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Overflow crowd postpones
Casitas Water meeting
Fire safety concerns leave sizeable crowd standing outside
Logan Hall
[email protected]
Photo submitted
At left Dr. Fritz Menninger, an orthopedic surgeon at Ojai Valley
Community Hospital, demonstrates a new high-definition camera to
Nita Whaley and Don Anderson. The camera, which is mounted at
the end of the probe being held by Dr. Menninger, will be used in
performing arthroscopic and laparoscopic surgeries. The monitor
can be seen above Whaley's head.
Ojai hospital gets
new equipment
OVCH in midst of multiple upgrades
Chris T. Wilson
[email protected]
As the plans for modernizing
the Ojai Valley Community
Hospital continue to come
together, a new equipment
purchase, two sizeable cash
donations and the hiring of two
new doctors are helping to bring
shape to the upgrading process.
Recently it was leaked that
$100,000 has been donated
anonymously to help in this
renovation process. According
to the hospital's new chief operating officer, Haady Lashkari,
the money will be used for the
modernization of the radiology
department, an out-patient
addition and improvements to
the skilled nursing facility.
Lashkari said the skilled
nursing center improvements
and renovations would include
more private rooms. Also, some
triple-occupancy rooms will be
transformed into more spacious
double rooms, and more bathrooms will be added to reduce
the patient-to-bathroom ratio.
While some elderly patients at
the facility are in long-term care,
others in short-term rehabilitation will be more comfortable as
they recover from procedures
such as hip surgery.
"We're very excited and fortu-
nate to have such wonderful
support from the community,"
Lashkari said.
He added that by late 2011 or
early 2012, a full assessment of
the facility master plan will be
able to identify the priorities of
the project. That will include the
input and feedback of hospital
employees, the management
team and medical staff, and the
public, he added. OVCH will
continue to work closely with
the city of Ojai and may hold a
town hall meeting, too, for input
on improving facilities and
esthetics.
In other hospital news, Chris
Rock, executive director of the
Ojai Valley Community Hospital
Foundation, has just announced
that money raised from the
spring “Beach Ball” event has
been put to good use. Just over
$48,000 of the $50,000 raised at
the event has been used to
purchase a new high-definition
digital camera to be used in
performing arthroscopic and
laparoscopic surgeries.
"The new camera allows the
doctors to blow up and enhance
images of the areas they are
operating on," Rock said. "This
will help them do their jobs
better on a daily basis."
Active community members
A major showing of the
public forced the Casitas
Municipal Water District
board of directors to postpone
a scheduled presentation by
Golden State Water Company
at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
With the board’s meeting
room seats packed, Casitas
officials had to turn people
away at the door, most of
whom waited outside to hear
results from the meeting. After
the board began to realize the
sheer amount of concerned
citizens who were trying to
attend the meeting, John
Mathews, the board’s legal
counsel, informed board
members that there were
concerns about the meeting
room’s fire safety capacity.
Board member Pete Kaiser
notified the more than 40
people who had made it into
the room that Golden State’s
presentation would need to be
continued at a later date. The
— Stephanie Midgett
the people seemed high as
groups gathered outside the
meeting room to discuss their
cause.
The board did allow
members of the public to
speak on the matter, but
Mathews urged the public to
keep their comments on track
with the remaining items on
the board’s agenda, saving
comments about Golden State
for the future meeting. “We
don’t want to have comment
after comment that is bashing
Golden State,” said Mathews
See Casitas, Page A3
Photo by Logan Hall
See OVCH, Page A3
Perry Van Houten
OVN contributor
See Munis, Page A3
“I couldn’t believe
how many people
were there. There
was absolutely no
parking.”
Throngs of people filled every available seat at Casitas Municipal Water District's board meeting
on Wednesday to hear a presentation by Golden State Water Company. At least 20 attendees had
to wait outside due to fire safety capacity concerns regarding the meeting room. The board ultimately decided to continue the meeting at a later date to better accommodate the masses.
Valley municyclists go
off-road on Pratt Trail
The original title of this
story was "Kamikaze
Unicyclists Conquer Ojai
Trails." But after spending
almost two days with
Paavo Stubstad, Seth
Horton and trials professional Ty Smith, both on
the Pratt Trail and on a
makeshift trials course at
the Pratt Trailhead, it
became clear that there
might
be
a
little
conquering going on, but
certainly not by any sort of
kamikaze.
Nor
are
Stubstad,
Horton and Smith the
painted, juggling circus
clowns of old, riding their
one-wheeled pedestals of
torture over downhill
terrain that would make
even pack mules nervous,
but skilled athletes playing
a most unusual sport, fully
aware of the risks and
their own limitations.
This is controlled chaos
where, it turns out, the
trail usually wins.
"On a scale of one to 10,
Pratt Trail is almost a 10
for municyclists," says the
board seemed to agree that a
much larger venue was necessary to accommodate public
attendance. “We need to find a
place that can fit the city of
Ojai,” said Kaiser as dozens of
eager Golden State customers
chuckled at the exaggeration.
Some who had driven to
CMWD’s office to attend the
meeting couldn’t find parking
due to the high volume of
traffic entering the facility. “I
came around the corner and
there were lines of cars on all
sides,” said Stephanie Midgett,
former president of the Rotary
Club of Ojai-West. “I couldn’t
believe how many people were
there. There was absolutely no
parking there.”
Although it will take time for
CMWD to find a proper venue
and reschedule the public
meeting, they assured those
present that they would get
the ball rolling as soon as
possible. The board’s postponement
announcement
evoked a few groans from
attendees, but morale among
Photo by Perry Van Houten
While terrifying to many, navigating through clusters of
rocks is no big deal for Smith, Stubstad and Horton.
Ojai Events
SENGA PRESENTS THREE PLAYS
Senga Classic Stage Company presents three new very entertaining and
thought-provoking short plays. Runs
through Sunday: today and Saturday at
8 p.m., Sunday at 2.30 p.m. at the Ojai
Valley Grange, 381 Cruzero St. Tickets:
$15, general, $12 for seniors and
students. To reserve: 646-4885 or go to
www.franciscabeach.com.
“HELLO DOLLY!” ENDS AUG. 14
“Hello Dolly!” runs through Aug. 14 at
the Ojai Art Center Theater. The play’s
wit and charms are based on Thornton
Wilder’s “The Matchmaker” and graces
the stage at Ojai A.C.T., 113 S. Montgomery St., Fridays and Saturdays at 8
p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets: $25
general or $22 for seniors, students and
Art Center members. Reservations
strongly recommended at 640-8797 or
OjaiACT.org.
“SONGS OF MEXICO”
“Songs of Mexico” with Luna Ixtel will
be held at The Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant
Road, Sunday at 6 p.m. Enjoy traditional
Mexican music at its sweetest. For the
past 25 years Itzel has been entertaining
audiences with a consistent vocal purity,
remarkable range and emotional energy
that turns Mexican folk songs into works
of art. To reserve tickets call The Ojai
Retreat event line at 640-1142. For more
information go to lunaitztel.com.
Tickets are $10 or $7 for seniors and
students.
Have a story idea? Let us know!
[email protected]
INSIDE
Sports
Soule Park
Hookers still
command lead
after week 13.
Page B1
Arts
Ojai Creates
offering summer
sale this Saturday.
Page A8
“BREADCRUMBS” EXTENDED
Theater 150, 316 E. Matilija St., presents the West Coast premiere of Jennifer
Haley’s new drama, “Breadcrumbs,”
with performances running through
Aug. 7 (the run has been extended),
Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8
p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Directed by
Jessica Kubzansky, the play stars Anne
Gee Byrd and Brook Masters. Tickets:
646-4300 or theater150.org.
SOUL CENTERED IMPROV SHOW
On Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m., the Ojai
Improv Group will hit the stage in the
dome at Soul Centered, 311 N. Montgomery St., with more hilarious improvisational comedy. Reviews call them:
“uncensored and spirited,” “I can’t
believe they went there,” “I laughed from
beginning to end,” and “an emotional
colonic.” Tickets: $10. Call 640-8222.
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Obituaries
Edith Alberta
Johansen
Edith Alberta Johansen,
known as “Edie” to her
family and friends, passed
from this life on earth to
eternity with her Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ on July
26, 2011. She passed away at
her
home,
lovingly
surrounded by her family
who stood by her as she courageously battled nonHodgkin’s lymphoma for 16 years.
Edie was born January 27, 1936 in Norwich,
Conn. where she spent her childhood. She
attended Norwich Free Academy. After marrying
her husband Al Johansen in 1956, they moved to
Orange County California in 1960, and later they
moved to North Lake Tahoe, and then to Carlsbad,
Calif. A few years after Al’s passing in 2001, Edie
moved to Ojai, where she resided for the last five
years.
Edie will mostly be remembered as a loving mom,
grandmother, and as a friend to many. She always
had a gift in making a house a home and a place of
refuge to her family and friends. Her passion
besides her family life was garage sales, and she
was an expert at finding hidden treasures. She
loved to travel and was always up for an adventure.
She also loved to oil paint and was interested in
anything “artistic.” She was known for making the
“best” spaghetti sauce along with other Italian
dishes reflective of her heritage. Her weekday
mornings in Ojai always began with a hike or walk
with her Ojai friends from Ojai Presbyterian
Church where she attended church, and was
involved in the Homeless Ministry.
Edie is survived by her five children: Cathleen
Johansen LeVeque, Leif Johansen, Victoria
Johansen Sizemore, Diane Johansen, and Paul
Johansen; her nine grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.
She will be missed and remembered for so many
things that she brought to her family and friends
lives along with her generous heart and humble
spirit.
Join us for a celebration of life at Skillin and
Carroll, 738 E. Santa Paula St., Santa Paula, on
Saturday, July 30, at 10:00 a.m.
Ruth Elizabeth
Torrance
Ruth Elizabeth Torrance,
100, of Ojai, California, died
peacefully at Los Robles
Care Center in Ojai, June 27,
2011.
She is preceded in death
by her three husbands,
Edward Boyle, Edward
Clark, and Mural Torrance;
and parents, Fredrick and Edith Duchanois.
Ruth is survived by her children, Lois See of West
Hills, Calif., Earl Boyle of McAllen, Texas, and
Richard Nageotte of Stafford, Va.; 16 grandchildren,
31 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Ruth was born on March 27, 1911 in Meadville,
Pennsylvania. Her home had gas lamps, not electricity. She used to look out her front window and
see men deliver ice in a horse-drawn wagon. Ruth
remembered soldiers coming back from WWI. Her
favorite uncle came back from WWI, just to die of
influenza within a year. When she was 13 years old
her appendix burst. In the hospital, Ruth remembered the effects of ether, and of the priest giving
her the last rights. She even visited a “speakeasy”
during prohibition.
She moved from Meadville, Pa. in 1937 to Cleveland, Ohio to work as what she called “Rosie the
Riveter” in a WWII defense plant, “My job was to
buff the tops of airplane piston heads.”
Ruth moved to Los Angeles, Calif. in 1943 and
worked mostly as a waitress. Later she owned her
own restaurant for six years until she retired. She
and her husband retired and moved from Los
Angeles in 1974. She was a resident of Ojai for 37
years.
Ruth beat cancer three times in her life. She had a
heart attack in 1989 and her heart stopped, but was
revived by a defibrillator, and the expert staff at
Ojai Valley Community Hospital. After that, she
renewed her interest in life with great vigor.
Ruth was a member of the Ojai Valley Woman’s
Club, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and Help of
Ojai. She played cards and bingo, made afghans,
and did crochet. She joined a paint class and loved
to paint watercolors. Ruth was flattered when the
Little House used one of her paintings as a logo and
later on the cover of a local telephone book. For
years, she entered her watercolors in the Ventura
County Fair and won many first, second, and third
place ribbons. Just last year, at 99 years old she won
another first place ribbon.
In December of 2010 she was still correctly
guessing “Jeopardy” questions.
She loved to keep her hands and mind busy.
Ruth Torrance lived independently at her home
in Ojai Valley Estates until she broke her hip in
January 2011 and entered Los Robles Care Center
in Ojai. Her mind was clear and lucid right up until
she broke her hip.
She had three marriages and summed it up this
way:
“The first time I married for romantic love (and
consequently children), the second time I married
for financial security, but the third time I married
for companionship. I liked companionship the
best.”
Her secrets to longevity were:
Take a multivitamin every day.
Follow the exact advice of your doctor.
Keep the mind active with crossword puzzles,
reading mystery books, playing card games, video
poker and bingo. She remembered all her families’
birth dates.
Take time out for one daily highball (vodka, tonic
and lime) at precisely 5:00 p.m.
“I just want to make it to 100,” she said. She did,
and we are one grateful family.
A potluck memorial luncheon will be held for her
friends and family starting at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,
July 31, at the Clubhouse at the Ojai Valley Estates,
1975 Maricopa Highway, Ojai, CA, 93023. Donations may be made to Help of Ojai and Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Ted
Mayr Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at
TedMayrFuneralHome.com.
Providing the Ojai Valley with vital
and factual information, about the
Ojai Valley, for the Ojai Valley,
since 1891!
POLICE BLOTTER
Dirk Olthof
Oct. 31, 1942-July 13, 2011
Dirk Olthof, tennis coach,
teacher, sportsman, friend
and
mentor
died
Wednesday evening, July
13, peacefully after a short
but relatively quick bout
with brain cancer. He was
born in Rotterdam, Holland
and moved to Pasadena,
California as a child. He is
survived by his two sisters Judi Gagnon and Ineka
Boss, and brother Freddy Olthof. Dirk had two children, son Dirk Jr. and daughter Katrina. Dirk was a
strong, tall man, who had tried and succeeded at
many different endeavors including: writing,
singing, acting, horse-taming and horse-riding,
and his most over-arching passion over the last 5+
years of his life- playing and coaching tennis. Dirk
commanded attention and respect by showing
respect and empathy for his students, their parents
and others in the Ojai community. He exuded
confidence and instilled it in his students at the
Ojai Valley Inn, Nordhoff High School and at
Villanova High School. He helped coach the 2010
NHS Men’s Tennis team to CIF playoffs and was
head coach for the Villanova Wildcats in 2011. At
Nordhoff, he instilled confidence in our players as
he did for all his players in practice and their tournaments. Both the students’ individual success and
Villanova’s team successes this 2011 season were
due largely to Dirk Olthof.
Dirk was marked by his modesty and his philosophical approach to teaching tennis. Although he
played tennis at Pierce College and was a USPTA
certified Tennis Teaching Professional, he did not
need to tell others. Dirk would also talk about more
than tennis technique or tactics — philosophy on
life, how tennis reflects life how tennis teaches
people life lessons, and how to best give our players
opportunities to learn these lessons.
Dirk loved tennis but he loved his students even
more. Everything he did was for his kids. This selfless, student comes first attitude carried over when
he coached at NHS in 2010 to his 2-a-week clinics
at the Ojai Valley Inn, and his involvement in the
Ojai High Performance Clinic, which were often
donations of his time, free of charge to so many
lucky local juniors. Today, the coaches, parents,
and junior tennis players of Ojai realize how
blessed they were to not only have a coach who put
their needs and interests first, but also sacrificed
his time and energy through lessons and clinics.
His philosophy was that there was no dollar
amount you could put on time and energy. Dirk
didn’t see coaching as a job or a career so much as
a calling or a personal passion which he truly
enjoyed. He coached kids about life, not just tennis.
“Don’t worry about your backhand, you’re alive”
was one of his comments to his students. Selfless,
dedicated and self-sacrificing for his students, Dirk
was a giver in the truest sense of the word. Dirk
only required his students to be open to coaching,
to listen to him and to have a ready to work attitude.
Some of Dirk’s final words were: “Know yourself,
love yourself, and serve others.” That was his
message. He confidently said that he had done
these things and that he was proud of the life he
had lived, and was ready to pass on. When he
finally went into a hospice, some of his words of
wisdom were “just do it” and “sometimes the
hardest thing to do is the thing you need to do.”
And when Dirk did any kind and good act, he did it
for no other reason but to do that good act. No
selfish, no reward-seeking, no reputation-building
motive was ever present in an act he did. He did
“good for the sake of doing good.”
All who knew Dirk Olthof, have lost a friend, a
coach, a mentor, a tennis and life guru who can
never be replaced or compared to. We all have the
legacy of him in our hearts, minds and souls and
will forever carry his spirit on in the way we live our
daily lives, the way we play tennis and the way we
look at life. God bless Dirk Olthof and may he rest
in peace.
George
Kenneth Leidig
George Kenneth Leidig,
of Ojai, died Friday, July 22,
2011. He was born in
Burlington, Iowa on March
24, 1935 to Donald Sr. and
Bernice
(Simmonson)
Leidig.
He graduated from high
school in 1954, and
attended Chaffee College
to study electronics. Mr.
Leidig became a electronics systems engineer
and worked on numerous
government projects.
He is survived by his wife
of 57 years, Jennie; four
children; two brothers; one
sister; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
one brother.
A celebration of life will
be held on Saturday, July
30, at 2 p.m. at the Ojai
Methodist Church located
at 120 Church Road, with
Pastor John Robison officiating.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Ojai Valley
Funeral Services, 640-3600.
REPORTED CRIMES
• Three petty thefts
were reported on the 00
block of Santa Ana Way
July 11.
• Misdemeanor battery
was reported in the 900
block of East Ojai Avenue
July 19.
• Vehicle burglary was
reported at the Conservancy Trailhead July 19.
• Petty theft was
reported on Eucalyptus
Street July 20.
• Graffiti was reported
in the 11400 block of
North Ventura Avenue,
400 block of East Aliso
Street, and the 400 block
of Burnham Road July
21.
• Misdemeanor battery
was reported on Apricot
Street July 25.
•
Vandalism
was
reported in the 300 block
of East Ojai Avenue and
the 200 block of Riverside Road on July 26.
CITES AND ARRESTS
• A 54-year-old man
was cited on Valley Road
July 9 for driving on a
suspended license.
was arrested on Fairview
Road July 18 on a
warrant for violation of
probation and being
under the influence of a
controlled substance.
Bail was set at $5,000.
• A 25-year-old woman
was arrested on July 20
on suspicion of being
under the influence of a
was
arrested
on
Burnham Road July 21
on
suspicion
of
vandalism. Bail was set
at $42,500.
was arrested on Topa
Topa Street July 22 on
suspicion of being under
the influence of a
was arrested on Maricopa Highway July 23 on
the influence of a
was arrested on West
Ojai Avenue July 23 on
the influence of and
possessing a controlled
substance. Bail was set at
$15,000.
was arrested July 23 on
the influence of a
Ojai Avenue July 23 on
suspicion of two drugrelated offenses. Bail was
set at $15,000.
was arrested on Park
Road July 23 on suspicion of being under the
influence of a controlled
$5,000.
Ojai Avenue July 24 on a
$5,000 warrant for failing
to appear in court.
• A citizen’s arrest was
made on Apricot Street
July 26 on a 22-year-old
man alleging a misdemeanor battery. The man
was cited and released.
was arrested on El Roblar
Drive July 26 on suspicion of being under the
$5,000.
was arrested on Lomita
Avenue July 26 on suspicion of being under the
$5,000.
was arrested on Ojai
Avenue July 26 on a
$5,000 warrant for failing
to appear in court.
Wedding Announcement
Photo submitted
Matthew Merritt and
Courtney
Craig
were
married on June 25, 2011,
at Twin Oaks House and
Gardens in San Marcos,
Calif. The groom is the son
of Anne and Larry Merritt,
of Ojai, and the bride is the
daughter of Wendy and
Kevin Craig, of Carlsbad,
Calif. Officiating was Harry
Heyligers, a Craig family
friend. Matt’s brother,
Andrew Merritt, served as
best man while Courtney’s
sister, Micaela Craig, was
the maid of honor. Among
the
bridesmaids
was
Lauren Merritt, sister of the
groom.
The groom, a 1997 graduate of Nordhoff High
School, graduated in 2002
from Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo with both a bachelor’s and master’s in environmental
engineering
and is employed as a civil
engineer in Vista, Calif.
The bride graduated
from the University of
Arizona in 2000 with a
double major in Spanish
literature and English literature and received her
master’s in education from
National University. She is
employed as a high school
Spanish teacher in Poway,
Calif.
After returning from a
honeymoon in Cartagena,
Colombia, the couple will
reside in San Marcos, Calif.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
regularly scheduled Ojai City Council Meetings
of August 23 and September 27, 2011
have been cancelled.
The Ojai City Council is scheduled to meet
on August 9 and September 13, 2011
at 7:30 p.m. in the Ojai City Council
Chambers, 401 South Ventura Street, Ojai
California.
Rhonda K. Basore
Deputy City Clerk
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OVCH:
Continued from Page A1
Nita Whaley and Don
Anderson, who have been
involved with raising funds
for the hospital for a
number of years, put on
the “Beach Ball” event.
Anderson said he was very
pleased with the response.
“We’re very proud that the
community came forth
and provided the money
for this important addition
for the hospital,” Anderson
said. “We want to especially acknowledge Dr. Ian
MacLean and his wife,
Ginny, for their large gift in
support of this important
tool for the surgeons that
will make their jobs easier
and outcomes a lot better.”
The video equipment the
doctors have wanted
includes a probe and
camera, which may be
inserted into the afflicted
joints of a patient and —
via
a
wall-mounted
monitor —will provide the
surgeon a much clearer
internal view of the area
being treated.
Finally, Lashkari also
confirmed rumors that two
new staff doctors have
been hired. Lashkari said
one of the new physicians
is an internal medicine
specialist and the other is a
headache specialist who is
an expert in oral facial
pain, cluster headaches
and neurological pain,
Lashkari said. Both are
scheduled to start work in
Ojai in September. Look for
a more complete story
when more information
about the new doctors is
released.
Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and
Sunday, July 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Casitas:
after the second public
speaker ripped into GSWC.
Representatives
from
GSWC were unwilling to
comment on the postponement of the meeting
but
according
to
spokesman John Dewey
Golden State is “looking
forward to presenting to
the CMWD and answering
any questions the board
may have.”
GSWC had requested
Munis:
22-year-old Horton, a lifelong Ojai resident. “Horn
Canyon is a 10.” Behind
Thacher School on the East
End, Horn boasts a steep,
rocky section made more
difficult by a half-buried
metal pipe running down
the middle.
Municyclists ride “munis,”
mountain bike-style unicycles with fat, knobby tires,
beefy, rugged components,
a more comfortable seat
and
sometimes
even
brakes. A good one can set
you back about $400.
It was on Pratt while
mountain biking in 2006
that I first encountered
pairs of armor-plated
unicycle riders, and like
most first-time, slack-jawed
spectators
I
probably
blurted out in awe one of
the standard cliches. “’Hey,
you’re missing a wheel’ is
one of the jokes I’ve heard
about a thousand times,”
says Stubstad.
A video editor for a
Ventura company, the 25year-old Stubstad is considered by his peers one of the
best unicyclists riding the
trails today.
Goateed,
helmeted and wearing plaid
knee-length shorts and a
CamelBak, along with a pair
of black shin guards and
gloves, Stubstad says he
discovered the sport by
accident when a friend
went on vacation and
loaned him his unicycle.
The challenge at first was
staying on. “It was a steep
learning curve,” he says.
“On a unicycle, you have
to keep pedaling or you fall
over,” says Horton, “there’s
no freewheel, which takes
some getting used to. Then
balance becomes second
making a presentation to
Casitas to address the
proposal by Ojai Friends of
Locally Owned Water that
suggests that CMWD buy
out Golden State’s Ojai area
coverage through eminent
domain.
Because
of
Golden State’s rising rates
and what many locals
believe to be a failing infrastructure, F.L.O.W. reached
out to convince Casitas
that Golden State needs to
relinquish control of Ojai’s
water system.
The meeting with Casitas
was set up after Golden
State announced another
round of rate hikes for
upcoming years. According
to a rate increase application that Golden State
submitted to the California
Public Utilities Commission, GSWC requested an
increase of 25 percent by
2015. That would increase
the average Ojai residential
water bill by almost $20 a
month. Golden State’s rate
application
documents
show that 2,860 Golden
State customers in Ojai are
projected to pay $6,816,000
for water in the year 2015.
Two years ago, according
to F.L.O.W., Golden State’s
Ojai
customers
were
paying $4.1 million.
An analysis by F.L.O.W.
showed that GSWC’s rates
are substantially higher
than those of other water
purveyors in the valley.
According to F.L.O.W.’s
data, Golden State is
charging Ojai customers
372 percent more for water
than Casitas charges their
customers.
CMWD has not yet given
a
timeline
for
the
continued meeting.
nature and the unicycle
becomes an extension of
your body.”
It could only be a combination of balance, instinct
and perhaps painful experience that keeps these riders
bouncing down the trail
over roots and rock ledges,
staying as upright as
possible glued to a chair on
top of a wheel. It’s got to be
dangerous.
“You fall more often,” says
Stubstad, “but it’s a lot safer
than mountain biking
because your feet usually
hit the ground first when
you fall. There’s no handlebars to fly over,” he adds.
Amazingly, the three have
only one broken bone
between them, a fractured
wrist Stubstad suffered in a
non-trail unicycle accident.
“I just fell over backwards,”
he chuckles.
Another
somewhat
comical but inadvertent
and certainly hazardous
unicycle maneuver is “to
Superman,” which results in
the rider, in heroic mid-air
flight, leaving his ride
behind in the dust beside
the rock or stump he just
hit. Stubstad accidentally
became Superman our first
afternoon but happily
suffered no injuries, on
what seemed like the most
innocent stretches of trail.
One professional muni
rider wears a cape with an
“S” when he competes.
Trials expert Smith joins
us this sunny, cool June
afternoon on Pratt Trail.
But unlike Stubstad, Horton
and me, he’s planned
ahead. Dressed in long
pants and sleeves, while the
rest of us in shorts and Tshirts get eaten alive by
mosquitoes, Smith predicts
we’ll be itching our brains
out in two days. He’s right.
Smith, 23, has been riding
this trail since 2001, but
prefers cycles of the twowheeled variety. He treats
us to a series of stunts
ascending one leap at a
time to the top of a heap of
boulders. “Trials is more
about piles of rocks,” he
says. “It’s all about balance
and the only danger is
getting too cocky.” Smith
and Horton, who also excels
at trials, sometimes get
together to “ride” the boulders of the Stewart Canyon
Debris Dam near Pratt Trail.
It looks fun, but the
learning curve Stubstad
talked about seems to apply
to trials as well.
“There are probably half a
dozen riding municycles in
the Ojai Valley,” says
Horton. “Not so easy to turn
friends on to the sport,” he
adds, “because it’s hard for
people to get over their
fear.”
Trials numbers are even
harder to pin down, as
“trials riders get lumped in
with BMX riders,” says
Smith, “and get a bad rap for
damaging park benches
and stuff.” Just give this lad
his bike and a big pile of
rocks.
We stop talking for a while
in order to ride and take
some pictures. My crash test
dummies have picked out a
favorite downhill section of
Pratt Trail that includes a
sweeping right-hand turn
over boulders and rock
ledges, on a single track not
much more than 2 feet
wide. This part of the trail
can be tricky to even walk.
Stubstad is first to go and
nails the section the first
time. But it’s tricky for me to
get a good shot because it’s
usually a short, fast ride and
the path of the rider can be
somewhat unpredictable.
The next seven or eight
attempts over and through
the rocks by Stubstad meet
with mixed results, but we
get quite a few blurry shots
of plaid and black shin
guard hurtling by the
camera.
Later, back in the parking
lot at the Pratt Trailhead, I
make the comment that
mom and dad must be
thrilled about the boys’
sports of choice. “They don’t
mind,”
says
Smith,
answering for all.
But
certainly
some
measure
of
parental
concern must have crept in
during the two or more
years it took for Stubstad,
Horton and Smith to master
their craft. Maybe the fear
that a particularly messy
Superman will leave their
boy
resembling
the
unicycle: missing parts?
The guys laugh at this
sacrilegious remark. “That’s
the other joke we get all the
time,”
says
Stubstad.
“Where’s the other half of
your bike?”
It’s My Job:
Chris Crossett
Ice Cream Man
Matthew Wagner
OVN intern
The characteristic music
signaling the arrival of “the
ice cream man” is a
powerful thing. It causes
people of all ages to stop
what
they’re
doing,
scramble for spare change,
and frantically chase the
colorful truck down the
street.
Knowing our obsession
with delicious cold treats —
especially during the Ojai
Valley’s hottest months —
Chris Crossett has run the
Ojai Ice Cream Truck on and
off for the last 20 years.
Born and raised in Ojai,
Crossett had to make a job
change in his adult life after
his mother-in-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. An
ice cream truck seemed to
fit in with his schedule, and
seemed like a good
purchase and source of
income. “I noticed that
there was no ice cream man
in Ojai,” Crossett said. “I
thought it would be something cool and fun for Ojai.
Plus, I could take my kids
with me.”
Over the years, Crossett
has come to know his
customers well. “It is fun to
watch people that I used to
serve when they were children, come out with their
kids and buy ice cream from
Photo by Matthew Wagner
Chris Crossett, the ice cream man leans over as his
grandson, Mason, hands out ice cream to the kids.
me,” he said. Crossett, who
used to bring his children
on the truck with him to
serve ice cream, now enjoys
teaching his grandkids the
ropes. “My kids learned how
to work at a young age,” said
Crossett, who has six children and eight grandchildren. “They learn everything from counting back
money to customer service.”
There are certain places
that the ice cream truck
does not venture. “I do not
do the East End. It is very
hard to do under-populated
areas. At the same time, it is
hard to go down over-populated areas as well. With the
big truck it causes traffic
blocks,” said Crossett.
There are different times
for different parts of the year
that he goes out. “During
the school year I start at a
quarter to three, normally
from 3 to 5 p.m. During the
summer I start at noon,”
said Crossett. All together
Crossett keeps more than 40
flavors of ice cream on the
truck at any time.
Crossett has a helper, Lexi
May, who helps him on
Tuesdays and Fridays. “I
truly have fun with it, I hope
I am doing something for
the community and that
people enjoy what I do,”
said Crossett. “I do not plan
on retiring. If I have any luck
I’ll be having my greatgrandkids on my truck.”
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ABOUT NOTHING
A difference
in viewpoints
“You think you’re pretty
smart, don’t you?” I said to
Lamie the other day.
“Well,” he replied, “I’m
somewhere in the middle.”
“What’s that supposed to
mean?” I asked.
“It means I’m adequate
enough to make change at
the grocery store, but I’m
not capable of being a
rocket scientist.”
“I still don’t get what
you’re in the middle of,” I
persisted.
“Do you know Alfred E.
Newman?”
“Of course. The guy on
the cover of Mad Magazine?”
“That’s
right,”
he
answered. “Well, do you
know of Albert Einstein?”
“Have you got a bug up a
place you can’t reach? Of
course I know of Albert
Einstein. You think I’m a
moron?”
“Just a second! What are
you getting so irritated
about?”
“I’m getting irritated
because you always do this
stuff.”
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“What stuff?” he asked,
his voice sounding the
conventional note of
hysteria it often reaches in
our discussions.
“I asked you a simple
question — ‘You think
you’re pretty smart, don’t
you?’ and before …”
“And I answered your
question,” he said, cutting
me off in mid-sentence
with a voice elevated to
hysteria plus.
“You didn’t answer it
directly.
You
danced
around it like you were
playing hopscotch. All I
wanted was a yes or a no!
And you bring in Einstein
and Mad Magazine as if
they were major talking
points. You know what
your problem is?”
“I have a feeling I’m
about to enlightened.”
“That’s what I mean!
You’re incapable of giving a
straight answer. You try to
pass yourself off as George
Bernard Shaw. You’re not
even …”
“I don’t have a clue to
what you’re talking about,”
he replied with another
mid-sentence cutoff and in
a voice nearing falsetto.
“Lamie, dear friend,” I
said in a voice cool as an
Eskimo Pie, “you’ve got to
simmer down, get control
of yourself. You’re beginning to sound like Charlie
Sheen. You’ll have a stroke
if you go on like this.”
I must have gotten
through to him because his
voice was almost down to a
conventional register.
“I’m not even what?” he
asked.
“What does that mean,
you’re not even what?”
“You said I wasn’t even,
and then you stopped.”
“I stopped because you
were screaming and you
wouldn’t let me finish. I
don’t even remember what
I was going to say.”
“You had said I try to pass
myself off as George
Bernard Shaw and then
you added ‘I’m not even’
and then you stopped.”
“Ah, yes. I remember
now. So, who would you
like to be? John Stewart?
Richard Colbert? Jerry
Seinfeld?
David
Letterman? Pick one. Pick
two, if you want.”
“You are a smart-aleck
cat,” he said. “This is what I
get for picking you up off
the street, for feeding you,
for loving you …”
“Hey, hey, hey! Don’t get
emotional! I know what
Sweetie and you did. I love
Sweetie. And I love you too,
kind of. But you’re, you’re
eh …”
“What? What? What
already?”
“You’re um, eh, full of
bunk. Not all the time. But
most of the time.”
“Why do you say that?
Give me an example.”
“OK,
I
will.
You
remember your column in
last week’s paper?
“What was it about? I
forget. You get to this age,
you forget something now
and then.”
“It was about truth and
that violating truth is the
worst thing in the world.”
“Yeah, I remember now.
So why am I full of bunk?
Truth is the most important thing in the world and
violating it is the worst
thing in the world.”
“In the first place it all
sounded like a speech. You
must have thought you
were a pope or a Talmudic
OAC event to benefit Japan
scholar or something. We
know this stuff and we
don’t need a lecture like
that. And in the second
place, a violation of truth is
not the worst thing in the
world.”
“Then what is the worst
thing in the world?” he
asked.
“A vacuum cleaner!”
“A vacuum cleaner?
“That’s right! To us cats
the worst thing in the
world is the vacuum
cleaner.”
“I never thought of it that
way.”
“It’s about time you did.
You have to start thinking
out of the box and all of us
will be better off.”
“Mmmmmm,” was his
only reply.
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Goh Kurosawa
Linda Harmon
OVN contributor
On March 11 Japanese
guitarist Goh Kurosawa
began to watch helplessly
as first an earthquake, then
a powerful tsunami, and
finally, radiation ravaged
his homeland. This Sunday
in Ojai he hopes to see
another kind of fallout,
support for Japan’s children.
Kurosawa
will
be
performing in a 6 p.m.
benefit concert at the Ojai
Art Center. All proceeds
will go to UNICEF, a global
humanitarian relief organization for children.
Kurosawa’s performance
is part of the Ojai Art
Center’s summer concert
series arranged by Rick
Carreon before the disaster
hit.
“I’d heard Goh play and
was impressed,” said
Carreon.
“When
the
Japanese earthquake hit
the benefit aspect of it
seemed like a no-brainer.”
According to Carreon all
of Kurosawa’s family is still
in Japan and they have no
plans to leave.
“In talking to Goh what
the Japanese people are
concerned most about is
their
children,”
said
Carreon. “The earthquake
sunk the coastline. Some
people will never be able to
go home again and they’re
still trying to contain the
radiation.”
Carreon
promises
despite the dire situation
in
Japan
Kurosawa’s
performance will be a
crowd pleaser, “Goh is a
classically trained guitarist
who incorporates percussion. His music is like a
soundscape of Japan.”
Kurosawa, who studied
music at Washington
University and the California Institute of the Arts,
also plays the piano and
mandolin but settled on
the guitar at age 18. He
often plays with his
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brother Kai on bass in his
band, Sharp Three, and
remembers fondly his
grandmother singing traditional Japanese folk songs
at bedtime.
Kurosawa and the Ojai
Art Center hope you will
join in and share an
evening of music for the
children of Japan, part of
the “Jammin’ at the Art
Center” summer series.
Food, beer, wine and
spirits will be available.
Tickets are $10, children
under 12 admitted free.
For more information
about Kurosawa and the
series
visit
ojaiartcenter.org. For more
information
about
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in
Japan
visit
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Passing the Buck
What a waste
Read Bill’s commentaries at ojaivalleynews.com/passingthebuck.html
Singer Amy Winehouse
joined the “27 Club” last
week. The 27 Club is the
tragic group of talented
musicians who all died in
their 27th year of life. The
group includes Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain. All
were very creative and talented, but wildly selfdestructive. Sadly, each
died of drug overdoses, or
in the case of Cobain, suicide that was probably
heavily influenced by drug
use. At this writing, Winehouse’s autopsy was not
completed. No drugs were
found at her apartment at
the time of her death, but
she had been in and out of
rehab and was an admitted
drug-user. It is difficult to
believe that drugs did not
contribute in some way to
her death.
Being a baby boomer, I
still love the music of Jimi
Hendrix, Janis Joplin and
Jim Morrison (and The
Doors), all of which are featured prominently on my
iPod. They were three of
the
musicians
who
launched my journey into
rock ‘n’ roll. Oddly, they all
died within a year of each
other. I sometimes think
about the phenomenal
body of music that was
never realized due to their
untimely deaths.
The Winehouse death
sparked a talk with my 20year-old niece last weekend about addiction. We
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talked about friends and
family who had alcohol
and drug problems and
what it had cost them —their jobs, their health,
their marriages and, in
some cases, very nearly
their lives. My niece told
me the story of one of her
friends who was smart,
funny and had a bright
future ahead of him. But he
dropped out of college
after overdosing at a party,
and went into rehab. He
has spent the last three
months living in a halfway
house, and hopes to be out
in time to return to school
in the fall.
Her friend says he hates
living in the halfway house,
and that he is ashamed of
letting his life get so out of
hand. He said he just didn’t
realize he was spiraling out
of control, drinking more
and more and taking harder and harder drugs. Rehab
seems to have provided
him with some clarity of
thought and some introspection into his selfdestructive actions. I hope
he retains that clarity when
he re-enters the “real
world.” But the odds will be
against him, especially if
he returns to the environment of his addiction.
Ironically, Amy Winehouse died almost exactly
40 years after President
Richard Nixon declared the
“war on drugs.” On July 17,
1971, Nixon told Congress
that drug addiction in the
United
States
had
“assumed the dimensions
of a national emergency”
and asked Capitol Hill for
an initial $84 million for
“emergency measures.”
Forty years and billions
of dollars later, the drug
problem in this country is
arguably worse and more
widespread than ever.
Crack cocaine and meth
are everywhere, and abuse
of prescription drugs like
Oxycontin
and
other
painkillers appears to be
on the rise as well.
We don’t seem to have
the answer to drug abuse
in our country. We have
tried enforcement, interdiction, and increased
prison time for offenders.
It sometimes seems all we
have done is to fill up our
prisons. Few seem to have
the stomach for legalizing
hard drugs, which seems
like an invitation to addiction.
Drug abuse is a twoheaded snake. Until we
find a way to cut off both
heads, demand and supply,
more and more young people will be lost.
What a waste.
LETTERS TO THE E DITOR
New trolley
dazzles rider
JOY ARMOUR, OJAI
It “dazzled,” it “sparkled”
and I was thrilled to “hop
on board” the “maiden
voyage” of our new trolley
this morning. It was so
quiet, it purred, a real
pleasure!
Hopefully, we will all get
behind a common solution
to maintain the service
that is so appreciated.
Bravo! Bravo! — and bouquets to all who made it
possible.
Think about not
spraying poison
PATTY PAGALING, OJAI
The arundo is growing
back. The chemical treadmill continues. Herbicide
retreatment in the Ventura
River and Matilija Canyon
watershed will begin again
July 25 through Oct. 28.
(Three retreatments back
to back will take place during that time.)
The county will start up
again next year, April 23
through September (again
three retreatments back to
back).
The county has already
applied
Aquamaster
(glyphosate) with surfactant and added blue-green
coloring in our watershed
six times over the past
three years. The county has
reported using 3,105 gallons of Aquamaster in the
watershed so far to treat
the arundo.
Even on Monsanto’s own
Material Safety Data Sheet
for Aquamaster, it states:
”Keep out of drains, sewers, ditches and waterways.”
The
county
obtained an incidental
take permit, meaning that
it’s OK if they kill redlegged frogs.
In June 2011, some
important information has
come out in the report,
“Roundup
and
Birth
Defects: Is the Public Being
Kept in the Dark?”
Following are some
excerpts from the report
summary:
“Concerns about the
best-selling
herbicide
Roundup® are running at
an all-time high. Scientific
research published in 2010
showed that Roundup and
the chemical on which it is
based, glyphosate, cause
birth defects in frog and
chicken embryos at dilutions much lower than
those used in agricultural
and garden spraying …
“The public, in contrast,
has been kept in the dark
by industry and regulators
about the ability of
glyphosate and Roundup
to cause malformations
…”
We can let Supervisor
Bennett and the Ventura
County Watershed Protection District know that we,
as a community, do not
support the spraying of
toxic herbicides into our
watershed.
Let’s protect our water,
wildlife and our children!
Changeover not
real Smart idea
MARLEEN LUCKMAN, M.S, BBEI,
OJAI
As Smart Meters continue to be deployed in Los
Angeles County, citizens
whose health has already
been affected by the
meters are meeting with
L.A. County supervisors to
ask for a complete stop to
the installation of the
meters in L.A. County, or at
the very least a moratorium to be filed with the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) until
more study can be done on
the wireless RF-radiating
meters. There are continuing protests and arrests in
Santa Cruz.
Two weeks ago the Santa
Barbara County supervisors held a hearing on the
wireless meters. Southern
California Edison and
Pacific Gas & Electric both
gave polished PowerPoint
presentations about the
meters and the “benefits”
of the Smart Grid system.
Their presentations were
followed by several hours
of
public
comments
against the meters; 200
speaker cards were filed at
the hearing, and speakers
included professionals in
the field of science as well
as people who have been
dealing with a range of new
health issues since the
meters were installed
including
migraines,
insomnia, inability to
focus, and general inability
to function. By the end of
the hearing, it was obvious
that neither the S.B. County supervisors nor the
many protesters understood exactly what the
“benefits” are supposed to
be for the consumer. One
speaker was outraged that
the SCE representative
came onto her property
unannounced
in
an
unmarked truck and insisted on installing the meter
against her opposition.
This happened despite the
utility company’s comments
about
giving
advance notice to residents. Many installations
have resulted in the “fry-
ing” of home appliances
including computers when
the meter is installed, due
to surges in the current.
Other installations have
resulted in residential fires
and meters exploding — a
huge concern in the Ojai
Valley.
Last week I was invited to
speak at the Calabasas City
Commission on Communications and Technology
on the health effects of
Smart Meters. The utility
company reps were invited
but did not attend. After
reviewing the evidence
showing a correlation
between RF exposure and
health effects at lower levels than the Smart Meters
generate, they are considering a letter to the CPUC
requesting a viable “optout” plan for Calabasas
residents. If they do, they
will be joining 46 other California jurisdictions who
have expressed their concerns to the CPUC on
Smart Meters or who have
asked for a moratorium on
their installation. Please
understand that a pricey
“opt-out” is not the answer
since RF radiation from
neighborhood homes will
be exposing every person
in the community to the
radiation. Most people
don’t know anything about
the program until the
“meter guy” shows up or
they are misinformed with
sketchy information in the
media or from the utility
companies. For more
information on the problems with Smart Meters, go
to stopsmartmeters.org,
magdahavas.com,
emfsafetynetwork.org, or electromagnetichealth.org.
No water for fire,
so raise my rates
PHILIP SIMON, OJAI
This is a copy of a letter
sent to Pat McPherson,
chairperson of Ojai
F.L.O.W.
***
Dear Ojai F.L.O.W.,
As a current dissatisfied
customer of Golden State
Water Company, I would
like to relate an egregious
example of how GSWC has
disregarded my interests.
In January of 2007 my 5year-old son and I scrambled to gather our pets and
escape from our house as
the house next door was
fully engulfed in flames
just 15 feet from ours. The
treetops and fence in our
yard were beginning to
burn and our house was
beginning to smoke. As the
firefighters hooked up to
the two GSWC hydrants on
either end of our street
they were incredulous to
find that no water came
out. Meanwhile, the house
next door was a raging
inferno and our house was
smoking and embers were
landing on our roof.
It took a precious 10 minutes more for the firefighters to run hoses two blocks
away to find a working
hydrant. The house next
door was a total loss. Ours,
miraculously
sustained
only modest damage. Later
it was found that GSWC had
turned off the hydrants for
maintenance and neglected to turn them back on. It
was never clear to us just
how long they had been
disabled. I never received
an apology or explanation
of their negligence.
At the PUC meeting to
(ironically) discuss GSWC’s
request to increase their
rates, the GSWC representative told me that their
dysfunctional
hydrants
were not a factor in the final
outcome of the fire. So basically they held that because
I “lucked-out,” they were
not to blame.
This is on top of exorbitant rates and a crumbling
infrastructure. I can’t imagine a more blatant example
of a company completely
disregarding the best interests of its customers. I plead
with anyone to help me
extricate myself from my
relationship with Golden
State Water Company.
Thank you for your time.
Plaque outweighs
cover of Time
BONNIE FRANKLIN-BRAASTAD,
DVM, M.S., SANTA BARBARA
I did not know about the
beautiful memorial that the
Ojai community had for
Dave Bury last Saturday so I
wanted to write this letter
in place of speaking there.
Dave was my friend since
seventh grade through
being kids at Butterfly
Beach, swimming at the
Coral Casino and Cotillion
dances. He was an avid
hiker, knew every wildflower, listened to and collected eclectic music, frequented museums, played
bass guitar in his 20s in a
local performing Santa Barbara band, and enjoyed
complicated foreign films.
His beloved mother passed
away when Dave was 19
and Dave and his brothers
Rick and John stayed close
together all Dave’s life. The
nearest relative was their
fraternal
grandmother,
DeeDar, a renowned fashion designer, who lived
more than 100 miles away.
She watched over the
brothers from a distance.
During college years
Dave told me he was going
to be an architect and build
buildings not for money
but for the sake of design.
This is what he did for the
Ojai community. He loved
Ojai from visiting with his
mom years ago, to Sespe,
the architecture, and even
the heat! Dave was meant
to be in Ojai. The only thing
he loved more than architecture was his wife,
Joanne, and his two wonderful sons, Alex and
Dustin.
Dave told me a few days
before he passed that he
had, “had a good run.” He
wished for more time
because he knew he could
give so much more. He was
very happy that the Libbey
Bowl would be there 200
years long after he was
gone. Joe Brookshire, one
of Dave’s closest friends
and childhood best buddy
said it best, “The Libbey
Bowl epitomized Dave’s
love of music, architecture
and Ojai.”
In college Dave told me
that he would be on the
cover of Time magazine
someday. This plaque and
the memorial far outweigh
a cover of Time magazine.
Dave took a piece of all of
us with his passing. We will
miss his infectious laugh
and wit. He was a courageous man his entire life.
He always looked for the
good in life. He never
bragged about his accomplishments. A few days
before his passed away he
showed me the work he
had done at the Ojai Valley
Inn and told me about the
Spa Terra. I never knew any
of these things.
Thanks for letting me
share a few of my thoughts
about one of my best
friends. I believe he
inspired me to become a
veterinarian. I am a better
person for having known
Dave Bury.
Docs appreciate
donated doors
ELIZABETH PATTERSON, M.D.,
OJAI VALLEY PHYSICIANS
MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
I would like to express my
deep appreciation to the
owner of American Automatic Doors, Mitch Tibbitts, for his generous
donation of the new automatic sliding doors for the
front entrance to the Ojai
Valley Community Hospital. In addition, he has
installed new automatic
sliding doors for walk-in
access to the Emergency
Department. Our hospital
services are now accessible
to all patients and visitors.
And, the doors are very
quiet too.
Thank you, Mr. Tibbitts,
for supporting your local
community hospital.
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This Week
Friday, July 29
PEACE VIGIL — All are
welcome to join the peace
vigil held in front of Libbey
Park on Fridays at 6 p.m.
The vigil is in its eighth
year.
JAPANESE KIWANIS
VISIT — Join in a
welcoming night for
Kiwanis friends from
Ashiya, Japan today from 5
to 7 p.m. at Giorgio’s Pizza
& Subs, 914 E. Ojai Ave.
From its Casino Night in
April, Giorgio’s raised and
donated $3,100 to the
Kiwanis Club of Ashiya to
help with relief from the
tsunami and earthquake
and they want to share
their experiences and show
their appreciation to the
people of Ojai for their
donations. Call 646-0854
for more information.
“TALES FROM THE
WOMEN’S LOCKER
ROOM” — Senga Classic
Stage Company presents
three new very entertaining
and thought-provoking
short plays. Runs through
Sunday: today and
Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday
at 2.30 p.m. at the Ojai
Valley Grange, 381 Cruzero
St. Tickets: $15, general, $12
for seniors and students. To
reserve: 646-4885 or go to
www.franciscabeach.com.
(J29)
“BREADCRUMBS” —
Theater 150, 316 E. Matilija
St., presents the West Coast
premiere of Jennifer Haley’s
new drama, “Breadcrumbs,” with performances running through Aug.
7 (the run has been
extended), Fridays at 8
p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8
p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Directed by Jessica
Kubzansky, the play stars
Anne Gee Byrd and Brook
Masters. Tickets: 646-4300
or theater150.org.
“HELLO DOLLY!” — will
prove yet again why critics
and the public have showered it with sold-out houses
and scores of major awards,
including a Tony for Best
Musical, when it runs
through Aug. 14 at the Ojai
Art Center Theater. The
play’s wit and charms are
based on Thornton Wilder’s
“The Matchmaker” and
graces the stage at Ojai
A.C.T., 113 S. Montgomery
St., Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2
p.m. Tickets: $25 general or
$22 for seniors, students
and Art Center members.
Reservations strongly
recommended at 640-8797
or OjaiACT.org.
Saturday, July 30
FREE MINI HEART
SCREENINGS — On
Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m.,
Community Memorial
Health System will offer
free Heart Aware screenings
at its Oak View Center for
Family Health, 655 N.
Ventura Ave. Reservations
are limited; call 667-2818 or
go to cmhshealth.org.
CAR WASH AND BAKE
SALE FUNDRAISER —
King’s Academy will be
holding its second car wash
OF
O JAI VALLEY E VENTS
and bake sale of the
summer on Saturday from
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
190 E. El Roblar Drive in
Meiners Oaks. Cost: Donation. They will also be
accepting donations of
boys’ and girls’ clothing
and sports gear, sizes 5T up
through adult, for the Kids
Clothing Exchange to be
held in August. Just drop
them off when you are
having your car washed.
POTTERY AND WOODTURNED SALE — Fine
pottery and wood-turned
items will be on sale
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at 511 Cañada St.,
Ojai.
FREE LANDSCAPE
WORKSHOP — Golden
State Water Company
customers are invited to a
free “Landscape Workshop”
on Saturday from 9 a.m. to
noon at the Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai
Ave. Pre-registration is
required; call (800) 9994033 or e-mail [email protected].
LAND CONSERVANCY
TOUR OF NEW PRESERVE
— Saturday from 10 a.m. to
noon, the Ojai Valley Land
Conservancy will host a
discussion by experts,
followed by a hike, on the
newest OVLC preserve, the
Ventura River Steelhead
Preserve. Reservations are
required; call 649-6852 or
visit [email protected].
“CUB SCOUT WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
PROGRAM” — On Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
p.m., Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host Gordie
Hemphill, scouter and
president of Los Padres
Forest Association-Ojai
Chapter, in a program on
“Wildlife Conservation.”
Cast an animal track, learn
about the endangered California condor, about the
Nature Center, and do a
small service project.
Reservations are required.
Fee for both youths and
adults is $3 to cover cost of
materials. Call 382-9759.
HUMANE SOCIETY
GRAND OPENING OF VISITORS CENTER — The
Humane Society of Ventura
County will host a grand
opening of its new Harry
Valentine Visitors Center on
Saturday from 10 a.m. until
4:30 p.m. at the Ojai Shelter
and Adoption Center, 402
Bryant St. Tour the new
center, visit the shelter
animals, enjoy tasty
refreshments and a bargain
basement book sale to help
raise funds for the animals.
Visitors can also order an
engraved paver stone to
help fund the expansion of
kennels to help make room
for more animals in need.
Visit hsvc.org or call 6466505 for more information.
“REPLACE YOUR LAWN:
PLANT A MEADOW” — will
be held Saturday from 10
a.m. to noon at the Ojai
Community Demonstration
Garden, 401 S. Ventura St. If
you’ve ever dreamed about
replacing your lawn with a
more sustainable landscape, you won’t want to
miss this free, hands-on
workshop with Kate Riley of
Inner Landscape Design.
Learn how to remove an
established lawn and transition to a native meadow
that will save water and
attract hummingbirds and
butterflies to your yard.
Riley will share different
looks and designs, discuss
applicable native plants,
and explain how to install
and maintain a meadow.
She will also demonstrate
planting techniques as she
plants a meadow in the
garden, with a little bit of
help from the group.
Seating on the benches is
limited, so feel free to bring
a chair.
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 Barbara
Washburn will lead the July
30 tour. Cost is $5. For
reservations or to schedule
group tours or tours during
the week, call 640-1390.
SUPERHUMAN QI GONG
DEMO — This Saturday at
7:30 p.m. at Chaparral
Auditorium, witnessa rare
public demonstration of
super-human feats by
world-famous Grand
Master Zhou Ting-Jue, who
has been featured on
“Ripley’s Believe it or Not”
and “That’s Incredible.” Hewill be showcased this fall
on The History Channel’s
hit show, “Stan Lee’s Superhumans,” for his amazing
abilities.See the heights of
human potential asheexhibits extraordinary
feats which defy the laws of
physics and gravity. Master
Zhou will also give the
audience a transmission of
his energy, so that you can
experience the healing
power of qi in your own
body. Admission: $15,
adults; $10, seniorsand
youths under 18.Ages 3 and
younger admitted free.Reserve tickets online at
masterzhouojai.weebly.com orcash or
check only at the door.
Master Zhou will also offer
healing treatments, qi gong
and tai chi classes while in
Ojai, Aug. 1 through 31; for
more details, see the web
link above.
OJAI IMPROV GROUP
PERFORMANCE — On
Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m.,
the Ojai Improv Group will
hit the stage in the dome at
Soul Centered, 311 N.
Montgomery St., with more
hilarious improvisational
comedy. Reviews call them:
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movie review
‘Soundtrack’ documents
civil rights movement
On Sunday at 4:30 p.m.,
the Ojai Film Society will
screen “Soundtrack for a
Revolution” (USA 2009) at
Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai
Ave., as part of the OFS
Summer
Fundraising
Series. Tickets are $10 at
the door, free for those
with a summer pass. This
film is not rated.
In “Soundtrack for a
Revolution” Oscar-winning
documentarians
Bill
Guttentag
and
Dan
Sturman capture the
essence of the Southern
Freedom
Movement
through music, interviews,
and archival footage of
signal events from the
1950s and ‘60s.
The resonant music —
studio
renditions
by
contemporary artists —
encompasses
gospel
hymns, slave chants and
labor songs such as “Ain’t
Gonna’ Let Nobody Turn
Me Around,” “Woke Up
This Morning,” “Here’s to
the State of Mississippi,”
“This May Be the Last Time
and “We Shall Overcome.”
Incisive interviews with
prominent activists such
as Congressman John
Lewis, Andrew Young, Lula
Jo Williams, Julian Bond,
“uncensored and spirited,”
“I can’t believe they went
there,” “I laughed from
beginning to end,” and “an
emotional colonic.” Tickets:
$10. Call 640-8222.
Submitted photo
“Soundtrack for a Revolution” will be screened at the
Ojai Playhouse on Sunday afternoon by the Ojai Film
Society.
the Rev. Samuel “Billy”
Kyles, and Dorothy Cotton
offer indelible memories of
the civil rights struggle.
The archival footage defies
superlatives. There are the
heroes: the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. and a host
of others. There are the
villains: Sheriff Jim Clark,
Bull
Connor,
George
Wallace, and the Klan. And
there are the events — a
montage of unforgettable
moments, stirring and
chilling. Lunch-counter
sit-ins. The bus boycott.
The Freedom Rides. Voterregistration drives. The
students.
Selma-to-Montgomer y
marches. The assassination of Medgar Evers. The
Birmingham
Church
bombing. The murders of
Viola Liuzzo, Schwerner,
Goodman and Chaney.
And finally — the King
assassination.
“Whether you lived
through the civil rights
movement or not, the
Danny Glover-produced,
marvelously musical
‘Soundtrack for a Revolution’ will leave you deeply
moved and humming.”
— James Verniere,
Boston Herald
Tickets and schedule of
events available at
ojaiplays.org.
SEWING CAMP — Ojai
“THE NOBODY DOING
Recreation Department will
NOTHING EXCUSE” — will
offer a five-day Sewing
be discussed at the AmerCamp at the Jack Boyd
ican Vedic Association
Sunday, July 31
Community Center, 510
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Park Road, Aug. 1 through
“JAMMIN’ AT THE ART
Fellowship on Tuesday at
5, 9 a.m. to noon for ages
CENTER” — The Ojai
7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova
10 through 13 and 1:30 to
Center for the Arts, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will host a 4:30 for ages 14 through 18. Road. Some teach that the
sense of self is a mirage and
Cost: $110 for city resiconcert by Japanese folk
there is no reason to do
guitarist Goh Kurosawa on dents, $120 for non-resianything in a meaningless,
Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. on dents (plus $55 materials
the outdoor patio. This will fee); $10 more if registering impersonal, illusionary
after July 28. Call 646-5581, world. But then why do
be a benefit for the
they teach? Learn at AVA
Ext. 390 or e-mail
Japanese Children’s Relief
how our real nature is to
[email protected]. (J29)
Fund.Tickets: $10, kids
make every word into a
younger than 12 admitted
Tuesday, Aug. 2
song, every step into dance
free. Tri-tip sandwiches by
OJAI PLAYWRIGHTS
Bad Wolf BBQ and beer,
CONFERENCE — The 14th and every act into a sacrament. Always free. Call
wine and spirits will be
annual Ojai Playwrights
640-0405.
available for purchase.
Conference begins Aug. 2
Wednesday, Aug. 3
“SONGS OF MEXICO”
and culminates with public
WITH LUNA ITZEL — will
MOBAA MEETING —
performances during the
be held at The Ojai Retreat, “Summer New Works
Meiners Oaks Business and
160 Besant Road, Sunday at Festival” from Aug. 9
Artists Association will hold
6 p.m. Enjoy traditional
its monthly meeting on
through Aug. 14, featuring
Mexican music at its
new plays by Bill Cain, Rick Wednesday at 9 a.m. at
sweetest. For the past 25
Cleveland and more, and a Papa Lennon’s, 515 W. El
years Itzel has been enterRoblar Drive. All meetings
new musical by Adam
taining audiences with a
Duritz and Stephen Belber. are open to the public, you
consistent vocal purity,
An all access pass is $190.
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remarkable range and
emotional energy that turns
Mexican folk songs into
works of art. To reserve
tickets call The Ojai Retreat
event line at 640-1142. For
more information go to
lunaitztel.com. Tickets are
$10 or $7 for seniors and
Monday, Aug. 1
food&beverage
H IGHLIGHTING
Randy
Graham
CHEF RANDY
Cucumber
salad is
sure to
please
THE
D IVERSE D ELIGHTS
corduroy-like ribs. It is an
ideal
fresh
slicing
cucumber
—
thinskinned, there’s no need to
peel.
Armenian
Cucumber Salad
1 pound Armenian
cucumbers, thinly sliced
1/4 red onion, thinly
sliced
10 mint leaves, chopped
2 teaspoons white
vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
Salt and freshly ground
pepper to taste
4 ounces feta cheese,
crumbled
In a medium-sized bowl,
gently toss together the
sliced cucumbers, red
onion, mint leaves, white
vinegar and olive oil. Add
salt and pepper to taste.
Sprinkle with feta cheese
and serve immediately.
Randy Graham has been
a lacto-ovo vegetarian for
35 years. See ValleyVegetarian.blogspot.com for
his complete recipe collec-
What do you do when
the garden gives you curly
Armenian cucumbers? You
make cucumber salad, of
course. Elongated and
shaped similar to the
common cucumber, but
botanically a melon, the
Armenian
cucumber
produces characteristic tion.
kets.
Valley
Thursday, Aug. 4
do not have to be a
member. Join MOBAA for
coffee, tea and discussion
about our town. meinersoaks.org, 323-OAKS,
[email protected].
OJAI LIBRARY BOOK
DISCUSSION GROUP —
The Ojai Library’s Book
Discussion Group will meet
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. to
discuss “Galileo’s Daughter:
A Historical Memoir of
Science, Faith, and Love” by
Dava Sobel. 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 646-1639.
OJAI BAND CONCERT —
Wednesday from 7:30 to 9
p.m., the Ojai Band will
perform in a free concert at
the gazebo in Libbey Park.
Popcorn, lemonade and
balloons are available for
purchase, and a children’s
march is a feature at each
concert, Wednesday
evenings through Aug. 10.
Bring lawn chairs or blan-
“CROSSING MEMORY’S
THRESHOLD ON THE
PATH TOWARD LOVE” —
discussions are held Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at
Our Lady and All Angels
Social Hall, 1502 E. Ojai
Ave., facilitated by Michael
“Whiteagle” Melville, M.A.
This Thursday the topic is
“The Body Never Lies, It Is
Our Compass.” Donation
basis. For information, call
649-9665.
Down The Road
OF THE
O JAI VALLEY G OURMET
connection. Telikin is a
simpler, easy-to-use touch
screen computer. You can
e-mail, video chat and
browse the net, even play
your favorite games like
Solitaire and Free Cell, all
without using a mouse or
keyboard. You’ll be able to
observe and also try them
out. If you have any questions, call Christine at 6461446.
VOLUNTEER TRAIL DAY
— The Ojai Ranger District
is hosting a volunteer
project on Aug. 6 on the
Rose-Lion Connector Trail.
The project will focus on
brushing and total hiking
distance will be three miles.
Bring a lunch, water,
sunscreen, gloves, eye
protection, hat, and wear
sturdy shoes. It’s a fun way
to meet other outdoor
enthusiasts or accrue
community service hours.
Forest Service will provide
tools, instruction and
drinks. Meet at the Ojai
Ranger Station, 1190 E. Ojai
Ave., at 8:30 a.m. to car pool
to the trailhead; the project
will end by 3 p.m. For more
information, call Heidi
Anderson at 646-4348, Ext.
309.
HELP PAY VET COSTS —
The Woody James Warren
Foundation seeks to help
members of the community who cannot afford
costly veterinarian procedures for their pets. A fundraising event for the foundation will be held Aug. 6
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Yuppie Puppy Pet
Grooming, 900 E. Ojai Ave.
For a $10 donation, you will
receive paw print of your
pet cast in clay, glazed and
fired by FireFly Ceramics of
Ventura. Keep pets on leash
or in a carrier.
“GOOD PETS AND NOT
SO GOOD PETS” — On Aug.
6 at 11 a.m., Wheeler Gorge
Visitor Center, 17017 Maricopa Highway, will host
“IDEAS FOR JOYFUL
AGING USING EASY
GADGETS FOR BETTER
LIVING” — You are invited
to join the residents of The
Gables of ojai, 701 N. Montgomery St., on Aug. 5 at
1:30 p.m. in the lounge, for
an educational seminar
presented by Christine
Prideaux from HealthTech.
There are new technologies
and gadgets being introduced every day, specifically with seniors in mind.
She will bring two examples
Depression and anxiety
to demonstrate: Presto and are the most common
Telikin. Presto is a way to
expression of psychologget e-mails without a
ical distress in our culture.
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Aimee French, public
outreach officer with the
Humane Society of Ventura
County, who will bring her
trained dog and other
animals and talk about
what animals make good
pets and what kind of
people make good owners.
Donations: Adults $3,
youths 5 through 18 $2, free
for kids younger than 5.
Call 382-9759.
THE WICKED TINKERS
— Ojai Concert Series will
host these pioneers of the
tribal Celtic movement in a
concert on Aug. 6 at 6:30
p.m. at Dancing Oaks
Ranch on West Highway
150. Gates open at 5 p.m.
for a potluck with opening
acts performing at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $18 in advance, $20
at the gate (free for those
under age 16). Call 6658852 or go to ojaiconcertseries.com. (A5)
“JAMMIN’ AT THE ART
CENTER” — The Ojai
Center for the Arts, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will host a
concert by The Restless
Hillfillies on Aug. 7 from 6
to 9 p.m. on the outdoor
patio. Tickets: $10, kids
younger than 12 admitted
free. Tri-tip sandwiches by
Bad Wolf BBQ and beer,
wine and spirits will be
available for purchase.
“CROSSING MEMORY’S
THRESHOLD ON THE
PATH TOWARD LOVE” —
discussions are held Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at
Our Lady and All Angels
Social Hall, 1502 E. Ojai
Ave., facilitated by Michael
“Whiteagle” Melville, M.A.
On Aug. 11, the topic is
“Dreams Show the Way,
Illuminating the Darkness.”
Donation basis. For information, call 649-9665.
FULL MOON COMMUNITY MEDITATION — A
community meditation at
the full moon of Leo will be
held Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at
Meditation Mount, 10340
Reeves Road in Ojai. Donations are welcome. Morning
meditations are held at 8:30
a.m. , Wednesday through
Saturday. Call 646-5508 or
visit meditation.com for
more information.
KIDS’ CLOTHING
EXCHANGE BENEFIT —
will be held Aug. 13 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at 190 E. El
Roblar Drive, featuring kids’
clothing and sports gear,
sizes 5T and up. Admission
price covers all your items:
$10 per adult at the door,
$2 per child. To make donations of clothing or sport
gear contact King’s
Academy at 646-7386.
“REPTILES FROM
AROUND THE WORLD” —
On Aug. 13 at 11 a.m.,
Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host Tom
Hagan and Sandy Chase of
the Southwestern Herpetological Society, who will
present live and impressive
lizards and snakes and give
advice on which reptile to
pick as a pet. Donations:
Adults $3, youths 5 through
18 $2, free for kids younger
than 5. Call 382-9759.
OJAI JAZZ FESTIVAL
CONCERT — On Aug. 13 at
7 p.m. at Ojai Valley
Community Church, 907 El
Centro St., the Ojai Jazz
Festival Concert will host a
concert by the Carl Saunders Sextet, featuring Saunders on trumpet, Bob Shephers on tenor sax, Scott
Whitfield, trombone, Christian Jacob, piano, Kevin Axt,
bass and Santa Savino on
drums. Admission: $30
advance, $35 at the door;
students with ID, $15 at the
door only; patrons of jazz,
$60 advance, $65 at the
door. Tickets available at
Ojai Coffee Roasting Co.,
Made in Ojai, Cardinali
Brothers Music, Ojai
Creates or tinyurl.co/OjaiJazz. Call Rich Tell at 7460936 for more information.
Reunions
• Nordhoff High School’s
Class of 1971 will hold its
40th reunion on Sept. 17 at
11 a.m. until it’s over at
Soule Park ($4 entry fee),
end of Boardman Road, in
conjunction with the
Ranger
Ruckus
UnReunion for all grads,
friends and family from
the late ‘60s through the
‘70s. BYO picnic and
beverages. Fire and ice
provided.
E-mail
[email protected].
50th reunion Sept. 30 at 7
p.m. with a no-host gettogether at Soule Park
Clubhouse Restaurant and
on Oct. 1 from 5 p.m. til
closing for dinner at
Boccali’s, 3277 E. Ojai Ave.
For event information:
www.classreport.org.
45th reunion on Oct. 1 at 5
p.m. at the Soule Park Golf
Course Banquet Room,
Ojai. Contacts: Terry
Wright,
646-4607,
[email protected] or
Janet (Rose) Burt, 7947987,
donandjancy
@yahoo.com.
• The annual Nordhoffian barbecue will be held
Oct. 2 from noon to 4 p.m.
at Nordhoff High School,
1401 Maricopa Highway.
Tickets: $18 by Sept. 24, or
$20 at the door. Contact
for car show: Dwayne
Bower, 646-3637, ojaivintagevehicles.com.
For
reservations:
Robyn
Hohman Wilson, 6462888, [email protected],
Jeanette Hobbs Byrne,
4 9 7 - 7 0 3 8 ,
[email protected],
The Nordhoffians, [email protected],
P.O. Box 518, Ojai, CA
93024.
STATE OF MIND
Bruce Gladstone, Ph.D.
Cognitive behavior therapy helps
overcome depression and anxiety
Their treatment is the
subject of volumes of
books,
scientific papers and
research efforts, not to
mention a billion dollar
prescription drug industry.
The cognitive-behavioral
treatment of depression
and anxiety (also known as
CBT) was pioneered by
psychiatrist Aaron Beck
nearly 30 years ago. His
book, “Cognitive Therapy
of
Depression”
(coauthored by Rush, Shaw
and Emery, published in
1979 by Guilford Press) is
now a classic text on the
subject. There are more
than a dozen texts
following his lead and CBT
has been shown in
controlled
scientific
studies to be the most
effective treatment for
depressive and anxiety
disorders available.
CBT focuses on what a
person is doing in the
present, in the “here and
now,”
to
maintain
distressing or depressed
patterns
of
thinking,
feeling and acting. Treatment of depression by CBT
focuses on understanding
the relationship between
our beliefs, automatic
thoughts and behavior to
reduce
or
eliminate
depression.
Psychotherapists practicing CBT help their
patients to understand
what is often referred to as
the “cognitive triad.” The
terms “cognitive” and
“cognition” refer to the
mental processes we call
thinking,
perceiving,
believing and knowing.
The cognitive triad refers
to three areas in which we
focus our beliefs and
thinking: (1) thoughts
about
ourselves,
(2)
thoughts about the world
and our past experience
and (3) thoughts about our
future. Anxiety and depression are usually found to
be
maintained
by
persistent
(negative)
thinking in one or more of
these three areas.
Our patterns of believing,
thinking and behaving are
learned early during childhood. They are taught to
us, first by our parents and
caretakers and later by our
teachers and by the society
and culture we live in. It
seems obvious that our
experiences growing up
shape what we believe,
how we think and how we
act. What may not be so
obvious to us is how our
anxious or depressed
moods may be perpetu-
ated by our habits of
thinking which are often
distorted, exaggerated or
irrational. A major aspect
of CBT is identifying
dysfunctional beliefs and
thinking, understanding
how they affect our
emotional states and
behavior and learning to
change them.
Beck identified cognitive
distortions at three levels
of thought: automatic
thoughts,
assumptions
and core beliefs.
Automatic
thoughts
come so quickly and spontaneously that we can
think of them as occurring
automatically. They are
usually stimulated by
specific events, internal
experiences or states of
mind. Everyone experiences automatic thinking.
There is nothing wrong
with automatic thinking.
In fact, when automatic
thoughts are rational,
appropriate and clear, they
are quite helpful to us. For
example, when we are in a
crisis and we think to
ourselves, “I know I’ll find
a way out of this,” we feel
hopeful. But when automatic thinking is irrational,
or distorted, (e.g., “there is
no way out of this”) it tends
to create anxiety, fear,
panic or depression. We
are usually unaware of the
nature and specific quality
of our automatic thinking.
CBT helps us identify categories of dysfunctional
automatic thinking which
involve such patters as
mind reading, fortune
telling, catastrophizing,
blaming, comparing, overgeneralizing, labeling, and
the like.
At a deeper level of
thinking we all hold basic
assumptions
about
ourselves, life and our
future which are more
generalized than specific
automatic thoughts. When
our basic assumptions are
rational
and
wellconnected to the facts and
realities of our life, they
work for us in helpful ways.
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However, when they are
irrational or distorted, they
work against us and help to
maintain depression. Here
are some examples of
dysfunctional
assumptions:
“I should be
successful at everything I
try,” “If I fail, I am worthless, unlovable, etc.,” “I
should get the approval of
everyone I know,” “If I let
my guard down, something bad will happen.”
CBT helps us to identify
and change dysfunctional
assumptions to overcome
depression.
At an even deeper level of
our thinking we all have
core beliefs which form the
foundation
for
our
assumptions and automatic thinking. A core
belief is like a blueprint we
carry in our minds about
our selves, our world, other
people and our future.
Core beliefs usually take
the form of some kind of “I
am” statement or declaration about the way life is
and must be, about the
way we are. Negative or
dysfunctional core beliefs
are rigid, irrational, unreasonable and are often
extremely disabling. Examples of negative core
beliefs include: “I am a
loser,” “I will be abandoned by anyone who gets
close to me,” “I am above
the rules,” “I cannot take
care of myself,” “I must do
everything myself,” “I am
unlovable,” etc. CBT helps
us identify our unconscious negative core beliefs
and understand the role
they play in depression
and anxiety.
Research has shown that
when people suffering
from depression and
anxiety learn to identify
dysfunctional patters of
automatic
thinking,
assumptions and core
beliefs, they can change
them and alleviate their
symptoms.
For
most
people, CBT treatment for
depression and anxiety is
short term, lasting from 10
to 20 therapy sessions.
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Art Grant
Program
applications
available
for 2012
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OVN contributor
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Artists Banding Together for Summer Sale
An artists’ summer sale will be held this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ojai
Creates!, 606 E. Ojai Ave., featuring original artwork of six local artists: Bonnie
Caruk, Theda DeRamus, Kirk Lowry, Leslie Marcus, Sherry Smith and Iris
Williams. Shown above is “Dragon’s Eye” by Kirk Lowry.
County Arts Council
Arts
Calendar seeks nominations
• Through Aug. 4: The
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will
display its summer show,
“Hot Summer Days, Hot
Summer Nights,” through
Thursday. Call 646-0117.
• Through Aug. 21: The
Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai
Ave., will display illustrations for a new children’s
book, “The Cauldron of
Time — In Which Griselda
Meets the Dragon,” done
by local 8- to 16-year-olds
through Aug. 21. These are
entries in a contest and the
winning illustrations will
be announced at a reception on Aug. 28. Call 6461639.
• Through Aug. 28: Ojai
artist Marilyn Noad will
have a solo exhibit, “Views
of the River-Mutable,”
running through Aug. 28 at
The Karpeles Museum, 21
W. Anapamu St., Santa
Barbara. Call 962-5322.
• Through Sept. 9: The
Ojai City Gallery at City
Hall, 401 S. Ventura St., will
display artwork by Ray
Harding through Sept. 9.
Hours are Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Through Sept. 10:
Contempo Hair Design,
205 S. Signal St., will
display paintings and
drawings by Melanie
Hirdler, Dorothy Orr and
Pam Shelley through Sept.
10.
Museum of Ventura
County, 100 E. Main St.,
Ventura, will display an
exhibit of George Stuart
Historical Figures® titled
“How Sweet Power Went
Sour: The Bourbon
Dynasty” through Sept. 11.
Call 653-0323.
Museum of Ventura
County, 100 E. Main St.,
Ventura, will display the
exhibit, “Splash!,” highlighting ocean-inspired art
and Ventura’s beach resort
past, through Sept. 18.
Included are works by
Ojai’s Ozzie Osborn and
former Ojai resident Dan
Harding. Call 653-0323.
Margaret Travers
OVN contributor
The Ventura County Arts
Council is welcoming
nominations of notably
generous
individuals,
organizations and foundations to be recognized at
the Art Stars Awards
Sunset Dinner Celebration
at the Tower Club on Sept.
21. This is an opportunity
for the countywide arts
community to recognize
the shareholders and
stakeholders who are
responsible
for
our
cultural life. Residents are
invited to nominate individuals, organizations and
foundations who have
QI GONG GRAND MASTER IN OJAI:
July 30th—Aug. 31st!
Ojai proudly welcomes internationally
renowned Grand Master Zhou Ting-Jue,
Qi Gong, Tai Chi & Kung Fu Master &
Master Qi Gong Healer--who has taught
& treated everyone from HH the Dalai
Lama, the LA Lakers, to Olympians,
celebrities, spiritual masters & dignitaries, world-wide. This Fall, heʼll be
showcased on The History Channelʼs hit
show “Stan Leeʼs Superhumans,” in
recognition of his incredible abilities.
AMAZING, LIVE QI GONG
DEMONSTRATION, July 30th!
Witness Master Zhou Ting-Jue exhibit
extraordinary, breathtaking feats of superhuman proportions which defy the
laws of physics & gravity. Master Zhou
will also give the audience a transmission of his amazing energy, so that you
can experience the healing power of Qi
in your own body! This special, rare, live
public event is to demonstrate human
potential & the extraordinary power of Qi.
Fun, profound, inspiring for adults & kids
of all ages! Live world music & more.
Sat. July 30th, 7:30pm:
Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave.
$15 Adults; $10, Seniors & Children
under 18; Free for children under 3.
August 1-31, Master Zhou will be offering Qi Gong Healing Treatments at The
Bernhoft Center for Advanced Medicine
& Tien-Jue Qi Gong, Tai Chi Chuan & Tai
Chi Sword courses at The Ojai Holistic
Healing Center.
For Tickets, Course Descriptions,
Registration, Videos & More Info, Go To:
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given generous amounts
of time, talents or funding
in support of the arts
community anywhere in
Ventura County.
The nine categories are:
business, public agency,
civic
organization,
nonprofit arts organization, artist in community
service, arts philanthropist,
arts
educator,
national recognition and
cultural tourism. Nominations are due in the VCAC
office by 5 p.m. on Aug. 1.
For complete information and nomination
forms:
venturacountyartscouncil.org, 658-2213
or
[email protected].
Applications are now
available
and
being
accepted for the 2012 city
of Ojai Art Grant Program.
The
program
funds
nonprofit organizations
and individual artists
whose primary purpose is
to produce or present arts
and cultural programs
held primarily within the
city and which benefit city
residents. Past recipients
have included the Ojai
Festivals, Ojai Community
Chorus, Ojai Shakespeare
Festival and the Ojai Band.
A dollar-for-dollar match
is required for the amount
of funding requested.
Grants are made for one
year, and eligible applicants must begin and end
their program or project
between Jan. 1 and Dec.
31, 2012. Funds of $7,000
were approved by the Ojai
City Council for the 2012
Art Grant Program.
An optional workshop
for applicants on how to
fill out the grant application is scheduled for Aug.
18 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in
the City Council Chambers at Ojai City Hall, 401
S. Ventura St. Applicants
must R.S.V.P. for the workshop to Steve McClary,
assistant to the city
manager, at mcclary@
ci.ojai.ca.us or 646-5581,
Ext. 101, on or before Aug.
16. For further information on the Arts Grant
Program, contact McClary.
Applications are available on the website at
www.ci.ojai.ca.us or can
be picked up at Ojai City
Hall. All completed applications must be received
by 5 p.m. on Sept. 12. Postmarks
will
not
be
accepted.
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July 29, 2011
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Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
Mike Miller, editor
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Beth Allen
continues play
in British Open
Mike Miller
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Ojai’s own Beth Allen is
facing the world’s best
golfers this weekend in the
2011 Ricoh Women’s
British Open.
Teeing off Thursday,
Allen finished strong in 18
holes, logging a oneunder-par 71. She played
close to even-par all day,
starting off at one over
before sinking a birdie on
the fifth hole, par four.
Another birdie on the sixth
hole dropped her to one
under. The 12th hole gave
her a bit of trouble but a
birdie on the 18th hole put
her at one under.
As of press time, Allen
was tied for 30th place
with 18 other golfers.
Allen recently made
worldwide news when she
placed her professional
golf career on hold in
order to donate one of her
kidneys to her older
brother, Dan. Allen has
been playing on the Ladies
European Tour since she
started her post-surgery
comeback in May.
In a recent OVN
interview, Allen noted that
the Women’s British Open
was one of her goals this
summer. She said, “I’ll see
how it goes, but I am really
going to try hard to play in
the Women’s British Open
in July.” Golf runs in the
Allen family. Her father
Jim was a 30-year golf
pro and he taught her
the game.
The 29-year-old has not
won a tournament since
she turned professional
back in 2005, but she has
big
tournament
experience to rely on as
she navigates her way
through the British Open.
This tournament is being
played in Carnoustie,
Scotland, at Carnoustie
Golf Links.
The total purse for the
event is $2,500,000.
Follow Allen’s progress
on the OVN’s Twitter page
and in next week’s OVN.
Photo by Holly Roberts
Wrec Room Readies Future Gridders as Rangers Gear Up Monday
As future Rangers and Wildcats learned the basics of football at a recent Wrec Room clinic, the 2011
Rangers will be kicking off their season when they meet for practice next Monday. Nordhoff High School
will open its season on Sept. 2 when they face West Ranch in Valencia.
Club hosting
Sundowners: Week 13 Gridiron
Casino Night Aug. 27
[email protected]
The fight for the lead of
the Sundowners Golf
League is heating up as
the number of rounds left
this season dwindles in
the final weeks of play.
The Soule Park Hookers
still hold the lead with 753
points for the season,
three points ahead of the
Geezers in week 13. Both
teams are steadily
increasing their distance
from the rest of the pack
as other hopefuls attempt
to climb the leader board
for a shot at the playoffs.
Overall solid play seems
to be the anchor that’s
holding the Hookers at
the top. The team’s Sean
Holland went low on
Tuesday scoring a twounder-par 34 on Soule
Park Golf Course’s front
nine to gain 25 points for
the Hookers.
“Every putt was falling
and every drive was down
the
middle,”
said
Holland, who is playing in
his fifth season with the
Hookers. “I made one bad
shot and it ended up 4
feet from the pin. It was
just one of those days
where everything worked
out.”
The Hookers weren’t
the only team to post
solid numbers, however.
The golf gods at Soule
were willing to give up a
few birdies and eagles,
sending team points
soaring.
Most notably, the
Characters tied the
record for most points in
a round after bringing in
70 points in no small
part due to Rick Brook’s
27 points, which also ties
ORD
teaching
basketball
basics
Shoot, dribble, pass
and play solid defense.
The Ojai Recreation
Department basketball
camp will teach all the
fundamentals of the
game
and
the
importance
of
sportsmanship. The
ORD program will
emphasize the concepts
of team play and will be
geared to entry-level
players ages 9 to 16.
Basketball is a fastpaced and fun sport
that will help to build
strength
and
coordination.
Come out from 9 a.m.
to noon, Aug. 22 to 26,
to give the game your
best shot.
pick up the ORD
brochure at 510 Park
Road, call 646-5581, Ext.
390, or go ojairec.com.
the league’s records. The
push by the Characters
may be too little too late.
With just three weeks of
regular season play left,
the team has a large
amount of ground to
cover from their current
position in 13th place.
Play will return to
Soule Park’s back nine
for week 14 as teams pull
out all the stops to try to
gain position for a shot
at prizes for overall
points winners, as well as
first- and second-half
winners.
The
NHS
Ranger
Gridiron Club is hosting a
Casino Night fund-raising
event to help provide
much-needed funds for the
continued growth of the
Nordhoff High School
football program. The
event will be held Aug. 27
from 6 to 11 p.m. at the
Ojai Valley Woman’s Club.
Tickets are $35 per
person which includes
food, one drink ticket, $500
in funny money for
gambling, a silent auction,
a live auction and raffle
items and tickets galore.
This year's theme is "Viva
Las Vegas" and will also
include dancing and
music.
The Gridiron Club is
looking for table sponsors
as well as auction items.
Table sponsors are $250
and sponsorships include a
name board on the table
for advertising and two
tickets to the event.
If you would like to
donate any auction items,
they can be dropped off at
Doug Crawford Insurance
at 102 E. Aliso St. in Ojai.
Contact Gracie Brown
for information on
donations or tickets at 4217940 or e-mail at
gracie.brown@roadrunner.
com. Tickets can also be
purchased at Doug
Crawford
Insurance
Agency or Giorgio's Pizza
and Subs.
Front
Junior Golf
Nine
Academy offered
honors
by Ojai Valley Inn
Schwocho SpaTheis offering
Ojai Valley Inn & Valley Inn & Spa, Mark
its Junior Greenslit, golf pro Jeff
Photo by Isaac Hsieh
Jim Corral (No Name Yet) eyeballs a putt in a round
earlier this year. Corral shot a 37 in week 13 to gain 20
points for his team.
Ojai’s Wrec Room
expanding flag
football and cheer
opportunities
The Wrec Room is
expanding its flag football
program this season and
they expect to have several
returning
coaches,
including
Brandon
Schneider, Ben Harold,
Phil Landsverk, Brent
Jacobs, Misha Dvortscak,
and Mike Thorpe, noted
Jayden
Morrison.
Currently 25 players have
signed up to play and the
Wrec Room is still
accepting registrations.
“In addition to football
we will have cheer teams
at every school. Nordhoff
cheer captain Megan
McFarland will oversee a
group of high school
cheerleaders that will be
great role models for your
child. Megan selected five
additional support staff to
team up with a parent
advisor and to help train
the kids. Cheer teams will
cheer and perform at
halftime and other
community functions,”
said Morrison. The cost for
either program is $70.
In addition to the
football and cheerleading
program, the Wrec Room
will also be offering free
clinics for both groups on
Aug. 11 and Aug. 18. Flag
football for first- and
second-graders will be
held at 4 p.m.; third- and
fourth-graders will kick off
at 5 p.m., and the fifthand sixth-grade clinic will
be held at 6 p.m. The
cheerleading clinic, which
is offered to kids in
kindergarten through sixth
grade, will start at 5 p.m.
All clinics will be held at
Matilija Junior High.
For registration or
details, call Morrison at
797-7094 or register at the
Wrec Room.
The
Front
Nine
Women's Golf Club
played with an added
purpose last Thursday as
they dedicated their “Give
a Hoot" tournament to
Judy
Schwocho.
Schwocho was a beloved
member who recently
died of cancer after a twoyear struggle. All entry
fees plus additional
donations were given to
the Ojai Raptor Center for
owl care, which was
Schwocho's pet project.
Eighteen
women
entered the tournament
and almost $250 was
donated in Schwocho's
name. "Judy was an
amazing woman and a
dedicated golfer who
made a lasting impression
on our club. She played
with
passion,
determination and always
a smile," the members
recalled. Her children
admitted that their mom
always wanted to be a
part of a women's golf
club and was ecstatic
when she found the Front
Nine.
After the tournament
the women golfers were
treated to pizza and
toasted the memories of
Schwocho. Tournament
winners were Randi
McDowell and Kim Exon.
Tawny Mc Lellan won the
longest drive with a 230yard effort; Mc Dowell
became a double winner
when she posted the
fewest putts.
on Front Nine women's
golf club call Mitnee
Duque at 646-6788 or
798-0525.
Golf Academy next week,
Aug. 1 to 4.
The
academy
is
designed for golfers aged
12 to 18 who are serious
about taking their golf
game to the next level.
Attendees will receive oncourse instruction, which
will focus on areas like
video swing analysis,
swing coaching, mental
game
coaching,
equipment analysis,
course management, and
motivational speakers.
The instructors for the
academy include the
director of golf at the Ojai
Johnson, Joseph Parent,
and
Fernando
Amorteguy.
Activities will go from
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The cost of the
academy is $1,350,
which
includes
accommodations, golf
instruction, green fees,
breakfast,
lunch,
instruction materials and
school amenity.
Local golfers not
needing accommodations
can participate for $750.
For more information,
contact the Ojai Valley
Inn & Spa at 646-1111.
Youth volleyball
league now open
Fall registration for the
United States Youth
Volleyball League is now
open. The USYVL is
bringing a fun-filled
season of volleyball to the
Ojai community this fall.
All children between the
ages of 7 and 15 are
invited
to
enjoy
instructional volleyball
practices and games that
focus on participation,
sportsmanship, and fun.
The eight-week league
in Ojai at Sarzotti Park will
run from September to
November.
A large portion of the
USYVL is fueled by
volunteers. Volunteering is
a great opportunity to
work with the youth in
promoting
their
confidence and selfesteem while sharing the
sport of volleyball.
The USYVL’s mission is
to provide every child
between the ages of 7 and
15 a chance to learn and
play volleyball in a fun,
safe,
supervised
environment. For more
information
on
registration, volunteer
positions, and a location
near
you,
visit
www.USYVL.org or call
(888) 988-7985.
Submit local sports info to
[email protected]
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Deed of Trust, in the
property situated in said
County and State and as
more fully described in the
above referenced Deed of
Trust. The street address
and other common
designation, if any, of the
real property described
above is purported to be:
316 CRUZERO STREET
#A #B #C #D, OJAI, CA,
93023. The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any
liability for any
incorrectness of the street
address and other common
designation, if any, shown
herein. The total amount of
the unpaid balance with
interest thereon of the
obligation secured by the
property to be sold plus
reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at
the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of
Sale is $890,165.30. It is
possible that at the time of
sale the opening bid may be
less than the total
indebtedness due. In
addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept
cashier’s checks drawn on a
state or national bank, a
check drawn by a state or
federal credit union, or a
federal savings and loan
association, savings
association, or savings bank
specified in Section 5102 of
the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in
this state. Said sale will be
made, in an ‘’AS IS’’
condition, but without
covenant or warranty,
express or implied,
regarding title, possession
or encumbrances, to satisfy
the indebtedness secured by
said Deed of Trust,
advances thereunder, with
interest as provided, and
the unpaid principal of the
Note secured by said Deed
of Trust with interest
thereon as provided in said
Note, plus fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee and
of the trusts created by said
Deed of Trust. DATED:
12/12/2009
RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. 1800
Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY,
CA 93063 Phone: (800)
281 8219, Sale Information
(626) 927-4399 By:—
Trustee’s Sale Officer
RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. is a debt
collector attempting to
collect a debt. Any
information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
ASAP# 4045876
07/22/2011, 07/29/2011,
08/05/2011
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Published Ojai Valley News
July 22, 27 & 29, 2011
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF VENTURA
4353 VINEYARD
AVENUE
OXNARD, CA 93036
JUVENILE/PROBATE
COURT
NOTICE OF PETITION
TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF NADIA
TAUSSIG
Case Number: 56-201100398625-PR-PW-OXN
To all heirs, beneficiaries,
creditors, contingent
creditors, and persons who
may otherwise be interested
in the will or estate, or
both, of NADIA TAUSSIG
A Petition for Probate has
been filed by YVONNE S.
GINSBERG in the Superior
Court of California, County
of VENTURA.
The Petition for Probate
requests that YVONNE S.
GINSBERG be appointed
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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OVN07-23-11
July 22 & 29, 2011
August 5 & 12, 2011
STATEMENT OF
ABANDONMENT OF
USE OF FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
20110718-10010306-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/18/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) HAS/HAVE
ABANDONED USE TO
THE FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
(1) Lopez Tack & Saddle
Repair, 937 W. El Roblar
Drive, Ojai, CA 93023
The date on which the
fictitious business name
being abandoned was filed:
August 21, 2007
The file number to the
being abandoned:
20070821-10014810-0
The county where the
was filed: Ventura
Full name of Registrant
(Individual)/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company
George E. Lopez
937 W. El Roblar Drive
Ojai, CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by an individual.
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.)
George E. Lopez
/s/GEORGE E. LOPEZ
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN07-25-11
July 22 & 29, 2011
August 5, 2011
ASAP #4045876
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE TS No. 09-0134845
Title Order No. 09-8399276 Investor/Insurer
No. 143611461 APN No.
018-0-170-260 YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 06/21/2006.
UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER.”
Notice is hereby given that
RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as duly
appointed trustee pursuant
to the Deed of Trust
executed by DANIEL K.
MCINERNEY, A SINGLE
MAN, dated 06/21/2006
and recorded 06/28/06, as
Instrument No. 200606280136737, in Book , Page ),
of Official Records in the
office of the County
Recorder of Ventura
County, State of California,
will sell on 08/12/2011 at
11:00AM, At the main
entrance to the Government
Center Hall of Justice, 800
South Victoria Avenue,
Ventura, CA 93001 at
public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash or
check as described below,
payable in full at time of
sale, all right, title, and
interest conveyed to and
now held by it under said
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temporary order of
exemption pursuant to
California Civil Code
Section 2923.53 that is
current and valid on the
date the Notice of Sale is
filed and/or The timeframe
for giving Notice of Sale
specified in subdivision (s)
of California Civil Code
Section 2923.52 applies
and has been provided or
the loan is exempt from the
requirements. Date:
07/15/11, First American
Title Insurance Company
First American Trustee
Servicing Solutions, LLC
3 First American Way,
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Original document signed
by Authorized Agent, Chet
Sconyers — FOR
TRUSTEE’S SALE
INFORMATION PLEASE
CALL (916) 939-0772.
First American Trustee
Servicing Solutions, LLC
May be Acting as a Debt
Collector Attempting to
Collect a Debt. Any
Information obtained may
NPP0183499 07/15/11,
07/22/11, 07/29/11
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OVN07-22-11
July 22 & 29, 2011
August 5 & 12, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011071410000153-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/14/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
(1) MariSol Malibu Realty;
(2) MariSol Realty
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business
(P.O. Box or PMB are not
acceptable):
11312 Yerba Buena Rd.,
Malibu, CA 90265, Ventura
County
Full name of 1st
Registrant (Individual)/
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Patrick Joseph Boyle
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
693 Avenida Pequena
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
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
correct.
as true information which
he or she knows to be false
Patrick Joseph Boyle
/s/PATRICK JOSEPH
BOYLE
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
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.,
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UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER.
On August 4, 2011 at 11:00
AM, First American
Trustee Servicing
Solutions, LLC, as duly
appointed Trustee under
and pursuant to Deed of
Trust recorded 07/24/06, as
Instrument No. 200607240155165, in book , page ,
Office of the County
Recorder of VENTURA
County, State of California.
Executed by: DONALD
GRANT AND ROLANDA
GRANT, HUSBAND AND
WIFE AS JOINT
TENANTS,. WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR CASH, CASHIER’S
CHECK/CASH
EQUIVALENT or other
form of payment authorized
by 2924h(b), (Payable at
time of sale in lawful
money of the United States)
At the main entrance to the
Government Center Hall of
Justice, 800 South Victoria
Avenue, Ventura, CA.. All
right, title and interest
conveyed to and now held
by it under said Deed of
Trust in the property
situated in said County and
State described as: AS
MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN THE
ABOVE MENTIONED
DEED OF TRUST APN#
017-0-222-070. The street
address and other common
167 EL CAMINO
DRIVE, OJAI, CA 93023.
The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for
any incorrectness of the
street address and other
common designation, if
any, shown herein. Said
sale will be made, but
without covenant or
warranty, expressed or
implied, regarding title,
possession, or
encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by said
Deed of Trust, with interest
thereon, as provided in said
note(s), advances, under the
terms of said Deed of Trust,
fees, charges and expenses
of the Trustee and of the
trusts created by said Deed
of Trust. The total amount
of the unpaid balance of the
property to be sold and
reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at
the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of
Sale is $648,956.76. The
beneficiary under said Deed
of Trust heretofore
executed and delivered to
the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and
Demand for Sale, and a
written Notice of Default
and Election to Sell. The
undersigned caused said
Notice of Default and
Election to Sell to be
recorded in the County
where the real property is
located. If the sale is set
aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall
be entitled only to a return
of the deposit paid. The
Purchaser shall have no
further recourse against the
Mortgagor, the Mortgagee
or the Mortgagee’s Trustee.
The beneficiary or
servicing agent declares
that it has obtained from
the Commissioner of
Corporations a final or
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STEPHANIE THOMAS,
HUSBAND AND WIFE.,
dated 07/25/2007 and
recorded 08/08/07, as
Instrument No. 2007080800155979-0, in Book , Page
), of Official Records in the
office of the County
Recorder of Ventura
County, State of California,
will sell on 08/05/2011 at
11:00AM, At the main
entrance to the Government
Center Hall of Justice, 800
South Victoria Avenue,
Ventura, CA 93001 at
public auction, to the
and other common
4877 REEVES ROAD,
OJAI, CA, 93023. The
undersigned Trustee
any, shown herein. The
total amount of the unpaid
balance with interest
thereon of the obligation
secured by the property to
be sold plus reasonable
estimated costs, expenses
and advances at the time of
the initial publication of the
Notice of Sale is
$1,160,168.09. It is
possible that at the time of
sale the opening bid may be
less than the total
indebtedness due. In
addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept
express or implied,
said Deed of Trust,
06/30/2010
RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. 1800
CA 93063 Phone: (800)
(626) 927-4399 By:—
RECONTRUST
collect a debt. Any
ASAP# 4041761
07/15/2011, 07/22/2011,
07/29/2011
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OVN07-20-11
July 15, 22 & 29, 2011
NPP#183499
SALE TSG No.: 5321870
TS No.: CA1100228172
FHA/VA/PMI No.:
APN:017-0-222-070 YOU
ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF
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River
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
ASSISTANTS MADE
SIMPLE.
Street Address of
acceptable):
2685 Nicholas St., Simi
Valley, CA 93065, Ventura
County
Full name of 1st
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Ryan J. Thomas
2685 Nicholas St.
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Full name of 2nd
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Christine A. Thomas
Residence Address of 2nd
2685 Nicholas St.
Simi Valley, CA 93065
THIS BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED BY:
Husband and Wife
The registrant
listed on 02/01/2011.
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Ryan Thomas
/s/RYAN THOMAS
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN07-19-11
July 15, 22 & 29, 2011
ASAP #4041761
SALE TS No. 10-0040931
Title Order No. 10-8157054 Investor/Insurer
No. 163243257 APN No.
030-0-040-090 YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 07/25/2007.
UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD
RECONTRUST
executed by BRUCE
THOMAS AND
Roa
D LEWIS JR, WIFE AND
HUSBAND AS JOINT
TENANTS, dated
03/07/2006 and recorded
03/15/06, as Instrument No.
20060315-0054694, in
Book , Page ), of Official
Records in the office of the
County Recorder of
Ventura County, State of
California, will sell on
08/05/2011 at 11:00AM, At
the main entrance to the
Avenue, Ventura, CA 93001
at public auction, to the
and other common
159 BUNDREN STREET,
OJAI, CA, 930229460. The
undersigned Trustee
any, shown herein. The
total amount of the unpaid
balance with interest
thereon of the obligation
secured by the property to
be sold plus reasonable
estimated costs, expenses
and advances at the time of
the initial publication of the
Notice of Sale is
$371,443.36. It is possible
that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less
than the total indebtedness
due. In addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept
express or implied,
said Deed of Trust,
07/14/2011
RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. 1800
CA 93063 Phone: (800)
(626) 927-4399 By:—
RECONTRUST
collect a debt. Any
ASAP# 4030729
07/15/2011, 07/22/2011,
07/29/2011
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OVN07-18-11
July 15, 22 & 29, 2011
August 5, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011070810009891-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/08/2011
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July 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2011070510009658-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/05/2011
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
WIGGLELESS
Street Address of
acceptable):
810 Foothill Ln., Ojai, CA
93023, Ventura County.
Full name of 1st
Corporation/Limited
Liability Company:
Lisa Jean Luckenbach
810 Foothill Lane
Ojai, CA 93023
THIS BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED BY: An
individual.
The registrant
listed on 4/2011.
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Lisa Jean Luckenbach
/s/LISA JEAN
LUCKENBACH
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN07-17-11
July 15, 22 & 29, 2011
ASAP #4030729
SALE TS No. 11-0030886
Title Order No. 11-0024094
Investor/Insurer No.
132326363 APN No. 0610-045-075 YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 03/07/2006.
UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD
RECONTRUST
executed by PAULETTE C
LEWIS, AND KENNETH
#3) 929 CUYAMA RD. x. DEL NORTE.
Sat. only, 9 am-noon. Moving sale. Household
and kitchen ware. Great clothes, books,
garden pots, drapes and lots more.
#8) 1302 SUNSET PL. Sat. only, 7 am-1 pm.
Big sale with furniture, jewelry, collectibles,
glass & iron patio coffee table and much
#4) 410 EL PASEO RD. x. BRISTOL RD.
Sat. only, 8 am-3 pm. Two-family antique and
furniture sale. Womenʼs clothes [new and
Boutique quality], TV, stereo, speakers, tables,
wooden bunk beds, dishes, toys, etc.
#9) 850 CARNE RD. x. FORDYCE RD.
(after Grand Ave. between 1100 and 1200).
Three family sale. Sat. only, 8 am-2 pm.
No early birds! Sewing machine, fabric and
trim; tools, furniture, sporting goods. New
Toyota Corolla or Honda Matrix tires; kitchen
and household items.
#5) 212 OLIVE MILL LN. x. FULTON ST.
Sat. only, 7 am-3 pm. Furniture, accessories,
household items, leather and massage
recliners, tools and misc.
#10) 449 AVENIDA DE LA VEREDA. Sat.
only, 8 am-11 am. Furniture, credenza, dining
table, vintage card table, boyʼs clothes (age
11-13), sports equipment, drums and womenʼs
clothing.
Houses Worship
of
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Dan
Nelson
MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION
Let’s use
words
When the physical universe was created, the
Bible records that God
used words. He spoke into
the darkness and said, “Let
there be light.” In the garden, the Scriptures reveal
that Adam walked with
God. It was there that he
was given the instructions
for living and the warnings
against rejecting these
precepts. And again God
used words to transmit his
truths. When a man was
selected to establish a new
people, one that would be
under the tutelage and
direction of “the almighty”
through which the whole
world would be blessed,
once again God used
words to make promises
that
would
surpass
Abraham’s ability to imagine them. As Moses was
raised up to lead his people into a season where
they would know the will
of the creator for their
lives,
commandments
were written upon tablets
of stone by the finger of
God, and predictably, he
used words to communicate the message. Time
after time, from Jeremiah
to Jesus, the truths of
heaven are revealed to
mankind, and consistently, with some exceptions,
God chooses to use the
medium of language to
connect his heart to ours.
Through eyes and ears, we
read and hear the words of
God and learn his mind,
apprehend his substance,
and become familiar with
his divine purpose in our
lives.
Working with couples, I
am finding myself repeatedly making a simple
request that may seem
insultingly rudimentary at
first hearing, and yet
proves profoundly transforming when applied. I
am asking husbands and
wives to talk to each other
using words. Studies have
shown that the overwhelming majority of
information transmission
is non-verbal; tone, body
language
and
facial
expression are a few of the
noise factors that create
distortion in the conversation. The popular, and
often-quoted, line from
the 1967 epic film, “Cool
Hand Luke,” springs to
mind: “What we’ve got
here is a failure to communicate.” And many, otherwise
well-intentioned
individuals suffer from
catastrophic collision in
relationships because they
are habitually under-utilizing actual “words” when
interacting.
Have you ever heard
someone you love say
something like, “You don’t
understand me at all. If
you really knew me, you
would know that’s not
what I meant!” or similar
phrasing that reveals
reliance upon inference,
intuitiveness, interpretation, or previous knowl-
OJAI CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Photo by Holly Roberts
Time Out for Art!
Ella Guilliani learns from instructor Kim Smith how
to melt the glass over a torch to make a glass bead.
Smith, who recently ran an art class for kids ages 5
to 14 years old, introduced students to a variety of
mediums including working with stone (alabaster
and soap), blowing glass, oil painting, melted crayon drawings, clay and metal work. Kids went home
with paintings, tie-dyed shirts, decorated hats, glass
bead necklaces and pendants, all of which they
designed themselves.
edge of true motives? And
what is being suggested
here is that this sort of
interaction style is a recipe
for conflict. The biblical
guideline is to say what we
mean and mean what we
say. But those who examine actual relationships
closely say that this rarely
happens.
The Scriptures warn
against adding onto God’s
word or taking away from
it. If we alter the message
of God, there are all sorts
of unintended consequences that result. God
has been explicit in clarifying his love, offer of grace,
and promises to those
who love him.Here is a
challenge: What if we followed God’s example of
relationship building and
chose to use “words” to
interact
instead
of
depending upon deduction, assumption and
good intentions? What if
there was a pre-determined
understanding
with one’s partner that
nothing was envisioned
beyond what was actually
stated,
and
nothing
should be inferred except
what was heard? How
many failures would
return to friendships? How
many hurting hearts could
be filled with hope again
when authentic communication emerges in a relationship?
I find it fascinating that
the only thing God has
exalted above his name, is
his word. He used words to
create the universe, words
to establish his course for
living successfully, words
to inform of the destructiveness of sin, words to
communicate his purpose
of redemption for all creation in his only begotten
son, Jesus Christ. God uses
words to record his love
letter to humanity in written form, and words in the
mouths of his preachers to
those who would hear.
Let’s also use words to
communicate love to each
other, to show kindness,
appreciation and gratitude, to reconcile, to forgive and to live.
Dan Nelson is pastor of
Calvary
Chapel
Ojai
Valley.
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.
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Continued from B3
The petition requests the
decedent’s will and codicils,
if any, be admitted to probate.
The will and any codicils are
available for examination in
the file kept by the court.
The petition requests authority to administer the estate
under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act.
(This authority will allow the
personal representative to
take many actions without
obtaining court approval.
Before taking certain very
important actions, however,
the personal representative
will be required to give notice
to interested persons unless
they have waived notice or
consented to the proposed
action.) The independent
administration authority will
be granted unless an interested person files an objection to
the petition and shows good
cause why the court should
not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition
will be held in this court as
follows: September 7, 2011,
9:00 A.M., Dept. J6
Address of court: same as
noted above
If you object to the granting
of the petition, you should
appear at the hearing and
state your objections or file
written objections with the
court before the hearing. Your
appearance may be in person
or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim
with the court and mail a
copy to the personal representative appointed by the court
within four months from the
date of first issuance of letters
as provided in Probate Code
section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire
before four months from the
hearing date noticed above.
You may examine the file
kept by the court. If you are a
person interested in the estate,
you may file with the court a
formal Request for Special
Notice (form DE-154) of the
filing of an inventory and
appraisal of estate assets or of
any petition or account as
provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for
Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for petitioner:
ALLAN JACOBS SBN
42274
603 W. OJAI AVENUE,
SUITE D
OJAI, CALIFORNIA 93023
(805) 646-7263
—————————
OVN07-28-11
July 29, 2011
August 5, 2011
CNS #2138641
NOTICE OF WAREHOUSEMAN'S LIEN & PUBLIC
SALE
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED
Stanley Edward Lindquist
Barbara Ann Lindquist
P.O. Box 3734
Ventura, CA 93006
Beatriz Lukens
26596 Verbena
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Harriet Tracy-Attorney in
Fact
Estate of Christopher Lukens
15732 Screaming Eagle Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93314
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that, Stanley Edward
Lindquist, Beatriz Lukens,
and/or The Estate of
Christopher Lukens are in
default of payment of the
charges and expenses
described below for storage
of the goods described below
on the property of Ojai Oaks
Village, 950 Woodland
Avenue, Space 31, Ojai, CA
93023, from March 1, 2011 to
March 31, 2011.
This notice constitutes a
demand for payment of all
charges, expenses and costs
listed below.
PAYMENT MUST BE
MADE WITHIN TEN (10)
DAYS FROM THE TIME
YOU RECEIVE THIS
NOTICE, AND UNLESS
PAYMENT IS RECEIVED
BY THE UNDERSIGNED,
THE LISTED GOODS WILL
BE ADVERTISED FOR
SALE AND SOLD BY AUCTION, PURSUANT TO
COMMERCIAL CODE SECTION 7210(2) ON August 17,
2011, AT 11:00 A.M AT:
Ojai Oaks Village, Sp, 31,
950 Woodland Avenue, Ojai,
CA 93023
The goods referred to herein
are described as:
Mobile home: 1975 Great
Lakes
Serial Number(s): S10928X
& S10928U
Decal Number(s): ABB8767
The amounts due and
payable for storage of the
goods are as follows:
Storage Charges for the period from March 1, 2011 to
March 31, 2011: $826.25.
In addition to the Storage
Charges set forth above, Ojai
Oaks Village claims the
amount of Twenty-Six
Dollars and Thirty-Six Cents,
($26.36) per day from April
1, 2011, to the date of the
aforementioned sale of the
goods, and for the reasonable
expenses in the amount of
$900.00 for this proceeding to
enforce the lien.
DATED: July 13, 2011
Kristen Taylor
/s/KRISTEN TAYLOR
Authorized Agent for Ojai
Oaks Village
(714) 918-8371
7/29, 8/5/11
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OVN07-30-11
July 29, 2011
August 5 & 12, 2011
ASAP #4054144
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S
SALE TS No. 08-0073450
Title Order No. 08-8-272381
Investor/Insurer No.
167626055 APN No. 029-0120-030 YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST, DATED
04/25/2007. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,
IT MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION
OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice
is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly
appointed trustee pursuant to
the Deed of Trust executed by
ROBERT J SHUTAK, A
MARRIED MAN AS HIS
SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 04/25/2007 and
recorded 05/02/07, as
Instrument No. 2007050200090359-0, in Book , Page ),
office of the County Recorder
of Ventura County, State of
California, will sell on
08/19/2011 at 11:00AM, At
the main entrance to the
Avenue, Ventura, CA 93001
at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check
as described below, payable
in full at time of sale, all
right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it
under said Deed of Trust, in
the property situated in said
County and State and as more
fully described in the above
referenced Deed of Trust. The
street address and other common designation, if any, of
the real property described
1402 MCANDREW ROAD,
OJAI AREA, CA,
930239314. The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the
street address and other common designation, if any,
shown herein. The total
amount of the unpaid balance
with interest thereon of the
property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publication
of the Notice of Sale is
$722,673.99. It is possible
that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than
the total indebtedness due. In
addition to cash, the Trustee
will accept cashier's checks
drawn on a state or national
bank, a check drawn by a
state or federal credit union,
or a check drawn by a state or
federal savings and loan association, savings association,
or savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the Financial
Code and authorized to do
business in this state. Said
sale will be made, in an ''AS
IS'' condition, but without
covenant or warranty, express
or implied, regarding title,
possession or encumbrances,
to satisfy the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of
Trust, advances thereunder,
with interest as provided, and
Note secured by said Deed of
Trust with interest thereon as
provided in said Note, plus
fees, charges and expenses of
the Trustee and of the trusts
created by said Deed of Trust.
DATED: 10/17/2008
RECONTRUST COMPANY
1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2202 SIMI VALLEY, CA
93063 Phone: (800) 281
8219, Sale Information (626)
927-4399 By: - Trustee's Sale
Officer RECONTRUST
COMPANY is a debt collector attempting to collect a
debt. Any information
obtained will be used for that
purpose. ASAP# 4054144
07/29/2011, 08/05/2011,
08/12/2011

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