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OJAI VALLEY NEWS
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121st Year, No. 83 • Wednesday, July 11, 2012 • Newsracks, 75¢, retail stores, 70¢ plus tax • Yearly subscription, $52
Thefts
up at
Ojai
trails
Michelaina Smith
OVN contributor
Photo by Christen Minnick/Brooks Institute
‘Much Ado’ about Shakespeare
Actor Terry Fishman, (from left) holds back Michael Jay
Aronovitz, as he tries to attack Austin Miller and Richard
Osborn during last weekend's performance of Shakespeare's
“Much Ado About Nothing” at Libbey Bowl. The Thousand
Oaks Repertory Company, in collaboration with the G.A.T.E.
Players, will offer a repeat of the play July 20 to 22 at 7:30
p.m. Set in the Roaring ‘20s, just after World War I, the Allan
Hunt-directed comedy features two sets of lovers: one battling
an evil plot, and the other battling with each other. Visit
www.libbeybowl.org for tickets.
The number of vehicle burglaries at trailheads in Ojai has
more than doubled in the past
two weeks in comparison to the
previous month.
In the past two weeks, two
cars and one motorcycle have
been stolen from trailheads.
One had been recovered as of
Monday.
Nathalie Selleslags, who hikes
regularly in Ojai, recently
encountered the results of a
burglary at the Matilija Hot
Springs trailhead. “My friends
and I went to the hot springs
and when we were got back to
the car a couple’s car had been
broken into and the front
window had been shattered.
Apparently, an iPod had been
stolen. I went immediately to
check my car and make sure my
purse had not been stolen. It
shocked me. I always trust
people in Ojai. It was a warning
signal to me.”
The number of vehicle burglaries “had gone up, then went
down to practically zero, but
now we are seeing a spattering
See Thefts, Page A3
Houck car legislation heads to House
Misty Volaski
[email protected]
A new federal bill was introduced Tuesday that makes
further progress toward Ojai
mother Cally Houck's goal —
forcing rental car companies to
repair recalled vehicles before
offering them for rent or sale.
U.S. representatives Lois
Capps (CA-23), Eliot Engel (NY17) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-9)
co-sponsored the Raechel and
Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental
Car Act of.
This follows two other pieces of
legislation introduced last year
— U.S. Senate bill SB-1445,
backed by Sen. Barbara Boxer
(D-CA) and Sen. Charles
Schumer (D-NY), and California
bill AB-753, backed by Assem-
blyman William Monning.
The latest legislation, like the
previous bills, is named after two
Nordhoff High School graduates,
Raechel and Jacqueline Houck.
The sisters died in a fiery headon collision in a PT Cruiser they
rented from Enterprise Rent-ACar in October 2004.
The car was under a safety
recall for a faulty steering
component and caught fire,
causing the girls to lose control
of the car and slam into a big-rig
truck.
After a five-year court battle
with Enterprise, the Houck
family was awarded $15 million;
but the girls' mother said she
didn't feel justice was served.
She teamed with Consumers for
Auto Reliability and Safety president Rosemary Shahan and
“... if Hertz can do
it, then what is
Enterprise's
problem?”
— Rosemary Shahan,
C.A.R.S. president
many others to seek a legal
remedy that would prohibit car
rental companies from renting
recalled vehicles until safety
issues are repaired.
In a press release issued
Tuesday, Capps expressed her
support for the legislation. “If a
recall notice has been issued for
a rented car, that car should be
taken off the road until it’s fixed
— it’s that simple,” said Capps in
the release. “... I’ve been proud
to work with Cally Houck, the
mother of Raechel and Jacqueline, auto safety advocates, and
Hertz to put forward this
commonsense proposal.”
“It’s inexcusable that there is a
loophole allowing rental car
companies to keep unsafe vehicles on the road — endangering
the lives of tens of thousands of
rental car drivers and their families," Schakowsky said. "... All
consumers should feel confident
that the vehicle they are driving
is safe.”
Engel commended Hertz, the
nation's number two rental car
company and the only one to
publicly support the Houck bills.
"Hertz and other stakeholders
should also be commended for
supporting this legislation," said
Engel. "This bill will save lives,
and I call on my colleagues and
the other car rental agencies to
support this legislation."
Also supporting the House bill
were Advocates for Highway and
Auto Safety, Consumer Action,
Consumer
Federation
of
America, Consumers Union,
National
Association
of
Consumer Advocates and the
Trauma Foundation.
Houck and Shahan applauded
the efforts of the House representatives.
"We are thrilled to have the
support of Capps, Engel and
Schakowsky," said Shahan.
"We're also thrilled that it's a
strong bill. Capps has a record of
See Houck, Page A3
Funds still sought
for Ojai schools
Misty Volaski
[email protected]
It's been a little longer than a
month since the 100 for Ojai
Schools movement began, and
already more than $25,000 has
been raised.
However, organizers say they
still need thousands more to
help stem teacher layoffs and
keep class sizes low in Ojai's
public schools.
"We have $25,000 now. And
we're deeply appreciative of
those who have contributed so
far!" said 100 for Ojai Schools
cofounder and former school
board member, Karen McBride.
"But we'd still like to come up
with a lot more — another
$50,000 in the next month," she
added.
That would give the fund
$75,000, or about the cost of one
full time teacher in the Ojai
Unified School District (OUSD).
OUSD parent and 100 for Ojai
Schools organizer Elisa Oliver
said she was inspired to start the
effort after seeing what was
happening in her three kids'
classrooms. Larger class sizes,
fewer aides and more stress on
teachers prompted her into
action. "People are shocked
when I tell them my daughter
was in a second- and thirdgrade (combination) class and
she'll face the same thing next
year," said Oliver.
"All of us (in the OUSD) have
experienced larger class sizes
this year than in years past,"
said Mira Monte Elementary
School principal Kathy White.
"My hope is that they raise
enough money to offset class
sizes. Or, if it can't be for that,
maybe it would be enough to
provide assistance for teachers
in the form of aides.
OUSD superintendent Hank
Bangser said he has specific
ideas for where the funds would
be used, but that depends on
variables including how much is
raised and the number of enrollments between now and the
beginning of the year.
"$30,000 would absolutely
cover the cost of two sections,"
or about two class periods at
Nordhoff High School, Bangser
said.
With the teacher-to-student
ratio already high, late enrollments could prompt OUSD
administrators to add a class to
accommodate
the
new
students. The funds could also
be used at Matilija Junior High
School or the elementary
schools in similar ways.
Although the OUSD does have
some funding set aside for
See Schools, Page A3
Photo by Tim Dewar
Emma Oliver, (right) watches as her mother, 100 for Ojai Schools organizer Elisa Oliver, installs a yard
sign outside the home of a supporter Tuesday.
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A2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 11, 2011
Parade winners announced
Winners in the Fourth of
July parade were as
follows:
Category 2, Auto: first
place, Don and Ann
Scanlin; second place,
Ventura Model A Ford
Club.
Category 3, Band: first
place, Matillija Band and
Flags.
Category 10, Commercial Float: second place,
Ojai Creates.
Category 16, Equestrian:
first
place,
Ventura
County Sheriff’s Posse;
second place, Becky and
Sara Riders.
Category 19, Equestrian:
second place, Montana
Titus.
Category 20, Equestrian,:first place, Kam and
daughter.
Category
23,
Float
School under 17 years:
first place, Monica Ros;
second place, Nordhoff
High Cheerleaders.
Category 24, Float, Children’s Organization: first
place, Danza Azteca
Tonalli; second place,
American Vedic Association.
Category 25, Float Adult:
tied for second place, Ojai
Concert Series and Ojai
Valley Board of Realtors.
Category 26, Float,
Neighborhood: first place,
Calvary Chapel of Ojai
Valley.
Category 32, Special
Marching-Walking: first
place,
Ojai
Valley
Gymnastics;
second
place, Ojai Lighting.
Marching-Walking
&
Auto:
Sanctuary/Ojai
Healing Movement.
Wheels: first place, Kevin
K. Cox.
Category 35, Walkers:
second place, Ojai Valley
Green Coalition.
Trophies should be
picked up at the Ojai
Recreation Department
by July 18.
One
raffle
basket
number was pulled that
had no name or phone
number.
The number is 8518937;
if this is your number the
basket can be claimed at
Ojai Hair Company; it will
be held for one week.
OFS offers encore screening
fisheries expert who is
Due to a sell-out crowd Yemen,” the Ojai Film Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
by
a
The film is a tale about approached
at Sunday’s screening of Society will show an
to
help
“Salmon Fishing in the encore presentation on a buttoned-down British consultant
realize a sheik’s dream of
bringing fly-fishing to
the desert. This romantic
comedy
stars
Ewan
McGregor, Emily Blunt,
Kristen Scott Thomas
and Amr Wakd who
embark on an upstream
journey of faith to make
the impossible possible.
Admission to this OFS
summer fundraiser is
$10. The film will be
screened at the Ojai
Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai
Ave. Call 646-8946 or
visit
www.ojaifilmsoPhoto submitted ciety.org for more information.
Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt in “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.”
Obituary
Joseph Mobarak
Joseph Mobarak, 88,
passed away on Wednesday,
July 4, 2012 at St Joseph’s
Medical Center in Burbank
after a lengthy heart condition. He was born in Utica,
New York on November 30,
1923 and had been a resident of Ventura County for
33 years.
Joe graduated from Proctor High School in Utica
in 1941 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps a week
before the U.S. entered WWII. He served as a navigation officer onboard B-24 and C-54 aircraft. He
also served as Chief Briefing Officer for the China,
Burma, India sector and Europe.
After the war he became a produce broker in
upstate New York for several years. He then moved
to Winter Park, Florida, and managed the Villanova
Restaurant before retiring to California.
Joe’s personal interests included owning Pacer
Horses that he raced in the Northeast, physical
fitness, golf and preparing gourmet food for family
and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, K.B.
and Sadie Mobarak; brother, Tony Mobarak; and
sisters, Clara Mabarak, Bernadette Mobarak and
Agnes Flint.
Joe is survived by his wife of 46 years, Heather
Mobarak; close family friend, Elizabeth Burleson;
and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Joseph
Mobarak will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 14, 2012
at Charles Carroll Funeral Home, 15 Teloma Drive,
Ventura, (805) 642-8134. Interment was private at
Santa Barbara Cemetery.
Donations may be made in memory of Joseph
Mobarak to the Humane Society or to the charity of
your choice.
Please visit our website at www.charles
carrollfuneralhome.com to leave condolences to
the family.
Herb walk set for Sespe Wilderness
Herb Walks with Lanny
Kaufer will return to Los
Padres National Forest on
Saturday for a hike on the
Sespe River Trail, 20 miles
north of Ojai in the Sespe
Wilderness. The hike will
cover about two miles
each way on a wide, wellused trail with gradual
elevation gain through
chaparral and riparian
settings. Starting out at
3,060 feet hikers will see
plants flowering that have
already finished down
below as well as others
such as Great Basin sagebrush that don’t grow at
all at lower elevations.
The elevation change is
very gradual on this trail
and the river valley is
surrounded by mountains
and unusual rock formations. The Sespe is a
designated “Wild and
Scenic River” thanks to
the tireless efforts of the
Keep
Sespe
Wild
Committee.
The focus, as usual, will
be on identifying wild
plants and learning about
the many ways that they
have been used, and
continue to be used, by
the Chumash people,
herbalists,
foragers,
campers and gardeners
for food, medicine, wildcrafting, survival, landscaping, crafts and more.
This is another in the new
series of backcountry
walks and hikes under a
Special Use Permit from
the Ojai Ranger District
Office of the U.S. Forest
Service designed for
outfitters and guides who
provide recreational and
interpretive services to
the public.
The walk will begin with
a car pool from the Maricopa Plaza parking lot at
8:30 a.m. and return there
by 12:30 p.m. The cost is
$25 for adults and $15 for
full-time students and
seniors 62 and older. Kids
5 through 12 can go at no
charge with an adult by
prior
arrangement.
Toddlers must be in a
carrier. No dogs, please.
Registration and information at www.HerbWalks.com or by calling
646-6281. Participants
will receive a confirmation e-mail with all necessary information.
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Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 11, 2012 A3
It’s My Job:
Hanna Day
OVN contributor
With summer rolling around,
many turn to the Ojai Library for
summer reading. One of the many
who help run the library and keep
people interested in reading is Mary
Lynch.
Lynch, Ojai's city librarian, transferred from Ventura County's Wright
Library and began working in Ojai
three years ago.
Lynch said she enjoys “the books
and the people, though not necessarily in that order.” She is responsible for ensuring the library runs
smoothly. She is responsible for
hiring, training and scheduling
library employees, including custodians and gardeners.
One of the many challenges facing
Lynch is money. “(Money is) a challenge that librarians have faced for
five or six years,” said Lynch. With
less and less money, she still has to
buy books to put on the shelves,
particularly popular books not
Continued from Page A1
enrollment adjustments,
"we're definitely pushing
an already tight budget,"
said
Bangser.
"We'll
absolutely fund additional
staffing if we need it, but
without them (100 for Ojai
Schools), we'd be paying
100 percent of the cost"
which could be difficult.
Oliver said 100 for Ojai
Schools has input as to how
the OUSD uses the funds
and the group is leaning
heavily on Bangser and the
OUSD administrators to
advise them where best to
spend it. "We want to put
the money where it will
help the greatest amount of
kids," Oliver said. "We want
to make class (sizes)
smaller,
make
more
teachers available, keep
sections open, that sort of
thing."
About 200 individual
donations have come
through so far, said Oliver.
Donations have ranged
from $25 to $500. "That
represents about 2 percent
of households in Ojai," she
said. "We're really hoping
more people will come
through."
In early June, the group
started the effort by
sending fliers to every
household from Oak View
to Upper Ojai, Oliver
explained. The group had a
presence at several end-ofthe-year schools events,
and organizers began
Ojai city librarian
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putting signs in residents'
yards and banners and
fliers in local stores shortly
thereafter.
Donation boxes are
placed at Wells Fargo Bank,
Ojai Community Bank and
at Rains department store.
"We've also been at the
Farmers' Market, and a P.O.
Box, and the website … and
we've
been
making
announcements at the
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Thefts:
here and there, a few a
month,” said Capt. Dave
Kenney, Ojai chief of
police. "The other cities (in
Ventura
County)
are
having the same problem."
Thieves usually break a
window to get in to vehicles, quickly snatch any
appealing items and flee
the crime scene, explained
Ventura County Sheriff's
detective Mike Harris.
The most stolen items
include
cell
phones,
global-positioning
systems (GPS), purses,
wallets and “anything of
value … even clothing
items.”
Kenney suggests hikers
lock their car and leave
valuables at home. If they
Reading Salon which meets the first
and third Monday of each month at
7 p.m., and a writer's workshop each
Thursday from 5:50 to 8 p.m.
“I've been very impressed since
I've been in Ojai,” said Lynch. “For a
small library, it is well-used by the
community.” She lauds the community's willingness to donate money,
books and time to the library.
Lynch earned her bachelor’s in
psychology at UCLA and studied
library science at Cal State
Fullerton. After school, she worked
for the Los Angeles Unified School
District, where she was in charge of
running libraries in Area G. Her
experience there, as well as with
Wright, helps her run the Ojai
Library.
Contact
Lynch
at
[email protected] for more
information about the library.
The Ojai Library is at 111 E. Ojai
Ave. and it is open Mondays through
Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Continued from Page A1
and Fridays through Sundays from
being
strongly
pronoon to 5 p.m.
consumer. We felt she was
someone we could really
trust to hold the line for
us."
"Rep.
Capps
is
a
wonderful advocate," said
Houck. "As are the others!
We are seeking right now
some bipartisan support"
of the bill.
And Houck is doing her
part to get that support.
She's been on several
national television shows,
spoken before Congress
and gotten more than
161,000 signatures on her
www.Change.org petition.
In the past few weeks,
she's met with members of
Rep. Elton Gallegly's staff.
"I don't know if I got a
commitment," she said,
"but I didn't get a lack of
interest! I got a positive
reaction, but we know how
Congress is! He (Gallegly's
staff member) was very
gracious and supportive."
Calls to Gallegly's office
requesting comment were
not returned to the OVN.
Houck, Shahan and their
Photo by Christen Minnick/Brooks Institute supporters will find out if
the 100 for Ojai Schools campaign, which seeks dona- they'll get extra support for
the Senate bill at a hearing
tions to retain teachers and keep class sizes down.
before the Commerce
local Board of Realtors www.100forojaischools.com Subcommittee
on
meetings, too," Oliver said. or one of the group’s drop Consumer
Protection,
Checks,
made Science and TransportaMost recently, the group boxes.
marched in Ojai's Fourth of payable to "OUSD — 100 tion "hopefully soon!" said
July parade, with local for Ojai Schools" can be Shahan, perhaps within
schoolchildren hoisting mailed to P.O. Box 1235, the next month. "We
haven't set a date yet, but
posters they'd made them- Ojai, CA 93024.
selves. McBride said she is
also working on getting
permission to put fliers in
grocery bags at Vons.
"A lot of people I talk to
say they fully intend to
donate but they haven't
yet," Oliver said. "I'm really
hoping we can prompt
people to donate!"
For more information or
to make a donation, visit
donated from the community.
Integrating technology makes
cataloging and organizing the
collection easier, but that too is a
challenge because of money. “We
have access to a lot more information,” said Lynch, “but a lot of it is
expensive.”
Concerning her personal taste in
literature, Lynch is a fan of science
fiction writer Frank Herbert. She
considers “Dune” his best work.
Another favorite author is Marion
Zimmer Bradley, who wrote the
science fiction series, “Darkover.”
When not reading Herbert or
Bradley, Lynch also enjoys reading
non-fiction.
Lynch encourages a love of
reading through various library
events.
Story times for small children are
held Tuesdays and Wednesdays at
10:30 a.m. For adults, a book
discussion group meets the first
Wednesday of each month at
7:30 p.m.
There's even a Shakespeare
Students from Ojai Unified School District marched in
this year’s Fourth of July parade to raise awareness for
Schools:
Mary Lynch,
Houck:
Comment on
this report at
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need to bring valuables, he
said they should be left in
the trunk. Hikers can also
write down or use their cell
phone camera to photograph the cars and license
plate numbers of the cars
around
them,
added
Harris, “it gives us something to go off,” if a car is
burglarized or stolen.
The more unsafe trailheads are the ones that are
farther away from the city,
including Matilija Hot
Springs and the trails in
Rose Valley, according to
Kenney.
For more information or
to report a theft, call the
Ojai Police Department at
646-1414.
they have agreed that we
definitely do get a hearing,
and Cally and I will be
attending. Cally will be
testifying."
Shahan added that she
believes representatives
from Hertz, Dollar, Avis
and Enterprise will also be
present, and "They're
gonna be asked, 'Why
aren't you supporting
legislation
that
your
competitors
are
supporting?'
… They
(Enterprise) claim they're
not renting out cars now
that are under safety recall
— while we have the spotlight on them. So if they
can do it right now, and
they took in $14 billion last
year, and if Hertz can do it,
then what is Enterprise's
problem?"
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be available for purchase
and food and beverages will
be served. Call 640-1390 for
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Wednesday, July 11
MUSIC AT IL GIARDINO
MOVIES AT PLAYHOUSE — Live music is performed
— “The Amazing SpiderFridays from 6:30 to 9:30
Man” screens through July
p.m. at Il Giardino
19 at Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Restaurant, 402 E. Ojai Ave.,
Ojai Ave. Showtimes are
640-7181.
daily at 7 p.m. with matiFREE CONCERT AT THE
nees Saturday and Sunday
GABLES — Friday at 7 p.m.,
at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday The Gables of Ojai, 701 N.
at 2:30 p.m. Call 646-1011
Montgomery St., will host
for more details.
Razzberry Jam, playing traMUSIC AT AZU — Wellditional New Orleans-style
known Fern Barishman will Dixieland jazz in a free conentertain with all your
cert. Bring a blanket.
piano bar favorites every
Refreshments will be
Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. served. For more informaat Azu, 457 E. Ojai Ave.
tion, call 646-1446, Ext. 105.
Song requests are encourMUSIC AT BOHEMIA —
aged. For reservations call
The Beatrice Wood Center
640-7987.
for the Arts will present
FREE OJAI BAND CONperformances by singerCERT — Starting today and songwriter Laurel Meyer,
running through Aug. 15,
accompanied by Gwyneth
the Ojai Band, directed by
Moreland and Michael
Joe Boccali, will offer free
Monko, Friday from 7 to 9
concerts at the gazebo in
p.m. at Bohemia, 214 W.
Libbey Park, Wednesdays
Ojai Ave.
from 7:30 to 9 p.m., featur“THE SOUND OF
ing American favorites,
MUSIC” — The Ojai Art
musicals and patriotic
Center Theater, 113 S.
tunes. Bring a chair or
Montgomery St., will host
blanket. Now in their 22nd performances of “The
year, these concerts are
Sound of Music” over four
sponsored by the Rotary
weekends from July 13 to
Club of Ojai-West.
Aug. 5, Fridays and
Thursday, July 12
Saturdays at 8 p.m., and 2
FREE “YOGA FOR KIDS” p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays (except no mati— As part of its summer
nee July 14). Cost is $25
program, the Ojai Library,
general, $20 students, sen111 E. Ojai Ave., will host
iors and Art Center memAfi Kobari with “Yoga for
bers, and $15 for kids 12
Kids” Thursday at 11 a.m.
and younger. Reservations
Call 646-1639.
are advised by calling 640“AN EVENING OF
8797 or going to
HERBAL FLOWERS” —
Nathan Kaehler, L.A., M.A., www.OjaiACT.org.
LATIN MUSIC AT LOS
of Ojai Herb and
CAPORALES — Fridays at 9
Acupuncture Clinic, will
p.m., get down to today’s
present “An Evening of
Herbal Flowers” Thursday Latin beats at Los
from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Ojai Caporales, 307 E. Ojai Ave.,
Ojai, 646-5452.
Retreat, 160 Besant Road.
Explore the gentle power of
Saturday, July 14
flowers to help us heal and
HERB HIKE — Naturalistunfold; enjoy samples, teas, herbalist Lanny Kaufer will
treats, and handouts while lead an herb hike on Sespe
encountering three dozen
River Trail Saturday from
herbal flowers, some famil- 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Learn
iar, some new. This is a
identification and uses of
fundraiser for The Ojai
native plants. Fee: $25
Retreat. Donations are wel- adults, $15 seniors and fullcome.
time students. No dogs,
Friday, July 13
please. Register at 646-6281
or www.HerbWalks.com.
BOOK FAIR AND SIGNPEDDLERS’ FAIR — Ojai
ING — The Ojai Valley
Peddlers’ Fair will feature
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.,
antiques, collectibles, crafts
will host a free book fair
and clothing, Saturday and
and signing with several
local authors Friday from 5 Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at
to 7:30 p.m. Books will also Chaparral Auditorium, 414
This Week
OF
O JAI VALLEY E VENTS
E. Ojai Ave., rain or shine.
Proceeds will benefit Mira
Monte Elementary School
PTO.
A MORNING OF MINDFULNESS— will be held
Saturday from 9 a.m. to
11:30 p.m. at Being Peace
Zendo, a home-based center practicing in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, at
308 Drown Ave. (enter
through driveway). Enjoy
walking meditation, sitting
meditation, chanting, and
inspirational readings. No
experience is necessary.
Call 669-843 2or visit
www.ojaimindfulness.org.
HARVEST EXCHANGE —
Flora Gardens, 45 Old
Baldwin Road, will host a
harvest exchange Saturday
from 10 a.m. to noon. The
event is free and no sign-up
is necessary. Come trade
fruits, vegetables, flowers,
seeds and recipes, too.
Bring a bag or basket. Call
640-0055 for more information.
U-PICK LAVENDER —
New Oak Ranch, 9599 OjaiSanta Paula Road, will be
open to the public
Saturdays and Sundays
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
through July 29. Admission
to the ranch is free. To cut
your own lavender, there is
a $5 per bunch fee. Clippers
are provided. For appointments or more information, call 640-1189.
CUB SCOUT “WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION” PROGRAM— Saturday at 10
a.m., the Wheeler Gorge
Visitor Center, 17017
Maricopa Highway, will
host Gordie Hemphill leading a program teaching
about casting animal
tracks, learning about the
endangered California condor and doing a small service project. Reservations
are required; call 640-9060.
Fee: $3 for both youths and
adults to cover cost of
materials.
CANNING CLASS — Ojai
Valley Green Coalition
Culinary Club will hold a
canning class Saturday
from 10 a.m. to noon, led
by Cecil and Sue
Baumgartner. Take home a
jar of homemade jam.
Donations requested at the
door. Reservations
required; call 669-8445 or
e-mail ojaiculinaryclub
@gmal.com.
Photo submitted
Dancing with Parkinson’s
Irina Dukhon, M.S., (left) and Pamela Lappen, M.A., have designed a dance class
for people with Parkinson’s disease, which they teach Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m.
at St. Joseph’s Health and Retirement Center, 2464 E. Ojai Ave. All ages are welcome. The first class is free; after that the suggested donation is $5. Caregivers
may participate at no charge. Email or Call [email protected] or (206) 9098918.
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). Docent Helen
Peterson will lead the July
14 tour. Cost is $5 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations,
to schedule group tours or
tours during the week, call
640-1390.
“THE MAKING OF
‘STEAM CITY,’ AN ORIGINAL CARDBOARD FAIRYTALE” — The first three
episodes of this series will
be screened Saturday from
1 to 4 p.m. at Space
Monkey, 105 S.
Montgomery St., Ojai, followed by a wine reception.
Filmed by Larry Johnson, it
chronicles Demitri Corbin,
founder of Peachtree
Theater Company, as he
teaches his “Cardboard
Fairytale Theater
Workshop” to Krista
Swanner’s fourth-grade
class at Oak Grove School.
This event marks the official resumption of PTC,
which suspended operations in 2008. The entire 20episode series will premiere
on skoolu.org and CAPS-TV
in August. For more information, visit www.peach
treetheatercompany.org.
OAK VIEW CIVIC COUNCIL AWARDS DINNER —
The Oak View Civic Council
will host its annual awards
dinner and honorary mayor
event Saturday at 6 p.m. at
the Oak View Community
Center, 18 Valley Road. For
more information: Elba
Sanchez, 890-3343 or Cindy
Dale, 649-4047.
PHILHARMONIC LATIN
JAZZ CONCERT — The
Pacific Shores
Philharmonic will present
Grammy-nominated Pete
Escovedo and his Latin Jazz
Orchestra in concerts at
Libbey Bowl Saturday at 8
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$99. Call 6201000 or visit psphil.com.
Sunday, July 15
VEGAN COOKING
DEMONSTRATION — Ojai
Seventh-day Adventist
Church, 291 E. El Roblar
Drive, will host an authentic cultural cuisine vegan
cooking demonstration
Sunday at 1 p.m.. Fee: $10.
Space is limited; R.S.V.P. to
844-8896.
“JUST ONE LOOK” — The
Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant
Road, will host John
Sherman Sunday from 3 to
4:30 p.m. in a free demonstration of the simple act of
inward looking that has the
power to extinguish the
background of anxiety and
uncertainty that can spoil
life. Donations appreciated.
Call 649-1600 or visit
www.justonelook.org.
MILTON KELLEY CONCERT — The “Jammin’ at
the A.C.” music series at the
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., continues
Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m.
with a performance by
Milton Kelley. Fee: $10.
Food, drinks and desserts
will be available. Call 6460117 for more details.
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Villanova Road. If we are
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overcome our conditioning
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supreme personality of the
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AVA. Always free. Call 6400405.
Down the Road
“DO’S AND DON’TS FOR
YOUR JOINTS” — The
Gables of Ojai, 701 N.
Montgomery St., will host a
free educational seminar
on preparing for upcoming
hip or knee replacement
surgery July 18 at 10 a.m. in
the clubhouse. The public
is welcome. Call 777-7234
for more details.
FLAMENCO FUNDRAISER — The Paloma Rios
School of Flamenco presents “Fiesta Gitana” on July
19 at 7 p.m. at the Ojai
Youth Entertainers Studio,
316 E. Matilija St., Ojai. The
“Fiesta Gitana” is a
fundraising event for the
school and features flamenco dancers, including Ojai’s
Sadee Broida, who is the
2012 Junior Spirit of Santa
Barbara’s Fiesta. Tickets are
$10 in advance and $15 at
the door. For more information, contact the Paloma
Tuesday, July 17
Rios School of Flamenco at
“NINE PATHS TO PERFECTION” — The American 570-6064.
“DARK KNIGHT RISES”
Vedic Association
— begins with a special
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
screening at midnight on
Fellowship will discuss
July 19 at Ojai Playhouse,
“Nine Paths to Perfection”
145 E. Ojai Ave., starring
Christian Bale, Michael
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Saturday and Sunday at
1:30 p.m. and Wednesday at
2:30 p.m. Call 646-1011 for
more details.
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“MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING” — Directed by
Allan Hunt, the Gramercy
Actors Theatre Ensemble,
Thousand Oaks Repertory
Company and Ojai Players
will present Shakespeare’s
“Much Ado About
Nothing,” set in the Roaring
‘20s, at Libbey Bowl July
20, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m.
The Ojai Madrigal Singers
will open each show at 7
p.m. Tickets: $20 general,
$10 seniors (62-plus), free
for age 18 and younger. Go
to LibbeyBowl.org,
gateplayers.org or call 2050431.
JULIE CHRISTENSEN
CONCERT — Ojai recording artist Julie Christensen
will perform songs from her
newest CD, “Weeds Like
Us,” on July 20 at 8 p.m. at
Ojai Youth Entertainers
Studio, 316 E. Matilija St.,
Ojai. Tickets: $15; available
at brownpapertickets.com
or call (800) 838-3006.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
HUMANE SOCIETY
BIRTHDAY BASH — July
21 from 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., the Humane Society
of Ventura County, 402
Bryant St., will celebrate 80
years of service to the community and the grand
opening of its remodeled
Spay and Neuter Clinic
with a free birthday bash.
Meet the animals, enjoy
tours, fun and games, petrelated exhibits and
demonstrations, a dog and
owner look-alike contest
and talent show. Paint with
the pups or shop at the
Purrs & Paws Marketplace.
Fun for all ages. Leashed,
licensed pets welcome with
proof of current vaccinations. Licensing and low
cost vaccinations will be
available for a fee. More
information at hsvc.org or
646-6505.
SUKINANIK’OY FESTIVAL — will be held July 21
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at
The Pottery Studio, 1804 E.
Ojai Ave. (next to Ojai
Lumber), to celebrate
bringing Chumash history
back to life in Ventura
County. Admission: $5, free
for children. Join artists,
performers and healers for
this fund raising event featuring musicians, Native
American dancers, storytelling, yoga, a fire ceremony and silent auction. Food
by Ruben’s Burritos will be
available. Proceeds will go
to paying taxes on land in
Saticoy recently given to
the local Chumash people.
“INTRODUCTION TO
METEORITES” — On July
21 at 10 a.m., the Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
host Mike Havstad giving a
presentation from a hobbyist’s perspective on meteorites. Donations: $3 for
adults, $2 for ages 5 to 18,
younger than 5 admitted
free. Call 640-9060.
DOWNTOWN TOUR —
The Ojai Historical Walking
Tour is held Saturdays at
10:30 a.m., departing from
the Ojai Valley Museum,
130 W. Ojai Ave. (approximately one-hour tours of
downtown historical and
cultural attractions).
Docent Elise DePuydt will
lead the July 21 tour. Cost is
$5 or $15 per family. Dropins are welcome. For reservations, to schedule group
tours or tours during the
week, call 640-1390.
OLD-TIME FIDDLERS —
California State Old-Time
Fiddlers, District 8, will
meet July 22 from 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. at the Oak View
Community Center, 18
Valley Road, Oak View. Join
the fiddlers for a fun-filled
afternoon of listening or
dancing to country, western
and bluegrass music. Free
admission and parking.
Refreshments are available.
Information:
calfiddlers.com or call 7976563.
LOLA HAAG & CO. — will
perform jazz and contemporary music on July 22
from 4 to 7 p.m. at Agave
Maria, 106 S. Montgomery
St., Ojai, 646-6353.
“CONCERT UNDER THE
STARS” BENEFIT — The
Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant
Road, will host an event
July 22 to benefit
Symphony of Life Spiritual
Center, beginning at 5:30
p.m. with appetizers, nohost wine bar and silent
auction, followed at 6:30
p.m. by Cardinali &
Company in concert.
Sponsored by The Ojai
Retreat and Casa Barranca
Winery. Tickets: $20 in
advance, $25 at the door;
visit solsc.org, Contempo
Hair Salon, Soul Centered
or SOLSC, P.O. Box 322,
Ojai, CA 93024.
KYLE HUNT AND EMY
REYNOLDS CONCERT —
The “Jammin’ at the A.C.”
music series at the Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery
St., continues July 22 from 6
to 8 p.m. with a performance by Kyle Hunt and Emy
Reynolds. Fee: $10. Food,
drinks and desserts will be
available. Call 646-0117 for
more details.
“A YEAR OF SUNDAYS” —
On July 24, Ed Webster, fellow Men’s Club member
and author of the book, “A
Year of Sundays,” will relate
some of the experiences
that he, his blind wife,
Marguerite, and their cat
had while living their
dream of a year of Sundays
in Europe. The Ojai Valley
Retired Men’s Club holds
luncheon meetings on the
second and fourth
Tuesdays of every month at
11:45 a.m. in the Banquet
Room at Soule Park Golf
Course. Prospective members are always welcome.
Call 649-2434 for more
information.
FREE “KNIGHTS IN
TRAINING” AND “DRAGON
JOUST” — As part of its
summer program, the Ojai
Library, 111 E. Ojai Ave.,
will host “Knights in
Training” and “Dragon
Joust” July 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Call 646-1639.
“A PATH TO HOMEOWNERSHIP” — A free educational workshop sponsored
by the Area Housing
Authority, “A Path to
Homeownership,” will be
held July 26 from 6 to 7
p.m. at Ojai Library, 111 E.
Ojai Ave. Class size is limited; cll 480-9991, Ext. 235, or
764-6297 to reserve a seat.
“OPTIONS FOR END-OFLIFE CARE” — will be presented by staff members
from Livingston Memorial
Visiting Nurses Association
and Hospice at Help of
Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 W.
Santa Ana St., on July 27
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Explore
and discuss what choices
and options we have when
facing a serious medical
condition and/or crisis.
Knowing and planning
ahead will help you live the
way you want.
Understanding how hospice care can help you and
your loved ones face the
end of life with comfort and
dignity offers peace of
mind. For information call
646-5122.
“ALL IN THE TIMING:
COMEDY SHORTS BY
DAVID IVES” — will be presented by the Catalyst
Players at Ojai Youth
Entertainers Studio, 316 E.
Matilija St., on July 27 and
28 at 8 p.m. and July 29 at 3
p.m., featuring Kimberly
Demmary, John Eslick,
Steve Grumette, Camille
Lafredo and Frank Malle.
Advance tickets: $18; available from brownpapertickets or call (800) 838-3006.
Senior and student rush
tickets available day of
show for $15.
BLOOD DRIVE — United
Blood Services Central
Coast will hold a blood
drive July 28 from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. at the Ojai United
Methodist Church, 120
Church Road, across from
Nordhoff High School. For
an appointment time or
any questions, potential
donors can call UBS at 6548104 or sign up online at
bloodhero.com.
“LAST DAYS OF THE
DINOSAURS” — On July 28
OF
O JAI VALLEY E VENTS
at 10 a.m., the Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
host Richard Wade, sicentist, artist and educator, in
a hands-on, fun-filled presentation about how
dinosaurs lived and died,
even the sounds they made.
Appropriate for all ages.
Donations: $3 for adults, $2
for ages 5 to 18, younger
than 5 admitted free. Call
640-9060.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COLLECTION EVENT — The
County of Ventura Pollution
Prevention Center will host
a household hazardous
materials collection event
for residents of the unincorporated communities of
Ventura County on July 28.
Call 658-4323 for an
appointment or more information. Small businesses
should call 987-0717.
DOWNTOWN TOUR —
The Ojai Historical Walking
Tour is held Saturdays at
10:30 a.m., departing from
the Ojai Valley Museum,
130 W. Ojai Ave. (approximately one-hour tours of
downtown historical and
cultural attractions).
Docent Barbara Washburn
will lead the July 28 tour.
Cost is $5 or $15 per family.
Drop-ins are welcome. For
reservations, to schedule
group tours or tours during
the week, call 640-1390. No
tours will be held during
August and September.
OJAI MARDI GRAS BAND
CONCERT — The “Jammin’
at the A.C.” music series at
the Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., continues
July 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.
with a performance by the
Ojai Mardi Gras Band. Fee:
$10. Food, drinks and
desserts will be available.
Call 646-0117 for more
details.
Ongoing Events
VOLUNTEER TO HELP
FOOD SHARE — Food
Share, Ventura County’s
food bank, has an ongoing
need of volunteers to join
the gleaning team in Ojai.
On most Tuesday mornings, a group of volunteers
meets in Ojai for the purpose of picking local fruit
and vegetables. The volunteers meet at 8 a.m. at a
designated meeting place
near the pick site. They
work for about one to two
hours. Call 983-7100, Ext.
105.
OJAI VALLEY LIONS
CLUB — is always looking
for new members. If you
are interested in being part
of an energetic service
organization, contact the
club secretary at 798-0278.
Go to ojailions.com for
more information. The
Lions Club meets on the
second and fourth
Wednesday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. at the Oak View
Community Center, 18
Valley Road. Children are
welcome to the meetings
on the fourth Wednesday.
OJAI GRIEF SUPPORT —
Livingston Hospice and
Help of Ojai hold grief support groups dto help those
who have experienced a
loss on the second and
fourth Tuesday of the
month from 10:30 a.m. to
noon at Help of Ojai, 370
Baldwin Road. Explore and
express feeling, understand
the grief process and
receive emotional support.
Free of charge, all are welcome. Contact Kathy LearyWilde at 218-9798 for more
information.
SENIOR SLO-PITCH
BASEBALL — Senior slopitch baseball will be held
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leagues will be formed for
those 60 and over for coeds.
Call 646-3583 or 646-9072.
MEDITATION LECTURES
— Free lectures on the
“Transcendental
Meditation Program” are
held every week in Ojai.
TM.org/ventura-county for
information.
ANIMAL ADOPTIONS —
The Humane Society of
Ventura County’s Shelter
and Adoption Center in
Ojai, 402 Bryant St., is open
for animal adoptions
Mondays through Fridays
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
During daylight-saving
time the shelter is open
Monday through Friday
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. To see pictures of
animals available, visit
humanesocietyvc.org . Call
646-6505.
QUILTERS ANONYMOUS
— Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to
noon, the Ojai Recreation
Department, 510 Park
Road, holds a drop-in class
for quilters. Call 649-5956
for more information.
ZUMBA — workouts are
held at the Ojai Art Center,113 S. Montgomery St., on
Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m.
and Thursdays from 5:30 to
6:30 p.m. Call 646-0117.
FORMER CHRISTIAN
SUPPORT — Let’s co-create
a free group program to
help each other heal from
religious indoctrination;
embrace self-acceptance
and a happy heart.
Welcoming all new choices
in philosophical outlook
from spiritualistic to atheistic. Emphasis on freedom
to be you. Wednesdays at 7
p.m.
FormerChristianSupport@
aol.com.
OJAI SRI SATHYA SAI
BABA CENTER — The Ojai
Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center
meets every Sunday at 5:30
p.m. Call 643-6674.
SITTING MEDITATION
— is held Tuesdays from
6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at Being
Peace Zendo, a homebased center practicing in
Anyone interested in learning more about the organization or in speaking or
volunteering is welcome.
For more information call
Nora Davis at 646-3128 or
207-6177. Donations are
welcome and can be
mailed to The Jane
Cusumano Foundation,
Reunions
• Nordhoff High School’s
Class of 1992 will hold its
20-year reunion Aug. 11 at
6 p.m. at the Ojai Valley
Athletic Club. Tickets: $65,
not available at the door,
must prepay. Send checks
made out to Ynez Arce, P.O.
Box 1107, Ojai, CA 93024.
For more details: Facebook
and search Nordhoff High
School Class of 1992.
• Nordhoff High School’s
Class of 1972 will hold its
40-year reunion Aug. 25 at
4 p.m. at Boccali’s
Restaurant, Ojai, with an
Hawaiian theme. Register
at classmates.com.
the tradition of Thich Nhat
Hanh, at 308 Drown Ave.,
Ojai (enter through driveway). Call Kenley Neufeld
at 669-8432 or visit
ojaimindfulness.org.
CARE-GIVERS HAVEN —
a support group for caregivers, meets the first
Wednesday of the month
from 10:30 a.m. to noon at
Help of Ojai’s West Campus
on Baldwin Road. Call 2189798 or 646-5122 for directions or questions.
FREE SINGING WORKSHOP — at Little House,
111 W. Santa Ana St., Ojai.
Open to all ages, meets the
first, third and fifth Tuesday
of each month at 10 a.m.
Conducted by Betsy
Goodspeed. Call 646-4622
for information.
PLAY GROUP — A play
group for care givers and
infants 18 months and
younger meets every
Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at
Sarzotti Park, 510 Park
Road. Call Brook at 5259931.
JANE CUSUMANO
FOUNDATION — The Jane
Cusumano Foundation, a
nonprofit organization created to enhance cancer
awareness and wellness,
meets the first Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m. at
Coldwell Banker’s office.
•
The
annual
Nordhoffian
Barbecue,
open to all NHS classmates, will be held Oct. 7
from noon to 4 p.m. at
Nordhoff High School,
1401 Maricopa Highway,
Ojai. Menu is barbecued
tri-tip and chicken. Cost:
$18 before Sept. 24, $20
after and on site. Mail
checks to: Nordhoffian,
P.O. Box 518, Ojai, CA
93024. Contacts: Robyn
Hohman-Wilson,
6462888, [email protected] or Jeanette
Byrne,
497-7038,
[email protected].
1129 Maricopa Highway,
PMB 126, Ojai, CA 93023.
ROCKIN’ ROOTS SOCIETY — meets the first
Wednesday of each month
at an East End location. Got
roots? Accomplished
singers, fiddlers, pickers
and other “high lonesome”
sound makers welcome.
Limit six per session. Call
Chris at 646-8040.
AMERICAN LEGION DINNERS — The public is welcome to dinners sponsored
by the American Legion
Auxiliary and Sons of the
Ojai American Legion Post
482, 843 E. Ojai Ave., held
the first and third Fridays of
each month. All proceeds
benefit veterans, student
scholarships and packages
for troops overseas.
GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN —
meets on the first Thursday
of the month at 7 p.m. at
922 Topaz Court in Ojai.
The group is open to all relative caregivers, not just
grandparents. Call 6466118.
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
SCREENING — Free blood
pressure screening is
offered the first Thursday of
each month from 10:30
a.m. to noon at The
Medicine Shoppe, 812 E.
Ojai Ave. Call 646-0106.
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Yard sale serves up a broken record
Tim Dewar
[email protected]
Near the top of undesirable things at a yard sale is
a broken record. Officials
from HELP of Ojai’s
Second Helpings program
were happy to have
exactly that at the end of
Saturday’s yard sale at its
west campus. It wasn’t the
scratched-vinyl kind that
made them happy, it was
the biggest amount sold
yet at one of its monthly
events.
“Donations have been
marvelous
lately,”
explained Donna Long
Second helpings program
manager, “and our efforts
to advertise in places like
the Ojai Valley News and
putting signs out have
really helped. I think
people are getting the
message.”
The sales are held at
HELP of Ojai’s west
campus on Baldwin Road
the first Saturday of each
month and bring in
approximately $150,000 a
year, Long explained. The
proceeds are used to
support HELP programs
including Oak Tree House,
Senior Nutrition, Commu-
Photo by Tim Dewar
Sandy Gates shops at the Second Helpings sale Saturday with her friend, Sandy Adair.
She bought a basket to use when harvesting vegetables.
nity Assistance Program,
Valley Outreach, Transportation, Caring Neighbors and Student Grief and
Loss.
Long said the sales
include a “garage saleType
area”
outside,
clothing room inside
where items are sold either
by the piece or by the bag,
a furniture room and a
miscellaneous room for
artwork, electronics and
more.
Donations, she noted are
sorted by volunteers and
the first-quality items go to
the organization’s Second
Helpings Thrift Store at
841 E. Ojai Ave. Items
remaining after that are
taken to the west campus
facility to be included in
the monthly sales.
“We always need donations and will do pickups
of quality furniture if
someone needs us to,”
Long said. “Anyone interested in volunteering can
call us at 649-9292 or 6498750.”
Performances on tap by
trio of singers at Bohemia
The Beatrice Wood
Center for the Arts will
present performances by
Gwyneth
Moreland,
Michael Monko and
Laura Meyer Friday from
7 to 9 p.m. at Bohemia,
214 W. Ojai Ave.
Meyer is a singer-songwriter
who
has
performed at hundreds
of venues ranging from a
tiny spirit store nestled
amid medieval ruins
north of Dublin to the
main stage at the
Telluride
Bluegrass
Festival.
In 2012, Meyer was an
artist-in-residence at the
Beatrice Wood Center for
the Arts. After spending
years on the road, the
residency allowed her to
spend a month focusing
on her writing.
The performance at
Bohemia
coffeehouse
will be her first performance in Ojai since her
residency.
The
amalgam
of
Gwyneth
Moreland’s
“tangible gentleness” and
Michael Monko’s oldtimey grunge creates a
captivating performance
sure to rouse the weary.
He accompanies her
voice and rhythm guitar
with a variety of instruments including guitar,
mandolin and fiddle.
Monko,
having
mastered the nuances of
"edgy" in his previous
career as heavy rock
bassist, has seamlessly
woven the fervency of
grunge-rock into the
more folk-based tunes of
Moreland.
“We embrace an expansive approach to the
arts,”
notes
Kevin
Wallace, director of the
Beatrice Wood Center for
the Arts. “This includes
presenting dance, poetry
and musical performances, and Laura Meyer
and Gwyneth and Monko
have performed at the
center in the past. The
performances
at
Bohemia
coffeehouse
represent a desire to
connect with the larger
Ojai community, while
expanding the audience
of these talented singersongwriters.”
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GSWC, flush this
Mayor Betsy Clapp
Guest editorial
As the mayor of Ojai, I
felt compelled to respond
to the guest editorial by
Ken Petersen, the general
manager of Golden State
Water Company.
While I sat reading Mr.
Petersen’s sage advice on
how we, the ratepayers,
could save on our water
bills, I imagined a collective cry of outrage echoing
through our valley.
Do you think, Mr.
Petersen, that your watersaving tips are truly the
problem with our water
bills? Do you truly believe
we
aren’t
intelligent
enough to figure out and
adopt the water-saving
strategies you set forth in
your letter? I, for one, am
offended that you are putting the onus for skyhigh
water
bills
on
our
citizens! What’s next?
Skipping a shower, not
doing laundry, not flushing the toilet, not growing
a backyard vegetable garden to help feed your family? What would you do,
Mr. Petersen? How would
you react? Would you sit
idly by, watching your
water rates go up and up,
thumbs up, down
year after year, while the
shareholders of GSWC
reaped “golden” profits on
the backs of you, your
family and the citizens of
your town?
Let’s set one thing
straight; the people of our
community are being
exploited by a privately
held company that has
control of the distribution
of our water. Please, Mr.
Petersen, don’t patronize
us.
Betsy Clapp is the current
mayor of Ojai. This is her
individual opinion, not
that of the entire City
Council.
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to the Ojai fireworks show! “That was
the best show I have ever seen in my 32 years of living in Ojai!”
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to the Fourth of July Committee who
booked the Air National Guard Band of the West Coast. “It was a joy to
hear these citizen soldiers play the songs of our nation. It was clear that
they really appreciated and enjoyed playing in our beautiful rebuilt
Libbey Bowl.”
• A reader sends a huge thumbs-up to the huge thumbs-down regarding the couch in front of Jim and Rob’s for the parade. “Thank you for
the great idea! Next year you are invited to my Fourth of July living
room suite! I have lived in Ojai for 54 years, and I don’t know why I have
never thought of this myself. Thank you again.”
• A reader sends a thumbs-up and good luck to the Ojai Band in their
first concert of the free weekly Wednesday night concerts in the park
series starting today (July 11) at 7:30 p.m. at the gazebo in Libbey Park.
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to the locking of the gate throughway between the Taormina neighborhood and the Ojai Meadows
Preserve. “Isn’t that passage a legal right of way?”
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to whatever those loud booms are in
the middle of the night — and extra thumbs-down for the no explanation.
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to the jerk who stole a father’s and a
son’s camping chairs that were zip-tied to other chairs along Ojai
Avenue in front of Chaparral High School for the parade. “They were
last seen there on Monday night, but when the father and son arrived
at the parade on Wednesday, some jerk had cut the zip-ties and stolen
both of them. Needless to say, the boy was heartbroken! Shame on the
individual who would do such a thing to a father and son. Is this what
Ojai has come to?”
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to the loud music on Sunday night
that nearly drowned out the excellent production of “Much Ado About
Nothing” at Libbey Bowl.
LETTERS TO THE E DITOR
Bag banning
Berkely-itis?
KEITH NIGHTINGALE, OJAI
Because I live outside the
city limits, I usually withhold public comment on
internal
city
actions.
However, since my family
and I are directly affected
by your bag mandate, I will
attempt to provide some
input and reaction to that
decision.
The bag mandate is a
classic case of Berkeley-itis
where for a variety of feelgood reasons a body with
authority feels compelled
to demand compliance of
everyone to support a personal agenda. However, in
your defense this is consistent with your history ranging from yellow bicycles to
incomprehensible arboreal
and design rules.
What compels the Ojai
City Council to mandate
what sort of container
everyone can or cannot use
to haul groceries? Is this the
top issue within Ojai that
demands immediate remediation? Is the traffic issue
too hard? Is low-rent housing too divisive? Smart
Meters too controversial?
Are blighted properties too
legalistic to resolve? Can
you muster the alliances
necessary to take on
Golden State Water? What’s
really important here and
what are your core responsibilities? What is worthy of
your time? Just because you
can do something doesn’t
mean you should.
Is it really appropriate for
a city to dictate how groceries are packaged simply
because it can and then
charge everyone for the
privilege of dictated limitations? Where is room for the
all-American concept of
choice? Is there a point
where self-induced common sense ought to prevail
to limit the excess of overreaching personal zealotry
combined with authority?
Should we expect an Ojai
foreign policy to be promulgated one night? There
are no prohibitions against
such an act. Perhaps we can
mitigate another potential
Aliso Street bear issue by
requiring homeowners to
keep all their garbage
indoors until pickup day.
Mercury contamination is
well-documented
so
should we expect a mandate removing tuna fish
from all grocery shelves?
That would have a far better
effect on local health and
well-being than the plastic
bag ban. Life is choices.
In all this, I seem to have
missed a point regarding
plastic bags. How come I
can pack all the produce I
want in small plastic bags,
but I can’t collectively put
them in a plastic bag? Is one
kind of bag less reprehensible than another? Can we
put handles on produce
plastic bags and use them?
Some people may be willing to pay a dime for the
privilege.
On a personal point, my
family uses plastic bags for
a wide variety of household
uses and recycles them only
when no longer useable. I
suspect other families do
likewise. Will this ban lead
people to buy groceries
elsewhere simply because
they can? Much of Ojai’s
population works outside
the city. The majority of
Ojai grocery stores, now the
front line of ecocombat, are
local small businesses who
have to bear the financial
and emotional consequences of a disaffected
public. My understanding
is that a normal responsibility of a city council is to
assist local merchants so
they can assist the tax base.
Have I missed something?
There is always a law of
unintended consequences
and I suggest the council
may not have sufficiently
studied the emotional and
material aspects of this
decision before crossing
the Rubicon. Had this mandate been driven by an
election proposition, the
acceptance aspects would
be entirely different. By
making the decision in
council rather than by
plebiscite, it brings the priorities and responsibilities
of the City Council into
serious question.
Hospital’s gift
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but also a convenient
scapegoat.
Notwithstanding
the
great efforts of many
underpaid staff and nonpaid volunteers, under its
current overpaid out-oftown leadership, the Parks
and
Recreation
Department simply no
longer operates as a servant
of the community dedicated to providing services for
the people of the Ojai
Valley. It has lost its mission
focus.
Over the past four years
I’ve seen a lot of self-promotion and self-preservation, but not a whole lot of
self-sacrifice at the top. I’ve
also seen legitimate voices
of concern dismissed
and/or met with subtle
coercive tactics and bullying. And that really doesn’t
cut it here in Ojai. We are,
quite frankly, being ripped
off, and our city leadership
is not unaware.
If the status quo is acceptable to you, feel free to
ignore everything I’ve mentioned. If not, make your
voice heard. Contact your
council members, contact
the mayor, and contact the
city manager who directly
oversees the department
heads. If you don’t, they will
ignore the problem. If they
fail to satisfactorily act on
your concerns, remember
that in November.
Mike Lenehan was a commissioner for Ojai Parks
and Recreation for six years
(2006 to 2012), and also formerly served as chair of the
commission.
Re: Freedom Run balloons
The
Ojai
Valley
Community
Hospital
stepped up to the plate this
year and provided the helium gas for the balloons for
the arch across Ojai Avenue
for the Freedom Run before
the Fourth of July parade.
Helium has become hard
to get, and ultimately the
hospital was generous
enough to share some of
theirs with us to help celebrate freedom in the U.S.
on Independence Day. We
thank them profusely.
Game over for
Parks and Rec?
MIKE LENEHAN, OJAI
If Webster’s Dictionary
had a photo depicting the
essence of community
service and selfless sacrifice
for our youth, it would
surely be that of Wendy
Hilgers. She is rarely a talker, but always a doer. So
when Wendy speaks, the
people of Ojai should take
notice. Her heartfelt comments in the July 6 edition
of the OVN concerning the
decline of services provided
through the Ojai Parks and
Recreation
Department
speak volumes as to the
direction the department
has taken over the past four
years.
The department is indeed
suffering on many fronts.
And lack of program funding is a legitimate concern,
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Jody James is what made Ojai Day the success it is.
She truly has a genius for event organizing, and
mobilizing the hundreds of people (mostly volunteers) it takes to put on such a festival. It is truly sad
the Ojai city bureaucracy didn’t appreciate Jody and
what she’s done for Ojai. There are many of us who
will no longer lend our support (financial and otherwise) to the event now that Jody James has been
forced out.
Ursula Britton
Ojai Day is the biggest day of the year for our downtown small business, Kingston’s Candy Co. It is such
a fun day and attracts thousands of people to Ojai &
they do spend money. It would be a shame to see it
end, hopefully someone will step in & organize it in
time.
Holly Thrasher
As a person who has been responsible for producing the Lavender Festival for the last few years, I want
to say that placing a person in Jody’s position two
months before the event and then expecting the
event to happen is an impossible situation for the
individual and a recipe for disaster.
Yes, the Lavender Festival operates without help
from the city and without the help of sponsorships.
We are not underwritten by anyone or any entity. We
attract about 4500 people.
Ojai Day is a huge event covering all of Libbey Park
and many streets, employing hundreds of sound
people and entertainers and organizers. When I read
the comment about putting it in the park I had to lol.
Surely this person has never attended Ojai Day. There
is always a better way but Jody James has done an
outstanding, incredible job for many years. If the
City of Ojai wants to continue with Ojai Day there
will need to be some understanding of depth and
breadth of this event. Please do not think it can continue just because it has succeeded for 20 years.
Success comes from solid leadership from the top
down. Jody supplies that necessary element.
Cindy Mullins
Jody James was the heart and soul of Ojai Day. I am
saddened that politics got in the way of this event. It
should have been publicized that there was an issue.
Jody, we love you.
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SHEILA CLUFF’S
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Truth be told, if you
could tap into the Fountain of Youth without all
the negative side effects
we’ve seen in movies,
would you? You can, you
know. It’s really quite easy
and, for the most part, you
won’t have to slide your
charge card or open your
wallet.
The Fountain of Youth is
more than a state of mind.
It’s about the state of your
body, regardless of your
age. The reasons to seek
out ways to feel, look and
act like you have all the
energy in the world have
never made more sense.
This isn’t about vanity. It’s
about embracing life and
using the body that you
have.
I believe the Fountain of
Youth can be found in the
word
“change.”
Yes,
change does us good.
Here are some tips to
help you change, if you’re
seeking the Fountain of
Youth and want it free —
and who doesn’t?
• Give change time. Any
change in our lives takes
about six weeks to become
established. Bad habits
take that long to become
routine, too. So when
making changes you need
to think of the big picture
and make goals in that
direction, but you must
also look at the “baby
steps” that will take you
there.
• Change food to make it
fuel as you focus on the
Fountain of Youth. What
you choose to eat and
choose not to eat directly
relates to your energy,
vigor and enthusiasm for
life. By selecting whole,
natural and fresh foods
you’ll feel better, and
possibly younger. You may
even feel better immediately.
• Change to a label
reader. Changing from a
diet of fast foods loaded
with preservatives, fats
and sugars to one of
vegetables, lean protein
and lots of fruits may be a
shock to your brain. It
might surprise your family
and friends, too, if you’re a
junk food-aholic. Start
reading labels. Look at the
ingredients in your food. If
you cannot pronounce
some of those ingredients
or the first few ingredients
on the label are sugar, fat
and salt, pass on the products. Those things won’t
contribute to a healthful,
youthful you.
• Change at lunch. Set
your sites on the Fountain
of Youth with lunch
tomorrow. Brown bag
fruit, yogurt or a low-fat
source of protein like
hummus or bean salad,
some whole-grain crackers
and juice. Pack a snack of
vegetables and low-fat
cheese for mid-afternoon
and then see how much
better you feel. If you eat a
naturally healthy lunch,
and still maintain your
typical diet for breakfast
and dinner without doing
anything else, you could
save more than 500
unhealthy calories each
day. Over a month, that
could mean a loss of more
than 2 pounds. Chase after
the Fountain of Youth with
other meals and snacks
too.
• Change up your
workout
to
include
strength training. Lifting
weights to build strength
in muscles and bones is for
everyone, regardless of his
or her current fitness level.
(As always, check with
your doctor should you
have
special
health
concerns.) In a recent
article on women’s fitness,
it was estimated that more
than 30 percent of women
in middle age had trouble
with tasks such as walking
a mile, carrying a few bags
of groceries or climbing a
flight of stairs.
If you’re not as strong as
you’d like or if you fit in to
that description above,
consult with a fitness
trainer, join a fitness
center and get instruction
on strength training. You’ll
find good information
from the fitness personnel
at The Oaks at Ojai or from
reputable Internet sites.
• Change your after-work
routine. Start walking.
Gather your partner, the
family, a group from your
church or your office and
commit to increasing
endurance. With brisk
walking, challenge your
muscles by varying the
terrain and speed. Brisk
walking builds your leg
muscles, helps the heart,
and
increases
lung
capacity. This impact exercise may also stop or slow
bone loss that can occur as
we age.
• Change a boring
workout you’ve done for
years to one that’s fun.
Check out what programs
are offered in your
community and be willing
to act like a kid to discover
new ways to exercise. What
sports did you participate
in
when
you
were
younger? Do a quick
internet search to see if
there are adult programs
in your area. Plan to attend
an adult sports camp.
What activities are you
most looking forward to
watching on television or
at the Olympic games?
Again, look at the offerings
in your town or go to the
computer to see what’s
available this week in your
city.
• Change the way you
educate yourself on youthfulness
and
health.
Become a regular for those
tests and medical exams
that will help you stay
healthy longer. Don’t
forego putting on your
seat belt when driving,
even if it’s just around
town. Stop smoking and
don’t hang out with folks
who do. Use sunscreen
and wear a hat when
you’re outdoors for a
while. Talk over weighty
personal problems with a
listening friend, someone
from your house of
worship or a therapist.
Be realistic and understand that health issues or
limitations maybe part of
who you are now, but that
doesn’t mean you can’t
strive to be your best self
as you stay fit for life.
Sheila Cluff, fitness
expert,
motivational
speaker, master figure
skater and owner of The
Oaks at Ojai, is the author
of “Sit, Strengthen &
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ASTROLOGY
Revolution turns inward, Mercury retrogrades
Esoteric astrology as news Leo we ask ourselves “What is
for the week of July 12 our creativity, how do we
identify as a creative indithrough 18:
vidual, what creative gifts can
After Thursday’s calm we develop and offer the
Taurus moon, Frida, July 13, world?” We have three weeks
we’re shaken up as Uranus, to ponder this “I am by what I
the star of revolution (the cool create” state. Let’s have fun.
cat of the zodiac), changes Leo likes fun.
Beginning Tuesday, like a
direction, retrograding at 8:32
degrees Aries (until Dec.13). potent power-ball thrown to
The revolution turns inward, Earth, planets Mars, Jupiter,
for a psychological, philo- Uranus and Pluto (the big
sophical and social media hitters) create a T-square (an
umbrella) in the sky. Distribreview.
Saturday evening, following uted to the Earth are powerful
Uranus’ lead, Mercury, star of forces compelling humanity
conflict (purposeful task) also (those who are awake) to chalturns stationary retrograde lenge all beliefs of how things
(from 13 to 1 degrees Leo), till are, were or should be. The
Aug. 8. Everything, all planets signal transparency,
communications, for three exposing hidden forces and
weeks tailspins, goes into motivations that have (falsely
review. Everyone turns inward for millennia) ruled and
our
world.
(except natal Mercury retro- controlled
graders). We feel “off-course,” Wednesday night, under this
out of sight, no longer T-square (opposition and
comprehending who we are, squares) is the Cancer (the
how to talk, drive or see masses) new moon. Countries
ahead. Confusion becomes go to war under new moons
the norm. With Mercury retro- and this particular combinagrade in dramatic and fiery tion of “bad boy” planets. Our
personal lives will be affected.
ARIES: Usually a fast talker,
quick thinker and speed
driver, often becoming impatient with others (everyone,
actually) less fast than you,
notice in the next three weeks
your mind and communication slowing down, words
inaccessible and ideas not
flowing smoothly. Don’t speculate or gamble, and don’t
expect others to be forthcoming. Everyone’s pretty
much uncommunicative at
this time. Focus inward on
what new creative identity
you want to develop.
TAURUS: It’s best to put off
important family, group and
domestic decisions. Be careful
with family communications.
There may be many misunderstandings. Speak clearly;
ask those you are speaking
with to articulate what they
heard you say. Career decisions are not to be made at
this time. Re-thinking all
aspects of home and work life
is appropriate. Kindness is
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self. You will want to communicate this, but allow it first to
gestate within so flashes of
insight can gather a body of
information about who you
want to be. You can begin with
what public and famous
person in the world you identify with.
LIBRA: Are there children in
your life? Perhaps friends with
or who act like children (not a
judgment, a playfulness)?
Perhaps you need to be childlike for a while. The retrograde
provides insights into children and childhood, especially your early years. It lets
you know there was, at times,
joy, great creative expression,
playfulness and a free and
natural way of life — even if
you don’t think so. Love is
always the answer here. Like,
“God is good — always.”
SCORPIO: Something in
your public appearances or
position draws to a temporary
close. You go into hiding, a
retreat that the retrograde
says soon will become
overdue. This means it’s time
to tend to things untended to.
Perhaps work that has been
neglected or pushed aside.
Retrogrades are times to take
extra care with all that’s
undone. Make no important
decisions, sign no contracts.
Only old business should be
your focus, along with evaluating your public image and
how it might change.
SAGITTARIUS: You will
assess your future (yet again).
You will seek the truth of the
matter of this future. You may
not have answers but the
question of truth will
permeate your heart and
mind helping you gain an
even greater idea of truth in
terms of your ethics, your
philosophy of life, your
choices, your health, what
justice means, how you experiment with truth and the truth
of the past. Don’t worry about
communication problems.
You know what to say — the
“truth” that Mercury’s retro!
CAPRICORN: Something
from the past that you have
lost or it has moved away or
changed,
something
or
someone of value that deeply
affected you, returns to your
consciousness
and
you
ponder it again. Allow yourself
to see it with new eyes. Ask
your heart what that would
be. Review all monetary situations with partners and
family. Review what is of value
for you and your significant
other and evaluate if your
present use of money is
working efficiently under the
law of right use of resources.
AQUARIUS: All past relationships come to mind and
you assess whether you loved
enough, whether they loved
you enough and what you
might do in future relationships that creates greater
understanding and love
between two. Present relationships (intimates, friends,
partners) at this time need
unrevealed parts of you to be
revealed so new insights can
be gathered. Seek newer ways
to communicate. Say “I love
you” more.
PISCES: A previous health
concern may arise and confusion as to why. Tend to health
very attentively, so this doesn’t
arise again. During this time,
organize herbs and vitamins,
learn a new health approach,
find a new care provider,
uncover new information,
investigate how to build a
pool and where to swim.
Great sorrow for past aspects
of your life may arise. Create a
manifesting-of-needs-anddreams wall. Write, paint and
draw them.
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GEMINI: Past communications, friends, lovers, intimates, ideas, thoughts, hopes
and wishes may come to rest
on your doorstep for a while.
Be very observant of your self.
As the “communicator” of the
zodiac, during Mercury retrogrades, your thinking and
speaking change. Notice and
acknowledge this, even in
public. People will realize you
have taught them something.
Everything in your life may be
delayed. When stopped for
whatever reason, look around.
Something’s beckoning.
CANCER: You may feel the
need for communication
concerning finances. Make no
major monetary investments
or changes in any present
financial arrangements — not
for about a month. Things you
hoped would occur may be
canceled as long-range financial situations come to light.
Simply ponder upon all this,
budget wisely and re-examine
(ask yourself) what you value.
Accept
compliments
concerning your creative gifts.
You can say, “I’m so glad you
noticed!”
LEO: During the next three
weeks you may wonder how
you’re seen in the world by
others. Looking in the mirror
you make decisions that your
persona needs an upgrade. It’s
important to consider what
impact you have on the world,
especially at first meetings,
when people make splitsecond decisions that remain
with them forever. In the film,
“The Help,” the maids taught
the white children, “You are
kind, you are smart, you are
beautiful.” Words for you.
VIRGO: This Mercury retrograde allows you to see your
present self-image and then
new ways of perceiving a new
self-image. Old business, old
ideas along with your old
identity may arise. This allows
you to create and express
something new about your-
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Jake Coert, (left) and Krysten Menks will represent the Lake Casitas Rowers — and
their country — in upcoming international events.
Two Casitas rowers
to represent the US
Junior athletes from the
Lake Casitas Rowing
Association will be
representing the United
States this summer and
looking to bring medals
back to the valley.
Over the past couple of
years two dedicated
rowers have been working
overtime to get an invite
to a summer selection
camp for the opportunity
to make the Junior Rowing
National Team.
Both Krysten Menks of
Ventura and Jake Coert of
Fillmore put in the time
and were both invited to
try out. Menks was one of
20 girls invited to New
Haven, Conn., and Coert
was one of just 15 boys in
the nation invited to
Seattle.
It came down to the wire
with both athletes
pushing themselves to
their
limits
both
physically and mentally,
but eventually, Coert
found he had made the
top boat and will be going
to Bulgaria in August to
race for the USA at the
World’s
Rowing
competition. Menks made
the second tier team and
will be racing in Mexico
City this month.
Considering the young
age of the club, and the
fact that the group just
celebrated their fourth
anniversary, members
said this was an exciting
surprise for the team and
the coaches. "We knew
they had a shot," said
head coach Eric Gillett,
"because of all the hard
work they put into their
training, but to have both
of them make a boat with
all the competition across
the nation is just
incredible."
As a former National
Team rower himself,
coach Gillett was well
versed in what Coert and
Menks could expect when
they arrived at the camp,
but they still had a few
surprises in store. "I
realized the first day," said
Menks,
who
just
graduated from Ventura
High School and accepted
a full scholarship to
UMass Amherst, "that my
hard work was going to
pay off, but I would need
to find a whole new gear to
keep my seat." She did, in
fact, keep her seat, but it
wasn't an easy ride. In
fact, in some cases, she
had to battle for more than
four hours on the water
just to win a race.
Coert's road to making
the team was no easier, as
he was pushed to his limits
more than once by the
National Team coach
training him this summer.
"We were doing a brutal
land workout," says Coert,
"and during one of the
tougher pieces the coach
looked at all of us and said,
'Remember why you are
suffering right now. It’s
not just for your home
team’s color, it’s for the
red, white and blue!' And
then instantly I got a little
faster."
The Lake Casitas group
is one of the few high-level
rowing clubs in this area,
and features 50 members.
They have teams for junior
high and high school aged
kids, as well as for adults.
For more information
about summer classes or
fall tryouts go to
www.casitasrowing.org or
call 642-2288.
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Rice takes OVI&S ladies golf title
The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa recently held its Ladies Golf Club Championship. First
place went to Lois Rice, above, with a gross two-round total of 191. In second
place was Diane Zusman, with a gross two-round total of 196. The low net
champion was Rowena Garner, with a gross of 225 and a net of 157.
Front Nine golfers have
summer fun in the sand
The Front Nine Women’s Golf League
played its third game of the summer
season with a sand bunker rule; if the
player landed in any sand pit, she had
the option of hitting or throwing it out
for one stroke. With the ease of sand
shots, the players found themselves
free of bunker worries.
Judy Duff commented that of all days,
she never landed in a bunker. Mitnee
Duque landed in a sand trap halfway
down the fairway on the second hole,
but decided she could hit it farther than
she could throw it. Her second shot
landed right on the green. For others, it
begged only one question: Should I
throw overhand or underhand?
The winner was Linda Nugent, with
Kris Dutter and Cookie Brewer tied for
second place. Debra Main, just in from
working the AT&T National PGA
Tournament in Washington, D.C., hit
the longest drive with 194 yards. Closest
to the pin on the third hole was Laura
Reynolds. And for fewest putts, there
was a three-way tie between Nugent,
Shirley McClung, and Brewer, with each
having 16 putts for the nine-hole
round.
Any player interested in joining the
league can call Duque at 646-6788, or
798-0525.
The Ambitious Athletes
football camp will return
to Ojai Saturday from
noon to 2:30 p.m.
Geared toward aspiring
quarterbacks and wide
receivers ages 10 to 18,
the clinic will be
coached by former
Nordhoff High School
football standouts Skyler
Logsdon,
Ryan
Whitcomb, Brandon
Titus, Garrett Graham,
and Jacob Logsdon.
This year's camp will
stress the importance of
mechanics, footwork,
synergy, terminology,
coverage recognition
and leadership.
Camp founder Skyler
Logsdon said, "Each
summer I do the football
clinic for the youth in
Ventura County because
growing up I always
admired the Nordhoff
varsity quarterbacks. I
remember watching
Brandon Titus, Trevor
Weedon,
Ryan
Whitcomb,
Robert
Erickson, and Garrett
Graham on Friday
nights, and I really
wanted to be as good as
them one day. I knew it
was going to take a lot of
work, but I knew I was
innately a hard worker,
and if someone taught
me
the
proper
mechanics of throwing
the football, and how to
read a defense, the sky
was the limit."
When he was 10, he
said, he moved across
the street from Garrett
Graham, and Graham
became a huge mentor in
Logsdon's life. "He
always answered the
door when I would ask to
throw, he taught my
brother and I the proper
techniques of how to
throw and read a
defense, he would let me
work out with him in the
garage, he gave me rides
to high school, and he
was always a positive role
model in my life."
As Logsdon got older
and earned the position
of starting quarterback at
Nordhoff, "I really felt
how great it is to work
hard and succeed at
Photo by Ken Brown
Skyler Logsdon when he plays at Nordhoff.
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Ryan Whitcomb runs the ball during his Ranger Years.
something that was once
a dream. I know I’m not
the only kid growing up
who has the dream of
being a high school
quarterback. So I feel
like
it
is
my
responsibility to give
back and share my
knowledge with as many
kids as I possibly can so
they have they have the
opportunity of having
success on the gridiron. I
want more individuals to
experience the success
that comes with hard
work. I will share my
knowledge
of
the
quarterback position
with anyone I can, but
it’s up to them to put in
the work to make their
dream come true."
Logsdon said that the
things he learned on the
field have served him
well later in life.
"Leadership, hard
work, believing in
yourself, competing,
having a short memory,
standing tall under
pressure and, most
importantly, working
with a group of people to
achieve a common goal
— these skills that you
learn in football are not
only beneficial on the
gridiron, they are great
Photo by Ken Brown
life skills and I try to pass
Garrett Graham
that message on to every
Photo by Logan Hall
Jacob Logsdon
player I train," he said.
The clinic will be held
at the Ojai Valley School
upper campus, 10820
Reeves Road, in Ojai. The
cost is $40 per camper.
To register, e-mail at
s k y l e r . l o g s d o n
@foxsports.net or call
Logsdon at 794-2920.
Free paddle tennis clinic
offered at Soule Park
The Soule Park Paddle
Tennis Project will offer
another free paddle
tennis clinic for children
ages 5 to 14 at the Ojai
Valley Lions Club Paddle
Tennis Center at Soule
Park Friday at 5 p.m. The
free clinic is an easy way
to expose children to the
game, which is played on
a smaller court than
tennis
and
uses
paddles. Paddle tennis is
an ideal sport for
children, as it is easy to
learn. The strokes are the
same as tennis, making it
a great gateway sport. The
clinic will include basic
instruction on the game
and strokes, and paddles
will be provided for all
participants.
On the Fourth of July,
paddle tennis players
gathered at the Paddle
Tennis Center for a few
paddle tennis matches as
well as a potluck and
barbecue. There is an
upcoming Family Paddle
Tennis Day barbecue and
fundraiser planned this
summer at the Soule Park
courts Aug. 18, to
welcome individuals and
families of all of ages to
come out and try the
sport.
Contact Heidi at (562)
449-7298, or e-mail
Leslie
at
ojaipaddletennis@yahoo
.com, to register for the
July 13 clinic, or for more
information on the
barbecue.
Swim at Villanova this summer
The Ojai Recreation
Department is hosting
one more session of swim
lessons at Villanova
Preparatory School this
summer, from July 16 to
26 for kids ages 6 months
and up. Several levels are
available. Lap swimming
is offered Monday
through Thursday from 8
to 9 a.m. Open swim is
also available Monday
and Wednesday from
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to 3 p.m. See ojairec.com
or call 646-5581 for
pricing and registration
details.
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OSA announces six new members
The Ojai Studio Artists
(OSA) — one of the
longest-running
artist
groups in the country —
has announced the addition of six new members.
To become an OSA
member, candidates must
have dedicated studios,
meet specific standards of
achievement and excellence, agree to serve on
OSA committees or in
other volunteer roles and
be voted in by a juried
process.
The following six candidates met these criteria,
were voted into the membership and will be part of
the 2013 Ojai Studio
Artists Tour Oct. 13 and
Oct. 14.
They are Susan Guy,
Andrea Haffner, Patty
McFall, Martha Moran,
Gloria Rothschild and
Soni Wright.
Guy is a plein air artist,
painting abstract landscapes on site. Despite
the challenges of wind,
rain, insects and temperature, “painting from life
allows me to directly
translate what I see and
feel - the changing light
and movement, the energy and emotion of a
place.”
Guy joined OSA in
hopes of expanding her
reach, both as an artist
and in encouraging a
younger generation to
make art. “I am a strong
believer that art can be
healing,” Guy asserts. “It
connects us with ourselves and with the world,
and can transform emo-
tions.”
An artist for the past 16
years, Haffner moved to
Ojai from Washington,
D.C. two years ago with
her husband and son. A
graduate of Wesleyan
University, she originally
worked in glass and photography. Twelve years
ago she began working
with resin as a creative
medium in both sculptural and jewelry forms.
Her work is inspired by
natural forms: “From
calla lilies to yucca capsules to acacia flowers, I
am always examining the
diverse natural worlds
around me and enjoy
reassembling
these
forms within small sterling silver or larger steel
frames,” she explains.
“The containers I create
can serve as both holders
of precious things and
deliberate points of
focus, holding a caught
moment, a meditation or
a subtle gesture.”
Recent work includes
large-scale installations
for private homes, health
care facilities and hotels.
Exhibitions include the
Smithsonian Craft Show
and the Philadelphia
Museum of Art Craft
Show. She has long-standing relationships with the
Wexler
Gallery
in
Philadelphia, Lark and
Key Gallery in Charlotte,
N.C., and Human Arts in
Ojai. She is currently a
student
at
Pacifica
Graduate Institute, in
pursuit of a master’s in
family therapy. “My even-
Photo by Cindy Pitou Burton
New OSA members are (from left), Andrea Haffner, Susan Guy, Martha Moran, Patty McFall and Soni Wright. Gloria
Rothschild is not pictured.
tual aim is to do imaginal
psychological work with
others as I continue to
dedicate myself to my
artistic career.”
McFall got hooked on
sculpture in a high school
art class and enjoys creating figurative sculpture,
working primarily in
Photo submitted
A stone sculpture created by Martha Moran.
VPS Reunion Planned
Villanova Preparatory
School, a Catholic boarding and day school in Ojai,
will host its annual
reunion July 27 and 28.
A dinner reception for
graduates of the classes of
1962, 1972, 1982, 1992 and
2002 is set for July 27 at 6
p.m. Brother Mike Bube,
OSA, and teacher Tim
Bunce will be on hand to
greet the alumni.
Joseph Finley of Ojai,
graduated
from
the
University of Dallas in
May with a bachelor’s
degree in business leadership. Finley was one of
approximately 300 students to receive a degree
from the university during its spring 2012 com-
On July 28, the annual
reunion kicks off at noon
for Wildcat alumni and
friends of all ages.
Attendees are welcome to
enjoy family-fun activities
like tennis, swimming,
basketball, a Jolly Jumper
and snow cones through 4
p.m. Live music will be
provided by Ed Hillhouse
and the Back Talkers. A
barbecue lunch, cooked
At School
mencement ceremony.
The University of Dallas
is a Catholic, co-educational university with
students enrolled in
undergraduate and graduate programs through
the Constantin College of
Liberal Arts, the College
of Business, the Braniff
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Friday dinner tickets are
$35. Saturday barbecue
tickets are $15 for adults,
$10 for teens and $5 for
children. Purchase tickets
in advance online at
w w w. v i l l a n o v a
prep.org/donate or via email to alumni@villanova
prep.org for details.
Graduate
School
of
Liberal Arts and the
School of Ministry. The
University of Dallas has
its main campus in
Irving, Texas, an international
campus
near
Rome, Italy, and a learning center in Frisco,
Texas.
water and oil-based clay.
She has studied under
Paul Lucchesi, Eugene
Daub, Vala Ola and
Philippe Faraut. McFall
finds unlimited inspiration in the grace and
beauty of the human
body and strives to capture that elusive element
— the essence of the soul.
She feels expression —whether sadness, compassion, pride or contemplation — can be seen not
only in the face but in
every part of being, and
intends to capture these
expressions for the viewer
to experience.
Inspired by the ancient
art of rock stacking,
Moran brings a fresh take
to a tradition as old as
human history. She works
with found rocks, boulders, petrified wood,
semi-precious stones and
various metals, pinning
stones that are inherently
sculptural together with
steel rod.
“I have always been
drawn to sculpture in
nature,” Moran explains.
Think of the spires of
Bryce Canyon or Fairy
Chimneys of Cappadocia.
She is especially inspired
by the work of ancient
stone masters —- the
stone age Ggantija temples in Malta, Druid rock
circles, Danish rune
stones and Inuit Inuksuit.
“And I’m a big sucker for
old graveyards,” she adds.
“So many of these structures and natural wonders were deemed sacred
College and has raised
five daughters. She is the
owner and designer of
Rothschild Designs in the
Newport Beach area.
Rothschild’s work has
been featured in onewoman and juried art
shows throughout the
country.
Wright creates paintings
with a base of acrylics,
often enhanced by found
objects and stabilizing
elements such as cement
and shellac. Her works are
n o n - re p re s e n t a t i o n a l ,
usually square, and frequently with a limited
color palette. She employs
opposing textures to
achieve a sensual tactile
creation. “I want the viewer to touch the art,”
Wright explains, “to see
with the hands as well as
the eyes.” Edvard Munch
once defined art as ‘the
image on the back side of
the eyes.’ I’d like people to
perceive my art in this
way.”
Ojai Studio Artists’ mission is to create an environment where artists
thrive — professional and
students alike — and fulfill the potential of the
arts to enrich lives and
build community.
The 2012 OSA Tour will
be held Oct. 13 and Oct.
14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets
are
$20
in
advance, $25 during the
tour weekend. Youths 16
and younger are admitted
free. Visit www.ojaistudio
artists.org online for tickets.
Learn about the power
of herbal flowers
The power of herbal
flowers, including many
common in Ojai, will be
shared
Thursday
by
herbalist Nathan Kaehler
of
Ojai
Herbs
&
Acupuncture.
The evening will include
a sampling of 30 whole
medicinal flowers including natives like California
poppy and elder, transplants like mimosa and
buddleja, and favorites
like rose and jasmine, with
an overview of their
medicinal
properties.
Attendees also will be
treated to flower tea and
an international selection
of poetry on the healing
properties of flowers.
Kaehler,
a
licensed
acupuncturist and scholar
with a master’s degree in
psychology, has practiced
classical Chinese medicine in Ojai for 11 years.
His background also
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or used for sacred rituals.
I try to honor the stones
themselves. I think about
how ancient they are, and
the stories scribed in their
shapes and surfaces.”
Moran’s sculptures were
recently featured around
Libbey Park during the
Ojai Music Festival’s West
Coast premiere of John
Luther Adam’s “Inuksuit.”
“A rock may seem quite
ordinary lying on the
ground, but when you
turn it on end, it takes on
a new dynamic or reveals
a hidden pattern,” Moran
elaborates. “I like to
believe we can create our
own sacred spaces.”
Moran has a bachelor of
arts degree from the
College
of
Creative
Studies at UCSB, an MFA
from UCLA Film School
and studied printmaking
for a year at Edinburgh
Art College. A film maker
as well as an artist, she
worked in children’s TV
for many years and has
lived in Ojai since 1993.
Rothschild is a painter
as well as a sculptor,
painting in oil and pastel
and sculpting in wet clay.
“I love the beautiful
frozen moment you can
capture with a paint
brush or a piece of clay.
Many of my sculptures
are in bronze; others in
cement,
resin
and
bronze-look
mediums
which keep the appearance of bronze while
reducing the cost.”
Rothschild
attended
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includes 15 years working
with seniors as the executive director of a home
health care agency, as well
as a love of gardening
handed down from his
father, who was an organic
gardener before it was
popular.
Kaehler maintains a
large onsite herb dispensary in Ojai. Reflecting on
the inspiration for this
week’s program, he says,
“Fewer than one in 10 of
the more than 500 herbs
in my dispensary are flowers, but they are among
the most visually appealing and interesting in
effect. They can often play
a vital role in healing.”
The event will take place
Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
at The Ojai Retreat and is a
benefit for this nonprofit
organization, which offers
year-round educational
and cultural activities to
the Ojai community and
visitors; a $10 to $20 donation will be appreciated.
The Ojai Retreat is at 160
Besant Road in Meiners
Oaks. Call 646-2536 for
more details.
Photo submitted
Nathan Kaehler
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Von Trapps take OACT Stage
John Hankins
OVN contributor
“The Sound of Music” is
an American treasure,
inspired by real life
events of the von Trapp
family during the rise of
Nazi Germany, it was
turned into an inspiring
musical by Rodgers and
Hammerstein at the
height of their creative
powers.
The excitement begins
Friday, July 13 at Ojai ACT
and runs four weekends
through Aug. 5.
The characters are also
icons —- the current
generation of Trapps still
perform today — and it
needs a cast that is up to
the wonderful songs and
personalities,
which
director Tracey Williams
Sutton said was only
possible with actors who
are gifted with “energy
and enthusiasm” ... and
there’s a lot of fun
happening between the
adults and kids.
Based on Maria von
Trapp’s 1949 book, “The
Story of the Trapp Family
Singers,” it features a
young postulate taking
on the job of governess to
the children of widower
Capt. Georg von Trapp.
“It’s
a
show
that
resonates with everyone,
not just because of the
memorable songs, but
because of the show’s
strong message,” Sutton
said.
Heading the cast is
Jessica Slaght as the
governess Maria Rainer,
and her foil is Capt. von
Trapp, played by Jodi
Wurts, who is coming off
a successful run as
Harold Hill in “The Music
Man” in Moorpark.
After “Sound” opened
on Broadway in 1959, it
was graced with Tony
Awards, notably as Best
Musical, but it is the
audiences throughout
the world who make it a
beloved
classic
throughout its 53 years of
acclaim.
The sounds of music
are directed by Candace
Delbo and played by
Andy Street, a talent who
has graced the Ojai ACT
stage in “Annie,” “Hello
Dolly!” and “Oliver.” He
is joined by John Boyd
and Dan Willard.
In the Abbey you’ll hear
the dulcet tones of
Marisa Miculian as the
Mother Abbess, followed
by nuns Karen Courington, Charline Norton,
Susan
Franzblau,
CaroleJo Adams, Holly
Bassuk,
Madeleine
Bigger,
Christina
Colombo, Holly Fields,
Megg
Sicotte-Kelly,
Deborah
Kirkland,
Janelle Manrique, Ashley
Manrique, Deina Bleu
and Kathy Thomas.
Of the Captain’s house,
the children are doubleSee Music, Page C4
Photo by Jim Boyden
Rehearsing a scene form their upcoming musical (from left) Caris Kozak, Jessica Slaght, Kaia Sanders, Ryan
Sanders, Rebecca Kozak and (facing Maria) Candace Kozak.
Santa Barbara honors Bastille Day
A young festival goer and her "poodle" friend make an appearance in last year’s poodle parade.
This Week’s
Events
Il Giardino, 402 E. Ojai Ave., call
640-7381.
* “The Sound of Music,” 8
p.m., Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St. Visit
www.OjaiACT.org or call 640*For more event details, see story or 8797.
advertisement in this section.
* “The Amazing Spider-Man”
begins, 7 p.m., Ojai Playhouse,
Wednesday, July 11
Free Ojai Band Concert, 7:30 to 145 E. Ojai Ave., call 646-1011.
* “Much Ado About Nothing”,
9 p.m., in the gazebo in Libbey
7:30 p.m., Libbey Bowl, downPark, sponsored by the Rotary
town Ojai, visit www.libbeyClub of Ojai-West.
* Piano Bar Favorites with Fern bowl.com or
www.gateplayers.com call 205Barishman, 7 to 9 p.m., Azu
0431.
Restaurant, 457 E. Ojai Ave.,
Ojai, call 640-7987.
* “Mystery Movie,” 8 p.m.,
* Tangerine Dream, 8 p.m.,
Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916
Granada Theatre 1214 State St., Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria,
Santa Barbara. Visit
visit www.plazatheatercarpinwww.granadasb.org or call 899- teria.com or call 684-6380.
2222.
* “Elephant’s Graveyard,” 8
p.m., Santa Paula Theater
Friday, July 13
Center, 125 S. 7th St., Santa
Free concert at The Gables, 7
Paula, visit www.santapaulathep.m., The Gables of Ojai, 701 N. atercenter.org or call 525-4645.
Montgomery St., call 646-1446,
* Latin Music Night, 9 p.m.,
Ext. 105.
Los Caporales, 307 E. Ojai Ave.,
* Live Music, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. call 646-5452.
The Santa Barbara
French Festival returns to
Oak Park Saturday and
Sunday to celebrate
Bastille Day and all the
things that make the
French cultural history so
rich.
Each day the fun starts
at 11 a.m. when the free
entertainment kicks off
on three different stages
it continues until 7 p.m.
The stages will be filled
with
performers
throughout
California
coming in from Los
Angeles and as far as the
Bay area. Thirty different
acts will fill three stages
with dance and music
including performances
and even instruction.
Great
food,
wine,
mimosas, crepes, delicious pastries, music,
dance and, of course, the
infamous poodle parade!
Sunday at 6:15 p.m.,
our four-legged friends
take center stage as the
poodle parade kicks-off
welcoming poodles large,
small, costumed and
even just wanna-bes. So
bring your favorite fourlegged pal along, need to
be licensed and sign up
at the information booth
Photo submitted for your place in poodle
parade history!
Saturday, July 14
* French Festival, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m., Oak Park, Santa Barbara,
visit www.frenchfestival.com for
more information.
* Marche Gourmet Delicantessen grand opening, 133 E.
Ojai Ave., call 646-1133.
“The Making of Steam City, an
original Cardboard Fairytale,” 1
to 4 p.m., Space Monkey, 105 S.
Montgomery St., visit
www.peachtreetheatercompany.org for details.
* Free Fairy Tales in the Park
featuring “Beauty and the
Beast,” 4 p.m., Barranca Vista
Center 7050 Ralston St, Ventura,
visit
www.fairytalesinthepark.com or
call (661) 718-3968.
T.A.M.I. Show, 6 p.m.,
Museum of Ventura County 100
E. Main St. Ventura, www.VenturaMuseum.org or 653-0323.
* “Much Ado About Nothing”,
7:30 p.m., Libbey Bowl, Ojai, call
205-0431 or visit www.libbeybowl.com orwww.gateplayers
.com for details.
* PS Phil Latin Jazz with Pete
Escovedo, 8 p.m. Libbey Bowl,
downtown Ojai, call 620-1000 or
visit www.psphil.com for details.
Montgomery St., 640-8797 or
www.OjaiACT.org for details.
Sunday, July 15
* French Festival, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m., Oak Park, Santa Barbara,
www.frenchfestival.com for
details.
* PS Phil Latin Jazz with Pete
Escovedo, 2 p.m. Libbey Bowl,
Ojai, call 620-1000 or visit
www.psphil.com for details.
Montgomery St., 640-8797 or
www.OjaiACT.org for details.
* “Bully,” 4:30 p.m., Ojai Playhouse, 145 Ojai Ave., call 6468946 or visit www.ojaifilmsociety.org for details.
* Jammin at the Art Center
Milton Kelley and Still Above
Ground, 6 to 8 p.m., Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St.,
In addition to great
entertainment,
the
festival offers an array of
delectable
delights.
Pacific
Crepes,
Normandie
Bakery,
Acadie Crepes, Clafoutis
Restaurant, Coco Chaud,
Cajun Delite are just a
sampling of the food
vendors coming from
throughout
Southern
California.
There will be crepes,
croissants,
Belgian
chocolates, escargot and
so much more. Le Hot
Dog is a delicious dog
encased in a fabulous
baguette, what a treat.
There will be Orangina,
fresh
lemonade,
mimosas, champagne or
a Kronenbourg beer to
top it all off.
For details on the
performers, food, crafts,
shopping and activities
visit
www.FrenchFestival.com, email [email protected]
or call 963-8198.
The 24th Annual Santa
Barbara French Festival
is Friday and Saturday,
July 14 and 15, from 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. in Oak Park
at 300 W. Alamar. Admission is free and the
festival is a non-smoking
event.
call 646-0117 for more details.
Monday, July 16
* Murder Mystery Drama
Camp, 9 a.m to 4 p.m., Barranca
Vista Center 7050 Ralston St. in
Ventura, call (661) 718-3968 or
visit www.catssummer
camps.com for details.
Tuesday, July 17
* “Bully,” 3:30 p.m., Ojai Playhouse, 145 Ojai Ave., call 6468946 or visit www.ojaifilm
society.org for details.
Wednesday, July 18
Free Ojai Band Concert, 7:30 to
9 p.m., in the gazebo in Libbey
Park, sponsored by the Rotary
Club of Ojai-West
* Piano Bar Favorites with Fern
Barishman, 7 to 9 p.m., Azu
Restaurant, 457 E. Ojai Ave.,
Ojai, call 640-7987.
(See the Around Our Valley Calendar in
today’s A Section for additional events
and details.)
C2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Tony nominated actors perform at OAC
The Ojai Art Center’s
annual benefit is slated
for Saturday, Aug. 25.
This year it features
Valarie Pettiford and
Sharon McNight. These
two talented, Tony-nominated
women
will
perform on the OAC stage
in “Broadway Comes to
Ojai.”
The evening will also
include
appetizers,
beverages,
a
silent
auction and desserts.
Seating is limited, call
646-1007 for advance
reservations.
Valarie Pettiford
Pettiford has illuminated stage, screen and
television as one of the
finest actress/ singer
/dancers today.
Pettiford is thrilled to be
ABC
Family
Series
“Bunheads” as Violet.
Also look for her in the
dance film “Battlefield
America” which opened
in theaters June 1.
Out on DVD now, she
was one of the leads in
the box office comedy hit
“Jumping The Broom” as
Aunt Geneva. She also costarred in the show
“Bablu” a tribute to Dezi
Aranz and his music.
Her starring role in the
AFI short film “Response”
has received numerous
awards and is still
wowing
audiences
throughout. The Indie
film “Why am I Doing
This” was recipient of
several
prestigious
awards. The musical
short “Not Your Time”
Photo submitted
Valarie Pettiford
recurring in three television series; as Victorine
Fornerat-Williams in the
HBO’s “Treme”, Carolyn
Haynes in the CW’s “Hart
Of Dixie” and the new
also
starring
Jason
Alexander was winner of
the Boston International
Festival. For the last three
years she has been a
guest artist with The
P a s a d e n a Choice Awards and nomiS y m p h o n y / P o p s nations for Ovation and
conducted by Rachel Jessie Richardson Theater
Worby.
Awards. Des
Now
in
McAnuff’s
syndication,
production
Pettiford’s
of The Wiz,
hit TV series
and
“The
“Half & Half” • The Ojai Art
Wild Party,”
Center’s annual N A A C P
earned her
three NAACP
Theatre and
benefit.
Image Award
The Garland
nominations • Aug. 25 at 7
Awards for
for
her
best actress
p.m.
portrayal as
in a play,
Big Dee Dee • Cost is $85 or
Ovation
Thorne.
nomination.
$125 VIP
Her widely
Pettiford
s u c c e s s f u l • Reservations
continues to
one-woman
lend
her
suggested
show
has
support and
performed to • Call 646-1007
talents
to
sold
out
many chariaudiences at Pepperdine ties annually and is
University’s
Smothers thrilled to have fulfilled a
Theatre, The Gardenia life long dream of
Room, the El Portal recording an album titled
Theater,
Mark’s “Hear My Soul,” being
presented by Upright sold at cdbaby.com.
Cabaret in Los Angeles,
Sharon McNigh
The Rrazz room in San
McNight made her
Francisco, The Metropol- Broadway debut in 1989
itan Room, where she in “Starmites” creating
received The 2007 Back- the role of Diva, for which
stage Bistro Award and she received a Tony
the famous supper club Award nomination for
Birdland in New York best leading actress in a
City.
musical, and was the
Highlights in TV/film recipient of the coveted
include “The Finder,” Theatre World Award for
“Love That Girl,” “Why outstanding Broadway
Did I Get Married 2,” debut,
which
was
“Stomp
The
Yard,” presented to her by Carol
“Criminal Minds,” “CSI,” Channing.
“Bones,” “CSI Miami,”
McNight has since
“House Of Payne,” “The developed
her
oneDistrict,” “Frasier,” “The woman musical “Red Hot
West Wing,” “One Life to Mama” about Sophie
Live,” “The Wiz,” “The Tucker, which was workCotton
Club”
and shopped at the Denver
“Glitter.”
Center for the Performing
Broadway/tour credits Arts and Lucille Lortell’s
include “Fosse,” for White Barn Theatre had a
which she was nominated successful three-month
for a Tony Award, Outer run Off-Broadway at the
Critics Circle, Dora Mavor York Theatre.
Moore award and recogOff Broadway she was
nized by the Drama seen as Baroness Greta
League, “Chicago” (oppo- von
Keepsomfromsite Chita Rivera) London floppen in “Murder At
West End debut and she Rutherford House” and
subsequently performed as Sophie Tucker in “Red
“All That Jazz” during Hot Mama” at the York
Rivera’s tribute portion of Theater.
the 2002 Kennedy Center
McNight’s
regional
honors, “Sophisticated credits include: Amanda
Ladies” original cast and McBroom’s “Heartbeats
understudy for Judith at the Pasadena PlayJamison,
“Grind,” house,” and an award“Dancin,” “Big Deal,” winning Dolly in “Hello,
“Show Boat,” (NAACP, Dolly!” at the Peninsula
LA’s Robby and the Civic Light Opera, Sister
Vancouver Sun Reader’s Hubert in “Nunsense” in
Ojai Art Center
Los Angeles and San
Francisco where she was
presented with the Bay
Area Critics Award for
best performance in a
musical.
She is the narrator of
the documentary “There
That Night” the story of
the
Provincetown,
Massachusetts fire, in the
film “Guinevere” with
Stephen Rey and Sarah
Polly, and was featured in
the recent A&E documentary “It’s Burlesque” for
her research on Mae West
and Sophie Tucker, as
well as episodes of Seinfeld, Silk Stalkings and
The Five Mrs. Buchanans.
McNight was recipient
of the first Manhattan
Association of Cabaret &
Clubs Award (MAC), for
New York Critics Nightlife
award for her show
“Ladies, Compose Yourselves!”
She has had six critically
acclaimed, three-month
tours of Europe including
performances
in
Germany, Switzerland,
Belguim, France, England
and the Netherlands.
McNight’s recordings
include: “Offensive Too,
Songs To Offend Almost
Everyone,” “The Sophie
Tucker Songbook,” “Now
and Then,” “In The
Meantime” and “The B&B
Years.”
McNight received her
Masters of Arts degree in
direction from San Francisco State College in
nineteen ... “none of your
business.” She has been
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Sharon McNight
outstanding
female
vocalist of the year, a
Back Stage Bistro Award
for outstanding vocalist,
six San Francisco Cabaret
Gold Awards, won the
the forefront in the fight
against AIDS since the
early 1980s, and was
featured in Randy Shilt’s
book “And The Band
Played On.”
Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 11, 2012 C3
Hip hop dance in Ojai
In the world of hip hop
dance there are five
distinct street styles that
define the genre: hip hop,
house, popping, locking,
and break dancing. The
most defining aspect of
hip hop dance is that it is
performed to hip hop
music, using the heavy
drum and bass beats of the
music to guide you.
Hip hop dance grew out
of the New York streets
and exploded in the early
‘70s. There is a big theater
aspect to hip hop dance
where groups battle each
other with their improvisational moves looking to
outdo other crews. The
movements can be fluid
and flowing or more acrobatic, as in break dancing.
Popping and locking styles
grew out of California in
the ‘60s and ‘70s and can
be described as jerky
robot-like moves that flow
throughout the body.
All hip hop dance is a
great total body workout
and a way for dancers to
express themselves and
connect with friends on
the dance floor.
Starlight
Dance
Academy is offering two
workshops in July with
street
dancer
Pedro
Castellon and will focus on
break dancing, popping
and locking. The workshops will be offered to
dancers 8 and up and all
music will be free of questionable lyrics. The workshops are Wednesday, July
11 and July, 25 from 3:30
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For questions please call 646-3732
or email ojaistarlight
[email protected]
for
details.
Photo by Kimyla
Street dancer Pedro Castellon demonstrates his break dancing moves.
Akashic yoga offered
at Soul Centered
Ariel Royale offers
Akashic Yoga, a one-of-akind class, Thursdays
from 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at Soul Centered, a
metaphysical shoppe.
The main difference
between this form of
yoga and others is that
Akashic yoga uses mudra
technology, a fluid movement
involving
the
sacred geometry of the
hands.
"We all use mudras
without
even
being
conscious of it. Akashic
yoga is the conscious use
of these for deep awareness. It is the intent
coupled with symbolism
that is powerful," says
Royale. "There is no
'mind' in Akashic yoga,
the
hands
become
empowerment symbols,
as each mudra represents
a different aspect of the
power of love. It brings
forth the heart's wisdom
and intellect."
Royale earned her
bachelor's degree in
modern dance from the
University of Utah, one of
the penultimate schools
for dance in the nation.
"Movement has always
been a mystery for me,"
she says. After university,
Royale traveled to Bali
where she spent three
years. Seeing the Balinese
dancers in addition to the
intense vitality of the
local flora, like bamboo
that shoots up multiple
feet per year, gave Royale
a deep connection to
nature. "I thought, I need
to get into nature's
matrix with movement,'"
says Royale. "I've always
known love was a healing
power, but what is the
language of love? Mudras
become this through a
sequence of movement.
We've lost this language
by the overlay of intellect,
we're not connected to
other frequencies."
Royale uses her Akashic
yoga class to teach how
to
open
channels,
increasing intuition and
creating synthesis with
everything. Akashic yoga
is open to everyone, is
wonderful for yogis and
newbies alike. Those
wishing to attend the
class need only wear
comfortable
clothing,
such as tights and
sarongs, that allow for
fluid movement. There is
a suggested donation of
$15 per class, though no
one will be turned away
for lack of funds. Call
640-8222, or www.visit
soulcentered.com
for
deatails.
Photo submitted
Ariel Royale
Experience the ‘Beauty
and the Beast’ Saturday
In 1995, John and
Roxanne Diesel co-founded
Gypsies in a Trunk, an allvolunteer troupe of actors
performing free fairy tales
for the young and young at
heart.
In partnership with the
Rancho Simi Recreation
and Park District and with
the support of then recreation supervisor, Doug
Gale, the troupe opened its
first season to enthusiastic
audiences at the Rancho
Simi Community Park
Amphitheater. The annual
series was called Fairy Tales
in the Park.
The troupe’s love of children’s theatre has led them
to perform every May
through September since
1995 all over Ventura
County. The tour has grown
to include Camarillo, Simi
Valley, Ventura, Westlake
Village and the Channel
Islands
Harbor.
The
troupe’s goal has always
been to create an environment where families could
introduce live theatre to
their children in a casual
setting at the right price free! All Fairy Tales in the
Park performances are held
outdoors in a variety of
venues and is always free of
charge, though the players
pass the hat to help cover
costuming and travel costs,
donations
are
always
voluntary.
From staging beloved
fairy tales on a beautiful
amphitheatre stage to a
loading dock, the front lawn
of a recreation center or
dockside in the grass, the
aptly named Gypsies in a
Trunk perform anywhere
there is an audience.
Their next performance,
“Beauty and the Beast,” is
Saturday, July 14 at 4 p.m.
at the Barranca Vista
Center, 7050 Ralston St. in
Ventura. Call (661) 7183968
or
visit
fairytalesinthepark.com
for
more information.
Coming soon is the
Murder Mystery Drama
Camp for ages 9 to 14 held
July 16 to July 20 from 9 am
to
4
pm.
Visit
www.catssummercamps
.com for details.
Photo by Jim Boyden
Jessica Slaght (center) with Brian Orser, (from left) Caris Kozak, Candace Kozak, Kaia
Sanders, Rebecca Kozak and Ryan Sanders during a rehearsal.
Photo by Brian Stetham Photography
Santa Paula Theater presents “Elephants Graveyard”
The residents of Erwin, Tenn., in George Brant's "Elephant's Graveyard" on stage
now through Aug. 5 at the Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 S. 7th Street in Santa
Paula. For ticket information call 525-4645.
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cast and include: Liesl,
Audrey
Pennington;
Friedrich, Tanner Gross
and Brian Orser; Louisa,
Emmy Hilgers and Kaia
Sanders; Kurt, Ryan
Sanders
and
Brian
Schurmer; Brigitta, Eva
Beebe and Caris Kozak;
Marta, Rebecca Kozak
and Sophie Massey and
three
to
play
the
youngest girl Gretl:
Rebecca
Kirkland,
Candace Kozak and
Mallory Lopez.
Characters
ranging
from an admiral to
barons and others are
Kieran Culliton, Jackie
Kozak, Nelson Fox, Don
Orser,
Christina
Beneath the Trees
and the Stars
Columbo, Cecil Sutton
and Bill Spellman. Nazis
are portrayed by Ezra
Eels, Matthew Sanders,
Alex Sattler and David
Segar
The production could
not exist without a stellar
crew, notably Neva
Williams designing the
alpine set and period
costumes
by
Shelly
Gottschamer with help
from SherylJo Bedal,
Susan Pennington and
Ashley Petrus. The allimportant
stage
manager is Margo Haas
with assistance by Bedal.
Technical
crew
includes Meghan Collins
Segar, with Sean Diaz,
CaroleJo Adams (props),
Larry McMillan with
Carly Crocker controlling the sound board)
and set construction by
Skip
Taylor,
Bill
Spellman and Steve
Prevost and Producer
Len Klaif.
Come experience this
musical treat from July
13 to Aug. 5 at 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, 2
p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays (except no
matinee Saturday, July
14) at Ojai Art Center
Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St.
Cost is $25 general, $20
students, seniors and Art
Center members, and
$15 for kids 12 and
under. Reservations are
strongly advised by
calling
640-8797
or
logging
on
to
www.OjaiACT.org
for
details.
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an Art
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Limoneira offers
more than citrus
Let your summer take
flight with hot air
balloons inflated over
scenic citrus orchards
and rolling hills. The fifth
annual Citrus Classic
Balloon Festival is the
best backdrop for the
balloon event closest to
Los Angeles and beaches.
Mingle with balloon
pilots, enjoy outdoor
dining, wine and beer
tastings, a car show,
browse arts and crafts
vendors and connect
kids with interactive, fun
discovery of agriculture
and balloons.
It's the perfect day trip,
family summer weekend,
or romantic getaway.
Visit www.citrusclassic
balloons.com for more
information.
Get your ghoul on at
Moonlight at the Ranch
VI Sept. 22 at Limoneira
Ranch's main ranch.
Tickets go fast to what
has become one of
Ventura County's most
festive and fun events.
This popular fundraiser
benefits the Santa Paula
Police and Fire Foundation and the Chamber of
Commerce.
Over 40 of the county's
best restaurants will be
on hand, with themed
skits and dancing under
the stars.
Not sure how to dress
and still be pretty. Think
sexy vampires a la
Twilight! It's sure to be a
howling good time!
Visit
moonlight
attheranch.com for more
information.
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Famed Latin jazz and Grammy-nominated artist Pete Escovedo poses with his drums.
Pete Escovedo to
perform at Libbey
Photo submitted
Songwriting Contest set for July 15
Deadline for Center of the World Festival songwriting contest is July 15. Songs
will be showcased on August 19 at the Mt. Pinos Village Gazebo. The songs are
judged on lyrical quality, adherence to theme, composition, and performance
spirit. Grant Prize is $500. For complete rules and application, go to centeroftheworldfestival.org. Photo of Martin family, competitors in Season 2011 Songwriting contest. These talented young women also won the Lori Smith Performing
Arts Scholarship presented at last year's festival, which included mentoring by
Sarah Jane Owen, former guitarist of the famed Belle Stars whose song "Iko Iko"
was made famous by the 1988 movie "Rain Man."
Famed Latin jazz and
Grammy-nominated
artist Pete Escovedo will
make his Libbey Bowl
debut at 8 p.m. Saturday,
July 14. PS Phil, the presentation arm of the new
Pacific Shores Philharmonic
Foundation,
Escovedo his Latin Jazz
Orchestra in the second
concert of the Philharmonic’s summer season.
Through his more than
50 years in the music
business, jazz legend
Escovedo has broken
down barriers between
smooth jazz, salsa and
Latin jazz. At 16, he began
to play the saxophone
and then discovered
percussion,
which
informed his love of
rhythm and his dream of
playing Latin Jazz music.
After performing with
various bands, Escovedo
and his brothers, Coke
and Phil, formed the
Escovedo Brothers Latin
Jazz Band in 1960,
performing around the
San Francisco Bay area.
In
1970,
Escovedo
formed the band Azteca
that toured with Stevie
Wonder and the Temptations. They recorded two
albums now considered
collectors items, “Azteca
and Pyramid of the
Moon.”
In 1972, Pete and Coke
Escovedo performed with
Santana and recorded
three
major
albums
“ M o o n f l o w e r , ”
“Oneness,” and “Inner
Secrets.” Pete Escovedo
and daughter, Sheila E,
later recorded “Solo Two”
and “Happy Together.”
His versatility as a
percussionist has been
featured in performances
and recordings by a wide
range of artists including
Santana, Tito Puente,
Herbie Hancock, Mongo
Santamaria, Anita Baker,
George Duke, Boz Scaggs,
Andy Narrell, Al Jerreau,
Ray Obiedo, Dionne
Warwick, Marlena Show,
Barry White, Angela
Bofill, Arturo Sandoval,
Poncho Sanchez, Chick
Corea, Dave Valentine,
Najee, Gerald Albright,
Prince and others.
As a solo artist, Pete
Escovedo has recorded
six acclaimed albums
including “Yesterday’s
Memories,” “Tomorrow’s
Dreams-Live in Concert,”
“Mister E” - nominated
for a Grammy, “Flying
South,” “E-Street,” “EMusic”
and
“Pete
Escovedo Live.”
Pete Escovedo has
received
numerous
awards such as the 1983
Jammie Jazz Musician of
the Year, 1984 Bammie
Latin Musician of the
Year and the 1989
Grammy nomination for
Mister E. He has been
profiled on ABC Television.
Vegan Cooking Demonstration
Authentic
Cultural Cuisine
Sunday, July 15
$10.00 per person
Afternoon - 1:00pm
Thelma (Emma) Villananueva
Vegetarian Practitioner
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
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She has delighted audiences
for years at other Ventura
County venues like the
Pierpont Inn, Scotch and
Sirloin, My Florist and
The Ojai Valley Inn.
And now she is at Azu
every Wednesday night.
Reservations are prefered
Youth programs ongoing at RTC
School is out but the
learning continues at RTC
where aspiring thespians,
ages 5 to 22, are expanding
their horizons in theatre
arts programs under the
direction
of
industry
professionals. Founded in
2002 by award-winning
actor/director/producer
Brian
McDonald,
the
Rubicon Summer Youth
programs were designed to
offer intensive performing
arts education that gave
students the chance to grow
and learn in a professional
setting. "As a professional
theatre company," says
McDonald, "I believed it
was
important
that
Rubicon's classes focused
on the education and
nurturing of students who
were seeking to pursue a
career in the performing
arts. However, it became
quite clear to me that, in
truth, the importance of an
arts education has very little
to do with the nurturing of
future talent in the arts as it
does with development of
skills like reading comprehension, critical thinking,
creative development and
social interaction. Without
a doubt, arts programs like
the ones offered at Rubicon
are changing lives in ways
that no other form of study
can."
The Rubicon summer
program began simply; with
one four week musical
theatre camp. For seven
hours a day, six days a week,
16 students (ten of which
had never performed in a
musical before) rehearsed
tirelessly to present a
production of “Once on this
Island.” The following year,
it was a production of
School House Rock Live, Jr.
that
toured
Ventura
Elementary Schools introducing young audiences to
live theatre for the first
time. Currently, there are
four performance camps for
kids 5 to 22 including the
Fearless
Shakespeare
Program under the direc-
tion of Yale Drama School
graduate
and
awardwinning actor Joseph
Fuqua.
The Rubicon Young
Professionals
program
offers internships and
apprenticeships in behindthe-scenes jobs including
those in technical theatre,
stage management, theatre
education,
directing,
marketing and arts administration most recently, it
has added a student
orchestra.
This summer alone,
nearly 100 students will
cross the Rubicon and
immerse themselves in one
of
the
many
youth
programs offered. Check
out the line-up of family
entertainment and show
your support for this place
where dreams are made
and lives are forever
changed.
Rubicon
online
at
w w w . r u b i c o n
theatre.org for details.
Five comedies for one weekend only
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Bill (John Eslick) and Betty (Kimberly Demmary) struggle
their way through a conversational minefield on the way
to falling in love.
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Al (Steve Grumette) advises his friend Mark (Frank
Malle) on how to cope with life in a strange alternate
universe know as "a Philadelphia."
Catalyst Players present
"All In The Timing" by
David Ives. This five oneact comedy won the
Outer Critics Circle Playwriting Award, ran for two
years off Broadway and in
the 1995-96 season was
the most performed play
in the country after
Shakespeare productions.
Directed
by
Steve
Grumette, also one of the
actors, "All in the Timing"
includes the following
one-act plays:
"Variations
on
the
Death of Trotsky" with
John
Eslick
playing
Ramon, Steve Grumette
as Trotsky and Camille
Lafredo as Mrs. Trotsky.
This hilarious surrealistic comedy shows us the
Russian revolutionary on
the day of his demise,
desperately trying to
cope with the mountainclimber's axe he's discovered in his head.
The second play is
"Sure
Thing"
with
Kimberly Demmary who
plays Betty and John
Eslick as Bill.
A classic of contemporary comedy. Two people
meet in a cafe and find
their way through a
conversational minefield
as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts,
gaffes, and faux pas on
the way to falling in love.
The third is "The
Philadelphia" with Steve
Grumette as Al, Kimberly
Demmary plays the waitress and Frank Malle as
Mark.
A man in a restaurant
has
fallen
into
"a
Philadelphia," Twilight
Zone-like state in which
he cannot get anything he
asks for. His only way out
of the dilemma? To ask
for the opposite of what
he wants.
The fourth is "Philip
Glass Buys A Loaf Of
Bread" with Kimberly
Demmary
playing
Woman #1, John Eslick as
Philip Glass, Camille
Lafredo as Woman #2 and
Frank Malle as the Baker.
A
parodic
musical
vignette in trademark
Glassian style, with the
celebrated
composer
having a moment of existential crisis in a bakery.
And the fifth one act is
"Mere Mortals" with John
Eslick as Frank, Steve
Grumette as Joe and
Frank Malle playing
Charlie.
On a platform 50 stories
above the street, we
eavesdrop on three New
York
construction
workers during their
lunch hour as they share
increasingly
amazing
secrets of their past.
Don't miss the fun July
27 and July 28 at 8 p.m.
and Sunday, July 30 at 3
p.m. at Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio (OYES) 316
E. Matilija Ave.
Call
646-4300
for
details. General admission is $15.
Photo submitted
Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of
Bread. The performers are
John Eslick and Kimberly
Demmary.
Photo submitted
Trotsky questions his gardener, Ramon (John Eslick) about the axe in his head.
Photo submitted
Joe (Steve Grumette) trades tall tales with his co-workers Frank (Ron Feltner) and
Charlie (Frank Malle) on the 50th floor of a skyscraper.
Tickets on sale now
"Soul Centered is a welcoming metaphysical
shoppe that offers the largest volume and
variety of crystals for sale in
California.
The
remarkable
relaxing
atmosphere
draws
customers to the store. In our
1018 square foot geodesic dome we
host affordable classes in yoga,
hand-writing analysis, astrology,
mediumship, healing, communication; in addition to concerts,
lectures, benefits, and other
events. We extend our world of
whimsy to our younger patrons
with a children's section that's
sure to please. We also offer a
vast array of books, statues, divination tools,
jewelry, incense...Nearly everything to meet
your soul centered needs!"
‘The Miser’ slated for Elite Theatre
"The Miser" runs through
July 22 at the Elite Theatre in
Oxnard at 730 B St. in Heritage
Square. Performances are
Friday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday
at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Call 483-5118 for reservations.
Christine Cater plays Elise
the love interest of Cleante.
Cater is a theatre arts student
currently working towards her
BFA. She got the acting bug
early first appearing on stage
when she was only eight years
old. This is Cater's first
production for the Elite
Theatre Company and she is
very grateful for her time and
experience there. Her last two
productions were at the
Theatre Palisades portraying
Karen in "Rehearsal for
Murder"and Ms.Poppenghul
in "Moonlight and Magnolias." Be sure to catch Cater's
exuberant performance in
this critically acclaimed
production.
Josh Kahn got a jump start
on his theatrical career from
the age of 7 to 11 as childhood
actor on the TV show "Playhouse Disney." "The
Miser" serves as Kahn's
debut performance at the
Elite Theatre in the scenestealing role of La Fleche, in
which he displays an
Photo submiitted uncanny flair for comedy
Sandra Saad as Marianne with perfect timing and great
comic physicality. He was last
seen by local audiences in as
Eugene in "Brighton Beach
Memoirs" at Camarillo
Skyway Playhouse. This fall,
he will be entering his junior
year as a theater and acting
major at NYU Tisch, where
he's excited to be partici-
pating in the school's new
Studio on Broadway program,
in conjunction with both the
Meisner and Stella Adler
Studios. Recent productions
include "Julius Caesar" at
NYU, "Rabbit Hole" at the
Dow Arena, "Conversations
With My Father" at MorganWixson, and "One Flew Over
the Cuckoo's Nest" at Camarillo Skyway Playhouse, where
he also served as assistant
Director.
Also making his Elite
Theatre debut is Eric Mello as
Cleante, son of Harpagon,
and love interest and
marriage suitor of Elise.
Mello's high-energy performance is a delight and marvel to
behold. He is a graduate of
Fitchburg State College in
Massachusetts, where he
studied film and theatre.
Mello's favorite roles include
Rick Steadman in "The Nerd"
at Theatre Palisades and
Caliban in "The Tempest" at
Photo submiitted the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
He has studied improv at The
Eric Mello as Cleante
Groundlings and The Second
City, along with stand-up
comedy with Gerry Katzman.
Mello is grateful to be given
the opportunity of working
with such a great cast and
talented director, Elissa Anne
Polansky. He has dedicated
his very fine performance to
his father.
Sandra Saad is delighted to
be sharing the Elite Theatre
stage with such a vivacious
and talented group of artists
in this rollicking production
of "The Miser." Saad is
absolutely thrilled to be
playing one of the love interests, Mariane, in this great
Molière piece, having previously worked on a production
of "Tartuffe." Saad most
recently played Felice in
Arthur Miller's "After the Fall"
at The Elephant Stages' Lillian
Theatre in Hollywood. In
addition to being a very lovely
and talented actress, Saad is
also a certified makeup artist.
Ojai audiences might recognize her as the front woman
of her band Eye of the Sun,
having performed gigs at local
hot spots, The Hub and Deer
Lodge. For more on Saad's
theatrical, musical, and
makeup related endeavors,
you can visit www.sandrasaad.com for details.
Photo submiitted
Josh Kahn as La Fleche
Ojai Valley Museum hosts book fair
The Ojai Valley Museum
invites community and
visitors to meet eight local
authors who are regularly
represented in the Ojai
sign copies this Friday. This
early evening event from 5
to 7:30 pm is free to the
public and will include a
cheese and no-host wine
bar. Attendees may bring
books that they already
own, or buy from the
authors at the event.
The following authors
and books will be featured:
Elise DePuydt. “A Photo
Guide to Fountains and
Sculptures of Ojai: Art,
History & Architecture” is a
valuable guide to the
public art and historic
places of the Ojai Valley
with over 200 color photos
taken by the author.
DePuydt is also the Ojai
Valley Museum’s bookkeeper and one of the
museum’s
historical
walking tour docents.
Karen Evenden. “A Taste
of Croatia” is both a
delightful travel memoir
and an easy to use cookbook with recipes savored
by Croatians and adapted
for use in American
kitchens. Included in the
book are her and her
husband’s delightful and
adventuresome memoirs
Photo submitted of sailing the Adriatic coast.
Randy Graham. “Ojai
One of the featured books at the Ojai Museum book Valley Vegetarian Cook-
signing.
Valley Museum store.
These novelists, historians
and gourmands will each
have a table at which they
will discuss their books and
book” is a collection of the
120 most popular recipes
from the first two years of
Graham’s posts to his Ojai
Valley Vegetarian blog, that
appeal to everyone without
regard to any specific diet.
His recipes are also printed
under the heading “Chef
Randy” in the Ojai Valley
News.
Patricia A. Hartman. “The
Ojai” is a novel that takes
the reader on a journey of
personal discovery, of the
rich and colorful history of
the Ojai Valley. Hartman
has made Ojai her home for
37 years. She lives with her
husband in a 145-year-old
farmhouse on nine acres
where they grow pixie
tangerines
Terry Tallent. “Making
The Reatta” is a moving
story, told with historical
insights into Ojai and
Chumash life before the
coming of the Spaniards.
Tallent did not set out to
write a historical novel, but
says, “The material lent
itself so well.”
Tony Thacher. “The Ojai
at 100: Tennis, Tea & Tradi-
tion” chronicles the history
of Ojai’s world famous
amateur tennis tournament, endearingly nicknamed, “The Ojai.” The
insightful
text
and
facsimile
documents,
combined with historical
photographs, provide a
comprehensive history of
the tournament’s 100
consecutive years.
Craig Walker. Co-author
of “Postcard History Series
of Ojai.” More than 200
vintage postcards were
collected for this nostalgic
look at our beloved Ojai.
Craig is currently on the
Board of Directors of the
Ojai Valley Museum.
Edward D. Webster. “A
Year of Sundays” is a beautiful, travel/love story of Ed
Webster and his wife of 28
years, who took their 16year old cat on a Grand
Tour of Europe. The fact
that
Webster’s
wife,
Marquerite, is blind, adds
unexpected layers to their
relationship and travel
experiences.
Authors in absentia, with
autographed books for sale
on July 13 include: George
Stuart, Richard Senate, and
Fred Rothenberg. Books by
all of the writers participating in the fair, or with
publications only, are
currently available in the
Museum store.
A few, out-of-print copies
of the book, “Birds,
Boughs, & Blossoms: Jesse
Arms Botke” (1882-1971)
will also be available at this
sale.
The museum is located at
130 W. Ojai Ave. Admission
is free for current 2012
members, adults are $4.00,
children 6 to 18 years are
$1.00 and children 5 and
under are free. Gallery
hours are Tuesday to
Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Tours are available by
appointment. Free parking
is available off Blanche
Street at back of museum.
For more information,visit
the museum website at
www.OjaiValley
Museum.org
call
the
museum at 640-1390, Ext.
203, email ojaimuseum
@sbcglobal.net for details.
OVM presents Whitman retrospective
The Ojai Valley Museum
is pleased to present,
“Nancy
Whitman:
A
Retrospective,” as its
premier, solo exhibition
for a local contemporary
visual artist, in the
museum’s
45-year
history. The one-person
show, spanning 40 years
of the creative works of
the Ojai artist, opened
June 28 and runs through
Sept. 2.
Nancy Whitman was
born in Chicago, earned a
fine arts degree from the
University of Wisconsin,
continued
graduate
studies at the Chicago Art
Institute, and then spent
a year painting in Paris.
Highly influenced by
Matisse, Jawlensky and
the Fauvist movement,
Whitman’s
paintings
explode with color and
line, inviting the viewer to
enjoy her avid love of life:
nature, architecture, the
human
form
and
everyday objects.
Whitman has received
many awards in juried
shows and her artworks
are in numerous private,
public and corporate
collections nationwide.
Her retrospective at the
Ojai Valley Museum is her
first one-person museum
exhibition.
Claire Hill, a member of
the museum’s exhibition
committee, and a close
friend of Whitman, is the
primary curator of the
exhibition.
Museum
director, Michele Pracy,
mentored Hill’s selection
of artwork-by-genre: i.e.,
landscapes, places, figurative and interiors.
Approximately 30 major
paintings are on display
exploring these subjects.
Many of the paintings are
from Whitman’s private
collection and have not
been seen by the public.
Most of the artwork is
available for purchase.
Hill, aware of unique
pieces in other private
collections, arranged to
borrow additional pieces
for this show, including a
major seascape never
seen publicly before this
exhibition.
Nancy Whitman will
also be represented with a
vignette of her working
studio space on a raised
platform in the center of
the gallery. Museum visitors will be transported
into her daily creative
workspace, where easels
and brushes, still lifes and
works-in-progress can be
viewed in the round.
The museum is at 130
W. Ojai Ave. Admission is
free for current 2012
members, adults are $4,
children 6 to 18 years are
$1.00 and children 5 and
younger are free.
Gallery
hours
are
Tuesday through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.
Tours are available by
appointment.
For more information,
visit the museum website
at: www.OjaiValleyMuseum.org
or
email
[email protected]
et or call the museum at
640-1390, Ext. 203.
Photo submitted
A Nancy Whitman Seascape that is featured at the the Ojai Valley Museum.
Humane Society of Ventura County
celebrates 80 years of service
Lynn Malone
OVN contributor
Looking for a place in Ojai
to visit with the family?
Even if you aren’t in the
market to adopt a pet, the
Humane Society of Ventura
County is always a great
place for an outing. The
animals very much appreciate visitors.
Tucked away on four
acres in Ojai, the Humane
Society of Ventura County
has been helping families
and their pets in Ventura
County for 80 years.
Starting with a group of
animal lovers in the 1930s,
the future of our local
Humane Society was set in
motion. In the 50s, animal
fostering began in the home
of one of its members and
evolved to the opening of
the current animal shelter
and
adoption
center.
Recently, a bequest from
Harry Valentine, along with
a generous donation by
local
philanthropist,
Howard Boroughs, made a
complete remodel of its
spay and neuter clinic
possible.
The grand opening of the
clinic will be held at the
upcoming 80th birthday
bash.
Today, the Humane
Society is bustling as staff
and volunteers strive to
meet the needs of the
community. There are
always pets for adoption,
and empty kennels are
often filled with animals
rescued from the Ventura
County Animal Shelter. In
addition to pet adoption
services and safe shelter for
homeless animals, low cost
vaccination and spay and
neuter services are offered.
A summer camp program
and pet therapy programs
provide enrichment for
people of all ages.
The Humane Society also
provides humane officers
who help protect animals
from neglect and abuse.
On July 21, the Humane
Society will celebrate its
80th birthday with a
birthday bash, and clinic
grand opening at a free
community celebration.
Having no affiliation with
government or national
animal welfare organizations, the Humane Society
of Ventura County relies
only on private donations
and volunteerism from the
local community.
The upcoming birthday
bash is a gift to give thanks
to all those who have
helped over the years. Meet
the animals, take a tour of
the new spay and neuter
clinic, enjoy animal care
exhibits, dog agility and
training demonstrations,
enter a dog and owner look-
OJAI'S BEST KEPT SECRET!
The worlds foremost
specialist in Aviation
and Military art and
rare military
autographs.
815 East Ojai Ave, Ojai - across from Westridge Market
Open 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday - Friday.
Weekends by appointment www.aceshigh-usa.com
alike contest or talent show,
and shop at the Purrs &
Paws marketplace. Leashed
and licensed pets are
welcome with proof of
current vaccinations to
assure the safety of all
animals present.
The birthday bash runs
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
the shelter and adoption
center at 402 Bryant St. in
Ojai.
For more information,
visit www.hsvc.org, call
646-6505 or email development@humanesociety
vc.org for details.
IL GIARDINO SPECIALS
ALL DAY - EVERYDAY
MONDAY - Salmon Romantico
TUESDAY- Chicken Marsala
WEDNESDAY - New York Steak
THURSDAY - Tilapia
FRIDAY - Pork Palermo
SATURDAY - Seafood Pasta
SUNDAY - Scallopini di Pollo
Sandwich Special - $5.99
(1/2 sandwich with soup or salad)
Live Music every Friday Night 6:30 - 9:30
402 E. Ojai Ave.
(805) 640- 7381
Photos submitted
Yanni to play at Santa Barbara Bowl
Legendary composer Yanni has inspired millions of fans around the world. In
concert, his passionate, soaring melodies and lush orchestration create a spirited
and uplifting musical experience like no other. Yanni kicked off his world tour
April 17 with a North American itinerary and will be performing at the Santa
Barbara Bowl July 21. Watch him perform songs from his recently released DVD
“Yanni: Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico” (Sony Music), The Santa Barbara Bowl is
1122 N. Milpas St. call 962-7411 for more details .
Aces High Gallery remembers the Titanic
It was a bitterly cold,
crystal clear night and the
sea was flat and calm. In
the crow's nest of RMS
Titanic, four days out from
Southampton, two vigilant naval lookouts shivered uncomfortably. With
warnings of ice ahead they
were both tense and alert,
then, at 11:40 p.m., May
1912, they saw it dead
ahead - an iceberg!
2012 commemorates the
Centenary of the Titanic's
fateful voyage and has
been captured by Robert
Taylor, the world's most
collected aviation and
maritime artist, in his
nostalgic
lithograph
"Titanic-Last Farewell"
and uniquely each of
these exclusively limited
prints was personally
autographed
by
the
youngest survivor of the
Titanic, Millvina Dean,
during her lifetime.
This is just one of the
unique pieces carried by
the Aces High Gallery in
Ojai, which specializes in
highly collectable autographed aviation, military
and maritime art.
Started in 1975, the
gallery has run from the
same location in Ojai for
25 years and has hosted
some legendary names of
military history such as
General 'Jimmy' Doolittle,
George H.W. Bush and the
famous 'Band of Brothers,'
to sign their prints.
Along with its other locations in London and
Normandy, the gallery
attracts enthusiasts from
all over the world, but is
not just for the elite
collector.
Catering to all budgets
from $4 cards to $100,000
originals their friendly
staff are delighted to
welcome anyone stopping
in for a browse or just to
satisfy their curiosity, all in
a relaxed and friendly
atmosphere.
Aces High Gallery is at
815 E. Ojai Ave, Ojai across
from Westridge Market. It
is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays through Fridays
with
weekends
by
appointment. Call (800)
528-0887
or
visit
www.aceshigh-usa.com
for details.
Photo submitted
last Farewell one of the paintings that will be on display at The Aces High Gallery.
World's Greatest Outdoor
Bookstore
an Ojai tradition
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Over 100,000 books
outdoors on tree-shaded patios
One block north of Ojai Avenue • Cañada at Matilija
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