Mountain lion attacks two horses

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Skaters:
light up
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some readers.
Mountain
lion attacks
two horses
Battle rages over
lighting at Skate Park
Tiobe Barron
Ojai Valley News correspondent
protection during fire
season.
"I find it a little disconcerting the fire district
depends on GSWC giving
them data," commented
Ojai resident and F.L.O.W.
member Bill Weirick. "I
think the hydraulic model
(used by GSWC) should be
audited by the fire district."
"Something happened
between the time they
installed that new water
main and the time they
tried to make it work.
That's the point of why
F.L.O.W. wrote the letter
requesting all of this to be
looked at," noted Ojai resident Kathy Richards. "Right
after Rob Clark wrote the
A plan to bring new nighttime
lighting to the Ojai Skate Park has illuminated tension between Ojai City
Council members, the Ventura
County Sheriff’s Office and the
supporters of the Ojai Skate Park.
The lighting plan, organized largely
by Ojai Deputy City Manager Steve
McClary and Skate Ojai President
Chet Hilgers, would link electrical
conduits laid under the concrete park
to coin-operated LED lights operable
from dusk to 10 p.m. for a cost of 50
cents per hour (paid for by the users).
A similar system has already been
installed at the Libbey Park tennis
courts.
While the lights would not necessarily be “Dark Sky” compliant, they
would exceed new state energy
requirements, and would not exceed
maximum light output at the property lines.
The Ojai City Council originally
approved Skate Ojai’s fundraising
plan for the lighting in February 2011,
but noted they would need a chance
to review plan specifics before
approving the lighting itself. Skate
Ojai, a 501c3 nonprofit organization,
raised the $60,000 needed for the
project. They planned to gift the
project to the city — pending
approval by the Ojai Planning
Commission, and the Ojai Unified
School District, which owns the property leased to the Skate Park. In a Feb.
25, 2011 Ojai Valley News article,
former Ojai Director of Recreation
Dale Sumersille read off a list of staff
concerns about the park, and Ojai
City Manager Rob Clark noted, “We
need to make sure we get these questions resolved before we get too far
into this.”
Ojai’s chief of police at the time,
Capt. Chris Dunn, observed the park
was the No. 1 spot for service calls,
mostly for violations of the park’s
helmet requirement.
What began as a discussion of
lighting minutiae Tuesday night at
the regular City Council meeting
quickly ramped up to a heated debate
about the pitfalls of an unsupervised
Skate Park.
“I can’t go over to the park and find
even 20 percent obedience to the
helmet law. There are bicycles there
all the time, those Razor scooters all
the time, and here we’re inviting the
whole county to come up with their
girlfriends and party in Ojai,”
commented Mayor Pro Tem Carol
Smith. “I think we’re asking for a lot of
possible police trouble.”
“We’ve been there a 100 times this
year since Jan. 1,” noted current Ojai
Chief of Police Capt. David Kenney.
“We actually shut the park down this
weekend because people weren’t
complying (with park rules) … It is a
problem location, and supervision
has always been something I would
like to see there, some kind of fulltime supervision, because it does
draw your police resources away
See Hydrants, Page A3
See Lights, Page A3
Kimberly Rivers
One horse did not survive
injuries sustained in a mountain lion attack Tuesday at
Rancho Fino in Upper Ojai. A
second horse survived without
major injury.
“The mare was discovered
by the man who feeds them in
the morning,” said Bob Rains,
owner of Rancho Fino on
Highway 150. He has been
there for about 13 years and
never had any problems with
mountain lions in the past, he
said. “He noticed she was
bleeding badly, and her leg
was severely swollen. We
brought her down to our vet
area at the ranch and cleaned
her up.”
The mare had about 27
major puncture wounds, or
bites and was bleeding from
her nose. When the vet arrived,
Rains said he learned that the
mare had a serious fracture in
her leg, severe internal injuries
and a serious concussion. “We
couldn’t stop the bleeding, and
she was in tremendous pain.
We couldn’t let her suffer.”
They made the decision to put
her down.
The ranch has about 30
horses and is a breeding
facility of Paso Fino horses and
miniature horses. The two
mares that were attacked were
in a large pasture that was
close to the mountain. Rains
says it’s odd because he would
normally hear something,
since the pasture is next to the
house. He said coyotes have
come before, and the horses
chase them off.
After finding the injured
mare,
Rains
discovered
scratch marks in a tree, and
signs indicating that the
mountain lion — which was
never seen — had been there.
“She must have put up a pretty
good fight,” said Rains of the
mare. They had bred and
foaled the mare at the ranch,
and Rains had actually helped
with the foaling when she was
born. She was raised and
trained for show at the ranch,
winning many awards and is
sorely missed, he said.
Now they will not use that
pasture at night, and will be
bringing in all their miniature
horses at night. All horses will
be kept in large groups in the
pastures closer to the road.
Rains was told by their veterinarian that another horse was
put down in Santa Paula
earlier in the week from
another mountain lion attack.
See Attack, Page A3
Ojai Valley News photo by Mariana Campos
Perseverance pays off for local grads
Katrina Yvonne Crow is all smiles after graduating from Chaparral High School
Wednesday. The new mother won a perseverance award. See more photos and stories
for Chaparral, Matilija Junior High and Nordhoff High School on Pages A4, A5 and A8.
Hydrant debate heats up
Tiobe Barron
Golden
State Water
Company (GSWC) manager
Ken Peterson caught heat
for discrepancies in a "fire
flow" status report during
the Ojai City Council
meeting Tuesday.
In his presentation to
City Council, Ventura
County Fire Chief Norm
Plott explained "fire flow" is
the rate of water supply
available from hydrants for
fire fighting. The Ventura
County Fire Protection
District is responsible for
annually inspecting the
accessibility of hydrants in
Ojai, while the water
purveyor — in this case
GSWC — is responsible for
ensuring adequate flow to
the hydrants.
Peterson
explained
GSWC utilizes a computer
model system to determine
the water pressure at each
hydrant it supplies water
to, only manually checking
the pressure on location at
the request of homeowners, fire authority or the
city’s Building and Planning Department.
The presentation and
GSWC report come in
response to an Ojai Friends
of Locally Owned Water
(F.L.O.W.) letter to Ojai City
Manager
Rob
Clark
expressing concern that
with the drought and
recent GSWC water main
break at El Paseo Road, Ojai
could have inadequate
Rotary Club of Ojai donates $32,000 in grants
Michelaina Johnson
Rotary Club of Ojai will give about
$32,000 in community grants this year
to 17 local organizations, with the
majority of the grants supporting
education.
During the club’s June 6 meeting,
Rotary recognized several of the
winners, including the Ojai Youth
Opera and a few Topa Topa Elementary School teachers (represented by
principal John LeSuer) at an outdoor
barbecue. The recipients thanked
Rotary and commented on the importance of local funding in the face of
federal cuts. Educators in attendance
said that these grants enable them to
support college preparation classes
and update their materials according
to state standards.
More than half of the grants
awarded this year are meant for
education purposes. They include
purchasing new equipment for local
classrooms and nonfiction library
books for Mira Monte Elementary
School, to help meet the Common
Core State Standards. These standards
place greater emphasis on nonfiction
literature to promote critical analysis
and prepare students for success after
high school.
A $3,485 grant to Nordhoff High
School’s Advancement Via Individual
Determination (AVID) program will
cover a fee to the national AVID
organization,
which
provides
academic support to students in
rigorous courses to prepare them for
four-year colleges. According to Ojai
Unified School District superintendent Hank Bangser, this year’s
Nordhoff High School AVID senior
class was very successful, with an 85
percent acceptance rate to four-year
institutions. “A huge thanks to Rotary,”
Bangser said. “If I’d had to pay that
fee, we wouldn’t have had that money
to do other things … Our revenue and
expenditures just equal each other.”
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
(OVLC) earned a $750 grant to cover
the cost of signage, tools and other
expenses for the construction of Luci’s
Trail, which adds another mile loop to
the trails in Valley View Preserve.
“I thank (Rotary) for their support
for this project because the Valley
View Preserve has become a central
place where families come to hike,”
said Tania Parker, OVLC director of
advancement. “Having it just outside
of town makes it the community’s
backyard. It creates the scenic backdrop to Ojai.”
The other grants include $5,300 to
the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation to
fund their youth leadership project,
$2,000 to the Ojai Valley Green Coalition to build a gray water model,
$5,000 to Help of Ojai to fund its
student counseling program and
$2,500 to support the Special
Olympics track meet at Nordhoff High
School.
Rotary will recognize more of the
See Grants, Page A3
A2 Ojai Valley News • Friday, June 13, 2014
‘Fee Free’
Day set for
June 14
Obituaries
Kenneth Nicklas Prairie
Kenneth Nicklas Prairie, 86, passed
away on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Ken was
born October 3, 1927, in Ojai, California, to Henry Prairie and Josephine (Solari)
Prairie,
who
were
both
second-generation Californians. Ken’s
family was among the founding families in the “gold country” of Mariposa
County (Indian Gulch). His family
moved to Ventura in 1922 and later to
Ojai in 1924 where Ken attended Ojai
schools, graduating from Nordhoff High
School. Ken was the youngest of three
brothers. He was preceded in death by
his brothers, Henry Joseph Prairie and
Eugene Clarence Prairie, and two
nephews, David Prairie and Stephen
Prairie.
Ken is survived by his wife, Dorothy A.
(Hobart) Prairie; four children, Susan A.
Rosario (Tony), Michael W. Prairie (Hiromi), Bonnie P. Ryan (Kevin) and Lucinda G. Garner. He is also survived by
eight grandchildren, Brian Rosario,
Amy Rosario, Matthew Drummond
(Mary), Kathleen Garner, Sara Garner
Madrigal (Drew), Jennifer Prairie Bear
(Ryan), Bradford Prairie and Alex
Prairie; one great-grandson, Matthew
Shae Drummond; and one nephew,
Dennis Prairie (Janice).
Ken loved the Ojai Valley. While attending Nordhoff High School he was
class president and participated in student government. He was an avid tennis player and participated in “The
Ojai” Tennis Tournament for several
years. Ken loved to watch the Ojai
matches during his later years. He attended nearly every Nordhoff High
School class reunion.
During World War II, Ken served in the
Army. Upon his discharge he became a
member of the American Veterans
Committee (WWII veterans) and was
chairman for two years.
Ken was a journeyman printer by
trade. He started printing at Nordhoff
High School and worked as an apprentice printer at the Ojai Publishing Company owned by Frank and Blanche
Kilbourne, who were the publishers of
The Ojai, the weekly newspaper for the
Ojai Valley for many years. In 1951, Ken
and Bob Andrews (former editor of The
Ojai) started a second weekly paper in
competition to The Ojai under the
name of the Ojai Valley News. Ken later
sold his interest in the Ojai Valley News
to Bob Andrews. Ken worked at newspapers in Ojai, for the Santa Paula
Chronicle, the Ventura County News,
the Santa Barbara News Press and the
Ventura Star Free Press.
He was always active in politics and
participated in many local public interest projects and activities. In 1950, Ojai
Mayor Fred Linder appointed Ken to
the Ojai Planning Commission. During
that time the commission worked on
devising the first planning ordinance by
the city of Ojai. Ken was elected to the
Ojai City Council in 1952. He served as
mayor of Ojai during his tenure. In 1956
he did not seek re-election as he and his
family moved to Santa Paula. During his
service on the City Council, the council
passed new planning ordinances, restructured the Ojai Police Department
and City Maintenance Department and
was instrumental in the annexation of
the “Y,” and the property on which
Nordhoff High School is now located.
Ken was a lifetime member of the Ojai
Art Center, joining in 1953. He was the
chairman of the board from 1954-1957,
succeeding Charles T. Butler, the
founder of the Ojai Art Center.
The Prairie family moved to Santa
Paula in 1956 where all of their children
attended St. Sebastian School. Ken traveled in his work but was always home
for the weekend activities and Sunday
11 o’clock Mass. Most weekends there
were family trips to visit all the grandparents in Ojai. Ken loved family and
most of all “visiting.” Ken kept in con-
tact with each
and every relative and many
friends over the
years by phone
and by text. No
birthday or special event went
without a phone
call or message
from him. He
was a caring and
thoughtful man!
In 1970, after
all their children
had completed
high school, Ken
and
Dorothy
moved to Ventura. After the
move,
Ken’s
activities were primarily focused on
union affairs, his political work and the
grandkids.
Ken was very active in union affairs.
He received a special International
Union assignment to Los Angeles in
1960 and a year later was appointed as
a permanent international representative of the International Typographical
Union. Ken worked as a union representative for over 50 years.
Ken was the president of the Ventura
Typographical Union from 1956-1960.
As an international representative, Ken
established organizational campaigns
for the Southern California unions, as
well as handling internal union affairs.
During his service with the union he
worked throughout the United States,
most often in the western and southwestern states, California, Nevada and
Hawaii.
He was a delegate to the San Francisco International Convention, representing the Ventura Typographical
Union in 1958, on the Laws Committee
at the International Convention in Dallas, Texas, and was the chairman of the
First Legislative Committee for the
union in Denver, Colorado in 1960. Ken
attended more than 50 international
conventions as staff or as a delegate.
Ken was a special delegate from the
union to the Los Angeles County Labor
Council. He was elected as a vice president to the executive board representing the newspaper and printing trades
and the Communication Workers of
America. Ken retained that position as
well as being a delegate to the Tri Counties Labor Council until his death.
He was a member of the American Legion, active in the Lions Club International from 1948-2014, and in the
International Typographical Union
(1948-1987) and the Communication
Workers ITU/CWA of America (19872014). Ken continued working until his
death on June 8, 2014. He was a truly
dedicated and a loyal supporter of the
union.
The family wishes to thank Dr.
Thomas Q. Kong, Jr., Dr. Cedric B.
Emery, Dr. Stephen Covington and Dr.
Kevin Chang for their special care of
Ken. The Prairie family is grateful for the
services of Livingston Hospice nurse
Tamara and care givers Ivan and Stacy
for their commitment to Ken’s care.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to Livingston VNA and Hospice.
Visitation to be held at Ted Mayr Funeral Home, 3150 Loma Vista Road,
Ventura, on Sunday, June 15, 2014, from
3:00 until 4:00 p.m. with a vigil service
beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Funeral mass will be held at the San
Buenaventura Mission, 211 E. Main St,
Ventura, on Monday, June 16, 2014 at
10:00 a.m. with interment to follow at
Ivy Lawn Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of the Ted Mayr Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at TedMayrFuneral
Home.com.
George “Randy”
Randall
George “Randy” Randall
died suddenly on May 27,
2014 at his home in Ojai,
where he had spent his life.
He was born on October 13,
1940 and graduated from
Nordhoff High School in
1959.
Randy later became a heavy equipment operator,
working for various contractors, and had a lifelong
interest in machinery and tools.
He enjoyed visits with friends and family and gardening.
Randy’s kindness and gentleness will be remembered by all who knew him.
He is survived by his brothers, Joe Randall and
Rob Randall; sister Marcena; one nephew and three
nieces.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at
Soule Park in Ojai on June 28 at 11 a.m.
Los Padres National
Forest has announced
that Saturday, June 14,
will be a “Fee Free” day for
all visitors to the forest in
recognition of Get Outdoors Day. A National
Forest Adventure Pass will
not be required for visitors recreating in all areas
of the Los Padres except
for the Santa Barbara
Ranger District’s Lower
Santa Ynez Recreation
Area, where an Adventure
Pass will still be required.
Call the Ojai Ranger
District at 646-4348 for
more information.
Police Blotter
CRIMES
• Vandalism was reported in the 400 block
of South Ventura Street
May 27.
• Prowling was reported in the 16800
block of Maricopa
Highway May 28.
• Burglary and felony
vandalism were reported on Maricopa
Highway June 3.
• Petty theft was reported in the 11900
block of MacDonald
Drive June 5.
• Fraudulent use of an
access card was reported in the 100 block
of Grapevine Road
June 10.
• Graffiti vandalism
was reported in the 400
block of Lion Street
June 10.
ARRESTS
• A 35-year-old man
was arrested on Riverside Road June 5 on
suspicion of being
under the influence of
a controlled substance.
Bail was set at $5,000.
was arrested in the Arcade June 5 on suspicion of theft. Bail was
set at $5,000.
was arrested on North
Ventura Avenue June 6
on suspicion of being
was arrested on Bundren Street June 6 on
suspicion of being
a controlled substance
and possessing drug
paraphernalia.
Bail
was set at $7,500.
was arrested in Ojai
June 6 on suspicion of
being under the influence of a controlled
substance. Bail was set
at $5,000.
was arrested on Bald
Street June 6 on suspicion of being under the
influence of a controlled substance. Bail
was set at $5,000.
• A 33-year-old woman
at $5,000.
was arrested on Maricopa Highway June 6
on suspicion of being
was arrested on East
Ojai Avenue June 7 on
suspicion of being
suspicion of being
a controlled substance. Bail was set at
$5,000.
suspicion of being
a controlled substance. Bail was set at
$5,000.
possessing methamphetamine. Bail was
set at $10,000.
Rice Road June 8 on
suspicion of being
a controlled substance
and possessing drug
paraphernalia.
Bail
was set at $7,500.
was arrested on Country Club Drive June 8
on suspicion of driving
under the influence.
at $5,000.
was arrested on Edison
Drive June 9 on a warrant. Bail was set at
$5,000.
Ventura Avenue June
10 on suspicion of
at $5,000.
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Lights:
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from other things they could be doing,
rather than baby-sitting a bunch of kids
… I’ve been here three years, and when
I first met with the superintendent of
the school district, that’s the first thing
he asked me, was if this thing was still a
problem.”
In a recent email, OUSD superintendent Hank Bangser said he is not
aware of current issues at the park.
“Dave and I haven’t spoken about the
skate park in at least six months. I never
asked him if ‘he was still experiencing
problems,’ because I had no information that there were any problems to be
experienced,” said Bangser. “The
school board is the owner of the property. I am not at all surprised, however,
that the police assign a disproportionate amount of resources to the skate
park because no supervision was applied to the site when the opened the
facility in 2010. Skate Ojai is a terrific
group of citizens committed to offer
opportunities for predominantly young
people. They approached me earlier
this school year about the lights. I told
them that since the city manages the
park, Skate Ojai should start with the
city to expand the hours of use.”
Councilwoman Betsy Clapp commented it was unfortunate all Ojai
Skate Park users suffer when a handful
don’t adhere to the rules, and wondered
how park supervision might be financed. Mayor Carlon Strobel urged
her colleagues to stay on point, reminding everyone that what was before
them on the agenda was merely the
lighting issue. Councilman Severo Lara
observed the city could be more selective about who utilized the park for
nighttime use by renting out a key to
turn on the lights. Clapp countered if
Kenney already viewed the park as
problematic, perhaps installing nighttime lights simply would extend the
hours of those problems.
“I feel a little bit sandbagged, because
… (former Ojai) Sgt. (Steve) Arthur said
the best thing to ever happen to the
town was the Skate Park,” said Hilgers
during the meeting. “That’s confusing
to me. There’s an old quote: ‘The youth
are our future.’ These are the people
who will be sitting where you’re sitting.
To not address this, or to push this
aside, that’s a mistake. It’s not easy
doing this. It’s taken years. People have
donated a tremendous amount of resources … to try to do something for the
kids in town.”
Clapp agreed Skate Ojai had done its
part, and urged parents, staff and Council Members to step up to the plate.
“We have a boundary and we’re not
enforcing it. That is not benefitting our
children,” said Clapp. “We have got to
start enforcing our boundaries, and our
rules at that park … Why don’t we man
up here, and give a direct order to the
Police Department to cite the heck out
of it (park violations)? I’m, like, so up to
here with this.”
Council voted 3-2 to approve the
lights, while observing the issue of
charging for use of the park — and paid
supervision there — would be placed
on a future agenda. The plan will still
need to go through the Ojai Planning
Commission for approval, as well as a
lease amendment with the OUSD, before installation.
But for Hilgers, the vote is too little,
too late. In a phone interview, the Skate
Ojai president said he’s bowing out at
this point.
“I’m done. I was really blindsided at
the meeting. Even Steve McClary had
no idea what Smith and Kenney were
going to be talking about in terms of supervision. You’re supposed to share that
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information before the meeting, like
when you go to court,” Hilgers noted.
“Had we known, all of us would have
been prepared. It’s really unfortunate
they took the road they did.”
Hilgers said he found Kenney’s statements particularly offensive. “Here you
have someone who is in a position to
do so much good. It’s really, really sad
to me,” Hilgers said. “He has a duty to
protect everyone in town. For him to
just look the other way, to alienate an
entire segment of kids at the Skate Park
is reminiscent of the old guard. I
thought we’d come a long way. I’m really blown away. It’s turned something
positive into something negative. To
have leadership target youth that way
when they can’t speak for themselves is
reprehensible. The chief needs to go.”
Kenney, for his part, said that security
issues at the park do pose a real drain
on his staff’s time and availability. He
cited 301 documented radio calls made
by deputies at the park between June
2013 and June 2014. Of these, 56 were
calls made by the public alerting the
police of issues — the majority of which
are for bike, scooter or helmet violations, although there are also instances
of vandalism, fights, a found switchblade knife, a found syringe, drug use
and drinking in public.
Sunday Rylander of Skate Ojai and
the Ojai Parks and Recreation Commission, who spoke as a private citizen in a
recent phone interview, expressed frustration in the situation. Sgt. Arthur she
said, purportedly told kids and parents
to call police whenever they witnessed
a violation of park rules or city laws,
and notes the adjoining Ojai Park &
Ride is open to the public.
“Those issues are really non-issues.
The only real issue is all the bikes and
scooters (in the park). Obviously we
need to find a solution, and we’ve
talked a lot about it at the parks and
recreation (commission),” countered
Rylander. “My main problem with what
was said (during the City Council meeting) was that it was fear-based … It’s
like saying we can’t have a swimming
pool because someone might drown,
which is ridiculous. It’s undermining,
and not progressive.”
Not only that, but skateboard parks
have a special status under the law, Rylander notes: skating is defined under
the law as a “hazardous” sport, something participants engage in at their
own risk, at no liability to the city. If the
city installed paid supervision at the
park, that status and lack of liability
would be gone, Rylander believes.
Responding to Smith’s comments,
Rylander said, “To tell people of a certain demographic or age range that
they can’t come here or we don’t want
them here is just wrong!”
For Rylander, the skate park remains
a valuable asset to the community and
to visitors, and despite the controversy,
she plans on seeing this plan through to
the end.
“We worked really hard, and finally
found the perfect lights. No facility in
Ojai has this. It could really be a stepping-stone for other facilities in Ojai,”
said Rylander of the park lighting proposal.
“This is a great facility, and skateboarding is a great sport. To think that
we would not move forward on this because of what-ifs is just … Personally, I
can’t let it go, I’ve worked on it for so
long.”
Photo by Honor Bliss
The horse that survived the mountain lion attack is recovering at Rancho Fino.
Attack:
Santa Paula Police Department has issued
warnings to residents
that a mountain lion has
been spotted in residential areas within Santa
Paula city limits — just
over the hill from nearby
Sulphur Mountain.
as "very technical in nature." He claims the
break occurred in the
morning of July 9, and
with water running out
everywhere, the project
was stopped. Peterson
blames the contractor
GSWC used for the project, saying it was a "lowbid situation."
Council
members
found information provided by GSWC at
Clark's request inadequate. Councilman Paul
Blatz inquired of Peterson how many fire hydrants exist in Ojai.
Peterson replied approximately 350 fire hydrants. Of these, only 16
were reported as having
been flow tested since
2010.
Councilwoman Betsy
Clapp stated the Council would like all of in-
formation Clark requested.
Councilman Severo
Lara suggested GSWC
do a sampling in-person
of water pressure testing
of Ojai hydrants, in conjunction with the fire
district.
Peterson and fire district officials agreed to
flow test a sampling of
hydrants to give the
Council a better idea of
the reliability of the entire system.
During the same
meeting, the Council
voted to budget an additional $45,000 to the
Ojai Valley Museum and
$5,000 to the Ojai Arts
Commission.
The next Ojai City
Council meeting is
scheduled for June 4 at 7
p.m. at 401 S. Ventura St.
in Ojai.
Hydrants:
letter to GSWC, a magical explosion occurred
in the allegedly new
water line that went
down Grand Avenue.
First a break occurred at
the corner of Grand (Avenue) and Los Alamos
(Drive), and they dug an
enormous hole, and
water ran all day long.
The next day, another
one happened a block
down the street at
Grand and Golden West
(avenues), and water
ran all day long while
they worked on that … I
would like them to get
up here and explain
what happened to that
new water main when
they tried to activate it."
Peterson explained
the incident in question
began during a pipeline
replacement project last
year that he described
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grant recipients in the
coming weeks.
This year’s grant requirements emphasized
youth health and nutrition, local education and
organizations that benefit the Ojai community
in specific ways.
“The purpose of the
grants is to help the recipients to serve the Ojai
community,” said Bill
Gilbreth, a member of
Rotary's
Community
Grants Committee. “It is
a mix of backgrounds on
the committee and
hopefully with the diversity we have a somewhat
better understanding to
know what the community needs, such as the
Skate Park.”
The club has an endowment of more than
$2 million, and the interest from the endowment
is used to fund the education
community
grants and scholarships.
The source of funding
for all the other community grants comes from
Rotarians’ contributions.
ORDINANCE AMENDING TERMS OF OFFICE
FOR CITY COMMISSIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ojai City Council will hold a public
hearing to consider amending Sections of the Ojai Municipal Code related to terms of office for the Parks and Recreation Commission, Arts
Commission, Historic Preservation Commission and changing when
terms expire for the Planning Commission.
It is desirable to extend the terms of office for Parks and Recreation
Commission, Arts Commission, and the Historic Preservation Commission from two years to four years. It is also desired to change when the
term of Planning Commissioners end from December each year to May
of each year. These changes will allow for institutional history to occur
and consistency throughout all Commissions.
The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chambers of Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura St., Ojai,
California. Any interested persons may appear before the City Council
and present their views as an advocate or opponent to said policy. The
City Council will be the decision making body for this Ordinance.
Further information about this matter is available from city, 401 S. Ventura Street, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by calling (805) 646-5581. Anyone who seeks to challenge the decision of
the City Council in court with respect to this public hearing item may be
limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City
Clerk at or prior to the public hearing.
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Class of 2014
Matilija students a
giving, creative bunch
Misty Volaski
[email protected]
According to Matilija Junior High
School principal Bill Rosen, this year's
eighth-graders "is a really strong group
academically … and (they're) a really
nice group of kids."
They're also creative, he added,
something the staff recognized and cultivated. Teachers attended a training
session last year where they learned
that Google's employees spend 20 percent of their work time on passion projects. These projects weren't assigned,
but rather, allowed employees time to
be creative and think outside the box.
"Gmail and some other huge things like
that" are the product of those passion
projects, said Rosen.
Inspired, Matilija leadership teacher
Carol Paquette created time in her class
for passion projects. And, like the
Google employees, the Matilija results
were surprising. The students' presentations — done on Chromebooks donated by the Ojai Education
Foundation — included "everything
from students who were trying to raise
funds to buy equipment for our fitness
center and the local humane society,"
Rosen said, "to one student who welded
a steam engine out of copper. He spent
several months learning how to do it all
… it was just something he was interested in and explored. He learned history, mechanics, welding … it's just
amazing."
That creativity showed up in many
ways throughout their time at Matilija,
Rosen added. Several of the Eagles are
accomplished gymnasts; others came
up with new ways to make recycling
easier.
But their kindness will be remembered most. "I've known these kids for
a while, and they're really nice kids with
great families," Rosen said. To drive that
point home, he related the story of a girl
who walked up to him during the annual promotion dance, and handed
him a $20 bill. "She told me, 'Mr. Rosen,
I found this on the benches over there,'"
he said. "And my mouth just kind of
opens up. ‘Wow, really?’ But that's the
kind of thing we've seen from this class,
that's just the norm."
Matilija musicians perform at the Matilija graduation Wednesday.
Ojai Valley News photos by Mariana Campos
Diplomas in hand, students walk toward their families in the stands Wednesday.
Just-promoted ninth-graders show off their diplomas after the ceremony.
Matilija Junior High School Class of 2014
The Matilija Class of 2014 includes:
Abigail Alcantar, Abigail Bossar,
Adrielle Walker, Aeddon Edwards,
Alexa Gonzalez, Alexa Hall, Alexandria
Yanez, Allegra Lambert, Amaya Garcia, Amber Whitney, Amy Stoltz, Andrea Blake, Andrea Hernandez,
Andrew Robles, Angel Gomez, Angel
Westbrook, Angela Ruiz, Annedrea
Hyndman, Anthoney Rodriguez,
Archer Wann, Aureliano Camargo
Perez, Austin Nichols, Benjamin Esensten, Breanna Perez, Brenna Norris,
Bruno Bahena, Bryan Garcia, Cade
Morrison, Cameron Brock, Catherine
Keller, Chase Johnston, Chloe Pullen ,
Chloe Zurita, Christian Olivera,
Christopher Stringer, Chuck Harlan,
Cinnamon Brown, Cole Burke, Cole
Clinton, Cole Hopcus, Connell Demmond, Conor McCune, Conrad Gramckow, Corban Fairbanks, Courtney
Haapanen, Courtney Young, Dakota
Freeman, Dakota Strben, David Arambula, Devin Gibbs, Devon Patterson,
Dominick McCormick, Elias Cesena,
Elijah Weinstein, Emely De Leon,
Emily Ferreira, Emily Phelps, Emily
Van Houten, Eric Conkright, Eric Tillman, Ethane Sunder, Ezri Hartley, Fernando Boyd, Fernando Quintero,
Fernando Vega, Finn Greene,
Finnegan Edwards, Gabriel Zepeda,
Garrett Medley, Gavin Schreiner,
George Davis, Grace Bergmann,
Guadalupe Serrato, Haiden Henderson, Hannah Hollebrands, Hannah
Rittmeyer, Harrison Pierce, Ian
Perkins, Isai Soria, Jacob Kauer, Jacob
Mejia, Jacob Williams, James Jewett,
Jaxson Thomas, Jerry Iniguez, Jesse
Brooks, Jesse Kuehn, Jessica O'Bryan,
Jillian Powell, Jonathan Achee, Jose
Hernandez, Jose Perez, Joseph Donohue, Joseph Gonzales Rico, Joseph
Rimpa, Josericardo Torres, Joshua
Wells, Joshuah Madrid, JuanCarlos
Ulloa, Julia Botti, Julia Farner, Julian
Page, Kaelyn Brown, Kaelyn Schlegel,
Kai Kobrin, Kaitlin Moniot, Kambria
Tenpenny, Katie Koester, Kayla Anctil,
Keenen Smith, Keon Moore, Kevin
Roman, Killian Menne, Kyle McCanne,
Landon Beaty, Laura Lizzeth Gomez,
Lauren Raymond, Leslie Perez, Lily
Johnson, Luc Emord, Lucy Ebers, Lucy
Robertson, Luz Juarez, Lydia Beckett,
Madalene Johnson, Madison Bailey,
Madison Collins, Maggie Fitzgerald,
Maisy Millage, Marissa Skaggs, Martin
Garcia, Mason Velasquez, Matthew
Pinto, Matthew Tushla, Maxwell
Mellein, Maxwell Mendoza, Maya
Gilbert, Megan Kaser, Michael Combs,
Michael A. Garcia, Michael R. Garcia,
Michelle Diaz, Mikel Elizalde,
Monique Villares, Morgan Mays,
Nancy Hernandez, Natalia Barragan,
Nathan Duque, Nicholas Rainwater,
Nicole Sheehan Lust, Noahm Byle,
Oscar Lopez, Parker Johnsen, Patrick
Thurston, Peter Appleby, Raegan
Mang, Raymond Mills, Rebecca
Mahler, Rebecca Moya, Reese Greco,
Riley Ambrose, Rome Daniel, Ruby
Martinez, Ryan Enge, Ryan Zin, Sadee
Broida , Sadie Vick, Sage Tate, Salma
Hernandez, Sarathi Farkas, Savanna
Toledo, Scout van Houten, Sergio
Cedillos, Shaina Ralston, Shane
Marchant, Sidney York, Silva Coble,
Sinai Soriano, Sophia Ehrlich, Sophia
Rasura, Spencer West, Summer Forbes,
Summer Stout, Susanna Sinclair, Tannor Garnsey, Tashina Hannington,
Taylor Johnson, Thomas Wilson, Timothy Hilmer, Tomas La Plante, Trevor
Solano, Tyson Moore, Vanesa Carbajal,
Veronica Kern, Victor Becker, Warren
Whitsitt, William Castagna, William
McColgan Yisel Lara, Zamuel Equigua
and Zane Budlong.
Class of 2014
NHS Class of 2014
Nordhoff’s Class of
2014 includes: Daniela
Abad, Kathleen Abasi,
Anthony Abayan, Ryan
Abayan, Julianna Adelman, Leighanna Aguilar,
Alejandra Albarrán, Gerardo Alcantar, Emanuel
Alva, Jordan Alvarez,
Agustin Andrade III,
Dalya Angeles Luna,
Noemy Angeles Luna,
Cameron
Atkinson,
Thane Balayan, Edward
Banuet, Samuel Bean,
Ethan Belshe, Antonio
Bernabe Espinoza, Noah
Bohnett, Sophia Botti,
Taylor Bowen, Brandon
Boyd, Jake Boyd, Dustin
Boynton, Gilbert Brambila, Taylor Brown, Patricia
Buck,
Mariann
Bukich, Graham Bunce,
Mark Burdick, Jr., Maria
Cabrera,
Monserrat
Calderon, Sean Capron,
Jesus Carbajal, Lindsey
Castagna, Deserri Castro,
Cassie Catlett, Nathan
Catuiza, Jesus Ceja, Kayla
Chase, Wesley Clavel,
Benjamin
Cohen,
Christopher Colborn,
George Cole IV, Alberto
Colin, Daniel Colohan,
Alexandra Conrad, Cesar
Cornejo, William Cowsill,
Desirae Cox, Mason
Coyne, Ivan Cruz, Natalie
da Silveira, Conor Daly,
Christian
Daugherty,
Breanna De Alba, Carlos
Del Manzano, Yesenia
Diaz, Courtney Dickerson, Megan Dierickx,
Samantha Dominguez,
Nicolette
Doolittle,
Corinne Dubeau, Breana
Duran, Nayeli Duran,
Kurt Ebken, Tracey Edwards, Catherine EllisonSeeger,
Alexander
Esquivel,
Makayla
Farmer, Giovanna Ferrel,
Joseph Fitzgerald, Yaritza
Flores, Jeffery Foyil,
Rowan Gaddis, Ronnie
Galindo, Ali Garcia,
Hailee Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Liliana
Garcia, Roman Gonzalez
II, Haley Grant, Hannah
Greene, Stuart Griffith,
Zachary Hardman, Emily
Henard, Colton Herbruck, Brisa Hernandez,
Lexi Hicks, Connor Hiland, Amanda Holder,
Russell Hughart, Claudia
Jauregui,
Jazmin
Jimenez,
Emmett
Johnsen, Savanna Johnson, Kaitlyn Jones, Roxanna Juarez, Katelyn
Karnes, Hannah Keller,
Bailey Kelley, Shikha
Khatri, Erin Kobrin, Hailey Krout, Danielle
Krzyski, Jacob Kunde II,
Damian Lang, Travis Larson, Tayler Livingston,
Karen Lopez, Mariela
López, Zayra Lopez, Andrea Maldonado, Adrian
Manriquez, Adrian Martinez, Kevin Martinez,
Nathan McCanne, Alan
McComas, Jason McMillan, Melissa Mendoza,
Mikayla Metzner, Alfredo
Meza, Laurin Molina,
Tobin Morrison, Tiarnan
Nelson, Nicole Neumann, Marian O'Connor,
Reiana Onglengco, Anthony Orin, Ariana Ortiz,
Oscar Ortiz, Skyler PerryvSarah Petry, Santiago
Picco, Esteban Pineda,
Lorena Quezada, Jaret
Quiroz, Jonathan Quiroz,
Elizabeth Rabchuk, Sebastian Reyes, Aaron Riis
Vestergaard,
Melissa
Rimpa, Roberto Robles,
Cody Roddick, Angelica
Rodriguez, Allen Rogers,
Megan Rose, Taylor Rowson-Moir, Mayra Ruiz,
Yurimar Ruíz, Diana
Samano, Anthony Santamaria, Misa Sakaye
Seeger, Rianna Sharif,
Connor Sharon, Levi
Sheff, Dylan Sherman,
Laura Silva, Spencer
Solano, Carolina Soria,
Maxmiliano Soriano, Lissette Sosa, Amanda
Swezey, Jeffrey Thatcher,
Erick Thrush, Brenda
Tirado Lara, Alejandro
Torres, Montana Tucker,
Robin
TumamaitStenslie, Rebecca Van
Davis, Viviana Villa
Romero,
Anthony
Viveros, Kaylin Wade,
Brandon
Wadsworth,
Brianna
Wadsworth,
Promise Wall, Kobi
Welch,
Cassandra
Whitaker, Hannah Wicklund, Ryan Wicklund,
Luke Williams, Joshua
Williams Lopez, Austin
Wolcott,
Mahalia
Woodall,
Matthew
Woodcock,
Tanner
Workman, Sophia Zara
and Patrick Ziegler.
The Class of 2014 files into the stadium Thursday evening.
Nordhoff supporters filled the stands at Ojai Valley Community Stadium Thursday.
Above left, Cassie Catlett (left) smiles before the ceremony. Above right, Emmett Johnsen speaks at the podium.
Co-valedictorians are a reflection of their class
Misty Volaski
[email protected]
Principal Greg Bayless
and his staff bid farewell
the
Nordhoff
High
School Class of 2014
Thursday evening in a
packed Ojai Valley Community Stadium.
This year, seniors
Sarah Petry and Rowan
Gaddis shared the title of
valedictorian.
"Rowan is a fantastic
volleyball player, musician (violin), singer and
actor. He's incredibly
multi-talented and respected by all. Really, really engaged and gives
100 percent to what he
does," said Bayless.
"Sarah is also amazing —
she was a competitive
gymnast, now a gymnastics coach, she helped
start the debate club
(and) she's really academically talented."
Like their valedictorians, the Class of 2014 are
an active bunch. Bayless
noted their athleticism
has taken them — and
the school — far. "I can't
remember a class that
had this many collegebound athletes, recruited, capable of
playing at the next level,"
he said. "The number of
CIF championships in
the past two years,
league titles, etc. are testament to that."
Speaking of those CIF
championships.
This
year's seniors were part
of the history-making
varsity football squad
that won back-to-back
titles on the gridiron —
the first ever for Nordhoff. "I think what is special about our senior
football players is that
they are generally very
positive people — you
don't win big and go
deep into CIF/playoffs
without having great
leadership and a great
team atmosphere of respect and camaraderie,"
Bayless pointed out,
"and this is what I think
these senior leaders understand. They know
how to set an example,
hold the line, bring up
younger players, keep
things positive and stay
mentally tough."
They might be tough,
but the Class of 2014 is
also compassionate. Programs like Autism Ambassadors and Seminar
Associate Teaching gave
the seniors (and some
juniors) the opportunity
to help their peers who
have special needs, or
are struggling academically. "When they could
be doing their own
homework,
getting
ahead so they have more
free time on the weekends, they are working
for the betterment of
others," Bayless enthused. "We have a great
crop of graduating seniors who are Autism Ambassadors and Associate
Teachers that we will
miss dearly that have
contributed quite positively to the culture of
our school."
Perspectives
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MEL BLOOM
After the boys of summer have gone
I don’t know if it is a
symptom of advancing
years, but I find my
dreams often taking me
back to earlier times;
sometimes as far back
as childhood. Last
night, my dream (as
often happens) ended
in a soft chuckle, which
awakened Sweetie, who
awakened me with the
logical question, “What
are you laughing at?” I’ll
answer that momentarily, but first a word of
explanation.
We experience things
every day and often
when they occur we
have little insight into
what has transpired.
Perhaps
weeks
or
months and even years
later we come to marvel
at what we missed in
the first place. This phenomenon was exquisitely
expressed
by
William Wordsworth,
one of England’s foremost poets who, during
a country stroll, en-
countered a great profusion of daffodils and
while his reaction to the
site was not “So what?”
— he certainly didn’tevidence any great enthusiasm for the view.
But sometime long after
his initial glimpse of the
flowers, he writes a remarkable poem which
ends with this last refrain:
“When oft upon my
couch I lie in vacant or
in pensive mood
they flash upon the
inward eye which is the
bliss of solitude.
And then my heart
with pleasure fills
And dances with the
daffodils.”
What I was chuckling
about while dreaming,
occurred long ago in the
summer of 1949, when I
was a counselor at a
boys’ summer camp on
the shore of Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin. I got the job
through the auspices of
my college roommate,
who was formerly a
camper but when he
reached the age of 20,
he became a counselor.
The counselors were always referred to by the
campers as “Captain —
—” with their first name
attached to Captain. My
roommate was Captain
Burt and I should have
been Captain Mel, but
another counselor had
the name Mel and he
had been a counselor
there for three preceding summers and had
priority. Consequently, I
became Captain Scoop
because Burt told camp
authorities that in our
college dormitory I was
called “Scoop” since I
was majoring in journalism.
I was assigned to
Cabin 12 which housed
the oldest boys, 13 and
14 years old. There were
eight of them and I
admit to being a bit
queasy at first because
two of them were bigger
than me and if they ever
coalesced as a singular
unit, they could have
made mincemeat out of
me. But I never had to
worry and it all worked
out splendidly as I, at
heart, was Peter Pan
and they, the “lost boys”
who looked up to me as
their leader. Of course, I
was warned by camp
authorities I had the
oldest boys who may
contest me but I should
never allow them to
best me but there would
be challenges. In short
time however, our unit
became known as “Captain Scoop and his bandaloonies.”
After
lunch
all
campers returned to
their respective cabins.
The 6-year-olds were to
nap and those older
boys were to read, rest
or write their parents
about the good times
they were having. I was
also informed the big
boys, mine, did not take
too easily to the contemplative hour and
would devise all kinds
of reasons to leave the
cabin — the most often
being a request to go to
the bathroom, which 99
times out of 100 I was
advised was a ruse to
avoid cabin fever. After
contending with frequent requests to leave
the cabin for the bathroom facilities I laid
down the law by the end
of the first week.
“Nobody goes to the
bathroom during siesta
hour,” I announced
grandiloquently. “If you
have to go, go right after
lunch. If you don’t,
you’ll just have to hold
it until siesta is over.”
“But what if we get
sick?”
someone
queried.
“I’ll get the doctor in
here,” I replied.
“But what if we die?”
“I’m sure they’ve got
an undertaker in Madi-
son who we can call.
Now listen, I gotta go to
a 10-minute staff meeting in the dining room.
I want you guys to behave, and I don’t want
this cabin to be on report while I’m gone because if we are, nobody
is going to have dessert
at lunch or dinner for a
week. Ya’ got that?”
I returned shortly. The
fellows got off their
bunks, assembled in a
straight line and sang in
unison:
“O Captain Scoop! We
gotta make wee-wee.
We gotta make weewee, Captain Scoop.”
I recognized it as
something delightful
then and when it returns in my dreams I
relish the residual value.
The summer of 1949
was one of my greatest
times and my boys of
summer, if they are all
still here, are all in their
late 70s and early 80s.
Where did the time go?
ligions and indigenous
teachings. People of all
faiths, races, ages and
lifestyles are welcome.
The Rev. Will Castagna
will speak this Sunday
on “Faith in the Father.”
Services are held Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at the
Ojai Valley Woman’s
Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave.,
with a meditation service at 10 a.m. The Young
Masters Youth Program
for ages 3 to 11 is available at 10:30 a.m. Call
640-0498 for information.
Ojai Presbyterian
Church
Ojai
Presbyterian
Church welcomes all
who wish to come and
worship with them. This
Sunday the congregation
will begin a study of Revelation; it is not as scary
as you might think, but
instead is filled with
hope.
During the 8 a.m. and
9:15 a.m. services, guitarist-vocalist James Antunez will perform
“Blessed to Be a Witness.” He will also perform “Given Grace” at
the 8 a.m. service.
The offertory at the
9:15 and 10:45 a.m. services will feature soloist
Laura Dekker and pianist Julie Dobek performing “You’ll Never
Walk Alone.” At the 10:45
a.m. service, Charline
Norton will sing “Teach
Me. Lord.”
Three morning services are offered. The first
is a contemporary service at 8 a.m. The second
service at 9:15 a.m., is a
contemporary service
with Sunday School for
nursery through eighth
grade. At 10:45 a.m. a traditional service is held.
The
Presbyterian
Church is at 304 Foothill
Road. Call 646-1437 for
information.
RELIGION BRIEFS
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
“God, the Preserver of
Man” is the subject of
this Sunday’s lesson at
the Christian Science
Church, based on a passage from Deuteronomy:
“The beloved of the Lord
shall dwell in safety b y
him; and the Lord shall
cover him all the day
long, and he shall dwell
between his shoulders.”
The church service and
Sunday school begin at
10 a.m. Testimonial
OJAI CHURCH OF
CHRIST
411 N. Montgomery Street
Ph: 646-5737 or 646-7768
SUNDAY
Worship - 10:00am
Bible Study - 11:30am
Evening - 6:00pm *
* No evening service 1st
Sunday
WEDNESDAY:
Bible Study - 7:00pm
Kathryn Grant will lead
an “Enneagram and Selfknowledge” workshop
on June 21 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. for a $15 donation.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church is at the corner
of Bristol Road and Ojai
Avenue. For information,
call 646-1885.
Jewish Community
of the Oaks
The Jewish Community of the Oaks, K’Hilat
Ha’Aloneem, 530 W. El
Roblar Drive, will hold a
community
Shabbat
service today at 6 p.m.,
with a kiddush afterward. Call 646-4464 for
more information.
Center for
Spiritual Living
The Center for Spiritual Living is a “Science
of Mind” community
that practices the power
of healing prayer and the
teachings of principles
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Readings for the Most
Holy Trinity will be from
Exodus
34:4b-6,
89,Daniel 3:52-55, 2
Corinthians
13:11-13
and John 3:16-18.
Happy Father’s Day to
all. The Prayer Shawl
Group will meet Monday
at 7 p.m. in the Library in
Aquinas Center.
Call 646-4338 for more
information.
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church worships the
Lord with uplifting celebrations, good music,
short sermons and free
coffee. Holy Eucharist is
held Sundays at 8 a.m.
and 10 a.m. All are welcome to the Lord’s table
for Communion.
Centering Prayer is
held Thursdays at 7 p.m.
The outdoor labyrinth is
open daily for meditation.
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Ojai.
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Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from noon to 3
p.m., offering a wealth of
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Church is at 185 St.
Thomas Drive, Ojai.
Daily Mass is celebrated
at 9 a.m., Monday to Friday, and Saturday at 8
a.m. Sunday Mass is at
7:30 and 9:30 a.m. in
English and 11:30 a.m. in
Spanish. The Rev. Tom
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Featured letter by Caryn Brady, Ojai
The importance of Lyme disease education simply cannot be overstated
I would like to bring up the subject of Lyme disease in this city and
county, to help educate the public
to its existence here and its effect.
Recently we were able to have May
designated as Lyme Disease Awareness Month by the Los Angeles City
Council in conjunction with our
Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness events, Southern California’s
being in L.A.
But now I would like to focus on
Ventura County as this is where I
live and where I got sick more than
20 years ago. Back then, hardly anyone knew what Lyme was, including the doctors, so I went 17 years
without a proper diagnosis, being
diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a
common under-diagnosis for Lyme
patients. Not that I don’t have fibromyalgia, but it was triggered by
the Lyme infection, which when left
untreated, cascaded into other conditions.
Lyme is difficult to diagnose and
can mimic many other diseases,
such as MS, ALS, fibromyalgia,
rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression and
others. And once late stage, it can
trigger still others, such as pyroluria, auto immune disorders like
lupus, depression and an array of
neurological disorders. This is one
of our reasons for trying to educate
the public about Lyme, because
many may have it, but not be
aware, being diagnosed with other
disorders.
And if they are not treated in the
early stages, they can have it for life,
along with its often accompanying
co-infections like bartonella,
babesiosis and more.
I would like to point out a few
facts and issues with Lyme disease
in hopes that it might garner some
interest in the community to be educated about this growing threat to
health and well-being.
The CDC finally this year admitted that there are more like 300,000
new cases of Lyme every year. This
is a conservative estimate, since so
many, like myself, go years without
a diagnosis, yet are sick.
And the inadequate testing is so
hit-and-miss, a huge problem in diagnosis, so many are told they do
not have it and are not counted or
treated. As mentioned in my case, it
also does not take into account
those thousands who are chronic or
late-stage Lyme and are still sick,
not being counted in the totals.
Chronic or late-stage Lyme (it is
known by both) can affect the
heart, brain, nerves, joints, liver,
immune, muscular skeletal systems, and other organs, causing
seizures, paralysis and many other
debilitating symptoms. Many are
confined to beds or wheelchairs; far
too many die.
It is critical to educate the public
to what Lyme disease is, to recognize its symptoms and to know preventable measures that can be
taken to protect both humans and
pets.
Ticks in the nymph stage are the
size of a poppy seed, hard to see, yet
potent in carrying the bacteria into
a person’s blood stream. Once
there, if not caught with antibiotics
right away, it disseminates into the
tissues of the person, including the
bones and joints, the brain, the
heart and other organs.
This is a devastating disease,
physically, emotionally and economically, and people need to
know the facts to protect themselves, especially if they hike in
these mountains and recreate in
our parks.
There are many websites that
have information about Lyme disease, such as www.whatislyme.com
and www.lymedisease.org.
It’s here in these mountains. Los
Angeles just did a study of its parks
and seven of them had ticks in
them with the potential of spreading Lyme disease. It’s not an East
Coast thing. San Francisco Bay Area
has infected ticks in all but one of
their parks.
Knowledge is power as they say.
Please help bring this information
to the attention of your readers.
LETTERS TO THE E DITOR
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We must find a
workable solution
JOHN E. NELSON, M.D., OJAI
As we contemplate
the preventable mass
murders in nearby
Santa Barbara and realize that similar
tragedies could happen right here in the
Ojai Valley, we might
take a moment to reflect upon our current
system for reacting to
deranged individuals
capable of such mindless violence.
Clearly, our flawed
system failed to deter
Eliot Rodger, the 22year-old student
whose rage exploded
into an orgy of murder
and mayhem. After his
parents discovered his
alarming YouTube
videos and expressed
their concern to police, the officers who
interviewed him without themselves watching the videos or
tracing his recent gun
purchases described
him as, “a perfectly
polite, kind, and wonderful human being.”
To be fair, most police officers lack the
training necessary to
conduct a competent
psychiatric evaluation
and perhaps shouldn’t
be placed in situations
such as this. Even if
they had such train-
ing, Rodger was apparently adept at masking
his dark intentions and
would not have met
California’s lax criteria
for involuntary psychiatric commitment.
Rodger’s family
lawyer reported that
Rodger had been diagnosed as suffering
from Asperger’s syndrome at age 8 and
had numerous contact
with therapists since
then. Asperger’s is a
disorder of brain development that is
likely of genetic origin.
It imparts an inability
to read the effects and
nuances of other’s
communications and
respond appropriately.
This deficit likely led to
Rodger’s social awkwardness and subsequent ostracism that,
in turn, led to the profound alienation so
apparent throughout
his disturbing
“manifesto.”
Very few persons
with this diagnosis
ever act violently. But
from Rodger’s manifesto, we might infer
that what made
Rodger different is a
severely narcissistic
personality with feelings of entitlement
and angry victimization, as well as racism
and grandiose selfinflation.
Although Rodger was
not obviously psychotic (out-of-touch
with reality) there were
plenty of warning signs
that he would erupt
into a vengeance-driven killer. Our society
faces the daunting
challenge of responding to such individuals
in ways that reduce the
likelihood of such a
tragic outcome.
Many reflexively call
for banning all
firearms. This idealistic
solution is obviously
impractical in a country where there are
more guns than people. Yet we must face
the fact that Rodger
legally purchased three
semi-automatic handguns in the months
leading up to the
shootings. Because he
had never been involuntarily committed to
a psychiatric hospital
or convicted of a
felony, these purchases
were legal.
Even if Rodger were
hospitalized, our system would release him
in 72 hours unless he
threatened imminent
suicide or homicide.
County mental health
facilities are notorious
for releasing people
even sooner.
For starters, we might
consider the Japanese
system for regulating
gun purchases. Japan
— a nation of 130 million — experienced
just seven gun-related
homicides in a recent
year, compared to
11,000 in the USA.
Japan doesn’t outlaw
gun ownership; it just
prohibits obtaining
firearms without a realistic background
check, a cooling-off
period, a psychiatric
clearance and a gunsafety course at a certified range.
Political realities indicate that this is un-
likely to happen here.
Yet doing nothing and
tolerating an endless
series of mass shootings is clearly unacceptable.
One viable proposal
is being introduced to
the California legislature by Assemblyman
Das Williams. This
would create a system
where family members, friends, and intimate partners could
call police to intervene
with a disturbed loved
one. If police determine that a real threat
exists, they could ask a
judge to issue a gunrestraining order prohibiting firearms
purchases and possession.
If this law prevented
even one mass shooting by a deranged individual, it would be
worth it. Despite intense opposition that’s
sure to come, let’s all
focus our efforts to
prevent this proposal
from being scrapped
as have similar propositions following previous massacres.
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Jimmy Ayala who invented a gizmo to keep rodents from nesting and feasting under a car hood — a life changer for those
living near an orchard.
• Thumbs Down to Ojai City Councilwoman Carol Smith for
her broad-brush comments characterizing skateboarders as
drunks, fornicators and a waste of a good parking space. There
are responsible, trustworthy children in the valley and your
characterizations diminish them in the eyes of the community.
Your repeated use of the words probably and potentially show
the hypothetical and emotional — rather than factual — basis
for your comments. What is the basis of your fear of those from
Fillmore, Santa Paula or Ventura who might show? Your comments are not what Ojai and its youth deserve from a councilperson.
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Class of 2014
Chaparral Class of 2014
The Chaparral High
School Class of 2014 includes: Chyna Yvette
Anderson, Isaac Arquilevich, Andrea Baltazar, Ayana Jovana
Bautista, Marco Becerra, Gregory Alan
Bowman, Liam James
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Anna
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Juarez, Ambree Shea
Lee,
Tyler
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Lozano, Aaron Luna,
Ruben Mendez, Ryan
Connor Pederson, Alice
Elena Quintana, Sabrina Renee Roberson,
Sydnie Chyanne Rowe,
Juana Ruiz, Nicholas
Alan Sinclair, Kemara
Diane
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Mauricio Suarez, Kelly
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David Joseph Tuck,
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Chaparral graduate Anna Jazmine Huerta (center) hugs
her friends in celebration.
Chaparral grads ‘ready to enter the real world’
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Chaparral isn't your
typical high school —
its students come to the
continuation school for
many reasons, said
principal Linus Raibys.
"Students come here for
a variety of reasons.
Some are credit deficient. Some do not fit
well in a traditional
school model. Some
have career goals they
want to get onto without waiting to get
through a fourth year of
high school," he said.
"Alternative students
often take different
paths: adult education,
independent study, or
continuation
high
school. All have the
same destination — a
high
school
diploma. Chaparral provides the opportunity
for students to learn and
work at their own pace."
Because the school is
nontraditional
—
there's no valedictorian
— so are its awards.
Roadrunner Award went
to both Ayana Bautista
and Quinton Fancher,
for good school work
ethic. The Bill Kindig
Memorial Award went to
Katrina Crow for her
perseverance, and Andrea Baltazar earned a
Rotary
Scholarship
Award.
There are plenty of
other success stories to
come out of Chaparral,
Raibys added. "One of
our junior graduates
was a drug addict that
came to us from Juvenile Hall (Providence).
turned himself around,
got a job and graduated
early," he said.
He and Carole Pad-
dock, English teacher
and activities director at
Chaparral said they're
proud of this year's
graduating class. "The
Class of 2014 enjoyed
working with the horses
of Reins of H.O.P.E.,
held down jobs, studied
art CPR, rockets, conflict resolution, and
film. (They) attended
Rubicon Theatre, went
whale watching, took
empowerment workshops, did Brain Gym
and maintained a recycling program," Paddock said. "The Class of
2014 is full of all kinds of
wonderful California
kids ready to enter the
real world with real
skills."
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June 13, 2014
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Oak Grove grad eyes 2016 Olympics
Ojai’s own Dane Wilson, 19, along with Santa
Barbara native Willie
McBride, 23, have formed
Team “McBride-Wilson”
and are making a bid for
the 2016 US Olympic
Sailing Team in the 49er
Skiff. A lifelong competitive sailor, Wilson has
grown up in Ojai and is a
member of the 2014
graduating class of Oak
Grove School. He plans
on taking a gap year in his
quest to qualify for the
2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing
Team.
The 49er Skiff is challenging to even the most
seasoned sailor, incorporating aspects of elite
level fitness and splitsecond decision-making
at high speeds. Developed in New Zealand, the
49er is known as a skiff
because it planes over the
surface of the water. The
15-foot hull is nearly
overwhelmed with sail
area and can reach
speeds of 25 knots or
more.
The young duo have
gathered a serious following, not just because their
training videos have gone
viral within the global
competitive sailing community, but also because
of their goals surrounding their Olympic dream.
Both athletes have had a
lifelong love affair with
Photo by John Kelsey Photography
Dane Wilson (right), and teammate Willie McBride have their sights set on making the 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing
Team in the 49er Skiff. The duo are also spreading their love for the ocean in the process.
the ocean and are on a
mission to share that experience with others.
Their plans are to compete for an Olympic
medal and through the
process of training,
coaching, and competing
they are endeavoring to
establish an Olympic
training center in Santa
Barbara. McBride describes the quest by saying, “We love the ocean.
We love sailing, competing, and going fast, but
we also love building
things, so we decided if
we were going to compete for an Olympic
medal we should seize
the opportunity to create
a pathway for others to
do the same. We want
kids who have never
sailed before to be able to
step into a program,
where from day one,
everything they do is part
of a formulated system to
develop the skills that
they will need if they aspire to compete at the top
level of the sport.”
Both athletes grew up
on the water and spend
as much time in and
around it as possible.
When not in the midst of
training, going to school
or working, they relax by
surfing or kiting in the
local waters. “It sounds
crazy, but it’s the ocean
that revives us,” says Wilson. “It’s the third pillar
we are working to create.
We want young people to
fall in love with the ocean
like we have and learn
how best to take care of it
and respect it.”
As such their plans incorporate an environmental
education
program as part of their
coaching
curriculum,
which teaches the next
generation of potential
Olympic hopefuls stewardship of the ocean. According
to
Team
McBride-Wilson, leaving
a pathway for other
young sailors is the ultimate goal, weaving their
highest priority into
every step, the changed
behavior required for
stewardship
of
the
oceans.
The team is launching
the first stage of the
Olympic pathway with an
elite sailing coaching
service. The duo noted
that it is a work in
progress, which will require a community effort.
As part of the first milestone, qualifying for the
2016 Olympic Squad,
Team McBride-Wilson
will go to Santander,
Spain in September for
the 49er World Championships. Visit www.from
whencewecame.org to
follow the team.
Rangers: football starts Monday
All incoming freshmen and students new to Nordhoff High School
can join the football team starting
Monday at 4:30 p.m.; meet in the
boys’ locker room.
Players should wear shorts and
shirts and bring their football cleats
and work-out shoes.
Practices will be held Mondays,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4:30
to 7:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30
to 8:30 a.m.
Chiefs IE uses huge week
to claim tie for first place
James Casey
Ojai Valley News contributor
The Sundowners golf
league once again took to
Soule Park Golf Course
for the seventh week of
play. Next Tuesday marks
the halfway mark for the
season and the action is
heating up as teams
jockey for position. With a
variety of prizes on the
line next week, teams
made their best efforts to
move into contention.
Chiefs IE had their
highest season output of
the year behind R.J. Cutting's incredible round of
a gross 39 for 24 points.
Chiefs IE were able to
move from fourth place
into a tie for first place on
the season with the
Weapons of Grass Destruction. Cutting played
his best golf of the year in
leading the team to a
massive 65-point total on
the week. He was the high
point scorer of the week.
Golfer Ken Wiksell shot
an impressive gross 36 for
21 points that included
three birdies on the front
nine. The other three
team members were all
able to score 19 points or
more to comprise one of
the best five man totals in
recent memory.
The Weapons of Grass
Destruction sit in a tie
with Chiefs IE with 406
total points on the season. They were able to
stay in the top spot
thanks to solid play by
Jason Goldman, who
scored 20 points on the
week. It was the highest
total of his Sundowners’
career as he continues to
improve. Goldman was
backed up by the steady
play of Ryan Blatz and
Josh Lech, who helped
lead the team to a weekly
total of 53 points.
The Characters find
themselves sitting in
third place on the season
and only six points behind the leaders. Victor
Logan continued his unstoppable play by racking
up another 19 points on
the day. Logan still holds
the titles of most points
and highest average on
the year, despite his
handicap continuing to
drop, no player in the
league is within 10 points
of Logan's total points on
the season. The Characters managed 53 points
on the day thanks to
Logan and the play of
Mark Kenyon and Steve
Rapholz.
In fourth place are
Bugsy's Bandits, who
shot a respectable 58
points on the day. They
were led by Scott
Chasse's 20 points and
received 19 points each
from Marc Sauer and
Josh Rood. The Bandits
have 399 points and sit
within striking distance
of the leaders.
Parker's Putters are in
fifth place on the season
but only sit nine points
out of first place. They
scored 56 points on the
day and were led by Chris
Harvey's
incredible
round of a gross 33 for 21
points. Harvey birdied
four of his first five holes
on his way to shooting
the low gross round of
the year. He is now at a
negative one handicap
on the year and continues to tear up the golf
course.
The Hut Putters made
another large leap up the
board after totaling 60
points for the week.
Travis Garee and Sean
Strben each had 21
points to lead their team.
The Hut Putters have
posted the highest scores
in the league of late and
are a team to watch
heading into the second
half of the season.
A total of 11 of the 14
teams are within 20
points of the leaders so
the second half of the
season figures to be an
exciting one.
In the A Flight, Wiksell
won two skins and Harvey took the other. In the
B Flight, Bruce Leichtfuss, Pete Bonsigniori,
and Logan each won a
skin. The C Flight saw
skins won by Marc Sauer
and Cutting.
Current Sundowner
Standings: Chiefs IE 406,
Weapons of Grass Destruction 406, Characters
400, Bugsy's Bandits 399,
Parker's Putters 397, Hut
Putters 392, Five Blind
Mice 391, Millie's Duffers
390, Handicap's What?
388, Good Pick It Up 388,
Soule Park Hookers 386,
JL's Junkyard 371, Scramblers 356, and Geezers
356.
Play men’s pickup basketball on weekends
Men’s pickup basketball in Ojai is
starting up again at the Jack Boyd Community Center on Park Road. Games
are offered Saturdays and Sundays
Ojai’s only full service
independent insurance agency.
starting at 6 p.m. There is a $3 fee per
player.
For more information, contact Mark
Grant at 794-0500.
Photo by Sports Graphics
Casitas Rowing hosting summer camps
The Casitas Rowing team was represented well at the regional championships
recently held in Sacramento. Above, the Casitas novice girls’ quad rowed their
way to a spot in the finals. The team includes Torie Dawson (from left), Mackenzie
Sherman of Ojai, Makani Kirwin and Sienna Romero. Casitas Rowing is offering
a series of camps this summer. Four sessions will be offered for high school, middle school and elementary school kids. For more information, including the dates
of the camps, visit www.casitasrowing.org, email coach Wendy Gillette at
[email protected] or call 642-2288.
ORD offering swim lessons at VPS
The Ojai Recreation Department
(ORD) will be offering its Summer
Aquatics Program at Villanova Preparatory School June 16 through July 24.
Swim lessons are offered in three twoweek sessions for kids 6months and
older. The cost of each two-week swim
lesson session is $65.
In addition to swim lessons, public
swim and lap swim times are also available for those who want to exercise or
cool off in the pool. For more information visit www.ojairec.com or call 6465581, Ext. 390.
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MJHS tennis shows well in San Diego
The Matilija Junior High School Eagles 14 and Under USTA Junior Tennis Team recently competed in the Southern California Section championships held in San
Diego, June 6 to 8. Fifty-eight teams and 600 players from across Southern California participated in the championships. The Eagles finished second place in
their pool and narrowly missed out on advancing to the section final. Members
of the Matilija team competing in the section championship included: Sarathi
Farkas (from left), Ryan Zin, Victor Becker, Jacob Kauer, Cole Burke, Gavin
Schreiner and Max Mendoza. The team was coached by Carolyn and Mike Burke.
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Please call 603-5121.
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BUSINESS AND SERVICE DIRECTORY
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"Making
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805.217.0766
Locally
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• Weekly lawn Care
• Weed Abatement
• Sprinkler Repair
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805.207.3263
230 Burnham Rd.
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“We will beat any competitor’s bid”
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Termite damage, fungus repairs & fumigation
(sub-contracted)
Termite reports for escrow, all rodents, ants, spiders, etc.
Gophers & ground squirrels, Live & dead animal removal
FREE ESTIMATES
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• TREE MAINTANCE
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Available seven days a week
Weekly, Bi-monthly, Monthly - 20 Years Experience
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REYES
HANDYMAN
SERVICES
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“Your local handyman”
15 years experience
Electrical installations,
finished wood work,
tile work, plumbing,
painting, fix door problems,
change water heater,
garbage disposal repairs,
wood fences and more!
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FREE ESTIMATES!
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• Obedience training & lessions
• Dog walking
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* Full Kitchen & bathroom
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* All phases of construction;
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services.
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References available
on request
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We accept personal checks, Visa, Mastercard, Discover,
American Express & Debit.
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Tree Trimming & Pruning, Weed Abatement,
Tractor Work & Clean Ups, FREE ESTIMATES
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construction co.
Deadlines for placing your ad
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WE RESERVE THE RIGHT to require that any ad be
paid in advance of publishing. REFUNDS will be
mailed within 30 days of cancellation. READERS are
cautioned to make no investments before thoroughly
investigating any advertisements in the Classified
columns, which require investments in stocks,
samples, equipment or cash bond in order to obtain a
position. READERS are cautioned to thoroughly
investigate services and products advertised in this
publication. Consumers are urged to use prudence in
their patronage. Advertising in this publication in no
way represents an endorsement by the publisher.
DISCRIMINATION: Any advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling, or with respect to an employment opportunity that indicates ANY PREFERENCE, limitation or
discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin or ancestry, marital status, number of tenants, status with respect to public assistance, disability, age and
affectional or sexual preference is unacceptable. Advertisements For Roommates: Advertisements for roommates may specify gender, but only in two cases: IF the accommodation
involves shared living space, or IF the housing is a dormitory in an educational institution.
Keep in mind: Advertisements for apartments or housing not involving shared living space may not specify gender. Where living space is shared, only the gender of a roommate may
be specified, and the ad may not specify race, religion, or any other protected class. THE PUBLISHER assumes NO FINANCIAL responsibility for errors nor for omission of copy. Liability
for errors shall not exceed the cost of that portion of space occupied by such error.
Ojai Valley News • Friday, June 13, 2014 B3
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file stamp
above.
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OVN05-19-2014
Published Ojai Valley News
May 23 & 30, 2014
June 6 & 13, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014051210008279-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 05/12/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
(1st Fictitious Business
Name) Ojai Beverage
Company, Inc.
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business
(P.O. Box or PMB not
acceptable):
655 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA
93023
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
State of Incorporation/
Organization: CA
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Lim
ited Liability Company:
Ojai Beverage Company,
Inc.
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB not acceptable):
655 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is
conducted by: A
Corporation
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed above on 4/1/2014.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant to
Section 17913 of Business
and Professions Code that
the registrant knows to be
false is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by
a fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000).)
Ojai Beverage Company,
Inc.
/s/JOSE YOBE
Jose Yobe
President
NOTICE – In accordance
with subdivision (a) of
Section 17920, a fictitious
name statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section 17920,
where it expires 40 days
after any change in the
facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than a
change in residence address
or registered owner. A new
fictitious business name
statement must be filed
before the expiration. The
filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the
use in this state of a
fictitious business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law (see
section 14411 ET SEQ.,
Business and Professions
Code).
This statement was filed
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN05-20-2014
May 23 & 30, 2014
June 6 & 13, 2014
STATEMENT OF
ABANDONMENT OF
USE OF FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
20140519-10008697-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 05/19/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name
DS Design and Printing
Services
Street Address of
(P.O. Box or PMB are not
acceptable)
2175 Goodyear Avenue
#104, Ventura, CA 93003
The date on which the
Fictitious Business Name
being Abandoned was filed:
April 10, 2012
The file number to the
being Abandoned:
20120410-10004844-0 1/1
The County where the
was filed: Ventura County
Full name of 1st
Registrant (Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company
Tanner Inc.
PMB are not acceptable)
1162 Tico Road, Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is
conducted by: A
Corporation
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
information as true which
he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
I am also aware that all
information on this
statement becomes public
record upon filing pursuant
to California Public
Records Act (G.C. 62506277)
Tanner Inc.
/s/DONNA SPURGEON
Donna Spurgeon
CFO
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OVN05-21-2014
May 23 & 30, 2014
June 6 & 13, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014042910007331-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/29/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Queen of Tarts
Catering
Street Address of
acceptable):
4560 Hendrickson Road,
Ojai, CA 93023
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Dana Marie Cesnik Doyle
4560 Hendrickson Road,
Ojai, CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Dana Marie Cesnik Doyle
/s/DANA MARIE CESNIK
DOYLE
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN05-22-2014
May 23 & 30, 2014
June 6 & 13, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014042810007229-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/28/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Express Printing
Services
Street Address of
acceptable):
486 S. Dawson Dr., Ste. 6S,
Camarillo, CA 93012
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Ramy Ashraf Shenouda
555 Rosewood Ave. #402,
Camarillo, CA 93010
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
listed above on N/A.
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Ramy Shenouda
/s/RAMY SHENOUDA
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN05-27-2014
May 30, 2014
June 6 & 13, 2014
ASAP #4461642
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE Trustee Sale No. :
20130015001801 Title
Order No.: 130175475
FHA/VA/PMI No.:
ATTENTION
RECORDER: THE
FOLLOWING
REFERENCE TO AN
ATTACHED SUMMARY
APPLIES ONLY TO
COPIES PROVIDED TO
THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO
THIS RECORDED
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
NOTE: THERE IS A
SUMMARY OF THE
INFORMATION IN THIS
DOCUMENT ATTACHED
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST, DATED
02/22/2007. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER.
NDEx West, L.L.C., as
duly appointed Trustee
under and pursuant to Deed
of Trust Recorded on
03/05/2007 as Instrument
No. 20070305-00047242-0
of official records in the
office of the County
Recorder of VENTURA
County, State of
CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTED BY: JOB
BILL KRAFT, WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR CASH, CASHIER’S
CHECK/CASH
EQUIVALENT or other
form of payment authorized
by California Civil Code
2924h(b), (payable at time
of sale in lawful money of
the United States). DATE
OF SALE: 06/19/2014
TIME OF SALE: 11:00
AM PLACE OF SALE: AT
THE MAIN ENTRANCE
TO THE GOVERNMENT
CENTER HALL OF
JUSTICE, 800 SOUTH
VICTORIA AVENUE,
VENTURA, CA. STREET
ADDRESS and other
common designation, if
any, of the real property
described above is
purported to be: 1142
FUCHSIA LN, SANTA
PAULA, CALIFORNIA
93060 APN#: 100-0-051025 The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any
liability for any
incorrectness of the street
address and other common
designation, if any, shown
herein. Said sale will be
made, but without covenant
or warranty, expressed or
implied, regarding title,
possession, or
encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by said
Deed of Trust, with interest
thereon, as provided in said
note(s), advances, under the
terms of said Deed of Trust,
fees, charges and expenses
of the Trustee and of the
trusts created by said Deed
of Trust. The total amount
of the unpaid balance of the
obligation secured by the
property to be sold and
reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at
the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of
Sale is $367,981.28. The
beneficiary under said Deed
of Trust heretofore
executed and delivered to
the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and
Demand for Sale, and a
written Notice of Default
and Election to Sell. The
undersigned caused said
Notice of Default and
Election to Sell to be
recorded in the county
where the real property is
located. NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If
you are considering bidding
on this property lien, you
should understand that
there are risks involved in
bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property
itself. Placing the highest
bid at a trustee auction does
not automatically entitle
you to free and clear
ownership of the property.
You should also be aware
that the lien being
auctioned off may be a
junior lien. If you are the
highest bidder at the
auction, you are or may be
responsible for paying off
all liens senior to the lien
being auctioned off, before
you can receive clear title
to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate
the existence, priority, and
size of outstanding liens
that may exist on this
property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or
a title insurance company,
either of which may charge
you a fee for this
information. If you consult
either of these resources,
you should be aware that
the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or
deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER: The
sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be
postponed one or more
times by the mortgagee,
beneficiary, trustee, or a
court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California
Civil Code. The law
requires that information
about trustee sale
postponements be made
available to you and to the
public, as a courtesy to
those not present at the
sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has
been postponed, and, if
applicable, the rescheduled
time and date for the sale of
this property, you may call
714-730-2727 for
information regarding the
trustee’s sale or visit this
Internet Web site
www.lpsasap.com for
information regarding the
sale of this property, using
the file number assigned to
this case 20130015001801.
Information about
postponements that are very
short in duration or that
occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in
the telephone information
or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify
postponement information
is to attend the scheduled
sale. FOR TRUSTEE
SALE INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL: AGENCY
SALES and POSTING
3210 EL CAMINO REAL,
SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA
92602 714-730-2727
www.lpsasap.com NDEx
West, L.L.C. as Trustee
Dated: 05/23/2014 NDEx
West, L.L.C. MAY BE
ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. NDEx West,
L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor
Boulevard, Suite 500
Addison, Texas 75001-9013
Telephone: (866) 795-1852
Telecopier: (972) 661-7800
A-4461642 05/30/2014,
06/06/2014, 06/13/2014
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OVN05-18-2014
May 23 & 30, 2014
June 6 & 13, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014051210008275-0 1/2
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 05/12/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Red Barn Liquor #4
Street Address of
acceptable):
11558 N ventura ave, ojai,
CA 93023
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Jorge Alberto Alem
7724 Paso Robles, Ventura,
CA 930004
Full name of 2nd
Registrant
Samir Aroch
Residence Address of 2nd
CA 930004
Full name of 3rd
Registrant
Joby Yobe
Residence Address of 3rd
CA 930004
This Business is
conducted by: A General
Partnership
The registrant
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Jorge Alberto Alem
/s/JORGE ALBERTO
ALEM
Code).
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OJAI VALLEY NEWS
GARAGE SALE MAP
10
#1
11
9
6
8
12
7
N. Ventura Ave. to
Baldwin Rd. to
Burnham Rd.
#4
5
4
3
#2
11291 OAKCREST
AVE. Sat., 8-1.
Support AYSO Ojai
Valley National team.
Clothes, books,
DVDs and other
collectibles.
2
N. Ventura Ave. to Willey
St. to Oakcrest Ave.
#3
1977 S. RICE RD.
Sat., 8-4. Estate sale,
lots of new items,
furn., kitchen items,
bedding, misc. outdoor
items incl. construction
materials.
DEADLINE
If there is measurable
rain on the day of your
sale, the Ojai Valley
News will run your ad
again the following
week at no charge.
Please help keep Ojai beautiful.
Take down your signs when your
sale is over.
to place a garage sale
ad is Wednesday by
noon. Call 646-1476,
Ext. 210.
W. Ojai Ave. to N.
Blanche St. to Cañada
St. to El Paseo Rd. to
Foothill Rd. to Quail
Oaks Dr.
N. Ventura Ave. to
Woodland Ave. to Silver
Spur St.
#6
345 S. LOMITA. Sat.
only 8-5. Books,
clothes and furniture.
Maricopa Hwy. to
E. El Roblar Dr. to
S. Lomita Ave.
218 VALLERIO AVE.
Fri., 1-5 & Sat., 8-12.
Moving sale, retired
missionaries, furn.,
household items,
treasures from
around the world.
Maricopa Hwy. to
Vallerio Ave.
#11
#10
1317 DROWN AVE.
Sat., 7-1. Furniture,
clothes, kitchen items
& much more.
E. Ojai Ave. to
Drown Ave.
#5
1401 LOMA DR. Sat.
only, 8-?. Bevelededge glass table,
refrigerator, upright
freezer and lots more.
N. Ventura Ave. to Loma
Dr.
#8
#7
#9
599 QUAIL OAKS
DR. Sat., 8-12. Lots
of Halloween and
other seasonal items.
Lots of good stuff!
11861 SILVER SPUR
ST. Sat., 8-2. Huge
sale. Furn., appls.,
brand-new women’s
clothing, toys,
paintings, frames,
plants, James
Patterson books, knickknacks, much more.
NO EARLY BIRDS!
Hwy. 33 to Woodland
Ave. to S. Rice Rd.
1
Rain
Check!
65 BURNHAM RD.
Fri., Sat., 8-1. Spring
cleaning sale.
Everything from the
bedroom to the barn.
Women’s clothes,
size 4-8, shorts to
evening gowns,
wedding dress
910 PARK RD. Sat.,
8-1. No early birds.
Moving/garage sale,
furn., end tables, flat
screen TV, oak desk,
bookshelf, lg. throw
rugs, clothes,
collectables, books on
tape, golf balls, etc.
E. Ojai Ave. to Park Rd.
1103 CREEKSIDE
WAY. Sat., 7-11. Sixfamily sale. See
photos, description
http://ventura.craigs
list.org/gms/4512558
025.html
Maricopa Hwy. to
N. Carrillo Rd. to
Creekside Way
#12
386 AVENIDA DE LA
VEREDA. Sat., 8-2.
Garage Mahal sale!
Fun, funky and
fabulous! Hip clothes,
jewelry, household
items, furniture and
more. Multi-family.
E. Ojai Ave. to Avenida
De La Entrada to
Avenida De La Vereda
arou valley
nd
OUR
This Week
Friday, June 13
OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL
— The 68th annual Ojai
Music Festival continues
through Sunday at Libbey
Bowl and other venues at
various times and prices,
featuring works selected
by Jeremy Denk, this year’s
music director, and performed by celebrated
musicians. Go to
www.ojaifestival.org or call
646-2053.
CHISUM’S OPEN
HOUSE — Chisum’s Floor
Covering, 118 Bryant St.,
will host an open house
today from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., featuring a new window display, festivities, refreshments, events and
rebate offers. Call 6462440.
THE JOYFUL
SINGERS— The Gables of
Ojai, 701 N. Montgomery
St., will host The Joyful
Singers, a local choir,
today at 2:15 p.m. performing an array of songs
in the lounge. Members of
the public are welcome to
this free event. Call 6461446, Ext. 118.
MUSIC AT IL GIARDINO
— Smitty and Julija perform Fridays from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. at Il Giardino,
401 E. Ojai Ave. No cover
charge. Call 640-7381.
Saturday, June 14
“LIVING LEGACY” —
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will present the
next “Wild About Ojai”
program Saturday at 10
a.m. at its offices in Building A4 at 370 W. Baldwin
Road. John Krist, CEO of
the Farm Bureau of Ventura County, will talk about
his book, “Living Legacy:
The Story of Ventura
County Agriculture.” This
event is free to OVLC
members, $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are
required; call 649-6852,
Ext. 2, or email
[email protected].
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.
(approximately one-hour
tours of downtown historical and cultural attractions). Docents Jackie
Clark and Connie Campbell will lead the June 14
tour. Cost is $5 or $15 per
family. Drop-ins are welcome. For reservations, to
schedule groups or tours
during the week, call 6401390.
“TREES ARE TREMENDOUS”— Wheeler Gorge
Visitor Center, 17017 Maricopa Highway, will host a
presentation by Lloyd
Simpson, a botanist with
Los Padres National Forest,
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. He
will talk about the native
and non-native trees in the
area on a walk from the
center to the campground.
(Required program for Cub
Scouts.) Donations: $3 for
adults, $2 for ages 5 to 18,
younger than 5 admittted
free. Call 382-9759.
“REPTILE FAMILY
SHOW” — The Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai Ave., will
host a free “Reptile Family
Show” on Saturday at 11
a.m. Call 646-1639 for
more details.
“WEBELOS SCOUT
FORESTER PROGRAM”—
Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host a presentation by Gordie
Hemphill, scouter and
LPFA president, Saturday
at 1 p.m. This program will
cover forest trees and
plants and how mankind
and animals use them. Donations: $3 for both youth
and adults to cover cost of
materials. Reservations are
required; call 382-9759.
DANCES OF UNIVER-
SAL PEACE — A participational joyous meditative
circle dance using chants
from various traditions to
open the heart, form a
sense of community and
contribute to world peace,
will be held Saturday at
6:45 p.m. at Sacred Space
Studio, 410-A Bryant Circle. Call 701-1327 for information.
Sunday, June 15
MUSIC AT CASA BARRANCA — Jazz singer
Kristin Lee will perform
with pianist Bruce Bigenho
Sunday from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
at Casa Barranca, 208 E.
Ojai Ave., 640-1255.
Monday, June 16
BIRD WALK — The Ventura Audubon Society will
host a birding trip Monday
at 8 a.m. at Cañada Larga
Road, led by Allen Bertke
(640-9037). Bring binoculars, a field guide, hat and
water. Drive just a little bit
past the bridge and park
on right by the avocado
orchards.
Tuesday, June 17
“FREEDOM OR IMPRISONMENT” — The
American Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Fellowship will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova Road to discuss
“Freedom or Imprisonment.” Always free. Call
640-0405.
Wednesday, June 18
BOARD GAMES AND
PUZZLES— The Meiners
Oaks Library, 114 N.
Pueblo Ave., will host an
afternoon of board games
and puzzles Wednesday
from 2 to 4 p.m. Call 6464804 for more details.
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“PEACE BEYOND
LOSSES” — Brock Travis,
Ph.D., will lead a free seminar on “Peace Beyond
Losses, Guidance and Support,” Wednesday from 2
to 3:30 p.m. at Livingston
Memorial Hospice, 202-A
Cañada St., Ojai. All are
welcome.
DRAGON PUPPET
CRAFTS— The Oak View
Library, 555 Mahoney Ave.,
will host a craft workshop
on dragon puppets
Wednesday from 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. Call 649-1523 for
more details.
GABLES 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION — The Gables of
Ojai, 701 N. Montgomery
St., will celebrate its 60th
anniversary with a diamond jubilee and family
gathering, Wednesday
from 5 to 7 p.m., with dinner on the rose terrace
lawn and music by Jazz
Plus. Suggested attire: navy
blue or white and a hat.
Reservations are required
by June 13; call 646-1446.
Thursday, June 19
MARSHMALLOW ANIMALS CRAFTS— The
Meiners Oaks Library, 114
N. Padre Juan Ave., will
host a craft workshop on
marshmallow animals
Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30
p.m. Call 646-4804 for
more details.
BOARD GAMES AND
PUZZLES— The Oak View
will host an afternoon of
board games and puzzles
on Thursday from 2 to 5
p.m. Call 649-1523 for
more details.
FOURTH OF JULY
PLANNING MEETING —
The Ojai Independence
Day Committee will meet
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at
Little House, 111 W. Santa
Ana St., Ojai, to plan for
the Fourth of July festivities. If you want to help,
just show up or call Nancy
Hill at 646-0076 for information.
Down the Road
BIRD FEEDER
CRAFTS— The Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai Ave., will
host a craft workshop on
bird feeders on June 20
from 1 to 2 p.m. Call 6461639 for more details.
PEDDLERS’ FAIR — Ojai
Peddlers’ Fair will feature
antiques, collectibles,
crafts and clothing, June
21 and 22 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave., rain
or shine. Proceeds will
benefit Mira Monte Elementary School PTO.
DEVOTIONAL AT
MOUNT — Meditation
Mount, 10340 Reeves
Road, will host the Rev.
Karen S. Wylie’s monthly
devotional retreat on June
21 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. The topic will be
“Emerge and See.” Open to
people of all faiths. Suggested donation: $10 (no
one will be turned away).
Call (310) 968-8928.
“THE ENNEAGRAM
AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE”
— Kathryn Grant will lead
this introductory workshop, June 21 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., at St. Andrew’s
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Episcopal Church on the
corner of Bristol Road and
Ojai Avenue. The enneagram describes nine fundamentally different
patterns of thinking, feeling and acting, and is a
system for transformation
and growth. Donation:
$15. Bring your own lunch;
drinks and snacks will be
provided. Call 646-6212 for
more details.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.
(approximately one-hour
tours of downtown historical and cultural attractions). Docent Holly
Mitchem will lead the June
21 tour. Cost is $5 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations,
to schedule groups or
tours during the week, call
640-1390.
“CHUMASH CRAFTS
AND GAMES”— Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
Maricopa Highway, will
host a presentation by
Chumash Elder Julie
Tumamait on “Chumash
Crafts and Games” on June
21 at 11 a.m. She will teach
you how to make a clapper
stick, start a basket and
other Chumash works of
art. You must be at least 5
years old to participate.
Donations: $3 for adults,
$2 for ages 5 to 18. Call
382-9759.
“SONS OF AFRICA” —
The award-winning documentary, “Sons of Africa,”
will be screened June 21 at
11 a.m. at the Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai Ave., to
raise funds to help send
Ojai’s star swimmer, 45year-old Wenke Seider, to
the World Masters Swim
Championships in Montreal this summer. Tickets:
$20. The film is about a 75year-old Ojai guy, Jim
Becket, climbing Kilimanjaro with the sons of Idi
Amin (Uganda) and Julius
Nyerere (Tanzania) as the
two men seek to reconcile
their brutal past when
their fathers went to war in
1979. Becket was in Africa
at that time working with
the United Nations.
“THE HOUND OF THE
BASKERVILLES” — The
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will
screen “The Hound of the
Baskervilles” on June 21 at
7 p.m. as part of its 75th
anniversary celebration.
This famous 1939 Sherlock
Holmes’ film starring Basil
Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
is considered the best
adaptation of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle’s book. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the legend
of a supernatural hound
that may be stalking an
heir on his fog-shrouded
estate. Tickets: $10.
SUMMER SOLSTICE
CELEBRATION — Meditation Mount, 10340 Reeves
Road, will welcome the
new cycle at summer solstice June 21 from 7 to 8:30
p.m., which will include a
photo exhibit showing the
movement of the setting
sun throughout the year.
Call 646-5508.
OLD-TIME FIDDLERS
— California State OldTime Fiddlers, District 8,
will meet June 22 from 1:30
to 4:30 p.m. at the Oak
View Community Center,
18 Valley Road, Oak View.
Join the fiddlers for a funfilled afternoon of playing,
listening and dancing to
country, western and bluegrass music. Free admission and parking.
Refreshments are available. For more information, visit
www.calfiddlers.com or
call 797-6563.
MUSIC AT CASA BARRANCA — Jazz singer Sally
Jackels will perform on
June 22 from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
at Casa Barranca, 208 E.
Ojai Ave., 640-1255.
“JAMMIN’ AT THE ART
CENTER” — The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery
St., will begin its summer
concert series on the back
patio on June 22 from 6 to
LaBelle’s Salon
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9 p.m., featuring musician
and multi-instrumentalist
Bernie Larsen. Admission:
$10. Food and drinks available for purchase. Call
646-0117.
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL — A free Vacation Bible School will be
held June 23 through June
27 from 9 a.m. to noon at
Calvary Chapel, 195 Mahoney Ave., Oak View. The
theme this year is “Amazing Grace — Return of the
Rabbi” and will feature a
“Star Wars” space theme.
There will also be games, a
jolly jump, crafts, a Bible
teaching and a complete
lunch every day. For more
information or to register
contact Anna Kupfer at
649-1515 or go to www
.calvaryojai.org.
“EXERCISES FOR THE
PREVENTION OF FALLS”
— Bill Miley is a Men’s
Club member with a mas-
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health education from
UCLA.On June 24, he will
carry on along the line of
Dan Swanner’s talk on senior exercise. Miley’s focus
will be on exercises we can
use to prevent falling. The
Ojai Valley Retired Men’s
Club holds luncheon
meetings on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of
every month at 11:45 a.m.
in the Banquet Room at
Soule Park Golf Course.
Prospective members are
always welcome. Call 6492434 or 646-5296 for reservations.
FAMILY STORY AND
MIME SHOW— The Ojai
Library, 111 E. Ojai Ave.,
will host a family story and
mime show on June 24 at
6:30 p.m. Call 646-1639 for
more details.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — The Ojai City Council will meet June 24 at 7
p.m. at City Hall, 401 S.
Ventura St.
BOARD GAMES AND
PUZZLES— The Meiners
Oaks Library, 114 N. Padre
Juan Ave., will host an afternoon of board games
and puzzles June 25 from 2
to 4 p.m. Call 646-4804 for
more details.
TURTLE COLLAGE
CRAFTS— The Oak View
will host a craft workshop
on turtle collages June 25
from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call
649-1523 for more details.
“POTTY TRAINING 101”
— The Ojai Valley Neighborhood for Learning and
Rainbow Connection will
host a free class on “Potty
Training 101,” led by
Noelle Escovedo, June 25
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the
Board Room at Ojai Unified School District, 414 E.
Ojai Ave. Registration is required; call 485-9643.
FREE CONCERT AT THE
BOWL — Libbey Bowl will
host a free concert by the
35-piece Air National
Guard Concert Band, June
25 at 7 p.m. Sponsored by
the Libbey Bowl Foundation. Call 646-3117.
Ongoing Events
WII BOWLING FOR
SENIORS — Little House,
111 W. Santa Ana St., Ojai,
hosts Wii Bowling for Seniors every Wednesday from
1 to 2:30 p.m. Call 6465122 for more details.
WALK FOR LIFE! — Sacred Space Studio, 410-A
Bryant Circle, will host
Mary Jo Healy leading
“Awareness Thru Movement” classes to explore
and improve your natural
walk, Wednesdays from 5
to 6 p.m. Call 886-6078.
Ojai Studio Artists award scholarships
The Ojai Studio Artists
(OSA) awarded scholarships to nine local artists
at a reception at the Ojai
Valley Museum last Saturday. Two $1,000 scholarships were awarded to
the
top
winners,
Kathryn Barron and
Robert Nafie.
Barron is a student at
Swarthmore College in
Pennsylvania and was
awarded the Otto and
Vivika Heino Award.
Nafie won the Rotary
Club of Ojai West Scholarship Award. His parents accepted the award
for him as he is in New
York City, studying art at
the Art Students League
for the summer.
Three second-place
awards of $700 each
were
presented
to
Rachel Curry, Reiko
Heartland
and
Nathaniel
Medina.
Curry plans to go to Otis
College of Art and Design in Los Angeles
where she will specialize
in bookmaking and
printmaking. Heartland,
whose life drawing was
on display, originally
studied in her native
Japan, but now studies
at Ventura College. Medina is a filmmaker who
submitted five short
films. There were two
third-place
winners:
Megan Dierickx and
Leah Wiitablake, each of
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each were awarded to
Gabriela Rosales, a student at Loyola Marymount focusing on
graphic design and architecture, and Jamie
Swan, a photographer
currently attending Ventura College.
Winners
displayed
their work around the
museum
for
the
evening. For the first
time this year, applicants were taken from
all of Ventura County. To
date, OSA has awarded
$125,000 in art scholarships to local student
artists.
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OUSD honors prominent educators
Last week the Ojai
Unified School District
awarded its Educator of
the Year and Classified
Staff of the Year selections. Each of the recipients received a plaque
from the Ojai Education
Foundation and a dinner for two donated by
the Ojai Valley Inn &
Spa. Michael Addison,
Ojai Education Foundation president, and
Hank Bangser, superintendent of the Ojai Unified School District
(OUSD), were present to
hand out the awards.
Linus Raibys was
awarded the Educator of
the Year for the district's
smallest schools —
Chaparral High School
San Antonio Elementary
School and Summit Elementary School. Raibys
is the dean of students
as well as a teacher at
Chaparral. He described
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how the Chaparral experience “can be lifechanging for students.”
Marissa Cox, office
manager, was awarded
Classified Employee of
the Year for the small
schools.
Susan Thomas was
awarded the Classified
Employee of the Year,
which is also called the
Extra Mile Award, for
the district. She has
been with the OUSD for
28 years and has served
represented 150 classified employees as California
School
Employees Association
(CSEA) president for the
district. Thomas was described as having shown
outstanding leadership
with
the
classified
union throughout the
negotiations due to the
budgetary challenges of
the last couple of years.
She is the nutrition
services manager at
Meiners Oaks Elementary School.
Nancy Welter received
the Educator of the Year
for Matilija Junior High
School. She is a science
teacher who was described as an outstanding teacher dedicated to
her students. Susan
Ecker, an instructional
aide, received the Classified Employee of the
Year for Matilija. Ecker
was introduced by Harriet Clise, who said
Ecker was ”always moving from student to student — a natural
teacher and very creative."
Janis Duncan, a thirdand
fourth-grade
teacher, was awarded
the Educator of the Year
for Meiners Oaks. She
was described as being
a very involved teacher
who has been instrumental in the recycling
program at the elementary school.
Wendy Varian, a second-grade teacher, was
awarded
the
Mira
Monte
Elementary
School Educator of the
Year. Andrew Coble was
selected as the Classi-
fied Employee of the
Year at Mira Monte. He
is a baseball coach as
well as a special education instructional aide.
At Nordhoff High
School, Fender Carnine,
auto shop and welding
teacher, was named that
school's Educator of the
Year. Carole Musick, the
registrar at Nordhoff
High School, received
the Classified Staff of
the Year award.
At Topa Topa Elementary School, Angie
Genasci received the
Educator of the Year
award. She was described by her principal,
John LeSuer, as a wonderful teacher with a
great deal of patience
with her kindergarten
students. Candace Hull
was the Classified Staff
of the Year at Topa Topa.
She works full time as
an instructional aide in
the special education
resource room and
stated that she is always
looking for what else
she can do to help.
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