendrey, Bert Collins and
Linda Lambert. See future editions of the Ojai Valley News for features on each
of the new Living Treasures.
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This Week
Wednesday, May 7
“CAROUSEL” AUDITIONS — The Ojai Art
Center Theater, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will hold
auditions for its summer
production of “Carousel,”
today, Thursday and Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Directed by Tracey Williams
Sutton, the production will
run from July 11 to Aug. 10.
Many roles are available
including singing, speaking and dancing. Call producer Herb Hemming with
questions: 640-5814.
HORSE & LIVESTOCK
WATERSHED ALLIANCE
MEETING — The public is
invited to the next quarterly meeting of the Horse
& Livestock Watershed Alliance today at 6:30 p.m. at
Help of Ojai’s Little House,
111 W. Santa Ana St., Ojai.
Get updates on regulations
impacting horse and livestock properties and information on new ways to
manage animal waste. Call
Sonya Webb at 240-6318
for more information.
OJAI LIBRARY BOOK
DISCUSSION GROUP —
The Ojai Library’s Book
Discussion Group will
meet today at 7:30 p.m. to
discuss “The Swerve
World: How the World Became Modern.” 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.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT” —
Giorgio’s Pizza & Subs, 914
E. Ojai Ave. will host “Open
Mic Night” every Wednesday at 8 p.m. for poets,
singers, comedians, etc. All
ages are welcome. Call
646-0854.
Thursday, May 8
MR. G’S T-SHIRT PAINTING NIGHT— First FiveOjai Valley Neighborhood
for Learning will host a
free T-Shirt Painting Night
with Mr. G on Thursday
from 4 to 6 p.m. at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai
Ave. (first come, first
served, or call 649-5852 to
have a shirt saved). Children must be accompanied by family. Call
640-4300, Ext. 1062.
FAMILY SENSORY
NIGHT— First Five-Ojai
Valley Neighborhood for
Learning will host a free
Family Sensory Night on
Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
at Noah’s Ark Preschool,
120 Church Road, Ojai, for
preschoolers and their
families. Prepare to get
messy. Call 640-4300, Ext.
1062.
GURDJIEFF FILM —
The Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Road, will screen
“Meetings with Remarkable Men” on Thursday at
7 p.m. This 1979 film, directed by Peter Brook, is
based on the book of the
same name by the GreekArmenian mystic, G.I. Gurdjieff. Shot on location in
Afghanistan, the film stars
Terence Stamp and Dragan
Maksimovic, and tells the
story of Gurdjieff’s life and
his travels through Central
Asia, as he discovered new
levels of spirituality
through music and dance.
Suggested donation: $5.
Call 646-2536.
Friday, May 9
MUSIC AT IL GIARDINO
— Smitty and Julija perform Fridays from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. at Il Giardino,
401 E. Ojai Ave. No cover
charge. Call 640-7381.
MEETING IN ETERNAL
SILENCE — with France’s
Yolande Duran-Serrano,
will be held Friday from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and May
10 from 2 to 5 p.m. at 276
Running Ridge Trail, Ojai.
Seating is limited. Call
James for directions and to
RSVP: (240) 393-9497. Carpool if possible.
BIRD SLIDE SHOW —
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, 370 W. Baldwin
Road, Building A-4, will
host Allen Bertke, photographer and Ventura
Audubon member, Friday
from 7 to 8:30 p.m., presenting a “Wild About
Ojai” slide show of resident and migratory birds
frequently seen in the Ojai
Valley. Call 649-6852, Ext.
2, for more details or reservations.
Saturday, May 10
KFA MAY GATHERING
— The Krishnamurti Foundation of America will host
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from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Krishnamurti Educational
Center, 1070 McAndrew
Road, Ojai. This year’s
theme is “Unconditioning.” The event features
workshops, programs,
music and art. Lunch is
available for purchase. For
full schedule or more information, call 646-2726 or
visit www.kfa.org.
RATTLESNAKE AVOIDANCE TRAINING — A
course on rattlesnake
avoidance training for
dogs of all ages wll be held
in Ojai on Saturday, led by
Gina Gables and Steve
Gardner. Live rattlesnakes
that have been disabled
from biting will be used.
Cost: $95 per dog for initial
training, $80 for refresher
class. Reservations required: visit www.man
paw.com or call 523-3432.
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BIRD WALK — The Ventura Audubon Society and
the Land Conservancy will
co-host a bird walk on Ojai
Meadows Preserve, next to
Nordhoff High School, Saturday at 8:30 a.m., led by
Allen Bertke (640-9037),
who will be joined by bird
expert Jesse Grantham, retired heaad of the USFW
Condor Recovery Program.
Meet at the entrance sign
on Maricopa Highway. Expect to see a wide variety
of species. Call 649-6852,
Ext. 2, for more details or
reservations.
MINDFULNESS — “A
Morning of Mindfulness”
will be held Saturday from
9 to 11:30 a.m. at Being
Peace Zendo, a homebased center practicing in
the tradition of Thich Nhat
Hanh. Enjoy walking and
sitting meditation, chanting and a lesson from
mindfulness teacher Gael
Belden. No experience is
necessary. Call 252-2448
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Out Hunger Day, the
largest single-day food
drive of the year, hosted by
the U.S. Postal Service.
Mail carriers will pick up
donations of non-perishable, current food items
from your mailbox on May
10. The food bank at Help
of Ojai will receive the donations from Ojai Valley
residents.
GARDEN TOUR — The
Ojai Valley Chamber of
Commerce will hold its
20the annual Garden Tour
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., featuring six private
Ojai Valley gardens. Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day
of the tour; available at
Flora Gardens (640-0055)
and the Chamber of Commerce (646-8126).
OPEN HOUSE AT
WHEELER GORGE —
Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will celebrate its
10th anniversary with an
open house on Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be kids’ crafts,
plus lots of booths and live
animals and other surprises. Meet Pat Hartmann, author of “Yosemite
— One Last Golden Summer.” Call 382-9759.
OJAI VALLEY FAMILY
FESTIVAL— First Five-Ojai
Valley Neighborhood for
Learning will host its 14the
free annual Ojai Valley
Family Festival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. at Libbey Park, featuring many family-friendly
activities: reptile show,
story time, face painting,
local dancers and musical
performances, games and
activities and local resources and agencies. Call
640-4300, Ext. 1062.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.
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Twichell will lead the May
10 tour. Cost is $5 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations,
to schedule groups or
tours during the week, call
640-1390.
HERB WALK — A
Wheeler Gorge Nature
Trail Herb Walk with Ojai
herbalist-naturalist Lanny
Kaufer will be held Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. at Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center’s open house.
Learn the many uses of
local wild plants for food,
medicine and more. Cost:
$10 adults, kids 5-12 free
with an adult. No dogs or
toddlers, please. Register
at www.HerbWalks.com or
call 646-6281.
“TRUTH IS ALL THAT
MATTERS” — The Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Road, will
host John Sherman Saturday from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
talking about his journey
from revolutionary agitator in the ‘60s and ‘70s
through federal prison and
spirtual enlightenment to
true freedom by means of
an extremely simple act of
attention. He will answer
questions afterward. Admission is free (donations
accepted) and everyone is
welcome. Call 649-1600.
NEW CHORDETTES
AND FOUR PREPS CONCERTS — In celebration of
its 75th anniversary, the
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will host
concerts by the New
Chordettes and the Four
Preps on Saturday at 2 and
7 p.m. These nationally
known groups keep music
alive from a bygone era
and include local talent.
The New Chordettes are
Candace Delbo, Judi Duncan, Tracey Williams Sutton and Lindy Michaels.
The Four Preps are Bruce
Belland, Bob Duncan,
Mike Redmon and Skip
Taylor. Admission: $75 VIP
seating, $40 general, $15
students; tickets available
at 640-8797 or www.ojai
act.org.
DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE — A participational joyous meditative
circle dance using chants
from various traditions to
open the heart, form a
sense of community and
contribute to world peace,
will be held Saturday at
6:45 p.m. at Sacred Space
Studio, 410-A Bryant Circle. Call 701-1327 for information.
Sunday, May 11
MUSIC AT CASA BARRANCA — Pianist Kent
Rollins will perform Sunday from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at
Casa Barranca, 208 E. Ojai
Ave., 640-1255.
Monday, May 12
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LITERARY BRANCH
MEETING — The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery
St., will hold a meeting of
its Literary Branch on
Monday at 7 p.m., hosted
by Tree Bernstein, with the
theme of “Distinctive Style
— Examples of Genre.”
The panel discussing the
inspiration of nuances of
genre writing will include:
Doc Murdock (war), Claudia Hoag McGarry
(thriller), Catherine Dain
(detective), and Katy Meigs
(historical novel). Freewill
donations are appreciated.
Call 646-0117.
TALK ON COMMUNITY
— The Ojai Retreat, 160
Besant Road, will host
Community Alive Development President Harold
Shapiro Monday at 7 p.m.,
giving a free talk on “Building Community from the
Inside Out.” He will explore practical, rather than
utopian, alternatives to the
traditional American selfcontained lifestyle, looking
at what we have already
done and where we still
need to go in bringing
about that sense of participation and belonging. Call
649-8551.
Tuesday, May 13
MUSIC CONCERT AT
KROTONA HALL— The
Theosophical Society in
the Ojai Valley will meet
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Krotona Hall for a concert performance by five master of
fine arts students from the
California Institute of the
Arts in Los Angeles: Marilu
Donovan, Sharon Kim,
Stphanie Moorehouse,
Jerod Reetz and Christina
Ward. A special treat will
be an original composition
with a narration of quotes
from Krishnamurti. Donations will be appreciated.
Call 646-2653 for more details.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — The Ojai City Council will meet Tuesday at 7
p.m. at City Hall, 401 S.
Ventura St.
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May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Little House, 111 W. Santa
Ana St., Ojai, to plan for
the Fourth of July festivities. If you want to help,
just show up or call Nancy
Hill at 646-0076 for information.
“EXPRESS YOURSELF”
— The Nordhoff High
School spring dance concert, “Express Yourself,”
will be held May 16 and 17
at 7 p.m. at Matilija Audi-
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Ojai. Visit www.nhs
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tickets: adults, $12; seniors
(60-plus), $10; studentchild, $7. The box office
opens at 6 p.m. both
nights, but advance ticket
purchases online are
strongly suggested.
“I OUGHT TO BE IN
PICTURES” — The Ojai Art
Center Theater, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will present Neil Simon’s popular
play, “I Ought to Be in Pictures,” May 16 to June 8,
with performances Fridays
and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
and Sundays at 7 p.m. Directed by Steve Grumette
and produced by Ezra
Eells, the production stars
Buddy Wilds, Kimberly
Demmary and Hayley Silvers. Tickets: $18 general,
$15 for students, seniors
and Art Center members;
go to www.ojaiact.org or
call 640-8797.
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 17 tour.
Cost is $5 or $15 per family. Drop-ins are welcome.
For reservations, to schedule groups or tours during
the week, call 640-1390.
PEDDLERS’ FAIR — Ojai
Peddlers’ Fair will feature
antiques, collectibles,
crafts and clothing, May 17
and 18 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.
“DESIGN WITH NATIVE
GARDENS” — Casitas Municipal Water District will
host a free workshop on
“Design with Native Gardens” on May 17 from 9
a.m. to noon at Oak View
Park and Resource Center,
555 Mahoney Ave. RSVP to
rmerckling@casitaswater
.com or 649-2251, Ext. 118.
ERIC BURDON CONCERT — Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall
of Fame artist Eric Burdon
and his band, The Animals, will perform in concert May 17 at Libbey
Bowl. Gates open at 5 p.m.
Santa Barbara’s band,
Dishwalla, and other musicians from the Ojai area,
will join in the festivities.
Ticket prices vary:
www.libbeybowl.org or
646-3117.
MUSIC AT CASA BARRANCA — Jazz singer
Kristin Lee will perform
May 18 from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
at Casa Barranca, 208 E.
Ojai Ave., 640-1255.
“CONCERTO CONCERT” — The Ojai Youth
Symphony will present its
14th annual “Concerto
Concert” on May 19 at 7
p.m. at the Ojai Valley
Community Church, 907
El Centro St. The concert
will feature the winners of
the annual Concerto
Competition; Maura
Collins, Rowan Gaddis,
Maddy Offerman, Holly
Radford and Desirae
Thomaier. Pieces by composers Barber, Lalo,
Mendelssohn, Weber and
Faure will be performed.
Music from the films,
“Brave, “Edward Scissorhands” and
“Schindler’s List” will also
be featured. The Ojai
Youth Symphony is comprised of three ensembles,
and students from age 6 to
18, directed by Amy
Hagen and Andy Radford.
Admission is $9; students
18 and younger admitted
free. For information, call
8649-8086 or visit
www.ojaiyouthsym
phony.org.
“OF WONDER AND
WAKING”— The Theosophical Society in the
Ojai Valley will meet May
20 at 7 p.m. at Krotona
School. Brian Axel will
give a talk on “Of Wonder
and Waking.” Call 6462653 for more details.
“SHAMELESS SENSE
GRATIFICATION” — The
American Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Fellowship will meet May
20 at 7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova Road to discuss
“Shameless Sense Gratification.” Always free. Call
640-0405.
Ongoing Events
NOAH COMMUNITY
SING — A community
sing, open to individuals
and families, is held the
third Sunday of each
month from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
at Living Aikido Dojo, Oak
View Park and Resource
Center, 555 Mahoney Ave.,
Oak View. Donations accepted. For more information, call Craig at 637-4829.
“TEENS TEACH TECH”
— The Ojai Library, 111 E.
Ojai Ave., hosts ”Teens
Teach Tech” every second
and fourth Saturday from 1
to 3 p.m., for those who are
having trouble figuring out
their electronic devices
(phones iPads, etc.). Call
646-1639 for details.
FREE PRENATAL
CLASSES — Clinicas del
Camino Real offers free
weekly prenatal classes in
Spanish and English at all
of its nine sites countywide. They are held Monday and Thursday
evenings throughout the
year. In Ojai, the location is
the Ojai Valley Community
Health Center, 1200 Maricopa Highway. Call 6408293.
SCHOOLINKS HOMEWORK CENTERS —
SchooLinks Homework
Centers are open at the
Ojai Library, Meiners Oaks
Library and Oak View Library, Mondays through
Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m.
when school is in session.
Call 289-0368.
BRIDGE CLUB — The
Ojai Valley Bridge Club
meets Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. at the
Ojai Valley Community
Church, 907 El Centro St.,
at the corner of Loma
Drive. All bridge players
are welcome; singles will
be provided with a partner.
For more information:
[email protected] or
646-1211.
OJAI VALLEY RETIRED
MEN’S CLUB — meets for
lunch and a presentation
the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at
11:30 a.m. at the Soule
Park Golf Club Banquet
Room. Retired men, as
guests or as prospective
members, are always welcome. Call Ron Chegwidden at 649-2434.
SUNDAY BREAKFAST
AT MOOSE LODGE — The
public is invited to purchase breakfast Sundays
from 9 a.m. to noon at the
Loyal Order of the Moose
Lodge 1417, 382 Ventura
Ave., Oak View, behind the
post office.
FREE PREGNANCY
TESTS AND ULTRASOUND — are offered at
Life Choices Pregnancy
Clinic, 1320-C Maricopa
Highway, Ojai. Office
hours are Mondays and
Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. and Wednesdays from
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and times available by appointment. Appointments
are necessary for ultrasound. Free referrals and
resource material on pregnancy, STDs and more are
available during office
hours. Email info@ojailife
choices.org or call the 24hour hotline at 646-6830.
ALIGN YOUR BODY
FOR WELLNESS — A free
exercise class called Align
Your Body for Wellness is
held every Wednesday
from 1 to 2 p.m. (with brief
breaks between sessions)
at Little House, 111 W.
Santa Ana St., Ojai. Call
646-5122 for more details.
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PAUSE4KIDS MEETINGS — Pause4kids, a parents’ group committed to
helping children with special needs, meets twice
each month: every third
Tuesday at 9 a.m. and
every fourth Tuesday at 7
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A collection of rare vintage
movie posters and original film
festival posters will be featured at
Gallery 525 in an exhibition titled
"Affiches de Cinema, Movie
Posters, Carteles de Film," running May 10 through June 21.
Ranging in dates from 1902 to
2001 in English, French, Spanish
and Polish, the movie posters represent a wide array of artistic and
graphic styles (from Art Nouveau
to Modernist and Contemporary)
and feature legendary films of the
20th century: "Autant En Emporte
Le Vent" (the French re-release of
"Gone with the Wind"), "Besos
Robados" (the Cuban release of
"Stolen Kisses"), "Baisers Volés,"
directed by Francois Truffaut) and
the fabled 1945 French film, "Les
Enfants du Paradis" ("The Children of Paradise") directed by
Marcel Carné, are a few of the significant films represented by the
posters in the exhibition.
A group of film festival posters
complements the show, with selections from the Cannes Film
Festival, Filmex (the Los Angeles
International Film Exposition),
and the Ojai Film Festival.
Curator and art consultant Anca
Colbert said, “Movie posters have
long captivated the imagination
of both movie buffs and art collectors. They speak to the imagination and to the visual memories
so cherished by film enthusiasts.
They have also inspired great
artists and designers to create images that are now part of a visual
language and a popular culture
with worldwide devotees.”
All are invited to attend the
opening reception May 10 from 5
to 8 p.m. An additional Mother’s
Day reception will be held May 11
from 2 to 5 p.m. with a musical
program by Claudia Simone and
Don Cardinali of Alas Latinas —
who will perform French and
Latin American songs, Cuban
jazz, Portuguese fados, salsa and
bossa nova — at 3 p.m.
For more information, see
www.gallery525.com or call 7980404.
Gallery 525 is at 525 W. El Roblar
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Perspectives
ASTROLOGY
RISA D’ANGELES
Wesak Festival is held at the full moon in May
Esoteric astrology as
news for the week of
May 8 through14:
Happy Mother’s Day,
Sunday, to all mothers in
our world.
Wednesday is the full
moon Wesak Festival.
Each year the Lord of the
World (Ancient of Days
from Venus), our God,
sends a blessing to his
people on Earth through
his intermediaries — the
Buddha (who adds wisdom) and Christ (who
adds love). This occurs at
the May full moon in a
protected valley in the
Himalayas.
Pilgrims
from all over the world
and the New Group of
World Servers participate. The festival’s purpose is enlightenment;
dispelling glamour, ignorance, confusions and
illusions hindering humanity from the path of
return. Many participate
through
intention,
dreams and visualization. Let’s join them.
As we enter the Wesak
Valley, we see it’s filled
with pilgrims. In the
northeast is an altar, on
it a crystal bowl filled
with water. In front of
the altar are the Great
Teachers (Christ and the
Lords of Civilization),
the hierarchy (inner
spiritual government)
behind them.
A great stillness and
expectancy settles in the
valley. A few moments
prior to the full moon a
point of brilliant light
(like a sun) appears over
the horizon gradually
approaching the altar. A
golden light fills the valley. At the exact full
moon
moment
(Wednesday, 12:16 p.m.,
Pacific time), we realize
the light hovering over
the altar is actually Lord
Buddha dressed in saffron robes, his hand extended in a mudra
(blessing). Buddha’s appearance and world
blessing last for exactly
eight minutes.
As the Buddha gradually fades out of sight the
World Teacher turns and
facing those present, begins reciting the Great
Invocation, transmitting
to Earth and her kingdoms the yearly blessing
from the Father. Reciting
the Great Invocation
with the World Teacher,
we visualize Earth transforming into a blue lotus
surrounded by a network of golden triangles.
As the will-to-good
streams into the world,
darkness, separations
and illusions dissipate.
As we drink the Wesak
waters distributed to
everyone in the valley
we’re filled with light. For
the rest of the year, all
who encounter us see
this light. They are uplifted and transformed.
ARIES: You’re here,
there and everywhere. In
and out, up and down.
The energies are dynamic yet contemplative, fiery and watery,
leading to excessive activities and moody blues.
Attempt to focus in your
heart. This allows all new
ideas to filter through
the question: “Is this for
the good will of the
whole?” Then you will
know the best course of
action through these
changing times.
TAURUS: You’re always in serious study,
sorting details, feelings,
instincts, and intuitions.
Most important is speaking the truth. You may
not know why you feel
certain ways, however
you must still express
when the timing isn’t
right, the path hasn’t
been found, the past has
been obscured and to
move forward without
right timing is foolish.
Later, why you feel these
ways emerges. Have
courage.
GEMINI: Don’t be discouraged. The future’s
hiding so you can assess
your wants, needs, and
aspirations. Be very
aware of the Wesak Taurus solar festival. As the
will-to-good pours down
on all of humanity during the festival, it enhances what you’re
made of — love-wisdom,
Ray 2. You’re in its direct
pathway in order create
good will. Allow nothing
to interrupt your Wesak
meditations. Is your
crystal bowl ready?
CANCER: Anything
unresolved with family,
friends and relationships
(even with those who
have died) reappears
through
feelings,
thoughts,
emotions,
dreams and memories.
Reconnect with loved
ones
remembering,
“Love underlies all happenings.” Life creates
meaningful encounters,
especially through test-
ing, to strengthen us.
New ideas are impressed
upon your mind.
LEO: You need a ship
to navigate the rough
tides of your life. See
yourself at the seashore,
building a fire close to
the water’s edge. Connect with both elements
— fire and water. As they
unite, new realities, direction and new structures come forth. The
challenge will be maintaining an inner steady
course when emotions
become overwhelming.
Speak with someone
who loves you.
VIRGO: You will want
to be more practical with
money and finances,
day-to-day events, plans,
connections and agendas — because you
could simply use up all
resources in a moment’s
time. You may feel inner
explosions are occurring. They are in terms of
your values. Call forth
balance, harmony, caution and care in all situations. There are dual
realities
everywhere.
Stand at the center
where the light is. That
will be your adventure.
LIBRA: As you provide
for others, you must also
review your needs. Emotional coordination can
be difficult especially for
Librans who seek harmony above conflict,
comfort above constant
change. While wanting
more closeness you also
demand complete freedom — a dilemma.
Maintain silence this
week, listening instead
of speaking. You will
learn a lot about yourself. Silence and listening harmonize.
SCORPIO: Find ways
to express yourself physically through exercise,
swimming,
walking,
running, cooking, music,
boating, etc. However
you express yourself, it’s
most important that
movement occur to sustain and stabilize highly
emotional trigger points.
Daily life stresses make
you feel like escape is
necessary. Yes, do escape. You know how to
do this. Warm blue waters are best.
SAGITTARIUS: Use
your mind and spiritual
will to focus on creativity, then health. Think
brilliance and prevention. In the meantime,
enjoy yourself in present
time. It creates the future. Have confidence
because you’re intelligent, you plan well, and
when you’re truly mindful, your words provide
strength and enthusiasm.
Ponder
these
things during the Taurus
Festival of Enlightenment. It’s a most subtle
potent time for you.
CAPRICORN: You’re
tending to work responsibilities along with
needed domestic duties.
At times you need more
freedom. Be careful with
family. You could become tired and impatient, saying things you
later regret. You may
work harder and longer
to the point of exhaustion. Don’t allow that to
occur. Create a family
chores list. Give rewards.
SENIOR MOMENTS
Let everyone know they
are valuable. You are
valuable. Allow others to
feel valuable and of service too.
AQUARIUS: Maintain
strict limits, discipline
and agendas so time and
money are not wasted.
Discipline allows the intuition to emerge. With
no discipline intuition
has nothing to focus
upon. Should you need
anything realize your
communication abilities
are excellent. Ask and it’s
given. Give and more is
asked of you. Both must
occur. Think on your
foundations and the
goodness they provided.
This goodness rules your
life.
PISCES: What you
communicate
affects
many people. Tell the
truth about your experiences, your inner and
outer realities. There’s
most likely a challenging
situation in your life
now. Move toward it with
grace and a loving
will(ingness). Great good
will comes of it. Remember this when the road
becomes rocky. A new
self is emerging and new
resources. Read again
Psalm 37.
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founder and director of
the Esoteric and Astrological Studies and Research
Institute,
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Driving test tips for seniors
AARP’s Safe Driver refresher course is also
being offered May 28 at
Help of Ojai.
• Test drive the area
around the DMV office
ahead of time to familiarize yourself.
• Practice centering
your car within the lines
in a diagonal parking
space.
During the Test —
Serious Mistakes:
• Beware of speeding,
driving too slow, and
not stopping completely
at stop sign intersections. These errors
could concern the examiner and send you
back to the DMV parking lot.
• Lane changing is a
critical test segment and
a major cause of senior
accidents. Check your
mirrors for an opening,
turn blinkers on, turn
your head to check
blind spots, and when
clear, change lanes.
• Another pitfall is a
right-of-way situation.
This is the No. 1 driving
problem for seniors,
raising concerns about
mental attention and
decision making. Try to
anticipate intersection
problems and decisions.
Think ahead.
• Do not enter an intersection if the signal
has turned red or is a
stale yellow. Even when
the signal turns green,
don’t proceed until safe
or you could be partially
liable for an accident.
• Watch for pedestrians and stop if they are
on the sidewalk preparing to enter the crosswalk. When they cross,
wait until they have
reached the opposite
sidewalk before going
ahead.
• Keep a three-second
distance between your
car and the car in front
of you. Simply, when the
car in front of you
passes an object such as
an overpass, sign, or
spot on the road, it
should tale you three
seconds or more to pass
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May 7, 2014
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Sunday CycloFemme ride set
The Girls’ Empowerment Workshop and The
Mob Shop are teaming
up to present the first
CycloFemme bicycle
ride in Ojai. The ride will
be followed by a festival
for the riders.
This Sunday at 11 a.m.
two groups of riders will
depart The Mob Shop
and hit the dirt or pound
the pavement to honor
the past, celebrate the
present and empower
the future of women in
cycling
through
C y c l o f e m m e ’ s
worldwide ride. Male
and female riders are
welcome to join the ride.
At 2 p.m. the group
will gather back at The
Mob Shop for a postride event with music,
food and drinks to
celebrate the Girls
E m p o w e r m e n t
Workshop. There will
also be a raffle and silent
auction.
Registration for the
event is free. To register,
email [email protected]
or info@thegirlsempow
ermentworkshop.com or
stop by The Mob Shop.
CycloFemme is a
Global Women’s Cycling
Day created to honor the
past
and
the
emancipation
of
grandmothers
and
great-grandmothers, for
the freedom to choose
and the chance to wear
pants.
The
ride
also
celebrates the present
and the riders who keep
it rolling, bringing
women’s racing to the
forefront, pushing the
limits, breaking down
barriers and sharing the
love of the bike with
everyone along the way.
The goal for Sunday is to
hold 500 rides, in 50
countries, and all 50
states.
Visit
www.cyclofemme.com
The Girls Empowerment Workshop is a
local
organization
committed to the
empowerment
of
teenage girls through
raising
awareness,
developing assertiveness
skills and cultivating
self-respect.
In its ninth year in Ojai
Valley,
The
Girls
E m p o w e r m e n t
Workshop has reached
thousands of our
teenage youths —
including boys through a
brother
program,
Integrity Workshop for
Young Men.
Visit www.thegirls
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.com
for
more
information.
Blase plays well in Front
Nine mini-tournament
Photo by Ken Brown
Nordhoff junior Cody Deason has done a good job for the NHS baseball team behind
the plate and on the pitcher’s mound this season. Deason and the Rangers will face
Oak Park in a two-game series this week.
Nordhoff baseball on
five-game win streak
Mike Miller
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With the CIF playoffs
right around the corner,
the Nordhoff baseball
team is in need of some
late season Tri-Valley
League victories. The
Rangers are currently 88 overall and 2-4 in TVL
action. Head coach Glen
Pinkard said, “We have
no choice but to win the
next four games.
Hopefully we win all
four and make the
playoffs and then make
a run once we get
there.”
The Rangers have won
five of their last six
games, so they are
getting hot at just the
right time. NHS beat St.
Bonaventure
and
Fillmore
before
sweeping their two
games with Malibu. Last
week, the Rangers split
their season series with
Bishop Diego.
When asked about the
play of his team in
recent weeks, Pinkard
added, “They are
playing well in all facets
of the game. We have
been pitching, hitting
and our defense has
been solid.”
On the mound, the
trio of Alex Esquivel,
Jake Boyd and Cody
Deason have helped the
Rangers during their
current hot streak. So
far this season, Alex
Esquivel is 3-1 with a
3.92 ERA while Jake
Boyd is 2-3 with a 3.16
ERA and Cody Deason is
2-2 with a 4.59 ERA.
Deason has struggled
with his command at
times this season,
walking 38 batters while
striking
out
37.
However, the junior has
also shown flashes of
brilliance this season
and should be a force
for the Rangers next
season as well.
Junior
Cameron
Spencer is leading the
Rangers with a .341
batting average. Jake
Boyd and Luke Boyd are
hitting .333 and .318,
respectively, and have
been on fire as of late.
Baylee Rogers and
Shane Hersh have
combined for 23 runs
batted in so far this year
to pace the Rangers.
This
week,
the
Rangers will face Oak
Park twice and then
they will finish their
regular season in a twogame set against Grace
Brethren.
Oak Park is 10-12 on
the year and 3-3 in
league while Grace
Brethren is 10-9 and 2-4.
Today the Rangers will
be on the road against
Oak Park and then on
Friday the two teams
will do battle here in
Ojai.
First
pitch
is
scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
VPS Wildcats seeking basketball coaches
V i l l a n o v a
Preparatory School is
looking for a new
varsity assistant coach
for boys’ basketball
and a varsity girls’
basketball coach.
Interested candidates
should send résumés
to athletic director Jon
Wyers at jwyers@
villanovaprep.org.
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Sandy Blase won the
Front Nine women’s
golf session at the Soule
Park Golf Course last
week.
The mini-tournament
was played using the
club’s “Tee to Green”
format, with golfers
scoring their usual
game,
and
then
subtracting the putts.
“I didn’t do anything
different,” said Blase. “I
just played my normal
game and had a good
time on the course.” In
second place was
Mechas Grinnell, who
scored her personal
best round of 44, and in
third place was Linda
Conrad, who also shot
her personal best round
with an impressive 45.
Carol Gross won the
closest-to-the-pin
contest on the third
hole with her shot that
landed on the green 15
feet from the pin.
For fewest putts,
Ronnie Rodriguez tied
with Debra Main at 14;
Rodriguez played her
first six holes scoring
only one putt each
hole.
In the longest drive
competition, Punky
Soares won for the blue
group while Jenny
Davis slammed her
Photo submitted
Front Nine golf club member Sandy Blase used her
steady golf game to win last week’s mini-tournament.
drive 229 yards to win
for
the
lower
handicappers. Davis
also shot a 38 to score
the lowest gross score.
Anyone interested in
joining the Front Nine
club on Thursdays with
nine holes can call
Mitnee Duque at 6466788 or 798-0525 for
more information.
VPS athletes win academic accolades
Villanova Preparatory
School recently won the
2014 CIF Southern
Section Small School
Team
Academic
Championship in girls'
tennis (3.88 GPA), girls'
swimming (3.87 GPA),
boys' golf (3.8 GPA),
boys' swimming (3.8
GPA), boys' water polo
(3.78 GPA), and football
(3.51 GPA).
This marked the third
straight year the girls'
tennis team has won the
award and the second
straight year the boys'
water polo team has
won the award. VPS
student-athletes also
finished in the CIF-SS
top 10 in the following
sports: boys' soccer
(second), boys' track
(second), girls' volleyball
(third), girls' basketball
(fifth), and girls' water
polo (sixth).
The six winning teams
were
awarded
championship banners
at a Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim game April
29, in a pre-game
ceremony on the field.
May golf event in the books
for Double Duffers golf crew
The first Thursday of
each month brings the
Double Duffers Golf
Club back to the Soule
Park Golf Course to
enjoy a morning of
golf. The format for
May’s session was the
usual scramble play
and the first-place
winners were Leonard
and Bonnie Herbst and
Peter
Conforti.
Second-place honors
went to the team of
Len Block, Dave
Sparks, Mike Hersher
and Shirley Saxby.
Incidentally,
the
foursome had an eagle
on the fourth hole.
Coming in third place
were Ken and Sue
Lakes playing with
Chuck Killingsworth.
Closest-to-the-pin
honors went to Claudia
Tolmie on the third
hole and Dave Nakada
on the 10th hole. Club
member Brian Wilson
is currently setting up
a Facebook page for
the Double Duffers in
hopes new players will
be encouraged to join
in the fun.
The day ended up
with a barbecue lunch
in the Clubhouse
Restaurant.
The June tournament
will take place June 5
at 8 a.m. at the Soule
Park Golf Course and
the format will again
be a scramble.
For more details or
to sign up to play, call
tournament chairman
Ken Lakes at 646-4243.
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giant
24 Very vexed
25 Leonardo ___,
a.k.a. Fibonacci
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27 What a detective
tries to
reconstruct
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for ___” (1985
best seller)
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in the Big Apple
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afternoon?
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Rogers
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puzzle’s theme
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75 Old Jewish villages
77 Start of a Beatles
refrain
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dagger
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e.g.
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ground?
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86 Bit
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another way …”
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product of 1981
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ancient Syria
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product
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e.g.
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sloganeer
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maybe
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(dogs)
121 Some sheet fabrics
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125 Tuscany town
126 Sign-up
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transport
128 Genetic structure
129 Source of some
discrimination
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name
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39 Dimmed stars?
40 Aleutian isle
41 Gang up on, as in
basketball
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DOWN
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pitched an octave 48 German musical
entertainment
lower than its
smaller cousin
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Groucho Marx’s
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“You Bet Your
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Life”
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eating faux pas
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can
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water
Huffington Post
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on a typewriter
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things up?
Yorkers
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71 Descent
Fossey
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a homophone of a
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modern car model
accommodation
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Relative
of a twin
for more than one
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Mikhail
95 Part of a jazz
combo
96 Precious
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1960s TV cartoon
character
100 First of a kind
101 Betrayed
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105
109
115
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81 Need a lift?
83 Brand of power
tools
87 Vet, e.g.
89 Queen’s honour:
Abbr.
91 Brightly colored
bird
92 Country whose flag
says “God is great”
22 times
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land
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Rhine
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carbon dioxide
molecule
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fins
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Fresno Canyon Flood
Mitigation Project
Ventura County Watershed
Protection District
What’s Being Done?
The Ventura County
Watershed Protection District
(VCWPD) is proposing to
construct a new bypass storm
drain facility to transport
floodwaters, sediment, and
debris from Fresno Canyon
to the Ventura River. The
purpose of the project is to
reduce the risk of flooding in
the community of Casitas
Springs and potential
flooding closures of State
Route 33. The project is
anticipated to start
construction in 2015 and will
take about eight months to
complete. VCWPD, acting as
Lead Agency, has determined
that the proposed project
may have a significant effect
on the environment.
Where is the Project
Located?
The project is located in the
community of Casitas
Springs near the terminus of
Edison Drive, about 1 mile
south of Oak View and 5
miles north of the City of
San Buenaventura, in
unincorporated Ventura
County.
Why A Public Notice?
A Draft Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) was
prepared for the project and
public comments were
solicited from December 17,
2013 through January 30,
2014. The VCWPD prepared
responses to comments
received, and incorporated
revisions, as needed, into a
Final EIR for the project.
The VCWPD has requested
the Ventura County Board of
Supervisors to adopt the
Final EIR and approve the
project.
Where Can You Review the
Report?
The Final EIR is available
for review at the following
locations:
1. Watershed Protection
District 800 S. Victoria
Avenue, Ventura
2. www.vcwatershed.org
Click on “What’s New” link
How Can You Participate?
The public hearing for the
Final EIR is scheduled for
May 13, 2014 at 10:30 a.m.
(Time Certain). The hearing
will take place in the Board
of Supervisors Hearing
Room which is located at:
Ventura County Government
Center
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009-1610
Public attendance and
participation in this process
is encouraged.
Contact
For more information,
contact Elizabeth Martinez,
Environmental Planner, at
805-658-4374.
Thank you for your interest
in this Watershed Protection
District project!
5/2, 5/7/14
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May 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014042410007083-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/24/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS: (1st
Fictitious Business Name)
Skinclaire
Street Address of Principal
Place of Business (P.O. Box
or PMB not acceptable):
2839 Agoura Road, Westlake
Village, CA 91361
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
Full name of 1st Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Limit
ed Liability Company:
Claire Benham
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or PMB
not acceptable):
1938 Ferndale Place,
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
This Business is conducted
by: An Individual
The registrant commenced
to transact business under the
fictitious business name or
names listed above on N/A.
I declare that all information
in this statement is true and
correct.
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information as true any
material matter pursuant to
Section 17913 of Business
and Professions Code that
the registrant knows to be
false is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by
a fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000).)
Claire Benham
/s/CLAIRE BENHAM
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Section 17920, a fictitious
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years from the date on which
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SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF VENTURA
HALL OF JUSTICE, ROOM
210
800 SOUTH VICTORIA
AVENUE
VENTURA, CA 93009
PETITION OF
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
AMENDED ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
56-2014-00451343-CU-PTVTA
TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: Petitioner
Douglas Henning Johnson
filed a petition with this
court for a decree changing
names as follows: a) Douglas
Henning Johnson to Douglas
Henning Rath.
THE COURT ORDERS
that all persons interested in
this matter shall appear
before this court at the
hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the
petition for change of name
should not be granted. Any
person objecting to the name
changes described above
must file a written objection
that includes the reasons for
the objection at least two
court days before the matter
is scheduled to be heard and
must appear at the hearing to
show cause why the petition
should not be granted. If no
written objection is timely
filed, the court may grant the
petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: July 7, 2014
Time: 8:20 a.m.
Dept.: 41
The address of the court is
same as noted above.
A copy of this Order to
Show Cause shall be
published at least once each
week for four successive
weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition in
the following newspaper of
general circulation printed in
this county: Ojai Valley
News.
Date: APR 30, 2014
BY ORDER OF THE
COURT
MICHAEL D. PLANET
Ventura Superior Court
Executive Officer and Clerk
By: /s/M. Akuna
Deputy Clerk
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Ca’Marco Ristorante
1002 e ojai ave #d, ojai, CA
93023
Marco A. Bello Hernandez
not acceptable):
505 n ventura st #10, ojai,
CA 93023
Full name of 2nd
Registrant
Blanca A. Miguel
Residence Address of 2nd
not acceptable):
505 n ventura st #10, ojai,
CA 93023
by: Married Couple
names listed above on N/A.
correct.
Marco Antonio Bello
Hernandez
/s/MARCO ANTONIO
BELLO HERNANDEZ
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Mostly Native Garden
Design, (2nd Fictitious
Business Name) Mostly
Native Gardens
413 Drown Ave., Ojai, CA
93023
Beverley Ann Sharpe
not acceptable):
413 Drown Ave., Ojai, CA
93023
by: An Individual
names listed above on
04/11/2014.
correct.
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Story Pirates go overboard
The Story Pirates, a nationally respected education and media program, entertains the crowd at the Family Fest, during the recent Ojai Storytelling Festival.
Building communities talk set for May 12
“Building Community
from the Inside Out,” a
talk and discussion led
by Community Alive Development
President
Harold Shapiro, will take
place on May 12 at 7
p.m. at The Ojai Retreat,
160 Besant Road. The
event is free of charge,
and all are invited to attend.
The presentation will
focus on how to build resilient community, an
increasingly important
issue in the wake of ongoing economic and social disruptions. It has
been consistently shown
that communities with
“social capital” — that is,
strong interpersonal ties
and networks — increase health, quality of
life and economic pro-
ductivity.
Community Alive Development has found
that many people have
become interested in exploring practical, rather
than utopian, alternatives to the traditional
American single-family
mortgaged lifestyle. People, Shapiro asserts, are
looking for cost-effective, “human-scaled”
(fewer than 150 inhabitants) residential alternatives developed to
support
meaningful
community experiences
that promote not only
sustainability but also
resilience.
Community Alive Development was founded
with the mission of fostering and supporting
social-capital develop-
ment models for resilient communities beginning
locally
in
Ventura, Santa Barbara,
and San Luis Obispo
counties. It offers education and training for aspiring residents of such
communities and consulting services for real
estate and building professionals looking to
enter this growing but
largely
unaddressed
market.
Community
Alive partners with and
lends support to existing
local housing and related initiatives that
share a focus on building community resilience.
For more information,
email hmshapiro2010
@gmail.com or call The
Ojai Retreat, 646-2536.
Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, May 7, 2014 B5
OCB Bancorp posts increased Q1 earnings
OCB Bancorp recently
announced its first quarter report, which provided a notable start to
the year. The bank maintained good capital levels
and increased loans and
deposits. These positive
factors show a continued
growth and success on
the part of the bank and
their shareholders.
OCBancorp is the
holding company for
Ojai Community Bank,
Santa Paula Community
Bank and Ventura Community Bank. The bank
is locally owned and operated. Bank stock is
available on the OTC
Bulletin Board Ex-
change as stock symbol
O
J
C
B
.
During this period, the
bank reached a record
$100 million in outstanding balances within their
loan portfolio. This is due
to the continued focus
on growing that component of the bank and increased interest from the
business community. Increasing loans offers the
bank a better use of liquidity into higher yielding assets and the
potential to generate
better earnings.
Total assets increased
to $148 million, approximately $9 million from
the same period last year
and about $2 million
since the beginning of
this year. As the industry
continues to adapt to
regulatory changes, it is
evident that growth is
needed to offset the
higher regulatory burden
and related overhead.
Deposits fueled the
bank’s growth and in-
creased by $9 million,
year over year, to finish at
$132 million at the end of
March 2014.
Earnings for the first
quarter of 2014 were
$101 thousand compared to $26 thousand
for the same period last
year, a 288 percent increase.
Ojai Olive Oil Company wins several top awards
The Ojai Olive Oil
Company, a family-run
farm, has just been
honored with several
top awards in the two
biggest tasting competitions for California
extra virgin olive oil.
The company earned
two gold medals, two
silver medals, an Olive
Oil Miller's Recognition
Award, and the Best of
Show award at the California Olive Oil Council
(COOC) 2014 tasting
and competition.
The COOC is the governing body for the
olive oil industry in California, where 95 percent of the United
State's extra virgin olive
oil is produced.
A few days after winning the COOC honors,
Ojai Olive Oil Company
collected three more
gold medals, this time
at the 2014 New York International Olive Oil
Competition,
the
world's largest and
most prestigious tasting
and competition.
Philip Asquith, the
company’s
master
miller, said, “We are absolutely thrilled! We are
among a handful of
U.S. companies to win
medals in New York this
year, and that is on the
heels of us winning two
medals in New York last
year. This year, we collected
more
gold
medals
from
the
NYIOOC than any company in the U.S. When
you consider the multitude of awards from the
COOC and Ventura Fair
contests as well, it
could easily be argued
that we are the No. 1
producer of extra virgin
olive oil in the United
States right now, and
one of the very best in
the entire world.
“We’re truly proud of
our olive oil, and are
happy to see that everyone else loves it as
much as we do.”
The Mediterranean
climate in Ojai is ideal
for growing olives. The
main olive grove on the
Ojai Olive Oil ranch was
planted in 1880 by
James Leslie. Leslie was
one of the California
farmers who began cultivating olives for the
purpose of producing
olive oil. He chose the
Spanish varietal Lechin
de Sevilla. A communal
olive press was built in
the Ojai Valley, where
all the olives grown in
the
area
were
processed. One of Ojai
Olive Oil’s extra virgin
olive oils is milled from
fruit growing on these
majestic, 135-year-old
trees; the Lechin de
Sevilla olive produces a
robust and peppery
olive oil.
Ojai Olive Oil is 100
percent organic, and
the family farm is managed using permaculture and biodynamic
techniques.
Asquith
added, “When my father, Ronald Asquith
began producing olive
oil in 2001, he had only
a single product to sell
at the Ojai’s (Certified)
Farmers’ Market: a tall
cobalt blue bottle of
extra virgin olive oil,
produced from fruit
grown on the old Span-
ish olive trees. He
founded the company
because he was inspired to reclaim an old
grove, but mainly because he wanted to produce the very best
oil.
My father also
planted seven other varieties of olives, originating
from
Italy,
France, Sicily, Greece
and Spain … a wide
range of olive oils, from
mild,
medium,
to
medium-strong
and
peppery. Producing the
region’s best olive oil
and
enjoying
the
process remains the
core of our farming enterprise.”
Meet Your Hometown Realtor
Anne
Williamson
805.320.3314
BRE#
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Dennis Guernsey
805-798-1998
COLDWELL BANKER
Propertry Shoppe
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Ojai Valley
Real Estate
Sales/Prop Mgmt./Notary
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2 Locations!
Ronald R. McCrea
Owner/Broker
805-646-4911 x101
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(805) 646-4911
206 E Ojai Ave
(805) 646-6344
Ray Deckert
805-272-5218
LIVE IN ONE, RENT THE OTHER
Marie McTavish
805-231-5075
Two houses on one lot in Oak View. Front unit is 3bed, 1-bath currently rented at $1300/mo. Rear unit
has kitchen, separate utility room, upstairs loft, bath
and living area. Current rent is $800/mo. Separate
gas and electrical meters and tenants share water.
Each has fenced yard and lots of potential.
$459,500
Dennis Guernsey
Ojai Valley Office
(805) 640-1440
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236 W. Ojai Ave., Suite 100
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Cheryl Deckert
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Appraisal Experience”
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805-646-7288
727 W. Ojai Ave.
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805-794-1774
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County Animal Services
reduces adoption rates
Photo by Lanny Kaufer
Just ducky
A pair of mallard ducks takes a dip in the creek near Wheeler Gorge Campground in Los Padres National Forest
last week. The male’s flashy green head feathers and distinctive markings help him attract a mate.
If you are thinking of buying or selling...
Please give me a call
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om
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V e teri n a r y
Batteries are
hazardous waste.
Bring them to the
Ojai Valley News
office at 408-A
Bryant Circle during
business hours.
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Don’t throw
batteries away
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able numbers. Our
long-term goal is to
empty our shelters and
find loving homes for
each and every animal.”
When adopted, all
VCAS dogs and cats
come with a certification of surgical sterilization,
preliminary
vaccinations, their first
rabies vaccine, a Ventura County animal license, an implanted
trovan microchip and a
certificate for a free
health exam at any
Ventura County veterinarian’s office. In addition, dog adoptions
include a free six-week
obedience class.
Visit www.vcas.us for
more information or to
view photos of VCAS
adoptable animals online.
p it a
l
O jai
In an effort to reduce
overcrowding at the
two Ventura County
animal adoption centers, Ventura County
Animal
Services
(VCAS) is offering discounted adoption rates
on dogs and cats, to
$25 per animal. The
regular adoption rate is
$125 per animal. The
discounted pricing will
be in effect until further notice.
“We are currently full
to capacity and housing more than 500 animals at our adoption
centers in Camarillo
and Simi Valley,“ said
Tara Diller, director of
VCAS. “Our immediate
goal is to find new
homes for 200-plus animals in order to bring
our populations back
down to more manage-
Ojai Village Veterinary Hospital
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Ojai Village Veterinary Hospital is
proud to offer alternative treatment to
complement our conventional care.
Laser therapy is a noninvasive, painfree, surgery-free, drug-free treatment
option available for both dogs and cats.
Laser therapy is extremely effective
and in many cases is a more effective
alternative to pharmaceuticals.
Studies have shown the ability to
promote healing as much as three
times faster then conventional
treatment procedures.
PICTURED:
A Labrador
Retriever receives
laser therapy on a
cruciate ligament
suture area. The
laser treats pain
and swelling,
and speeds up
healing in soft tissues, muscle and skin. The procedure
takes only minutes, and can be a pivotal way to
help your pet return to normal activity rapidly.
Alternative Veterinary Care
Laser Therapy Treatment
What is Laser Therapy?
Laser therapy is the use of specific
wavelengths of light to treat painful
and debilitating conditions.
How does it work?
Light energy enters the damaged cells
and stimulates inter-cellular activity. This
reduces pain in the area and speeds
recovery of the damaged cells. Once the
cells recover, the healing process is
complete.
What can my pet expect
during treatment?
Laser therapy is a PAINLESS treatment
that lasts an average of 3 minutes. Your
pet may experience a comfortable
sensation at the point of application.
What can my pet expect
after treatment?
Most patients see positive results in one
to three treatments. Acute conditions can
subside with as few as one set of treatments.
Chronic conditions can be managed with
regular monthly treatment. And there
are no know negative side effects.
Often, pain medication can be reduced or
eliminated after laser therapy tratment.
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Nordhoff dancers to spring into 10th annual concerts
The Nordhoff High
School Dance Department will host its
“Express Yourself”
Spring Dance concerts
May 16 and 17 at 7
p.m. with modern,
jazz, tap and novelty
dance selections. This
year marks the 10th
anniversary concert
since the inception of
the dance program.
The Nordhoff
Dancers return to
Matilija Auditorium
for their annual recital
of their artistic works
for the year. As sophomore Chaney
Holland said, “We
have expressed
ourselves through our
choreography, putting
our own styles of
movement, our own
colors and our own
meanings into what
makes the dance.”
Highlights of the
performance will
include the presentation of the dance “To
Reach” to honor the
children from
Changing Tides
Orphanage in Haiti, as
well as the reprise of
the dance “19” to
recognize the struggle
of post-traumatic
stress disorder of
Vietnam veterans. In
addition, the energetic
dances “Charleston
Fun” and “Happy” will
Photo submitted
Students practice for the Nordhoff High School Spring Dance performances.
be performed.
Dances to be
presented were choreographed by professionals, including Kelli
Forman and Leah
Salaiz, and Nordhoff
Dance alumna Gianna
Burright (class of
2010). The program
also will include works
choreographed by
students in the Dance
Technique class and
by program teacher
Kim Hoj.
It is the last time for
senior dancers to
perform as a member
of the Nordhoff Dance
ensembles. Seniors
include Jordan
Alvarez, Sophia Botti,
Taylor Bowen,
Samantha Dominguez,
Nicolette Doolittle,
Erin Kobrin, Jake
Kunde, Tiarnan
Nelson, Megan Rose,
Rianna Sharif and
Brianna Wadsworth.
All 53 students in
both the Introduction
to Dance class and the
Dance Technique class
will perform in the
concerts. More than
20 elementary and
junior high school
children from the
Spring Dance Workshops will join the
performance Saturday
night with special
selections, including a
number set to Shirley
Temple’s “Animal
Crackers in My Soup,”
choreographed by
Sierra Turk and Amber
Talbot.
The Dance Technique ensemble
includes the seniors
and Vivi Baltazar,
Sarah Bowen, Whitney
DiAcri, Bailee
Doolittle, Chaney
Holland, Taylor
Koester, Roxey
Newman, Spring Park,
Emma Paulsen, Kelsey
Thomas, Sierra Turk
and Michela Villierme.
The Introduction to
Dance class includes
Emma-Rose Allen,
Brianna Ames, Vanessa
Andrade, Adrianna
Bese, Riley Conn,
Jasmine Davis,
Courtney Dunn,
Giselle Ferreira, Kalin
Flores, Stephanie
Garcia, Kirsten Hoj,
Elaine Kenton,
Madison Landsverk,
Isolde Marx, Alyssa
Maulhardt, Haley
Moore, Toni
Nicholson, Raissa
Onglengco, Reese
Royle, Mackenzie
Sharon, Carly Skiba,
Sara Smith, Summer
Williams, Addison
Wood, Claire Woolson,
and Anna Zaucha.
Visit www.nhs
dance.com for tickets.
Jurassic 5 to play SB by ‘Word of Mouth’
Jurassic 5 will bring
their “Word Of Mouth”
Tour, featuring Dilated
Peoples and The World
Famous Beat Junkies, to
Santa Barbara Bowl July
13 at 6 p.m.
Jurassic 5 was formed
of six members, with two
DJs/producers coupled
with four distinct rappers
who, when performing
sequences simultaneously, was neatly
tempered, making their
early releases stand
above the experimental
rap that was burgeoning
at the time. They weren’t
throwback or old school,
but they embodied a
nostalgic sound that was
also at once fresh.
Their first release, “The
Jurassic 5 EP,” had songs
like “Concrete Schoolyard” and “Jayou,” and
quickly turned heads to
their relaxed yet detailed
sound. It also contained
“Lesson 6: The Lecture,”
an instrumental opus
that underscored the
group’s production
values. Fans worldwide
became aware of J5’s
dynamic stage show
during this era.
Their next release,
“Quality Control,” was a
more fully realized effort
that peaked at 43 on the
Billboard Charts and
largely introduced them
to the masses worldwide.
Tracks including “Quality
Control”, “Jurass Finish
First” and “Swing Set”
became the group’s
signature sound, a development of intricate yet
simple back-and-forth
group dynamics.
“Feedback” reached
No. 15 on the Billboard
Charts in 2006.
Tickets are $42 to $44,
plus applicable service
charges. They’re available
at all Ticketmaster outlets
and the Santa Barbara
Bowl box office. The bowl
is at 1122 N. Milpas St.
Visit www.sbbowl.com or
call 962-7411 for more
information.
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Jurassic 5 turned heads with their first release, “The Jurassic 5 EP.”
Ojai ACT to stage Simon’s ‘I Ought to Be in Pictures’
John Hankins
contributor
There are lots of
reasons that Neil Simon
is considered one of
America’s best playwrights, and “I Ought to
Be in Pictures” is one of
them.
Another reason is he
has received more
Oscar and Tony nominations than any other
writer.
All of which are great
reasons to see the 1980
comedy-drama at Ojai
Art Center Theater from
May 16 to June 8. This
time around, Simon
tackles love and its
problems between a
Hollywood father who
left his daughter when
she was a baby, and his
current girlfriend. Now
grown up, the New York
daughter comes to visit
him claiming she wants
to be in pictures, but
really wants to meet
him after idolizing him
as a playwright from
afar.
What she finds is man
who is not a very
successful writer, who
has a perpetual writer’s
block and who can’t
even communicate with
his girlfriend.
For the demands of
this three-person play,
director Steve Grumette
has cast a couple whose
chemistry on stage is
tried and true: Buddy
Wilds and Kimberly
Demmary. The
daughter, Hayley
Silvers, is a newcomer
to the Ojai ACT stage
who Grumette said “was
a real find.”
“Silvers not only has
the ideal physical
stature for the part, but
has the acting chops to
pull off a very
demanding role. She
drives to Ojai from
Tarzana for rehearsals
and, to top it off, she's
mastered a Brooklyn
Jewish accent that
would have fooled my
grandmother."
Grumette has worked
with Wilds and
Demmary before ⎯
notably in the awardwinning “Sylvia” at Ojai
ACT – and said “they
have great chemistry
with each other, and are
both superbly well
suited to their roles in
this show.”
“The daughter’s
arrival forces all three
characters to come to
terms with
their emotional lives, a
struggle that is as
humorous as it is
poignant,” Grumette
said.
The show is produced
by Ezra Eels, and
Grumette also takes on
the technical tasks of
designing the stage,
lighting and sound.
Haley Weed is the stage
manager, CJ Farrar will
operate the lights and
sound and set construction is a joint effort by
Bob Decker, Steve
Pronovost, Kenny Dahle
and Bill Spellman.
“I Ought to Be in
Pictures” runs from
May 16 to June 8, with
shows Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 7 p.m. at
Ojai ACT, 113 S. Montgomery St. Tickets are
$18 general and $15
students, seniors and
Art Center members.
Visit www.OjaiACT.org
or call 640-8797 for
reservations.
Auditions set for Ojai Art Center’s ‘Carousel’
A cast of dynamic
singers, dancers and
strong speaking characters are needed for
Richard Rodger’s
favorite musical,
“Carousel,” for a run at
the Ojai Art Center
Theater during the
summer.
Auditions will be held
Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday at the
theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., from 6 to 8
p.m. . The production,
directed by Tracey
Williams Sutton, will
run July 11 to Aug. 10.
Those auditioning for
a singing role should
prepare a song from a
Broadway musical or
from “Carousel” itself,
with their own music
from a CD or sing a
cappella. There are also
many speaking roles
and dancers needed,
notably for a teenaged
woman for a featured
ballet sequence. Sides
are provided.
“Carousel,” named
the Best Musical of the
20th century by Time
Magazine, hit Broadway
just as World War II was
ending in 1945 and
offered more than a
touch of realism, thanks
to the collaboration
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Patricia Hartmann is known for painting the cover art
for her books.
Author to sign books at Gorge
Ojai author Patricia
Hartmann will sign
copies of her newly
released novel,
"Yosemite — One last
Golden Summer,"
Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the
Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center's 10th anniversary celebration.
The park itself is the
main character in the
novel. The reader is
immersed in a gripping
story amid the beauty
of Yosemite with flashbacks to the ionic
Glacier Point Firefall,
the Tuolumne fishing
culture of the 1930 to
1950s, Yosemite's
Buffalo Soldiers, the
Mono Lake bath-salt
industry, the art of
local Indian basketry
and the rock-climbing
history of Camp Four.
Continued on Page C3
C2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Gallery 525 to exhibit rare, vintage movie posters
Gallery 525 in
Meiners Oaks will
present a collection of
rare, vintage movie
posters and original
film festival posters in
an exhibit titled
“Affiches de Cinema,
Movie Posters, Carteles
de Film” running
Saturday through June
21.
There will be an
opening reception
Saturday from 5 to 8
p.m. A Mother’s Day
reception and musical
program with Claudia
Simone and Don Cardinali of Alas Latinas
performing French and
Latin American songs
will be Sunday from 2
to 5 p.m.
Ranging in dates
from 1902 to 2001 in
English, French,
Spanish and Polish, the
movie posters represent a wide array of
artistic and graphic
styles (from Art
Nouveau to Modernist
and Contemporary).
Many feature legendary
films of the 20th
Century: “Autant En
Emporte Le Vent” (the
French re-release of
“Gone With the Wind”),
“Besos Robados” (the
Cuban release of
“Stolen Kisses”), “Les
Enfants du Paradis”
(“The Children of Paradise”) directed by
Marcel Carné, are a few
of the significant films
represented by the
posters in the exhibition.
A group of film
festival posters complements the show, with
selections from the
Cannes Film Festival,
Filmex (the Los Angeles
International Film
Exposition), and the
Ojai Film Festival.
“Movie posters have
long captivated the
imagination of both
movie buffs and art
collectors,” said art
consultant Anca
Colbert, who curated
the show. “They speak
to the imagination and
to the visual memories
so cherished by film
enthusiasts. They have
also inspired great
artists and designers to
create images that are
now part of a visual
language and a popular
culture with worldwide
devotees.”
Gallery 525 is at 525
W. El Roblar Ave. Visit
www.gallery525.com or
call 798-0404 for more
information.
Photo submitted
Beatrix Potter published “Peter Rabbit” in 1902, and
it’s been a childhood favorite ever since.
Youth summer workshop
to stage ‘Peter Rabbit’
"Blanche," by John Alvin, the 1976 original poster
created for The Los Angeles International Film Exposition.
Christine Brennan to open studio to public
For the 12th year,
Ojai Studio Artist
Christine Brennan
will open her art
studio at 175 N.
Pueblo Ave. free of
charge to the public.
“I really think
people enjoy the
behind the scenes
experience of seeing
the artist in their
home,” Brennan
said, “so I got the
idea for a springtime version and
opened my studio,
garden and home.”
A member of the
Ojai Studio Artists
Tour for more than
20 years, Brennan
said the weekend
offers a slower pace
from the fall tour.
Guests get to roam
the garden once
featured on the Ojai
garden tour, snack
on refreshments
next to a koi pond
and take time to
chat with the artists.
There is also the
unique home
featuring one-of-akind furniture of
Brennan’s husband,
James McCarthy.
Brennan is a graduate from the Rhode
Island School of
Design and works in
oil board, drawing
and jewelry creating
whimsical dreamlike stories. She
continues to sell her
work through a
handful of galleries,
mostly in the West
and locally in Ojai at
HumanArts.
Brennan also
invites artists with
complimentary art
to exhibit. This year
Brennan will host
artists Diane
Bennett , Mette
Julian and Sissel
Auerboeck
Bennett creates
retablos, paintings
and assemblages
using found and
salvaged materials
and objects. Sisters
Julian and Auerbock, originally
from Norway, do
collaborative work
based on their
shared appreciation
of folk art.
The “Tales of Peter
Rabbit” has delighted
generations ever since
author Beatrix Potter
published it in 1902,
borne from an illustrated letter she sent to
a sick friend.
Now this summer the
youth of Ojai and
beyond (ages 6 to 18)
will be the next generation delighted by
portraying the mischievous Peter Rabbit and
his friends.
Ojai ACT’s Theater
Youth Workshop for the
summer runs from June
29 through two
performances on July
16 and 17, directed by
Gai Jones, whose
previous workshops
included “Alice in
Wonderland” and
“Winnie the Pooh.”
Registration is due by
June 1 and all students
will be cast in the play.
Cost is $70 for registering before June 1
and $85 after that until
June 15 (scholarships
are available). The
workshops and
rehearsals begin June
29 from 1 to 2 p.m. and
July 6 and 13 from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m., and then
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
on July 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 14, 15, 16 and
17.
Middle and high
school theater students
may volunteer as workshop assistants and
actors. Students
entering grades 8
through 12 who have
theater experience are
invited to be workshop
leaders and coaches for
only $20, which
includes a cast T-Shirt.
Parents also may be
asked to supervise or
help in various ways.
Contact gai.jones@
sbcglobal.net for questions and a registration
form as soon as
possible.
Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, May 7, 2014 C3
Carousel
Continued from Page C1
between Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein.
This powerful story of
love and tragedy
between a millworker
and a carousel barker
hits all the right notes
with songs such as “If I
Loved You” and “You’ll
Never Walk Alone.”
Key singing roles
include:
Billy Bigelow, a
carousel barker (strong
baritone) and aged up to
40; his love interest Julie
Jordan (soprano range);
Julie’s best friend Carrie
(alto/soprano) and
Carrie’s husband Enoch
Snow (tenor). Also
Julie’s cousin Nettie
(mezzo range), and a
rough sailor named
Jigger (baritone).
Major speaking roles
belong to Mrs. Mullin,
the owner of the
carousel; the strict
proprietor of the local
mill who employs Julie
and Carrie, and Star-
keeper, a “heavenly
figure” who also plays
Dr. Sheldon. There are
numerous other
speaking and dancing
roles, including
policemen, young
ladies, townspeople and
other figures in the
“heavenly” realm.
Visit
www.OjaiACT.org or
contact producer Herb
Hemming at [email protected] or 640
5814.
Hartmann (also available at the book signing)
include her historical
fiction novel about Ojai
titled, "The Ojai — Pink
Moment Promises," and
the beachside romance,
"Secrets of Sandpiper
Cove."
The Wheeler Gorge
Visitor's Center is on
Highway 33, just past
the tunnels north of
Ojai.
Author
Continued from Page C1
“Heartbeats” features beloved songs of American standards and contemporary
musical surprises.
It is the author's trademark to paint the cover
art for each of her
books, including the
Yosemite cover of Half
Dome glowing gold at
Sunset. Other novels by
Lola Haag releases “Heartbeats”
Ojai’s Lola Haag,
local singer of jazz,
standards and contemporary favorites, has
just released her fourth
album. Titled “Heartbeats,” the CD blends
beloved tunes from the
golden age of American
standards with those of
contemporary songwriters. Lola says, “It
gives me such pleasure
to introduce American
standards to young
people and to share
beautiful contemporary
songs with older
listeners!”
“Heartbeats”
includes songs written
by Peggy Lee, George
and Ira Gershwin,
Hoagy Carmichael and
Ned Washington, and
Rodgers & Hart —
nestled side by side
with Sting, Stevie
Wonder, Carole King,
Paul Anka and Van
Morrison. Relaxed jazzy
arrangements knit the
seemingly disparate
compositions into a
Correction
The story about the
Nordhoff High School
Spring Dance concert
in the April 30 Arts &
Entertainment section
gave an incorrect
location for the event.
It will be at Matilija
Auditorium, 703 El
Paseo Road.
compilation full of
musical surprises. The
CD was recorded at
Colourbox Recording
Studios in Ventura with
recording engineer, Jeff
Evans, who added his
unique touch to the
project. Stevie
Wonder’s song,
“Lately,” seems to be
the breakout single.
The songs chosen for
this project were based
upon their melodic
structure and the
emotional content of
each lyric. Haag
considers herself a
singer-storyteller, so
she picked songs that
tell tales from wishing
for love to lost love. She
has been influenced by
the popular “Saloon
Singers” and jazz greats
of today. Her live shows
feature a wide range of
material from jazz,
contemporary hits,
standards, Latin and
the blues. “With so
many wonderful songs,
I choose the tunes that
have the strongest
emotional appeal to
me. Peggy Lee’s ‘I Love
Being Here With You’
bubbles with exuberance; Sting’s ‘Every
Breath You Take’ shows
betrayal; Van
Morrison’s ‘Have I Told
You Lately’ tells of
loving gratitude;
Gershwin’s ‘But Not
For Me’ expresses sad
disappointment; Stevie
Wonder’s ‘Lately’
shows fear of loss and
Rodgers & Hart’s ‘My
Funny Valentine’ tells
of deep love.”
“Heartbeats” is
already being played
around the world in 78
countries, with more
than 6,000 radio plays
worldwide. She has
fans in England, Israel,
Ukraine, Brazil,
Iceland, Germany,
Belgium, Costa Rica,
Argentina, Canada,
Kenya, Australia and
Japan, among others.
Locally, she performs
regularly at Il Giardino,
Ojai Playhouse
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She has also appeared
at many of the top jazz
clubs in New York, Los
Angeles, Santa Barbara,
Orange County, as well
as on several cruise
lines.
“Heartbeats” joins
Lola’s other CDs “Here
I Go Again,” “The Sarah
Vaughan Songbook”
and the “Billie Holiday:
Good Morning
Heartache.” They are
all available at Made In
Ojai, on Amazon.com,
iTunes, CDBaby.com,
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and many other
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jazz, and Twitter as
@Ojailola.
Lola will be
performing at Il
Giardino May 10 from
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and at
Agave Maria’s May 18,
from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Johnny Clegg Band coming to Thousand Oaks
Fresh Roasted
Concerts will present
The Johnny Clegg Band
May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Fred Kavli Theatre
in the Thousand Oaks
Civic Arts Plaza. Clegg,
a South African icon,
links his music to the
journey South Africa
has taken over the past
30 years. The band
features Clegg on
guitar, vocals and
concertina with his
longtime six-piece
band.
Clegg has become
one of South Africa's
most famous exports
while retaining his
popularity in his home
country. Aside from his
musical success, he is
widely recognized and
respected as an
anthropologist,
academic and activist.
He campaigned against
apartheid and has been
instrumental in putting
the new South Africa
on the map.
His passion and
musical hits have made
Clegg a musical
ambassador for his
country. By combining
African music structures with Celtic folk
and international rock
sounds, Clegg
pioneered a new and
unique sound. Audiences in sold out
venues around the
world have danced to
"Cruel, Crazy Beautiful
World," "Scatterlings of
Africa," "I Call Your
Name," "Impi," "Asimbonanga," "Great
Heart" and "African
Sky Blue."
Last year Clegg was
awarded the Order of
Ikhamanga for his
contributions and
achievements in
bridging African traditional music with other
music forms,
promoting racial
understanding,
working for a nonracial society and
being a spokesperson
for the release of political prisoners.
Reserved tickets at
$39 are available at the
Thousand Oaks Civic
Arts Plaza box office,
by phone at 646-8907,
online at www.ptgo.org
or through Ticketmaster.
The Thousand Oaks
Civic Arts Plaza is at
2100 E. Thousand Oaks
Blvd.
“Saloon Singer”
Lola Haag
Entertains Saturday Night
May 10th
New books
arriving
weekly
at IL
Giardino’s
Italian
Restaurant
BookEnds Bookstore
and other curiosities
with Kent
Rollins on
Keyboards
and Tom
Etchart on
Bass
Housed in an
enchanting old church
in Meiners Oaks
5:30 ‘til 8:30
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The Johnny Clegg Band has played in sold-out venues around the world.
Interview, exhibit to feature Ojai’s Gary Lang
Ojai painter Gary
Lang will be the focus of
a “Conversation with
the Artist” May 16 at 5
p.m. in Studio Channel
Islands Art Center’s
Blackboard Gallery in
Camarillo.
A prominent figure in
the recent history of
abstract art, Lang
continues his exploration of what he refers
to as “Word Work” in
his current “Words &
Consequences” exhibition. Running Thursday
through May 30 at the
Blackboard Gallery, the
exhibition includes
pieces in which letters
move in energetic
rhythms across the
painting, engaging the
viewer to find the poetry
in the words they create.
Admission to the
“Conversation with the
Artist” talk is $5 for
Studio Channel Islands
members, $10 for nonmembers. To make
reservations visit
www.StudioChannelIslands.org or call 3831368.
Lang approaches a
painting by doing a
great deal of preliminary work so that, as he
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mind while applying
paint to surface.” He
began his “Word Work”
exploration in the early
1970s, even earlier than
his polychrome
“Circles,” for which he
is best known. “The
‘Words’ help me unravel
and process the horror
and magic of people,”
he said. “The ‘Circles’
have always been a
vehicle for drawing the
future my way while
expanding the present
... a kind of towrope to
eternity.”
Lang has had more
than 70 solo exhibitions
in multiple countries,
and is in museum, institutional and private
collections throughout
the world. Now a resident of Ojai, Lang
attended the California
Institute of the Arts,
holds an MFA from Yale
University, and received
a Fulbright/
Hayes Travel and
Research Grant to live in
Barcelona for two years
prior to settling in New
York City and then
Southern California.
The Blackboard
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Ventura Blvd. in Old
Town Camarillo. It is
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from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. For more
information, visit
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 8
• “The Seagull,” 8 p.m.,
Santa Paula Theater
Center, 125 S. 7th St.,
www.santapaulathe
atercenter.org or 5254645.
• “The Coot Elimination Committee,” 8
p.m., Plaza Playhouse
Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., www.plaza
theatercarpinteria
.com or 684-6380.
Friday, May 9
Santa Paula Theater
www.santapaulathe
theatercarpinteria.com
or 684-6380.
Saturday, May 10
• The New Chordettes,
The Preps, 2 and 8 p.m.,
Montgomery St.,
www.ojaiart center.org
or 646-0117.
• Johnny Clegg Band,
7:30 p.m., Fred Kavli
Theatre, Thousand
Oaks Civic Arts Plaza,
2100 E. Thousand Oaks
Blvd., www.ptgo.org or
646-8907.
Santa Paula Theater
www.santapaulathe
theatercarpinteria
.com or 684-6380.
Sunday, May 11
• “The Seagull,” 2:30
p.m., Santa Paula
Theater Center, 125 S.
7th St., www.santa
paulatheatercenter.org
or 525-4645.
theatercarpinteria
.com or 684-6380.
Tuesday, May 13
• “An Evening with Jim
McCarthy,” 6 to 7:30
p.m., The Comedy Club
at Ventura Harbor,
www.FocusOnTheMasters.com.
• “Drones,” 7:15 p.m.,
Ventura Film Society,
420 E. Santa Clara St.,
www.venturafilmso
ciety.com or 628-2299.
Thursday, May 15
• KJEE Summer RoundUp, 5 p.m., Santa
Barbara Bowl, 1122 N.
Milpas St., www.sb
bowl.com, 962-7411.
Santa Paula Theater
www.santapaulathe
Friday, May 16
• “I Ought to Be in
Pictures,” 8 p.m., Ojai
ACT, 113 S. Montgomery St., www.Ojai
ACT.org or 640-8797.
• “Express Yourself,”
NHS dance concert, 7
p.m., Nordhoff Cafe-
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www.santapaulathe
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Saturday, May 17
• “Express Yourself,”
NHS dance concert, 7
p.m., Nordhoff Cafeteria Stage, www.nhs
dance.com.
Santa Paula Theater
www.santapaulathe
theatercarpinteria
.com or 684-6380.
Sunday, May 18
Santa Paula Theater
www.santapaulathe
theatercarpinteria.com
or 684-6380.
Monday, May 19
• George Winston in
concert for The Beatrice Wood Center for
the Arts, 7:30 p.m., Zalk
Theater, Besant Hill
School, Upper Ojai,
www.beatricewood
.com.
Thursday, May 22
Santa Paula Theater
www.santapaulathe
Friday, May 23
Santa Paula Theater
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Saturday, May 24
Santa Paula Theater
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Sunday, May 25
• “The Seagull,” 2:30
p.m., Santa Paula
Theater Center, 125 S.
7th St., www.santa
paulatheatercenter.org
or 525-4645.
Friday, May 30
Saturday, May 31
Sunday, June 1
Art Exhibits
• Through May 8: The
Montgomery St., will
display “Paper &
Beyond,” an exhibit of
paper art and science
by BiJian Fan, through
Thursday. Call 6460117.
• Through May 9:
The City Gallery at Ojai
City Hall, 401 S. Ventura
St., will display paintings by Ojai artist
Carlos Grasso through
Friday. The gallery is
open Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
• May 10: The Art
Branch’s exhibit of
artwork donated by
local artists (to be sold
at the reception on June
1) will be on display
May 10 through May 30
at the Ojai Art Center,
113 S. Montgomery St.,
celebrating the center’s
75th anniversary. The
reception will be held
June 1 from 1 to 4 p.m.;
tickets are $75 and will
include food and beverages. Call 646-0117.
• Through May 16:
Ojai Studio Artist Gayel
Childress is one of the
featured artists in the
exhibit “Women in the
State of Grace,” on
display through May 16
at the Santa Paula
Campus of Ventura
College, 957 Faulkner
Road, Suite 106. She is
showing her new
painting “Venus of
Willendorf.”
• Through May 31:
Contempo Hair Design,
205 S. Signal St., will
display an exhibit of 18
landscape oil paintings
by Ojai artist Richard
Niles through May 31.
Call 646-5591.
• Through May 31:
The Bank of America,
205 W. Ojai Ave., will
display artwork by the
late Texana, “The
People Painter,”
throughout her global
excursions, through
May 31. Call 750-6669.
• Through May 31:
Ojai Coffee Roasting
Co., 337 E. Ojai Ave.,
will display an
anthology of artwork by
Ojai’s Leslie Marcus
through May 31. Call
646-4478.
• Through June 1:
galerie102, 102 W.
Matilija St., Ojai, will
display “Paper Route,”
featuring artists Aaron
Farley, Ashley
Macomber and Jane
Peterson, through June
1. Call 640-0151.
• Through June 6:
Ojai Community Bank,
402 W. Ojai Ave., will
display work by Ojai
artist Iris Williams
through June 6. Call
646-9909.
• June 7: The Photography Branch’s annual
exhibit will be on
display June 7 through
July 9 at the Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St. The theme
this year is “Long
Lasting,” celebrating
the 75th anniversary of
the center. A reception
will be held June 8 from
1 to 3 p.m. Call 6460117.
• Through June 15:
The Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave., will display “Rejuvenation,” featuring
work by Ojai Studio
Artists, through June
15. Call 640-1390.
jai dining guide
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Tuesday to Friday
LUNCH/BRUNCH FROM 11:30 A.M to 4:00 P.M.
DINNER FROM 5:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
Saturday & Sunday
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Steak
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THE HISTORIC DEER LODGE - Relax by the blazing
fireplace and enjoy a brief respite from the hassles of
everyday life. The Deer Lodge is the authentic Ojai experience and no visit to Ojai is complete without a visit.
Diner choices from locally sourced farm-to-table menu,
range from traditional favorites such as Mac n' Cheese,
gourmet beef, buffalo and venison burgers and homemade meatballs, to delicious open pasture, grass fed
steaks from Ojai's own Watkins Cattle Co. And yes, there
are options for those favoring vegetarian and gluten-free
preparations. By night, the Deer Lodge transitions into an
eclectic live music venue showcasing the best of the Ojai
Valley's vast pool of local talent and occasional national
acts. Come in and enjoy!
Open 7 days a week, Lunch from 11:30 am
Dinner from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm
2261 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 646-4256
Under new ownership
The Ranch
Enjoy Happy Hour drink and appetizer specials:
Tuesday - Friday, 4 to 7 pm.
Full bar featuring 3 Ojai wineries.
Sporting
multiple
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Hidden events
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102 Besant Road, Ojai, CA 93023
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