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120th Year, No. 58 • Friday, April 15, 2011 • Newsracks, 75¢, retail stores, 70¢ plus tax • Yearly subscription, $52
First 5 to
kids: eat
healthy,
eat free
Six Ojai eateries join
‘Good for Kids Week’
Nicole O. Tanner
OVN contributor
Photo by Logan Hall
Bob Daddi, left, advocate of the organization Friends of Locally Baggerly and Jim Word on Wednesday afternoon. Also present at
Owned Water, presents part of F.L.O.W.'s plan to Casitas the meeting were F.L.O.W. advocates Pat and Julie McPherson,
Municipal Water District's board of directors Pete Kaiser, Russ Lou Torres and Richard Hajas.
Locals push to oust Golden State
Ojai F.L.O.W. fed up with rising water rates, seeks petition signatures
Logan Hall
[email protected]
A group of concerned citizens claim
that a takeover of Golden State Water
Company by Casitas Municipal Water
District could save local consumers $1
million in the first year alone.
Due to the continuous increase in
Golden State's water rates in recent years,
the group, known as Friends of Locally
Owned Water (F.L.O.W.), will focus on
convincing Casitas' board of directors to
hold an election among registered voters
of the affected area to issue a bond not
exceeding $33 million. The bond would
cover the cost of the buy-out as well as
repairs to Golden State's infrastructure.
According to F.L.O.W. representatives, the
bond would be repaid over 30 years or less
by a $2.50 surcharge per Ccf (1 Ccf=748
gallons) tacked on to the Casitas water bill
for those who are now customers of
Golden State. "Your bill will still be much
lower even with the surcharge," said
F.L.O.W. spokesman and member Ryan
Blatz, addressing Golden State customers
at a special meeting on Monday.
Golden State customers are currently
categorized by the size of their water
meter. Golden State records show that the
average Golden State customer has the
smallest meter at 5/8 inch and uses about
13 Ccf a month. The company says that
the average monthly bill for those
customers in 2010 was $59.29. In 2011, the
average bill for the same users jumped to
$75.57 — a 27.46 percent increase.
F.L.O.W. projects that Casitas customers
with similar service, would have a
monthly bill of $63.75 that would include
the $2.50 surcharge.
"Golden State customers pay over twice
as much for water as the surrounding
communities," said Blatz.
Golden State claims that rate increases
are required for the company to make
repairs to the aging infrastructure
including water pipelines. Documents
published by the California Public Utilities
Commission Division of Ratepayer Advocates, however, show that Golden State
accumulated $100 million in debt
between 2008 and 2010. According to the
CPUC — which is responsible for
approving rate increases for companies
like Golden State — under California state
law, those companies have to provide
documentation of where they spend the
money from said increases. "We very carefully do full audits on allocated money
and how they spend that money," said
Rami Kahlon, CPUC's director of the division of water and audits.
F.L.O.W. representatives are not so sure
that Golden State has put the money back
into the system properly. "Golden State is
a corporation that has a duty to its shareholders to make them money," said Blatz,
who is also a local attorney. "They know
how to play the game."
When asked to comment on F.L.O.W.'s
efforts to essentially oust Golden State
from Ojai, Ken Petersen, Golden State's
coastal district manager, responded to the
OVN with an e-mail statement that read,
"Golden State Water Company has been
serving the Ojai community for more than
80 years and it is our desire to serve Ojai in
the future." The company refused to
answer any further questions.
Some concerns were raised as to
whether or not the city of Ojai would have
a say in the matter. Golden State currently
pays an annual franchise fee — which,
according to city records, equaled $42,128
for the 2010 calendar year. However,
projections show that the city, which is a
Golden State customer, could potentially
save thousands of dollars each year. Ojai
city manager Rob Clark says the council is
concerned
about
Golden
State’s
increasing rates, but hasn’t taken a stance
yet. “The city doesn’t have any formal
position right now,” said Clark, “but we’re
not worried about the franchise fee.”
In order for the effort to be a success,
F.L.O.W. says they will need to show
Casitas that an overwhelming number of
Golden State customers in the Ojai area,
who are also registered voters, are on
board with the idea. For this, F.L.O.W.
plans on canvasing the Ojai Valley with
petitions. Their goal is to get 2,500 signatures in 30 to 60 days.
On Wednesday afternoon, representatives from F.L.O.W. presented their
proposal to Casitas' board of directors at
the board's regular meeting. Because the
topic was presented as public comment,
and was not an agenda item, board
members and Casitas staff could not
discuss the issue. "There isn't anything
that we can take action on at this time,"
said Casitas general manager Steve Wickstrum. "This is their effort to move
forward."
There are certain advantages for
F.L.O.W. presenting the proposal to
Casitas. By federal law, if Casitas accepted
the proposal, Golden State wouldn't have
See F.L.O.W., Page A3
One in three children in the
United States are overweight or
obese. Being overweight during
childhood and adolescence
increases the risk of developing
serious
health
problems,
including type 2 diabetes and
asthma. April 17 through April
23, First 5 Ventura County is
sponsoring Good for Kids
Restaurant Week in Ojai, as a
way of contributing to a solution. Kids eat free at participating restaurants in Ojai when
they choose from a special
healthy menu (with the
purchase of an adult meal).
Participating
restaurants
include: Bodee's, Bonnie Lu's,
Hip A Vegetarian Joint, Jim &
Rob's Fresh Grill, Los Caporales
and Papa Lennon's.
First 5 Ventura County's Good
for Kids Project is aimed at
increasing the healthy food
options available for young children in restaurants throughout
the county. Ojai's Good for Kids
Restaurant Week is a partnership between First 5, local
restaurants, Nordhoff High
School's
Health
Sciences
Academy, the Rotary Club of
Ojai, Food for Thought, and the
Radiance Foundation.
Students from Nordhoff's HSA
have played a major role in
bringing Good for Kids to Ojai.
They identified potential restaurants, collected menus and are
getting the word out with fliers
and posters throughout the
community. They took the
project on the road to the
statewide Health Occupation
Students of America Conference
in Sacramento last week, where
they made it to the finals and
took fifth place. "I'm very
impressed with the Health
Academy students for making
this happen in Ojai," said Lori
Hamor, director of Food for
Thought. "Good for Kids fits
really well with our nutrition
education program in the
elementary schools."
First 5 Ventura executive
director
Claudia
Harrison
agrees, "When children are
See Kids, Page A3
It’s My Job:
Ken Delbo, Progressive
Insulation and Windows
Chris T. Wilson
[email protected]
A new program focused on increasing
home efficiency, lowering energy use,
and promoting resource conservation is
offering some hefty incentives to homeowners willing to put their homes
through a series of tests.
Ojai Valley resident Ken Delbo of
Progressive Insulation and Windows
says the Energy Upgrade California
program is offering up to $4,000 in
rebates from utility companies like
Southern California Edison and The Gas
Company to homeowners who make
measurable improvements to the
energy-efficiency of their homes.
"The idea is to measure before and
after the improvements using building
science, so that these things can be
given a quantity," Delbo says. "The
rebate is based on the amount of
improvement, and offers a $1,000 rebate
for every 10 percent of increased efficiency, up to $4,000 in total rebates."
Many homes built in California before
the 1970s have little-to-no insulation,
may have leaky windows and doors, and
have inadequate and aging heating and
air condition systems that are not only
inefficient and wasteful, but also potentially dangerous to human health, Delbo
says.
Since the EUC program's soft launch
in March, Delbo says he's sold the first
full upgrade to a homeowner in
Newbury Park.
"We achieved dramatic improvements in that home," Delbo says. "The
Ken Delbo
guy ended up getting about $8,000
worth of insulation in the walls and air
leaks sealed in the attic that improved
the efficiency of the home by over 50
percent, so he got $4,000 back from the
utility companies."
Delbo also noted that rebate funds are
not a government-subsidized welfare
program, but are generated exclusively
from the rates utility companies collect
from their customers.
Steve Anderson, president of Progressive Insulation and Windows, based in
Chatsworth, explained the program in
more detail and highlighted his
See Delbo, Page A3
Ojai Events
“ODD COUPLE” CONTINUES
Neil Simon's “The Odd Couple Female
Version” is running through April 23,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 7 p.m., at Ojai Art Center
Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St. Tickets
are $18 general, $15 for students, seniors
and Art Center members. For reservations, call at 640-8797 or see OjaiACT.org.
“ANTIGONE” ENDS SUNDAY
Senga Classic Stage Company will
present a modern version of “Antigone” by
Jean Anouilh, directed by Francisca Beach,
at the Ojai Valley Grange, 381 Cruzero St.,
Ojai, through April 17, today and Saturday
at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15,
$12 for seniors and students, $10 for
groups of eight or more. Call 646-4885 or
go to franciscabeach.com.
BESANT HILL PERFORMS “CLOUDS”
Besant Hill School will present a
modern-day version of Aristophanes’
classic comedy, “Clouds,” in the Zalk
Theater today and Saturday, and April 21,
22 and 23 at 8 p.m. Suggested donation:
$10; all students admitted with a “pay
what you can” policy, except April 16,
which is part of the BHS Spring Arts
Festival occurring throughout the day. For
details visit besanthill.org or call 646-4343.
GUTHRIE CONCERT SATURDAY
Rain Perry will host a house concert in
Upper Ojai on Saturday featuring Sarah
Lee Guthrie (Woody’s granddaughter,
Arlo’s daughter) and her husband, Johnny
Irion (John Steinbeck’s grand-nephew).
Tickets: $20. Potluck starts at 7 p.m. and
the show at 8 p.m. For reservations and
directions, e-mail [email protected].
INSIDE
Sports
Nordhoff High
School track and
field athletes
faring well.
Page B1
Arts
Kevin Wynn will
be guest judge at
Ojai Photo Club
meeting.
Page A10
METHODIST CONCERT SUNDAY
Monthly at the Methodist will present
another benefit concert on Sunday at 3
p.m. at the Ojai United Methodist Church,
120 Church Road (across from Nordhoff
High School), featuring Chris Gillmon,
pianist, with special guests Lisa Boyd,
soloist, Sara Hodges, flutist, the Hallelujah
Handbell Choir, and Chris Waechter, viola,
and Cecilia Teichert, violin, both from the
Ojai Youth Symphony. A donation of $10
for seniors and students and $15 for adults
is requested. Half the proceeds will benefit
the Ojai Youth Symphony.
INDIAN DANCE SUNDAY
On Sunday at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Uma Krishnamurthy will perform Bharatanatyam, a
classical Indian dance, at Krotona Hall, 46
Krotona Hill, Ojai. She will also talk about
the spiritual symbology of Indian dance.
Donation: $10. Information: 646-1139.
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Obituaries
POLICE BLOTTER
Warren Francis
Richardson
Doris Lee Williams
Feb. 1, 1926-March 31, 2011
Doris Lee Williams, 101, of 153 La Plaza Way, Ojai,
went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 11,
2011, following a brief illness.
Doris was born on October 23, 1909 to Lon and
Lulu Bell Mason in Mokena, Illinois. She lived in
Illinois until she was 14 and then moved with her
parents to Fullerton, California. She graduated
from Fullerton High School in 1928 and attended
Fullerton Junior College. During high school, she
met the love of her life, her husband, John Robert
“Bob” Williams. They were married June 19, 1932
and their marriage produced four sons, Robert Lee,
John Richard, Donald James and Kenneth Edward.
Doris and Bob were married for 59 years. Doris was
a homemaker and mother throughout her life. She
was always dedicated to helping people. She
became a life member of the California Congress of
Parents and Teachers in 1949. In 1956, Doris moved
to the Ojai Valley to continue her life with Bob and
her family. She and Bob were able, over 20 years, to
travel to all 50 states, all the provinces of Canada
and all the states, except two, in Mexico. In her 80s
she started volunteering with Help of Ojai and
continued until a month and a half before her
death. She was an avid participant in the activities
in the Ojai Villa Mobile Estates Clubhouse seven
days a week.
Doris was proceeded in death by her husband,
John Robert “Bob” Williams, and son and daughterin-law Robert Lee and Josephine Doyle Williams.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law
John Richard and Maria Williams of Las Cruces,
N.M.; son and daughter-in-law, Donald James and
Judy Williams of Bend, Ore. and Yuma, Ariz.; son
Kenneth Edward Williams of Ojai. She has eight
grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and five
great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April
16, at 11:00 a.m. in the Ojai Villa Mobile Estates
Clubhouse, 70 Baldwin Road, Ojai. Donations may
be made in Doris’s name to Help of Ojai, 111 West
Santa Ana Street, Ojai, CA 93023.
1909-2011
Beloved husband, father,
grandfather, great-grandfather and great friend went to
his prepared home in
Heaven after a lengthy
illness.
Born in Akron, Ohio, and
moving to California in 1959, Warren resided in
Ojai 33 years.
Warren was an excellent artist, photographer and
music director. He used these talents in his church.
One of the joys in his life was teaching young
grandchildren to draw.
Warren was a contented resident of the Ojai
Valley Continuing Care Center for two years. The
family wishes to thank the Continuing Care Center
staff for his very loving care during this time.
He was a most proud veteran of World War II in
the Pacific Campaign as a Marine serving as a
control tower operator.
Warren retired from Air Research in 1974.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Charlotte;
sons Terry and daughter-in-law Sjilde, Larry, Victor
and daughter-in-law Ann; and daughter Susan
Davis. He is also survived by eight wonderful
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was loved by everyone because of his kind and
generous personality.
A celebration of Warren’s life will be at 11:00 a.m.
on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Ojai Wesleyan
Church at 105 Topa Topa St., Ojai. Pastor Ritchie
Litonjua of Ojai Valley Christian Fellowship Church
will officiate.
Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be sent to Ojai
Valley Christian Fellowship Children and Youth
Ministry.
Donald H.
Mason
Dec. 25, 1927-April 3, 2011
Donald H. Mason passed
away on Sunday, April 3,
2011 in Oak View, California. Don was born in
Salem, Massachusetts on
Christmas Day 1927 to
Walter and Alberta Mason
and he grew up in Beverly, Massachusetts. Don
always said, when asked about his middle initial
that the “H” stood for Handsome! What a
wonderful Christmas gift he turned out to be for us
all!
Don joked that he was “issued” on Christmas
Day and would often refer to himself as “Baby
Jesus.” Don joined the Merchant Marines in 1943
at the height of World War II where he served in
both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Don was
stationed on a refueling tanker and hauled necessary fuel for the U.S. Navy ships via the Panama
Canal. He took great pride in offering his service to
his country. After the war he moved to California,
where he met his future wife, Mary Moore, who
had two daughters, Kathy and Cheryl. Don
courted and wed Mary in 1955 while they were
both working for Northrop in the Los Angeles area.
He raised Mary’s daughters as his own.
Later, Don and Mary had two children together,
Cindy and Susan, and they settled in Carpinteria,
California where Don opened Mason’s Jewelers
and served the residents’ needs for jewelry and
gifts for over 20 years. He was active in the Casitas
Plaza Merchants Association, a Charter Member of
Rotary, and generously contributed to the
community in many ways. He was a member and
avid supporter of the Carpinteria Warrior Boosters
Club. A red-blooded Warriors football fan, he
followed Warriors football throughout his life. He
was also a devoted Lakers fan and loved to watch
his beloved basketball team up to his final day on
this Earth!
He was preceded in death by Mary and survived
by his children, Cindy and Ian Williams, Susan and
Buck Crook, Kathy and George Stark, Cheryl and
Ted Smith. He is also survived by grandchildren
Diane, Jonathan, Jennifer, Keith, Heather,
Cheyenne, Cody, four great-grandchildren, and his
favorite cat, Stink-a-Poo. His beloved dog Foxy
also preceded him in death and we are sure awaits
Don in Heaven. He will always be remembered for
his great sense of humor, contagious laughter,
many practical jokes, and for being a very humble
person. He will be dearly missed by his family,
friends, and everyone who knew him.
Per Don’s requests, there will be no public services and his ashes will be scattered at sea. He
would want everyone to celebrate his life rather
than mourn his death. Because of his great love of
all animals, to honor his memory, the family
requests donations be given to the Humane
Society of Ventura County, 402 Bryant Street, Ojai,
CA 93023, or you may call the Humane Society at
(805) 646-6505.
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DEA, cops teaming to
round up medication
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 30
In an effort to deter the
abuse
and
improper
destruction of prescription
drugs, stations within the
Ventura County Sheriff's
jurisdiction in collaboration with the Federal Drug
Enforcement Administration, will be collecting
unused,
expired
and
unwanted medications at
the following locations:
Ojai Police Station, 402 S.
Ventura St., Ojai, and Oak
View
Storefront,
555
Mahoney Ave., Oak View.
Members
of
these
communities are welcome
to drop off the medications
at any of the listed locations on Saturday, April 30,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as
part of the DEA's National
Prescription Drug TakeBack Day.
Authorities
will
be
collecting prescription and
over-the-counter medications. However, no injecta-
bles, syringes or illegal
drugs will be accepted as
part of the program.
According to the DEA,
more individuals nationwide abuse prescription
drugs than cocaine, heroin,
and
hallucinogens
combined. These abusers
often obtain their pills
from home medicine cabinets, family members or
friends.
Since last year, the
sheriff's
office
has
collected
over
2,700
pounds of unused medication. Programs such as this
keep these pills out of the
hands of those not
prescribed the medication,
as well as protecting the
environment by not introducing them into our landfills or water systems.
This report was prepared
by Ventura County Sheriff ’s
Capt. Mike Aranda
Did you know …
The Humane Society of
Ventura County is dedicated to promoting the
health, safety, welfare,
compassionate care and
protection of all animals
through education and
community
outreach
programs. See more at
humanesocietyvc.org.
A good reminder is to
spay and neuter pets.
Providing the Ojai Valley with
vital and factual information,
about the Ojai Valley, for the Ojai
Valley, since 1891!
REPORTED CRIMES
•Misdemeanor
vandalism was reported
in the 1200 block of Ticoi
Road April 1.
• Residential burglary
was reported in the
11900 block of Creek
Road April 3.
• Burglary of a garage
in the 1400 block of
Loma
Drive
was
reported April 6.
• Petty theft was
reported in the 500 block
of East Oak Street April 7.
•
Defrauding
an
innkeeper was reported
at a La Luna Avenue
address April 9.
• Felony vandalism
was reported in the 200
block of East Ojai
Avenue April 11.
• A 57-year-old man
was arrested on Nye
Road April 7 on suspicion of possession of a
stolen vehicle.
• A citizen’s arrest was
made on a 20-year-old
man on La Luna Avenue
April 9 .The subject was
cited for a misdemeanor.
• A 22-year-old man
was arrested on South
Alvarado Avenue April 10
on suspicion of making
criminal threats. Bail
was set at $20,000.
• A 24-year-old man
was arrested on East
Ojai Avenue April 10 on
suspicion of driving
under the influence of
alcohol at or above the
.08 limit. Bail was set at
$10,000.
CITES AND ARRESTS
•
A
47-year-old
woman was arrested on
South
Montgomery
Street April 11 for public
intoxication.
• A 57-year-old man
was arrested on Rice
Road April 11 on a
warrant for violation of
probation. Bail was
denied.
• A 27-year-old man
was arrested on Woodland Avenue April 12 on
three warrants for violation of probation. Bail
was set at $30,000.
• A 33-year-old man
was arrested on Grand
Avenue April 12 on
suspicion of battery
following a reported
domestic incident. Bail
was set at $40,000.
• Three men were
cited in the Libbey Park
area for drinking in
public.
San Antonio School’s annual
auction on tap Saturday night
San Antonio Elementary
School PTO will he hosting
its annual auction Saturday
to help raise money for art,
technology and enrichment
programs. It will be centrally
located at the Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club starting at 5
p.m. As the OUSD budget
gets slimmer the PTO must
work harder and harder to
take up the slack so that our
children get an enriched
education.
The PTO strives to make
this event fun for everyone
whether they are connected
to San Antonio School or
not. This year there are
donations from many
generous merchants, artists
and others around town.
The children have been
hard at work making their
classroom projects and
helping to customize the
bidding paddles. Kevin
White’s sixth-grade class
made a wooden dory like
the one he rowed in from
the Channel Islands. They
also customized a silverand-birthstone necklace
with the help of local
jeweler and mom Caitriona
Meek.
Kindergartners through
fifth-graders also had
parent help creating projects that will be auctioned.
The evening will begin
with a silent auction then
move into the live auction
around 7:30 p.m. Also in
store is a special drawing of
more handcrafted jewelry
and a bike from Ojai Bike
Shop. Live piano music will
be provided by Ojai’s own
Smitty West. Tickets are $10
and include appetizers and
one drink.
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F.L.O.W.:
Continued from Page A1
a choice in the matter.
Eminent domain laws say
that if a government,
whether federal, state or
local, needs to acquire
something for public use,
the government entity, in
this case Casitas (a public
utility), would have a legal
right to buy out Golden
State.
Casitas would have to, by
the same law, pay fair
market value for the
company.
The community of Ojai
also has a representative,
Russ Baggerly, on the
Casitas board of directors
who could take the
concerns of the community directly to the board.
Furthermore,
Casitas
already has pipelines
running through Ojai that
could be connected to
existing Golden State
pipelines,
essentially
making the transition to
Casitas much smoother
for the utility and the
community itself.
Many current Golden
State customers in the Ojai
Valley seem to be eager to
be involved with the plan.
"I'm a huge supporter of
this," said Golden State
customer
Christine
Golden. "My water bill has
literally doubled since
they did their increases a
few years ago."
Golden, who is a former
principal of Matilija Junior
High School, and is on the
advisory board for the Ojai
Education Foundation,
says she has an acre of
land in Ojai with a few
citrus trees, apricots and
avocados, among others.
"It's getting really hard to
keep it all going," she said.
"At some point you realize
you just can't do it any
more. I think that their
(F.L.O.W.) effort is really
important. This is true
democracy at its finest."
Presenting their plan to
Casitas was a big step for
“My water bill
has literally
doubled since
they did their
increases a few
years ago.”
— Christine Golden
GSWC customer
the organization and has
essentially brought the
group's plan to the public.
The group says that
anyone interested in
finding more information
can visit their website at
ojaiflow.com. "This is the
right time, for the right
reason and in the right
place for us to act," said
local State Farm branch
owner Bob Daddi, who has
Photo submitted
helped
spearhead
F.L.O.W.'s efforts. "Golden Members of Nordhoff’s wind ensemble — Catherine Ellison-Seeger, left, Christine Ota,
State will keep trying to Kaylee Skiba, Angelica Rodriguez, Elizabeth Olson, Sean Capron, and Emily Hall —
raise their rates. When practice for their big performance in New York next Friday.
does it stop?"
Ranger band heading
to NYC’s Carnegie Hall
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Kids:
Continued from Page A1
learning about healthy
foods in their preschool
and elementary schools
and then have healthy
options available in their
community, there is a
greater chance they will
choose to eat healthy
foods." She added, "The
launch of Good for Kids in
Ojai is a very exciting
opportunity for us to
partner with local restaurants who are willing to
not only offer healthy
choices for kids, but also
make them free for a
week."
The Good for Kids
Project was launched in
Ventura in February and
will be expanding to
Oxnard in the coming
months.
If successful, Good for
Kids will become an
ongoing program with
restaurants
becoming
"certified" as Good for
Kids Restaurants. Being
certified means having a
kids' menu with meat and
fish cooked in a low-fat
method, fruits, vegetables
as side dishes, low-fat and
low-sugar beverages and
healthier dessert options.
According
to
the
National Restaurant Association, Americans now
Matthew Wagner
OVN intern
Ojai’s Good For Kids Restaurant Week runs from April 17
to April 23 at six Ojai Valley area restaurants.
spend nearly half of their
food dollars on foods
prepared outside the
home — twice as much as
they did in the 1970s.
"With so many meals
either pre-prepared or
prepared in restaurants,
we have an opportunity to
increase the healthy food
options," said Paulette
Lambert
R.D.,
CDE,
director of nutrition at the
California
Health
&
Longevity Institute, who
helps create the menus for
the Good for Kids Project.
"We know that completely
eliminating all of the fat,
sugar and salt is not real-
istic, but if we can cut back
on the fried and high fat
and
sugary
options,
increase fruits, vegetables
and whole grains and
serve smaller portions, we
can make a difference."
For more information
including the list of participating restaurants or how
restaurants can become
Certified Good for Kids
Restaurants,
visit
first5ventura.org,
call
886-0632,
e-mail
[email protected]
or visit the Good for Kids
table at the Rotary Club's
Youthfest this Sunday at
Libbey Park.
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For the third time in a
decade, Nordhoff High
School's band has earned
the honor of playing at the
prestigious Carnegie Hall.
Forty-eight
musicians
from the Ranger's wind
ensemble and concert
band will participate in a
festival April 22 at the New
York concert venue.
But performing on the
other side of the country
doesn't come cheap.
According to NHS music
director Bill Wagner, the
trip costs about $1,800 per
student. So the band
members have hosted
fundraisers and concerts
over
the
last
year,
garnering donations from
the community to help
with those travel expenses.
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company's involvement in
the design and implementation of the program.
"We sat in on a number of
workshops that the utility
companies have held since
late 2007," Anderson says.
Now one of a handful of
companies certified to
implement the program, a
greater level of advertising
and public awareness
campaigns will begin
happening in the near
future, he says.
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But to even be eligible to
go, a band must receive a
"superior" rating at a
national festival. Then the
band must submit a taped
recording. NHS did both of
these things in April at a
festival in Hawaii. The
Carnegie performance will
take place at a festival with
18 other bands and
orchestras from all over
the country. Although four
judges will critique the
bands’
performances,
"This is not a competition;
really
it
is
about
performing on that stage,"
Wagner said.
The Rangers will be
performing on the main
stage and will play five
songs: “Circles of Life,”
“Arabian Dances,” “The
Untitled March,” “Walking
Into History” and “1,000
Cranes”
(their
most
demanding musical piece,
said Wagner).
Nordhoff's band will be
in New York for four days,
giving the group ample
time for sightseeing. They
plan to visit, among other
places, the Natural History
Museum, and will have the
opportunity to see a
Broadway musical.
Noted Wagner, "The
main difference between
this time and the other
times (we've played at
Carnegie) will be this is a
festival, not just a concert.
We will be getting approval
from the judges, not just
the audience." He believes
it will be a good thing for
his
students.
"The
students come back much
more mature, they have
gained responsibility, and
organization. Plus it's a lot
of fun," said Wagner.
homeowner looking to
make home improvements
becomes aware of the
incentive program through
an article or website query.
A company such as
Progressive pays a visit to
the homeowner for an
initial site survey, which is
free and determines what
areas of the home can be
improved. Then a series of
tests, which can cost
around
$400,
are
conducted to collect data
and generate a recommended course of action.
Then the improvements
are implemented and the
home is retested to
measure the amount of
improvement they have
provided.
The
retest
statistics are used to
determine the amount of
rebate due to the program
customer.
"What we're finding is
that nearly every home we
visit can be improved in
some way and move more
toward being energy
neutral," Anderson says.
The California Public Utilities Commission set a
goal in 2008 to make all
homes energy neutral by
2020 increasing efficiency
and insulation measures
and using solar energy
solutions, he adds.
These
tests
imple-
mented on the homes
include an air leakage test
that measures the efficiency of doors’, moldings’
and windows’ ability to
keep air flow in or out, a
duct blaster test that uses
theatrical smoke to check
the efficiency of forced air
heating and cooling ducts,
and infrared cameras that
can check for hot or cool
spots in a home to indicate where insulation is
insufficient or improperly
installed to offer greatest
efficiency, Anderson says.
Carbon monoxide monitors are also used to determine how well gas appliances are removing toxic
gases from the home, he
adds.
"It's a whole new ball
game today in terms of
building science and
performance," Anderson
says.
"It's a lot more than just
blowing some insulation
into your attic. Correct
installation of insulation
and properly rated and
installed appliances make
all the difference in the
costs to the consumer."
For more information
about participating in the
Energy Upgrade California
rebate program, visit energyupgradeca.org or dontwaitinsulate.com.
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ABOUT NOTHING
Pillow
talk
Did you see the world’s
greatest pillow fight a
couple of weeks ago on
television or read about it
in the papers? It was it was
a doozie! In fact, it was one
of the most fantastic
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things
I
have
ever
witnessed and I regret I
only viewed a snippet on
the news. I could have
watched until the end
when only one combatant
survived as king of the hill.
It occurred in London’s
Trafalgar Square, the
empire’s center for all
kinds of gatherings, some
celebratory,
others,
mischievous and, on some
occasions, riotous.
The square is one of
Britain’s most sacred spots
commemorating Admiral
Nelson’s victory over
Napoleon’s navy off the
Spanish coast in 1805. A
statue of the admiral
stands atop a 169-foot
column where he can look
down on all the hoopla
transpiring in the square
while asking himself, “It’s
bad enough pigeons sit on
my head all day, but is this
is what I gave up my life
for?” I’m glad, however,
the admiral finally had a
chance to observe not
only a peaceful gathering,
but also one loaded with
ebullience and fun and in
which I presume the most
serious casualty might
have come from inhaling
feathers as not all the
combatants used foam
rubber pillows.
It later occurred to me
that it would be wonderful
if all the Earth’s wars could
be resolved with a pillow
fight. I recognize some
conventional
people
believe such a notion is
not only off the wall but
sheer lunacy. It defies
human nature, they say.
Mankind has to have
warfare as it’s infused
throughout our DNA.
They may be right. And if
they are, we shouldn’t
mess with DNA because if
did, we would all — well,
you know the Frankenstein story. So, let’s assume
LAURA STINCHFIELD
PET PSYCHIC
Seal slaughter begins
Every April the federal
government of Canada
opens up its waters to
hunters in a commercial
seal slaughter so that
consumers can wear seal
pelts. Mother harp seals
have their babies on
bodies of ice near Prince
Edward Island. Then they
leave their babies who
cannot swim or fend for
themselves. Soon after the
mothers are all gone the
seal hunters come in and
inhumanely kill the frightened pups. These harp
seals pups are hooked in
the eye or mouth, dragged
across ice, shot or bludgeoned with clubs, and
skinned — sometimes
alive. The government
quota of dead seals is a
breathless 400,000. The
species is greatly at risk.
We can have some faith
in humanity here. This
year, probably because of
the U.S. and European
Union ban on seal pelts
and consumers becoming
more aware and active
about this issue, fewer
boats than normal have
set out to the massacre.
Therefore animal activist
groups are hoping that the
quota of 400,000 seals is
not met. This would be a
step toward the end, but
let’s not forget the seal
pups that have suffered
and died this year.
Of course I wonder what
do these animals think
about his matter? What
are the baby seals thinking
about this tragedy and do
the mothers somehow
know this is going on?
Here I will talk to them:
A baby harp seal pup
who is now dead that
earlier in the week basked
playfully and innocently
in the sun on a glacier
says, “I felt the vibration
first of the boat in the
water and the movement
of the ice. Before the boat
arrived the ice moved
slowly almost as if it was
rocking me. When the
boat came toward me the
ice started to crack and
tremble. That first frightened me. My support was
unstable. I saw first a pup
farther away turn red and
the smell was strong. My
body raced inside and I
did not understand the
sensations of terror. I
cannot explain the feeling
of pain that I experienced.
I was hooked and dragged.
My eyes went blind from
the blood dripping down
my face. I did not die right
away. They threw me on a
pile of other seals. Some
were moaning. I felt spirits
around me trying to pull
me out of my body but my
body was not letting me
go. The moaning of the
other seals comforted me.
I caught a glimpse of a
man and the darkness of
his beard. For a moment I
thought he looked a bit
like a seal but then I saw
his eyes. They were black
and bloodshot. I knew
instantly he was not of a
kind nature. I didn’t
understand what was
happening. I didn’t know if
this was life. I didn’t know
about death. I died much
later from the weight of
the other seals on top of
me.”
I asked the seal what he
wants to say. He answers,
“I want to say that these
people do not understand
the quality of life inside
each being. They do not
understand life force and
how we are connected to
their world more than
they can imagine. If our
species dies their species
will be closer to dying out.
They are of wrong mind.
They are confused.”
A mother of one of the
slaughtered harp seals
says, “All of us know of this
slaughter. We have known
about it for years. Each
year we try to find safer
places but it seems never
to be successful. We hear
the cries of our babies
deep down inside of us.
We mourn and cannot eat
for days. We see it all in our
mind’s eye as if it is
happening right in front of
us. We do not know how to
stop
it.
We
are
programmed to travel
those distances, to those
bodies of ice, and we do
not know how to change.
It has become part of us —
knowing that our babies
may be slaughtered. There
are many changes going
on with this slaughter. The
ice is melting faster. The
waters are warmer. The
fish we eat are not as
fulfilling. The sun feels
brighter on our skin. This
gives us pains in our head
and our neck. Our species
is not doing well Every
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for a moment war is part
of human nature. We have
witnessed with our own
eyes how weapons have
grown progressively more
destructive ever since the
first caveman picked up a
dinosaur bone and bashed
his nemesis on the head.
Now we can drop a bomb
so lethal it will destroy a
metropolis.
What if we resolved
these differences between
nations with pillows as
weapons of war? Every
country would have a
team of 10 gladiators.
President Obama, for
example, could pick up
the phone and say to
Moammar Kadafi, “You
guys stink and we hate you
so get your pillow gladiator team ready and we’ll
toss a coin for home field
advantage. It’s winner take
all.”
I’m aware the concept is
new. But think for a
pups.”
I ask her if she knows
that people are fighting for
their
survival.
She
answers, “We can feel an
immense amount of love
and concern for us. It gives
us hope, yet we do not
experience change.”
Laura Stinchfield is a
certified dog trainer and
pet psychic. E-mail questions for this column to
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moment where would
America be if Columbus
took all those naysayers
seriously who said the
world was flat and if he
traveled too far, he would
fall off? Do you realize all
the lives which could be
spared and all the money
saved if the Obama guys,
or even girls for that
matter, were to meet the
Kadafi team? Were this to
work we could sell tickets
to the pillow wars and use
that money to heal the
sick, feed the poor and, in
a multitude of ways, save
the world. It is time we
turned our guns not into
plough shares, but into
pillows. I’m not sure how
we would do that, but I’m
certain some renowned
scientist can come up with
a formula. After all, molecules are just molecules.
We always refer to
ourselves here as ShangriLa, some sacred utopia
divined by the Almighty as
a standard the world
should emulate. Were we
to adopt the pillow fight
philosophy to settle grievances among ourselves
instead of the customary
curses, punches and
calumnies we conventionally use, we would live in
harmony, no one would be
hurt emotionally or physically and we would also
benefit from letting off
steam.
Let’s start it here and
show the world we truly
are Shangri-La.
Gentlemen, and ladies
too, grab your pillows.
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Humane Society of Ventura County
Animal Shelter in Ojai
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Lily
The Humane Society of
Ventura County has
received back some of
the horses adopted out
after the Lockwood
Valley abuse/neglect
case. This was due to
the new owners
circumstances, not the
behavior of the horses.
Visit www.hsvc.org to
see all the wonderful
horses available. The
horse in this photo is Lily. She is a bay mare
who is probably about 16 years old. She is a
loving & sweet horse who deserves another
chance. Lily loves to be groomed and
pampered. She is about 15 hands tall.
For more information about Lily, visit
www.hsvc.org or call (805) 656-5031.
The Humane Society is open
Monday - Friday 10 - 6:00
Saturday 10 - 4:30
Call the shelter for adoption requirements & fees.
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Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 15, 2011 A5
Passing the Buck
New start for an old friend
S
ometimes you get a
little miracle in your
life. No, I was not
told by the IRS I didn’t have
to pay my taxes today (or
actually Monday this year).
Three weeks ago, a friend
had a heart attack, precipitated by a blood infection.
He was found unconscious, and his breathing
was very shallow. He was
rushed by ambulance to
the hospital. Friends and
family were informed by
his doctors that the prognosis was not good.
He stayed in a coma for six
days, and repeated tests
showed that his brain activity was minimal. He was
attached to a variety of
tubes and was on a ventilator. At one point, he became
very agitated, and had to be
restrained to the bed.
But gradually, there were
hopeful signs — a squeeze
of the hand to someone he
recognized; blinking his
eyes to show that he
understood simple questions.
And then he came out of
Bill
Buchanan
the coma and was able to
speak. We finally knew he
was OK when he opened
the back of his hospital
gown and mooned a friend
who was visiting. Thirteen
days after entering the
emergency room by ambulance, Doug left the hospital under his own steam. It
was the answer to a lot of
prayers.
For a while, it looked like
I would be getting on a
plane, putting on my best
dark suit, and talking about
how much I missed him.
Now, I will go visit him and
we will swap lies and tell
old stories.
While Doug was in the
coma, he had a dream or a
vision or whatever you
want to call it. Some peo-
ple have described neardeath experiences as seeing a light, or moving
toward a light. Others have
said that they saw friends
and relatives who had died
years earlier, sometimes
beckoning them to come,
acting as a guide to shepherd them into another
world or dimension.
Doug said he was walking
on a beach, listening to a
Jimmy Buffet concert. He
said he was enjoying himself immensely. But at one
point someone told him it
was time to go. That’s when
he woke up, and came back
to his friends.
I have never had a neardeath experience. On two
separate occasions, while
flying in small private
planes, I thought I was
probably going to die. But I
escaped unharmed. If I
ever do have a near-death
experience, I hope I have
one like Doug.
I just hope Jimmy Buffet
is playing “Cheeseburger in
Paradise” and not “Highway to Hell.”
LETTERS TO THE E DITOR
C.A.S.A. there for
abused kids
ANDREA VIGIL
C.A.S.A. PROGRAM MANAGER
April is National Child
Abuse Awareness Month. If
you can spare a couple of
hours a week, you can
make a difference in the
life of an abused, abandoned or neglected child in
foster care.
On Monday, April 4,
Supervising Juvenile Judge
Donald Coleman proudly
swore in 13 new C.A.S.A.
volunteers as officers of the
court. Several more will be
sworn in within the next
couple of weeks.
Court Appointed Special
Advocates (C.A.S.A.) is a
nationwide
nonprofit
organization that trains
volunteers to advocate for
abused, neglected and
abandoned kids in the foster care system. Currently
in Ventura County, there
are over 700 court-dependent children living in foster
and group homes. More
than 200 of these children
who are the most “at risk”
because they have few or
no family supports, are
appointed to our program.
We have a great need for
more volunteers — especially men, and those who
are bilingual in Spanish
and English. An informational orientation is taking
place Thursday, May 5,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the
Interface office in Camarillo for people to learn more
about how they can help. If
you are interested, please
contact B. Cardenas at 4856114, Ext. 611, or e-mail
[email protected]. You’ll
be glad you did and so will
a child in need!
(Tax-deductible donations are also needed.
Please mail to C.AS.A. of
Ventura County, 1305 Del
Norte Road, Ste. 130,
Camarillo, CA 93010.)
presented that week by
writers, poets, playwrights
and authors. (The poem
follows below.)
The Homework Center, a
program titled “Schoolinks,” is sponsored by the
OVLFF. Now in its 14th
year, Schoolinks is a very
successful
after-school
program where students
can get assistance with
their homework and special school projects. It is
staffed by a coordinator
and many dedicated volunteers and sees more
than 200 students per
month at each of the three
Ojai libraries: downtown
Ojai, Meiners Oaks and
Oak View. The centers are
open Monday through
Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Hours may vary slightly at
each venue. Residents may
contact each library for
more information.
•••
“Why I Love Ojai”
By Kanchen, Norbu, Noel,
Yulissa, Erik, Noeli, Esmeralda, Carolina, Hernan,
assisted by poet Joan
Nicholson
I love the great people
The wonderful trees and
The pink sunsets and
Lake Casitas
I love the snow on top of
the Topa Topas
and Nordhoff High
School football games
and 4th of July fireworks
I love the Homework
Center at our library
and the Ice Cream Store
and concerts at Libbey
Bowl
I love Martin Luther King
day in Libbey Park
and the trolley car
and Mira Monte Monte
school
I love Ojai Pizza Parlor
and the candy store
and the bike and the
Police Department
and the Fire Department
and the rescue dogs
I love the Parade downtown on the 4th of July
‘Almighty’ Bruce
Schoolinks helps saves the day
with homework MICHELE CROMER—
BENTIVOLIO, OJAI
ANNE SHRAGE, OJAI LIBRARY
FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION
With the help of local
poet Joan Nicholson, the
students of the Ojai Valley
Library Homework Center
participated in last month’s
Ojai Wordfest, March 19
through 27, by composing
a poem about Ojai. The
poem was read aloud at the
library by the students as
part of the many programs
Last Sunday my dad was
working up at our Rose Valley ranch and he had his
beautiful yellow Labs with
him (Shiloh and Scout).
Our ranch caretakers’ dog,
Nikki, was also running
with them. Somehow they
made their way out the
gates off the ranch and all
the way to Highway 33 and
Rose Valley Road.
An angel named Bruce
rescued our three “family
members” and drove them
all the way to Bodee’s (our
dogs had tags on).
Bruce said to me as he
got in his truck to drive off
(because I kept telling him
I wanted to do something
nice for him), “Go check on
your father to make sure
he’s OK. Then pay if forward.” And he drove off.
Thank you, Bruce, for
rescuing our beautiful
dogs! We appreciate your
kindness! Bless you!
Melendezes good
marshals choice
NANCY HILL, CHAIRMAN, OJAI
INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMITTEE
The Ojai Independence
Day Committee is proud to
announce this year’s grand
marshals: Oscar and Gloria
Melendez. Oscar and Gloria
are not people who get on a
board just for a name; they
are humble, loving and live
in Ojai to make a difference,
so their approach is handson.
Oscar and Gloria moved
here in 1967 from West Los
Angeles and raised four
children who all graduated
from Nordhoff High School.
When their children started
school, both got involved.
Here’s a list of the wide
range of volunteering this
deserving couple have
done:
Mira Monte School PTA
(carnival fundraiser chairperson); Mira Monte School
chairperson for jog-a-thon
fundraiser; Mira Monte
School classroom volunteer; Topa Topa School
bilingual volunteer and
tutor; Matilija Junior High
PTA (fundraiser and planning lunch shelter); St.
Thomas Aquinas Church
(parish finances); L.U.P.E.
organizers (founding members to involve Latino parents); Ojai Valley Mexican
Fiesta (both, president);
World Youth Day to Denver
(trip coordinators); Passion
Play at St. Thomas Aquinas
Church; Laubach Literacy
Program tutor; Fourth of
July
(parade
route);
Catholic Charities (Partners
in Service award); Marriage
Encounter (presenting couple); Exchange Club (service
organization-Santa
Barbara);
Toastmasters
Club (announce Santa Barbara parade route); Knights
of
Columbus
(grand
knight); Ojai Valley Pageant
(cleanup crew and security).
Oscar retired after 40
years from the California
State Compensation Insurance Fund.
Gloria worked in the clerical field in Ventura and Ojai
retiring after 11 years for the
city of Ojai.
Oscar continues to stay
busy all over town when
there is a need, because
that’s his nature. Gloria says
she’s content now doing as
little as possible.
The Ojai Independence
Day committee has three
big days planned for the
Fourth of July weekend
starting with Saturday, July
2, a spaghetti dinner and a
concert by the J-birds, a jazz
band; Sunday, July 3, the
United States Air Force
Band will be featured (this
particular band plays country, ‘40s and patriotic
music). Both concerts are
free to the public.
The parade and fireworks
show are on Monday, the
Fourth of July. The fireworks
show will feature the Gemstones and Action Down.
We hope everyone is feeling patriotic and will come
out and cheer on our
parade and come to one or
all of the events planned!
Betty Izant our
special Ojaian
DIANA BARKER, OJAI
Thank you for your
excellent article on our
special Ojai person, Betty
Izant. She was one of the
first Ojai Festival members
I met in the 1960s when I
first arrived. I rushed
immediately to the festival’s office for our tickets
and had a chance to meet
her.
Her love of music coincided with mine and over
the years we had great
conversations on who we
loved best. She loved to
laugh and is a warm and
loving person.
Thank you again for
acknowledging Betty Izant
on her 100th birthday.
thumbs up, down
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to Ojai F.L.O.W. for trying to rescue the residents of Ojai from continual excessive Golden State Water rate increases.
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to the Ojai Valley Lions Club for their fabulous volunteer work at
Nordhoff High School. “The new ticket booth will improve traffic flow, pedestrian safety, and convenience for fans. Another example of great community involvement. Thank you, Lions Club!”
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to Dish TV, who has purchased Blockbuster, and will not honor
Blockbuster gift cards. “I now have $40 in gift cards that are worth nothing. Dish TV has essentially stolen that money from me and everyone else who still has Blockbuster gift cards.”
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In response to “Ojai Group
Wants to Oust Golden State Water”
All Golden State water customers owe a great
thank you to the F.L.O.W. people who have done a
tremendous amount of work over the past year. The
plan they have come up with to finance a Casitas
Water District takeover of Golden State is detailed,
yet considering the complexity of the problem, reasonably easy to read and understand.
The bottom line is that Ojai's Golden State water
customers will save approximately one million dollars in the first year after a Casitas takeover, even
with the payments on the bond to finance the
takeover. The amount saved will increase every year
as Casitas's rate increases are much lower than
Golden State's.
I urge everyone to go to the ojaiflow.com website
and check out the details. Then join the effort to
regain control of this most valuable resource, our
water.
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A6 Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 15, 2011
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Collect treasure, buy plants at Ojai Valley Museum’s plant sale
Michelle Pracy
OVN contributor
The Ojai Valley Museum
combines two shopping
opportunities
on
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Help support the
exhibition program of the
museum as you “go
native,” buying plants in
the back courtyard, and
collecting treasures in the
front courtyard.
For the seventh time,
Plantasia Nursery and
Euterpe Farms offer the
Ojai Valley community
numerous species and
varieties of native and
drought-resistant plants
suitable for climate and
water conditions of the
Ojai Valley and nearby
Southern California valley
communities.
Laurence Nicklin (Plantasia Landscaping) and
Scott Smith (Euterpe
Farms) will be on hand to
provide
professional
advice about the care and
maintenance
of
the
specialty plants they have
available for purchase.
Jim Combs, chairman of
the Plant Sale Committee
says, “Part of our mission
at the museum is to
educate our community,
so our plant sales incorporate master gardeners
providing gratis advice to
shoppers, free minilectures
on
relevant
subjects, as well as the
expertise of the growers
on hand.”
This year, the lecture
aspect in the back courtyard will be at 10 a.m.
with Denise Ritchie of
Malibu Compost. She will
give a formal talk on the
first certified biodynamic
compost in the nation
produced on a certified
organic and biodynamic
farm in the San Joaquin
Valley.
Malibu Compost will be
available for purchase at
Photos submitted
Left, an African mask. At right, Laurence Nicklin of Plantasia Landscaping and a
customer, pose for a photo at last year’s plant sale.
the plant sale.
For the second time in
the 40-plus year history of
the Ojai Valley Museum, a
treasure sale is combined
with the native plant sale.
The front courtyard of the
museum will be dedi-
cated to selling selected
treasures, including deaccessioned items from
the museum’s permanent
collection and personally
solicited private donations, including original
production
animation
cels, furniture, china,
objets d’art, kitchenware,
electronics, antiques and
collectibles, framed art,
and more. All items are of
pristine quality and fairly
priced.
The Ojai Valley Museum
acknowledges the sponsors of the sale event:
Plantasia Landscaping,
Euterpe Farms, American
Hay
&
Mercantile,
Ameriprise,
Osteria
Monte Grappa Restaurant, Quick Plumbing, At
Home in Ojai, Matthews
Chiropractic,
Royal
Cleaners, Cactus George,
Malibu Compost, Mark
Hatton, Kate Riley, and
Janet Jacobs.
This event will be held
at
the
Ojai
Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.
For more information,
call 640-1390.
Local cloth diaper advocates go for new record
By Monica Marshall
and David Goldstein
OVN contributors
On April 23 at 9 a.m.,
Ventura County parents will
join thousands of families
across 22 countries to
achieve the Guinness World
Record for the most cloth
diapers ever changed simultaneously. The Great Cloth
Diaper Change will take
place at the Mothers Guild,
4243
Telegraph
Road,
Ventura.
Local businesses Baby
Belle Bottoms, of Ojai, and
Adore Diaper Service are cohosting the Great Cloth
Diaper Change. Mothers
Guild is a popular resource
for breastfeeding support
and education with private
consultations,
prenatal
breastfeeding class, weekly
support groups and breast
pump sales and rentals.
The purpose of this event is
to celebrate Earth Day, highlighting one of the easiest
ways families can help the
environment. Billions of
disposable diapers are sent
to the landfill each year; in
fact, in the one minute that
the Great Cloth Diaper
Change will occur, 60,000
disposables in the United
States will be tossed in the
trash. Using cloth diapers
reduces consumption of
petroleum, wood, and even
water.
Modern cloth diapers go
on as quick as disposables
and launder as easily as
clothing; since the invention
of Velcro diaper covers,
diaper pins became a thing
of the past. Consumer
reports estimates families
using cloth diapers will save
over $1,500 per child.
Assuming one hour of laundering per week for 30
months, this is the equivalent of paying yourself $12
per hour to do laundry.
One baby generally needs
fewer than 48 cloth diapers
from birth to potty training,
compared to as many as
6,000 disposables, and an
investment in cloth diapers
can last for two or more children.
The most thorough studies
on cloth vs. disposables
conclude cloth diapers save
a significant amount of
resources. A 1991 study
sponsored by the National
Association of Diaper Services titled “Diapers: Environmental Impacts and Lifecycle Analysis” found disposable diapers generate 60
times more solid waste, use
20 times more raw materials
and waste 2.3 times more
water than their cloth counterparts.
The most commonly
contested point in the cloth
vs. disposable debate is
water usage. Like washing
dishes, clothing, or any of the
practical items we reuse
every day, laundering cloth
diapers requires water.
However, the manufacturing
of disposables also requires
water. It takes a lot of water
to turn oil, trees and other
raw materials into 6,000
disposable diapers. Also, as
noted on packages of disposable diapers, human waste is
meant to be flushed down a
toilet whether a diaper is
reusable or not.
High-efficiency washing
machines will continue to
reduce the amount of water
needed to wash and launder.
Line drying and washing in
cold water can further
reduce the amount of energy
required to launder cloth
diapers.
Commercial
washing machines, used by
diaper collection services,
are even more efficient than
home laundering, and in
cases where routes can be
tightly clustered, such collection services can conserve
resources.
The Great Cloth Diaper
Change event was created by
Judy Aagard, owner of Tiny
Tots in Campbell, Calif., with
the help of the Real Diaper
Association, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to
the promotion of cloth
diapers in the United States
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Families with children in
diapers are invited to take
part in the Great Cloth
Diaper Change on April 23.
For those families currently
using disposables, Adore
Diaper Service will provide
loaner cloth diapers during
the event. To register, and
learn more about cloth
diapers, visit BabyBelleBot-
toms.com or call 646-1263.
Pre-registration is recommended due to space
constraints. Participants are
invited to bring a breakfast
item for a potluck social
following the record setting.
Monica Marshall is the
owner of Baby Belle Bottoms,
a web business based in Ojai
which sells cloth diapers.
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Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 15, 2011 A7
Ojai to celebrate Earth Day
Andy Gilman
OVN contributor
Earth Play 2011 will be
held April 23 from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at Oak Grove
School, 220 W. Lomita Ave.,
Ojai. It is free and open to
the community.
In celebration of sustainable living, global awareness, and the joy of nature,
four Ojai-based green
nonprofit organizations —
Food for Thought, Oak
Grove School, Ojai Valley
Green Coalition, and Ojai
Valley Land Conservancy
— are teaming up to host
this once-a-year community event. Along with environmental exhibits, the
day will include arts and
outdoor activities for all
ages, live entertainment,
local foods, new ideas, and
more.
"I know the adage is
'Make Earth Day every
day,’ but gatherings like
this can't happen every
day," says Lori Hamor,
program director for Food
for Thought. "Earth Day is
a very special and necessary reminder for all of us
to stop and consider our
impact on the planet we
share." Deborah Pendrey,
executive director of the
Ojai Valley Green Coalition
agrees: "Earth Day is an
opportunity to stop what
we're doing and come
together as a community.
Reducing our ecological
footprint in the way we
live, do business and
govern will make us more
sustainable;
bonding
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together will make us
more resilient." "Having a
public purpose is central
to our endeavor," writes
Meredy Benson Rice, head
of Oak Grove School, "and
nothing is more public
than our environmental
well-being.
We
are
honored to be a part of
this group of stellar organizations planning this
event." Finally, Marti Reid,
office manager for the Ojai
Valley Land Conservancy,
says, "Here at the Land
Conservancy,
literally
every day is Earth Day as
we work to protect our
valley's views, trails, water
and wildlife. We are
excited to be able to bring
this message of stewardship to our broader
community in partnership
with these other organizations that share our love of
the Earth."
Earth Play raffle tickets
are available. The grand
prize is one week in
Florence, Italy, staying in
an Italian villa, with $2,000
airfare included — or
$5,000 cash. Additional
prizes include gift baskets
valued at $1,000, and lots
more. Tickets can be
purchased from any of the
Earth Play partners, or by
visiting ojaiearthday.com.
Photos by Sally Rice/Brooks Institute
Ojai Improv Company Returns April 30
The Ojai Improvisation Company recently held its first performance in the
Soul Centered geodesic dome on March 25. Creative skits, music and song
engaged the audience for a two-hour performance that was the company's
debut in Ojai. The next performance is scheduled for April 30, at 8 p.m.
Creative director John Medeiros has an extensive background in theatrical
arts, with an BFA in theater from UCSB. Cast members include Diane
Silvester, owner of Soul Centered, Bob Ryman, Dave Cintron, Carol Cintron,
Mark Solomon, Clyde Blair and Ronelle Wood. Above, Ryman and Silvester
perform a skit together. Below, Hawley, Silvester, Blair, Dave Cintron, and
John Medeiros get into the improv spirit.
‘Beach Ball’ to raise
funds for Ojai Hospital
Ren Adam
OVN contributor
Hey all you kooks,
hodaddies, beach bunnies
and gremmies — get ready
for May 14, when you're
going to be yelling
"Cowabunga!"
at
St.
Thomas Aquinas Center,
and it won't be because
the surf's up.
That's when dudes and
dudettes from all over
Ventura County are going
to get together for "The
Beach Ball," this year's
spring fund-raising event
to help Ojai Valley
Community
Hospital
acquire
some
longoverdue new technology.
“The Beach Ball” will be
hosted by the Ojai Valley
Community
Hospital
Foundation Guild, and all
proceeds will go toward
purchase of a new highdefinition video system for
use in laparoscopy and
arthroscopy procedures at
the hospital.
"Surgeons and staff at
OVCH have been asking
for this technology for
some time," said Don
Anderson, co-chair of the
event. "This high-definition technology will give
surgeons an additional set
of eyes, and we need to
raise about $48,000 to pay
for it."
Nita Whaley, Anderson's
co-chair of “The Beach
Ball,” said more than
$30,000 was raised at last
year's spring event, "The
Hop." Funds went for
improvements at the
hospital's Continuing Care
Center.
Ojai orthopedic surgeon
Dr. Frederick J. “Fritz”
Menninger described the
new equipment as "state
of the art." He said it will
give Ojai Valley Community Hospital an improved
tool for laparoscopy and
arthroscopy procedures.
"Surgeries in confined
spaces like knees and
shoulders are always challenging, and any technology that lessens risk
and improves outcomes is
worth its weight in gold,"
he said.
“The Beach Ball” will get
under way at 6 p.m. on
Saturday, May 14, and will
feature a beach barbecue
of teriyaki chicken, ribs,
sides, desserts, a no-host
bar, beach decor, and a
variety of fun and games,
as well as dancing. Tickets
to “The Beach Ball” are $75
each.
“The Beach Ball” will
also include a raffle, which
will provide the lucky
winner with a seven-day
stay for four in a twobedroom condo at any of
seven resort locations on
Maui, Kauai, Oahu or the
Big Island. Two other
prizes worth at least $200
will also be raffled. Raffle
tickets are $25 each, or five
for $100, and only 300 will
be sold.
Anderson noted that
sponsorships are still
available for the event and
are an important part of
the
community-based
fund-raising effort. Individual tickets are also
being offered.
Sponsorship opportunities, as well as tickets for
“The Beach Ball” and the
raffle, may be purchased
online at springevent.org.
or by contacting the
Foundation Guild office at
640-2317.
Working with Anderson
and Whaley on “The Beach
Ball”
Committee
are
Barbara Brandt, Dottie
Combs, Ren Adam, Ann
Costigan, Brenda Farr,
Gary
Farr,
Charlene
Hartenstein, Joan Kemper,
Ron Phillips, Barbara Pops
and Aryna Swope.
Over the last five years,
the guild has raised funds
for the hospital's new
Emergency Department,
enhanced radiology and
imagery
capabilities,
specialized beds, and
refurbished the patio at
the
Continuing
Care
Center, as well as the
hospital's lobby.
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This Week
Friday, April 15
WOMEN ON BIKES RIDE
— A non-competitive “no
woman left behind” bike
ride, led by Lana Hester,
will be held today at 9 a.m.
Meet at the Meiners Oaks
Bike Shop, 445 W. El Roblar
Drive. If you don’t have a
bike, you can rent one at
half price. Call 766-3516 if
you need to rent a bike or
for more information. No
rides if it is raining.
LIBBEY PARK WEED
PULLING PARTIES —
Many thanks to all of you
who came out to pull
weeds in Libbey Park last
Saturday. We have more to
do, including sheet
mulching, before April 18,
when the citywill spray the
weeds that we don’t pull.
Join us for more weed
pulling and sheet mulching
today and Saturday from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Meet at
the fountain. Bring yourgloves and weeding tools.Questions: 646-4294.
PEACE VIGIL — All are
welcome to join the peace
vigil held in front of Libbey
Park on Fridays at 5 p.m.
The vigil is in its seventh
year.
“QUANTUM
CONSCIOUSNESS AND
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF
HAPPINESS” — with Amit
Goswami and Uma Krishnamurthy, known worldwide for their intuitive
approach to consciousness
studies, will be held April
15 through 17 at Krotona
School, 46 Krotona Hill.
Amit and Uma’s
approaches brings new
insights into the wisdom of
the soul, the inner side of
healing, and the awakening
of joy. Today, 7:30 to 9 p.m.;
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, 2
to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.
to noon. Series $35, single
session $10. 646-1139,
[email protected],
wwwkrotonaschool.org.
(A15)
“THE ODD COUPLE
FEMALE VERSION” — is
Neil Simon’s revision of his
famed mismatched man
couple into gals who left
their spouses, to hysterical
results. The women take
over through April 23,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8
p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m.,
at Ojai Art Center Theater,
113 S. Montgomery St.
Tickets are $18 general, $15
for students, seniors and
Art Center members. For
reservations, call at 6408797 or log on to
OjaiACT.org.
“ANTIGONE” — Senga
Classic Stage Company will
present a modern version
of “Antigone” by Jean
Anouilh, directed by Francisca Beach, at the Ojai
Valley Grange, 381 Cruzero
St., Ojai, through April 17,
today and Saturday at 8
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15, $12 for seniors
and students, $10 for
groups of eight or more.
Call 646-4885 or go to franciscabeach.com. (A15)
“CLOUDS” — Besant Hill
School will present a
modern-day version of
Aristophanes’ classic
comedy, “Clouds,” in the
Zalk Theater today and
Saturday, and April 21, 22
and 23 at 8 p.m. Suggested
donation: $10; all students
admitted with a “pay what
you can” policy, except
OF
O JAI VALLEY E VENTS
April 16, which is part of
the BHS Spring Arts Festival
occurring throughout the
day. For information, visit
besanthill.org or call 6464343.
Saturday, April 16
WOMEN ON BIKES RIDE
— A non-competitive “no
woman left behind” bike
ride, led by Lana Hester,
will be held Saturday at 9
a.m. This will be an
advanced ride of 15 miles
or more with hills. Meet at
the Meiners Oaks Bike
Shop, 445 W. El Roblar
Drive. If you don’t have a
bike, you can rent one at
half price. Call 766-3516 if
you need to rent a bike or
for more information. No
rides if it is raining.
PEDDLERS’ FAIR — Ojai
Peddlers’ Fair will feature
antiques, collectibles, crafts
and clothing on Saturday
and Sunday, 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.
PLANT AND TREASURE
SALE — The Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.,
will hold a plant and
treasure sale on Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
featuring a wide variety of
native plants, books, agricultural products, deaccessioned items from the
OVM collection, and more.
Call 640-1390.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOUR — is held
Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.,
departing from the Ojai
Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave. (approximately onehour tours of downtown
historical and cultural
attractions). Walk-ins are
welcome. Docent Rose
Boggs will lead the April 16
tour. Cost is $5. For reservations or to schedule group
tours or tours during the
week, call 640-1390.
EL PACA PASTURES
SPRING BOUTIQUE AND
PEN SALE — El Paca
Pastures, 210 Burnham
Road, Oak View, will hold a
spring boutique and pen
sale on Saturday and
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. No dogs, please; $1
per person donation
requested to help support
the herd. Call 649-1200.
“THAT EASTER HAT IN
THE WINDOW” — The Ojai
Valley Woman’s Club will
sponsor “That Easter Hat in
the Window” at Kava
Home, 238 E. Ojai Ave., on
Saturday from noon to 3
p.m. Models from various
organizations and businesses will be modeling
Easter hats made by them
and for sale in the window
setting at Kava Home. The
proceeds from the sale of
the individual hats will be
donated to the Woman’s
Club which is celebrating
its 100th anniversary this
year. Early sign-ons are
Nutmeg’s Ojai House,
Acacia Mansion, Ojai Valley
Museum, Rotary Club of
Ojai West, and The Farmer
and The Cook. The event is
free.
SAN ANTONIO SPRING
AUCTION — The San
Antonio Elementary School
PTO will hold its annual
spring auction on Saturday
at 5 p.m. at the Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai
Ave. Admission of $10
includes one drink and
appetizers. Adults only
please. Proceeds to benefit
the school’s arts, tech-
nology and enrichment
programs.
GUTHRIE CONCERT —
Rain Perry will host a house
concert in Upper Ojai on
Saturday featuring Sarah
Lee Guthrie (Woody’s
granddaughter, Arlo’s
daughter) and her
husband, Johnny Irion
(John Steinbeck’s grandnephew). Tickets: $20.
Potluck starts at 7 p.m. and
the show at 8 p.m. For
reservations and directions,
e-mail [email protected].
Sunday, April 17
KAHUNA WISDOM
BLESSING — Sunday at the
10:30 a.m. service of
Symphony of Life Spiritual
Center, 441 E. Ojai Ave.
(Ojai Valley Woman’s Club),
Lomi Lomi practitioner
Oceanna Kiddee will give a
Kahuna wisdom blessing.
Call 640-0498 for information.
YOUTHFEST — The
Rotary Club of Ojai’s fourth
annual Youthfest will be
held Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in Libbey Park,
with a skate contest to
follow at Ojai Skate Park
from 3 to 5 p.m. This free
community event celebrates and promotes Fit
Kids, Fit Ojai, a joint effort
between the Rotary Club
and Ojai Valley Community
Hospital. For more information: 798-0177 or ojairotary.org.
“WOMEN IN TRANSITION” —an afternoon of
discovery, will be held
Sunday from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
Rekindle your vision and
imagination for life’s
passages. Cost: $75,
includes materials. Preregistration required; call
Lana Hester at 766-3516.
(A15)
“MONTHLY AT THE
METHODIST” — will
present another benefit
concert on Sunday at 3 p.m.
at the Ojai United
Methodist Church, 120
Church Road (across from
Nordhoff High School),
featuring Chris Gillmon,
pianist, with special guests
Lisa Boyd, soloist, Sara
Hodges, flutist, the
Hallelujah Handbell Choir,and Chris Waechter, viola,
and Cecilia Teichert, violin,
both from the Ojai Youth
Symphony. A donation of
$10 for seniors and
students and $15 for adults
is requested. Fifty perc ent
of proceeds will benefit the
Ojai Youth Symphony.
FULL MOON HEALING
AND PRAYER CIRCLE —
One Heart-One Home will
hold a full moon healing
and prayer circle plus a
potluck on Sunday at
sundown in Meiners Oaks.
Donations welcome. Call
421-7102 for reservations
and directions.
FULL MOON COMMUNITY MEDITATION — A
community meditation at
the full moon of Aries will
be held Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
at Meditation Mount, 10340
Reeves Road in Ojai. Donations are welcome. Daily
meditations are held at 8:30
a.m. and Sunday silent
sunrise meditation begins
at 7:30 a.m. Call 646-5508
or visit meditation.com for
more information.
FULL MOON AFRICAN
DANCE CELEBRATION —
to live drumming will be
held at The Ojai Foundation on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.,
led by Laura Fredrickson.
No experience necessary.
By donation. For more
movie review
Giamatti tackles sleazy
role in ‘Barney’s Version’
The Ojai Film Society will
screen “Barney’s Version”
(Canada 2010) Sunday at
4:30 p.m. at the Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai Ave.
Admission is $10 for the
general public, $7 for
seniors (65 and older) and
students (with full-time
student ID). Subscribers
with valid 2011 identification will be admitted to
regular Ojai Film Society
screenings free of charge.
This film is rated R.
Barney Panofsky (Paul
Giamatti) is a cynical and
self-centered hustler whose
scant virtues are eclipsed by
his many flaws. While you
wouldn’t want to hang out
with him in real life,
spending time in a theater
with Barney and his friends,
enemies and multiple
spouses is one of this
season’s great film pleasures.
There are three women in
Barney’s life. His first trip to
the altar is a shotgun
marriage in Rome with a
predictably short shelf life.
Years later Barney takes
another trip to the altar with
“The Second Mrs. P” (Minny
Driver). Barney gets drunk
at the wedding and his
information, go to
ojaifoundation.org.
CLASSICAL INDIAN
DANCE RECITAL — On
Sunday at 7:30 p.m., Dr.
Uma Krishnamurthy will
perform Bharatanatyam, a
classical Indian dance, at
Krotona Hall, 46 Krotona
Hill, Ojai. She will also talk
about the spiritual
symbology of Indian dance.
Donation: $10. Information: 646-1139.
Monday, April 18
YOGA FLOW — classes
are held Monday and
Submitted photo
“Barney’s Version” will be screened by the Ojai Film
Society at the Ojai Playhouse on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
father
Izzy
(Dustin
Hoffman) scandalizes the
rabbi’s wife. When Barney
sees the elegant Miriam
across the room he is captivated. His marriage to “The
Second Mrs. P” hits the
rocks before the band stops
playing, as Barney begins
his relentless pursuit of
Miriam.
Giamatti won a 2011
Golden Globe Award for his
role in this wonderfully
acted original story that
traces the arc of a man’s life.
While it has its share of
comedic moments, at its
core the film is a cautionary
tale of missed opportunities
and how the choices one
makes in life have profound
consequences. This bittersweet film hits all the right
marks.
“There is a lot of truth in
‘Barney’s Version.’ It is a
mercy that Barney cannot
see most of it.” — Roger
Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Wednesday from 8:30 to 10
a.m. and Tuesday from 6 to
7:30 p.m. at Sacred Space
Studio, 410-A Bryant Circle.
For information, call Niedra
at 727-8061. (A15)
karaoke and dancing.
Advance tickets: $12 adults,
$5 child; at the door, $15
adults, $8 child. Call 6460207.
PHOTO CLUB MEETING
— The Ojai Photography
Tuesday, April 19
BONNIE DOHRN DAY — Club meets the third
Tuesday of each month at 7
Bonnie Lu’s, 328 E. Ojai
p.m. in Kent Hall at Little
Ave., will raise funds for a
local family on Tuesday at 5 House, 111 W. Santa Ana St.
This month’s meeting will
p.m. celebrating Bonnie
be judged by local photogDohrn Day. The event will
rapher Kevin Wynn, who
feature picnic-style fixins’,
chili, sandwiches and more won four Accolades of
Excellence in the print
plus ice tea and punch,
silent auction, music,
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Misty Volaski interviews Terri Wolfe
This week Misty Volaski gets an update on Help of
Ojai from executive director Terri Wolfe.
Online now!
Coming this weekend: Misty interviews Bob Daddi
of Ojai F.L.O.W.
food&beverage
H IGHLIGHTING
Randy
Graham
CHEF RANDY
Mac
veggie
Macaroni can be defined
as a variety of pasta. The
term macaroni refers not
to the shape of the pasta
but to the type of dough
from which the noodle is
made. So it can be and is
found in a variety of
shapes. For this recipe I
use
vegetable
broth
instead of a vegan milk
substitute. For pasta, I like
whole wheat penne pasta
although elbow, or most
other tube-shaped pastas,
work just as nicely. One
more note: this recipe
makes a boat load of mac
THE
D IVERSE D ELIGHTS
and cheese.
Vegan Mac ‘N’ Cheese
24 ounces whole wheat
penne pasta
1-1/2 cups vegetable
broth
1-1/2 cups nutritional
yeast
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/3 cup Tamari sauce
12 ounces organic firm
tofu
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. sea salt
Preheat oven to 350
degrees.
Cook
pasta
according to package
directions.
While pasta is cooking,
add all of the rest of the
ingredients to a blender
and process until smooth.
Once pasta is cooked,
drain and put it in a 3-1/2
quart casserole dish. Pour
the “cheese” sauce over the
pasta and stir to mix pasta
with sauce. Bake uncovered until the top is a light
brown, about 20 minutes.
Randy Graham has been
a lacto-ovo vegetarian for
34 years. Visit his blog at
valleyvegetarian.blogspot
.com.
OF THE
O JAI VALLEY G OURMET
a living universe and its
creative intelligence.”
Moderator is Al Haferkamp,
(310) 717-4482. Donation
basis.
Thursday, April 21
MAUNDY THURSDAY —
Ojai Presbyterian Church
wil offer a self-guided
personal reflection on “The
Stations of the Cross” on
Maundy Thursday; sanctuary will be open from 6 to
8:30 p.m.
“HOMELAND: FOUR
PORTRAITS OF NATIVE
ACTION” — This documentary film will be screened at
The Ojai Foundation on
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. By
donation. For information,
go to ojaifoundation.org.
Down The Road
GOOD FRIDAY — Ojai
Presbyterian Church will
hold a “Service of Darkness” on Good Friday at 7
p.m. Call 646-1437 for
information.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST —
Boy Scout Troop 504 will
hold a pancake breakfast
on April 23 from 6:45 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave., to
help finance their summer
camping program. Tickets
available from any of the
ulation and rhetoric by
scouts or at the office of
hearing from the Vedic
Ojai United Methodist
sages
at
the
next
AVA
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Church, 120 Church Road.
meeting. Always free. Call
EARTH PLAY 2011 — In
competition at the Wedding 640-0405.
of Earth Day,
& Portrait Photographers
Wednesday, April 20 celebration
Oak Grove School, 220 W.
International 2011 Confer“COOKING FOR T.H.E.E.” Lomita Ave., will host Earth
ence in Las Vegas in
— Learn how to make
Play 2001 on April 23 from
February. For more infor“Tasty, Healthy, Easy and
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in
mation, visit ojaiphotoEconomical” meals for one conjunction with Food for
club.com.
or two on Wednesday from Thought, Ojai Valley Land
“A PRESENTATION BY
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at
THE GOSWAMIS” — The
Help of Ojai’s Little House, Conservancy and Ojai
Valley Green Coalition.
Theosophical Society in the 111 W. Santa Ana St., Ojai.
Ojai Valley will meet on
Discover how you can make Admission is free. The
event will include environTuesday at 7 p.m. at
hearty and wholesome
mental exhibits, a green
Krotona School, 46 Krotona salads served with quick
marketplace, arts and
Hill. Amit Goswami, Ph.D., breads, perfect one-dish
outdoor activities for all
and Uma Krishnamurthy,
meals for hot spring and
ages, live entertainment,
M.D., will give “A Presenta- summer days. Free, donation by the Goswamis.” Call tions appreciated. Register local foods and more. Call
646-8236.
646-2653.
at 646-5122.
BIO-DYNAMIC
“EXTRATERRESTRIALS:
“LEAD WITH THE RIGHT
GARDENING — Flora
FRIEND OR FOE?” —
BRAIN” — is the title of a
Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.,
free assessment and talk to Gardens, 245 Old Baldwin
Road, will host a free
The Ojai Foundation, 9739 be held Wednesday from 7
Ojai-Santa Paula Road, will to 8:30 p.m. at Healing in
informative talk on “Biopresent Jon Lawrence, who America Holistic Healing
Dynamic Gardening” by
will present an overview of Center, 107 W. Aliso St.,
Denise Ritchie from Malibu
the facts and speculations
Compost on April 23 at 11
Ojai, led by Kimberly
concerning extraterrestrial Wulfert, Ph.D. Lern where
a.m. Call 640-0055.
visitors and their relation to you are on the continuum
HOUSEHOLD
technology, Pentgon black
of left to right brain prefer- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
budget operations, ancient ence and discover your
COLLECTION EVENT —
civilizations and classic
habitual patterns to solving The County of Ventura
metaphysics. Donations:
problems, making deciPollution Prevention Center
adults $7, students and
sions, and more. Donations will host a household
seniors $5. Call 646-8343
appreciated. Call 640-0211. hazardous materials collecfor information.
“COSMOS AND PSYCHE” tion event for residents of
“POST-SCRIPTURE
— book study group will
the unincorporated
SPECULATION?” — will be meet Wednesday at 7 p.m.- communities of Ventura
discussed at the American
at the World University in
County on April 23. Call
Vedic Association
Ojai, North Ventura at
658-4323 for an appointBhagavad-Gita As It Is
Matilija Street, for its
ment or more information.
Fellowship on Tuesday at
ongoing monthly meeting
Small businesses should
7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova
to explore archetypes and
call 987-0717.
Road. What’s true remains
their influence in past,
OJAI HISTORICAL
so even if nobody believes
present and future world
WALKING TOUR — is held
it! Don’t be distracted by
events. This book by
Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.,
secular relativism, pseudo- Richard Tarnas, in the
departing from the Ojai
empowerment, feel-good
words of professor Christo- Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai
sophistry or dry academic
pher Bache, “awakens us to Ave. (approximately oneinquiries. Go beyond spec-
Valley
It’s coming!
The
jai Tennis Tournament
April 26 to May 1
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Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 15, 2011 A9
hour tours of downtown
historical and cultural
attractions). Walk-ins are
welcome. Docent Tina
Grantham will lead the
April 23 tour. Cost is $5. For
reservations or to schedule
group tours or tours during
the week, call 640-1390.
FREE JAZZ CONCERT —
Il Giardino Restaurant, 401
E. Ojai Ave., will host a
“Jazzmen” concert on April
23 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.,
featuring Davey Dahlson,
trombone, Joe Gaeta,
guitar, Ricky Luther, vibes,
Hank Allen, bass, and
Richard Matzkin, drums.
Call 640-7381 for information.
EASTER SUNRISE
SERVICE — The public is
invited to a special Easter
Sunrise Service on April 24
at 6:30 a.m. at The Thacher
School Outdoor Memorial
Chapel. Artist-in-residence
Richard Winters will deliver
the Easter message;
students will recite
passages, sing, and play
music. Following the
service, refreshments
including hot cross buns,
orange juice, and coffee will
be served on the school’s
pergola. For more information, call Sara Edwards at
640-3201, Ext. 234.
WOMEN’S WISDOM
CIRCLE — On April 26 from
7 to 8:30 p.m. at a retreat
setting in Ojai, psychologist
Robyn Posin, Ph.D., will
lead a discussion on “You
Mean It’s Really OK to Feel
Angry?!” Limited to 15 to 20
women; call 646-4518 for
reservations and directions.
Suggested donation: $15
(no one turned away for
lack of funds).
“THE SCHOOL ON THE
HILL” — Even though its
history is woven together
with Ojai’s, the Krotona
School of Theosophy is
relatively unknown or
misunderstood here in the
valley. Yet the school is
world famous for its diverse
programs and draws visitors from all over the
country to attend lectures
by its resident and visiting
scholars. On April 26, the
school’s current director,
Maria Parisen, will provide
the Men’s Club with
detailed insights into the
school, its mission and its
programs. 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 646-3497 for
more information.
“APPOINTMENT WITH
THE WISE OLD DOG:
DREAM IMAGES IN A TIME
OF CRISIS” — The Theosophical Society in the Ojai
Valley will meet on April 26
at 7 p.m. at Krotona School,
46 Krotona Hill. Robert
Ellwood, Ph.D., will give a
DVD presentation on
“Appointment with the
Wise Old Dog: Dream
Images in a Time of Crisis.”
Call 646-2653.
ROYAL WEDDING TEA
PARTY — The Gables of
Ojai, 701 N. Montgomery
St., will host a royal
wedding tea party on April
29 from 3 to 5 p.m. R.S.V.P.
by April 25, 646-1446. Royal
garden party attire, please.
BIRD WALK — The
Ventura Audubon Society
will host a beginners’ bird
walk on April 30 from 8:30
to 10:30 a.m. at Lake
Casitas, led by Allen Bertke
(640-9037). Should see
snowy and great egrets,
great blue herons, spring
migrants and more. Bring
binoculars, a field guide,
hat and water. Rain cancels.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOUR — is held
Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.,
departing from the Ojai
Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave. (approximately onehour tours of downtown
historical and cultural
attractions). Walk-ins are
welcome. Docent Helen
Peterson will lead the April
30 tour. Cost is $5. For
reservations or to schedule
group tours or tours during
the week, call 640-1390.
ANNUAL SPRING
FESTIVAL — will be held
April 30 from 2 to 10 p.m.
and May 1 from noon to 5
p.m. (raffle drawing at 5
p.m.) atSt. Thomas Aquinas
Church in Ojai, featuring
music, dancing, barbecue,
treasure booths and raffle
with grand prize of $3,000,
second prize $500 (need
not be present to win).
Raffle ticket donations are
$25. All proceeds are used
to help feed the hungry,
shelter the homeless,
provide a youth programand stock food banks. For
tickets or questions, call
Maureen Ryan at 640-1374
orthe church business
office at 185 St. Thomas
Drive, 640-2750.
“RICK AND DICK” —
Theater 150, 316 E. Matilija
St., will host Emmy Awardwinning writer Rick Cleveland for a reading of his
new play, “Rick and Dick,”
on April 30 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $40; benefit
Theater 150’s annual
membership drive. Call
640-4300 or go to
theater150.org.
OJAI KARAOKE IDOL —
The date has been changed
to May 1 for the Ojai
Karaoke Idol competition at
The Village Jester, 139 E.
Ojai Ave. The youth competition for ages 12 through
17 will be from 1 to 3 p.m.,
and the adult competition
will run from 5 to 7 p.m.
There is no entry fee and
cash prizes will be awarded.
Practice sessions are held
Thursdays from 8 p.m. to
close and all day on
Sundays. Call 640-8001 for
details.
“THE HARVEST OF LIFE
AND OTHER LESSONS
LEARNED FROM MME.
BLAVATSKY” — The Theosophical Society in the Ojai
Valley will meet on May 3 at
7 p.m. at Krotona School,
46 Krotona Hill. Michael
Gomes will give speak on
“The Harvest of Life and
Other Lessons Learned
from Mme. Blavatsky.” Call
646-2653.
“IGNORANT DEVOTION
AND UNFULFILLING
KNOWLEDGE” — will be
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Joy Edwards-Beckett,
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discussed at the American
Vedic Association
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Fellowship on May 3 at 7:30
p.m. at 687 Villanova Road.
Devotion without knowledge is misdirected and
dangerous. Knowledge
without devotion is dry and
unfulfilling. The perfect
synthesis is song, dance
and sanctified foods as
revealed in the Vedas and
shared with all who attend
an AVA gathering. Always
free. Call 640-0405.
“FIND YOURSELF AND
LIVE” — a listening and
discussion group on the
use of the principles of
ontology as practical guides
to better living, will be held
May 4 at 7 p.m. at World
University, 147 N. Ventura
St. at Matilija. Audio
lessons by Thane Walker,
founder of The Prosperos
school, and discussion
follows. Donation basis. For
more information, contact
Al Haferkamp, [email protected], (310)
717-4482.
OJAI LIBRARY BOOK
DISCUSSION GROUP —
The Ojai Library’s Book
Discussion Group will meet
May 4 at 7:30 p.m. to
discuss “The Center Cannot
Hold: My Journey through
Madness” by Elyn R. Saks.
The library is located at 111
E. Ojai Ave. Everyone is
invited to join the group.
The only requirement for
participating in the discussion is to have read the
book and come willing to
share your opinion and
listen to others. Call 6461639.
OJAI STORYTELLING
FESTIVAL — The 12th
annual Ojai Storytelling
Festival will run from May 5
through 8 at various venues
in downtown Ojai,
featuring America’s finest
storytellers. For tickets and
information: 646-8907 or
ojaistoryfest.org.
Ongoing Events
DIVORCE CARE — A
divorce recovery and
support group meets each
Monday at 7 p.m. at Ojai
Valley Community Church,
907 El Centro St., Ojai.
Divorce Care features
nationally recognized
experts on divorce and
recovery topics. Seminar
sessions include “Facing
My Anger,” “Facing My
Loneliness,” “Depression,”
“New Relationships” and
“Forgiveness.” Call 6464324.
OJAI VALLEY GUN CLUB
— The Ojai Valley Gun Club
offers a public shoot day at
9 a.m. on the fourth
Saturday of each month at
the Rose Valley Range. Call
984-9472 or visit ovgc.net.
OJAI VALLEY
PARKINSON SUPPORT
GROUP — continues to
meet the third Wednesday
of each month from 1 to 3
p.m. at Little House, 111 W.
Santa Ana St. There are
always knowledgeable
people presenting tough
questions and often getting
clear answers. Call 9887599.
MEDITATIONS AT MEDITATION MOUNT — Sunrise
meditation is held Sundays
at 7:30 a.m. and daily meditations are held Monday
through Friday from 8:30 to
9 a.m.. at Meditation
Mount, 10340 Reeves Road.
Call 646-5508.
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Wynn brings expertise to Photo Club Happy Valley artists
show work at BWCA
Leslie Vallee-Miller
OVN contributor
Photographer Kevin Wynn
has been invited to judge
photos at the April meeting
of the Ojai Photography
Club, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at
Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111
Santa Ana St. Prior to
judging, Wynn will host an
open question-and-answer
session on any photographic
topic that members would
like to discuss. Wynn is a
knowledgeable and patient
teacher, and his expertise
will be of value to members
and visitors alike.
Wynn is a wedding and
portrait photographer. He
earned his degree in film
production at the USC
School of Cinema-Television, directed his own short
film, and then developed
feature films as a creative
executive for Casey Silver
Productions and Universal
Pictures. After several years,
his love for storytelling and
the immediacy of the still
image motivated him to
leave film development and
pursue his lifelong passion
for photography. He began
Kevin Wynn Photography in
2008 and quickly earned a
reputation as a talented
photographer whose work
takes him to weddings
throughout California and
destinations around the
country.
Recently he won four Accolades of Excellence Awards in
the print competition at the
Wedding & Portrait Photog-
The Thacher School will
display “Spring: Time to
Wake Up the Bears,” an
exhibit of artwork by
Dennis Shives, through
Thursday. Call 646-4377.
• Through April 24: The
Museum of Ventura
County, 100 E. Main St.,
Ventura, will display “Four
Masters — Four Legends,”
an exhibit featuring
legendary county artists
Carlisle Cooper, William
McEnroe, Norman Kirk
and Gerd Koch, through
April 24. Call 653-0323.
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Alfresco, fine art and food
Susan Gerrard
OVN contributor
Fine art and food highlight this spring’s “Art
Alfresco” invitational exhibition and art sale,
presented by the Museum
of Ventura County, 100 E.
Main St., Ventura, on
Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m.
Stroll through the easels
and sculpture of 30 of the
region’s finest artists,
exhibiting and selling their
work in the museum’s plaza
ceramics to batik, sculpture and paintings. The
public is invited to attend
and see these works of art
created by artists first
inspired in Happy Valley in
Ojai.
The
Beatrice
Wood
Center for the Arts is
located at 8585 Ojai Santa
Paula Road. Call 646-3381
for information.
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Art fest allows more artists
Arts Calendar
• April 17: Come help
Made In Ojai celebrate its
third birthday on Sunday
from 6 to 8 p.m. at 323 E.
Matilija St., with music,
food and fun.
• Through April 17: The
Ojai Valley Museum, 130 W.
Ojai Ave., will display the
10the annual “Awesome
Art” exhibit through
Sunday, featuring upperlevel student artwork from
Ojai Valley schools. Call
640-1390.
• Through April 21: The
Brody Gallery in the
Humanities Building at
raphers International 2011
Conference in February in
Las Vegas. WPPI is the largest
organization of professional
photographers in the world
and its annual print competition is the most prestigious,
with thousands of entries
judged by internationally
The Logan House Gallery
at the Beatrice Wood
Center for the Arts in
Upper Ojai will present an
exhibition of works by
notable alumni artists of
Happy Valley School on
Sunday and April 22
through 24.
Since its founding as a
school with a committed
emphasis on the arts,
Happy Valley School, now
Besant Hill School of
Happy Valley, has spawned
a slew of artists who have
gone on to dazzle the art
world with their work.
They include Kaffe Fassett,
Jim McHugh, Chi Birmingham, Noah Crowe,
Arthur Hughes, Linda Zalk
Levitt, Helene Zalk Pollock,
Saritha Margon, Kate
Hughes Rinzler, and Nina
de Creeft Ward.
Photo by Kevin Wynn
The works range from
recognized master photographers. To see his winning
images and more examples
of his timeless and elegant
photography go to kevinwynn.com/.
For information about the
Ojai Photography Club see
ojaiphotoclub.com/.
and Martin V. & Martha K.
Smith Pavilion. Participating Ojai Valley artists are
Roger Conrad, Steven
Curry and Gayel Childress.
Admission is $20 per
person, and includes food
samplings from local
purveyors and entry to all
museum galleries.
A portion of the proceeds
from each artwork sold will
support
museum
programs. To make reservations, call 653-0323, Ext.
304.
Because
of
the
outstanding response to
“Art in the Park,” 25 more
artists are being allowed to
this popular outdoor art
festival in Libbey Park on
Memorial Day weekend.
The application deadline
has been extended to
Wednesday, April 20.
Applications
will
be
accepted on a first-come,
first-reviewed basis. If you
have questions, call 6460117 or e-mail [email protected].
In addition to extending
the event footprint to
include more fine artists,
the Ojai Art Center is also
adding new young artist
workshops, a jazz pavilion
featuring local musicians,
and “Alive After 5.”
Galleries, shops and
restaurants will be staying
“Alive After 5”on Saturday,
May 28. When the art
exhibits in Libbey Park
close for the night at 5
p.m., the fun will continue
after hours.
The public is invited to
wander and discover the
local art scene with receptions, music and refreshments during an evening
art walk.
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YOUR NEWS. LOG
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LATEST.
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Date has been Changed to
May 1
Youth Competition
ages 12-17 1 - 3:00 p.m.
Adult Competition 5 - 7:00 p.m.
Practice sessions
every Thursday 8 - close &
All Day Sunday, April 24
*No entry fee - cash prizes*
for details:
thevillagejester.com
805-640-8001
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Joe’s Quick Stop Mini-Mart
201 North
Signal Street
Ojai. Ca.
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646.4247
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on the corner of Signal & Matilija WOW
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“That Easter Hat in the Window”
Saturday, April 16
Noon - 3pm
Kava Home
238 E. Ojai Avenue
Sponsored by the Ojai
Valley Womans Club
Contact: Stephanie
646-1740
Photo by Rick Gould
The Ojai Valley Woman’s Club sponsors
“That Easter Hat in the Window”
Models from various organizations and
businesses will be modeling Easter hats
made by them and for sale in the window
setting at Kava Home. The proceeds from
the sale of the individual hats will be donated to the Woman’s club, who is celebrating their 100th Anniversary this year.
Early sign ons are Nutmeg’s Ojai
House, Acacia Mansion, Ojai Valley
Green Coalition, Rotary club of Ojai West,
& Farmer and the Cook.
For those interested in participating
please call 646-1740 by Thursday, April
14th. The event is free.
Sports
Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
B1
Friday,
April 15, 2011
INSIDE:
B2 Classified
B4 Houses of Worship
B6 People
Mike Miller, editor
[email protected]
Wiggins to take over
VPS football program
Mike Miller
[email protected]
The
Villanova
Preparatory
School
football program recently
announced the hiring of a
new head coach, Tyler
Wiggins, who served as an
assistant for former coach
and athletic director John
Muller. In 2005 Wiggins
was named head coach of
the junior varsity squad
and then in 2007 he was
promoted to defensive
coordinator for the varsity
team.
“Being the junior varsity
coach I know most of the
kids really well. I think that
will help with my
transition to head coach.
Also, I work as the campus
security officer at night so I
see all of these kids a lot,”
said Wiggins.
The new VPS coach has
football in his blood,
having played in high
school and then he went to
Moorpark College to
further his career. “I hurt
my back in the first
scrimmage of the year and
was told I could not play
again so that was the end
of my playing career, but I
love the game and
coaching so I am excited
about this opportunity,”
he said.
Don’t look for the
Wildcats to stick with their
traditional “three yards
and a cloud of dust” type
offense under Wiggins.
“Our quarterback next
year, Will Schoof, can
throw the football about 60
yards so we are going to go
four or five wide and throw
the football all over the
place. On defense we will
also change it up a bit and
go to a 4-3 alignment. So
we will have a different
look than what we have
had in the past.”
Wiggins
and
the
Wildcats need to make up
for lost time and get to
know each other so they
are looking at starting
football activities in June.
“I would like to get into
some of the summer
passing leagues so I’ll start
looking into that right
away,” added Wiggins.
The Wildcats finished
their 2010 season with a
4-6 overall record and they
went 1-3 in the Frontier
League.
Photo submitted
Saucedo Throws No-Hitter Against Besant Hill
Colby Saucedo recently threw a no-hitter against the Besant Hill Coyotes in a
Condor League game. The Spuds went on to win the game 16-0 thanks to the
crafty pitching of Saucedo and the team’s timely hitting.
Photo by Sally Rice/Brooks Institute
Villanova’s Tyler Wiggins has worked his way up to the head coaching position.
Ojai Valley News Sports Question of the Week:
Misty Volaski
[email protected]
The Soule Park Senior
Men's Golf Club hosted a
"Ham Shoot" tournament
(individual low net) March
28 at Soule Park Golf
Course.
Each of the following
golfers won a $10 credit
"on a ham of their choice,"
said member Jim Lane.
The contest is a longstanding tradition in the
Soule Park Senior Men's
Golf Club.
Results of that contest:
First, Ken Myers, 62
for many senior athletes
Second, John Provo, 67
on the team. “It has been
Third, Tony Hirsch, 67
pretty good running with
everyone I have run with
my high school career. I
hope to keep getting
better,” said senior
Vincent Cimmarusti.
“Everyone has been
working really hard this
year. We have a successful
team,” said Craig Michels,
discus and shot put
coach.
Nordhoff track and field
has one more league meet
after the matchup with
Early registration for the
Oaks Christian before
O
j
ai Valley AYSO fall
league finals on May 5.
“Our goal is always to soccer program is now
t r y t o w i n l e a g u e a n d open. On-site registration
increase the numbers of will be held on Saturday at
individuals qualifying for M a t i l i j a J u n i o r H i g h
School from 9 a.m. to 2
CIF,” said Settem.
p.m. Those who register
before May 1 will save $40
off the regular registration
fee for each child. The
AYSO Fall 2011 program is
open to all children born
between Aug. 1, 1992
through July 31, 2006, with
a special “Grasshoppers”
program ($75 for each
child) for children born
between Aug. 1, 2006 and
July 31, 2007.
Now you can register
and pay online at
www.ojaiayso.org. For
questions or information
call 649-1170 or visit the
website
at
www.ojaiayso.org.
Registration is subject to
age verification and player
rating for first-time
registrants.
The L.A. Dodgers, in
1981 and 1988
Answer:
What was the only team
to win to World Series
titles in the 1980s?
Soule Park Senior Men’s
Golf Club ‘hams’ it up
Nordhoff track and field
crew finding success
Michelaina Smith
OVN Intern
Nordhoff High School
Track and Field so far has
won each league meet
this season in each
category except for varsity
girls who are at two wins
to one loss. The team is in
the Tri-Valley League.
“We have a very strong
team this year in both
boys and girls. With very
strong returnees along
with some fresh young
talent in the sprints and
jumps, our team has
made an immediate
impact on the league,”
said Dave Settem, head
coach of the track and
field team.
“I think we have one of
the most talented teams
coming through Nordhoff
this
year,”
Fender
Carnine, co-head coach,
sprint and hurdles coach.
Nordhoff track and field
had its third league meet
yesterday against Oaks
Christian
at
Oaks
Christian High School.
The team has worked
“diligently through spring
break” in order to prepare
for the meet.
“I believe we have the
ability
and
the
opportunity to win the
meet. We have strong
athletes who will pull
through for us in key
events,” said Steve
Maragopoulos, sprint and
jump coach.
This season is the last
Fourth, Paul Zaleski, 69
Fifth, George
Lawhead, 69
Sixth, Mickey Perry, 70
Seventh, Don Gluyas, 71
Eighth, Bill Wood, 71
Ninth, Ken Lakes, 71
10th, Jeff Schneider, 71
11th, Dale Babcock, 71
12th, Bob Sageser, 71
13th, Roy Steichen, 71
14th, Todd Tanner, 72
15th, Jim Lane, 72
16th, Jim Thompson, 72
17th, Earl Whetsell, 72
18th, Mike King, 72
19th, Hugh Black, 72
20th, David Nakada, 72
21st, Peter Stazicker, 72
22nd, Jim
DeGraffenreid, 72
Soule Park Senior Men's
Golf Club also hosted a
four-man team scramble
April 4, with the following
results:
Flight 1 (Handicap 12 to
19.25), net
First, Dan Cole, Mike
Willett, Mike McGill and
Jim Sanders, 49.75
Second, Dave Boehm,
Mickey Perry, Fred
Standifer and Bill Wood,
50.75
Flight 2 (Handicap 20.25
to 36), net
First, Ray Johnson,
Johnnie Johnston, Dale
Babcock and Jim Gilden,
41.50
Second, Tom Sheehan,
Chuck Montag, Ted Hume
and Jim DeGraffenreid, 45
AYSO
Ojai Golf Classic
sign-ups set for May 2
under
way for
fall play
YOUR TEAMS,
YOUR KIDS,
YOUR VALLEY,
YOUR SPORTS
Photo by Dave Settem
Sierra Palmer of Nordhoff pulls ahead of her competition in the hurdles in a recent
league meet. Some members of the team will take part in the Russel Cup tomorrow.
Find it all at:
ojaivalleynews.com
Golfers are teeing up
May 2 for the 11th annual
Ojai Golf Classic at the
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa to
benefit local youths.
All proceeds from the
event go to the Ojai Valley
Youth Foundation and the
Ojai
Education
Foundation. “It’s a really
fun afternoon with a lovely
dinner afterward at the
wonderful Ojai Valley Inn
& Spa,” said Michael
Caldwell, who is on the
golf classic organizing
committee and a member
of the Ojai Education
Foundation.
Golfers can sign up for
an afternoon of golf by
contacting the Ojai Valley
Youth Foundation at
640-9555. Those who do
not golf can attend just the
dinner at the inn.
The Ojai Valley Youth
Foundation connects
youths with positive afterschool activities, including
mentors, jobs, community
service, leadership and
career exploration. The
Ojai
Education
Foundation promotes
public education by
providing resources to the
schools.
The cost to participate
in the Ojai Golf Classic is
$275. For those wanting to
attend just the dinner, the
cost is $75. Registration
and lunch start at 11 a.m.
The golf classic shotgun
start begins at 12:30 p.m. A
cocktail reception will be
held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
in the inn’s Herb Garden.
Dinner is from 6:30 to
8 p.m.
To register online, go to
ovyf.org or call 640-9555.
ORD adult softball
sign-ups to begin
The city of Ojai Adult
Softball leagues are about
to begin. Gather some
friends and join in on the
action.
This
is
a
recreational softball
league and is meant for
players of all ability levels.
The coed softball league
will start league play on
May 2. Games will be
played at Sarzotti Park in
Ojai. The league fee is
$375 for resident teams
and $400 for non-resident
teams. League fees do not
include $15 officials per
team, per game. The
league fees does include
Southern
California
Municipal
Athletic
Federation
team
registration and players
medical benefit fund
insurance for players.
Teams are guaranteed 10
games plus playoffs for the
top teams. Game times
will be between 6:30 and
10 p.m. All fees must be
paid by April 27.
For
registration
information, go to the Ojai
Recreation Department
website
at
www.ojairec.com or come
by the Ojai Recreation
Department at 510 Park
Road during normal
business hours.
For more information
on the adult softball
league, call Matt Landon
at 646-5581, Ext. 303.
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Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 15, 2011 B3
OVN03-31-11
Published Ojai Valley News
March 25, 2011
April 1, 8 & 15, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011031410003438-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 03/14/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Topa Topa Taxi
State of incorporation:
CA
Street Address of Principal
Place of Business (P.O. Box
or PMB not acceptable):
462 Avenida Del Recreo,
Ojai, CA 93023, Ventura
County
Full name of 1st
Registrant (Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Stardust Activities Inc.
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB not acceptable):
323 E. Matilija Str., Suite
110-120
Ojai, CA 93023
THIS BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED BY: A
corporation
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed on March 1, 2011.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
as true information which
he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
Stardust Activities Inc.
President
/s/KENT GERDES
Kent Gerdes
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 of 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.
—————————
OVN03-32-11
Published Ojai Valley News
March 25, 2011
April 1, 8 & 15, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011032110003896-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 03/21/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Accounting Confidential
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business:
414 Franklin Drive, Ojai,
CA 93023, Ventura County
Full Name of Registrant
(Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Marcia Lee Murphy
414 Franklin Drive
Ojai, CA 93023
THIS BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED BY: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed on N/A.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
as true information which
he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
/s/M. MURPHY
Marcia Lee Murphy
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 of 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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OVN04-01-11
Published Ojai Valley News
April 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011032510004169-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 03/25/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
JDS Quality Printing
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business
(P.O. Box or PMB not
acceptable):
16316 Village 16,
Camarillo, CA 93012,
Ventura County
Full name of 1st
Registrant (Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Jerry Dean Suiter
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB not acceptable):
16316 Village 16
Camarillo, CA 93012
THIS BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED BY: An
individual.
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed on Jan. 15, 2011.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
as true information which
he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
Jerry D. Suiter
/s/JERRY D. SUITER
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 of 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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OVN04-09-11
Published Ojai Valley News
April 15, 22 & 29, 2011
May 6, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011041210005046-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/12/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
SRS Marketing
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business
(P.O. Box or PMB not
acceptable):
135 East Loop Drive,
Camarillo, CA 93010,
Ventura County
Full name of 1st
Registrant (Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Sondra R. Sanders
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB not acceptable):
135 East Loop Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
THIS BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED BY: An
individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed on 4-8-10.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
as true information which
he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
Sondra Sanders
/s/SONDRA SANDERS
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 of 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.
—————————
OVN04-10-11
Published Ojai Valley News
April 15, 22, 29, 2011
May 6, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011041310005132-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/13/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
PCI Productions
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business
(P.O. Box or PMB not
acceptable):
19 Calle Escalon,
Camarillo, CA 93010,
Ventura County
Full name of 1st
Registrant (Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Jason V. Inglis
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB not acceptable):
19 Calle Escalon
Camarillo, CA 93010
Full name of 2nd
Registrant (Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Chris D. Inglis
Residence Address of 2nd
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB not acceptable):
3287 E. Landon St.
Camarillo, CA 93010
THIS BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED BY: A
General Partnership
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed on N/A.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
as true information which
he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
Jason Inglis, Owner
/s/JASON INGLIS
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 of 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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#2) 555
MAHONEY DR.,
O.V. Saturday.
Oak View
Resource Center.
Giant “Smart
Start” fundraising yard sale.
HUGE, HUGE,
includes Estate
items.
#3) 88
MOUNTAIN
VIEW ST. x.
SANTA ANA in
O.V. Sat. only,
8 am-3 pm.
Collectibles,
curiosities,
framed art,
chachkas, office
supplies and
leather chairs
with ottoman.
#4) 2027 LOS
ENCINOS RD. x.
Baldwin Rd.
Sat., & Sun.
8 am-3 pm.
Moving sale.
5 bedroom home,
beautiful
furniture, wrought
iron cherry sleigh
bed, home decor,
sports items, and
much more.
Everything must
go.
#5) 1947
SILVER SPUR
CIR. Sat. only,
8 am-12 pm.
Two family sale
with household
items, clothes
and collectibles;
too much to list.
#6) 229 E.
VILLANOVA RD.
Sat. only,
8 am-12 pm.
Puzzles, games,
dinosaur,
masonry hand
art, self-help
books, tapes,
CD cabinet,
headboard, etc.
Ro
ad
Cir.
Ave. Ave.
Skunk
Road
Orange
Road
Oak Glen
Ave.
Fairway Lane
#11) 207 S.
BLANCHE ST. x.
TOPA TOPA.
Sat. only, 8 am-1
pm. Two family
sale includes
miscellaneous
furniture,
household items
and womenʼs
clothing.
#8) 704
PALOMAR RD
@ EL CAMINO
in the Arbolada.
Sat. only, 8 am12 pm. Wind
fridge, TV, fax,
rug, bike, toys,
designer clothes,
shoes, baby
clothes, vintage
posters and lots
of other great
stuff!
#12) 1100
BLOCK OF N.
MONTGOMERY
ST. Sat. only,
8 am-1 pm.
Neighborhood
block sale. Art
work, antiques,
furniture, books,
CDs, patio
furniture and
much more.
#9) 207
CANADA ST. x.
ALISO. Sat., &
Sun. 8 am-12
pm. Furniture,
childrenʼs
clothing,
household, patio
items, jewelry,
misc.
#13) 208 OLIVE
MILL LANE x. S.
FULTON. Street
yard sale.
Sat. only, 7:30
am-1 pm.
NO EARLY
BIRDS! Lots of
stuff; furniture,
games, clothing,
dishes and baby
items.
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17
Thacher
Dr.
k
Par Soule Park
Gymkana
Arena
#14) 1302
SUNSET PL. x.
PLEASANT. Sat.
only, 8 am-2 pm.
#7) 290 E. EL
ROBLAR DR. @
HWY 33. Sat.
only, 8 am-5 pm.
MOVING SALE,
3 FAMILIES.
Tiles, brand-new
clothes,
household items,
art and much,
much more.
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#15) 913
MERCER AVE.
Sat. only,
8 am-2 pm.
Multi family yard
sale. Proceeds to
benefit the Nan
Tolbert Nurturing
Center. The
board and staff
have picked
through their
homes and
selected great
bits and pieces to
sell at our yard
sale. Lots of
wonderful stuff
for a good price,
including golf
clubs, dining
chairs, strollers
and more!
#16) 283
CARNE RD.
between Grand
and Hwy 150.
Sat. 7:30 am-1
pm. Sun. 8:30
am-2 pm.
Vintage &
Whimsy East
End Sale. A new
collection of
noteworthy
treasures! Indoor
& outdoor
furniture, art,
lamps, mirrors,
architectural
elements and
much more. This
is a two day sale
you wonʼt want to
miss!
#17) 11780
KOENIGSTEIN
RD. Upper Ojai.
Sat. only, 8 am-2
pm. Furniture and
kidsʼ stuff.
De La Vereda
ton
An
n
Rd.
#10) 405 N.
BLANCHE ST. x.
OAK. Sat. only,
8 am-1 pm.
No early birds,
please! Mother of
all garage sales!
Shop-a-holic
needs to
downsize moving!
Something for
everyone, A-Z.
Furniture,
camping gear,
clothes, books Lots!
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Camino
Avenida
Soule
Park
Sa
Avenida Del Recreo
Driving
Range
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HWY 150 to UPPER OJAI ...
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Sadd
F 16
HWY 150, iLeft
on Carne
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Golf Course
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Boardman
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St.
Fire
Dept.
St.
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Way
Lark
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Ave.
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Dr.
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West
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Av.
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Cntr.
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St.
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San Gabriel
Road
Park Rd.
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St.
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St.
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Signal
St.
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St.
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Fulton St.
Extension
Pope Ln.
Golden
Del Nido Ct.
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Daly Rd.
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St.
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#1) 8225
PARKVIEW DR.
at “Edison
curve”
Be careful
off Hwy 33.
Sat. only,
9 am-1 pm.
Variety of items.
Womenʼs clothes,
costume jewelry,
luggage, Igloo
cooler(s), window
a/c, doll house,
stuffed animals,
Tiffany-style
hanging lamp
and other misc.
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B4 Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 15, 2011
Dan
Nelson
MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION
Give us
a break!
Across the community,
seeing students walking
on the bike trail, hanging
out in the parks, or shopping at Vons, during
regular school hours
caused some to wonder
what was going on last
week. And when you
asked certain kids why
they were not in school,
one could hear a sigh of
condescending indignation that seems to
resonate with “Get a clue,”
as if the planets have
aligned but you somehow
missed it.
Spring break excitement
hit the Ojai Valley. It’s the
biggest thing for many
between Christmas vacation
and
summer.
Beaches
and
movie
theaters filled up. The
waves were good. The sun
was out. And the mall is
open.
Many
were
breaking out the shorts, Tshirts and flip-flops that
they haven’t seen in six
months. But all of this fun
cannot be fully realized
without the most important ingredient of all for
this annual festivity: no
school. Even non-spiritual people found themselves praying for surf,
and rebuking the “evil” of
end-of-the-week rain that
the
weather
reports
continued to threaten us
with. For many, this was a
much-needed time off.
The demands and pressures that many students
face surely demonstrate a
generation
that
is
bombarded with stress. A
by-product of living in the
“Information Age” is that
there is more demanded
Jews for Jesus visit
Holy Cross Lutheran
Tuvya Zaretsky will lead
a model Seder (Passover
dinner) Tuesday at 6:30
p.m. at Holy Cross
Lutheran Church, 1212
Maricopa Highway. All are
invited.
R.S.V.P.
by
Monday: 646-5652 or
holycrossojai.org/contact
-us.
Donations
are
welcome.
Zaretsky was raised
within
traditional
Judaism in northern California where he attended
Hebrew school and was
bar mitzvahed. In 1970,
while searching for the
truth, he found the
answer to his spiritual
quest in the Bible’s
message about Jesus.
Zaretsky chairs the board
of Jews for Jesus, Israel.
To Jews for Jesus,
believing in Jesus makes
sense in light of the Jewish
Bible and in light of their
experiences
as
“believers.”
For those who think that
Christianity contradicts
the meaning of Judaism,
the Jews for Jesus say
there are answers, which
their representative will
be happy to discuss after
the presentation.
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to be learned than in any
previous generation. We
expect them to understand the philosophers
and leaders of history,
their ideas, circumstances
and lessons, to know the
old math and the new, to
be as conversant in the
biographies of Plato and
Napoleon, as Ghadafi and
Bill Gates, and to be technologically savvy while
still knowing their way
around the kitchen, under
the hood, and in the tool
shed. We don’t understand why most teenagers
don’t know cultural icons
of the previous era
because we expect that
they be conversant in past
as well as contemporary
issues. When Elizabeth
Taylor recently died, most
young people said “Who?”
Some presumed you were
confusing her with Taylor
Swift.
Worldwide media and
instant access across the
Earth
has
created
required participation as
global citizens. And we
have
spent
decades
creating such epic problems that have the poten-
tial to destroy everything
that we know, from the
breakdown of marriage
and family to nuclear
proliferation and environmental catastrophe, and
many are placing all of
their hopes in the
upcoming generation to
fix our mess. We just need
them to sign on the
dotted line that they will
assume our national
mortgage and take over
the payments of the social
experimentation
loan
that birthed them into a
godless,
purposeless,
existence where there is
nothing to really live for
except
to
conscript
impressionable
younglings into their role
of minions of the Darwin
regime.
We are seeing youth
revolutions take place
around the world. Many
don’t know what they
want but they are
convinced that there is
something a whole lot
better out there. I have
been meeting young
people, locally, who have
never been exposed to the
real Jesus. Their parents
have adamantly kept
them out of a church and
far from anything bearing
the emblem of heaven or
salvation. Their textbooks
misrepresent Jesus to
emphasize the fakeness of
some who claimed to
follow him. And some
describe a concerted
effort to keep them in the
cultural status quo. At
spring break, we are
marketing
hedonism
rather than holiness,
because one generates
revenues and the other
costs a lot. I wonder if it is
the “love everybody”
message that is so troublesome, or the news
flash that “all of us need
God’s love and grace to
save us from ourselves”
that offends so deeply. But
it doesn’t take a deeply
insightful person to admit
that to place requirements and expectations
upon a person or generation, without tools to
handle the challenges is
unjust. Couldn’t you look
past your own defiance
and get the young people
in your life in contact with
Jesus? He can take it from
there. While you’re at it,
you might want to stick
around and introduce
yourself. You might be
surprised to learn that he
already
knows
your
name.
Dan Nelson is pastor of
Calvary Chapel Ojai
Valley (calvaryojai.org).
The opinions expressed are
those of the author and
not necessarily those of his
church, the Ojai Valley
Ministerial Association,
nor the Ojai Valley News.
Would you like to make a
difference in a teen’s life or
help teen runaways? Interface Children Family Services needs people interested in providing evening
and weekend short-term
shelter for youths in need.
Interface “Cool Homes” are
created when people with
just a little extra space in
their homes open up their
doors and hearts and help
a youth in distress.
Providing shelter and a
caring environment gives
the child and his or her
family the critical time
needed to begin to work
out problems.
Interface Children Family
Services provides training
and a small financial reimbursement for Cool Home
volunteers, along with day
care and transportation for
clients Monday through
Friday. Each family sets its
own availability that best
suits its lifestyle.
If your family is ready for a
rewarding experience, call
the coordinator of volunteer services at 485-6114,
Ext. 612.
The Ojai Valley News is collecting items for our
Time
Capsule
in the new Libbey Bowl!
* We want your input! *
Here’s some of the ideas we’ve received so far:
TV Guide
Restaurant menus
List of city officials
copy of the Ojai Valley News
Money from 2011
Plans for Libbey Bowl
Plans for the Ojai Skate Park
Ads from local businesses
Stamps
DVD of "Easy A"
CDs from local musicians
an iPod with a selection of music
an iPhone
Gasoline receipts
Grocery receipts
Photos of the Arcade, police station,
city hall
A screen capture of the stock market
A list of typical salaries for 2011
Local art
A 2010 Nordhoff football program
Baseball cards
An air quality report
Screen captures of Facebook ,eBay,
Myspace, Twitter
Plastic shopping bag
Twinkies
Wine from local wineries
A tennis ball used in the Ojai Tennis
Tournament
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Houses Worship
of
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE OJAI VALLEY
Our Lady and All Angels
Liberal Catholic Church
Sunday at 10:30 p.m. at
Our Lady and All Angels
Liberal Catholic Church, to
mark the beginning of Holy
Week, the Rev. William
Binder of Los Angeles will
celebrate the Palm Sunday
Eucharist. A special procession
commemorating
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem
will be held. Palm crosses
will be blessed and distributed to the congregation.
All are invited to attend and
receive Holy Communion.
The Rt. Rev. William
Downey will bless the palm
crosses.
On
Maundy
Thursday, Holy Eucharist
will be celebrated at 10:30
a.m. and holy oils will be
consecrated by Bishop
Downey. At 9 a.m. on Holy
Saturday, April 23, there
will be a Blessing of Fire
and the Easter Eucharist
will be celebrated April 24
at 10:30 a.m.
Our Lady and All Angels is
located at 1502 E. Ojai Ave.
For information call 6460570.
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
“Doctrine of Atonement”
is the subject of this
Sunday’s lesson at the
Christian Science Church,
based on a passage from 1
Corinthians: “There is but
one God, the Father, of
whom are all things, and
we in him; and one Lord
Jesus Christ, by whom are
all things, and we by him.”
The church service and
Sunday school begin at 10
a.m. Testimonial meetings
are held Wednesdays at 7
p.m. All are welcome.
The church is located at
the corner of Oak and
Blanche streets in Ojai. The
Reading Room at 215-C E.
Matilija St. is open to the
public from noon to 3 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Call 646-4901 for information.
Ojai United
Methodist Church
Everyone is welcome to
the Ojai United Methodist
Church, 120 Church Road,
every Sunday at 10:15 a.m.
for worship for all ages.
Adult Bible study begins
Sunday at 9 a.m. Sunday
School for ages 0 through
12 is held at 10:15 a.m.
Praise time singing and
music begins at 10 a.m.
Scripture reading on this
Palm Sunday will be Psalm
118:1-2, 19-29 from the Old
Testament, and Philippians
2:5-11 and Matthew 21:111 from the New Testament.
Pastor
John
Robison’s sermon will be
“The True Triumph.” Coffee
fellowship follows the
service.
The sanctuary is open
Tuesday through Friday
from 9 a.m. to noon for
personal prayer and meditation.
For more information,
call 646-3528.
Quakers
The Ojai Friends Worship
Group (Quakers) meets
every Sunday from 10 to
10:45 a.m. at 506 Crestview
Drive for silent worship. All
are welcome. For more
information, call 640-0444.
Jewish Community
of the Oaks
Today at 7 p.m., Rabbi
Yossi will lead Shabbat
services at the Jewish
Community of the Oaks,
530 W. El Roblar Drive.
Come at 6 p.m. to share a
potluck supper with the
community. The rabbi
continues
his
“Basic
Judaism”
course
on
Saturday at 10 a.m. The
Community Passover Seder
will take place April 23;
contact Sheila at 640-8878
for details and tickets.
St. Thomas Aquinas
CatholicChurch
St. Thomas Aquinas
Church is located at 185 St.
Thomas
Drive,
Ojai.
Sunday Mass is held at 7:30
and 10:30 a.m.; Saturday
Mass is at 8 a.m., 5 p.m. and
Hispanic Mass at 7:30 p.m.
Daily Mass is held at 6:30
and 9 a.m.
Readings
are
from
Matthew 21:1-11 on Palm
Sunday with a procession
at the 10:30 a.m. Mass.
A bilingual Mass of the
Lord’s Supper will be held
Holy Thursday at 7 p.m. On
Good Friday there will be
outdoor Stations of the
Cross”at 1:30 p.m., and
bilingual Adoration of the
Cross and Communion
service at 7 p.m. On Holy
Saturday, April 23, from 11
a.m. to noon there will be a
Sacrament of Reconciliation and a bilingual Easter
Vigil at 7 p.m. Services will
be held at 7:30 and 10:30
a.m. on Easter Sunday,
April 24, with a bilingual
Mass at 9 a.m.
Call the parish office at
646-4338 for information.
Symphony of Life
Spiritual Center
The Symphony of Life
Spiritual Center practices
the teachings of Ernest
Holmes and the Science of
Mind,
“Change
Your
Thinking, Change Your
Life.” People of all ages,
faiths, lifestyles andethnicities are welcome, knowing
therre is only one God
within all.
This Sunday, the Rev.
Marilyn Miller’s topic will
be “The Power of Story.”
Services are held Sundays
at 10 a.m. with a preservice meditation and the
service starts at 10:30 a.m.
at the Ojai Valley Woman’s
Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave. Child
care is provided.
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church worships the Lord
with joy and laughter, good
music, short sermons and
free coffee. Come to Holy
Euchrist this Sunday at 8
a.m. or 10 a.m., with child
care and Sunday School at
10 a.m. Holy Communion
is open to all.
The final Stations of the
Cross is today at 6:30 p.m.
Easter services will be as
follows: Palm Sunday, April
17, one serv ice only at 10
a.m.; Maundy Thursday,
April 21, at 7 p.m.; Good
Friday, April 22, at 7 p.m.;
Great Vigil of Easter, April
23 at 8 p.m. and Easter
morning, April 24, services
at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church is located at Bristol
Road and Ojai Avenue. For
information, call 646-1885.
Ojai Presbyterian Church
Ojai Presbyterian Church
welcomes all who wish to
come and worship with
them. This Palm Sunday we
gather to recognize Jesus’
entry into Jerusalem. The
children will lead the
congregation into worship
with palm branches and
singing. The sermon, “If
These Were Silent,” is from
Luke 19:28-40. During the 8
a.m. and 9:15 a.m., the
Praise Choir will sing
“Alleluia.” At the 10:45 a.m.
service, the Chancel Choir
will sing “Forever and a
Day” and during the offertory the Hallelujah Handbells, directed by Elaine
Please call to RSVP @ (805) 649-5852 400 Sunset
If you have any questions please call Alisha De La O,
OVNFL Program Director (805) 640-4300 x 1062
Today is an anniversary
of unanswered prayer (I’m
writing on April 10).
My friend Tillie wanted a
ticket for today. She asked
God to let her ride the
great new ship on her
maiden voyage. Tillie had
been faithful to a big
promise, but God did not
get her the ticket she
wanted.
A 16-year-old in Norway,
Tillie had yearned to make
her future in the land of
promise, America. Her
mother balked. Eventually,
mother gave permission
with one huge condition.Tillie could go to America
if she promised to come
back and visit her mother
after four years. Mother
was confident that Tillie
would get adventure out of
her system and return
home where she belonged.
Tillie sailed to America,
and landing in New York
with $75 in her pocket, she
found her way to Valley
City, N.D., where a job
awaited. After saving up
money for four years, she
fulfilled her promise, and
recrossed the Atlantic back
to Norway. Her mother
was unable to persuade
Tillie to stay. Tillie booked
a ticket to England. Once
there she sought out a
ticket on her dream ship to
America.
Ninety-nine years ago
from the day I’m writing,
the “Titanic” departed
without Tillie. Ninety-nine
years ago today (Friday,
April 15), the “Titanic”
sank. There were 1,517
souls lost. Tillie was
grateful for unanswered
prayer.
Fast forward 64 years and
a few months. The
Summer Olympics were in
full swing in Montreal,
Canada. My big brother,
Pete, was driving a maintenance cart across his
college campus at the tail
end of a long day. The
maintenance cart was a
converted golf cart, topheavy and loaded with
gear. Rounding a corner
too fast, the cart tipped a
bit. Pete stuck his leg out to
right the cart, but the cart
tumbled over. With his leg
pinned to the pavement,
his whole body was pulled
under the cart. His spleen
ruptured, and he was
bleeding to death internally.
Fortunately for Pete,
Tillie’s prayer for a ticket
on the “Titanic” had gone
unanswered. Tillie’s son
saw my brother trapped
under the cart. He grabbed
his brother and two other
men, and they lifted the
cart off Pete. Rather than
waste time waiting for an
ambulance. They lifted
Pete into the back of a
station wagon and raced
for the nearest hospital.
Parking in the ambulance
zone, Tillie’s son leaped
out of the car and ordered
the staff to treat this man
now!
Today Pete is training
field linguists to translate
the Bible in unwritten
languages.
Today I am grateful that
God did not answer Tillie’s
prayer 99 years ago, or my
brother’s rescuer may
never have been born.
I
thank
God
for
answering
prayers
according to his wisdom,
not mine.
Nelson,
will
play
“Hallelujah.”
Nursery and toddler care
is offered at all three services with Sunday School
through eighth grade at the
9:15 a.m. service. The Presbyterian Church is located
at 304 Foothill Road. Call
646-1437 for information.
Holy Cross
Lutheran Church
All are invited to worship
on Sunday at 10 a.m. at
Holy
Cross
Lutheran
Church.
Children
are
offered classes after the
children’s message and
rejoin teens and adults for
Holy Communion at the
end of the service.
In April, the congregation
will discuss “A Few Things
Jesus Doesn’t Understand.”
This week’s focus will be
“Jesus Doesn’t Understand
How to Stop Living
Someone.”
Holy Cross Lutheran
Church is located at 1212
Maricopa Highway. For
information call 646-5652.
All are welcomed so that together
we can seek to know God through
Jesus Christ.
Ben
Unseth
MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION
Unanswered
prayers
Ben Unseth is pastor of
Holy Cross Church (ELCA)
in Ojai. The opinions
expressed are those of the
author and not necessarily
those of his church, the Ojai
Valley Ministerial Association, nor the Ojai Valley
News.
OJAI CHURCH OF
CHRIST
411 N. Montgomery Street
Ph: 646-5737 or 646-7768
CHRISTIANS COMMITTED TO
WORSHIPPING AND
GLORIFYING GOD IN CHRIST
SUNDAY
Worship - 10:00am
Bible Study - 11:30am
Evening - 6:00pm *
* No evening service 3rd
Sunday
WEDNESDAY:
Bible Study - 7:00pm
People
Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 15, 2011 B6
Thacher students go for gold in
National Chemistry Olympiad
Christopher Vyhnal
OVN contributor
Photo submitted
Scouts Have Methodists’ Blessing
The Ojai United Methodist Church has been associated with the Boy Scouts program
in the Ojai Valley for more than 45 years. Boy Scout Troop 504 and the Methodist
Church undertook a new joint project recently — a pancake supper for Shrove
Tuesday, the day which signals the onset of the Lenten season. Approximately 120 to
130 people were served pancakes, sausage, bacon, coffee, juice — all of it “all you can
eat.” Here Pastor John Robison of the Methodist Church presents Scoutmaster Andrew
Prestridge and Scouts Brandon Boyd, left, and Patrich Thurston a check from the proceeds of the pancake supper to help further the scouts’ summer camping program.
The Boy Scouts will be doing another pancake meal, this time a breakfast, on April 23
from 6:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chaparral Auditorium. Tickets can be obtained from any
of the scouts or at the office of Ojai United Methodist Church, 120 Church Road, across
from Nordhoff High School.
Bridge Results
The Ojai Valley Bridge
Club usually meets every
Monday and Friday at
12:30 p.m. at the Ojai
United Methodist Church
at Maricopa Highway and
Church Road. Everyone is
welcome, and singles will
be provided with a partner.
Call 646-1211 for more
information.
The N/S winners for
Monday, April 4, were: first,
Alan Greenberg and Bonny
Letizia; second, Marvil and
Richard Dickason; third,
Helen Elardo and Kent
Jones. The E/W winners
were: first, Chris Gillmon
and Nan Ritter; second,
Joan Forchione and Judith
Murphy; third, Marvin
Bates and Jerry Myers.
The N/S winners for
Friday, April 8, were: first,
Alan
and
Valerie
Greenberg; second, Loretta
Cleary
and
Marie
Offerman; third, Elaine
Mcadams and Edward
Rundle. The E/W winners
were: first, Anthony and
Barbara Hirsch; second,
Hal and Ina Daniels; third,
Anne Conn and Gary
Petroski.
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During the last week in
March, more than 100 students from Thacher and
10 other schools in San
Luis
Obispo,
Santa
Barbara, and Ventura
counties sat for a challenging, two-hour, 60question, multiple-choice
chemistry exam offered as
part of the United States
National
Chemistry
Olympiad. When the
results were tallied, seven
of the top 10 scores were
for Thacher students.
Leading the charge by finishing first and second
overall in the Los Padres
local section and advancing to the next round of
the USNCO competition
were junior Geneva Miller,
of Ojai, and senior Will
Rutter, of San Francisco.
Each year in late March,
the American Chemical
Society sponsors this
Olympiad for 10,000 U.S.
high school students in
189 local sections for the
first
round
exam;
California has 10 local sections, and the Los Padres
section is the youngest,
established in 1996. Once
the first, local-section
examination is complete,
about 900 students are
invited to participate in
the second national examination based on their performance on the localsection exam; it will be
held at Westmont College
in Santa Barbara on April
16 for 10 students in the
Los Padres section.
The national exam is a
five-hour long, comprehensive and challenging
chemistry test consisting
of multiple-choice questions, free-response questions, and two laboratorybased investigations. After
the national examination
is complete, the top 20
students are invited to
participate in an intensive,
two-week-long, chemistry
development camp at the
U.S. Air Force Academy in
Colorado Springs, Colo.,
during the summer.
At the conclusion of the
training camp, the top
four students and two
coaches from the United
States travel to the
International Chemistry
Olympiad competition,
which will be held this
year in July in Ankara,
Turkey.
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