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June 8 – June 21,March
2016 10 - 23, 2010
Project
Understanding
expands
services
by Benjamin Unseth
Executive Director of Project Understanding
Sarah Ruiz presented an art piece to the
Mayor at the City Council meeting where she
was honored.
2016 Youth
of the Year Sarah Ruiz
At the City Council Meeting on May
9, 2016 – Sarah Ruiz, Boys & Girls Club of
Greater Ventura’s 2016 Youth of the Year,
was recognized by Mayor Nasarenko
and the other council members for her
outstanding achievements.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s
Youth of the Year program honors our
nation’s most awe-inspiring young
people on their path to great futures
and encourages all kids to lead, succeed
and inspire. As the 2016 Youth of
the Year for the Boys & Girls Club of
Greater Ventura, 15-year old Sarah is
a true example of an extraordinary
young woman recognized for her leadership, service, academic excellence and
dedication to live a healthy lifestyle.
Sarah consistently pushes herself
to be better. She truly enjoys opportunities to give service to others and
studies diligently for good grades and a
better life. Sarah has received multiple
accomplishments like the President’s
Education Award for Academic Excellence and the President’s Volunteer
Service
Award
for
outstanding
volunteer and community service work.
Sarah began attending the Boys &
Girls Club of Greater Ventura at the age
of six, along with her brother and sister.
Her parents were in and out of her life,
which made things difficult, but her
grandparents stepped up to take care
Continued on page 4
On Monday, May 30, a Memorial Day service was held at
St. Mary’s Cemetery honoring the 76 American veterans and
the one 1869 Medal of Honor recipient that are buried there.
This 1862 historical 7 acre cemetery contains 3,000 American
Ventura Pioneers.
After the prayer and pledge the Port Hueneme Naval Color
Guard paraded the flag followed by the playing of TAPS. Abraham Lincoln played by
Don Ancell addressed those attending the memorial. Richard Senate, local historian
and story teller gave a fascinating account of Ventura and the cemetery’s history. Photos
by Bernie Goldstein.
The Ventura River is our best source of quality water.
Where does the City of Ventura
receive its water?
by Shana Epstein
As a mission City, the Ventura River
was accessed by an aqueduct led by the
efforts of the Catholic Church and the
native inhabitants of our region. From
the beginning the Ventura River has
been a critical water resource for our
community to thrive. To this day, it is
the best quality water out of the three
resources the City depends on.
The next resource tapped by the City
was groundwater and in drought this
resource is extremely precious to us.
The City extracts from three different
Continued on page 6
Where is Project Understanding? For
39 years, Project Understanding served
needy neighbors in downtown Ventura
or along Ventura Avenue. On May
23, Project Understanding re-opened
First Step Center and Food Pantry at
2734 Johnson Drive, Suite E, in East
Ventura. We have moved for the sake of
mission as we offer food, housing and
education to give people a hand up, not
a handout. We will better transform
lives and community by reuniting the
Food Pantry and First Step Center, by
expanding the footprint of Homeless 2
Home, and by centering client services
for western Ventura County.
Our downtown offices created difficulties for clients because the Food
Pantry was across town. Each month
almost 300 families came to First Step
Center to be interviewed before going to
Food Pantry. Reuniting these services
enables Project Understanding to better
serve clients in transforming their lives.
By moving to Johnson Drive, Project
Understanding greatly expands the
footprint of Homeless 2 Home (H2H)
services. Locating on Johnson Drive is
strategic placement to work among the
largest un-serviced concentration of
homeless neighbors in Ventura.
The H2H collaboration in Ventura
by Project Understanding and partners
has helped create a dramatic drop in
the annual homeless count. In 2012, the
census counted 700 homeless neighbors
in Ventura and only 300 in 2016!
The primary partners in H2H have
been three downtown organizations,
Project Understanding, Salvation Army
and Turning Point Foundation. Because
the largest concentration of homeless
neighbors is in the downtown region,
this has been the best location. However,
the second-largest concentration of
homeless neighbors in Ventura is the
Johnson Drive area, where there have
not been H2H services. Project’s relocation allows us to bring social services to
Continued on page 4
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June 8 – June 21, 2016
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Established
1966!
Vagabond
COFFEE SHOP and RESTAURANT
760 E. Thompson Boulevard, Ventura, California
(805) 643-1390
Open Daily 6am to 9pm
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Come in for
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11:30am - 2:00pm Mon - Sat
Established in 1972
Offering a full line of pastas with
homemade sauces, East Coast
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5pm - 10pm Fri & Sat
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June 8 – June 21, 2016
Ventura BREEZE
VCTC NEWS
GoVentura.org
See The Plan to
Keep Ventura County
Moving
The Plan for the 101
Did you know that Ventura
County drivers spend about
28,000 hours a day stuck in
freeway traffic? Fortunately,
VCTC has a plan to fix
bottlenecks and improve traffic
flow on the 101. Learn more at
keepVCmoving.org.
Improving Ventura’s
Streets and Roads
Whether it’s paving streets,
filling potholes or repairing
sidewalks, local communities
are the experts on their own
transportation needs. That’s why
VCTC’s transportation investment
plan directs $1.650 billion to
local jurisdictions for their local
transportation priorities. See
how Ventura could benefit at
keepVCmoving.org.
The Plan for Bus Service
A reliable, sustainable and
affordable intercity bus system
is vital to Ventura County. It
connects communities and offers
mobility for seniors, students,
veterans and people with
disabilities. Visit keepVCmoving.
org to find out how VCTC plans to
keep transit fares affordable for
those who need it most.
Voted Ventura’s #1
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The Kid Friendly Place to Eat!
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
(Served All Day)
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All Entrees Include: Basket of Pastries (Croissants,
Muffins, Bacon & Cheddar Biscuits), Busy Bee
Potatoes or Seasonal Fruit, And Choice of Drink
Entrees
Open 7am - 11pm Daily
Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs
New York Steak and Eggs
Applewood Smoked Bacon and Eggs
Fresh Atlantic Salmon and Eggs
Voted Best Diner in VC for 24 Years!
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Eggs Benedict
Choice of Valentino, Salmon, or Original
Farmer’s Omelet
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New additions of Wine, Spirits &
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Old Fashioned Soda Fountain!
California Light Omelet
(Fresh Egg Whites, Spinach, Zucchini, Red Bell
Peppers, Avocado, and Pico de Gallo)
Greek Omelet
(Spinach, Tomatoes, Feta Cheese, and Olives)
Any Entree $19.95 per person
The Plan for Bike and
Pedestrian Paths
Biking and walking are important
parts of Ventura County’s
transportation system. They’re
good for our health, good for
our wallets and good for the
environment. VCTC has a plan to
expand the County’s bicycle and
pedestrian network. Learn more at
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Father’s Day
Breakfast 8:30-10:45am
Regular Lunch Menu 11am-4pm
Regular Dinner Menu 4 pm-9 pm
Father’s Day Specials 11am-9pm
BOOK SALE
Hidden Treasures for all Ages
Saturday, June 18
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All genres, including special books and more!
Von’s - Victoria & Telegraph
6040 Telegraph Rd.
Find your treasure!
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June 8 – June 21, 2016
Ventura BREEZE
Business
too,” said Namiki, a husband and father
of two who now lives just across the street
from Palermo Pizzeria in Ventura.
Both Palermo Pizzeria’s Simi Valley and
the Ventura locations are open for business
Monday through Sunday, more information can be found at www.palermos.biz.
Jenny Guy is the director of communications for Mustang Marketing and a resident
of the City of Ventura.
A stress-free
mattress
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opening in
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Business
Yoshi’s career path into the restaurant business was “almost like an accident.” Photo by Zach
Frankart.
Palermo Pizzeria has gained a
following of local supporters
by Jenny Guy
Yoshi Namiki, owner of Palermo
Pizzeria in Ventura, says his career path
into the restaurant business was “almost
like an accident.” Namiki came to California when he was 14, moving from Japan
after his father, a mechanical engineer, took
a position in Northridge –– and decided
to call Simi Valley home. Fluent in both
English and Japanese, Namiki held a career
in computer sciences with an international
company until he was 40.
After losing his job, he found himself
headed toward bankruptcy. With a family
of his own and no prospects, Namiki
stumbled upon an opportunity to go
into business for himself. He purchased a
small deli in Simi Valley called Simi Sam’s
Sandwich Factory –– one of the oldest delis
in the region. Solely self-taught without
any prior restaurant experience, Namiki
chose to maintain the authenticity of
the sandwich shop and kept many of the
previous owner’s original recipes. This onthe-job training allowed him to develop his
own culinary skills, and the gamble eventually paid off.
Namiki sold Simi Sam’s to his brother
and became the sole proprietor of the Italian
Simi Valley staple Palermo Pizzeria. Seeing
this new enterprise as an opportunity to
make the restaurant his own, Namiki did
a complete overhaul of the inherited menu.
He spent months testing ingredients to find
the perfect combinations –– placing special
significance on perfecting his sauces.
On August 23, 2010, Namiki reopened
the restaurant. He introduced new dishes
under the Palermo Pizzeria name as a
tribute to the original owners, the Cascio
family, who established the restaurant in
1972. After two years of managing Palermo
Pizzeria in Simi Valley, Namiki, a surfer, felt
drawn to Ventura to be closer to the water.
Two years to the day that Namiki had
purchased the first Simi Valley location,
August 23, 2012, Palermo Pizzeria was
founded in Ventura.
The Ventura Palermo Pizzeria has since
gained a following of local supporters for
its fresh ingredients and meals made from
scratch. The pizza dough is made onsite
daily, all pasta sauces and salad dressings
are homemade, and Namiki personally
visits the market each morning (seven days
a week) to handpick produce for Palermo
Pizzeria’s salads and toppings. The results
of these efforts are delicious dishes ranging
from vibrant salads and flavorful soups to
Italian classics like spaghetti and meatballs.
Located in Midtown Ventura at 1751
East Main Street, Palermo Pizzeria has
a customer base estimated at 90 percent
locals, and Namiki has come to know
most by name. Palermo Pizzeria caters to
its following, providing local favorites such
as Surf Brewery beer and Panaro Brothers
wine. The 1,500-square-foot establishment also houses a wide selection of art
from Ventura native Scott O’Connor, who
gifted Namiki with the restaurant’s oneof-kind signboard.
“When people come here, I want them
to laugh and have fun. If I am, they will.
And if I like it, chances are my guests will
The Sleep Shoppe, a locally-owned
and operated retailer that focuses on
creating a “stress-free mattress shopping
experience”, will be opening its fifth
Ventura County area store after leasing a
10,000 square foot facility on Main St. in
Ventura.
The Sleep Shoppe has scheduled a
soft opening at 4051 E. Main St., July
4th weekend. The space was formerly
occupied by West Marine. Consideration
of the lease with options is valued in excess
of $3,000,000. Haworth, broker/principal
in the Ventura office of SVN, represented
both The Sleep Shoppe and the property
owner in the transaction.
The Sleep Shoppe already has stores
in Simi Valley, Newbury Park, Oxnard and
Agoura Hills. The company’s products
include mattresses, accessories, toppers,
pillows, bedding, mattress pads, furniture,
and adjustable bases.
The Sleep Shoppe’s locations offer
complimentary coffee and tea in their
“recharge stations” to create a relaxing
atmosphere in which to shop.
2016 Youth of the Year
Continued from page 1
of her and introduced her to the Boys & Girls
Club. She often expresses her gratitude for
this turning point in her life.
As a teen, she became a tutor for
kids who needed help with homework,
started helping out at the front counter
by signing kids in and out, answering
phones, and helping parents who needed
assistance. Sarah became a member of
Torch Club – a group for members in
middle school, dedicated to leadership
and community service.
In addition to being a member Sarah
gives back to her Club by providing several
hours of community service.
Sarah
reaches out to the younger members of
the club to provide help with homework
or guidance with any problems that they
might be having.
Sarah plans on attending a four year
University and is interested in pursuing a
future career in forensic science.
“We are all very proud of Sarah’s accomplishments and recognize that she has the
potential to not only build a great future for
herself, but to also aid those in need along
the way said Patti Birmingham, CEO of the
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura.
Mayor Nasarenko served as one of eight
judges for the Club’s local Youth of the Year
competition that was held in March of this
year. He was able to witness first hand,
what a poised and confident young lady
Sarah has become.
Sarah went on to compete with other
Boys & Girls Club youth at the Area Council
level which included youth from Ventura,
SantaBarbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern
Counties. She was selected as the BGC
Coastal Area Youth of the Year, received a
$2,500 scholarship and an opportunity for
a full ride scholarship to Marquette University. She went on to compete against eight
other youth for the title of BGC California
Youth of the year in Sacramento. Sarah was
the only Sophomore amongst eight high
school Seniors in the competition.
For more information about the Youth
of the Year program, visit http://www.
youthoftheyear.org.
To find out how you can get involved in
creating Great Futures for the youth of our
community, or to make a donation, visit the
Club website at www.bgclubventura.org or
call them at 641-5585.
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater
Ventura corporate office is located at 6020
Nicolle St., Ventura.
Where does the City of Ventura
receive its water?
Continued from page 1
groundwater basins and in normal years it
is a third of our supply. During this multiyear drought, groundwater is approximately 60% of our supply.
The third supply is Lake Casitas, which the
City has an agreement with Casitas Municipal
Water District for an annual supply that is
primarily used within the Casitas service
boundary within the City’s water service area.
This annual supply is approximately 5,000
Acre Feet (1 Acre Foot equals 326,000 gallons).
The hopes of El Nino solving all of our
water woes this year did not occur. It did
happen for many other communities in
Southern California, but not for Ventura.
Lake Casitas at this rate could be dry in
several years with no substantial rainfall.
Restrictions have not been lifted on one of
the groundwater basins the City depends
on and the Ventura River has limited
supplies. Therefore, we must still conserve
so that we may have a reliable supply for
indoor residential use and the City’s businesses, which continue to support the
economics of our community.
The City will continue to ask our
customers to be excellent stewards of water
and applauds the outstanding conservation efforts taken to date and those in the
planning stages. In fact, the community
recently pledged to save water during the
National Mayor’s Challenge and the City
won the challenge. In 2015, Ventura’s
customers saved about 19% when compared
to 2013. Incentive programs will be relaunched this July. Residential customers
will be able to haul recycled water from the
City’s reclamation facility and customers
who are looking for additional ways to
conserve can ask for a free water audit.
All of these efforts in the long run are
hard to keep up; therefore, Ventura Water
continues to strategize for the development
of new water. The City just completed the
operation of the VenturaWaterPure Potable
Reuse Demonstration Facility. The City
has the potential of a new supply through
advanced treatment processes of recycled
water. In addition, the City continues to
build new wells to improve redundancy
in our groundwater operations, to pursue
State Water options and explore other water
supply options such as seawater desalination. Ventura is fortunate to have many
alternatives as it does for its water future.
To learn more please visit us at www.ven
turawater.net or call 667- 6500.
June 8 – June 21, 2016
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n In our last issue
I had the following
comments regarding
a Ventura’s Historical
Preservation Committee’s vote. I have more
to say about this.
Sheldon (Governor) Brown
Publisher-Editor
“On
May
23
Ventura’s Historical Preservation
Committee, by a 3-2 vote, decided that
the building at 567 Sanjon (most recently
Joes Crab Shack and previously the Chart
House) is not historically significant.
Several third party experts had determined
that the building is “not historically significant” and I certainly agree. Just because it is
old does not make it a significant building
and its architecture certainly doesn’t
warrant this designation.”
The proposed large project on this
site does not include preserving the restaurant building.
The Preservation Committee was to
determine whether the structure - built in
1981 - in the organic architecture style is
“historically significant” per State and
National guidelines.
According to separate historic assessments conducted by the firms Rincon
Consultants, Inc., of Ventura, and Historic
Resources Group of Pasadena, the building
fails to meet any of the guidelines.
In part, Rincon Consultants stated,
“Rincon finds that the building located at
567 San Jon Rd. does not appear eligible
for historic designation at the National,
State or local levels of historic significance.
As such, the building located within the
subject property is not considered a historical resource in accordance with CEQA.”
Perhaps the building was historical when originally constructed (some
Committee members reluctantly voting
no because they thought so) but that is
not the point it needs to be evaluated as it
now exists. There have been many, many
revisions to the building including some
previously approved by the City Council.
Today it certainly does not meet any of the
conditions to deem it historical.
“Yes” votes, to deem it historical, were
cast by Sherry Schafer and Committee Chair
Pamela Huckins. I believe (as do several
at City Hall) that they were negligent and
remise in their responsibility as members of
the Committee in voting for this building
to be historical based upon all of the guidelines and as it now sits. I feel that they voted
with their hearts and not their brains.
n Ventura Police Chief Ken Corney
has stated his opposition to a November
ballot measure that seeks to legalize recreational marijuana use in California
known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act
- a statewide ballot measure to control
and regulate the adult use of marijuana.
Chief Corney, along with the California Police Chiefs Association (he is
president of the organization), are opposed
to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act.
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom
and other supporters say the 62 page
initiative will make it harder for those
under 21 years old to obtain pot and
easier for police to crack down on illicit
sales (most police do not agree).
The November measure allows for possession of an ounce of marijuana as well
as cultivation of six marijuana plants for
those over age 21.
California voters defeated a 2010
marijuana legalization measure. A recent
poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found that 55% of likely California
voters now support such a measure.
Corney said the measure is backed by
big corporations, including those in the
tobacco industry.
And that, unlike alcohol, there is no
scientifically recognized test to administer to drivers by the police to determine
whether people are under the influence
of marijuana.
The following is a portion of a recent
police report that has helped me with my
thoughts regarding this issue:
“On the above date and time the
Ventura Police Department Command
Mailbox
Sheldon,
You have a great sense of humor!
You gave me a good laugh with your
comment about buying 72 $400,000 3
bd rm houses instead of building 101
low income units.
You would be lucky to find 10
$400,000 houses for sale in Ventura, let
alone 72!
This issue must be dear to your heart
because you’ve mentioned it twice now.
You do realize that by taking more
houses off the limited amount of family
units for sale, you would just create a
shortage. Hummm, that might be what
you were hoping for.
By housing seniors, students and a
variety of low income needs, you preserve
a ventura of all kinds. Not only the
wealthy.
Not only do you house people efficiency, but the maintenance on one
building is always cheaper then maintenance on 72 houses.
I hope the city continues to
build these units, insuring a diverse
community. A community that offers
more than just dollars.
You being a senior should appreciate
that.
Barbara Art
Barbara:
How about 72 mobile homes? You are
right just trying to increase the value of my
home.
I’m a senior? Only when I think about it.
Dear Sheldon:
Thank you for covering Parkinson’s
awareness and Ventura’s Parkinson’s
support group. You make a difference
and your commitment to community
news is great.
Best always
Aurora Soriano
Parkinson’s Action Network
To all the staff of the Ventura Breeze.
Just a quick note to express my appreciation for the great write up you gave us
in the May 25 issue. All the ladies in the
Pin Potters League were very impressed.
And a special thanks to Michael
Gordon for the great photos.
Thanks again
Ornette Smith
Center received a report of a strong armed
robbery that had just occurred in the
900 block of S Wells Rd. The victim,
Edgar Aguilar, an employee of a medical
marijuana delivery service in Paso Robles
was in Ventura making a delivery to a
medical marijuana patient.”
“However when Aguilar met with the
patient on Wells Rd the patient and two
other male suspects entered his vehicle,
physically assaulted him, and demanded
his property and all the marijuana that
he was transporting.” By the way, the
suspects were caught.
This is an issue that I have had a difficult
time deciding what’s most appropriate,
but as I study this more I now feel that the
proposed State initiative should be passed
(if the 62 page initiative is what I believe it to
be) as it will include definite limitations on
the growing and use of marijuana, but I am
opposed to the “retail” industry now legal
in many states and places.
As the Chief stated, big business,
including the tobacco industry will take
over this new industry and marijuana use
will greatly increase. I think individuals should have the right to grow a small
amount of marijuana and use it medicinally
(or not), but it should not be a product that
you can go to the local store and purchase.
Folks who use marijuana for medical
reasons (which I strongly support) can be
taught how to prepare dishes for their use
or can get assistance from friends.
n I need help from you intelligent
Breeze readers. I assume that you know
that recently a 4-year old boy fell into a
gorilla’s enclosure at a zoo and it was
decided that in order to save the child
that the gorilla had to be shot and killed.
The mother of the child thanked the
lord for saving her child. Why didn’t the
lord also save the life of a 19-year-old magnificent animal (and father) at the same
time and why did the lord let the child fall
in the enclosure in the first place?
I really hope to hear from you
regarding this.
The Ventura Breeze
is looking for
advertising advisors to
sell advertising space
in the Ventura Breeze
to businesses and
professionals in
Ventura. Part or full
time. Contact editor@
venturabreeze.com
for more details.
Editor:
The more I read the newspaper the
more confused I get. This week we learn
that the State of California will provide
free medical care to one-quarter million
children who are in the State illegally
and have no right to be here. We also
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June 8 – June 21, 2016
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Fire Chief David Endaya serving up breakfast
for National EMS Week.
Local emergency
medical services
practitioners
celebrated
In celebration of EMS Week (May1521) the Ventura City Fire department
thanked their on-duty fire personnel
with a special breakfast on May 18.
Breakfast
including custom-made
pancakes and omelets prepared and
served by Fire Chief David Endaya, the
Fire Management team, and members
of the Fire Prevention division.
National EMS Week honors and
recognizes the important work of
emergency medical services practitioners and rescue personnel. In 1974,
President Gerald Ford authorized
EMS Week to show public appreciation for the critical role of specially
trained personnel who, on a daily
basis, respond to medical emergencies including heart attack, difficulty
breathing, falls or accidents, drowning
, cardiac arrest, stroke, drug over dose
or acute illness. EMS workers perform
pre-hospital emergency medical care,
providing basic and advanced medical
care at the scene of an emergency and
on route to a hospital.
Every Ventura City Fire engine
and truck company is staffed with
at least one advanced life support
(ALS) paramedic able to provide vital
emergency medical services.
Fire Chief David Endaya said “Our
fire department members are dedicated
to providing Ventura’s residents critical
emergency medical services as well as
fire suppression and protection, urban
search and rescue, hazardous materials
response and ocean rescue.”
The breakfast was held in the
parking lot at the Ventura City Fire
Headquarters, 1425 Dowell Drive.
#5796
Explore all the Cirque arts–trapeze,
silks, hammock, dance, acrobatics and
more–at our training center and work
towards a themed showcase for the last
day of camp. Camp held at The Aerial
Studio, 4476 Dupont Ct, Ste B.
Best of Broadway Musical Mini
Theatre Camp: “Annie”
7-10 years
6/13-6/17 M-F 9 am-3 pm $180
#5848
Rehearse songs, scenes and choreography from “Annie.” Learn theatre
basics, choreography and how to present
a musical theatre mini-production. No
experience necessary. Family performance on final day at 2 pm. Instructor
Laura Covault. This City of Ventura
camp is held at Bible Fellowship Church,
6950 E Ralston St, Room 102.
Star Wars Jedi Training “The Force
Awakens”
5-12 years
6/13-6/17 M-F 1-4 pm $120+$35 materials fee
#5835
Hone your lightsaber skills as you
and other Padawans learn techniques
and moves from a Jedi Master. Then, put
your training to the ultimate test as you
do battle against the dark side.
Rock & Roll High Music Camps
12-15 years/grades 6-8
6/20-6/24 M-F 9 am-3 pm
$299+$25 materials fee
#5801
Form your own rock band, write a
song, make a CD, do a photo shoot and
music video, with a performance for the
parents on Friday. All experience levels
welcome. At Arroyo Verde Park Center.
Sewing by Hand
9-12 years
6/15-7/20 Wednesdays 4:15-6 pm
$60
#6617
Learn hand-sewing skills to make
dolls, folk pictures, purses and more.
Instructor Judee Hauer.
Friends Arts & Nature Hikes: Trolley
to Harbor
18 years-adult
6/15 Wed. 10:45 am-4:30pm
$40+$20 materials fee
#6632
Make new friends as we hike to
beautiful destinations and sketch on
location followed by lunch (not included
in price). Bring camera, water bottle,
materials fee and pocket money for
lunch. Meet at Fairgrounds Amtrak
Platform on Harbor Blvd. Facilitator
Alison Mytych.
City classes
Zero Waste – You Make it Happen
BRZ
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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City of Ventura Imagination classes
check out hundreds more on web-sit.
Call 658-4726 or 654-7552 to register,
if you already have an ACTIVENET
account online, visit www.cityofventura.
net. All held at Barranca Vista Center,
7050 Ralston St., unless otherwise
noted.
Fairytales in the Park free performances for Families
6/11 Saturday 4pm
Fairytales in the Park is celebrating
its 22nd season! Join us at Barranca Vista
Park for a production of Snow White.
Performances are the 2nd Saturday of
every month. Bring a blanket, picnic and
low lawn chairs.
The Aerial Studio Summer Camp
6-16 years
6/13-6/17 M-F 9 am-3 pm $325
#6675
6/27-7/1 M-F 9 am-3 pm $325
Project Understanding expands
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this very needy area, including the Santa
Clara river bottom, Victoria Avenue,
Montalvo, Johnson Drive, East Ventura,
Saticoy and Cabrillo Village.
In Downtown and in Ventura’s
West End, Project Understanding was
highly accessible for Ventura but not for
other cities. Now Project is 10 minutes
from downtown Ventura, Oxnard or
Camarillo, and only 13 minutes from
downtown Santa Paula. Gold Coast’s
Route 6 bus stops right by our offices.
This geographical imprint mirrors our
Tutoring Centers, which are in Ventura,
Saticoy, Oxnard, El Rio and Santa Paula.
Project Understanding is now ideally
situated to serve needy neighbors from
all over western Ventura County. Come
if you need help, or if you want to learn
about serving as a volunteer.
June 8 – June 21, 2016
Ventura BREEZE
Community Events
E.P. Foster
Library events
Not all events listed
6/8 & 22 Wednesdays @ 6:30pm
This poetry performance and writing
workshop with an open mic is geared
towards high school and college students
but all are welcome. Specific emphasis
is on SLAM Poetry. Presented by Phil
Taggart and Aaron Gardner.
6/9 Thursday @ 7pm Our Haiku
Contest was a stellar success! Join us for
the reading of the winning haikus and
stick around for all the other amazing
local poets.
6/17 Friday @ 12pm Presented by the
Docent Council of the Santa Barbara
Museum of Art, the Community
Speakers program features lectures
written and delivered by docents. Topics
will be advertised in the library and on
the library event calendar. Enjoy some
art on your lunch break!
6/21 @ 7pm Peter Jump will be talking
about the effect of the drought on the
plants, animals and environment on
the Carrizo Plains and Cuyama Valley.
Presented by the California Native Plant
Society, Channel Islands Chapter.
6/25 Saturday @ 10:30am in the
Rentfrow Room Are you learning Spanish
but need some practice speaking? Join
this informal group to chat and practice
your Español! Bring your own coffee!
6/ 8, 15, 22, & 29 Wednesdays 12-2pm
Join us in the library for some stress
relieving coloring. Coloring sheets and
pencils provided. Available from 12pm to
2pm so stop by for a minute or ten!
6/ 8, 15, 22, & 29 Wednesdays
4:30-6:30pm Come by the library on
Wednesday evenings to learn more about
our 3D printer and laser cutter—or to
use them yourself! Ask the library staff
about what you need to bring to print or
engrave an item of your own, or just drop
in to see what we’re up to in our library
makerspace.
6/ 9, 16, 23, & 30 Thursdays 7:30-9pm
On these Thursday nights, come join
this group of writers as they meet in
the Topping Room to share their work.
Poetry Open Mic Night
6/13, 27 Mondays 7-10pm Locals
gather to play the ukulele on the first
and third Monday of the month.
6/ 11, 18, & 25 Saturday @ 1pm.
Calling all chess players! Keep your
skills sharp with this one-hour, drop-in
session of free play. Boards will be set up
and ready to go. Bring your best moves!
6/ 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, & 29
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10:30am
A great way to introduce your child to
early literacy and the library. Join us
every week for stories, poems, music,
movement, a simple craft, and fun!
6/9, 16, 23, & 30 Thursdays 3:30
pm Get your craft on in the afternoon.
This summer’s crafternoons are themed
to this year’s Summer Reading theme:
Read for the Win!
6/7, 14, 21, & 28 Saturdays Noon- 1
pm Paws for Reading read aloud to a
registered service dog (sign-up required)
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Ventura events
by Ana Baker
Would you like to meet new
friends? Whatever the reason,
Ventura’s Conversation Group is the
right place for you. This eclectic group
meets Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5:45
p.m. At the Main Street Restaurant,
3159 Main St., Ventura. Several people
usually stay for a drink and a bite to eat
afterward. Be sure to bring an interesting topic to discuss.
Free admission stage show, 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. First Sunday of every
month. Old Time Country Bluegrass
Gospel Music Assoc. Poinsettia
Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Rd. For more
Information call 517-1131.
Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club
meets every Monday from 7:30 p.m.
to 9:45 p.m. at the Poinsettia Pavilion,
3451 Foothill. Ballroom, swing, Latin,
mixers and line dancing. Members $10, nonmembers $12, first time dancers are free.
Call Rick at 415-8842 for more information.
DBSA Ventura, the local chapter
of the Depression & Bipolar Support
Alliance (DBSA) hosts two regular,
confidential, peer-led, self-help
support groups in the County. The
evening meeting takes place every
Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Bible Fellowship Church located at 6950
Ralston Street in Room 301 of Building
300. Email [email protected],
visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or
call 253-3289 for more information.
The daytime meeting is held from
1p.m. to 3p.m. at the New Visions
Center in Ventura on the first and third
Saturdays of the month. Turning Point
Foundation’s New Vision Center is
located at 1065 E. Main Street. Email
DB SA _Vent u r a @ ya hoo.com v i sit
facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or call
746-3106 for more information.
June 8, 10: Hitting the Refresh
Button on Life Online Summit will
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Father’s Day!!
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June 8 – June 21, 2016
Ventura BREEZE
News & Notes
focuses on the basic skills of outrigger
canoe paddling including boat-handling, steering, and rigging plus teamwork
and having fun. The program includes
an opportunity to paddle in both iron
and sprint races in the 2014 season!
For more information about the race
and Hokuloa visit: http://www.hoku
loaoutrigger.com.
outdoor activity readily available.”
By being part of the program, these
children see “Little Moments turn into
Big Magic.” If you’d like to become a
volunteer or support BBBS programs,
please call your local Big Brothers
Big Sisters chapter, or find your local
chapter online at https://aim.bbbs.org/
einquiry/einquiryzip.aspx?t=2. To find
out more about the Biking Buddies
program visit http://www.wheelfunren
tals.com/Content/BBBS.aspx.
Gerald Dunham
Ron Allen, James C Parker
Open auditions
Paul
Rodriguez
Ken
Winter
Big sister Ashley Bryant and little sister
Roselith enjoying a ride at Wheel Fun Rentals.
Isabel E. Salmons with State
Senator Hanna Beth Jackson
Max Vanderwyk, Mark Vanderwyk, Dick
Shuey
Ivy Lawn Memorial Park honored those who served our nation. Photos by John Ferritto.
Memorial Day Program
On Monday, May 30 a Memorial Day
Program was held at Ivy Lawn Memorial
Park. Proudly displaying the Avenue of
Flags that tells the stories not only of
veterans interred at Ivy Lawn, but also
of many other veterans. Their stories
help us remember the sacrifices they
have made to serve our nation. These
f lags are f lown to touch your minds
and your hearts in hopes they will lift
your understanding, appreciation, and
knowledge of veterans, and most importantly, your compassion for them.
The f lags went on display May 21st
and remained up until June 4, 2016. As
usual, the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and
Sea Cadets set up each and every f lag.
Timothy Gallaher, Board Member
Ivy Lawn welcomed family and introduced special guests and made the
closing remarks. An invocation was
presented by Chaplain U.S. Navy Lt.
Cmdr. Patricia Coley followed by our
Outrigger canoe
clubs compete
in Ventura race
A leading race of competing
outrigger canoe clubs from San Diego
to San Francisco occurs on Saturday,
June 11, from 8:00 am to 3:00 p.m. This
annual event is sponsored by Hokuloa,
a well-established Ventura based
Outrigger Canoe Club.
The Saturday race will be held at
Harbor Cove Beach in Ventura .
Hundreds of athletic paddlers will
stroke races from between five to ten
miles in length in open ocean waters as
part of six person teams using traditio-
national anthem sung be 8th grader
Molly Bess Sturgeon. State Senator
Hannah-Beth Jackson was the keynote
speaker.
Shown in the photos are a few of
those who attended the memorial:
M.Sgt. Gerald Dunham: Served in
Saudi Arabia and North Africa 19581962 and 1970-1989
Spec 4 Paul Rodriguez 1966-1968
Past Commander American Legion
#339
Max Vanderwyk WW II and KoreaMark Vanderwyk - Dick Shuey WW
II and Korea
Ron Allen - James C Parker - Both
served Vietnam 67-68 - Peter Magoon
Ken Winter-Served aboard USS
Midway 1945-1946
Isabel E Salmons with State Senator
Hanna Beth Jackson -- Salmons worked
on assembling 5000 planes during
1942-43
nal Polynesian style outrigger canoes.
Racing teams will compete in age and
gender categories including a keiki
division with kids from 12-19 years of
age.
Hokuloa Outrigger Canoe Club, a
competitive sport canoe club in Ventura
since the early 1970s, has a diverse membership of all ages and abilities from
adults to keikis. The club’s Hawaiian
name means Guiding Star and is emblematic of their mission to promote
the sport of amateur outrigger canoe
paddling through structured athletic
programs, races, fitness training, and
community outreach to encourage
appreciation of the ocean.
Hokuloa hosts a summer keiki
program for kids of all abilities that
Wheel Fun
Rentals renews
partnership
with Big
Brothers Big
Sisters
Wheel Fun Rentals, the number
one recreational rental company in
the country, announced it is renewing
a partnership with Big Brothers Big
Sisters for a program called “Biking
Buddies.” For the tenth consecutive
year, the Biking Buddies program will
provide free rentals to underprivileged
children and their mentors around the
nation. To date, 1.25 million dollars’
worth of free rentals have been donated
to Bigs and Littles.
Wheel Fun Rentals launched the
“Biking Buddies” program in 2006
each year, more than 30,000 individuals directly benefit from Biking Buddies
- 15,000 underprivileged youth and
their mentors have the opportunity to
rent products that range from a fleet of
unique bikes, including multi-passenger
Surrey cycles, tandem bikes, beach
cruisers, several styles of low-to-theground recumbent cycles, and more.
The program is valid at more than 50
locations nationwide and supports over
twenty Big Brother Big Sister chapters.
“At Wheel Fun Rentals we like
to see children moving, biking,
paddling, laughing, and enjoying the
great outdoors,” said Sheena Walenta,
Marketing Director at Wheel Fun
Rentals.
“This is a great gesture that will
bring lots of fun to our Littles,” said
Lonna Radford, member of the Big
Brothers Big Sisters Advisory Board.
“I’d like to thank Wheel Fun
Rentals for extending this very generous
donation to BBBS,” said Mike, a Big
Volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters
San Diego Chapter. “Much of today’s
youth spend their time inside, off their
feet, completely reliant on electronics for
entertainment; so it’s great to have a fun
From June 21 - 25 , 12pm - 5pm
you can create a 1-hour radio show and
present it live on KVTA, Coast Broadcasting with Radio Host Lyn Fairly.
Expand your portfolio by adding to it a
live, in-studio radio broadcast. This is
not a podcast over the internet. Radio
personality Lyn Fairly will teach you
how to research, write, produce, direct
and star in your own one-hour long
radio broadcast. You will also learn voice
techniques including how to record a
commercial. Learn how to promote your
show and build a fan base. You will get
this and much more including approximately 30 hours of instruction and an
Mp3 file of your live-radio show.
Acceptance by audition online. Call
818-601-0182 or email herahaze@gmail.
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the subject line : Radio Lab . No previous
experience required. For ages 16-23.
Fishing buddies enjoying the day on the
Ventura Pier and the shark that Ross hauled in
The Chasing
Tail Fishing
Crew
by Amber Hansen
The Ventura Pier is a popular spot
for local fishermen and women. It’s not
uncommon to see a group of people
fishing together, joined by their mutual
love for the sport. One man decided
to create a more professional crew for
serious fishermen. Three years later the
crew has over 120 members.
Ross
Contreras,
affectionately
known as “Big Ross”, has been fishing
on the Ventura Pier for roughly 35
years. Over the years he’s caught quite
an impressive assortment of big fish,
including sharks measuring up to nine
feet in length and weighing over 100
pounds. This love for fishing led to
many warm friendships over the years
and one of these friends suggested they
form a fishing crew. Ross couldn’t agree
more and so the Chasing Tail Fishing
Crew was born.
The crew had only six members at
first but quickly gained popularity.
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Fred Nagelschmidt and advisor Leon Roullard falling from 10,000 feet.
What is on your Bucket List?
by Phil Chandler
Owner of Right at Home of Ventura County, Home Care Agency
In the first of an occasional series, the Breeze
interviews local residents about their bucket
lists – or “what we wish to accomplish before
we are shuffled off this mortal coil.”
You may remember the movie “The
Bucket List” starring Jack Nicholson and
Morgan Freeman. It was an engaging
story about two men facing a terminal
illness. They were able to leave their
shared hospital room and accomplish
some amazing feats, and have a lot of
fun and laughs along the way.
Creating your bucket list will help
you to remember what you enjoy in life,
and can cheer you up. It is energizing,
and just talking about what is on your
list can motivate you to get it done.
There is no right or wrong activity; it is
completely up to you. You can write your
list any time of your life and describe any
activities you dream of. It will remind
you of what you enjoy in life, suited to
your physical ability and risk tolerance.
One local Ventura resident, Fred
Nagelschmidt, has always wanted
to skydive. For his 92nd birthday, he
called up Skydive Coastal California
at the Camarillo Airport and booked
a flight. Fred has always been an adventurous soul. An avid runner, he has
run marathons (26.2 miles), and five
ultra-marathons, which are 50 to 100
miles. He would train by running from
Ventura to Santa Barbara and back. The
last marathon he ran was 12 years ago,
when he was 80 years old. Even at 92,
Fred is in great shape.
On the big day, Fred was suited
up for a tandem skydive with Leon
Roullard , the Drop Zone Manager and
USPA Safety and Training Advisor.
Leon has been skydiving since 1997 and
makes about 500 jumps per year. After a
short class on what to expect and some
do’s and don’ts, they left the ground in
a Cessna 172. Fred’s wife Mona, left the
airfield with their son Chris and drove
over to the drop zone a few miles away.
After climbing to about 10,000 feet, it
was time to go. They were freefalling for
about 40 seconds, reaching 120 miles
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June 8 – June 21, 2016
Ventura BREEZE
Senior Living
The Ventura Townehouse
held a celebration luncheon
party honoring the 150th
year birthday of Ventura City
including the citizens of Ventura who were one-hundred
years or older and their families. We honored 5 one-hundred year olds from the Ventura Townehouse, 3 residents
from Cypress Assisted Living,
1 from The Palms, 1 that came
from Ojai Assisted Living, 2
that lived at home and one attended in Spirit with a photo.
The seniors received beautiful
flowers, cash prizes & a formal lunch. Cheryl Heitmann,
Ventura’s third female Mayor
& Council Member attended as well as Elena Brokow
both responsible for coordinating legendary projects
for Ventura’s 150th birthday
throughout the year. Cheryl
visited each table handing out
a beautiful coffee table book
entitled, Ventura “150 Years
of Good Fortune,” to each senior. Mike MacDonald, District Representative was introduced on behalf of CA State
Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson who thanked all the seniors for all their years of service. Cheryl & Mike brought
Certificates of Recognition
from the city and the state to
hand out to each centenarian.
A great addition to the party
was the Breeze Staff. Also assisting in getting the word out
was the Star newspaper.
Ventura Townehouse
wishes to THANK EVERYONE from the bottom of our
hearts who participated in
this history making event!
Ventura High School students Daniela Aranda
and Sierra Conboy were each awarded a
$2500 Cypress Place Senior Living “Senior
to Senior Legacy Scholarship award. Photo
courtesy of Cypress.
Cypress
Place awards
scholarships
When the owners of Cypress Place
Senior Living in Ventura decided to
create a scholarship fund for local
high school students wanting to
pursue a college degree, the Cypress
Place Senior Living “Senior to Senior”
Legacy Scholarship was created.
Cypress Place Senior Living is an
independent, assisted, and memory
care community for seniors.
By
awarding two $2500 scholarships to
local high school seniors, residents at
Cypress Place are attempting to pass
on opportunities for young people in
the community, according to Steve
Spira, executive director at Cypress
Place.
Applicants needed to have a
verified 3.2 or higher GPA and to
have applied for fall 2016 admission
to a college or university with the
intention of obtaining a degree. Ap-
plicants were also asked to submit an
essay about their reason for pursuing
higher education along with a personal
account of how a senior or seniors has
affected their life, including specific
examples of intergenerational experiences of the applicant.
The members of the Resident
Scholarship Committee at Cypress
Place read the essays, then held oral
interviews with the semi-finalists to
determine the two award winners.
On May 26 the awards were
presented to Daniela Aranda and
Sierra Conboy, both from Ventura
High School.
Aranda plans on
studying economics at Brigham
Young University, while Conboy plans
on attending Gettysburg College and
would like to become an international
lawyer.
Ventura High Principal, Carlos
Cohen, and VHS Career Center
Counselor, Phyllis Dilly, were in attendance, along with family members of
the recipients, and many seniors from
Cypress Place. The senior citizens were
beaming just as brightly as the recipients during the awards ceremony.
“Tonight
we
watched
two
wonderful girls go confidently in
the direction of their dreams,” said
Irv Wasserberg, a resident at Cypress
Place, and the Scholarship Committee
Chair. “This was the 4th year the
Cypress Place owners granted this
scholarship to our local Ventura
students, and it is a highlight for all
of us to be a part of it.” As the scholarship awards evening
wound down, Aranda and Conboy
both expressed their appreciation for
their awards once again. They both
hope to be able to present awards to
future Cypress Place Senior Living
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The Senior Spring Prom at the Palms at Bonaventure this year was held on Friday,
May 20. The theme was Tale as Old as Time. Residents, families and friends from
the community enjoyed the live music and dancing with delicious chef-prepared hors
d’oeuvres. The dessert table was overflowing with peanut butter chocolate cookies,
chocolate cup custard, fruits, and Arnold Palmer iced tea.
Everyone was dressing up to look gorgeous for the special event. The dining room
turn into Cinderella’s Ball Room with the Cinderella Carriage photo booth. Sumi and
Hank were the prom Queen and King this year. Hank was the King for the second consecutive year. They danced the whole afternoon until the music stopped. Residents and
visitors had a great afternoon of dancing, live music and socialization at the Palms.
Photos by Michael Gordon.
June 8 – June 21, 2016
Ventura BREEZE
11
Senior Living
HICAP
presentations in
Ventura County
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 10:00 am to
11:00 am - Topic: What is the Economic
Solution Program to Your Medicare
Savings? - at Palm Vista Senior Center, 801
South C St., Oxnard.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 10:30 am to 11:30
pm – Topic: - Spring Into Summer by Protecting Yourself from Maladies, Fraud and
Most of all Saving Money by Protecting
Yourself! – at Pleasant Valley Senior Center,
1605 Burnley St., Camarillo
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 11:00 am to
12:00 pm –Topic: Spring Into Summer by
Protecting Yourself from Maladies, Fraud
and Most of all Saving Money by Protecting
Yourself! - at Port Hueneme Community
Center, 550 Park Avenue
Thursday, June 16, 2016 – 11:30 am to 12:30
pm – Topics: How Do Free Medicare Preventive Services Help Me? Update on Medicare
Fraud---, Fillmore Active Adult Community
Center, 533 Santa Clara Ave,
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 – 12:30 pm to 1:30
pm --Topic: How Do Free Medicare Preventive Services Help Me! Update on Medicare
Fraud---, Ventura Avenue Adult Center, 550
North Ventura Ave, Ventura
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 – 11:30 am to
12:30 pm --Topic: Spring Into Summer by
Protecting Yourself from Maladies, Fraud
and Most of all Saving Money by Protecting
Yourself! – Santa Paula Senior Center, 530
W. Main Street
Friday, June 24, 2016 – 1:30 pm to 3:00
pm – Topic: Let’s Learn Colors! There are
grey, tan, purple, blue, green orange
and additional colors! How those
Colored Letters will save you money!
Camarillo Healthcare District, 3639 E.
Las Posas Road, Camarillo
Community
Memorial
Health System
helping the
health of all
Women of all ages are invited
to attend a free Aging for Women
Symposium on Saturday, June
18, designed to be an educational
resource for women, families, caregivers and those with concerns about
aging women’s health. The event is
part of the Community Memorial
Health System 2016 Speaker Series,
and provides a range of physician and
leading expert presenters specializing
in women’s healthcare.
The Aging for Women’s Health
Symposium will be held at the Ventura
Beach Marriott, 2055 E. Harbor Blvd.
beginning at 7:30 AM with a light
breakfast and exhibitors and presentations begin at 8 AM until 12 noon.
Dr. Charles Pankratz specializing in
Internal Medicine will moderate and
present opening remarks at the event,
along with a variety of presenters
providing information on the latest
research, procedures, treatment and
support available to aging women:
Registered attendees will also be
able to visit information exhibit tables
at 7:30 AM and again at the break,
providing information on elder care
living, senior services and programs
from local organizations.
Space is limited and reservations
are required. For more information
and to make a reservations visit www.
cmhshealth.org/rsvp or call Brown
Paper Tickets 800-838-3006.
Find out if you are at risk of a
stroke by attending a free Mini Stroke
Screening first Fridays each month
from 11am-1pm, by appointment
only. For stroke survivors, family and
caregivers a Stroke Support Group
meets second Wednesdays each month
2-3:15 pm. To take a Stroke Risk Assessment visit www.cmhshealth.org/
myhealth or call CMHS’s HealthAware office 667-2818.
Join the Ventura
Council for
Seniors
All Venturans 50 and up are invited
to participate in the Ventura Council
for Seniors (VCS) which presents
issues of concern to older residents to
the Ventura City Council. Meetings-third Wednesdays 9:30-11 am except
December--alternate between the
Ventura Avenue Adult Center (VAAC)
550 N Ventura Ave and Silvercrest
Senior Residents (SSR) 750 S Petit
Ave. Next meeting June 15
For 2016 meeting calendar www.
cityofventura.net/adult
Meetings at: VAAC 7/20, 9/21,
11/16 SSR: 6/15, 8/17, 10/19
Calling all
seniors!
Seniors Craft Shoppe in Ventura
is seeking new members. Any creative
Ventura County senior over 50 years
of age--man or woman--is eligible to
apply. It’s a great place to make new
friends as well as an outlet for selling
handcrafted items.
Applications are available in the
shop, located at 429 East Main Street
in downtown Ventura. Shop hours are
10:00 am to 5:00 PM Tuesday through
Saturday, and 11:00 am to 4:00 PM
Sunday and Monday.
Please come in or call 643-3059 for
more information.
What is on your bucket list?
Continued from page 9
per hour. When Leon pulled the chute
at 5,000 feet, they f loated the rest of
the way to the drop zone for about
seven minutes. After the hurricane
strength wind of the freefall, the f loat
was calm, quiet, and peaceful. Fred
was able enjoy the view of Catalina
and the Channel Islands all the way to
downtown Los Angeles. Leon let Fred
steer the square canopy until they were
ready to land, then Leon took over.
Lean had several cameras capturing
different angles to memorialize the
event. Fred enjoyed it so much he
wants to do it again in August.
For more information, call Bucket
List Skydiving at 322-4763 or visit www.
skydivecoastalcalifornia.com .
If you have an interesting bucket
list story to share, call Phil Chandler at
389-5320.
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Ventura BREEZE
Senior Living
On June 14 (2nd Tues. of each month), 3 - 5:30 p.m., at SCAN Health and Wellness
Center, 6633 Telephone Rd., Ste., 100, a Song Circle is led by Marty Capsuto. The
Center is for those 55 and their guests, so Marty will guest sponsor all song makers that
are under 55. Plenty of parking behind building. For more information contact Marty
at 658-0365 or [email protected].
The Chasing Tail Fishing Crew
Continued from page 8
Ross strived to create a crew made up
of serious fishermen only. While the
crew does accept new members, the new
members have a 30 day probation period
to make sure their skill is compatible
with the rest of the members’.
The Chasing Tail Fishing Crew
members fish mainly on the Ventura Pier
but also travel to a variety of locations.
Some of the members travel south to fish
for tuna and there are outings to inland
fishing locations as well. The members
post fishing trips on the group’s
Facebook page so that other members
can join the trips. The crew also has an
annual barbeque for all of the members.
In this way, the group has helped many
fishermen and women develop longlasting friendships based on their shared
passion for fishing.
If you are interested in becoming
a member of the Chasing Tail Fishing
Crew you can contact Ross Contreras at
[email protected].
episode documenting the Harrison
family. Thanks to Suz Montgomery
for being our knowledgeable and enthusiastic host. We have many more
episodes to come. Check our schedule
for Ventura Legacies’ regular time slot
and view all the videos on our web
page. Do you have an interesting story
about Ventura now and then? Let us
know. We would love to welcome you
as part of Ventura Legacies.
Evan, Phil and a team of volunteers along with our production truck
are keeping busy with the annual
graduations at the college and at the
Ventura High School theatre. All of
us at CAPS enjoy being part of these
community events.
Ventura Rocks@CAPS with Pam
Baumgardner is becoming a well-oiled
machine with 6 episodes under our
belt. Last week we had a good time
working with Shaky Feelin’ in the
studio. It’s quite a production to record
a band in a television studio, but with
a good audio engineer, skilled camera
people, a good director and a knowledgeable host, it is coming together.
On a quick but important note,
there are still spots available for
the August 1st week of our world
renowned
Digital
Storytelling
program. Go to our website for more
information. Thank you for sharing
our stories with others. We always
appreciate more likes on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram. View it all on
our frequently updated website. Don’t
forget the training classes and professional gear we offer. A yearly membership at CAPS is only $25. Go to www.
capsmedia.org or call 658-0500 for
more information.
Museum
educates 3rd
and 4th graders
and is seeking
volunteers for
new exhibit
News & Notes
CAPS was there covering Ventura College
graduation.
CAPS Chat
by Elizabeth Rodeno
School is almost out and summer is
almost here. The ECTV students have
wrapped up a very productive season
and we are so proud of the work they
have done. During the past year, the
8 students have learned studio production, journalism techniques, the
art of the interview and post production all the while working as a strong
team of independent individuals.
They produced 11 half hour episodes
covering a wide range of topics from
discrimination and drug abuse to
comedy and poetry. You can find them
all on our website’s video page. We
look forward to seeing some more of
them over the summer as some will be
mentoring up and coming filmmakers. A lot of the crew is excited about
returning in the fall for more fun.
Our Ventura Legacies’ series
launched with a very well received
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The Museum of Ventura County
is now accepting registration for its
2016 Chumash Youth Program, which
gives children hands-on learning about
Ventura County’s indigenous Native
American culture. The program will be
held at the museum from June 20-24
(Mon. through Fri.), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. All students currently in 3rd and
4th grades are eligible.
The Chumash Youth Program is
a junior anthropology program that
teaches children about the culture of
the Chumash through songs, stories,
and games. Students will use traditional
methods and materials to make their
own clapper stick instruments, stone
pendants and plant fiber string. Explore
the lifestyle of children in a Chumash
village!
The registration fee is $100 per
child, or $85 per child or grandchild of
a Museum of Ventura County member.
Fee includes T-shirt, snacks, and all
materials. Registration forms may be
downloaded at www.venturamuseum.
org, or picked up in the lobby of the
Museum of Ventura County. For further
information contact Megan Gately at
[email protected] or call
June 8 – June 21, 2016
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News & Notes
653-0323 ext. 300.
The Museum is recruiting volunteers
to help host the nationally acclaimed
Smithsonian exhibit entitled I Want the
Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific
American Story from June 18th through
August 28th, 2016. This stunning
exhibit celebrates and explores the
impact of Asian-Pacific Americans on
our nation’s history. MVC’s presentation
will be augmented with art and artifacts
that illustrate Ventura County’s local
Asian-Pacific immigrant history.
The museum seeks friendly volunteers that will serve as gallery ambassadors for this exhibition. If you are
interested in history, culture (and
people!), please attend our mandatory
exhibit training class on Monday, June
13, 1:30-3:30 pm at the Museum of
Ventura County, 100 E. Main. Volunteers are needed for the duration of
the exhibit, except Mondays when the
museum is closed.
Contact Megan Gately 653-0323
x 3 0 0 , mg a t e ly @ ve nt u r a mu s e u m .
or g to sign up for the training. This is
an exciting cultural opportunity for
Ventura County, don’t miss it!
Serina Garcia, Andrew Zendejas, and
Dana Nininger-Erck shared their own
stories of what lead them to high school
completion at Vista Real from the need
to care for an ill parent to a pregnancy
at age 17.
The Choices in Learning Scholarship was granted to Patricia Ramirez
who will be attending a program in the
hopes of becoming a dental hygienist.
With personalized learning, scheduling
flexibility, one-on-one attention and
workforce readiness programs, Vista
Real has prepared these graduates for
future endeavors. While some choose to
attend college through the mentorship
and application assistance provided by
Vista Real, others will be moving into
the workforce to become productive
members of the local community.
We commend these students for their
perseverance and willingness to work
toward their future and wherever it may
take them in a positive direction. While
student speaker Zendejas plans to join
the U.S. Coast Guard and Nininger-Erck
will be starting college in the fall, Serina
Garcia spoke for every student when she
stated, “there is always a way to reach out
and grab your dream.”
For more information on Vista
Real and any of the six resource centers
located throughout Ventura County
please visit us online at VRCHS.org or
call 437-9332.
Director Brian McDonald works with the
students from Rubicon’s Theatre Camp. Photo
courtesy of Rubicon Theatre Company.
Rubicon
announces
Vista Real
Charter High upcoming
School Class of 2016 summer
programs
2016
Vista Real’s graduating class with Serina
Garcia sharing her success at the school.
by Sheri Long
Vista Real Charter High School Community
Liaison
Vista Real Charter High School
held its 11th annual graduation on May
24. Eighty-three graduates took to the
stage in full cap and gown to receive
their hard earned diploma. Many of
these students accepted their diploma
as the first in their family to graduate
from high school or in the face of daily
obstacles. In many cases, these students
never dreamed of graduating in spite of
homelessness, health problems, the need
to support a family, or having become
young parents themselves.
The Vista Real Guitar club played
the traditional processional of Pomp
and Circumstance and the evening’s
keynote speaker was Frankie Guzman,
staff attorney from the National Center
for Youth Law. Mr. Guzman shared his
personal obstacles with the graduating
class in stating that “life is ten percent
of what happens to you, and ninety
percent how you react to it.” Along with
Mr. Guzman, three student speakers,
McDonald who has spent the past
15 years at the Rubicon said, “we
focus on making our programs the
best they can be.” “I think throughout my life I have been a creative
person,” he added. Creative from
an early age he shared a memory of
his early creative talent “I remember
when I was 8 or 9 years old, my bicycle
was stolen, and I got some neighborhood kids together, and I set up a
mock trial, and we all played parts
like a real trial.”
The 2016 summer programs
offered by the Rubicon Theatre
Company this season include The
Stinky Feet Theatre Workshop
designed for youth from 5-12,
Theatre Camp, Ages 11-14, The
Fearless Shakespeare Intensive from
ages 15-23, and The Musical Theatre
Intensive, Ages 15-23.
These programs offer students of
all ages the opportunity to develop
performance and personal skills
in a challenging yet nurturing professional environment with top
theatre artists and instructors. For
more information on these summer
programs email to bmcdonald@rubi
contheatre.org or check the Rubicon
website at rubicontheatre.org.
by Richard Lieberman
Brian McDonald Director, and
acting instructor at the Rubicon
Theatre Company has announced a
new season of performance camps
and intensives, master classes and
workshops.
McDonald
founder
and program director of Rubicon’s
Summer Youth Program has appeared
in national tours of Miss Saigon and
Forever Plaid.
The program designed for youth
from 5 years to 19 plus years, gives
participants an opportunity to “play,
explore and create in a professional
environment, “McDonald said. “Our
program is a place for students to
take a risk, stretching beyond their
comfort zone.”
Classes are held at Rubicon
Theatre Company located at 1006
East main Street in the heart of
Ventura’s Cultural Arts District. The
program offers students an opportunity to study with trained, experienced instructors, who are working
theatre arts professionals.
As part of the Y’s commitment to reduce drowning rates and keep kids safe in and
around the water, the Ventura Family YMCA will provide scholarships for swim instruction and water safety to children from underserved communities in and around
Ventura.
In addition to learning lifesaving water safety skills, children can increase their
physical activity by swimming. To learn how to qualify for financial assistance, please
visit ciymca.org/ventura. For further information please contact Brie Young at Brie.
[email protected] or 642.2131 ext. 19.
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Professor Scamp, Ph.D
n The Humane Society of Ventura County
is having an open house.
See the ad page 13 for all
of the details.
n June - August
Professor Scamp
summer
adoption
Ph.D
specials at Ventura
County Animal Services(VCAS)
Mondays: Mixed-Breed Mondays $30
Tuesday: Twenty Dollar Tuesdays $20
Wednesdays: Wabbit Wednesdays $40
(white rabbits) $70 (bonded pairs)
Thursdays: Throwback Thursdays 1992 rates $22
Fridays: Fifteen Dollar Feline Fridays
$15
(Pretty Happy Dog)
or Pets 5+ $25
Please visit www.vcas.us for information and exclusions.
n Across China and in the city of Yulin,
thousands of dogs are being rounded
up. Pets have been stolen, and strays are
being snatched off the streets. Trucks
and motorcycles are roaring into town
with cages full of animals captured,
the head with a metal pole to stop him
from fighting. Finally, his throat will be
cut open to let the blood run out.
Please urge China to stop this cruelty
towards animals now. With support
from international and local animal
advocates, media, celebrities and—the
outraged and appalled—members of the
Chinese and global public, momentum
is building to stop this barbarity, which
Forever homes wanted
Hi: I’m Ridley an active and affectionate
11-month-old Corgi X. I’m in need of a new
family and home because dogs aren’t allowed
where I used to live. I’d make a great addition
to any family as I’m good with dogs, cats
and children too. I enjoy playing with a ball,
cuddling and being with my family. Stop
by and meet me, you’re sure to fall in love
and want to take me home. CARL Adoption
Center-call 644-7387 for more information.
Ventura Police Officer Trevor Hrynyk and K9
Jag were at the Felix & Fido Adoption Festival
held on June 6 (Jag is bashful except when
catching the bad guys).
“This isn’t as embarrassing as I thought that it
would be and I feel like a king.”
Saturdays: Super-Size Saturdays - Large
Breeds ($25
Sundays: Senior Sundays - Humans 55+
brings shame to Yulin and the rest of
China.
n My friend Donna Iverson runs
Walkabout Ventura. She provides all
kinds of services for us dogs including
park excursions, pet sitting (even for
cats), pet taxi and much more. She can
be reached at 766-8425 or donnaiver
[email protected]. Tell her I sent you and
she will give me some good dog treats.
some from thousands of miles away,
others from nearby provinces... all in
preparation for the annual Dog Meat
Festival, just weeks away.
The dogs’ journey to this dreaded
place—crammed on top of each other
and transported for days without food
or water—is only the beginning of their
suffering.
Once they arrive, they’ll be beaten
to death in front of each other; each one
waiting, terrified and helpless, until it’s
his turn to be pulled out by the neck
with iron tongs and hit repeatedly on
Ava is a young, sweet Maltese poodle mix.
She is a bit timid so would be happiest
in a calm home with a lap to call her
own. Ventura County Animal Services –
Camarillo location – 600 Aviation Drive.
Ava A643252
Scamp Club
(Scampclub pets are not for adoption.)
Meet Stella
Hi: I’m Oliver a 4-year-old poodle terrier. I like to
chase balls and take naps in the sun.
She’s part of our Ohana, our Family
Mondays - Fridays
8am to 6pm
Saturdays
8am to 5pm
Hello: I’m Daisy a 1-year-old Lhasa
apso-shih tzu mix. Like Oliver, I like to
chase tennis balls and love babies. I’m a
lucky dog because I was rescued.
Stella is a proud Ohana patient who receives compassionate care
and the highest-quality medical, surgical, dental and wellness
health care provided by our dedicated veterinarians and staff.
Join Scamp Club
Compassionate Care for our Ohana, Our Family
Animals of all sorts can join the ScampClub. Email me your picture
anda little about yourself to [email protected].
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Police Reports
by Cindy Summers
Police reports are provided to us by the Ventura
Police Department and are not the opinions of
the Ventura Breeze. All suspects mentioned
are assumed to be innocent until proven guilty
in a court of law.
Disturbance and Violent Resistance of
an Officer
On May 27, at 1:15am, patrol officers
responded to a disturbance inside of a bar
in the 100 block of South Chestnut St.
The suspect, 37-year-old Ventura resident
Jonathan Sisneros, was later taken to the
Ventura County Medical Center for a
medical clearance, and while inside of the
Emergency Room, he picked up a wheel
chair and attacked the officer with it.
The attack resulted in a minor injury
to the officer who was treated and able to
return to work. The suspect was uninjured
and was later booked into Ventura County
Jail.
Violent Resisting of Officers with
Injuries to Officers
On May 28, at approximately 9:15am,
the officers responded to a call for service
of male walking in and out of traffic and
yelling at passing motorists and pedestrians. When officers arrived, they found
the suspect, 58-year-old Ventura vagrant
Kenneth Kerr, on the center median of
the roadway and began speaking with
him. During the conversation, the suspect
attacked one of the officers. The second
officer assisted, and after a lengthy struggle
in the roadway, the officers were able to
arrest the suspect.
Both officers were injured during the
incident and received treatment at the
Ventura County Medical Center. One
was cleared to return to duty, and the
other officer’s injury prevented him from
returning to work and will require additional time off while the injury heals. The
suspect received minor injuries and was also
treated at Ventura County Medical Center.
He was later booked into Ventura County
Jail for violently assaulting the officers.
Battery on Security Guard, Resisting
Officers Arrest
On May 29, at approximately 6pm,
Ventura Police responded to a call for
service in the parking structure at the
Pacific View Mall. Mall security guards
were dealing with an uncooperative, intoxicated male who had been harassing
people. While they were talking with
him, he became violent towards them
by spitting and battering them. When
officers arrived, they began speaking with
the suspect, 54-year-old Ventura vagrant
Mark Eichuold, for several minutes in an
attempt to calm him and take him into
custody. When the officers attempted
to place him under arrest, he became
combative with the officers and violently
resisted arrest. At that point, the police K9
was used to assist officers with the arrest.
With the assistance of the K9, the officers
were able to take the suspect into custody.
At the conclusion of the investigation,
the suspect was taken to Ventura County
Medical Center where he received treatment
for his injuries. He was later booked into
Ventura County Jail on the chares of
battering a security officer and violently
resisting arrest. No one else was injured
during this incident.
Stolen Vehicle Recovery and Arrest
On June 1, at 10:30pm, Ventura Police
officers were dispatched to check on the
well-being of two unresponsive occupants
inside a vehicle in the Taco Bell drive thru.
The reporting party was able to provide the
license plate of the suspect vehicle and it was
determined it had recently been stolen out
of Ventura.
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As officers arrived on scene, they
observed the vehicle still sitting idle in the
drive thru. Officers ordered both subjects
out of the vehicle where they took them into
custody without incident.
The driver, 25-year-old Ventura vagrant
Samuel Moug, was placed under arrest and
later booked into Ventura County Jail for
being in possession of a stolen vehicle and a
controlled substance.
The passenger, 24-year-old Ventura
vagrant Andria Castor, was arrested
for being in possession of a controlled
substance. She was issued a citation and
released at the scene.
Commercial Burglary Arrest
On June 3, at 3:30am, patrol officers
responded to an alarm activation within a
classroom at Cabrillo Middle School.
As officers arrived on scene they began
to check the exterior of the classroom and
found a sliding glass door that had been
tampered with. As officers were attempting to establish a perimeter around the
classroom, the suspect, 32-year-old Ventura
vagrant Christopher Hale exited an adjacent
door then quickly retreated back inside.
A Ventura Police K9 officer was
summoned to the scene and Hale was
ordered to exit the classroom. Hale refused
to comply with officers commands and the
K9 was deployed into the interior. Hale was
found hiding to the rear of the classroom
and was taken into custody with the assistance of the K9.
Officers continued their search and
located a second suspect, 31-year-old
Ventura vagrant Dorinda Betts hiding in a
small cabinet. Betts was taken into custody
without incident.
Hale was transported to VCMC for
treatment of his injuries from the dog bite.
After he was medically cleared, Hale was
booked into the Ventura County Jail for
commercial burglary, felony conspiracy to
commit a crime, possession of a burglary
tools, resisting arrest and an outstanding
warrant.
Betts was booked into the Ventura
County Jail for commercial burglary and
felony conspiracy.
Harbor Patrol
Blotter
Just a few of the things the Harbor Patrol
tends to.
5-24 5:30pm, observed marine mammal
rescue dragging a large container near
Surfers Knoll, offered a ride to the Santa
Clara River mouth to the volunteers. They
were unable to locate the reported sick sea lion.
9:07pm, received a dispatch to check the
well-being of a tenant of the marina mobile
home park. Officers responded and found
a 72 year-old female in no distress, just a
misunderstanding with her husband on
vacation.
5-25 9:00am, officers checking new
Port District flag pole before installation tomorrow. The new pole will
display small craft/gale/storm advisory
flags and advisory lights at night for the
boating public.
5-26 1:00pm, received a report of a vessel
sinking at its berth in the keys. Officers
responded and found a small vessel on a
pneumatic lift sitting low on its stern to
drain water and is in no danger of sinking
or taking on water.
5-27 6:05pm, received a report of a transient
pan-handling near Margarita Villa in the
village. Officers responded and contacted
an individual playing guitar with a tip hat.
The individual was warned about the no
solicitation ordinance.
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5-28 3:37pm, received a report of an
electric boat towing skiers in the keys.
Officers responded, contacted the operator
and issued warnings for several equipment
& operating violations.
8:47pm, received a report of a disabled 48ft
sailboat requesting assistance docking.
Officers responded and safely secured the
vessel into its slip at VHV.
5-29 1:05pm, while on patrol in boat 17,
officers assisted State Parks lifeguards with
several safety contacts of swimmers in rip
currents along South Beach/South Jetty,
most of Pierpont and Marina Park.
8:22pm, received a report of intoxicated
persons near Milano’s restaurant. Advised
Ventura PD who responded and removed
the individuals.
5-30 12:10pm, while on patrol in Boat
19, officers observed a injured person and
administered first aid to the Stand-up
paddler in the A-basin of the harbor. The
patient was transported to parents waiting
at the launch ramp.
4:45pm, while on patrol in the Fireboat,
officers received a report of 3 juveniles
stranded on the detached breakwall.
Officers responded and rescued the three
off the breakwall and reunited them with
their family at Marina Park. The 3 youths
hitched a ride with a small vessel to the
breakwall.
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June 8 – June 21, 2016
Show Time
X-Men:
Apocalypse
by Eduardo Victoria
[email protected]
The latest feature in the X-Men
franchise finds a younger version of
familiar characters. This time around,
the team is up against big bad Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) as he tries to destroy
humanity to create a world fit for mutants.
The stakes aren’t high, it’s really nothing we
haven’t seen before but the film’s character
moments and lightness make it worth a
visit, even if you have to shell out a few bucks
you may not want during matinee hours.
10 years after the evens of Days of
Future Past, the film picks up in the 80s
following Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan),
Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), (Kody SmitMcPhee) as they get to know each other
and their respective powers. This, in many
ways, represents the heart of the film as the
gets to know the extent of their respective
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talents in order to help their fellow students
at Charles Xavier’s School for the Gifted
(James McAvoy returns in a stellar performance). From the seasoned team of the past
two films are Raven (Jennifer Lawrence)
and Hank McCoy (Nicholas Hoult).
Though the plot is simple, the stakes as I mentioned prior – never feel high. Cities
are smashed, buildings tossed around,
and we see no connection to people on the
ground or feel the severity of Apocalypse’s
actions. Isaac, who is enjoying a prosperous career phones in his performance in
this film, buried deep underneath blue
makeup and a hideous suit of armor.
As in the last film, Evan Peters steals
the entire film as the dorky character
Quicksilver, who has one of the more
interesting arcs in this film. Supporting Apocalypse are his “four horseman”,
one of which is Erik Lensherr (James
McAvoy). As Magneto, he destroys Egypt
probably killing millions (there are those
stakes again), yet Xavier still thinks there
is a streak of good in his buddy. Perhaps
time to let go of the notion that he’s still a
decent human being, at least story-wise.
Behind the camera, director Bryan
Singer brings a humor and energy that
reminds us why he has been the best
director to grace the series thus far (Ironi-
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cally, he didn’t direct the best film in the
series, First Class) but proves to be running
out of steam this go around.
With all of that said, the film proves
to be more fun than its predecessor –
which is one of the most famous story
arcs from Marvel Comics’ “X-Men” series.
Some very cool action set pieces involving
Quicksilver and an exploding building,
the assembly of the Four Horseman, and
Magneto’s backstory in this film prove
to be the highlights of an otherwise dull
film. Fans of the series will be divided
while the average movie-goer may end up
bored. Something I wouldn’t expect from
filmmakers this talented.
Rated PG13, 144 minutes, now playing at
Century Downtown 10.
Two on the Aisle
Classic murder
mystery at the
Elite
by Jim Spencer and Shirley Lorraine
Since 1952 Agatha Christie’s murder
mystery, The Mousetrap, has played continuously in London’s West End. For a brief
time, local audiences can enjoy the English
classic on stage at the Elite Theatre at
Oxnard’s Channel Islands Harbor.
The Mousetrap is arguably one of Christie’s most well-known and beloved plays.
Based very loosely on an actual event, the
story requires the audience to pay close
attention to the goings-on. People are not
who they seem to be, the house itself plays a
role, and there are surprises throughout.
The Ralstons (Brittany Danyel and
Peter Vendehei) are a young couple who
have inherited an old house, Monkswell
Manor, and decided to try their hand at
running a guest house.
On opening day they prepare to receive
their first compliment of guests– each
decidedly unique and displaying distinctive traits that advance the story. After the
guests arrive, Britain’s trademark inclement
weather turns to snow and the guests find
themselves snowed in, at least for the night.
Eric McGowan plays the first guest,
an architecture student who claims his
name is Christopher Wren - a peculiar
young man; Jennifer Brown forcefully
portrays the disagreeable, over bearing
and unappeasable, Mrs. Boyle.
British plays from the era seem to boast
a retired military man and The Mousetrap is
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recently read that the care provided
our veterans who fought for us and
use the Oxnard VA Medical Facility
face some of the longest wait times
for treatment in the country. Looking
at this sad example of our priorities,
one might draw the conclusion that
this will encourage an increase in
illegal immigration into California
and a decrease of those volunteering
for the military.
One in three people in California
are on Medi-Cal; people on fixed
incomes like Social Security did not
get a cost of living increase this year;
yet, the Ventura City Council wants
to increase the sales tax to make up
for the shortfall in funding for the
overly generous pensions for city and
county workers.
California is going to spend 2
billion dollars for 10,000 apartments
no exception. Andy Brasted gives life to the
very military, tweed-wearing, pipe-smoking
Major Metcalf, Hanna Mitchell confidently
parades as the androgynous Miss Casewell.
An additional guest, unexpected and unexplained, in the person of the very Italian
Mr. Paravicini, played by Ken Jones, adds a
continental flair.
Alexander Schottky appears as police
Sergeant Trotter, who has been sent to
offer precautionary security following
reports of a deranged killer in the area.
Before dinner can be served one guest
is murdered and Sergeant Trotter embarks
on the unravelling of the many webs surrounding the guests.
The flower-adorned motif of the
Monkswell Manor Guest House is appointed
with many vintage touches, adding to the
overall charm. Director John Eslick worked
hard to visually convey the English sense of
tradition. While vocal accents are of widely
varying quality and consistency, each actor
seems to enjoy their individuality thoroughly. Many a subtle eyebrow is raised as clues
appear to present themselves. The action
moves swiftly as the suspense heightens.
Tradition demands the intricacies
of the plot, as well as the ending, not
be revealed - so each audience can fully
immerse itself in solving the crime. We
fully respect this tradition and so, with a
mere tut-tut and jolly good, we leave you
to attend to learn who-dunit and why.
Be prepared to listen carefully as the
language and wording have remained as
originally written, not updated in any way.
This tends to lean toward the melodramatic in style, as originally intended. Early
critics felt some characters were cliché and
overdone, and so they are. Just go with it.
The Mousetrap plays through July 3,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m and
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $18-$20
for adults, 60+ seniors and students are
$15 to $18, and Military with ID are $15.
Reservations are recommended. (805)
483-5118. www.elitetheatre.org.
Can you sing?
The Master Chorale Children’s Choir
is auditioning now for the fall session.
Classical children’s concert choir.
Rehearsal groups graded for ages 6 -18.
Award winning choir with concerts at
the historic San Buenaventura Mission,
tours, and competition festivals, and
much more. Please call for an audition
held in Somis, 796-1951 and check their
website at www.mastercc.org.
for the homeless over a number
of years. It is estimated there are
113,952 homeless in California at
any given time. What happens to the
majority that are not lucky enough
to receive an apartment? Giving a
person an apartment alone does not
treat the cause of being homeless.
The causes of homelessness should
be treated with an equal priority
to that of shelter. Would it not be
better to use the money to erect
large tent cities in appropriate areas
which could provide shelter, food,
medical care, training, and job
placement to more people? Giving
a person an apartment is not going
to result in a job. Lacking programs
to foster medical treatment and selfimprovement, all it will create are
zones of poverty.
John Ferritto
Ventura
June 8 – June 21, 2016
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Solutions on page 15
Mother Goose and Grimm
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
Moose and Molly
Hagar the Horrible
Blondie
Go to www.venturabreeze.com
for your daily horoscope
Crock
Solutions on page 15
(For a beginners guide to playing Sudoku go to venturabreeze.com)
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A
heads-up alert to all free-spirited
Ewes and Rams: Be wary of a deal
that could result in compromising
your independence. Check every
detail before making a commitment.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
New facts emerge that help put an
irksome workplace situation in
perspective. Meanwhile, pay more
attention to a family member who
needs your wisdom and strength.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A slight
setback in plans is nothing to worry
about. Use this delay to deal with a
number of matters you might have
ignored for too long. Expect news
from someone in your past.
CANCER ( June 21 to July 22) You’re
entering a period of stability. Use it
to straighten out any outstanding
problems related to a very personal
situation. Also, pay closer attention
to financial matters.
LEO ( July 23 to August 22) As much
as you love being a social Lion, you
might well benefit from staying out
of the spotlight for a while. You need
time to ref lect on some upcoming
decisions.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
A difficult family situation improves,
thanks to your timely intervention.
You can now start to focus more of
your attention on preparing for a
possible career change.
LIBRA (September 23 to October
22) An on-the-job change works to
your benefit by offering new opportunities. It’s up to you to check them
out. Meanwhile, a stalled romantic
situation starts up again.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) That f lare-up of Scorpian temperament cools down, leaving you
more receptive to suggestions about
changes that might need to be made
in your personal life.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21) An unusual period of
indecisiveness is a mite frustrating.
But things soon clear up, allowing
the sage Sagittarian to make those
wise pronouncements again.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19) You might feel that
you know best, but it’s not a good
idea at this time to try to force your
opinions on others. Best advice:
Inspire change by example, not by
intimidation.
AQUARIUS ( January 20 to February
18) Some setbacks could affect
your plans to fortify your financial
situation. But things start moving
again by early next week. Meanwhile,
enjoy your resurgent social life.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Show that often-hidden steely spine
of yours as you once again stand up
to an emotional bully. You’ve got
the strength to do it, especially as
friends rally to your side.
BORN THIS WEEK: Your ruling
planet, Mercury, endows you with a
gift for writing. Have you considered
penning the world’s greatest novel?
(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Ventura Music Scene
October 29 – November 11, 2014
Ventura Music Scene
Music and
the Arts
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com
Very Ventura is one of the coolest
stores in town featuring local vendors.
It’s also where you’ll find the Ventura
Rocks Music Listening Station which
offers recorded music from local
musicians. They have a gorgeous gallery
towards the back of the store called
Gallery V which will host a new exhibit
called “Good Vibrations: A Harmony of
Art & Music” on June 18th which will
run through July 24. Xavier Montes
will perform at the opening reception.
I’m especially looking forward to seeing
the works from one of my favorite rock
photographers, Cliff Montgomery;
you might have seen his work up at
Bombay’s.
Surf Brewery will be celebrating
their 5th anniversary with a party in the
parking lot all day long featuring live
music including Raging Arb and the
Redheads, The Slider, Tom Loughman
Band and more. Make your plans to
join in the fun on Saturday, June 18; the
music runs 2-7 pm. They’ll have several
specials and are hoping to raise funds
for the Notes for Notes program at the
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Ventura.
Reggae returns to the Tree House
at Café Fiore on Sundays now through
Labor Day. Catch bands like the Babylon
Rockers, Jahmark & the Soulshakers,
and Casey Jones & the Reggae Train.
Music kicks off at 6 pm.
Watermark has extended their live
music to include Thursday evenings 7-9
pm with more of an easy listening vibe
including artists such as Karen Eden,
Coso, Jade Hendrix and others.
The Ventura premiere of the
Rachel Flowers documentary by
Lorenzo DeStefano entitled, “Hearing
is Believing” will be shown at the
Century Theater on June 9; Rachel will
be performing at Squashed Grapes on
Saturday, June 18.
And speaking of locally produced
documentaries, I caught Rain Perry’s
new film, “The Shopkeeper”; it’s an
amazing piece of work which gives a
better understanding of the struggles
musicians face. It’s evolves around the
life of music producer Mark Hallman,
but covers the more important aspect
of the evolving music industry and asks
the question, “Everybody can make a
record, but nobody can make a living. Is
there a problem with that?” The film is
an excellent platform for starting that
dialogue not only with musicians, but
with music lovers and our responsibility when it comes to supporting artists.
The film will be available eventually on
iTunes and Hulu. You can find a Q&A
with Rain Perry at VenturaRocks.com.
And finally, by the time we go to
press the next episode of Ventura Rocks
at CAPS Media featuring Shaky Feelin’
should be up and available on the
Ventura Rocks and CAPS Media You
Tube channels. The band was super fun
to work with and I think an excellent
representation of what Ventura’s music
scene is all about.
Do you have any music related news
or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Send all information short or
long to [email protected], and
for updated music listings daily, go to
www.VenturaRocks.com.
Music Calendar
For more events go to VenturaRocks.com
Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Open mic
Wed 6/8: Davey Miller
Thurs 6/9: Herbal Rootz
Fri 6/10: Davey Miller
Sat 6/11: DJ Erok
Sun 6/12: 5 pm Jade Hendrix; 9 pm Karaoke
Tues 6/14: Brandon Ragan
Wed 6/15: Davey Miller
Fri 6/17: 5 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm DJ Erok
Sat 6/18: Dive Bar Messiahs
Sun 6/19: 5 pm Corsican Brothers; 9 pm
Karaoke
Tues 6/21: Tom and Milo
Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 6/8: Big Adventure
Thurs 6/9: Sound Effect
Fri 6/10: Erick Tyler Experience
Sat 6/11: Otis Hayes
Sun 6/12: 6 pm Jahmark & the Soulshakers
Tues 6/14: Donna Butler
Wed 6/15: Bryan McCann & Friends
Thurs 6/16: Cosolive
Fri 6/17: Soul Infusion
Sat 6/18: Instone
Sun 6/19: 6 pm Babylon Rockers
Tues 6/21: Donna Greene
The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
Thurs & Fridays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Warren
Takahashi
Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Mondays: 6 pm The Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Wednesdays: Todd’s Jazz Band
Thurs 6/9: Brandon Ragan
Fri 6/10: Todd’s Jazz Band
Sat 6/11: 1pm Andy Cahan; 7 pm Live Band
Karaoke
Sun 6/12: Noon Andy Cahan; 4 pm Lorenzo
Martinez
Thurs 6/16: Toni Jannotta
Fri 6/17: Brandon Ragan
Sat 6/18: 1 pm Andy Cahan; 7 pm The
Swillys
Sun 6/19: Noon Andy Cahan; 4 pm Lorenzo
Martinez
Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wednesdays: Starlight Swing Night
Thurs 6/9: Legalizer
Fri 6/10: MarchFourth; Flashback Fridays w/
DJ Spinobi
Thurs 6/16: The Expanders
Fri 6/17: The Coat & Colors; Flashback
Fridays w/ DJ Xist
Sat 6/18: Disc-o-Town Hoedown
Sun 6/19: Lee Scratch Perry
El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends;
9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Saturdays: DJ Erock
The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Wed 6/8: Common War
Sat 6/11: Species Unknown, Come se Dice,
The Kane Gang, No Advisory
Wed 6/15: Prayers
GiGi’s
2493 Grand Avenue
Thurs & Fridays: Karaoke
Sat 6/11: Free Jukebox
Wed 6/15: CB Brand
Sat /6/18: Brian Faith Band
Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic
Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas park Drive
Music Fridays 6-8 pm
Fri 6/10: Karen Eden
Sat 6/17: National Cat
Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Fri 6/10: Mr. O
Sat 6/11: Tex Pistols Duo
Sun 6/12: 3 pm Doug Miller
Fri 6/17: Shawn Jones
Sat 6/18: Jazz Junkies
Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band swing night
Fri 6/10 Hi Hat Entertainment: Bruce Katz
Band
Fri 6/17: Hi Hat Entertainment: Coco
Montoya
Sat 6/18: Tom & Milo
Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 6/10: Custom Made
Sat 6/11: Celebrity Trash
Fri 6/17: What the Funk
Sat 6/18: Seventh Decade
Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Sat 6/11: RJ Ommio, TC 4800, Ko the Legend
Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Fri & Sat at 5; Sundays at 3
Fri 6/10: Vic Moraga
Sat 6/11: Forbidden Fruit
Sun 6/12: CRV
Sat 6/18: Crosscut
Sun 6/19: Vertigo Blend
O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Wed 5/25: Karaoke
Fri 6/10: Live Band Karaoke
Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs
Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell
Sun 6/12: 4:30 pm Ignition
Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Fri 6/10: Ventura Jazz Orchesta with Donna
Greene
Mon 6/13: Monday Night Dance Club with
Wyatt Haupt Band
Mon 6/21: Monday Night Dance Club with
Dick Parent Band
Prime
2209 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: Danny D
Fridays: Encore
Saturdays: Beach City Sound Club
Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
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Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam
Night
Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs
Saloon BBQ Co.
456 E. Main Street
Sat 6/11: Group Huge
Sun 6/12: 5 pm Jeff Uzzel
Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 6/11: Rhythm 805
Sun 6/12: Dennis Russell
Sat 6/13: Licity Collins
Sun 6/14: Magallon Calderon
Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 6/10: Cruda
Sat 6/11: Don’t Trust Whitey
Sun 6/12: 6 pm Hard Six
Sat 6/18: Ska Daddyz
Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 6/8: Adam Clark Trio
Thurs 6/9: The Lounge Trio
Fri 6/10: Adam Clark Quartet feat. Jaie Van
der Sluys
Sat 6/11: Gerry Brown
Wed 6/15: Meridian Trio
Thurs 6/16: Rhythm Future Quartet
Fri 6/17: L.J. & the Boyz
Sat 6/18: Rachel Flowers Trio
Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Fri 6/10: The Bomb
Sat 6/11: The Sheiks
Fri 6/17: Drunken Monkeys
Sat 6/18: Pull the Trigger
Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
Sat 6/18: 2 pm 5th Anniversary Party:
Raging Arb & the Redheads; The Slider, Tom
Loughman Band
The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Fri 6/10: Rich Sheldon
Fri 6/17: The Black Hips
Sat 6/18: The Caverns
W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Thurs 6/9: Coso
Fri 6/10: Brandon Ragan
Sat 6/11: Action Down
Sun 6/12: 11 am David Patt; 3 pm A.D.D.
Thurs 6/16: Karen Eden
Fri 6/17: A New Vibe
Sat 6/18: The Bomb
The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: B&V Acoustics
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thurs 5/12: Jon Gindick
Fri 6/10: Mark Heyes
Sat 6/11: Danielle Stacy
Fri 6/17: Hans Ottsens
Sat 6/18: Jeff Uzzel
The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun: 1 pm Kenny DeVoe
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Ventura Art Scene
June 8 – June 21, 2016
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Art , a la
Carte
For anyone who pays the least bit of attention, chalk art is making a comeback. As
an outdoor chalk artist, Venturean Tracy Lee Stum boldly embraces both the perils of
precipitation and the casualties of crowds. The impermanence and “delightful and pleasing
ephemera” of outdoor chalk art is part of its allure, according to Stum. She is an internationally renowned, award winning street painter who brings integrity to this ethereal art form. In
her recently released book, The Art of Chalk: Techniques & inspiration for creating art with
chalk, Stum explores the types, techniques and topography used by some of the world’s most
prominent chalk artist. The Art of Chalk is part how-to and part where-to-go. Published by
Quarto, Stum’s book explains the chalk painting process, a blow by blow of making your own
pastels and a list of national and international street painting festivals for inspiration.
After graduating with a degree in art from Temple University, Stum went on to paint
murals in luxury Las Vegas casinos. As an envoy of the U.S. Department of State, Stum also
conducts international 3D street-painting workshops as far away as Tajikistan and India.
If you are in Ojai for
the Music Festival
on June 11, add the
visual arts to your
experience. Take
a mini art tour on
Saturday and visit
some
downtown
Ojai art studios.
For an easy walking
tour, start from
Libby Park, head
east and first stop
at Ray Harding’s
studio on Montgomery St. There you
can get directions to
the other studios on
the tour including
Iris Williams.
Duo Show by artists Janet Black and BiJian (BJ) Fan entitiled “Wild About Paper”
at the Buenaventura Gallery, 700 E. Santa Clara St. Exhibition runs June 28 - July 23.
Artists Janet Black and BiJian Fan create figurative collages and sculptural images
bringing to life a menagerie of creatures, real and imaginary, only using paper.
Fan, a Camarillo resident, and Black, of Ventura, will be at the gallery for a reception
5-8 p.m. July 1, during First Fridays Ventura, the city’s monthly arts celebration. Each is
donating original art for a raffle at show’s end as a fundraiser for the Buenaventura Art
Association.
“Wild About Paper is a statement of both my paper addiction and that both BJ and I are
incorporating wild creatures (and some domestic ones) in our artwork,” Black said.
Lynn LeTourneau
teaches on-going Painting
Inside/Out Classes.
A 4 step process to
connect to your inner
muse, express your unique
voice in paint
Next class starts June
11. Bell Arts Factory,
Ventura Ave. Studio 84
letourneaufineart@
gmail.com
Lynn Creighton’s art studio has relocated to 39 E. Harrison Ave. (at Wall St. in back of the
Bell Arts Factory). Call Lyn at 818- 554 -9819 for hours of operation.
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fill you with wisdom and ideas to
help you live the life full of excitement and satisfaction we all desire.
Each day includes scheduled talks
including one by our own Venturan,
Linda Mac Dougall, health coach.
You will leave the summit refreshed and
empowered to begin creating the life
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June 10: 8:30 – 10:00 pm Summer
Swing Dance. The Ventura Jazz
Orchestra featuring Donna Greene.
The Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill
Road. Admission at the door $15. Break
out your dancing shoes! Refreshments
and parking included. For more information 648-1143.
June 10: The General George S. Patton,
Jr. Chapter, Sons of the American
Revolution May luncheon meeting will
feature the program “The Lost State
of Franklin”, presented by Chapter
member Jim Wyly. The luncheon event
will take place at 11:30 a.m., Friday, in the
Garden Room, Marie Callender’s Restaurant, 1295 S. Victoria Ave. All SAR &
DAR Compatriots, friends, and visitors are
welcome to join us. The cost for lunch is $20
per person, and includes a piece of Marie
Callender’s pie. For additional informa-
tion or for assistance in determining your
possible Revolutionary War genealogical
roots, please call Bill Bays 650-3036 or
Robert Taylor 216-7992. For information
regarding SAR membership and chapter
activities, please visit the chapter website
at http://pattonpatriots.org.
June 13: Audubon -Arroyo Verde
Park Leader: Linda Easter 818-5192833. Arroyo Verde Park in VenturaDay and Foothill Rd. Meet in the back
area by the bathrooms. There is no fee
for parking on Mondays.
June 14: Award winning multi-lingual
poet Carmen Moog will be one of
several speakers discussing different
aspects of writing at the Ventura
County Writers Club monthly meeting
at 7:00 PM. Author Carol Fogel will be
sharing her experience at this year’s San
Francisco Writer’s Conference. Author
Phillip Brown will be discussing his YA
book, Light Runner. Held at 1605 Burnley
Street, Camarillo. Free and open to the
public. Contact Sheli Ellsworth at 499.3490
for more information.
June 16: Meeting of the East Ventura
Community Council meeting will start
at 7 p.m. at the First Assembly of God
Church, 346 N. Kimball Road. The
public is encouraged to attend and participate! A representative from Community
Environmental Council will talk about
the latest in residential solar regulations
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Ventura program.
Matt Guthrie of COLAB will discuss an
initiative measure for the November ballot,
“SUSTAIN VC. Other subjects of concern
to residents may also be addressed. The
council represents residents who live east of
Victoria Avenue. Books in good condition
are always accepted by San Buenaventura
Friends of the Library, and are very much
appreciated. Check Facebook page for
updated agenda items. For more information call 804-7558.
June 20: CA Zeta Chi parliamentarians will meet at 7 p.m. and will
feature a lesson by Sally LaMacchia
titled “What Comes First?” The
location is the Main Street Restaurant and Steakhouse, 3159 E. Main
St., Ventura. Those wishing to eat
should arrive at 6 p.m. Non-members
are welcome. Membership is $25 per
year. For information, contact Sharon
Hillbrant, 479-6738.
June 21: Audubon -Emma Wood/
Ventura River Estuary Leader: Adele
Fergusson 415-4304. We will begin at
Emma Wood State Beach, where we will
target Snowy and Semipalmated Plover
and Caspian Terns. We will walk through
the willows and sand dunes as we make
our way to the estuary which is always an
exciting place to bird, and target birds
will include: Black-bellied Plover, Willet,
Whimbrel, Black Turnstone, Red-necked
Phalarope, and Forester’s Tern.
June 18: The Ventura College
Symphony Orchestra, conducted
by Robert Lawson, will present the
8th annual Henry Schwab Violin/
Viola Competition Concert featuring
three young and talented violinists
each performing complete violin
concertos by Mozart,Tchaikovsky
and Wieniawski. Please join us at 8
p.m. at the Ventura College Performing
Arts Center, 4700 Loma Vista Road. $15
general, $5 seniors and students. For
more info call 289-6020.
Ojai news and
events
Mary Winder will visit the Ojai
Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, to
deliver a talk entitled “Ancient Mystery
Cults of Greece and Rome.” Ms. Winder
comes to us via the Santa Barbara Museum
of Art’s Community Speakers Program.
This presentation will cover Ancient
Mystery Cults—one of the most intriguing but least understood aspects of Greek
and Roman religion. These cults were an
important part of life in the ancient Mediterranean world, but their actual practices
were shrouded in secrecy, and many of
their features have remained unclear until
recently. Mystery cults flourished in the
ancient world for roughly a thousand
years, from the sixth century B.C.E. to late
antiquity. The Santa Barbara Museum of
Art owns an impressive collection of GrecoRoman sculpture and artifacts; this presentation will illustrate one of the many facets
of why this art was so very important to the
Ancient Greeks and Romans.
This event is free and open to the public.
For additional information, contact Ron
Solórzano, City Librarian, at 218-9146.
The Ojai Library is located at 111 East
Ojai Ave. Hours of service are 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday through Thursday and 12
p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, and
Saturday, June 18 Peachtree Theater
Company will hold auditions at the
Ojai Library for children who wish to
be a part of their July production of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream. This event
is a part of “Ojai Celebrates Shakespeare,” a
festival commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s legacy. Please bring a
poem or song for the audition.
The Ojai Shakespeare Festival will
include additional performances and
events; for more information about the
Festival, call 272-3882, or visit www.
peachtreetheatercompany.com.
These auditions are free and open to
the public.
Ojai Valley Museum is pleased
to announce their participation this
summer as a Blue Star Museum. The
museum joins more than 2,000 museums
across American offering free admission to
military personnel and their families from
Memorial Day through Labor Day.
“We are happy to provide an interesting, free experience for military families as
a small way to express our gratitude to the
men and women serving our country,” said
museum director Wendy Barker.
The Blue Star Museum program is a collaboration among the National Endowment
of the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense. The program provides
military families an opportunity to enjoy
the nation’s cultural and artistic heritage.
Museums of all types, in all 50 states, participate in the initiative.
The Ojai Valley Museum highlights the
history, art and culture of the Ojai Valley in
their museum located at 130 W. Ojai Avenue
in Ojai. The museum is housed in a beautiful
National Register building. Free parking is
available behind the museum, off Blanche
Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday through
Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday noon
to 4 pm. Group or school tours available by
appointment.
For more information, call the museum
at 640-1390, ext. 203, email [email protected] or visit the museum
website at OjaiValleyMuseum.org.
William Hendricks, Professor of
Photography at Ventura College, will
share his images and speak about life
in Cuba over the last 23 years in his presentation, “Cuba: Then and Now,” on
June 21. Since 1993, Hendricks has made
62 trips to the Caribbean island.
Driven by an unsettled curiosity,
Hendricks views photography as a way of
reducing daily chaos into a few organized
and meaningful moments. As both a
photographer and educator, his work has
taken him around the world with an array
of clients and personalities. His images
have been exhibited throughout the United
States and in Havana, Cuba.
The free event starts at 7:00 p.m. at
Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 Santa Ana
St. The Ojai Photography Club is devoted
to education, inspiration, and camaraderie and hosts presentations as part of its
community service outreach. For additional
information please visit: www.ojaiphoto
club.com/.
After a three-month hiatus for
knee surgery, Rev. Karen S. Wylie will
again offer her Mid-Month Devotional
Retreat at Meditation Mount on the
morning of Saturday, June 18th from
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The topic will be
“Living in Grace.” The retreat is by donation;
$10 is suggested.
“Grace comes from letting go of false
beliefs and limitations and stepping into
the Divine Flow that is always happening,”
Rev. Karen says. Licensed Religious Science
practitioner Randee Vasilakos will also be
available for prayer all morning.
Meditation Mount is located at 10340
Reeves Road. For more information, contact
Rev. Karen at 310-968-8928, or register
online at www.karenswylie.com.