Locals step up to get rates to go down

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Locals step up to get
rates to go down
Tim Dewar
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Ojai Valley News photo by Ashley Wilson
¡Caliente!
Dancers clothed in traditional Mexican garb ignored the 100-plus degree temperatures Sunday
during the 47th annual Ojai Valley Mexican Fiesta. Held at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, the event
raises funds for college scholarships for local students.
A couple of guys from Ojai
want to have a much bigger
say in how much Golden State
Water Company can charge
local ratepayers in the coming
years and they did something
about it.
Ojai Friends Of Locally
Owned
Water
(F.L.O.W.)
member Bob Daddi and Ojai
City Council candidate Bill
Weirick left Ojai in the wee
hours of Sept. 2, hopped on a
plane in Santa Barbara, flew to
San Francisco and attended a
prehearing conference with
Administrative Law Judge
Douglas M. Long and representatives from the city of
Claremont, Golden State
Water Company (GSWC) and
the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA).
The pair did this, they said,
because they didn't want
another rate cycle to pass
without
Ojai
ratepayers
having someone stand up for
them.
“On Aug. 14, the city filed a
protest
letter,”
Weirick
explained, “but we looked at
the list of named parties a few
days before the meeting and
the city wasn't on it. They were
not named a party until the
day after the hearing and Ojai
ratepayers would have missed
out on some important bene-
fits if we hadn't been at that
meeting in person to ask for
what we want.”
Those named as a party can
work with ORA representatives to request information
from GSWC about all aspects
of its rate request and its
compliance with previous
California Public Utilities
COmmission (CPUC) rulings.
The ORA is a state agency
tasked with advocating for the
lowest possible rates for utility
customers.
In July 2011, GSWC filed a
request to increase its rates in
2013, 2014 and 2015 by $58.05
million. In June 2012, ORA
signed on to a settlement that
lowered those amounts to 15
percent, down from a
requested 21.4 percent in
2013; to 2.6 percent, from a
requested 2.7 percent for 2014;
and to 2 percent, from a
requested 3.2 percent for 2015.
On May 9, 2013 the CPUC
issued a final decision
approving the settlement
agreement.
The Sept. 2 hearing was held
to establish who would have
input regarding the upcoming
rate request, and to learn from
Long how he planned to
conduct evidentiary hearings
that will likely begin in May
2015.
Weirick said that before the
See Golden State, Page A3
Hancocks reviving Upper Ojai treasure
Kimberly Rivers
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Famous among locals and visitors to
the Upper Ojai Valley for its tacos,
secret sauces and wood-burning stove,
The Summit Grill keeps on trucking as
it passes hands from owner to owner.
“The Summit Drive opened in the
'60s,” said Rod Thompson, a thirdgeneration Upper Ojai resident. “Hub
Lutts did the masonry. Ray Schaal was
the earliest operator I remember, I
went to school with his son Calvin.” He
recalls in the '60s there was a grocery
store just across the street, owned by
Tony and Gladys Barton. “I remember
eating at The Summit Drive sometimes, but that took money, which I
had little of,” said Thompson.
As the decade wore on, The Summit
Drive changed hands and became
known as Fay’s Place. “Later, Faye
Beavers ran it through the 1970s and
my wife and I ate there much more,”
recalled Thompson, who then lived
just across from the grill on Topa Lane.
Beavers was the postal delivery person
in Upper Ojai, and when she retired
from that, she started running the little
restaurant.
“Faye ran it until around 1980 when
her daughter Mary Frances Weedon
ran it, still as Fay’s Place, until the late
'90s,” Thomspon added. Others tried
to take it on, but it didn’t last long.
Then, about 14 years ago, the owner
of the property sold the parcel to
DeWayne Boccali. “He fixed it up and
Cathy Weedon — Mary Frances'
daughter — ran it several years," said
Thompson, until around 2010, when
Karen Beasley took it over.
In 2014, the lease for the restaurant
has changed hands twice, and is now
Ojai Valley News photo by Ashley Wilson
Charly Hancock is all smiles Saturday during her first official day behind the counter
at The Summit in Upper Ojai.
held by Kyle and Charly Hancock,
Upper Ojai residents who are continuing the Upper Ojai tradition of
making it a family affair.
“Charly seems to have the moxy to
do it,” contributed Thompson.
“Kyle’s sister is helping sometimes
during the weekend, along with his
mom and friends,” said Charly
Hancock. “We moved here just over
two years ago and when the Beasleys
left, Kyle and I had talked and dreamed
about it. When the opportunity came,
we decided to jump in.”
She mentions the first Halloween
the family lived in Upper Ojai, when
“the Beasleys made free chili for the
community. We would like to do something like that this year.”
The Hancocks had a soft opening at
The Summit over the weekend, rolling
out build-your-own burgers including
the coveted Ojai Watkins Burger
option. And “I make our own special
sauce and corn burritos daily,” said
Hancock. There are also rumors of
homemade donuts in limited quantities for the early bird set.
That has residents like Thompson
See Summit, Page A3
It (Was) My Job: Lida Wachniuk, former director, Holy Cross
Maria Saint
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Last weekend, Holy Cross
Preschool and Child Care
Center in Ojai honored its first
director, Lida Wachniuk, with
a retirement barbecue. The
Ojai resident, who officially
retired in December 2013, said
she was only told to bring a
bathing suit and wear something casual.
One of the people who
attended the celebration was
Bob Kilpatrick. His two
daughters went to Holy Cross
day care for at least 10 years.
“There was quite a bit of
attachment and bonding
there between my kids, myself
and Lida. She was a big part of
their lives for a lot of years,”
Kilpatrick said. “She did a very
good job and we had a lot of
fun.”
Wachniuk, who was with the
school for 24 years, said
Kilpatrick was the one that
gave Holy Cross its very first
animal: a pot-bellied pig
named Lucky. Kilpatrick, who
works with injured wildlife,
rescued Lucky after seeing
him trotting down Highway
33. Along with a couple of
Forest
Service
people,
Kilpatrick managed to corral
and capture the pig. He later
donated him to the school and
built Lucky's pen.
“We thoroughly enjoyed
him,” Wachniuk said of Lucky.
“And then another parent had
what was supposed to be a
pygmy goat, but really turned
out more of a regular-sized
goat. She wanted to know if
she donated the goat, if we
would be interested, and we
thought that would be good.
Our animals increased to now
a pig and a goat. Then various
parents were interested in us
maybe experimenting with
chickens, so we bought a little
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and we hatched our own
chickens and we collected
eggs and started our own little
4-H group.”
Soon,
a
turtle
then
wandered into the yard, so he
was added to the group, too.
“That's how our farm began,”
Wachniuk said.
She added that lots of
people have enjoyed the
animals. “The Continuing
Care Center is right next door
... and so a lot of times the
people that work there will
bring the residents by on a
walk and they'll stop and chat
with the animals. The same
thing with the Creekside
Condos … so it's kind of an
outreach to the community,”
she said.
Before she became director
at Holy Cross, she and her late
husband and their two kids
were in Redding, Calif. She
had a teaching credential and
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taught high school, as well as
at the community college in
Redding and CSU Chico. They
later moved to Ojai after her
husband was transferred.
Wachniuk recalled that she
was looking at the help
wanted ads, but there weren't
openings at Ventura College or
at CSU Northridge for somebody with a master's degree in
fashion merchandising and
design.
“They had a program, but
nobody was retiring any time
soon, so I was looking for a job
and looked through the want
ads and I saw in the Ojai Valley
News this opening for a
preschool director. I was qualified for the job because I had
units in child development, so
I applied for the job and I got
it, and then I discovered that I
loved it and wished I had
thought about it years before,”
Wachniuk
said,
who
confessed she had never
thought of working for a
preschool prior to seeing that
help wanted ad.
Being Holy Cross' first
director was a wonderful
experience, she said. She got
to attend the wedding of one
of the school's first students in
August.
“I think that's the special
part of being a part of Ojai —
that we kind of stay connected
over the years,” she said. “Now
we have some of the children
of our children coming to Holy
Cross. We have teachers who
were
children
at
the
preschool, and then later on
became teachers of the
preschool.”
One such student-turnedteacher is Angie Castaneda.
She attended Holy Cross in
the early '90s and later
returned when she was in high
school, to volunteer and help
See Wachniuk, Page A3
A2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014
Obituaries
Kelly Ann Eells
Kelly Ann Eells, of Ojai,
passed away in her home,
surrounded by her family, on
Sunday, September 7, 2014,
of pancreatic cancer. She
was born in Van Nuys, Calif.,
on September 4, 1959.
Kelly worked in California
as a writer, journalist, and commentator. Kelly
lived an energetic and exuberant life. Her natural
charisma, generosity, and selflessness was
unmatched. Her wit and humor was legendary to
all who knew her. She made an impact on
everyone she touched. Kelly will be dearly missed
by her family and friends.
Kelly is survived by her parents, Linda and
Edward Feser; her husband, Duane Eells; her
children, Dashiell, Bailey, and Ezra Eells; and her
brothers, Edward and Daniel Feser.
Services were held at Oakwood Memorial Park in
Chatsworth, Calif., on September 13, 2014.
Countless friends and family gathered to cherish
Kelly’s large and wonderful life.
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GSWC rate request
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possible so we could incorporate those issues into our requests.”
At the hearing, Weirick said
Long indicated that he wanted
two issues added to the scope
of the hearing. The first is water
loss in the system due to leaks
and line breaks, and how much
of that cost should reasonably
be charged back to the ratepayers. In 2013, GSWC's Ojai service area lost more than 8
percent of the water that entered the system.
Another issue that will be
added to the scope of the hearing, Weirick said, is safety. “The
judge initially talked a lot about
employee safety. When it was
our turn to comment, we asked
if we could include issues relating to community safety as
well. We want to know if they
are maintaining and repairing
our system according to industry standards. Has their fire hydrant maintenance been
adequate? The judge looked at
me and said 'Of course,' so issues like that, that are of concern to us, will be added to the
scope of the rate case. Being
there was important because
now we can ask if they have
been maintaining proper pressure in our system and can request maintenance records to
help us piece together the condition of the system.”
This, he said, is not only important in setting the rates, but
if GSWC’s appeal of its lawsuit
— which seeks to stop CMWD
from forming a community fa-
hearing started, officials from
the ORA gave him and Daddi
advice on how to participate in
the process effectively. “They
told us specifically that it was
important that we were there
and they thanked us for coming. The city of Claremont had
representatives there, but the
city of Ojai didn't.”
In its protest letter, the city
objected to a special request
that GSWC be allowed to add a
cross connection control fee,
increase its reconnection fees
and add new fees for fire flow
testing.
Ojai City Manager Rob Clark
said the city made the decision
not to send a representative to
the meeting, opting instead to
file a protest in writing rather
than in person.
“One of the big things is that
we asked the judge to have a
rate case hearing in Ojai sooner
rather than later," Weirick explained. “He remembered Ojai
and was not impressed with
the location we had for the last
hearing. Because we were
there, we were able to assure
him that we could have it in a
different location this time, so
he was happy with that and formalized the request right then.”
The local hearings become
part of the official record and
questions that are raised there
can be used during the discovery process. “That’s why we
wanted to have a hearing in
Ojai,” Weirick noted, “so the
ratepayers could be heard, and
we wanted to have it as early as
cilities district to purchase the
GSWC’s Ojai service area — is
denied, that information will
go a long way in helping determine a fair price in either a negotiated settlement or eminent
domain purchase offer.
This level of involvement is
not without cost though.
F.L.O.W. is a volunteer organization that relies on monetary
donations and its members’
volunteer labor. That is why
Daddi has requested that the
Ojai City Council consider entering into an agreement to reimburse F.L.O.W. for the costs
associated with the rate case.
“I believe it makes perfect
sense for the city of Ojai to contract with Ojai F.L.O.W. to pay
the expenses for advocating for
the ratepayers. Bob and I are already out-of-pocket between
$2,000 and $2,500 between the
two of us just for the expenses
we have incurred so far,” said
Weirick. “We can’t go into our
pockets anymore. We need
working capital from the city.”
He said it doesn't make sense
for both F.L.O.W. and the city of
Ojai to purchase transcripts
and request documents, most
of which cost $2 per page,
when they can share one set
between them. After being
granted party status, the pair
said they now intend to apply
for intervener status that could
allow them to be reimbursed
for some of the costs associated
with being a party in the rate
case, further reducing the cost
to the city.
In all three GSWC service areas
2016
2017
2018
- 0.5%
+ 3.21%
+ 3.12%
(decrease)
(increase)
(increase)
$1,615,000
Clark said he plans to recommend, at least conceptually,
that the City Council provide
some financial support to
F.L.O.W., but is not sure at this
point what the amount might
be. He said it will be on the
Sept. 23 City Council agenda
for consideration.
Daddi said he expects
F.L.O.W.’s efforts should be
worth at least $50,000 to the
city, considering it has allocated $10,000 to the Ojai Valley
Green Coalition to help educate residents and gain their
compliance with the city’s
lighting ordinance. He added
the city authorized $20,000 for
an outside attorney to consult
on the cell tower fiasco, another attorney from Irvine to
consult on a residential zoning
issue, and it paid $40,000 to the
Stop the Trucks Coalition for
their efforts to cut down on the
number of heavy trucks traveling through Ojai. “This is the
only item where we have opportunity for cost recovery,”
said Daddi.
“It cost the citizens of Ojai in
Wachniuk:
excess of $10 million over the
last three years in excessive rate
charges to Golden State,”
Daddi continued. “At $9,300 a
day in excessive charges that
the ratepayers of Ojai are
spending, it would take less
than six days to make up what
we are asking the city for.”
Weirick said they aren't waiting for an answer from the City
Council and will continue to do
what their limited resources
allow while they wait. Both the
city and F.L.O.W. have to formulate what information they
would like from Golden State
and coordinate those requests
with the ORA so they aren’t
submitting duplicate requests.
This process must be completed before the May 2015 formal hearing.
After several months of
meetings and conferences following that hearing, Long
could submit his proposed decision to the CPUC in October
2015 and a decision could be
handed down in November or
December of that year.
Summit:
out after school.
“I then ended up going to school
for it, and now have been a teacher
for about five years,” Castaneda
said, adding that Wachniuk encouraged her to go into teaching.
“She saw how well I was with the
kids, so she encouraged me to take
the classes so I can full-on be the
teacher rather than just the aide.”
Castaneda sang Wachniuk’s
praises. “She's a sweetheart. She's
been nothing but nice. She has
been helpful in every single way,”
she said.
Wachniuk said she’s been loving
retirement, but plans to return as a
volunteer at Holy Cross. That’s
something Allison Sedlak, the
school’s current director, is looking
forward to. “She's been wonderful
to the community, to the children
of the valley and to the parents,”
Sedlak said of her mentor. “She's
always been so gentle, super kind,
caring, compassionate to not only
the children, but to the parents
and the employees here. She's a
great person, she's a good friend. I
can't say enough good things
about her.”
Wachniuk shared that her
daughter worked at the preschool
the same time as Sedlak, and later,
her daughter's three kids went to
Holy Cross when the infant program was added.
“Gee whiz, I had three grandkids
that each got to come to the infant
program — and so they went
through the preschool and on into
the after-school care,” Wachniuk
marveled. “It's really been a big
part of my family, my friends, my
life in the community.”
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morning guys, would
occasionally get together and do tri-tip
barbecues in front,
which she could capitalize on.”
The spot is treasured
by Upper Ojai residents
and travelers alike, and
is a popular spot for bicycle and motorcycle
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excited. He describes
how it really was a community effort to support
whoever was running
the place.
“Otto Reynolds —
later me — opened the
stand at 5 a.m., lit up the
grill and stove, then got
the coffee started so
when Mary Frances got
there, she just had to put
food on and was running
for breakfast. Which she
sold a lot of, as she was
reliably open each day,”
said Thompson.
“A couple of us have
kept the place running
by repairing equipment
like the griddle, deep
fryer, ice cream machine, barista, ice machine and exhaust fan,”
said Thompson. “Me, for
the last 20 years.”
Thompson remembered a time when several major fires were
burning in the area, and
The
Summit
crew
jumped at the chance to
help the firefighters.
“Mary Frances would do
burgers for the fire
crews, paid for by the
county," Thompson remembered. "And we, the
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Wednesday, Sept. 17
CUB SCOUT OPEN
HOUSE — Cub Scout Pack
3505 will hold an open
house for those interested
in joining today at 6:30
p.m. at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Living-day Saints,
411 San Antonio St., Ojai.
For more information, call
Robert Skankey at 7467694.
OK DRILL — The Ojai
Valley OK Drill will be held
today at 7 p.m. Residents
are asked to establish and
practice their disaster
plan; post an OK sign so
it’s visible from the street;
tune your radio to AM1610 for disaster information; and check on your
neighbor. Go to www.ok
drill.org for more details.
Sponsored by Ojai Valley
CERT, Ojai Valley Amateur
Radio Club and American
Red Cross volunteers from
Ojai.
Thursday, Sept. 18
“PEACE BEYOND
LOSSES” — Brock Travis,
Ph.D., will give a free talk
on “Peace Beyond Losses,”
Thursday from 2 to 3:30
p.m. at Livingston Memorial Hospice office, 202-A
Cañada St., Ojai. Learn
spiritual and psychological
strategies for serenity
amidst bereavement and
other life-changing losses.
MUSIC AND ART FAIR
— The Ojai Foundation,
9739 Ojai-Santa Paula
Road, will host a Music
and Art Fair with I.Am.Life
Tea Lounge, Thursday
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Donations are welcome. Call
646-8343.
ELIZA GILKYSON CONCERT — Rain Perry will
host a house concert,
Thursday at 8 p.m., featuring singer Eliza Gilkyson
and guitarist Nina Gerber,
with a potluck starting at
6:30 p.m. All donations go
to the band. Bring a blanket or sweater; chairs provided. Email
[email protected] for
reservation and directions.
Friday, Sept. 19
“GATHERING OF THE
AGES” — The Ojai Foundation, 9739 Ojai-Santa
Paula Road, will host
“Gathering of the Ages: An
Intergenerational Equinox
Celebration of Indigenous
Wisdom in Contemporary
Times,” Friday through
Sunday, featuring indigenous wisdom keepers from
diverse cultures, and includes a peace walk for International Peace Day;
various fees. Call 646-8343.
(S17)
“THE EVOLUTION OF
SYMBOLISM IN ART, RELIGION AND OCCULTISM” — with Martin
Leiderman, will be held
Sept. 19 through 21 at Krotona School, 46 Krotona
Hill, Ojai. Using symbols
found in “The Secret Doc-
trine,” Leiderman explores
how these Platonic ideas
and archetypes are used
throughout history by
artists, seers and scientists.
Friday, 7:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, 2 to
4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to
noon. $10 single session,
$35 series. 646-1139,
schoolinfo@krotonainsti
tute.org. (S19)
“OF MICE AND MEN” —
The Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery
St., will present “Of Mice
and Men,” through Sept.
21, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8
p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
This play is based on John
Steinbeck’s moving story of
a deep friendship among
workers who dream of a
better life but are thwarted
by prejudice and cruelty.
Tickets: $18 general, $15
seniors and Art Center
members, $10 students
and groups of six or more.
Go to www.ojai
act.org or call 640-8797 for
tickets or reservations.
Saturday, Sept. 20
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
MEETING — The Ojai Valley Amateur Radio Club
will meet Saturday at 8
a.m. in the Arc Center at
210 Cañada St., Ojai. All
amateurs and non-radio
operators are welcome.
NATURE HIKE— Local
herbalist-naturalist Lanny
Kaufer will lead a Fall
Equinox Nature Hike on
Pine Mountain Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
$25 adults, $20 full-time
students and seniors 62plus. No dogs or toddlers,
please. Register at
www.HerbWalks.com or
call 646-6281. (S19)
PEDDLERS’ FAIR — Ojai
Peddlers’ Fair will feature
antiques, collectibles,
crafts and clothing, Saturday and Sunday from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., at Chaparral
Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai
Ave., rain or shine. Proceeds will benefit Mira
Monte Elementary School
PTO.
CREEK CLEANUP DAY
— Join the Ojai Valley
Green Coalition in picking
up and recording litter
from the Ojai Creek running through Libbey Park,
Saturday from 9 a.m. to
noon. Volunteers are asked
to sign in at 8:45 a.m. at
the Libbey Park lower tennis court parking lot off
South Montgomery Street.
Visit OjaiValleyGreen
Coalition.org or call 6698445.
“CHILDREN’S HOUR”
AT MUSEUM — “Sarah ‘n’
Dippity” will be the topic
of the “Children’s Hour,”
Saturday from 10 to 11
a.m. at the Ojai Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave. Julie
Albright, Ojai children’s librarian, will read from
Gerald R. Stanek’s book
“Sarah ‘n’ Dippity.” Pictures from the book and
safe crayons will be avail-
able for coloring after the
storytelling. Children must
be accompanied by an
adult. Call 640-1390.
NOMAD GALLERY ANNUAL AFRICAN MARKET
SALE — Nomad Gallery,
307 E. Ojai Ave., will hold
its annual African Market
Sale, Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on the patio.
Come by and get a bargain
and learn about our new
trip to the nomads in
Niger. www.nomadfoun
dation.org.
“AMAZING WORLD OF
BEARS”— Wheeler Gorge
Visitor Center, 17017 Maricopa Highway, will host a
presentation by Kelley
Swedlow, Wheeler Gorge
docent, on “Amazing World
of Bears,“ Saturday at 11
a.m. Learn about our
brown and black bears and
many other types of bears
found around the world.
Donations: $3 for adults,
$2 for ages 5 to 18, free for
kids 5 and younger. Call
382-9759.
“SHE LOVES ME” AUDITIONS — The musical,
“She Loves Me,” will run at
Matilija Auditorium the
last two weekends in November. Ensemble auditions for actors and singers
will be held Saturday and
Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. in
the Sonshine Room at Ojai
Presbyterian Church, 304
Foothill Road. Callbacks
will be held Sept. 24 from 7
to 9 p.m. All seven principal parts have been cast.
For more information, call
Stuart Crowner at 6469277.
“THE POWER OF SILENCE” — The Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Road, will
host a meeting with
Yolande Duran Serrano, of
France, on “The Power of
Silence,” Saturday from 1
to 4 p.m. Donations are
appreciated. Call 646-2536.
MONICA ROS FIESTA —
Monica Ros School, 783
McNell Road, Ojai, will
hold its annual fiesta event
Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m.,
featuring games, arts and
crafts, horseback rides,
jump houses and an authentic Mexican dinner,
plus music, raffles and
more. For details, go to
MonicaRos.org or call 6468184.
TOMATO FESTIVAL —
Boccali’s Pizza & Pasta,
3277 Ojai-Santa Paula
Road, Ojai, will host its
13th annual Tomato Festival, Saturday from 4:30 to
8:30 p.m., featuring wine
tasting, an all-you-can-eat
buffet, door prizes, produce stand and live music
by Blue Latitude. Call 6466116.
GENTICORUM —
Dancing Oaks Ranch hosts
this Canadian Celticrooted, French Quebecois
folk trio on Saturday at 7
p.m. on West Highway 150.
Gates open at 5 p.m., with
opening act, Smitty and
Julija, at 6 p.m. Tickets: $20
YOUR COMPLETE
LISTING OF
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Shred Day set for Saturday
The 14th bi-annual Shredder Day
will be held Saturday in the parking
lot of Ojai Community Bank, 402 W.
Ojai Ave., between 9 a.m. and noon.
The event is hosted jointly by the
Ojai Valley Directory and Ojai Community Bank.
Residents with personal documents of any sort, from medical
records to tax information, are urged
to come by and watch their documents get shredded.
Those bringing materials to be
shredded are asked to access the
shred area by using the bank’s secondary driveway, at the corner of
Matilija and Rincon streets. That
in advance, or at the gate
(under 16 admitted free).
Call 665-8852 or go to
ojaiconcertseries.com.
(S19)
“MOMS NIGHT OUT” —
The Coffee Connection,
311 E. El Roblar Drive, is
hosting a “Moms Night
Out” along with Teamotions, Saturday from 6 to 9
p.m. Cost of $5 includes a
tea or espresso cocktail,
raffle ticket and opportunities to shop local and
meet new friends. No need
to RSVP, just show up.
Sunday, Sept. 21
INTERNATIONAL
PEACE DAY CELEBRATION IN OJAI — Marta
Nelson, Ojai Living Treasure and an artist for peace,
will speak at the peace
pole in front of The Gables
of Ojai, 701 N. Montgomery St., Sunday at
11:30 a.m., to celebrate International Peace Day. Go
to www.worldpece.org.
BENEFIT FOR HUMANE
SOCIETY — The annual
benefit for the animal of
the Humane Society of
Ventura County, “Cats in
the Canyon & Hounds in
the Hollow,” will be held
Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. on
the lawn at Boccali’s
Restaurant, 3277 OjaiSanta Paula Road. Advance
tickets are on sale now.
Call 646-6505.
“END OF SUMMER”
PARTY — The Ojai Retreat,
160 Besant Road, will host
a free “End of Summer”
party Sunday from 6 to 9
p.m., featuring a vegetarian potluck, live music by
local musicians, a Peace
Day celebration and information on fall programs.
Call 646-2536.
“ROAD TO MECCA” —
The Kim Maxwell Studio,
225 W. Ojai Ave., Suite 21,
will host director N.J.
Smeets re-imagining her
award-winning production
of “The Road to Mecca” by
Athol Fugard as a staged
reading, Sunday at 7 p.m.,
featuring Sasha Ilford,
David Newcomer and
Leslie Paxton. Donations
of $10 gratefully accepted.
For more information,
contact randomacts
[email protected].
CLASSICAL RAGAS
CONCERT — Sacred Space
Studio, 410-A Bryant Circle, will host the India-U.S.
Jugalbandi Ensemble in a
concert and CD release,
Sunday at 8 p.m. The musicians include Partho Sarodi, Paul Livingstone and
Abhijit Banerjee, playing
sarod, sitar and tabla.
Ticket: $20, $12 for students. Call 646-6761.
Tuesday, Sept. 23
“MASTERS OF WISDOM: THE MAHATMAS,
THEIR LETTERS AND THE
PATH” — with Ed Abdill,
Sept. 23 to 26 at Krotona
School, 46 Krotona Hill,
Ojai. Drawing on the Mahatma letters, Abdill brings
the adept teachers to life
through their writings and
highlights their important
teachings on reincarnation, karma, and the spiritual path. Tuesday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to noon.
$10 single session, $35
series. 646-1139,
schoolinfo@krotonainst
itute.org. (S19)
driveway also accesses the bank’s
drive-up window, which will remain
open during the event.
Watch for the directional signs,
and don’t attempt to access the
bank’s main parking lot from Rincon
Street, as that will be the location of
the shredder truck, and the drop
point for materials to be shredded.
Once you enter the bank’s parking
lot at the Matilija Street entrance,
shredder assistants will direct you to
the shredder truck, where your material will be off-loaded from your
vehicle and shredded. You are welcome to observe the process to ensure security is maintained.
“ATTENTION ALL
PROSPECTIVE WRITERS”
— Kathleen Kaiser is the
executive director of Small
Publisher Artist and Writer
Network (S.P.A.W.N.), as
well as co-founder of the
Pacific Institute for Professional Writers. She will
speak to the Men’s Club
Tuesday. S.P.A.W.N. seeks
to help writers and publishers by providing a
forum for sharing ideas
and information with their
peers, and opportunities
to promote their work and
access to supporting resources. The Ojai Valley
Retired Men’s Club holds
luncheon meetings on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at
11:45 a.m. in the Banquet
Room at Soule Park Golf
Course. Prospective members are always welcome.
Call 649-2434 for reservations.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — The Ojai City Council will meet Tuesday at 7
p.m. at City Hall, 401 S.
Ventura St., Ojai.
Down the Road
MOVIE NIGHT — There
will be a showing of the
film, “El Norte,” Sept. 24 at
6 p.m. in the church hall at
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church, at the corner of
Ojai Avenue and Bristol
Road. “El Norte” was directed by Gregory Nava in
1983, and is about two indigenous youths who flee
Guatemala in the early
1980s due to the ethnic
and political persecution
of the Guatemalan Civil
War. Free will offering appreciated. For more information, call 646-6212.
BIBLE STUDY FOR
WOMEN — Precept Bible
Study on Isaiah will meet
at First Baptist Church of
Ojai, 930 Grand Ave., each
Thursday from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m., beginning Sept.
25. All women are welcome.To register call
Christy at 646-3333.
GREEN POTLUCK AND
PROGRAM — Ojai Valley
Green Coalition community potluck and a presentation on “Urbanism
Matters,” will be held
Thursday from 6:30 to 9
p.m. at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave.“Why
Healthy Urbanism is Essential for Healthy Communities” will be
presented by Nick Deitch
of Main Street Architects,
an award-winning Ventura
firm specializing in sustainable design. If joining
the potluck at 7 p.m., bring
a vegetarian dish to share
(local and organic ingredients encouraged) and your
own table service. There is
a $5 suggested donation at
the door (includes a drawing for a Nutiva gift box).
For more information go
to www.ojaivalleygreen
coalition.com or call 6698445.
“SONG OF THE NEW
EARTH” — Meditation
Mount, 10340 Reeves
Road, Ojai, will screen the
new feature documentary,
“Song of the New Earth,”
Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The
film presents the extraor-
dinary life of Tom Kenyon,
country singer turned
brain scientist and sound
shaman. Suggested donation: $10. Call 646-5508.
Ongoing Events
OJAI SRI SATHYA SAI
BABA CENTER — The Ojai
Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center
meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
Call 646-3250.
ROTARY CLUB OF OJAI
WEST MEETINGS — The
Rotary Club of Ojai West
holds breakfast meeting
every Tuesday at 7 a.m. at
the Soule Park Golf Course
Banquet Room, 1033 E.
Ojai Ave. (no meeting if
there is a fifth Tuesday in a
month). Guests are welcome to come learn about
Rotary and the club’s activities. Call 798-1871 for
reservations or more information.
PLAY GROUP — A play
group for caregivers and
infants 18 months and
younger meets Thursdays
at 11:30 a.m. at Sarzotti
Park, 510 Park Road. Call
Brook at 525-9931.
SITTING MEDITATION
— is held Thursdays at
6:30 a.m. at Being Peace
Zendo, a home-based center practicing in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Call 252-2448.
THRIFT STORE DONATIONS — Donations to
New 2 You Thrift Store, 106
Park Road, benefiting the
Humane Society of Ventura County, are welcome
and accepted daily from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. No appointments are necessary.
RHYTHM AND DANCE
WORKOUT — Eden Flynn
leads dance workouts in
various styles Thursdays at
6:45 p.m. at Sacred Space
Studio, 410-A Bryant Circle. Lift your spirits, exercise and stretch to live
drumming. Donations are
welcome.
SELF-ENRICHMENT AT
LITTLE HOUSE — A group
of seniors meets Fridays at
10 a.m. at Little House, 111
W. Santa Ana St., Ojai, to
bend, stretch, stimulate,
exhilarate and recreate
their minds. Featured are
speakers, group participation, armchair travel, hot
topics, current news, etc.
with refreshments being
served. All seniors are welcome. Call Dolores at 6400088.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED —
The Ojai Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary
needs new members. The
auxiliary has a variety of
duties within the hospital
to use skills or interests
pertaining to helping others. Call 640-6936 or 6402224.
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. The first class is
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Reins of H.O.P.E hosts ‘A Day in Denim’
Reins of H.O.P.E., a nonprofit equine therapy program, is hosting its annual
fundraising event Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. The day will include food, wine, beer
and margaritas, as well as music by the Alan Thornhill Band and silent and live
auctions. Being honored Sunday is Petty Officer 2nd Class Navy Seabee Sarah
Hedge, who successfully went through the Reins of H.O.P.E. program and is its
2014 ambassador. For more information, see www.reinsofhope-ojai.org, email
[email protected], or call Julie Sardonia at 797-5539.
Medicine Shoppe, 960 E.
Ojai Ave. Call 646-0106.
OPEN DIALOGUES —
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., a
discussion group is held at
308 W. Aliso St. for those
on a serious spiritual path
to non-dualism who
haven’t forgotten levity. No
charge. Call 640-0755 for
information.
WORLD OF ONE — a
support group for widows
and widowers, meets at
Little House, 111 W. Santa
Ana St., the third Wednesday of the month from
10:30 a.m. to noon. Call
Help of Ojai, 646-5122.
FREE DAY AT NURSERY
SCHOOL — Ojai Valley
Community Nursery
School, 1290 Grand Ave.,
invites preschoolers ages 2
to 6 to a free session every
Friday from 9 a.m. to
noon; tag-along siblings
are welcome. Call 6463801 for details.
MEDITATION AND
HEALING WORKSHOPS
— Weekly meditation and
healing workshops are run
by two well-known British
healers, now living in Ojai.
For details call Roger or
Kim at 640-0211.
HOME SECURITY PATROL — The Ojai Valley
Security Patrol provides
home security for when
you are on vacation. Call
the Ojai Police at 646-1414
for information. Neighborhood Watch programs are
also available.
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SUNDAY BREAKFAST
AT MOOSE LODGE — The
public is invited to purchase breakfast Sundays
from 9 a.m. to noon at the
Loyal Order of the Moose
Lodge 1417, 382 Ventura
Ave., Oak View, behind the
post office.
FREE PREGNANCY
TESTS AND ULTRASOUND — are offered at
Life Choices Pregnancy
Clinic, 1320-C Maricopa
Highway, Ojai. Office
hours are Mondays and
Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. and Wednesdays
from 1 to 4 p.m. Additional
days and times available
by appointment. Appointments are necessary for
ultrasound. Free referrals
and resource material on
pregnancy, STDs and
more are available during
office hours. Email
[email protected] or
call the 24-hour hotline at
646-6830.
ALIGN YOUR BODY
FOR WELLNESS — A free
exercise class called Align
Your Body for Wellness is
held every Wednesday
from 1 to 2 p.m. (with brief
breaks between sessions)
at Little House, 111 W.
Santa Ana St., Ojai. Call
646-5122 for more details.
STORY TIME AT OAK
VIEW LIBRARY — The Oak
View Library, 555 Mahoney
Ave., hosts story time for
youngsters every Tuesday
from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Call
649-1523 for details.
PAUSE4KIDS MEETINGS — Pause4kids, a parents’ group committed to
helping children with special needs, meets twice
each month: every third
Tuesday at 9 a.m. and
every fourth Tuesday at 7
p.m. Visit www.pause
conejo.org or call Kim at
646-6606.
MATILIJA FLY FISHERS
— meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7
p.m. at Little House, 111 W.
Santa Ana St., Ojai. The
meetings consist of informal fly-fishing discussions,
notice of upcoming events
of interest and fly-tying instruction and demonstrations. Visitors are
welcome. Call 646-3469.
OJAI VALLEY BEE CLUB
MEETING — The Ojai Valley Bee Club meets every
second Thursday of each
month at 6 p.m. in the
annex at The Farmer and
The Cook, 339 W. El Roblar
Drive in Meiners Oaks.
This beekeeping and bee
appreciation club for enthusiasts in the Ojai Valley
and surrounding area
meets to share information and resources with experts and guest speakers.
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each month at 7 p.m. at
Coldwell Banker’s office.
Anyone interested in
learning more about the
organization or in speaking or volunteering is welcome. Call Nora Davis at
646-3128 or 207-6177. Donations are welcome and
an be mailed to The Jane
Cusumano Foundation,
1129 Maricopa Highway,
PMB 126, Ojai, CA 93023.
ROCKIN’ ROOTS SOCIETY — meets the first
Wednesday of each month
at an East End location.
Got roots? Accomplished
singers, fiddlers, pickers
and other “high lonesome” sound-makers welcome. Limit six per
session. Call Chris at 6468040.
AMERICAN LEGION
DINNERS — The public is
welcome to dinners sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of
the Ojai American Legion
Post 482, 843 E. Ojai Ave.,
held the first and third Fridays of each month. All
proceeds benefit veterans,
student scholarships and
packages for troops overseas.
FREE YOUTH ULTIMATE FRISBEE — Ojai
Recreation Department,
510 Park Road, offers free
Youth Ultimate Frisbee for
boys and girls in fifth to
eighth grades Fridays from
4:30 to 6 p.m. Call 6465581, Ext. 303, for more
details.
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING — Free
blood pressure screening
is offered the first Thursday of each month from
10:30 a.m. to noon at The
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O jai
A free weekly meeting of
open-minded creative musicians and lyricists, who
recognize the value of the
collaborative sharing of
ideas and music. Contact
Scott: hscottsmith@sbc
global.net or 640-1004 .
FREE MAMMOGRAMS
— The Ojai Valley Community Health Center, 1200
Maricopa Highway, offers
a Breast Cancer Early Detection Program which includes free breast exams
for women 40 years old or
older and free mammograms for women 50 and
older who do not have any
medical coverage and cannot afford these services.
Call 640-8293 to see if you
qualify.
OJAI CARS AND COFFEE — Car enthusiasts of
all kinds meet the second
Sunday of each month
from 8 to 10 a.m. for an
auto show, now in the
parking lot at Westridge
Midtown Market, 131 W.
Ojai Ave. All makes and
models are welcome or
just come to look and discuss auto trends and other
motoring subjects with
like-minded folks.
CAREGIVERS HAVEN —
a support group for caregivers, meets the first
Wednesday of the month
from 10:30 a.m. to noon at
Help of Ojai’s West Campus on Baldwin Road. Call
218-9798 or 646-5122 for
directions or questions.
JANE CUSUMANO
FOUNDATION — The Jane
Cusumano Foundation, a
nonprofit organization
created to enhance cancer
awareness and wellness,
meets the first Tuesday of
SING — A community
sing, open to individuals
and families, is held the
third Sunday of each
month from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
at Living Aikido Dojo, Oak
View Park and Resource
Center, 555 Mahoney Ave.,
Oak View. Donations accepted. For more information, call Craig at
637-4829.
“TEENS TEACH TECH”
— The Ojai Library, 111 E.
Ojai Ave., hosts ”Teens
Teach Tech” every second
and fourth Saturday from
1 to 3 p.m., for those who
are having trouble figuring
out their electronic devices (phones iPads, etc.).
Call 646-1639 for details.
FREE PRENATAL
CLASSES — Clinicas del
Camino Real offers free
weekly prenatal classes in
Spanish and English at all
of its nine sites countywide. They are held Monday and Thursday
evenings throughout the
year. In Ojai, the location
is the Ojai Valley Community Health Center, 1200
Maricopa Highway. Call
640-8293.
FIBROMYALGIACHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT
GROUP — Bella Donna, a
holistic health care practitioner, will hold free informative gatherings for
those who suffer from fibromyalgia-chronic fatigue syndrome the third
Thursday of each month
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Oak
View Park and Resource
Center, 555 Mahoney Ave.
Email BellaInOjai@
gmail.com with questions.
SCHOOLINKS HOMEWORK CENTERS —
SchooLinks Homework
Centers are open at the
Ojai Library, Meiners Oaks
Library and Oak View Library, Mondays through
Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m.
when school is in session.
Call 289-0368.
BRIDGE CLUB — The
Ojai Valley Bridge Club
meets Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. at the
Ojai Valley Community
Church, 907 El Centro St.,
at the corner of Loma
Drive. All bridge players
are welcome; singles will
be provided with a partner. For more information:
[email protected] or
646-1211.
OJAI VALLEY RETIRED
MEN’S CLUB — meets for
lunch and a presentation
the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at
11:30 a.m. at the Soule
Park Golf Club Banquet
Room. Retired men, as
guests or as prospective
members, are always welcome. Call Ron Chegwid-
os
free. Call 886-6078 for
more details.
ENGLISH AS SECOND
LANGUAGE CLASSES —
ESL classes are offered
through Ojai Unified Adult
Education at Meiners Oaks
School, Mondays from 3 to
7 p.m. (call 640-4378), and
in Room 6 at Ojai Unified
District offices, 414 E. Ojai
Ave., Mondays and
Wednesdays from 6 to 8
p.m. (call 640-4330).
“EXPLORING WATERCOLORS” — Patty Van
Dyke will teach an art
class, “Exploring Watercolors,” on the second and
fourth Friday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the
Clubhouse at The Gables
of Ojai, 701 N. Montgomery St. Donations suggested. Call David at
646-1446, Ext. 118, with
any questions.
LOW-COST SHOT CLINICS — The Humane Society Shelter and Adoption
Center, 402 Bryant St.,
Ojai, holds low-cost shot
clinics on the first and
third Saturdays of each
month from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. For more information, call Dr. Lewis at 6462442.
FIBROMYALGIACHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT
GROUP — Bella Donna, a
holistic health care practitioner, will hold free informative gatherings for
those who suffer from fibromyalgia-chronic fatigue syndrome the first
Thursday of each month
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Healing in America, 107 W.
Aliso St. Email BellaIn
[email protected] with
questions.
READING TUTORS
NEEDED — Training for
volunteers to tutor for the
Adult Literacy Program is
offered by the Library
Services Agency. Call 6414484.
OJAI JOYFUL SINGERS
— meets Fridays at 10 a.m.
at Ojai Presbyterian
Church, 304 Foothill Road,
Ojai, singing oldies but
goodies as well as new and
popular songs. For more
information, call Shirley at
646-8025.
FREE RECORDING
STUDIO WORKSHOPS —
Singers and songwriters
are welcome to free
recording studio workshops held on select Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon
at Tim Frantz’s Mountain
Dog Musicworks. To sign
up for the next workshop:
[email protected]
om or 649-8500.
TAROT CARD READING
— Tarot card reader Donna
Ellen reads the cards Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.
at Ojai House, 304 N.
Montgomery St. Drop in or
call 493-7707 for an appointment.
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OVN08-18-2014
Published Ojai Valley News
August 27, 2014
September 3, 10 & 17, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014081910014998-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 08/19/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS: (1st
Fictitious Business Name)
Sacred Fire Ministry, (2nd
Sacred Fire Boutique & Gifts
Street Address of Principal
Place of Business (P.O. Box
or PMB not acceptable):
Ojai, CA 93023-1618
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
Full name of 1st Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Limit
ed Liability Company:
Anne Schubert Reyes
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or PMB
not acceptable):
Ojai, CA 93023-161
This Business is conducted
by: An Individual
The registrant commenced
to transact business under the
fictitious business name or
names listed above on N/A.
I declare that all information
in this statement is true and
correct.
(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).)
Anne M. Schubert-Reyes
/s/ANNE M. SCHUBERT
REYES
NOTICE – In accordance
with subdivision (a) of
Section 17920, a fictitious
name statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on which
it was filed in the office of
the county clerk, except, as
provided in subdivision
section 17920, where it
expires 40 days after any
change in the facts set forth
in the statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than a
change in residence address
or registered owner. A new
fictitious business name
statement must be filed
before the expiration. The
filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use
in this state of a fictitious
business name in violation of
the rights of another under
Federal, State, or Common
Law (see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date indicated
by the file stamp above.
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OVN09-01-2014
September 3, 10, 17 & 24,
2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014082210015271-0 1/2
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 08/22/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
Tonya Peralta Real Estate,
(2nd Fictitious Business
Name) Peralta Realty, (3rd
Peralta Real Estate, (4th
Peralta Realty
109 N. Blanche #100, Ojai,
CA 93023
State of Incorporation/
Organization: C3595107
Peralta Real Estate Services,
Inc.
not acceptable):
109 N. Blanche #100, Ojai,
CA 93023
by: A Corporation
names listed above on 6-12014.
correct.
Peralta Real Estate Services,
Inc.
/s/T. PERALTA
Tonya Peralta
President
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
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OVN09-03-2014
September 3, 10, 17 & 24,
2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014082710015533-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 08/27/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
Resto-Medic, (2nd Fictitious
Business Name) Pirate Girls
Travel
5923 Chestnut Place,
Camarillo, CA 93012
Denise Diane Templin
not acceptable):
5923 Chestnut Place,
Camarillo, CA 93012
by: An Individual
correct.
Denise Diane Templin
/s/DENISE DIANE
TEMPLIN
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
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OVN09-08-2014
September 17 & 24, 2014
October 1 & 8, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014091110016502-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 09/11/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
Richard Rutherford MD, Inc
702 Country Club Road,
Ojai, CA 93023
State of Incorporation/
Organization: California
Richard Rutherford MD, Inc
not acceptable):
702 Country Club Road,
Ojai, CA 93023
by: A Corporation
correct.
Richard Rutherford MD, Inc.
/s/RICHARD R.
RUTHERFORD
Richard R. Rutherford
President
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
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OVN09-09-2014
September 17 & 24, 2014
October 1, 2014
ASAP #4484436
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE T.S. No.: 9448-4647
TSG Order No.: 1617011
A.P.N.: 100-0-181-265
NOTE: THERE IS A
SUMMARY OF THE
INFORMATION IN THIS
DOCUMENT ATTACHED
(The above statement is
made pursuant to CA Civil
Code Section 2923.3(c)(1).
The Summary will be
provided to Trustor(s) and/or
vested owner(s) only,
pursuant to CA Civil Code
Section 2923.3(c)(2).) YOU
ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER
A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 06/26/2007.
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.
NBS Default Services, LLC,
as the duly appointed
Trustee, under and pursuant
to the power of sale
contained in that certain
Deed of Trust Recorded
07/06/2007 as Document
No.: 20070706-00134169- 0,
of Official Records in the
office of the Recorder of
Ventura County, California,
executed by: GILBERTO V
GUEVARA, A MARRIED
MAN AS HIS SOLE and
SEPARATE PROPERTY, as
Trustor, WILL SELL AT
PUBLIC AUCTION TO
THE HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR CASH (payable in full
at time of sale by cash, a
cashier’s check drawn by a
state or national bank, a
check drawn by a state or
federal credit union, or a
check drawn by a state or
federal savings and loan
association, savings
association, or savings bank
specified in section 5102 of
the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in
this state). All right, title and
interest conveyed to and now
held by it under said Deed of
Trust in the property situated
in said County and state, and
as more fully described in
the above referenced Deed of
Trust. Sale Date and Time:
10/09/2014 at 09:00 AM
Sale Location: Four Points
by Sheraton Ventura Harbor
Resort, Auction.com Room,
1050 Schooner Drive,
Ventura, CA 93001 The
street address and other
common designation, if any,
of the real property described
above is purported to be:
433-435 NORTH 10TH
STREET, SANTA PAULA,
CA 93060 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 in an “AS IS”
condition, 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, if any,
under the terms of the Deed
of Trust, estimated fees,
charges and expenses of the
Trustee and of the trusts
created by said Deed of
Trust, to-wit: $865,171.04
(Estimated). Accrued interest
and additional advances, if
any, will increase this figure
prior to sale. It is possible
that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than
the total indebtedness due.
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, 1-800-2802832 for information
regarding the trustee’s sale or
visit this Internet Web site,
www.auction.com, for
information regarding the
sale of this property, using
the file number assigned to
this case, T.S.# 9448-4647.
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.
If the Trustee is unable to
convey title for any reason,
the successful bidder’s sole
and exclusive remedy shall
be the return of monies paid
to the Trustee and the
successful bidder shall have
no further recourse. NBS
Default Services, LLC 301
E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720
Long Beach, CA 90802 800766-7751 For Trustee Sale
Information Log On To:
www.auction.com or Call: 1800-280-2832. NBS Default
Services, LLC, Kym Lai,
Foreclosure Associate This
communication is an attempt
to collect a debt and any
information obtained will be
used for that purpose.
However, if you have
received a discharge of the
debt referenced herein in a
bankruptcy proceeding, this
is not an attempt to impose
personal liability upon you
for payment of that debt. In
the event you have received
a bankruptcy discharge, any
action to enforce the debt
will be taken against the
property only. A-4484436
09/17/2014, 09/24/2014,
10/01/2014
NEW YORK TIMES - CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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21 Refresher
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when someone has
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means of support?
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Runway” sponsor
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32 Obama caricature
feature
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cream
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Monica
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Roy
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actor Colin?
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donations for the
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Alicia Keys album
59 2012 gold-medal
gymnast Raisman
60 Person whose
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68 Thunderstruck
critic’s review for
actor Richard?
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77 Word in a Yale fight
song
78 Popular airfare
comparison site
79 Trojan’s home,
for short
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DeMille
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calls his athletic
footwear?
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95 Dental unit
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rapper Kanye?
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Hope” director
Martin
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England
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equestrian
accouterments?
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named for comic
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wireless networks
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province with a
repetitive name
122 “Good riddance!”
123 Suspected cause of
Napoleon’s death
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Scottish mystery,
informally
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127 Some mounts
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Memphis
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member
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Airlines
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setting
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director Morris
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gridder
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3 Rural block
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Maurice or Robin
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screen button
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7 Speedy Northeast
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conveyance
(“Ghostbusters”
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role)
9 They go around the 66 ___ pro nobis
world
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informally
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70 Elation
12 Ian Fleming genre 71 Old NBC drama
13 Influenced
73 Heckle
14 Polo grounds?
74 Little bit
15 In accordance with 76 Bygone Dodge
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sheepshank
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85 Organic compound
86 Tempting words for
shopaholics
89 Accords
90 Impeccably
91 Home to the Blues
and once the
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Perspectives
ASTROLOGY
RISA D’ANGELES
Peace must be an ongoing process
Esoteric astrology as
news for the week of
Sept. 18 through 24:
Sunday is the U.N. International Day of Peace.
Monday is autumn equinox as the sun enters
Libra (right relations
with all of life). The soul
year now begins. We
work in the dark part of
the year (Persephone
underground) preparing
for the new light of winter solstice. Tuesday and
Wednesday is the Virgo
New Moon Festival.
Sunday’s International
Day of Peace (UNIDP) is
a global peace-building
(different than peacemaking or peace-keeping) day when nations,
leaders, governments,
communities and individuals are invited to
end conflict, cease hostilities, create 24 hours of
non-violence and promote good will = right
relations = leading to
peace.
ARIES: New endeavors
come forth; all that’s
been hidden emerges
too and creates a transformative atmosphere
around your work and
daily life. Work and more
work is given to you —
work only you can ac-
complish. It will entail
research, going back into
the past, ordering, organizing and reassessing
all agendas and work
plans. You will need to
schedule moments of
exercise in between.
View everything as opportunity.
TAURUS: You must
begin a serious look at
your health. Only if you
are in the best of health
can you tend and maintain the vast responsibilities you’re about to
assume. Like Aries you’ll
be given more responsibilities. They accelerate
through the autumn and
into the winter. What is
your workplace environment like? A bit of freedom is about to occur.
Freedom for you comes
through a cleaning,
clearing and ordering of
your environment.
GEMINI: Observe your
life at home and observe
if in the next weeks and
month life changes subtly. Perhaps something
or someone enters your
environment(s) bringing
forth
transformation
and calling you to further work and responsible tasks. Something
definitely occurs and it
may upset your sense of
previous security. However, it prepares you for
the future. What music
are you listening to?
CANCER: Are you
busier than usual and
are people depending
upon you for strength,
tending, caring, food
and your usual cardinal
qualities you keep so
well hidden? So much
needs to be accomplished yet we have onethird less time each day.
Each morning and
evening ends with a
question. Replace it with
a mantra. Someone from
the past perhaps may
call or be in touch. Or
you’re dreaming about
them or needing to
make contact (which releases love).
LEO: Everything that
occurs this month is either about money, resources, finances or
relationships. Both can
be volatile, both need
careful tending, due to a
push-pull situation occurring. And then all of a
sudden the focus shifts,
moving toward your
skills and creativity, how
to gather more, and
learning how to listen
without judgment. The
times are changing. You
must, too. Being more
aware of the needs of
others — tending those
needs.
VIRGO: Mercury’s in
Libra, soon to retrograde
(next week). So many
things you’ve done may
need to be re-done. This
is good. It gives you another opportunity to
make things better and
brighter than before. Redoing is not a waste of
time, but instead a time
used for fixing, rethinking and remembering
things forgotten. You
also delve deeply into
subtle thoughts and
come to revelations. I
write this so you can prepare.
LIBRA: You’re still a bit
in seclusion, behind
veils of protection, a secret retreat allowing you
to tend to personal
needs, thoughts, feelings, likes and dislikes. It
is good to write in a journal; writing makes us
more aware and observant of our lives. In the
autumn months ahead
hope
is
reborn.
Thoughts
impressed
upon your mind this
month contain the seeds
of understanding and
compassion and how to
use your talents to better
serve. Sleep more.
SCORPIO:
Friends,
groups you belong to,
and the communities
you allow around you
begin to articulate what
you truly hope and wish
for in the future. Exploring these ideas you realize you’re not hidden
anymore. Many people
know and care about
you and would value you
as a friend. I know you
must go slowly. Only one
or two truly know you.
You might venture out a
bit more into the world.
Slowly at first.
SAGITTARIUS: As you
struggle to meet daily life
demands you realize
home and family life
(past and present) are
also struggling for your
attention. You are pulled
in two directions, seeking to maintain balance
and quality and all you
really want to do is run
away to new ventures
somewhere. Wherever
you end up your
thoughts and responsibilities travel with you.
Allow both realities to
have a voice. Soon compromise emerges. Remember,
you’re
in
training. Being prepared.
CAPRICORN: Someone older, wiser, an
elder, teacher or listener
appears allowing you to
speak your mind and
heart about long-held
and recent concerns and
dilemmas. As you realize
your need for true recognition you begin to understand
how
to
recognize and value others more. Everything
routine begins to reverse
itself (Mercury retro) in
several weeks. Seek authoritative information
about your work situation. Acts of God happen. We’re to help God.
AQUARIUS: Prepare for
October’s Mercury retrograde. You know and remember the rules of
retrogrades, yes? No important commitments,
no signing of papers, no
large purchases. Travel
can be difficult and communication
garbled.
Contracts simply fall
apart afterward and no
one remembers previous
conversations. Details
are overlooked. However, it is a good time to
tend to previous promises. Then you’re free to
act.
PISCES: If a leader you
may experience several
rather unusual resistances to your leadership.
It will be subtle and feel
not quite tangible. However, if you think and
ponder deeply your
Pisces will grasp the situation clearly and make
an
appropriate
response. Mercury retro
times are Virgo times.
For a Pisces this is good
as it integrates your
shadow self. Mercury
retrogrades Oct. 4. Begin
preparations now.
Risa
D’Angeles
is
founder and director of
the Esoteric and Astrological Studies and Research
Institute, a contemporary
wisdom school in the ancient mysteries tradition.
Send email to risagood
[email protected], go to
nightlightnews.com or see
her Facebook pages.
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Thirty-year real estate industry veteran Dawn Dyer was
recently recognized by Forbes.
A recent issue of
Forbes magazine highlighted the accomplishments of four women
who are power players
in California’s economy.
Thirty-year real estate
industry veteran and
Ojai resident Dawn
Dyer was chosen to represent her profession, in
recognition of her wideranging expertise, community involvement,
and reputation for consistently meeting the
highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Dyer is a sought-after
speaker and author on a
wide range of real estate
topics.
Recently named to
the
South
Coast’s
“Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate,”
Dyer caught the attention of the publishers of
“California
Women
Business Leaders,” a
section that appears periodically in the California regional issue of
Forbes. An article in the
section profiled both
Dyer and the real estate
consulting and brokerage firm she co-founded
in 1997, Ventura-based
Dyer Sheehan Group,
Inc.
For Dyer, the past few
years have brought a
growing focus on helping
high-net-worth
clients dispose of assets
associated with multigenerational, familyowned
businesses.
“Changing economics
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have made it difficult
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The challenge is to sell
the assets “strategically,”
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own. That’s something
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Dyer’s expertise on
the consulting side of
the business is equally
in demand. She credits
the firm’s success in this
arena in large part to its
emphasis on “community engagement early
in the process.” This approach results in “better
quality projects and
neighborhoods that resonate with local priorities and needs.”
Dyer provides expert
witness testimony on
real estate issues, and is
a frequent guest speaker
on real estate investment and development
topics at a variety of
conferences, including
the Building Industry
Association’s
annual
PCBC and BIS events,
and the annual Ventura
County Housing Con-
ference. She is a guest
lecturer for courses at
UCLA and California
Lutheran University and
authors a monthly article for Apartment Age
magazine, an official
publication
of
the
Apartment Association
of Greater Los Angeles
and Ventura County.
She also is active as a
community volunteer,
working with numerous
groups and organizations, including the
Boys and Girls Club and
the University of California at Santa BarbaraEconomic
Forecast
Project, among others.
She is known as the
founding mother of the
Ventura County Housing Trust Fund, a 501c3
nonprofit that administers a multi-million dollar revolving loan fund
for the creation of affordable housing.
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Sports
A10
Wednesday
Sept. 17, 2014
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[email protected]
Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
Toads top Faith Baptist, 30-24
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Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
Nordhoff linemen Miguel Carbajal (right) and Jesus Hernandez (No. 55) try to contain
Lompoc’s Austin Hayes in Friday night’s nonleague game. Lompoc was able to gain
225 yards on the ground against the NHS defense.
Braves trample NHS
in home opener
Mike Miller
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There
have
been
plenty of blowouts and
running clocks in the
Ojai Valley Community
Stadium in recent years,
but it has been a while
since
the
Nordhoff
Rangers (2-1) were on
the losing end of one of
those games. That streak
came to an end Friday
night when the Lompoc
Braves (3-0) came to
town and defeated Nordhoff handily, 42-10.
Lompoc got the ball to
start the game and put
together a dominating
drive that pretty much
summed up the night for
the Rangers. The Braves
used their power running game and ate up
nearly eight minutes of
clock and converted
multiple third downs before junior Chris Green
scored on a 1-yard run.
NHS head coach Erik
Monson noted that Lompoc’s initial drive sucked
the air out of the home
crowd and the team. “We
knew they were going to
come out and play
smash-mouth football
and that’s what they did
in the opening drive.”
If NHS fans were not
worried after Lompoc’s
opening drive, they were
after the Rangers’ first offensive play. Quarterback
Austin Santino scrambled to his right and was
hammered by a Lompoc
defender which caused a
fumble. Senior Cory
Maxwell was there to
scoop up the ball and he
returned it 30 yards for a
touchdown. The Braves
were up 14-0 and things
were not looking good
for NHS.
On their next possession, the Rangers went
three and out and
punted the football back
to Lompoc. The Braves
were then driving down
the field and were on the
verge of scoring again,
but the NHS defense
forced a fumble and recovered the ball at their
own 1-yard line.
On the very next play,
Santino was stripped of
the ball in the end zone
and Green was able to recover the ball for his second touchdown of the
evening. Trailing 21-0
early in the second quarter, the NHS offense continued to stall and the
Braves were getting great
starting field position
and would add two more
touchdowns before the
half. As they headed into
the locker room, the
Rangers were saddled
with a 35-point mountain to climb in the second half.
Things did not get
much better for the
Rangers in the second
half, but they were able
to get on the board when
a solid drive led to a 30yard field goal by senior
Cooper Garcia. In the
fourth quarter, junior
running back Joe York
capped the scoring when
he scored his fourth
touchdown of the season
to make the final score
42-10.
After the game a disappointed Monson said,
“First, give them a lot of
credit. That is a good
football team. But, we
did not tackle well and
they have very good running backs. On offense,
we need to trust the
scheme and make plays.
We have got to get more
solid with our protections too.”
There were not many
bright spots for the
Rangers, but Monson
was proud of the team’s
effort. “Our kids played
hard and they did not
hang their heads when
we got down, and that
says a lot about them,”
he said.
After the game, the
news went from bad to
worse when the Rangers
found out star senior
Shane Hersh suffered a
shoulder injury that will
keep him out for an undetermined amount of
time.
Hersh maintained a
positive attitude after
getting the news saying,
“I believe in the guys.
Next man up!”
Lompoc was able to
hold Hersh to just 26
yards on nine carries.
York finished the game
with 21 yards on five carries and a touchdown
while Santino completed
nine of 17 passes for 92
yards.
Life does not get much
easier for the Rangers
over the next couple of
weeks. This Friday, the
North Torrance Saxons
(3-0) come to town and
then the following week,
the red-hot Paso Robles
Bearcats (3-0) will come
to Ojai to face the
Rangers.
The Thacher Toads
notched a tough 30-24
road victory over the
Faith Baptist Contenders
last Saturday afternoon
in the blazing heat. Despite falling behind the
contenders early in the
game, the Toads hung
tough and made plays
when they needed to.
Thacher first got on the
scoreboard with a strong
drive highlighted by a
long run from senior Ben
Yih. The drive came to an
end when senior fullback
Lukas Ceseña found the
end zone from 3 yards
out.
In the second quarter,
Thacher would take the
lead when Yih found
sophomore tight end
Jacques Robles for a 31yard touchdown pass.
Yih ran in the two-point
conversion to make the
score 14-6. Head coach
Jeff Hooper said, “We
tacked on two more
(points) after stopping
Faith on their next drive.
We pressured the punter,
who tried to run but was
stopped by senior Stuart
Brown for a safety.”
Faith Baptist came
back and scored on another long touchdown
pass just before the half,
making the score 16-12
going into the locker
room.
According to Hooper,
the defenses dominated
the third quarter and the
score remained 16-12. As
the
fourth
quarter
opened, Thacher capitalized on another big play
from Brown as he
scooped up a fumble
caused by sophomore
Zion Alcindor and raced
in for a score. Ceseña
powered through the line
for the two-point conversion to increase the lead
to 24-12.
Faith Baptist proved
they were not going away
and would quickly score
again on another long
pass, which proved to be
Thacher’s Achilles’ heel
this afternoon.
After a Ceseña interception gave the Toads
good field position, the
offense punched in another score, with Ceseña
again scoring from 5
yards out, keyed by big
blocks
from
senior
Manny Aruho, senior
Nate Currie, and Yih.
True to form, the Contenders answered with
another score. “We were
able to stop the conversion attempt again, and
so we clung to a 30-24
lead,” added Hooper.
Faith Baptist had one
last drive to try to even
the score or take the lead.
After a couple of first
downs, Brown stepped
up with his second interception of the game to
ice the game for the
Toads.
“It was a great afternoon as we took another
step toward really cementing our identity as a
team that plays tough
defense and creates
turnovers,” said Hooper.
Ceseña finished the
game with 72 yards rushing and two touchdowns
while Yih had a teamhigh 84 yards on just six
carries.
Next up for the Toads
will be a home game
against the Mojave Mustangs (3-0) Saturday at 2
p.m.
Nordhoff volleyball off to a fast start
Thanks to the efforts of players such as Elizabeth Clawson (left) and Shannon
McMillan, the Nordhoff varsity girls’ volleyball team is off to a fast start this season. Last Thursday, the Lady Rangers defeated the Carpinteria Warriors, 25-11,
25-8 and 25-17, to improve to 2-0 on the season. NHS will play at home again
Sept. 23 when they host Bishop Diego.
Ranger girls’ golf team 2-4
Mike Miller
[email protected]
Nordhoff’s girls’ golf
team is off to a 2-4 in
nonleague golf action
this fall. Back on Sept. 4,
NHS played Olivas Links
(par 36) and the final
score was Buena 277,
Nordhoff 295 and Pacifica 324. For the Lady
Rangers, the top performers were Bailey Osborne (52), Aleda Stub
(54), and Kayci Jakab
(57).
On Sept. 9, the Lady
Rangers traveled to
Spanish Hills (par 35)
Senior running back Shane Hersh was limited to 26 yards rushing by the Lompoc defense Friday night in a 42-10 loss.
and took on Dos Pueblos
and Rio Mesa. When the
golfers returned to the
clubhouse, the final
scores were: Dos Pueblos
208, Rio Mesa 266 and
Nordhoff 325. Nordhoff’s
top player was Osborne
who finished with a final
score of 56.
Thursday, NHS hosted
San Marcos and Channel
Islands at the Soule Park
Golf Course.
San Marcos won the
match with 211 points
with Nordhoff coming in
second with 298 and
Channel Islands finished
with 318. For the Lady
Rangers,
Osborne
carded a final round of
50, Stub finished with a
55, and Jakab had a
round of 57.
Other members of the
Nordhoff team include
Stella Delgado, Loren
Abassi, Erin Huntsinger,
Mariah
Hanline,
Madeleine Bigger and
Laurel Miller.
Nordhoff faced St.
Bonaventure Tuesday at
Soule Park and they will
host league power La
Reina Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
That match will also be
played at Soule Park.
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Arts
&Entertainment
B1
INSIDE
B5 Upcoming Events
Wednesday
Sept. 17, 2014
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Locals promoting peace through art
Peace doves have
figured prominently in
Ojai Studio Artist (OSA)
Marta Nelson's
paintings for a long
time. She is
spearheading a
campaign to install
peace poles throughout
Ojai and has organized
a new show at the Ojai
Art Center featuring
peace doves —
designed by several
Ojai artists — for
mounting atop the new
peace poles.
One such design is a
ceramic peace dove on
a globe by OSA artists
Richard Franklin and
Larry Carnes. Theirs
will be the first piece
installed in Ojai's new
sculpture garden on the
Ojai City Hall grounds.
That ceremony is set
for Oct. 21.
The Art Center show
corresponds with
International Peace
Day Sunday and will
continue until Oct. 2.
To mark International
Peace Day further,
Nelson will participate
in a ceremony at Grey
Gables where the first
peace pole in Ojai was
installed in the 1980s, a
gift of the World Peace
Prayer Society founded
in Japan by Masahisa
Goi following the
devastation from World
War II.
OSA artist Brian
Berman is launching
the HOLOS Sculpture
Project, a peace
initiative of a different
character. Berman’s
HOLOS is a 9-spiral
torus or circular,
donut-like form which
he’s created in stone,
glass and 3D printed
metal in an exploration
of perfect symmetry
and as a symbol of
peace and shared
humanity. He believes
that “when we live our
lives and work together
on any project, each of
us is an essential part of
the whole.”
Berman’s Tour art
sales will help fund a
public version of the
HOLOS symbol: a
public art sculpture
that promotes peace
and unity, where
people can congregate
and listen and learn
from each other.
Ultimately he envisions
a "Cities4Peace"
initiative, with HOLOS
sculptures fostering
peace-making
conversations in towns
across the world.
The Ojai Studio
Artisit Tour will be held
over three days this
year, Oct. 11 through
Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. It offers the
opportunity to visit the
studios and talk with
OSA artists about their
work.
Tickets are $20 in
advance and $25 on
tour weekend. Those
16 and younger are
admitted free.
Visit www.ojaistudio
artists.org to purchase
tickets.
Photo by David Baker
Ojai artist Brian Berman is launching an art-based peace initiative in the Ojai Valley
which he hopes will foster peace-making conversations worldwide.
Husband and wife duo among
Ojai Art Detour’s featured artists
This year’s Ojai Art Detour will include works by local artist Karen Wu.
Each October, during
Ojai’s Art Detour, many
of Ojai’s most
accomplished artists —
among them painters,
sculptors, weavers and
jewelers — open their
studios to showcase
their work.
Free and open to the
public, the Art Detour
gives visitors and
collectors an
opportunity to spend
time with the artists
and gain a better
understanding of their
work. Among this
year’s artists are
husband and wife
painters Karen and
William Wu and mixed
media painter Mary
Neville.
The Wus share a
studio in Rancho
Matilija.
Karen’s work includes
images of wildlife, still
lifes and landscapes in
her preferred medium
of acrylic. She said she
has been painting since
she was a child with the
help of her mother, also
an artist.
William, who has a
background in
engineering and
architecture, has been
working in watercolors
for many years. He is an
expert in Chinese
calligraphy and writes
poetry and prose for his
clients in Chinese
script.
“I like to work quickly
and not give my left
See Ojai Arts, Page B3
Babayco helms
‘She Loves Me’
Photo submitted
LoveLibertyDisco members are (from left) Matt Grindstaff, Chris Stansbury, Jeff Lane, David Drinkard, Darrin
Spencer and Brian Saavedra
CLC brings LoveLibertyDisco
Because Ojai is home to many
retired- and semi-retired rock
stars, the Church of the Living
Christ (CLC) church in Meiners
Oaks will host an Oct. 4
fundraising concert benefiting
the Celebrate Recovery program
of Ojai. Included in the program,
which runs from 2 to 6 p.m., will
be music and a raffle with over
$1,000 in prizes. There will also
be a light show and laser display.
Some of the bands in this
year's event include the
Presbyterian All-Star Worship
Band featuring Jimmy Calire, JB
White, James Antunez, Maitland
Ward and Dennis Jones. Also
appearing will be
LoveLibertyDisco, who will
perform a tribute to the
Christian rock sensation
Newsboys.
In addition, Joe Moss and the
CLC worship team will perform
cutting-edge renditions of
today's popular worship songs.
Kicking things off will be
Celebrate Recovery's own Marty
and the 12 steppers.
The lighting, comparable to
big arena shows, will be
presented by Ojai's Adam Dunn.
The raffle will include many
big-ticket items including home
computers, electronic
notebooks, vacations, fine
dining, jewelry and more. Raffle
tickets are $1 each, seven tickets
for $5, 15 tickets for $10 or 40
tickets for $20. Raffle winners
must be present.
Celebrate Recovery is a nonprofit, non-denominational,
faith-based 12-step recovery
program that meets every Friday
night at the Church of the Living
Christ in Meiners Oaks. The
funds raised will directly benefit
the homeless in Ojai with free
meal programs, recovery from
chemical dependency,
counseling and other forms of
assistance to those in need as
well as outreach to those still
unaware of the program.
There also will be a barbecue
with cold drinks available.
Event tickets are available for
advance purchase at
www.ojaiclc.org for $10 or will
be on sale for $15 at the door.
Admission for those 55 and older
is $10.
Childcare will be provided by
CLC professionals at no cost.
For information about
Celebrate Recovery call 3205499.
“She Loves Me” is
coming to Ojai the last
two weekends in
November. This
romantic musical
opened on Broadway in
1963 and, despite rave
reviews and its 300-plus
performances at the
Eugene O’Neil Theatre,
it has never taken its
place in the same
category as “Fiddler on
the Roof,” written by
the same authors.
“It’s hard to see why
the show isn’t in
America’s top 10 of
Broadway musicals,”
said executive producer
Joan Kemper of Ojai’s
Performing Arts
Theater, which is
producing the show at
Matilija Auditorium.
“It’s charming, lovable
and funny … with a
great score,” she said.
The show is an
adaptation of the
Hungarian Miklos
Laszlo’s 1936 play
“Parfumerie” (which
recently was presented
at the Wallis Annenberg
Theatre in Beverly
Hills). It was also made
into three movies: Ernst
Lubitsch’s “The Shop
Around the Corner”
with Jimmy Stewart
and Margaret Sullavan
(1940) and then 1949’s
“In the Good Old
Summertime,” starring
Judy Garland and Van
Johnson. But the movie
contemporary
audiences remember
best is “You’ve Got
Mail” directed by Nora
Ephron in 1998.
“The reason it has
seen so many versions
is Laszlo’s marvelous,
lighthearted story of
mistaken identity
where two clerks in a
1934 Budapest perfume
shop hate each other in
the workplace but love
each other in a strange
anonymous
relationship in the
lonely hearts column of
a newspaper,” said
director Marty
Babayco. “This
mistaken identity
device is as old as
Shakespeare and as
young as online dating.
Today’s audience will
get it,” he said.
Babayco, a veteran
director of more than
20 musicals in Ojai,
said “‘She Loves Me’ is
one of my favorite
shows and our
production is going to
be one of the best I’ve
put my name to.”
Babayco has cast
many of Ventura
County’s finest
actors/singers in his
production. Ojai
favorites Scott White
and Asunta Fleming,
headline the cast
playing the star-crossed
lovers. They were last
seen as leads in OPAT’s
“I Do! I Do!” and
OACT’s “Kiss Me Kate.”
Julie Denney
Hamann (Reunions”)
and Phil Nemy
(“Shrek”) play an
unlucky-at-love cashier
in the shop and the
womanizer clerk who is
always looking to his
next conquest.
Dave Newcomer,
recently seen at OACT
See She Loves Me, Page B3
B2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014
Film Society
to screen at
Matilija
Auditorium
The Ojai Film Society
will present seven films
this fall that will be
screened at the Matilija
Auditorium, 703 El
Paseo Road in Ojai.
This venue is a
temporary location
until repairs at the Ojai
Playhouse are
completed; a reopening
date has not yet been
determined.
An award-winning
Italian film “Honey”
(“Miele”) is slated for
Sunday, followed by
the gripping one-man
suspense drama
“Locke” Sept. 28.
Oct. 5 will be the
date for the
documentary, “Finding
Vivian Maier,” the story
of a remarkable but
unknown
photographer.
“A Most Wanted
Man” will be screened
Oct. 12; this John le
Carre film adaption
stars Philip Seymour
Hoffman in one of his
last performances.
The uplifting and
music-filled FrenchCanadian film
“Gabrielle” will be
shown Oct. 19. The
series will wrap up Oct.
26 with the acclaimed
Richard Linklater film,
“Boyhood.”
“The Ojai Film
Society is grateful to
Ojai Playhouse owner
Khaled Al-Awar for his
commitment to the
theater and to the Ojai
community. OFS looks
forward to being back
in full operation in the
new year,” said Ojai
Film Society official
Alise DePuydt. “Both
the Ojai Playhouse and
OFS are expecting to
come back better than
ever.”
For information, visit
www.ojaifilmsociety
.org or call 646-8946.
Tartaglia works on display at City Hall
On display at Ojai City
Hall's Invitational
Gallery is a selection of
luminescent koi
paintings and floral
studies by local artist
and gallery owner
Danna Tartaglia.
In 2004, Tartaglia
started working as a
professional artist,
exhibiting in galleries
around the country. She
also managed a gallery
in Jacksonville, Ore.,
where she could set up
her easel in the window
and paint her spirited
horses and colorful
Japanese koi. Tartaglia is
not just an artist — she
is also the owner of
Tartaglia Fine Art,
having taken over
Trowbridge Gallery in
2012.
Tartaglia's work will
be exhibited at the Ojai
City Gallery through
Nov. 14 and is open to
the public during
regular City Hall
business hours, Monday
through Friday from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. City Hall
is at 401 S. Ventura St..
Artists interested in
showing at the City
Gallery should send
contact information, a
short resume and
samples of their work to
Heather Stobo,
[email protected] for
consideration.
Tartaglia’s “Koi Storm”
World renowned
harpist Giles
coming to Ojai
Photo by John Adams
Harpist Alice Giles will perform in Upper Ojai Oct. 5.
As its fall concert
offering, Chamber On
The Mountain will host
world-renowned
Australian harpist Alice
Giles at 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at
Logan House at 8585
Ojai-Santa Paula Road,
next to the Beatrice
Wood Center for the
Arts in Upper Ojai.
Giles has been
celebrated as one of the
world’s leading harp
soloists. She presented
her first solo recital at
the age of 13 at the
Sydney Conservatorium
of Music, was awarded
the coveted Churchill
International
Fellowship and an
Australia Council Grant
to study in the United
States and made her
New York debut recital
at Merkin Hall in 1983.
She won First Prize in
the 8th Israel
International Harp
Contest at the age of
21. Since then she has
performed extensively
in recital and with
orchestras in Europe,
America, Australia and
Israel. She has given
many premiere
performances for her
instrument, has
commissioned a
complete program of
new works for the
electro-acoustic harp,
and is artistic director
of the Seven Harp
Ensemble (SHE), which
has commissioned
many new works by
Australian composers.
She now teaches at the
Sydney
Conservatorium of
Music and the
Australian National
Academy of Music in
Melbourne.
Reservations for the
performance are $25
for general admission
and $15 for students.
Visit
www.chamberonthe
mountain.com/reservat
ions.html to purchase
tickets.
Chamber On The
Mountain is presented
by the Happy Valley
Cultural Center under
the artistic direction of
harpist Heidi
Lehwalder.
The Festival brings
world-class
instrumental music to
Happy Valley — home
of the Besant Hill
School, the Happy
Valley Cultural Center
and the Beatrice Wood
Center for the Arts.
Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 B3
Ojai artists:
Continued from Page B1
brain time to
critique,” painter Mary
Nevelle said about her
acrylic and mixed media
paintings. Neville
creates paintings under
paintings by adding to
and then wiping away
simple, expressionistic
images expressing the
idea that what you see
on the surface is not the
whole story.
The Ojai Art Detour is
free, and self guided.
This year’s tour will take
place Oct. 11 and Oct.
12, from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
A reception for the
artists will be held Oct.
11 at Bohemia Coffee
House. Like the tour, the
reception is free and
open to the public.
Visit
www.ojaiartdetour.com
for more information
and to view work from
all the artists on the
tour. Brochures,
including a studio map,
can be found at area
businesses and can be
printed from the
website.
WIlliam Wu’s artwork (left) will be featured on this year’s Ojai Art Detour, as will works by Mary Neville (right). The Ojai Art Detour runs Oct. 11 and 12.
She Loves Me:
Continued from Page B1
in “Twelfth Night” as
Malvolio, is the shop’s
boss who’s having
almost-tragic marital
problems. His delivery
boy, who’s also
pitching for a clerk job,
is Tyson Babayco, an
associate pastor at Ojai
Presbyterian Church
and an actor familiar to
Ojai theatergoers. Ojai
physician Jim
Halverson, recently in
“West Side Story,” plays
the sycophantic clerk.
Richard Kuhlman plays
the haughty head
waiter of the Café
Imperiale; his busboy is
Photo submitted
The cast and crew, during a recent reading, includes Tyson Babayco (from left), Julie
Denney Hamann, Phil Nemy, Director Marty Babayco, Asunta Fleming, Dr. Jim
Halverson, Scott White and David Newcomer.
Ezra Eells.
Marty Babayco has
recruited Ojai’s top
designers to create the
show’s look, sound and
feel. Among them are:
architect and Ojai
Planning
Commissioner John
Mirk, who will design
the set; Kenny Dahle,
who will be the scenic
artist; designer Kitty
Bartholomew who is in
charge of props; artist
Christie Kelle who will
help with propr; Claire
Cleary , who will act as
lighting designer; James
Antunez (performer
and sound and lighting
technician) who will
design the sound.
Julie Denney
Hamann is
choreographing “She
Loves Me” as well as
performing a lead role
in the show. Vocal
director is Jaye Hersh,
and Jimmy Calire will
be the musical director.
“It’s my dream cast
and crew. ‘She Loves
Me’ will be a dream for
Ojai audiences,” Marty
Babayco said. Visit
www.ojaitheater.org for
tickets and more
information.
Artists capture beauty in the ‘Cruel Season’
California is facing
one of the most severe
droughts on record.
The effects can be seen
in recent wildfires and
in the lengthening
shores of lakes and
reservoirs.
Cruel Season: Artists
Reflecting on Drought
and Fire is an
exhibition of
photography, drawing,
painting and poetry
that shows how local
artists and poets
respond to these
disasters.
It opens Thursday at
6:30 p.m. at The
Museum of Ventura
County, 100 E. Main St.
in Ventura. Several of
the artists will be in
attendance.
Artists featured are
Susan Petty, Hiroko
Yoshimoto, Myra Toth
and Richard Amend.
Photographers are Bill
Dewey, John Nichols
and Terri Laine with
poetry by Robert Louis
Chianese.
The works exhibited
evoke heartbreak,
frustration and provide
delta at Lake Cachuma
with photos taken from
a helicopter.
Laine chronicled the
lowering water level at
Lake Casitas that she
noticed while rowing
on the lake.
The final piece is a
“vertical mural” by
Toth. This mural,
entitled "Water:
Immersion" has been
in the making for
literally years and is the
result of many people's
participation. Each of
the 10 contributors to
Myra’s overall theme of
“water” created their
own tile, designing
each to fit one to the
next.
Exhibit hours are 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays
through Sundays.
Admission is $5 for
adults, $3 for seniors
(65 and older) students
& AAA members with
ID, $1 for children 6 to
17 and children 5 and
younger are admitted
free.
Paid events include
free admission to the
galleries, and the first
Sundays of every
month are free general
admission for the
public.
For more museum
information visit
www.venturamuseum.
org or call 653-0323.
Saturday, Sept. 27
• The Jon Stanger
Jazz Trio will perform
at 7:30 p.m. in the
Hillcrest Center for the
Arts at 403 W. Hillcrest
Ave. in Thousand
Oaks. Visit
www.hillcrestarts
.com or call 381-1246
for more information.
Sunday, Sept. 28
• Thievery
Corporation, and
Stephen “Ragga”
Marley will perform at
the Santa Barbara
Bowl at 6:30 p.m.
Order tickets online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or to charge by phone,
call 800-745-3000.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
• Pianist Charlie
Albright will perform
in concert at 7 p.m. at
Hahn Hall at the Music
Academy of the West,
1070 Fairway Road, in
Santa Barbara. For
tickets or more
information, visit
www.ArtsAndLectures.
UCSB.edu or call 8933535.
Saturday, Oct. 18
• "Some Enchanted
Evening" will feature
Ojai's own Amanda
McBroom and George
Ball at 8 p.m. at the
Ojai Art Center. Tickets
are $75 to celebrate
the Art Center's 75
years. For reservations,
visit www.ojaiact.org
or call 646 0117 or 6408797.
Photo submitted
Exhibit opens Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at The Museum of Ventura County.
a call to action in some
cases. At the exhibit’s
entrance, visitors are
met by a towering
column of smoke filling
the sky from a distant
fire in
Amend’s Pyrocumulus.
Yoshimoto used
charcoal from local
burn sites to draw and
shape her series of
works titled Burn, that
document an inferno’s
aftermath depicting
trees transformed into
twisted orange embers
and black ash.
Dewey, an aerial
photographer, captured
smoke-filled California
mountain ranges and
valleys, and desiccated
farm fields and the
Music
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Reggae fusion band
Magic! Will perform a
free concert at 7 p.m. at
the Camarillo Air Force
Museum, 455 Aviation
Drive in Camarillo Visit
http://boxoffice.stubhu
b.com/event/LexusPop
upMAGIC to reserve
tickets.
Thursday, Sept. 18
Four Celtic Voices
will perform at 7:30
p.m. at the Performing
Arts and Convention
Center, 800 Hobson
Way, in Oxnard. Visit
www.oxnardcca.com or
call 483-3858.
Friday, Sept. 19
California Lutheran
University will present
a free concert that
blends the music of
ancient Jews, Christians
and Muslims at 7:30
p.m. at 165 Chapel
Lane on the Thousand
Oaks campus. Visit
www.callutheran.edu
or call 493-3306 for
more information.
Saturday, Sept. 20
• California Lutheran
University will present
a free Chinese Moon
Festival Concert at 7
p.m. in the Samuelson
Chapel at 165 Chapel
Lane on the Thousand
Oaks campus. For more
information, email
[email protected]
du or call 818-309-7254.
Sunday, Sept. 21
• Swing Shift Big
Band will headline the
Channel Cities Jazz
Club’s meeting from 1
to 4:30 p.m. at the
Pacific Corinthian
Yacht Club, 2600 S.
Harbor Blvd in Oxnard.
Visit www.channelcities
jazzclub.org or call 4873062 or 701-1242.
Friday, Sept. 26
• Multi-platinum
recording artist Colbie
Caillat will perform at 8
p.m. at the Thousand
Oaks Civic Arts Plaza at
2100 Thousand Oaks
Blvd. Visit
www.civicartsplaza.co
m or call 449- 2787 for
more information.
• Members of the
California Lutheran
University music
faculty will present
works for piano and
winds, including an
original composition by
faculty composer Mark
Spraggins, at 7:30 p.m.
in Samuelson Chapel.
Samuelson Chapel is at
165 Chapel Lane on
the Thousand Oaks
campus. For more
information, call the
Music Department,
visit www.CalLutheran
.edu or call 493-3306.
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, Sept. 18
• The Channel
Islands Maritime
Museum Speaker
Series will continue
with “Fog and Wrecks”
by Ventura author Ken
McAlpine with a social
hour at 6:30 p.m. and
the speaker starting at
7 p.m. The Channel
Islands Maritime
Museum is at 3900
Bluefin Circle in
Oxnard. To RSVP, visit
www.cimmvc.org or
call 984-6260.
Friday, Sept. 19
• Focus on the
Masters (FOTM), a
non-profit arts
education program, a
20th Anniversary
Celebration and
Fundraising Gala at the
Windham Garden
Ventura Pierpont Inn
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
All proceeds from the
event will benefit
FOTM’s educational
outreach programs.
To purchase tickets
online visit
www.FocusOnThe
Masters.com or call
653-2501. Donations
can be sent to FOTM,
505 Poli St., Suite 405,
Ventura, CA 93001.
Saturday, Sept. 20
• Diane Silvester,
certified
hypnotherapist, will
lead a group past life
regression from 7 to 9
p.m. at Soul Centered,
311 N. Montgomery St.
in Ojai. Visit
www.soulcentered.com
Sunday, Sept. 21
• Director NJ Smeets
will re-imagine her
award-winning
production of "The
Road to Mecca" by
Athol Fugard, as a
staged reading in the
intimacy of Kim
Maxwell's Studio at 7
p.m. Featuring Sasha
Ilford, David
Newcomer and Leslie
Paxton. KMS is at 225
W. Ojai Ave. #21. Email
randomactsojai@gmail.
com for more
information.
Tuesday, Sept. 23
• The Ventura Film
Society will screen
"Cesar Chavez” at 7:15
p.m. in its screening
room at 420 E. Santa
Clara St. in Ventura.
Visit www.venturafilm
society.com for
advance tickets and
membership
information.
Wednesday, Sept. 24
• Award-winning
poet Frank Montesonti,
of Los Angeles, will
read and discuss his
works at 4 p.m. at
California Lutheran
University. The free
event will be held in
the William Rolland
Gallery of Fine Art on
the Thousand Oaks
campus at 160 Overton
Court. For more
information, e-mail
jlyons@callutheran
.edu or call 493-3825.
Saturday, Sept. 27
• Author Harriette
Knight will host the
“How to Fire Up Your
Chakras” workshop
from 2 to 4 p.m. at Soul
Centered, 311 N.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. Visit
www.soulcentered
.com for more
information.
• A heal the Earth,
heal ourselves new
moon ceremony will be
held from 7 to 8:30
in Ojai. Visit
• From 2 to 3 p.m. at
the Ojai Library, guest
speaker Monroe
Kaplan will discuss
Norman Rockwell and
the stories behind
many of his works. He
is a member of the
Norman Rockwell
Museum. The Ojai
Library is at 111 E. Ojai
Ave. in Ojai.
• Libby J. Atwater, the
author of “What Lies
Within,” will introduce
and sign her story at
Bank of Books, 748 E.
Main St. in Ventura,
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Atwater has trained
volunteers from the
Ojai Valley Museum
and Hospice of Santa
Barbara, Inc. Her pro
bono work includes
helping tell the stories
of victims and
survivors of 9/11 and
clients of Livingston
and Santa Paula
Hospices. Visit
www.bankofbooks.com
Sunday, Sept. 28
• The Santa Barbara
Zoo will celebrate some
of its biggest, most
awesome animals –
elephants, giraffes,
condors and more – in
honor of a visit by
three life-sized cars
inspired by tiny toys,
along with the Zoo’s
own rugged field
research fleet of SUVs.
Big Day at the Zoo will
be held from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. (Early admission
for Zoo members and
anyone who shows a
car key for a Toyota or
Scion.) Big Day
activities are free with
Zoo admission, which
is $15 for adults, $12
for seniors older than
65, $10 for children 2 to
12, and free for
children under 2.
Parking is $6. More
information is available
at www.sbzoo.org/
events and by calling
962-5339.
Wednesday, Oct. 1
• Artist Seth Tane will
present “The Big
Picture: Learning From
What You See” in
California Lutheran
University’s William
Rolland Gallery of Fine
Art at 5:30 p.m. The
free event is being held
in conjunction with the
exhibit “The Beautiful:
Contemporary Images
of America.” To RSVP
or for more
information, e-mail
rtschmid@callutheran.
edu or call 493-3697.
Saturday, Oct. 4
• The Library of
Alexandria will be the
subject of a talk by
James Reitveld, Ph.D.
Centered, 311 N.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. Visit
www.soulcentered
.com for more
information.
• The Friends of the
California Condors will
discuss these
magnificent birds, the
threats to their
existence and the steps
being taken to keep
Condors wild and free
at the
E.P. Foster Library’s
Topping Room, 651 E.
Main St. in Ventura
from 5 to 6 p.m.
Visit www.vencolibr
ary.org or call 648-2716
Sunday, Oct. 5
Orson Welles’ July 11,
1938 broad acast of
“Dracula” will be
featured in the Dudley
House historic
recording series during
the Dudley House open
house from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. with the flea
market and collectibles
faire beginning at 9
a.m. The Dudley House
is at 197 N. Ashwood
Ave. in Ventura.
Saturday, Oct. 11
• Author, Los Padres
hiker and Pacific Coast
Trail hiker, Diane Soini
will present lightweight
backpacking
techniques and
discusses details of her
PCT adventures at the
Main St. in Ventura
from 5 to 6 p.m.
Visit www.vencolibr
Saturday, Nov. 1
• A 75th anniversary
celebration of the Ojai
Arts Center will be held
from, 6 to 10
p.m. "Diamonds Are
Forever" will include
music performed
by Alan Thornhill
with James Antunez,
Jimmy Calire, J.B.
White and Martin
Young as well
as dancing, food
trucks, beer and wine
tastings, photo booth
and more. Admission
for Art Center members
and students is $5 and
$10 for nonmembers.
The OAC is at 113 S.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. For information,
call 646-0117.
of America.” To RSVP
or for more
information, e-mail
rtschmid@callutheran.
edu or call 493-3697.
Saturday, Oct. 4
• The Library of
Alexandria will be the
subject of a talk by
James Reitveld, Ph.D.
Centered, 311 N.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. Visit
www.soulcentered
.com for more
information.
• The Friends of the
California Condors will
discuss these
magnificent birds, the
threats to their
existence and the steps
being taken to keep
Condors wild and free
at the
Main St. in Ventura
from 5 to 6 p.m.
Visit www.vencolibr
Sunday, Oct. 5
Orson Welles’ July 11,
1938 broadcast of
“Dracula” will be
featured in the Dudley
House historic
recording series during
the Dudley House open
house from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. with the flea
market and collectibles
faire beginning at 9
a.m. The Dudley House
is at 197 N. Ashwood
Ave. in Ventura.
Saturday, Oct. 11
• Author, Los Padres
hiker and Pacific Coast
Trail hiker, Diane Soini
will present lightweight
backpacking
techniques and
discusses details of her
PCT adventures at the
Main St. in Ventura
from 5 to 6 p.m.
Visit www.vencolibr
Saturday, Nov. 1
• A 75th anniversary
celebration of the Ojai
Arts Center will be held
from, 6 to 10
p.m. "Diamonds Are
Forever" will include
music performed
by Alan Thornhill
with James Antunez,
Jimmy Calire, J.B.
White and Martin
Young as well
as dancing, food
trucks, beer and wine
tastings, photo booth
and more. Admission
for Art Center members
and students is $5 and
$10 for nonmembers.
The OAC is at 113 S.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. For information,
call 646-0117.
Exhibits
Thursday, Sept. 18
• The Channel
Islands Maritime
Museum Speaker
Series will continue
with “Fog and Wrecks”
by Ventura author Ken
McAlpine with a social
hour at 6:30 p.m. and
the speaker starting at
7 p.m. The Channel
Islands Maritime
Museum is at 3900
Bluefin Circle in
Oxnard. To RSVP, visit
www.cimmvc.org or
call 984-6260.
Friday, Sept. 19
• Focus on the
Masters (FOTM), a
non-profit arts
education program, a
20th Anniversary
Celebration and
Fundraising Gala at the
Windham Garden
Ventura Pierpont Inn
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
All proceeds from the
event will benefit
FOTM’s educational
outreach programs.
To purchase tickets
online visit
www.FocusOnTheMast
ers.com or call 6532501. Donations can be
sent to FOTM, 505 Poli
St., Suite 405, Ventura,
CA 93001.
Saturday, Sept. 20
• Diane Silvester,
certified
hypnotherapist, will
lead a group past life
regression from 7 to 9
in Ojai. Visit
Sunday, Sept. 21
• Director NJ Smeets
will re-imagine her
award-winning
production of "The
Road to Mecca" by
Athol Fugard, as a
staged reading in the
intimacy of Kim
Maxwell's Studio at 7
p.m. Featuring Sasha
Ilford, David
Newcomer and Leslie
Paxton. KMS is at 225
W. Ojai Ave. #21. Email
randomactsojai@gmail.
com for more
information.
Tuesday, Sept. 23
• The Ventura Film
Society will screen
"Cesar Chavez” at 7:15
p.m. in its screening
room at 420 E. Santa
Clara St. in Ventura.
Visit
www.venturafilmsociet
y.com for advance
tickets and
membership
information.
Wednesday, Sept. 24
• Award-winning
poet Frank Montesonti,
of Los Angeles, will
read and discuss his
works at 4 p.m. at
California Lutheran
University. The free
event will be held in
the William Rolland
Gallery of Fine Art on
the Thousand Oaks
campus at 160 Overton
Court. For more
information, e-mail
[email protected]
or call 493-3825.
Saturday, Sept. 27
• Author Harriette
Knight will host the
“How to Fire Up Your
Chakras” workshop
Centered, 311 N.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. Visit
www.soulcentered
.com for more
information.
• A heal the Earth,
heal ourselves new
moon ceremony will be
held from 7 to 8:30
in Ojai. Visit
• From 2 to 3 p.m. at
the Ojai Library, guest
speaker Monroe
Kaplan will discuss
Norman Rockwell and
the stories behind
many of his works. He
is a member of the
Norman Rockwell
Museum. The Ojai
Library is at 111 E. Ojai
Ave. in Ojai.
• Libby J. Atwater, the
author of “What Lies
Within,” will introduce
and sign her story at
Bank of Books, 748 E.
Main St. in Ventura,
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Atwater has trained
volunteers from the
Ojai Valley Museum
and Hospice of Santa
Barbara, Inc. Her pro
bono work includes
helping tell the stories
of victims and
survivors of 9/11 and
clients of Livingston
and Santa Paula
Hospices. Visit
www.bankofbooks.com
Sunday, Sept. 28
• The Santa Barbara
Zoo will celebrate some
of its biggest, most
awesome animals –
elephants, giraffes,
condors and more – in
honor of a visit by three
life-sized cars inspired
by tiny toys, along with
the Zoo’s own rugged
field research fleet of
SUVs. Big Day at the
Zoo will be held from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Early
admission for Zoo
members and anyone
who shows a car key for
a Toyota or Scion.) Big
Day activities are free
with Zoo admission,
which is $15 for adults,
$12 for seniors older
than 65, $10 for
children 2 to 12, and
free for children under
2. Parking is $6. More
information is available
at www.sbzoo.org/
events and by calling
962-5339.
Wednesday, Oct. 1
• Artist Seth Tane will
present “The Big
Picture: Learning From
What You See” in
California Lutheran
University’s William
Rolland Gallery of Fine
Art at 5:30 p.m. The
free event is being held
in conjunction with the
exhibit “The Beautiful:
Contemporary Images
Photo submitted
Dramatic, rarely-seen vistas abound on the Reyes Peak Trail. Local herbalist-naturalist Lanny Kaufer will lead a hike along the trail this weekend.
Celebrate the equinox with a hike
Ojai herbalistnaturalist Lanny Kaufer
will lead a Fall Equinox
Nature Hike Saturday
through some of the
most spectacular
backcountry Ventura
County has to offer.
The hike will take place
on the Reyes Peak Trail
on Pine Mountain at an
elevation of 7,000 feet.
The outing will start
at 9 a.m. with a carpool
caravan of about 35
miles to the Reyes Peak
trailhead. Participants
will meet at 1201
Maricopa Highway.
The group will start
walking into the Sespe
Wilderness from the
trailhead at about 10:30
a.m. and will return to
the trailhead at 1:30
p.m., arriving back in
Ojai by 2:30 p.m.
Hikers will walk on a
well-used trail through
Jeffrey Pine, Ponderosa
Pine, Sugar Pine, White
Fir and Incense Cedar,
stopping often to
MAKE
AN
IMPRESSION.
identify and discuss
native plants, birds and
wildlife. There will be
some slight elevation
gain and loss skirting
on the north side of
Reyes Peak, sometimes
across steep hillsides
on a narrow trail. The
total distance will be
about 2 miles.
This intermediate
level hike is suitable for
moderately
experienced hikers or
physically fit
beginners. Weather
permitting, hikers will
have expansive views
of the Cuyama Valley
to the north and the
Channel Islands to the
south.
The Pine Mountain
Nature Hike is another
in a series of
backcountry walks and
hikes under a specialuse permit from the
Ojai Ranger District
Office of the U.S.
Forest Service designed
for guides who provide
recreational and
interpretive services to
the public.
Pre-register at
www.HerbWalks.com
or 646-6281. There is
no prepayment
required. Participants
will receive a
confirmation e-mail
with all necessary
information.
The cost is $25 for
adults, $20 for seniors
62 and older, and $20
for full-time students.
Children 5 through 12
can go free with an
adult by prior
arrangement.
Participants under the
age of 18 must be
accompanied by a
parent or guardian. No
dogs or toddlers will be
allowed.
Fall Equinox
Nature Hike
• Saturday,
Sept. 20, 10:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Reyes Peak
Trail
• Two-mile
intermediatelevel hike
• For more:
646-6281
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