Police Chief comments on Ventura crime, page 4

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Police Chief comments on Ventura crime, page 4
Vol. 3,Vol.
No.9,11No. 11
Published Every Published
Other Wednesday
Every Other Established
Wednesday 2007
March 2, – March
15, 2016
March
10 - 23, 2010
Portion of the Pierpont Inn “red tagged” by
the City.
City Hall North will house Brooks Institute.
Brooks Institute
chooses
Downtown
Ventura to
The Laby’s passion, along with their philanthropy, has enriched many lives.
launch new
urban campus Jordan and Sandra Laby receive
Brooks Institute and the City of
Ventura have announced a strategic partnership that will result in a new home
for the campus and a catalytic boost
to the local economy of Downtown
Ventura. All campus functions will
relocate to Downtown Ventura by
the end of 2016. Brooks Institute is
currently located off Highway 33 in
unincorporated Ventura County.
This relocation, which is part
of Brooks Institute’s strategic plan,
supports the school’s evolution from
a respected photography school to a
national and international resource
for today’s creative global economy.
As Brooks prepares its students for
careers in the visual arts and media,
the relocation to Downtown Ventura
will offer new opportunities for
students and for Brooks to become a
cornerstone of arts and culture activities in the Downtown area.
The Brooks campus transition to
an urban setting will provide a safe and
walkable campus environment with
access to restaurants, arts, culture, recreation, shopping, housing and public
transportation. All classes and student
support services will also be located in
the Downtown area.
“We want to thank the City of
Ventura for offering a new home to
Brooks Institute,” said Edward Clift,
President of Brooks Institute. “We are
excited about the many possibilities this
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FREE
humanitarian award
On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 a
Harmony Project of Ventura County
Celebration Lunch “For The Love of
Children, Community and Music” was
held at the Marriott Ventura Beach. The
lunch was presented by the New West
Symphony League to award Sandra and
Jordan Laby the 2016 Humanitarian
Award of the Harmony Project.
Harmony Project of Ventura County
is a tuition free after school youth
Continued on page 7
Minor dredging work is still continuing at the open Harbor. Photo by Richard Lieberman.
Harbor waterways entrance now open
The Ventura Harbor waterways entry
is open for normal boating traffic. The
dredging at Ventura Harbor will remain
in and around the harbor for the next
month to continue efforts to remove
hazards in the harbor entrance. Boaters
should be aware and carefully navigate
around the dredge and its equipment.
The modified Safety Zone will
remain in effect to warn boaters of the
hazards associated with the dredge and
its pipes, but otherwise will allow boaters
to maneuver through the entrance with
caution. The dredge can be contacted on
Marine Channels 16 & 67 for questions
or passing instructions. Information
on the Safety Zone can be located at
www.venturaharbor.com under News.
Ventura Harbor businesses are fully
Continued on page 16
Pierpont Inn
remodeling
without the
required
permits and
approvals
The city of Ventura has declared a
portion of the historic Pierpont Inn not
safe to enter and has “red tagged” it. This
includes the lobby, restaurant and bar.
The Inn has done un-permitted renovation work in these areas and in some of
the guest rooms.
This letter by Stephen Schafer, of
the San Buenaventura Conservancy
tells it all.
Open Letter to City of San Buenaventura
Historic Preservation Committee
San Buenaventura, California. Feb 22,
2016.
It has come to the attention of the
San Buenaventura Conservancy that the
Pierpont Inn lobby has been demolished
without permits and without Historic
Preservation Committee review or any
kind of public process.
The Pierpont Hotel is City of San
Buenaventura Landmark Number: 80
(Address: 550 San Jon Road, designated
on February 1, 1993).
In 1910 architect Sumner P. Hunt
designed this craftsman bungalow-style
hotel for wealthy Ojai socialite Mrs.
Pierpont-Ginn. Herson, Austen Pierpont,
managed the hotel and later became a
notable local architect himself; he added
guestrooms and English Tudor cottages
to the inn over the years. It served the
motoring public along the Pacific Coast
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City News
Top: Balboa Middle School participants
Samuel Roth, Samuel Lewis, Amanda Roll,
Julia Nicely, Madeline Caulhins.
Bottom: Anacapa Middle School participants
Angel Esparza, Isabella Hall, Taylor Spira,
Madeleine Locher, Julia Schermer.
Annual
engineering
challenge
for middle
schools
Story and photos by
Richard Lieberman
Ask the Chief –
Ventura City
Police Chief Ken
Corney
Q. I’ve heard and read a lot in the news about
crime increases throughout California and
other public safety issues. What’s happening in
Ventura?
A. 2015 was a challenging year for the
Police profession nationwide. Changes
in the criminal justice system and increased
scrutiny across the country of police
conduct and the use of force will continue to
impact and challenge our profession in 2016.
Despite these challenges and concerns, I am
proud that our crime fighting team here
in Ventura remains extremely capable and
competent, with a mission-driven approach
of serving and protecting our community.
Like all city departments, we are often
asked to do more with less. Our hope is
that in 2016 we will see an increase in the
resources available to provide the public with
the quality service they deserve.
While it is difficult to quantify all the
service and results our department provides
to our community, one area we can quantify
is our crime data from the past year. Arrests
were up nearly 17 percent. Reported Violent
Crime was up more than 35 percent and
the total number of violent crimes (375)
increased to a five year high. The largest
increases were in Robbery and Aggravated
Assaults, up nearly 20 and 35 percent respectively. The number of reported property
crimes provides more favorable results.
While other jurisdictions experienced an
overall increase in property crimes, the city
of Ventura remained at about the same level
overall as in 2014. One area of success that
contributed to this result was with Residen-
tial Burglaries, down nearly 30 percent with
about 133 less crimes compared to the 440
crimes that occurred in 2014.
We believe our strategy to direct resources
to crime “hot spots” where recent residential
and auto burglaries have occurred, rather
than random patrol activities, contributed
significantly to this reduction. Unfortunately with limited resources, a focus to one
specific crime problem can lead to increased
crime in other areas. In this instance, our
Non-Residential (Commercial Business)
Burglaries rose to a total of 291 crimes – 68
more than in 2014. In addition, our Violent
Gang Crime increased from 13 crimes in
2014 to 32 Violent Gang Crimes in 2015.
Our Ventura police officers do more
than fight crime. We responded to more
than 93,000 calls for service from the public
- almost 1,800 calls a week. The majority
of these calls do not end up being criminal
acts and result in no arrests. They involve
issues with youth at risk, people with mental
illness, and situations that impact quality
of life such as vagrancy, homelessness and
chronic drug abuse. Our approach is often
to develop community partnerships and
work within this network to provide long
term sustainable solutions to these societal
challenges.
In 2016, I am confident we are well positioned to achieve success in what will be an
eventful and challenging year. This success
will not come by chance; it will come from
the hard work and dedication of the nearly
200 crime fighters of the Ventura Police Department – sworn, professional staff and volunteers and the support of the community.
We encourage community members to stay
informed and get the latest public safety
information, tips and alerts at: Facebook.
com/venturapd, venturapd.org, VCAlert.
org, and Nextdoor.com. Our Ventura Police
Department general information phone
is 805-339—4400 and our non-emergency
phone is 805-650-8010.
The challenge for students from
15 different middle schools in Ventura
County was to design a miniature
launcher, using only ordinary office
and household items. Students then
use their designs to launch ping-pong
balls at a target. Judged by a panel
of Navy and civilian engineers, the
students were aided by a math or
science teacher at their schools. Participating students were also aided
by a Naval Surface Warfare Center
engineers.
Using only popsicle sticks, rubber
bands, ping pong balls and paper clips
students drew on their imaginations,
and their math and science skills to
make an attempt at hitting targets by
designing and building launchers.
The exercise, the 16th annual Naval
Surface Warfare Center Engineering
Challenge Event, held on Naval Base
Ventura County February 25th from
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. required each
participant school to pick six team
members and one teacher each collaborating with a Navy engineer. The
challenge designed to raise awareness
of STEM and stimulate interest in
math and science.
Given a box of random objects
the students are challenged to use
their creativity and their engineering, science and math skills to build
their launchers. After the design and
construction phases the final design
challenge was to show to judges
that their prototype did what it was
designed to do. The student projects
in this phase are judged by a panel
of judges on creativity, conceptual
design, application, testing procedure
and results.
In addition to developing the
science, math and engineering skills
students are encouraged to solve
design problems by working together,
collaborating and learning the
concepts of getting along and working
together as a team.
The students with the best
designs, the ones that actually hit
the target is the goal of this competition. The students judged by a panel
that included: Captain Cord H. Luby
Commanding Officer, Dr. William
H. Luebke SES Technical Director,
Fire Controlman Senior Chief Bret
Levinton Command Senior Chief,
Commander Vince Chernesky Deputy
Commander, Department of Engineering & Technology and Chief Engineer,
Noel Camanag Director of Engineering and Technology, all working
members of the Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Port Hueneme Division.
First place award went to Charles
F. Blackstock School in Oxnard.
Second place was awarded to Monte
Vista School in Camarillo, and third
place was won by E.O Green School
in Oxnard. The winning teams will
receive a tour of the base, and a
tour of the “Self Defense Test Ship”
which provides an at-sea, remotely
controlled, self-defense weapons engineering, test and evaluation platform
for the purpose of conducting
advanced weapons evaluation without
risk to personnel.
The three Ventura participating
schools Anacapa Middle School, De
Anza Academy of Technology and
the Arts (DATA) and Balboa Middle
School although not placing in the
top still learned from the competition the valuable skills of collaboration, working together as a group and
how the design process works from
inception to completed project.
Ventura Gem &
Mineral Society
awards
scholarships
Ventura Gem & Mineral Society
(VGMS) is pleased to award Sean
Curran the 2016 VGMS Annual Scholarship and Theodore “Ted” Brown
the VGMS Marie Haake Memorial
Scholarship.
Each award consists
of a $500 grant, a Scholarship Certificate, and one-year honorary VGMS
membership. They are presented on
the basis of academic excellence and
intent to continue studies within the
earth sciences at the college level.
The awards will be made during the
annual VGMS pre-show dinner at 6:00
PM, Friday, March 4, at the Ventura
County Fairgrounds leading into
the 54th Annual Ventura Gem Show
taking place March 5-6.
The VGMS Board of Directors
voted unanimously to award their
2016 scholarships to Ted and Sean and
look forward to meeting them, their
families, and their professors for the
formal presentation on March 4.
The Ventura Gem & Mineral
Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization composed of
amateur “rockhounds” who enjoy
fieldtrips to collect rocks, minerals,
gemstones, and fossils as well as
engaging in the lapidary arts (stone
cutting, carving, polishing) and
jewelry making. Society membership
is open to everyone in the community,
individuals and families alike, with
facilities available for lapidary work,
including rock saws, grinding and
polishing units, and more.
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Opinion/Editorial
n We have an article
in this issue about
the passing of Jim
Mangis. Even though
I didn’t see him often,
I considered him a
Sheldon (Governor) Brown
friend. That was just
Publisher-Editor
his personality, all
who met him felt this way because he
cared and was so genuine. I last saw him
a few weeks ago at a get together of volunteers at City Corps. We talked about
many things including making compost
and using red wigglers worms because
he was an organic farmer. Sadly enough,
he was going to write an article in this
issue about organic farming. He will be
missed by all who knew him. And only
62, life is a strange creature sometimes.
n The Housing Authority of the City
of San Buenaventura (HACSB) has
completed the construction of their
39-unit $11.6 million apartment project
(see articled in this issue). Spending this
kind of money on 39 very small studio
units just doesn’t make sense to me.
Why not take $9.6 million and
purchase (25) $400,000 homes and put
aside $2 million for maintenance.
25 homes would provide about 75
bedrooms with yard areas and the pride
of living in a home - not small studio
units. And this would be a much better
investment.
n A program to cap home construction,
criticized by members of the business
and housing communities, and strongly
rejected by the Ventura Planning Commission, was recently rejected by the City
Council.
If approved, the Residential Allocation Program (RAP) would have
allowed no more than 1,050 new units in
a three-year period, with a ceiling of 450
units in a single year (with some exemptions).
I think that this was a smart decision
by the Council. Ventura now has several
ordinances and procedures that can
be followed to control growth and just
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Hello Sheldon,
Are you aware of the repair to the
Ventura Promenade that is happening
currently? Three of the palm-trios
have not survived the recent storms and
ocean rise. So, Ventura is dutifully now
working on moving rip-rap and boulders
to protect what is left of the walk/bicycle
path.
Also, the cobblestones brought in
to protect the Walk are now distributed
along the shoreline and past the Pier.
There is not much beach left.
adding another layer would further
discourage developers (the dreaded D
word) from building in Ventura.
The Council plans to revisit how
the planning process works overall.
Including design guidelines (which we
desperately need), zoning and the general
plan definitions, which sets out what
type of development goes where and how.
The council also will have joint
meetings with the Planning Commission and the Design Review Committee
to discuss strengthening building
standards.
I hope that they will also make it
easier for developers to really understand
the process. Developers need to have a
way of obtaining preliminary approval
from the Council so that they don’t spend
thousands of dollars and many years
obtaining other department approvals
just to be ultimately shot down by the
Council.
n Well, Einstein has been proven to
be correct one more time. New findings
have proved him to be correct about
gravity having waves - I don’t even understand gravity and can one surf in these
waves? This was done by observing light
emanating from the merger of two black
holes “about” 1.3 billion light-years away.
I’m glad that they said “about” because
they could be off by about 10 zillion,
trillion years give or take a few. How can
one even fathom this kind of distance?
n I find it interesting that the most
violent terrorist organization on earth
gets so little interest. Boko Haram’s
atrocities make ISIS look like Boy Scouts
(if anything could). The northeastern
Nigerian Islamist group has been much
more deadly than other Islamic State
terrorist groups and even more violent in
killing school children. Could it be that
their atrocities involve poor Nigerian’s
and their lives just don’t matter as much
as those of Westerners?
n In our last issue, I spoke about the
large amount of important decisions to
be made in the November elections. The
list just keeps growing. There might be 2
different SOAR initiatives and up to 20
State initiatives (6 have qualified so far).
So probably best to vote by mail or spend
an hour in the voting booth.
n Very happy to see that the entrance
to Ventura Harbor has reopened to all
boating traffic. The closure (including
moving the tall ships to Channel
Islands) cost merchants and fishing
vessels a large amount of money. SBA
loans might be available for merchants
who lost money.
n The City has executed a Lease
Agreement between Brooks Institute
and the City of Ventura to use some of
the office space behind City Hall (see
article). Getting Brooks to become
part of our downtown is wonderful for
merchants.
Two council members voted no. Tracy,
because he feels that Brooks should pay
market value for the space and Monahan
because of parking concerns. I certainly
agree with Monahan and hope that
Brook faculty and students are made to
park in the upper parking lot.
Existing tenants of the space that
Brooks will be occupying, will be able
to move to another floor (if it provides
them with enough useable space). FOTM
(Focus on the Masters) will need to move
a huge amount of material and files so
the space available may not be adequate
for them. If any of our readers have room
for this non-profit supporter of the arts
at a really low rent, please reach out (they
need about 2,000 square feet). Does not
need to be a retail location.
n Sorry that the Ventura BMX track
located at the Ventura Community Park
was closed down. Was a great idea and
nice addition to Ventura, but after they
lost their sanctioning body approval, the
track was closed.
The Ventura Parks & Recreation
Commission has voted to demolish the
track which has become an eyesore and
a gathering place for the homeless. I
wonder who will be paying for this?
Breeze
The real winner of Super Bowl 50
were those who saw and heard Lady
Gaga sing our National Anthem.
As the members of our military
forces stood at attention and our fighter
planes flew overhead, we for a few brief
moments were a young nation again.
We felt what it was like to be free, to
be powerful, to overcome all odds, to
endeavor to be great and to achieve
greatness.
And for a few brief moments, the
vision of George Washington, General of
the Army of the Potomac stood at Valley
Forge in the midst of his men, in the
middle of a brutally cold winter.
With bloody feet and lack of food,
they continued to fight on, when, as
Rudyard Kipling wrote; “when there was
nothing left within them except, the will,
to hold on”.
And for a few brief moments, we
were the men and women who crossed
the great plains of this nation in covered
wagons and held our children at night,
not knowing whether they would be
safe, and in the morning drove past the
skeletons along the trail of those who
did not make it.
And for a few brief moments, we
saw our soldiers braving the hazards of
the war in Europe and in Asia and the
memory of those Marines who raised
our flag on Iowa Jima came to mind.
And then, for a few brief moments,
we pictured the rows of crosses in France,
row upon row, where American blood
was shed In order to defend the world
against Nazi terrorism.
And for a few brief moments we
realized what it was like to feel good, to
know what it meant to be an American.
And for those few brief moments
it made no difference who you were,
whether you were rich or poor, or the
color of your skin, for in those few
brief moments, we were all one, we were
Americans.
And thank you Lady Gaga, for those
few brief moments, let us never let go
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Who says there is no Global
Warming?
Suzanna Ballmer
This is in response to Breeze publisher’s
comments in last issue regarding the WAV.
Sheldon:
You may not be aware that the WAV
theatre-gallery is always open on First
Fridays and offers visitors brochures with
maps of studio locations as well as a large
board with pushpins showing which
studios are open.
WAV as a group has taken part in
other city wide venues including all the Art
Walks (and we pay the necessary fee to be
listed in their promotional materials). We
display our art works in the WAV gallery
and other galleries and venues as well. As
individuals, we have our own projects.
Several of our musical groups perform
regular gigs here and on the outside
Among events last year at the WAV,
there was a several weeks’ long charitable event “Earth Spirit” with a juried art
exhibit and numerous guest speakers for
the environment. This was filmed and will
soon be a documentary.
I have new works in my studio not yet
in my web site. So perhaps you’ll pop over
to see them next time you visit the WAV.
Yours sincerely,
Frances Spencer
WAV resident artist/playwright
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
– George Bernard Shaw
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The Ventura County Jewish Film
Festival celebrates its 13th year!
Thirteen-years ago, an optimistic
group of Temple Beth Torah members
recognized the need in Ventura County for
a Jewish Film Festival. They hoped that if
they created a special festival, presenting
movies not normally shown in commercial
venues, people would attend which they
did.This year’s major festival sponsors are
Sandra and Jordan Laby.
Opening night, Saturday, March 5, 7 PM,
at Ventura’s Regency Theater, will feature
the English film, Dough, a heartwarming
tale of an aging baker played by Jonathan
Pryce (Game of Thrones) who forms
an unlikely friendship with his young
Muslim apprentice.
On Sunday, March 6, at 7 PM at
Temple Beth Torah, The Festival will offer
the West Coast premiere of Raise the Roof.
The honorable Counsel General of Poland
in Los Angeles, Mariusz Brymora, and
local artisan, Al Geller, will discuss the
restoration and commemoration of 1000
years of Jewish history in Poland.
The Farewell Party, combines comedy
and drama in the unlikely setting of
an old age home. When a terminally
ill friend prevails upon Yehezkel, a mechanical genius, to build a Kevorkianlike suicide machine, the trouble begins.
Following the film, which will be shown
at the Regency on Tuesday, March 8, at 7
PM, a lively discussion of the issues raised
by the film is anticipated with Dr. James
Hornstein.
At the Regency, on Thursday, March 10,
is the Dutch-language film (with English
subtitles), The Price of Sugar. In the mideighteenth century, in the Dutch colony of
Suriname, there existed a thriving population of Jewish sugar-plantation owners,
descended from Portuguese refugees of
the Spanish Inquisition.
From France comes director Alexandre
Arcady’s drama, 24 Days, that retells
the story of the kidnapping of a young
French-Jewish man by a Muslim gang who
hold him for ransom. The film will be
screened on Saturday afternoon, March
12, at the Regency Theater, at 4 PM.
For more information on The Ventura
County Jewish Film Festival, please visit
the festival website VCJFF.org.
Tender Life
Maternity Home
Walkathon
Join your friends at the Tender Life
Maternity Home Walkathon on Saturday,
March 5, at The River Church. The walk
will start at 9:45. Registration begins at
9:00am.
The Tender Life Walkathon is a great
way to involve your family and friends in
a fun, charitable experience. The walk is
less than 2 miles. Simply ask people you
know to sponsor you in support of Tender
Life Maternity Home, a nonprofit program
that provides pregnant women with safe
housing and supportive services.
For 30 years, Tender Life Maternity
Home, a program of Project Understanding, has offered a loving and supportive
environment for women who desire to carry
their babies to term but lack the necessary
means to do so. Download registration
form by visiting www.projectunderstanding.org.
Mayor Erik Nasarenko will discuss the present
and future of Ventura.
Event brings
Ventura
Chamber and
City together
Mayor Erik Nasarenko will deliver
the annual State of the City Address at the
Ventura Chamber of Commerce’s State of
the City Breakfast on Thursday, March 10
at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach. Mayor
Erik Nasarenko will discuss the present and
future of Ventura
The Ventura Chamber of Commerce
hosts the breakfast every year. “The State of
the City address is the perfect opportunity
for the business community to engage with
City Hall and hear directly from the Mayor
about his priorities and vision for the coming
year,” says Stephanie Caldwell, President and
CEO for the Chamber. “We look forward
to hearing Mayor Nasarenko’s address and
exploring how the business community can
work to support his objectives,” she adds.
The event will include a networking
session starting at 7:30am, breakfast at
8:00am, followed by Mayor’s State of the
City address, “Invest in Ventura, Now and for
a Strong Tomorrow.” The event takes place at
the Top of the Harbor Ballroom at Crowne
Plaza Ventura Beach.
The cost is $40 for members and $50 for
non-members, and $5 more at the door. Registration is required: www.venturachamber.
com/stateofthecity. For more information,
contact the Chamber’s Events Director at
[email protected] or 643-7222.
AIDS Walk
AIDS Walk Ventura will take place
in Plaza Park on Saturday, March 5, at 8:30
AM. The goal of AIDS Walk Ventura is to
raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and to
fund future efforts for education, outreach,
and prevention within Ventura County. The
event has a long history in Ventura County
and has been hosted by a number of organizations throughout the years. Diversity
Collective Ventura County (DCVC) is proud
to bring this event back to Ventura, in partnership with Ventura County Department of
Public Health, and with the help of numerous
volunteers and sponsors. Collectively, DCVC
aims to reduce and stop the spread of HIV
and AIDS in Ventura County.
In the 2014 HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Report, the Ventura County Department
of Public Health (VCDPH) reported 77%
newly diagnosed (or re-ascertained) cases
occurring in those under 35 years of age
(VCDPH, 2015). The agency also reported
both HIV and AIDS diagnoses rose over
the previous year. Joseph Summers, DCVC
Vice President stated, “We need as much
community support as we can get.”
If you would like to be a sponsor,
volunteer, or for general information, please
visit http://www.diversitycollectivevc.org/
aids-walk-ventura.html. Health Fair Vendor
booths will be free of charge. In kind
donations and monetary sponsorships are
Pierpont Inn remodeling
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Highway long before Interstate 101 came
through Ventura in the 1960s. Since 1928,
two branches of the Vickers family have
owned the inn.
The Gleichmanns operated and
expanded the property for seven decades.
Then in 1999, the Garretts purchased and
operated the inn. In 2003, The Pierpont was
accepted into the Historic Hotels of America
by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Pierpont is historic for its strong
association to thePeirpont-Ginn, Vickers
and Gleichmann families.It appears eligible
for the California Register and National
Register of Historic Places as well as being
listed locally.
The lobby has now been stripped bare.
There are rumors that alterations have also
happened on various guest rooms. While the
lobby may not have dated back to the original
construction, the lobby was a compatible
and viable addition to the inn that was built
with city and HPC oversight which met the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
No further work should proceed on
the Pierpont Inn property without proper
permits, review and oversight from the
Historic Preservation Committee (HPC).
The city should set up an HPC tour of the
site and the damage. Since this would be
a public meeting, representatives from the
San Buenaventura Conservancy would like
to attend and comment. Members of our
board have deep and specialized knowledge
about the Pierpont Inn and the history of the
spaces. The upstairs rooms, where administrative offices were located until recently are
the most precious and were still in original
1910 condition last time we toured the site.
The original fireplace, if salvageable, should
be restored. Original beams and brickwork
may also be visible and should be integrated
into the compliant rehabilitation plan. The
current owners have damaged and defiled an
important part of Ventura’s legacy for their
personal (or corporate) profit. They know it is
a landmark.
They know permits are required. Were
they assuming nobody cared? We do! In light
of current events, there should be stringent
oversight every step of the way on any new
work at the inn. The lobby rehabilitation
should adhere to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards just like the lobby that was
destroyed. Anything less is a CEQA environmental impact and a local travesty.
Regards,
Stephen Schafer,
San Buenaventura Conservancy Advocacy
Committee Member
Even though the Inn owner’s, Irvinebased DKN Hotels met with the City in
advance, they stated that it would just be
doing minor cosmetic work.
In addition to what might be considered
cosmetic work, the contractor - since removed
from the project - actually removed posts and
beams that were supporting the second floor
because of dry-rot.
The owners could face fines or other
penalties and the project will be held up for
some time.
Lani Farm, Assistant General Manager of
the Inn, told the Breeze, “Rest assured that we
are open for business! The only areas affected
is the Historic Main Lobby area. Our lobby
and restaurant have been functioning out of
temporary spaces since December when the
construction began and both are fully functional. DKN Hotels is working closely with
the city to resolve the situation.”
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Community Events
Buenaventura is an award-winning 18-hole golf facility. Photo by Michael Gordon.
Tournament celebrating 85 years
of golf in Ventura
Coinciding with the City of Ventura’s
150th year celebration, Buenaventura
Golf Course will host a golf tournament in celebration of 85 years of golf
in Ventura. The tournament will be
held on Friday, April 1st, at 1:00 in the
afternoon. Take a step back in time to
the way golf used to be, with knickers
and hickory sticks. A fun afternoon is
planned and golfers are encouraged to
dress in 1930’s golf attire. An award
will be given to the best dressed as well
as many other awards and prizes. Food
and beverage will also be provided to all
participants before and after the round.
For more information and to register,
please visit www.buenaventuragolf.
com/85years.
“We are looking forward to a great
day on the golf course in celebration of
the long-standing history of golf in the
city of Ventura.” said Carl-Van Vallier,
General Manager of Buenaventura Golf
Course.
About Buenaventura Golf Course
Owned by the City of Ventura, and
managed by KemperSports since 2010,
Buenaventura is an award-winning
18-hole golf facility originally designed
Museum events
The Museum of Ventura County
presents its 2nd Latina Film Festival
on Saturday, March 12, and Sunday,
March 13. Saturday’s event begins
at 7:00 pm with a dessert reception,
followed by screenings and a tribute
to actor Evelina Fernández. Tickets are
$15 each and can be purchased on site
or in advance at the museum. Sunday’s
program begins at 2:00 pm, and costs
$5 per person.
The purpose of the Annual Latina
Film Festival is to showcase Latina art
through film direction, producing and
writing. Winners of the Latina Film
Festival will be announced on March
12 at the festival. Proceeds from the
event go to support the Museum’s educational and family programs.
Dr. Jon M. Erlandson, archaeologist and professor at the University of
Oregon, will discuss over 13,000 years
of archaeological evidence that provide
a glimpse into how humans have
adapted to life on the Channel Islands.
This special lecture will be hosted
at the Museum of Ventura County on
March 10, at 7:00 pm, as part of a celebration of the National Park Service
Centennial and the 150th Anniversary
by William F. Bell and redesigned by
Forrest Richardson. The parkland-style
design of the 6,054-yard golf course
incorporates mature trees, subtle undulations and rolling contours suitable
for all playing abilities. Buenaventura
has previously been rated 4 Stars by
Golf Digest “Best Places to Play.” For
more information visit www.buenaventuragolf.com
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports builds, owns and manages
golf courses, resorts, athletic clubs
and lodging venues across the U.S.,
Caribbean and Central America. The
company’s award-winning portfolio
includes nationally-ranked courses and
tournament venues such as Bandon
Dunes Golf Resort, named the No.
1 Golf Resort in North America by
Golf Digest and GOLF magazine; The
Glen Club; Desert Willow Golf Resort;
Harbor Shores, site of the 2012 and 2014
Senior PGA Championship presented
by KitchenAid; and Chambers Bay, host
of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015
U.S. Open. For more information about
KemperSports, please visit http://www.
kempersports.com.
for the City of Ventura.
This lecture is $5.00 per adult.
Admission for children is free.
For
more
information,
call
653-0323 or visit venturamuseum.org.
Jordan and Sandra Laby
development program that provides high
quality music instruction to students from
low-income families. It serves students from
third grade through high school. TheHarmony Project of Ventura County was started
at Sheridan Way School in Ventura with 15
students who would not otherwise have had
access to musical instruments and lessons.
In 1979, Jordan and Sandra Laby moved
to Ventura after falling in love with Ventura’s
beauty and arts. They made it their mission to
unearth the artistic talents in Ventura. This
passion, along with their philanthropy, is
the reason the New West Symphony selected
them for its 2016 Humanitarian Award.
Diane and Peter Goldenring presented
the 2016 Humanitarian Award to the Laby’s.
In presenting the award, Peter Goldenring
stated, “I want to thank all of you for being
here today. We are all here honoring Jordan
and Sandy for being bright lights and leaders
in philanthropy and for making a huge dif-
ference in people’s lives. Some would call
what Jordan and Sandy do quiet acts of generosity. When done they never know whether
or not it will change a life, be something big
or be small. It doesn’t matter.”
Sandra, who loves to dance and has
performed Flamenco, ballroom and other
types of dancing in shows as a hobby, was
one of the ladies of the “Hot Dames” 2010
Calendar celebrating the Rubicon’s year
of shows. She has also performed in the
Ventura County Ballet Company’s annual
Nutcracker.
Her accomplishments are many
including President of the National Council
of Jewish Women Ventura County, named
the Jewish Federation “Woman of Valor”,
honored as the Mayors Arts Award, the
Ventura Music Festivals First Founders
Award, the Ventura Interfaith Ministerial Award as “Woman of Vision”, Ventura
Chamber of Commerce “Shining Stars” and
Ventura County Ballet Company “Partner in
Dance Award.
The way Sandra sees it – art and life are
intertwined. A local visionary, Sandra helps
keep that gift alive. These gifts are rich in
more than finances; as she has been instrumental in the startups of key cultural venues
like the Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura
Music Festival, and many others.
Another unique facet of Sandra’s local
contribution is the San Buenaventura Foundation for the Arts which she and Jordan,
founded in 1999 to bring various artists and
arts organizations together.
The Laby’s have given scholarships
through the “Phoenix Program” at the
Ventura College Foundation. And she was
one of the producers of a Ventura Music
Festival film about our very own home
grown opera singer, Nicole Cabell.
The lunch ended with the Harmony
Project of Ventura County orchestra entertaining the attendees with some wonderful
music.
Brooks Institute chooses Downtown
relocation will bring, including partnering
with Ventura to become an increasingly
vibrant arts and media hub in the region.
It is a bold step and true testament to
the innovative spirit of this city. We are
looking forward to a long, mutually beneficial relationship.”
“We welcome Brooks to Downtown
Ventura and recognize the value that this
move will have in stimulating the local
economy of our historic downtown,”
said Mayor Erik Nasarenko. “Not only
is this a unique collaboration between
public and private institutions, it also
marks a significant accomplishment for
the City of Ventura in terms of business
attraction. Bringing more than 340
students and 80 faculty members into
Downtown Ventura on a daily basis will
stimulate the local economy and our city
as a whole.”
Brooks Institute will begin moving key
offices and classes to Downtown Ventura
this spring, occupying the first and second
floors of the historic Erle Stanley Gardner
Building, located at 21 California Street,
and the building known as City Hall
North, located at 505 Poli Street, which is
immediately adjacent to Ventura’s historic
City Hall. The Gardner Building will serve
as the new welcome center for Brooks’ prospective students and their families. This
historic building will also be the location
of the Brooks Institute’s 70th anniversary
celebration this year. The building will
open mid-2016.
Non-profits now located in the City
Hall North floors that Brooks’ will
occupy will either locate to a different
floor or will have to seek new locations,
perhaps in Ventura.
For more information about Brooks
Institute and the school’s programs, visit
www.brooks.edu or call 585-8000.
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Ventura BREEZE
Community Events
Jim had a life-long commitment to social
justice, fighting hunger and peace.
Jim Mangis has
unexpectedly
passed away
Jim Mangis was an integral part
of all that is good in Ventura and life.
From running FOOD Share, the Food
Forward Family, Foodbank of Santa
Barbara County, board member at
Ventura City Corps he brought light
and joy to volunteers and staff alike.
Jim Mangis, died at 62 from an
apparent heart attack.
His life-long commitment to
social justice, fighting hunger,
peace and teaching the next generation made him a person we can
all be inspired by. Jim worked to
help the most vulnerable people for
much of his life, creating profound
change in his community. With his
guidance, FOOD Share in Oxnard
VC to help
anyone apply for
college financial
aid at all levels
Ventura College will hold an open
house available to all those interested in
learning more about the college and its
programs and services, as well as those
who would like assistance in applying
for admission and financial aid. The
Ventura College Extravaganza will be
held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 12, at
Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Road.
The event features presentations from
various departments, informational
booths, lunch and free giveaways.
Special workshops will be held to
help anyone apply for college financial
aid at all levels, including federal and
state aid. The Ventura College Foundation will have its application kickoff for
the Ventura College Promise program.
Also featured will be fun and
informative
presentations,
such
as “Tips to Succeed,” and “How to
Budget for College” .
“This event is a great opportunity
for people of any age or educational
background to come and explore the
many services and program offerings
available at Ventura College,” said Greg
Gillespie, Ph. D., president at Ventura
College. “We are working to increase
access to higher education by providing
hands-on support for those who are
new to navigating the financial aid and
enrollment process.”
Lunch, provided by Carl’s Jr., will be
available to the first 250 guests who visit
went from a volunteer-run gleaning
organization to the county’s largest
food bank. He also ran and led antihunger efforts in the Central Valley.
Mangis headed FOOD Share for 12
years before stepping down in 2006
to go on to making other wonderful
contributions.
Food Forward is a non-profit organization which started out on LA
but has since grown to encompass
Ventura Country as well under Jim
Mangis leadership. Food Forward is
primarily a volunteer run food collection organization with a focus on
harvesting fruits and produce that
would otherwise go to waste and
transport these fruits and vegetables
to local food banks and distribution
areas for low income and in need
families. Under Jim’s leadership, the
Ventura County operations saw a
doubling in volunteers, a tripling
in receiving agency partners and a
125% increase in produce gleaned
and donated to families in need. But,
more than this work and these accomplishments, he was the warmest
and most humble of souls. He personified the word “gratitude.
One of his loves was gardening
and organic farming which was just
another way of making this a better
world.
Mangis was born in New Mexico,
and raised in Bethesda, Maryland.
He attended Kalamazoo College in
Michigan and Humboldt State University.
A memorial service was held on
Feb. 27 at the Poinsettia Pavilion.
Contributions may be made in his
memory to Food Forward or the
Ventura City Corps.
at least three presentations or information booths.
The event is free and preregistration is preferred, to register visit www.
surveymonkey.com/r/VCExtra16. Those
who preregister will receive a canvas tote
and water bottle upon event check-in.
For more information, contact Ventura
College Financial Aid at 289-6369
Mermaids have been spotted seaside at Ventura
Harbor Village. Photo by Dan Harding.
featuring egg hunts, petting zoo, kid’s
crafts, and children’s entertainment; all
geared towards families with kids ages 1 –
7 years old.
The Cottontail Day festivities give
children a chance to take a photo or grab a
hug with the Cottontail Bunny. Children
ages 1 –7 can join in the $2 Egg Hunt held
every 15-30 minutes from 11 AM – 2 PM
(includes free coloring book while supplies
last). Kids that find a “Golden Egg” will
happily hop away with extra prizes. A
Village Scavenger Hunt offers clues
leading guests to a Hoppy Surprise! More
family fun activities include: pony rides,
petting zoo, henna and glitter tattoos, face
painting, tumbling fun
Come early and enjoy breakfast or
lunch at one of the many harbor-view
restaurants, and visit Harbor Village
boutiques for unique gift items. Stop by
the Village Arcade and play a fun family
game or explore sea-life on a Harbor cruise
or pedal boat rental with the family. Need
an extra treat for Easter baskets? Take
home delicious homemade fudge, French
pastries, or waffle cone gift certificates.
On Sunday, March 27th from Noon –
3 PM the Harbor Is Hopping with Easter
brunches, Cottontail Bunny, free kids’
crafts, Village Arcade & Carousel, boutique
shops, and live Dixieland Jazz band, “Main
Street Jazz” at the Village Carousel Stage.
In March mermaids have been spotted
seaside at Ventura Harbor Village. From
nautical finds to coastal décor, fashion
and artwork inspired by the sea, Ventura
Harbor Village pays homage to the
mermaid in all of us to celebrate seaside
with Mermaid Madness!
A colorful Mermaid People’s Parade
will kick off the month long festivities on
Sunday, March 6 at 1 pm at the Fisherman’
s Memorial , followed by a Ukulele Jam
at the Ventura Harbor Village Carousel
Stage.
Mermaid Meet & Greets Sunday,
March 6, 13, 20 from 1-4 pm, complimented with special sales, classes and culinary
delights through the month.
Sip on a Blue Mermaid Margarita or
savor a Seafood Scramble at the Boatyard
Café or homemade Seafood Crepes on
special for month of March at Le Petit
Café. For a sweet treat taste the Sea
Monster Oreo Shake or Mermaid Dream
Sundae at Coastal Cone Ice Cream this
March, or mermaid-inspired spun cotton
candy at Village Carousel & Arcade on
weekends. Beautiful jewelry, coastal finds
for kids and adults are found throughout
the locally owned boutiques and galleries
at Ventura Harbor Village.
March features various classes and
art activities as well, such as Tina O’ Brien
Gallery & Studio Mermaid Painting or
Drawing Demo every Wednesday and
Friday in March from noon-2pm or
adult coloring days and kids’ crafts, and
Sunday, March 13th from 6-8pm attend a
Mermaid Paint Party at The Greek Mediterranean Steak & Seafood hosted by
The December Store and More (Reservations and fee apply).
For a listing of full details and to
learn more, visit Venturaharborvillage.
com with updates added regularly.
Egg-Citement
and mermaids E.P. Foster
Library – March
at Ventura
Harbor Village events
Hop on over for family fun at
Ventura Harbor’s Cottontail Day Festival,
Saturday, March 19th from 10 AM - 3 PM,
3/2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Wednesdays 12-2
pm. Some stress relieving coloring.
Coloring sheets and pencils provided.
Available from 12pm to 2pm so stop by
for a minute or ten!
Oil spills and microbes: How
does nature remediate massive
petroleum discharges?
3/6 @ 3pm
Channel Islands Lecture Series
Patricia Tavormina, Lecturer
Spontaneous Chess
3/12 & 22 @ 1 pm
Calling all chess players! Keep your
skills sharp with this one-hour, drop-in
session of free play. Boards will be set up
and ready to go. Bring your best moves!
Opera Santa Barbara
3/18 @ 12 pm
These concerts, featuring members
of the Mosher Studio Artist Program,
eLibrary Gadget Fest
3/26 @ 11 am
Want eBooks but just haven’t had the
time to figure out how to get them from
the library? Learning a language and
want access to free learning tools?
Assemblage Workshop
3/30 @ 6pm
Local Artist Ron Smith will conduct
an Assemblage workshop.
Library LAB Open Workshop
3/2, 9, 16, 23, 30 4:30-6:30 pm
Come by the library on Wednesday
evenings to learn more about our 3D
printer and laser cutter—or to use them
yourself!
Poetry Open Mic Night
3/3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Thurs. 7:30-9 pm
On these Thursday nights, come
join this group of writers as they meet in
the Topping Room to share their work.
Ukulele Jam Session
3/7 & 21 Mondays 7-10 pm
Locals gather to play the ukulele on
the first and third Monday of the month.
Early Literacy Class 3/1, 2, 8, 9, 15,
16, 22, & 23
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10:30am
A great way to introduce your child
to early literacy and the library.
Homework Center 3/1, 3, 8, 10, 15,
17, 22 & 24 Tuesdays & Thursdays
3-5pm
Homework Helpers will be available
to help students in grades K through 12
with their homework assignments.
Paws for Reading 3/5, 12, 19, &
26 Saturdays noon- 1pm
Read aloud to a registered service
dog (sign-up required).
TAG Teen Advisory Group
3/2 & 16 Wednesdays 4 pm
Active members will get credit
towards School Community Services
Hours. TAG meetings are in the Young
Adult area on the 2nd floor.
Knitting with Anacapa Fine Yarns
03/03, 10, 17, 24, 31 Thursdays 3 pm
Learn to knit or improve your
knitting skills with Anacapa Fine Yarns.
Youth Chess Club
3/7, 14, 21, & 28 Mondays 3 pm
Learn to play chess or improve your
current ability! Assisted by Class A tournament player Jack Cashman.
College Planning Workshop
03/1 Tuesday 7 pm
This workshop is put together and facilitated by Linda Kapala and is suitable
for parents and students in Grades 9-12.
It will be held in the Topping Room.
Makeshop
3/8 & 22 Tuesdays 3-5 pm
Building fun at the library! Makerspace event.
Lego LAB: Build, Learn, and Play!
3/1, 15,& 29 Tuesdays 3 pm
3/5 Saturday 10 am
Exciting
challenges
every
meeting. Bring your imagination and experiment with creative designs. Children
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John and Gloria enjoying John’s golden birthday.
Amazing John Funk Turns 100
by Jody Fickes Shapiro
Turning 100 is definitely a big
deal…and still playing bridge besides.
Well, that is downright impressive.
To celebrate both amazing achievements, John Funk invited the entire
membership of his bridge group
and their spouses to join him for a
catered supper at the Ventura Marina
Mobilehome Park.
John was born on February 2,
1916, on Staten Island, N. Y. Europe
was already at war , but General
Pershing, who in 1917 led the American’s into battle overseas, was in
Mexico in hot pursuit of Pancho
Villa. Montanan Jeanette Rankin
was the first woman elected to the
U.S. Congress, and a first class letter
stamp was 2 cents.
John’s family expected he would
eventually join the family’s publishing business. After all, his father
was editor-in-chief of the Funk and
Wagnell’s dictionary division. John
and his five siblings spent many
hours at spelling practice.
He
continues to be a stickler when it
comes to correct English. His friends
say he is unbeatable at Scrabble.
In spite of the family’s expectations that he become a reference
book publisher, he avoided college
for five years working at a variety of
odd jobs until he finally enrolled at
The University of Michigan. In 1942,
he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and married his
beautiful wife, Jean whom he met as
she sat with friends at a bridge table.
When he graduated, the country was
again at war.
John joined the Army Air Corps,
and remained in the military for
27 years. During World War II,
he served as pilot and engineering
officer on the DC-3, B-17, B-29,
and B-24 aircraft.
Although a
knee injury prevented him from
seeing combat, he accrued over
5,000 hours of f light time, serving
in the U.S. and England. During
the Vietnam War, he alternated
between there and The Philippines
as Commander of the 1867th Facilities Checking Squadron.
Following his Air Force retirement, Major John returned to engineering. In 1979, upon retirement
from The County of San Bernadino,
he and Jean, with whom he had raised
four children, discovered the Ventura
Marina Mobile Home Park.
John, a bridge Life Master, was
taught the game by his parents. John
and his wife Jean played social bridge
and tried duplicate when was at the
Air Force Station in Newark, Ohio,
but Jean preferred social bridge.
John, however, continued to play
wherever he was.
In the early 1980’s John met Mike
Gaddis at the mobile home park
and introduced him to duplicate
and they have been Sunday partners
ever since.
When John’s wife passed away, in
1991, he continued to play duplicate.
One day up at a game in Ojai, he
met another lovely lady, Gloria
Lemmo, who had taught pharmacy
at Ventura College. They married in
1994 and spent many years travel-
ling the world, finding a bridge game
wherever they could.
When asked by a reporter what
makes John happy, his response was,
“I’m just happy to wake up in the
morning.”
National
Institute of
Health – The
taking of
drugs
Drugs in the Body
Medicines can enter the body in many
different ways, including through an
inhaler, a skin patch, a pill or a hypodermic needle. As drugs make their
way through the body, many steps
happen along the way. Understanding
how medicines work in your body can
help you learn why it is important to
use medicines safely and effectively. In
this section on taking medicines, we’ll
focus on medicines you take by mouth,
since those are the most common.
Entering and Circulating in the
Body
When you take medicines by
mouth, they move through the
digestive tract and are taken up by
internal organs like the stomach and
small intestine. Often, they are then
sent to the liver, where they might be
chemically altered. Finally, they are
released into the bloodstream.
As the bloodstream carries
medicines throughout the body, the
drugs can interact with many tissues
and organs. Side effects can occur if a
drug has unintended effects anywhere
in the body.
Drug Metabolism
Just as it does with food, the
body tries to chemically break down
medicines as soon as they enter the
body. Most drugs taken by mouth
enter the stomach or small intestine
and then are sent to the liver.
The
liver
contains
protein
molecules called enzymes that chemically modify drugs and other non-food
substances. The chemical alteration of
a medicine by the body is called drug
metabolism.
Often, when a drug is metabolized by the body, it is converted into
products called metabolites. These
metabolites are not usually as strong
as the original drug, but sometimes
they can have effects that are stronger
than the original drug. For example,
codeine in the prescription pain killer
Tylenol#3 becomes fully active only
after the medicine is metabolized in
the liver.
Because most drugs and other
“foreign” substances are broken down
in the liver, scientists refer to the liver
as a “detoxifying” organ. As such, the
liver can be prone to damage caused by
too much medicine in the body.
Drug metabolites often return to
the liver and are chemically altered
once again before they exit the body.
Exiting the Body
After a drug’s metabolites have circulated in the bloodstream, where they
work as medicine, the body eliminates
them the same way it eliminates other
wastes—in the urine or feces. Age-related changes in kidney function can
have significant effects on how fast a
drug is eliminated from the body.
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As a primary caregiver for my
mother, coming to terms that my mother
was aging along with many medical
problems was not easy especially when
I had a husband, baby and worked fulltime. I realized that my anger triggered
feelings of guilt and worried that I may
not be an adequate caregiver or just a
selfish daughter. This a life changing experience that our family never discussed
because “aging” just was not part of
our conversation. As a matter of fact,
usually always a joke somewhere, my
nephew (at age 6) asked his grandmother
that when she passed, if he could inherit
her motorized scooter and we would all
laugh and put a sticker with his name on
it as grandma drove around so all knew
it was his and it made him feel good.
After caring for my mother for many
years and conducting home visits with
those who care for their aging loved ones
as a Social Worker, I was grateful for the
experience because I was able to see the
families objectively and have a good understanding of the caregivers needs as
well as the aging loved one.
Useful tips in managing difficult
feelings:
Self-care. It is necessary to put
yourself first sometimes. Proper rest,
healthy food and exercise are basic needs
for every person. If caring for a parent is
causing you to burn the candle at both
ends, it might be time to ask for help and
Senior Living
to accept support.
Be realistic. If your parent is seriously
impaired by an illness and cannot safely
care for themselves, you might not be
qualified to care for them either. Placing
them in a care home or hiring a professional aide might be the most responsible thing you can do.
Don’t expect praise or thanks from
your parent. They might feel incredibly grateful, but the illness or their
own feelings of guilt and inadequacy
might make it too difficult to express
their feelings. Take pride in knowing
you’re doing the best you can for your
mom or dad.
Watching parents age with illnesses
is a difficult process, but you’re not
alone. Everyone who has cared for an
elderly parent has experienced similar
feelings and challenges but know there
are professionals you can turn to for
guidance. Questions? Resources? Call
805-200-7756 for free information
Free classes
offered
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse
Association supports the total wellbeing of our community. As part of
their services, they host free monthly
education classes throughout the county
which include the following I Ventura:
Adult Bereavement Support Group
Wednesdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, and
30 from 6:30-8:00 pm. These groups
are open to individuals who have experienced loss and are free of charge. Call
642-0239 for more information or email
[email protected].
Newly Bereaved Support Group
Thursday, March 10th from 6-7:30
pm. This monthly group is designed
for adults who have recently experienced
the loss of a loved one and is free. These
groups meet every 2nd Thursday of each
month.
Diabetes Classes: Tuesday, March
1st from 1-2:30pm. These meetings
are held on 1st Tuesday of each month.
General information is provided about
Type 2 Diabetes with emphasis on the
development of an individualized plan
of care that includes diet, medication,
exercise and blood sugar monitoring.
Joint Replacement Classes
Thursday, March 3rd from 1:002:00pm. You will learn what to expect
before, during and after knee or hip
replacement surgery and how to be
an active participant in your care.
These meetings are 1st Thursday of
each month.
Monday, March 14th for both
English and Spanish speaking. English
4:00-5:00pm and Spanish 5:30-6:30pm.
You will learn what to expect before,
during and after knee or hip replacement
surgery and how to be an active participant in your care.
For information or to RSVP call
Dinah Davis at 642-0239 ext. 739.
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse
Association office, 1996 Eastman Ave.,
Suite 109.
“Was I supposed to go to work today?”
Cypress Place to
host Dementia
101 Seminar
In collaboration with New Hope
Senior Services, please join Cypress Place
Senior Living for a Dementia 101 Seminar
– “What To Expect From A Dementia
Diagnosis: Now What?” Guest speaker
for the seminar will be Norma Featherston,
R.N., M.S., Gerontology. Featherston is a
geriatric care consultant with New Hope
Senior Services.
A variety of important topics regarding
Dementia will be covered including: who
can get it, how they get it, and what to
expect. Join for this important presentation
by a specialist and learn vital information
for loved ones and those you care for.
The free seminar takes place from
10a.m. to 11:30a.m. on Saturday March
12, and is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Cypress Place Senior Living is a premiere
senior community in Ventura County. The
beautiful senior living campus features
an Active Senior Living community and
adjacent Assisted Living and Alzheimer’s/
Dementia Care community connected by a
lushly landscaped courtyard.
Cypress Place Senior Living is located
at 1200 Cypress Point Lane in Ventura.
Seating is limited so please call to reserve
a seat. For more information or to RSVP,
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Director of the Neuro Division
of Two Trees Physical Therapy to
speak on Parkinson’s Disease
The Ventura Parkinson’s Support
Group is delighted to host Marc Broberg,
PT, Director of the Neuro Division of Two
Trees Physical Therapy and Wellness in
Ventura at their meeting on Wednesday,
March 9, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at
The Lexington Assisted Living at 5440
Ralston St, Ventura.
Marc is a Board Certified Clinical
Specialist in Neurological Physical
Therapy and he will discuss and illustrate
the most current evidence-based
guidelines for therapy and exercise for
individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. An
opportunity to participate in a clinical
research study at a major university
will also be discussed (Research is on
“How Lifestyle and Quality of Life affect
Parkinson’s Disease”).
Please check in at the front desk for
directions and sign-in. Extra parking
is graciously available across the street
from the Lexington in the Baptist
Church parking lot. Call 766-6070 for
further information. Reservations are
not required.
Be SMART
SMART meets once a month to
create, discuss and share senior issues
in a round table format, has speakers
available for groups, and provides innovative products and services to the
senior markets. Members visit, host or
participate in senior events, and use
collective experience to help seniors in
the community. There are no annual
dues.
Different members host the
monthly meeting for SMART Vendors
who market to seniors in Ventura
SMART (Senior Marketing Alliance
Round Table) is a small group of professional vendors that serve the Senior
Market. SMART is sponsoring the
24th Annual Caregivers Golf Tourney
Monday, March 14th, 9am at the Buenaventura Golf Course, followed by an
Irish Feast with prizes at The Wedgewood
Center. Sponsorships, golfers, and raffle
items are still needed.
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one hour (or more if the tables are not in
use).
Billiards anyone?
The pilot program for Ventura
Senior Billiards has been extended for
another six month period (until July),
thanks to the City’s Parks, Recreation
and Community Partnerships Departments partnership with Stix Billiards,
2520 E. Main St.
Two regulation Brunswick Gold
Crown tables are reserved for Ventura
senior billiard players from 1 PM to 5
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Community Events
E.P. Foster Library
Continued from page 8 of all ages welcome!
Spring Crafternoon
3/16 Thursday 3 pm
A craft in the afternoon themed to
the Spring season.
Dance Party!
3/11, 3/17, and 3/25 Fridays and
Thursday 10-11 am
Enjoy non-stop music and movement
for children ages 2-5 and their grownups
in the Topping Room!
Ventura events
by Ana Baker
Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club
meets every Monday from 7:30
p.m. to 9:45 p.m. at the Poinsettia
Pavilion, 3451 Foothill. Ballroom,
swing, Latin, mixers and line dancing.
Members $10, non-members $12, first
time dancers are free. Call Rick at
415-8842 for more information.
March 6: Audubon 8:00 a.m. Work
Day Hedrick Ranch Nature Preserve.
Leader: Sandy Hedrick 340-0478.
Arrive at 8:00 for self-guided birding
which usually yields some interesting
birds. Work from 9am – noon. Long
pants and boots or closed shoes are
required.
March 6: Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions will be holding their monthly
meeting at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N.
Ventura Ave from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. Miguel Rodriguez, Community
Organizer for the Central Coast Alliance
United for a Sustainable Economy, will
speak on different issues that he has
worked on in West Ventura.
March 6: Free stage show, Old Time
Country Bluegrass Gospel Music
Association. Show will be held from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. at Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451
Foothill Rd. More Info call 517-1131.
First Sunday of Every Month.
March 8: Mary and Nick Freeman
will provide an overview of the
owl species that can be found in
southern California, and will discuss
the behavior of each species, illustrated with photos Mary has taken
over many years. Program will be held
at the Poinsettia Pavilion beginning at
7:30 p.m.
March 8: The Ventura County
Writers Club invites interested
writers to hear mystery writer Mar
Preston at 7 p.m. at the Pleasant
Valley Senior Center at 1605 E.
Burnley Street in Camarillo. The event
is free of charge. In this final session
of Power Tools for Writers, Ms. Preston
will look at finishing from two aspects:
how to bring our stories to a satisfying
narrative close, and how to polish our
work. “You can start your writing life at
any age,” says Mar Preston. Hers began
after the death of her husband, Howard,
in 2005, just four days after they moved
into their retirement dream home in
the Southern California Mountains.
Contact Sheli Ellsworth at 499-3490 for
more information.
March 10: Town Hall on Green Transportation Sales Tax. Ventura County
Climate Hub and partner organizations with featured speaker Darren
Kettle, Executive Director, Ventura
County Transportation Commission
on Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of
Ventura, Fellowship Hall, 5654 Ralston.
Hear Darren Kettle pitch the half-cent
sales tax for transportation projects and
answer questions.
March 10: Vista Real Charter High
School will have an open house and
official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony,
with the Ventura Chamber of
Commerce on Thursday, from 4p.m
to 6 p.m. Including a free Scratch Food
Truck, as well as displays of student
generated work and art pieces. Games,
prizes, raffles, and giveaways along with
school site tours. 300 E. Santa Clara,
Downtown Ventura. 804-5929
March 10: The Ventura County
Camera Club will hold a critique
meeting on Wednesday, at 7 p.m. at
the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill
Rd. A professional photographer from
the area will critique member’s prints
and digital images. Each month a special
topic is chosen which features some interesting aspect of photography. This
month’s topic is “Macro”. Anyone with
an interest in photography is welcome
and admission is free. Only members
may submit images for critique. See the
club’s web site for more information or
call 908-5663. WWW.VenturaCountyCameraClub.com
March 11: The General George S.
Patton, Jr. Chapter, Sons of the
American
Revolution
February
luncheon meeting will feature the
program “The Winter Patriots”,
presented by Mr. Ward White at
11:30 a.m. on Friday. Located in
the Garden Room, Marie Callender’s
Restaurant. The cost for lunch is $20
per person. For information Bill Bays
650-3036 or Robert Taylor 216-7992 or
http://pattonpatriots.org.
March 12: Gold Coast Concert
Chorus, joined by the Ventura
College Chorus, presents “Poetry
in Song” featuring rising soloists
Bradley Pupa on guitar and Jessica
Helms on piano in works inspired by
the poetry of Walt Whitman. Works
include “A Jubilant Song” by Norman
Dello Joio, and “A Procession Winding
Around Me for one performance only,
Saturday at 2 p.m. Located at the St.
John’s Lutheran Church, 1500 North C
Street, Oxnard, Tickets: Adults $15, Sr.,
Student $12, Child under 5 $5 Contact:
Sandy 616-7269 or tickets@goldcoast
chorus.org
March 12: Audubon 8:30 a.m. Soule
Park. Leader: Neil Ziegler 208-3149.
Situated under the Topa Topa mountain
range, this large park offers grasslands
that bring out winter feeding flocks:
sparrows, bluebirds, warblers and large
shade trees which provide cover for
woodpeckers and raptors. Shady bushes
hide thrushes and thrashers.
March 12: “The joys of computer
image editing” will be discussed
by Robert Crum for the Ventura
Beginners PC Users Group on the
Sat. The workshop will be on Word
features. The group meets 9:15-12:00
at Cypress Place Independent Living,
1220 Cypress Point Lane. All beginners
and intermediates are welcome. Call
648-1368 for further information.
March 13: Sunday, at Ventura First
United Methodist Church, 1338 East
Santa Clara, the Channel Islands
Chamber Orchestra will present
a program of opera favorites,
featuring a fabulous line-up of
singers from Ventura County and
beyond. $20 Donation appreciated,
youth are free. Information is available
at 643-8621 or check website, CHICOVC.
org.
March 15: Audubon 8:30 a.m.
Arroyo Verde Park. Leader: Adele
Fergusson 415-4304. Enjoy a nice hike
while birding the oak woodland, grassy
areas, and chaparral in this long, broad
canyon
March 19: The Lions Eyes across California will be a one day event held
on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Montalvo Square Shopping
Center on Victoria Avenue. Lions are
asking the community to give the gift of
sight by recycling your eyeglasses. Also
accepting hearing aids, cell phones and
food donations for FOOD Share.
March 14: Adult Education Stamp
Collecting Seminar and Stamp
Collection Review & Evaluation,
sponsored by the Ventura County
Philatelic Society. At Bonaventure
Community Building, 10949 Telegraph
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. $10
for morning presentations on how to
collect, what to collect and understanding a stamp catalog. Free for the evaluation of collections, which begins at 1 p.m.
Reservations may be made by sending
a $10 to the Ventura County Philatelic
Society to John Weigle, P.O. Box 6536,
Ventura 93006
March 19: Easter Egg Hunt from 10
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the
Community Presbyterian Church,
1555 Poli St. Jolly jumps, crafts, face
painting. Food and fun for everyone.
cpcventura.org 648-2737
March 19: Meet the authors at
Bank of Books, 748 East Main St.
Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Britt Allcroft Mumfie and the
Snowbird (author of Thomas the Tank
Engine) 1 p.m. to 3p .m. Ruby Lang Faces
in the Windows 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Brent
Ayscough, The Visitor. Britt Allcroft is
the award-winning creator and writer of
a trio of world famous children’s entertainment properties including Thomas
& Friends. More info call 643-3154
March 19: Saturday, 3:00. Children
of all ages are invited with their
parents for a family Birding Event led
by John Borneman (Master Birder).
Meet at the Ventura Botanical Garden
trail head behind City Hall to walk as a
group to the bird site and learn about the
birds of the Ventura Botanic Gardens.
Bring a mat to sit on. This is a free event.
March 19: “Rising Consciousness
Triumphs over Big Ag and Big Food”,
a Public Talk. Dr. John Fagan, Professor
of Molecular biology at Maharishi
University of Management, leading
authority and lecturer on biosafety and
sustainability in the food and agriculture. Currently, a major shift in the food
and agriculture industry is underway, as
the public demands more transparency,
purity and simplicity in food and its production. Dr. Fagan explains trends that
value food produced in harmony with
nature that he sees intersecting with a
rise in collective human consciousness.
Talk begins at 7:30 p.m. at the E.P. Foster
Library, Topping Room.
Ojai news and
events
Opera Santa Barbara will
present a series of Free Noontime
Concerts at the Ojai Library on the
second Thursday of March, April, and
May. Each concert will begin at 12 p.m. in
the main room of the library and will last
approximately 45 minutes. The concerts
will feature members of the Mosher
Studio Artist Program, a residential
training program for accomplished young
singers. These concerts are offered free.
For additional information, contact Ron
Solórzano, City Librarian, at 218-9146.
Persons interested in serving as
Ojai’s next City Clerk have until March
30 to apply for the part-time position.
The elected position is currently held by
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City Clerk Rhonda Basore, who announced
in January that she will be retiring from
the City in April. Her term as the elected
city clerk will expire in November.
Because the city clerk is selected by
voters, the City Council had to determine
whether to fill the remainder of Basore’s
term via election or appointment. The
Council determined on February 9 to
appoint someone to complete the term
until voters choose a successor in the
November 2016 election.
To apply for City Clerk, please submit
a City Clerk application (available at Ojai
City Hall) or go to the City website for
more information.
The City is also recruiting separately to fill the appointed position
of records manager. That position
is appointed by the city manager. The
deadline to apply for the records manager
position is also March 30.
For more information please contact
Deputy City Manager Steve McClary at
646-5581, extension 101 or mcclary@
ojaicity.org or go to www.ojaicity.org/
jobs.
On Monday, March 14th at 7 p.m.,
the Ojai Art Center Literary Branch
will host John Nichols, essayist and
photographer, who will read from his
latest book, “Essay Man,” and share
his publishing knowledge.
John’s
gallery in Santa Paula displays vintage,
vernacular and contemporary photography. $5 donation suggested. For more
info www.johnnicholsgallery.com or [email protected].
As the Ojai Music Festival anticipates the upcoming 70th Festival
(June 9-12, 2016) with Music Director
Peter Sellars, Artistic Director
Thomas W. Morris announces the
artists who will serve as Music
Directors through the Festival’s 75th
anniversary in 2021. Following previously announced future music directors
Vijay Iyer (June 8-11, 2017) and Esa-Pekka
Salonen (June 7-10, 2018), soprano/
conductor Barbara Hannigan will be the
2019 music director (June 6-9), violinist
Patricia Kopatchinskaya in 2020 (June
11-14) and pianist Mitsuko Uchida in
2021 (June 10-13). Since the late 1940’s,
the Ojai Music Festival’s tradition has
been to welcome a new Music Director
each year to ensure vitality and diversity
in programming across Festivals.
The Ojai Film Society will screen
three art-related films in March at
the Ojai Art Center Theater. The
theme for this special trio of documentary films is Celebration of the Arts: Music,
Fashion, Fine Art. The series features
three extraordinary artists who have each
excelled in their craft.
Amy, on March 13, tells the haunting
story of the talented British pop icon,
Amy Winehouse. Iris, on March 20,
portrays the flamboyantly dressed, 93year-old style maven, Iris Apfel. Hockney,
on March 27, explores the life of one of
Britain’s most important artists, David
Hockney.
The films will be shown at the Ojai
Art Center Theater, located at 113 S.
Montgomery, at 5 pm. Admission is $10
general admission and $7 for seniors and
students. Tickets are sold at the door. For
more information visit www.ojaifilmso
ciety.org.
Local Ventura artist Ellie Tu will
visit the Ojai Library at 1 p.m. on
Saturday, March 19, to deliver a talk
entitled “Channel Islands National
Park Guide Book Illustrations and a
Glance at Traditional Botanical Art.”
This talk will include a brief history of
traditional botanical art and explain the
equipment and materials Ms. Tu uses for
painting and drawing.
Ms. Tu will also speak on the process
of creating the Channel Islands National
Park guide book illustrations and give a
drawing demonstration. She will bring
some plant samples for guests to experience from a botanical illustrator’s point
of view. This event is free and open to the
public.
“The Addams Family” musical is
based on Charles Addams’ New
Yorker cartoons. Immensely popular
on Broadway, it showcases a “normal”
couple, Mal and Alice and their son,
meeting the off-beat Addams Family
with hilarious and discordant results.
Youth actors will take over the lead roles
during the 2 p.m. Saturday matinees.
It runs from March 11 to April 3 at
Ojai ACT, 113 S. Montgomery St., at
an earlier-than-usual time, 7 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on
Sundays. Tickets are only $18 general,
$12 for seniors, students and Art Center
members and $5 for youth 12 and under.
Either call for reservations at 640-8797
or go online: www.OjaiACT.org
Val Bereman, SPAN Manager is always happy
to help you select something to buy.
SPAN: A thrift
store with
a heart for
animals
by Gail Field
Inside the clean and tidy thrift
store on North Olive Street, the allvolunteer staff happily sells clothing,
household goods, tools and more, for
a cause they believe in: saving lives of
cats and dogs in Ventura County.
The Spay Neuter Animal Network
(SPAN), which the store supports, is
a non-profit organization offering
Ventura County low cost spay and
neuter services by subsidizing the
cost for low-income and no-income
pet owners.
Store manager Valerie Bereman’s
broad smile lights up when she talks
about what the proceeds from the
store allows them to do for animals.
“My heart goes out to pet owners as
well as to the cats and dogs who have
no real home, and to those whose
owners are low income people struggling to feed and house their pets.”
A big problem is pet homelessness. Valerie explains that one reason
is that there are not enough homes
for all the kittens born. In warmer
climates like what we have in Ventura
County, the breeding season for cats
is lengthened, allowing for more
kittens to be born in a single year. By
humanely trapping stray feral cats
and taking them to a spay clinic,
cat overpopulation can be lessened,
resulting in fewer cats in the shelters,
and reducing the need for euthanasia. Dogs have more predictable
mating seasons, which leads to a
more predictable dog population.
Valerie sums it up like this: “Spay an
animal and save a life.”
Residents are encouraged to call
SPAN to report the presence of wild or
stray cats. Ideally, cats are humanely
trapped, taken to a registered veterinary clinic, spayed or neutered, then
returned to the animal’s home or
location where they were originally
found. SPAN can loan humane traps,
and volunteers are available to help.
SPAN acknowledges that the
task of managing the pet population
takes a community effort. They work
in concert with low-cost clinics in
Ventura County and a few local veterinarians helping with the feral cat
population. Last year alone, the SPAN
thrift shop, through their funding
and volunteerism, facilitated 763
spay/neuter operations. SPAN began
operating in 1992 on a limited basis,
growing over time to their current
full capacity. Since then, they have
facilitated over 33,500 such operations.
On Thursday, March 3, SPAN is
sponsoring an on-site spay/neuter
clinic in conjunction with ValleyVet Non-Profit Simi Valley Spay and
Neuter Clinic. The clinic will be held
in the parking lot of the SPAN Thrift
and Gift shop in Ventura beginning
with appointments scheduled at 9
AM. Look for the large Winnebago,
which holds a state-of-the-art
operating room, staffed with professionals who care about the health
and longevity of animals. The cost
on this special occasion is $10 for
qualified low-income residents. Appointments are required. To enroll,
call 584-3823.
SPAN Thrift and Gift happily
accepts donations in the form of
clothing
furniture,
appliances,
and other household items as well
as tax-deductible cash donations.
Drivers are available to pick up large
donations.
SPAN is the only all-volunteer
organization in Ventura County
raising money to spay/neuter cats
and dogs for low-and no-income pet
owners. For information or appointments, call 641-1170 or stop by the
SPAN Thrift and Gift shop at 110 N.
Olive St. Ventura. Closed Sunday and
Monday. Se habla español.
Church hosting
grand opening
at new location
On Sunday, March 13, from 12:30-3
pm Community Bible Church of
Ventura will be hosting a Grand
Opening for all the community at the
new home/property located at 5040
Telegraph Road, across from Ventura
College, where Day Road meets
Telegraph.
They will be providing delicious
food provided by local business partnerships, hosting tours, giving away
free raff le prizes… and Mayor Erik
will be attending to participate in the
ribbon cutting ceremony.
Thier vision is to add value to
our community, and have partnered
with Project Understanding, FOOD
Share, Aegis Senior Living, Montalvo
Elementary and several local businesses in an effort to meet the needs
of Ventura County residents.
They are a non-denominational
church of less than 200 and growing.
For more information contact
Pastor Bob DuPar bobdupar@cbcven
tura.org- 906-7302.
Kellogg Park
Groundbreaking
Ceremony and
Concert
Kellogg
Park
Groundbreaking
Ceremony and Concert to be held on
March 12, from 2:00-5:00 PM, a free
community block party featuring
musical
performances,
dancers,
fitness demonstrations, kids’ activities, crafts, and more! It will include
a Chumash Blessing for the land,
music from DATA middle school,
Los Halcones, brightly colored Aztec
Dancers and the band, Honey Owl.
Several different participating
organizations will bring free family
friendly activities including a fitness
area with yoga, Capoeira, the “Little
Circus that Could” and martial arts.
Event attendees will also get to see a
K-9 demonstration, “Touch-a-FireTruck” and obtain their Ventura
library cards. There will also be an interactive kindness tree that will later
be planted in the park.
Food trucks will be there and you
can work up your appetite and ride
your bike to the event, there will be a
free bike valet and repair station.
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Professor Scamp, Ph.D
n From a previous
issue (or two). “A 21
year old girl was killed
by a hit and run driver
and her white, female
Maltese/Poodle mix
Professor Scamp
named “Coco” was
Ph.D
with the young girl
and took off running.”
My friend Lyn Fairly, from KVTA
News Talk Radio 1590am told me “What
is so sad Scamp is this young girl was
homeless and living with Coco in her
boyfriend’s car, he too is homeless. You
know about this because you help find
homes for dogs and cats.”
The amazing good news is that
Coco was recently found on 7th street
all the way in Oxnard! I want to thank
the human for rescuing her after all
this time. She is at the Ventura County
Animal Shelter in Camarillo.
Animal ID # A637596. Only $125.00
to adopt and that includes free vet
checkup, spay or neuter, all shots, license
and a microchip(I have one of those.
I agreed because I thought they said
potato chip).
She is an adorable Maltese- mini
poodle mix.
n On Tuesday, March 3 SPAN is
sponsoring a $10 low cost spay neuter
clinic in partnership with Valley Vet
Non-Profit Veterinarians to help reduce
pet overpopulation. There is an article
(not written by me, I am much too
busy) in this issue about SCAN and this
event.
n The Herman Bennett Foundation
is a nonprofit organization helping
qualified low-income individuals and
military with the spay and neuter of their
cats and dogs. They cover 100% of the
spay/neuter procedure cost. The foundation also provides funding to partnered
veterinary clinics for the spay and neuter
of feral cats. Spaying and neutering
plays a major role in helping control the
animal population and preventing the
needless death of cats and dogs.
They are having a wonderful fund
raiser, a ride on a train and lunch(See
ad in this issue). Proceeds go directly
to the Herman Bennett Foundation
Ventura BREEZE
(Pretty Happy Dog)
501(c)(3) to help fund their Spay/Neuter
programs across Ventura County. Call
445-7171 to reserve tickets.
Come spend the day on a 1940’s
vintage locomotive (reserved train car)
as you journey through the countryside
with two stops to explore along the way.
Depart from Fillmore Western Railway
Train Station and head through Santa
Paula while enjoying the scenic orchards
and hillsides.
Enjoy a delicious full box lunch made
fresh by Whole Foods Oxnard (included
with each paid ticket).
Visit the Ventura County Agricultural Museum and their incredible collection of vintage tractors (admission
and kids craft are included).
Make a special stop at the Loose
Caboose gift and garden shop where
live birds, fish and turtles can also be
found. Win cool prizes for being the
first to complete their Train Adventure
Scavenger Hunt during your trip.
A fun day for a great cause. Maybe
you will see my editor there.
n By my friend Victoria Usher
The San Francisco Chronicle
recently reported that six border collie
puppies, all from the same litter, were
found abandoned in a Merced trash bin.
The six puppies were all taken to the
veterinary offices of the San Francisco
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, it was there that veterinarians
were able to determine that the puppies
were probably around four months old.
Krista Maloney, SPCA spokeswoman,
explained that a hair salon worker was
taking out the trash when she noticed
something move inside a different
trash bag and when she looked inside
she found the six border collie puppies.
The veterinarians haven’t completed all
of their other medical evaluations yet
but they do appear to be healthy. SPCA
is asking for any donations in order to
help cover vaccines and other expenses.
I think I speak for everyone when I say
that I’m glad that those pups are safe!
Scamp: How sad, and border collie’s are
considered to be the smartest dogs. But,
I’m still the cutest.
n Well, for one more time a Shih Tzu
wasn’t selected the best in show but at
least we were selected best in the Toy
category. Isn’t it nice that we are considered toys ? Toys bring lots of joy to little
kids (and big ones).
America’s top dog at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club was CJ, a German
shorthaired pointer.
CJ won best in show beating a
couple of top favorites at a nearly packed
Madison Square Garden who cheered on
their favorites.
The 3-year-old CJ beat 2,751 other
entries in 199 breeds (there are that
many?) and varieties to win the nation’s
most prestigious dog competition.
A borzoi called Lucy finished
second. CJ also topped a Skye terrier,
German shepherd, bulldog, shih tzu and
Samoyed.
Forever homes wanted
Hi: I’m Lilo, a very sweet and gentle
7-year-old Mastiff mix. I’m more
than happy to plop into your lap. I
was dumped at the high kill Carson
Animal Shelter by my old family
right before Christmas. I became
famous
when
Examiner.com
published an article about my sad
story. Some CARL volunteers saw
the article, and decided to sponsor
me so I could have a second chance
at life!
I’m a little bit older and I have a
bum knee, but that doesn’t stop
me from wanting to run around
and play! I love other dogs, and I
have a great time with my friends in the CARL play groups.
Of course, I have my own Facebook page now. I share it with my friend FACE,
who has a similar story. You can learn more about both of us at http://
facebook.com/ToSaveFace. CARL Adoption Center-call 644-7387 for more
information.
Candy (A616705) is as sweet as her
name. She is a lovable little pup. This
active and social sweetie may be short,
but she will stand up on her hind legs
to find out what you’re up to. This
inquisitive, happy girl is so excited to
meet you. Nicely balanced with lots
of energy but overall well mannered.
We love our Candy girl! Ventura
County Animal Services – Simi
location – 670 W. Los Angeles Ave.
Scamp Club
(Scampclub pets are not for adoption.)
Hi: I’m Buster, a tri-color male
Dachshund mix. I’m 14 but look
much younger. I love to go for walks
and chew tennis balls. My best buddy
Fred works for the Ventura Breeze.
Isn’t he lucky?
Hi: My name is Callie. My mom is 90-yearsold and she loves me so much. She rescued
me and since then I have lived a life of pure
bliss. My favorite thing to do is to play with
toys and sleep on my mom’s head at night
(well, not on her head but right above it).
Join Scamp Club
Animals of all sorts can join the ScampClub. Email me your picture
anda little about yourself to [email protected].
You will be in the Breeze and become world famous.
Police Reports
by Veronica Johnson
Police reports are provided to us by the Ventura
Police Department and are not the opinions of
the Ventura Breeze. All suspects mentioned
are assumed to be innocent until proven guilty
in a court of law.
Robbery
On December 30th, in 2015, at 6:30
p.m., the VPD received a call reporting a
robbery. The victim was approached by
three suspects in front of the Red Barn
Liquor, located at 1285 North Ventura
Avenue. The suspects confronted the
victim and demanded money from
him. Then they attacked the victim by
punching and kicking him. The victim
sustained minor injuries but they were
not life threatening.
On Wednesday, January 6th, 2016,
suspect Kenneth Cox was taken into
custody. The next day, suspect Jacob
Pulido was taken into custody as well.
For the next few weeks, VP Detectives
tracked the third suspect, Gabriel Cueva,
to Las Vegas. On Thursday, February
11th, Las Vegas Metro Police Department
located suspect Cueva and took him into
custody. Cueva is due to be transported
back to Ventura.
Hit and Run Fatality
On Friday, February 19th, at 12:02
a.m., the VPD received a call from a citizen
reporting a hit and run traffic collision at
the intersection of Telegraph Road and
Saticoy Avenue. The responding officers
located the victim, an 14 year old male,
lying face down in the roadway. The
victim had succumbed to his injuries and
was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The VPD was contacted on Friday
evening, 2/19/16, by the driver of a tow
truck that was being sought by Ventura
Police traffic investigators. Investigators
took possession of the tow truck and,
after preliminary investigation, believe
it to be the flatbed tow vehicle that was
involved in the collision with the victim.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as
Martin Henderson.
The
preliminary
investigation
conducted by the Ventura Police Department’s Traffic Division indicates that
the 14 year old victim was on a bicycle
traveling southbound Saticoy Avenue
and that he crossed Telegraph Road
against a red light. The tow truck was
eastbound Telegraph Road proceeding
through a green light and collided with
the bicyclist in the intersection. The two
truck continued eastbound and did not
stop. A short time later, a second vehicle
hit the victim and continued driving as
well.
Arrest of an Attempted Murder
Suspect
On Friday, February 27, at 9:45p.m. the
Ventura Police Department Command
Center was contacted by the Nye County
Sheriff’s Department in Nevada. They
were investigating an attempted murder
that had occurred in Sparks, Nevada and
they had received information that the
suspect, Cody Barnes 21 Nevada resident
was in Ventura. VPD officers responded
to area of 1245 S. Petit Ave, and located
the suspect’s vehicle parked an unoccupied.
A surveillance team responded to
the apartment complex to monitor the
vehicle, while VPD detectives coordinated
resources with Nye County. A short time
later, the surveillance team reported to
the patrol units stationed in the area that
the suspect vehicle was driving away from
the apartment complex. A high risk stop
was conducted on the suspect vehicle in
the area of Telephone Rd and Cachuma
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Ave. The suspect was taken into custody
without incident and he was armed with
a handgun at the time of his arrest. At
this time, it is unknown if the weapon
recovered was used in the attempted
murder incident. The suspect was transported and placed in the Ventura County
Jail awaiting extradition to Nevada.
Descendants of
historic Ventura
families to
serve as grand
marshals
Members of some of Ventura’s
historic families will serve as Grand
Marshals when the annual Ventura
County St. Patrick’s Day Parade
marches down Main Street for the
28th time in downtown Ventura on
Saturday, March 12.
The theme of this year’s parade,
which begins in front of Mission San
Buenaventura at 10 a.m., is “Celebrating 150 Years of Ventura’s History.”
The city was incorporated on April 2,
1866.
Leah Kopp has been selected to
serve as this year’s Irish Belle for the
Parade. Kopp is a senior at Foothill
Technology High School in Ventura.
She is a scholar-athlete who played
basketball for Buena High School
until this year when Foothill for the
first time offered boys’ and girls’
team sports . Kopp’s duties as the
parade’s 5th Irish Belle are to attend
promotional activities supporting the
parade and to ride in the convertible
that leads the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Committee entry.
The whole county will be turning
out in green on Main Street. Last year’s
parade drew over 90 entries, including
f loats sponsored by civic groups, nonprofits and local businesses and restaurants; marching bands; car clubs;
horses; clowns and the Biggest Green
Pig in the World. There also will be
high school pep bands, youth groups
and fun-loving adult groups entered
in the parade.
The Ventura County St. Patrick’s
Day Parade, which ends at Laurel
Street, is presented by the Ventura
Elks Lodge #1430.
The event’s committee is accepting
entries for the parade. For entry
forms or more information about the
parade, visit www.venturastpatricksdayparade.com, call Jim Monahan
at 643-4275 or email Nan Drake at
[email protected]
Annual engineering challenge
controlled, self-defense weapons engineering, test and evaluation platform
for the purpose of conducting advanced
weapons evaluation without risk to
personnel.
The three Ventura participating
schools Anacapa Middle School, De
Anza Academy of Technology and
the Arts (DATA) and Balboa Middle
School although not placing in the
top still learned from the competition
the valuable skills of collaboration,
working together as a group and how the
design process works from inception to
completed project.
This ’n’ That
Conscious
Living in
Ventura
by Laura Oergel
The Diversity Collective is a local,
non-profit and volunteer run, organization that was established April 1, 2014
with the intention to advocate and
promote diversity, education, mental
and physical wellbeing via community
outreach to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender population, as well as the
general public.
It’s the proud parent of AIDS Walk
Ventura, coming up on the 5th of March,
Ventura County PRIDE, the Diversity Gala,
1st Thursday Gay Professionals Mixer and
the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
I talked to the President, Steve
Somann, who expressed a deep commitment to the vision of the organization.
“I’ve been involved not only with the
Diversity Collective Ventura County
(DCVC), but with prior organizations
who did similar work for the LGBT+
community here in Ventura County.
Those organizations have since ceased
operations, for many reasons, but mostly
due to loss of funding. The original
founding members of DCVC felt the
urgent need to continue the work and
carry on the traditions and services that
once were a staple here in Ventura County.
When the seat for President of DCVC
became available, the Board felt I was
the natural choice to fill the vacancy
and I gladly accepted. I’ve lead other
teams, companies and organizations
to bigger and better places and this is
my time to help, along with our current
board of directors, to get much needed
programs and services back to the LGBT+
community. We are currently working
diligently to set up and start comprehensive counselling programs that specialize in the needs of the LGBT+ members
of our community. Everyone else will
be welcome to take advantage of these
services as well.”
The Diversity Collective currently
has a treasurer position available that
they are actively seeking to fill. Board
members are voted on each year with a
signed one year commitment, members
at large start off as a six month commitment, then the board votes to either have
them continue as at large members of
become official board members with a
one year signed commitment.
If you’re interested in volunteering,
or have questions about their events, you
can email them at [email protected]. Please include your name, best
contact telephone number, email, what
time your available, and best time/way to
contact you back.
They are happy to provide more information about the opportunities available
that day and also for their biggest event,
Ventura County PRIDE in August and
the Diversity Gala in September/October
this year.
I want to congratulate the Board of
Directors: Steve Somann - President,
Joseph Summers - Vice President, Anne
Blakely - Secretary, Luna Sandoval - Entertainment, and 2 members at large
- Michael Francis Smith and Ashley
Anderson, for their love and commitment to our community.
Phone: 619-5428(LGBT)
Website: diversitycollective.org
Email: [email protected]
facebook.com/diversitycollective
facebook.com/VenturaCountyPride
twitter.com/vcpride
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The Witch
by Eduardo Victoria
[email protected]
Robert Eggers directorial debut is a
force to be reckoned with. If you are
entering this film expecting jump
scares, cheap characters, and a predictable plot – The Witch will not be
for you. Instead, the viewer is tested
for 90 minutes, an all too efficient
runtime that leaves us wanting more
and makes us happy it’s over.
Set in 1630s New England, the
film focuses on a family who has
been banished from community
due to disagreements of religious
beliefs. Thomasin (Ana Taylor-Joy)
is the oldest, followed by her brother
Caleb (Harvey Scrimshaw), and three
younger children. Their mother
Katherine (Kate Dickie) and father
William (Ralph Ineson) become distraught after the disappearance of
their youngest son, Samuel, who is
only an infant. Mysterious circumstances continue to plague the family
as they face obstacles within themselves that become more and more
disturbing the longer they go on.
Terror and evil in The Witch come in
the form of mundane, natural things:
a forest, a rabbit, a raven, etc. The
supernatural is only ever suggested,
further causing our characters to
question each other. An interesting
aspect of the film is religion itself.
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Early on, Thomasin is seen confessing
her sins as part of her prayers. She is
the only character to do so without
any sort of negative inf luence on her
life.
Each member of the family is
guilty of sin. Thomasin tells a white
lie to get her kid brother and sister to
behave, William is full of pride, and
Caleb is sneaking peaks at his sister’s
body.
The true brilliance of the film lies
within its story telling. The Witch is not
a movie about good versus evil. It is
not about redemption, it is a character
study of a family who experiences an
attack that uses their very religious
beliefs against them. The benefit of
a cast of unknown actors forces us
to look at the characters and not the
people who play them.
Inneson’s booming voice gives
him power and Taylor-Joy’s innocence
makes it difficult to see her family
around her slowly turn on her as a
result of her little white lie. A scene
late in the film is downright terrifying and frightful. It finds Thomasin
and her younger siblings stuck in a
barn.
A film that you expect to take an
Arthur Miller-like turn goes nowhere
near that direction. The Witch is a
dark, disturbing, and original form
of terror. It takes its time to scare its
audience and gives us deeply rich characters to get to know. At 90 minutes
in length, the film has no fat or extra
material on it. The final 10 minutes of
the film will stay with you long after
the film ends.
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Bad guy shot in Ventura.
Two on the Aisle
The Man Who
Shot Liberty
Valance visits
the Rubicon
by Jim Spencer and Shirley Lorraine
In 1890 a cowboy named Bert
Barricune found an Easterner lying
on the prairie. He had been brutally
beaten and left for dead by a vicious
outlaw named Liberty Valance.
Barricune took the injured traveler
to the town of Two Trees where he was
nursed back to health by a spirited
saloon owner, Hallie Jackson.
The visitor, Ransom Foster, stayed
in town. He taught Hallie, as well as
her friend from childhood, Jim, how
to read and write. Along the way Foster
and Hallie fell in love. Barricune, who
also had romantic designs on Hallie,
remained involved in their lives.
Then word came that Liberty
Valance was returning and gunning
for Foster. Should the tenderfoot
Foster stay or run? What actually
happened next became unclear, but
stories about that day propelled
Foster into a life of prominence.
The play opens 20 years later when
U.S. Senator Ransom Foster and his
wife, Hallie, return to Two Trees to
attend the funeral of the old cowboy.
Through reminisces about those
earlier days the truth is revealed about
the man who shot Liberty Valance.
With intricately interwoven issues
of honor, revenge, loyalty and love, The
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a new
play enjoying its American debut at
Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre Company.
It is based on a 1953 short story that,
50-plus years ago, spawned a movie
with the same title. The film featured
James Stewart and John Wayne.
The Rubicon’s production boasts
a cadre of professional actors with
extensive film, stage and TV credits.
Gregory Harrison plays the veteran
cowboy Bert Barricune. Harrison
is probably best recognized for his
recurring roles on “Rizzoli & Isles,” as
the title character on “Trapper John,
M.D.,” and as a neighbor who resides
in Ventura part of the year.
The villainous gun slinger, Liberty
Valance, is portrayed by Jeff Kober. A
veteran of multiple Rubicon productions as well as lots of bad guy characters for film and TV, Kober is also
known for his appearance on shows
like “Sons of Anarchy” and “China
Beach.”
From New York, Jacques Roy has
myriad years of stage experience in the
East on which he draws as he creates
the persona of Ransom Foster, the
earnest Easterner around whom swirls
the action of the piece.
Sylvia Davidson, last seen in the
Rubicon’s Ventura and New York
productions of Lonesome Traveler,
is Hallie Jackson, the feisty saloon
owner who is torn between the affections of two men.
Joseph Fuqua plays the sheriff who
is reluctant to intervene in conf lict
- a part that’s a far cry from his
heroic performances as Hamlet and
Professor Henry Higgins in Rubicon
productions.
The entire show is under the
guiding hand of director Jenny
Sullivan, the Rubicon’s Artistic
Associate.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
plays March 2-20, 2016. Show times:
Wednesdays - 2 & 7 p.m. (Talkbacks
follow
7
p.m.
performances);
Thursdays & Fridays - 8 p.m.;
Saturdays - 2 & 8 p.m.; Sundays - 2
p.m. Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006
E. Main Street, Ventura, CA, 93001.
Tickets - $20 - $54. Information,
group discounts, ticketing and seat
selection: www.rubicon.theatre.org.
667-2900.
Harbor waterways entrance open
operational in the Harbor including
all boatyards, fuel docks, restaurants,
shops, activities, hotels, excursions,
and onsite events. Inner Harbor boating
and paddle craft traffic is allowed.
On February 9, 2016, the District
was advised by Congresswoman Julia
Brownley that the 2016 FY U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Work Plan includes
an additional $2.5 million for the
dredging project currently underway.
This brings the total dredging allocation for this year to $7.3 million.
Manson Construction, who was
contracted by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, began mobilizing their
equipment in the Ventura Harbor
the week of January 25, 2016 and
is currently dredging in the harbor
entrance. Once Manson completes
the dredging in the main channel, the
Safety Zone initiated by the U.S. Coast
Guard will be lifted.
Harbormaster John Higgins states
three factors which have led to making
the entrance very dangerous “unusually
large waves and swells from the El
Nino condition, shoaling and a strong
current running along the inside of the
breakwater.”
Dredging Manager Richard Parsons
and Ventura Port District Commissioners Everard Ashworth and Greg Carson
have met with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, who are responsible for the
dredging of the harbor, and helped
secure the additional $2 million for
dredging.
The depth of the entrance channel,
normally about 40 feet, was as shallow
as 14 feet and narrow to the point
that two boats could not safely pass
one another in the entrance, said
Higgins. The district estimates there
were 900,000 cubic yards of sand in the
harbor sand trap and entrance.
The Harbor Patrol can also be
reached at 642-8618. Business assistance opportunities might be available
for those affected by the closure. Visit
www.venturaharbor.com and click on
the News article for the link.
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Mother Goose and Grimm
Crock
Shoe
Blondie
Hagar the Horrible
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for your daily horoscope
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You
might feel more encouraged about
changes in your personal and/or
professional life. However, it might
be best not to rush things but rather
work with them as they evolve.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The
Bovine’s business sense is especially
keen this week. But remember that
it’s always best to investigate before
investing. Make sure there are no
hidden factors that can rise up later
on.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Working
on a family project could create
tension between and among those
concerned. Your good sense and your
patience can help reduce bad attitudes
and raise positive feelings.
CANCER ( June 21 to July 22) You
should be seeing more progress in the
development of your plans and more
supporters joining in. News from the
past could help change someone’s
long-held position.
LEO ( July 23 to August 22) With
personal aspects strong this week,
Leos and Leonas might want to spend
more time with family and others
who are especially close to them.
Also expect news of a possible career
change.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
Taking a strong stand can be helpful
this week. But be careful you don’t
cross the line into obstinacy. Best to
take a position on facts as they are,
not as you want them to be.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
You have a strong sense of the needs of
others. This week, turn some of that
sensitivity into an honest self-appraisal, and let it find places where you can
help yourself.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) Creating an emotional comfort
zone to handle a personal problem
helps at first. But by midweek, you’ll
realize you need to deal with it directly
or it could linger for too long.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21) Turning the page on a
mistake to start fresh might not be
the thing to do. Better to go over each
step that led up to the decision you
made and see which one misled you.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19) Goats enjoy a varied diet,
but eating crow isn’t on the menu -- at
least not this week. An embarrassing situation might have gone wrong
before you got into it. Check it out.
AQUARIUS ( January 20 to February
18) Your sense of honesty might impel
you to speak up about a situation you
disapprove of. That’s fine. But do so
without sounding accusatory. You
might not know all the facts behind it.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Being asked to create a reassuring
attitude in the middle of chaos isn’t
easy, but you can do it. Support for
your efforts comes slowly, but it does
come. Enjoy an arts-filled weekend.
BORN THIS WEEK: Your honesty
about people and issues is expressed
in a positive, not painful, way.
(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Ventura Music Scene
October 29 – November 11, 2014
For more events go to VenturaRocks.com
Wed 3/9: Big Adventure
Thurs 3/10: Jade Hendrix
Fri 3/11: Instone
Sat 3/12: Little Alice
Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wednesdays: Starlight Swing Night
Thurs 3/3: Originalites
Fri 3/4: Sgt Pepper Tribute Band;
Flashback Fridays
Sat 3/5: Puddle of Mudd, Winchester
Rebels
Thurs 3/10: Gonzo, Iya Terra, Johnny
Love
Fri 3/11: Stick Figure Set in Stone,
Fortune Youth
Sat 3/12: Mark Farina
El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and
Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold
Dust
Sat 2/20: Rey Fresco
Saturdays: DJ Erock
The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Wed 3/9: Periscope, White Fuzzy
Bloodbath, The NaVaNaX
Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas Park Drive
Fri 3/4: Big Adventure
Fri 3/11: Karen Eden
Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays karaoke
Tuesdays open mic
Fri 3/4: RJ Mischo & His Red Hot
Blues Band
Sat 3/5: Brandon Ragan
Sun 3/6: Noon Ashford Gordon
Fri 3/11: Del Franklin
Sat 3/12: Coda with special guest
guitarists
Sun 3/13: John Hendrickson and the
Ballroom/Swing Dancers
Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: 6 pm Danielle Stacy; 8:30
Joey’s B’s Acoustic Blues Jam
Tuesdays: 8:30 pm The Beers Brothers
open mic
Wednesday: 8 pm Amigo’s House
Band
Thursdays: 6 pm Karen Eden; 8:30
pm The Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 3/4: Rock Cats Rock
Sat 3/5: Pull the Trigger
Sun 3/6: 5 pm The Tossers; 9 pm
Karaoke
Fri 3/11: Preston Smith
Sat 3/12: Whiskey Stone
Sun 3/13: 5 pm Corsican Brothers; 9
pm Karaoke
Boatyard Café
Ventura Harbor
Music 6-9 pm
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam
Fri 3/4: Chelsea Williams & the Salty
Suites
Fri 3/11: Bobby & Steve
Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Wednesdays: Tommy Marsh hosts the
Session
Fri 3/4: Velveteen Band, Hologram
Empire
Sun 3/6: Brothers Fortune
Fri 3/11: Hy Brasil, The Pullmen
Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 3/2: Bryan McCann
Thurs 3/3: Rick Whitfield
Fri 3/4: Soul Infusion
Sat 3/5: Big Adventure
Tues 3/8: Donna Greene
Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
(805) 653-0721
Thurs 3/10: Uli Jon Roth
Sat 3/12: Rebulation
Sun 3/12: Rebulation
O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Saturdays: 9 pm O’Leary’s East End
Blues Band
Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs
The Patio at Player’s Casino
6580 Auto Center Drive
Fri 3/4: Brandon Ragan
Sat 3/5: Tom and Milo
Fri 3/11: Sean Wiggins
Sat 3/12: Jessie Davis
Pierpont Inn
550 San Jon Road
Sun 3/13: 1 pm 10th Annual Ventura
Music Festival Student Jazz Competition
Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
Sun 3/13: 4:30 pm the Vonettes
Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 3/3: Monday Night Dance Club
with Wyatt Haupt Band
Mon 3/14: Monday Night Dance Club
with Dick Parent Band
Prime
Tuesdays: Danny D
Fridays: Encore
Saturdays: Beach City Sound Club
Red Cove
The Winchester Rebels open for Puddle of Mudd at Discovery March 5.
Ventura Music Scene
Ventura Rocks!
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com
I’m looking forward to the Puddle
of Mudd show coming up at Discovery
on Saturday, March 5, word has it
former bass player Michael Anthony
and restaurateur of Now Ventura will
sit in for a few songs. Let’s hope singer
Wes Scantlin is on his best behavior
and keeps it together and keeps it live.
To kick off the evening, one of my
favorite Santa Barbara rock bands,
The Winchester Rebels will warm up
the house so be sure to get there early
enough to catch both acts.
You know the party will be off
the hook at Bombays when Hy Brasil
performs while celebrating their bass
player, Shawn Echevarria’s birthday
on Friday, March 11. The Pullmen
will open with a special performance
from San Diego’s Mrkts.
Rebulation returns to Ventura for
back to back shows at the Majestic
Ventura Theater on March 12 and 13.
Why two nights? Because they always
pack ‘em in!
The 10th annual Ventura Music
Festival Jazz Competition takes place
at the Pierpont Inn on Sunday, March
13 at 1 am. Get out and support up
and coming young jazz musicians.
This event is free to the public.
Tickets have been selling briskly
for the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy fundraiser concert in conjunction with
the 150th anniversary celebration
of the City of Ventura. All proceeds
support art and music programs for
Ventura’s Unified school district
students. Be sure to secure your
tickets and help keep music in our
schools. Go to CelebrateVentura.
org for more information on how to
get your tickets online. They’re also
available at VSUD school sites.
Hi Hat Entertainment brings back
the Forty Fours to the Ventura Beach
Club on Friday, March 11 featuring
Johnny Main, Mike Hightower and
Jason Lozano. The band features
killer Blues-Rock-Roots music sure to
keep the dance floor filled to capacity.
Ventura’s punk scene continues to
thrive, The Dickies, Ill Repute show
at the Garage sold out. More shows
have been popping up between The
Garage, The Red Cove, Sans Souci
and Bombay’s. You can get the low
down at VenturaRocks.com which
has you covered Punk to Jazz.
Speaking of which, Ventura-
Rocks.com celebrates its anniversary this month servicing the music
community in Ventura for the past
seven years; it is the best online
resource for keeping up on where to
find live music.
Do you have any music related
news or upcoming shows you want
help publicizing? Send all information short or long to Pam@Ventura
Rocks.com, and for updated music
listings daily, go to www.Ventura
Rocks.com.
Music Calendar
Ventura BREEZE
1809 E. Main Street
Fri 3/4: No Advisory, What’s Left, SRA
Sat 3/12: It Came from the Suburbs,
Cupcake, All-A-Blur
Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Friday and Saturdays
10 pm Rotating DJs
Sandbox Coffeehouse
805-641-1025
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 3/5: Star Bandits
Sun 3/6: Steve B
Sat 3/12: Dark Water Rebellion
Sun 3/13: Mikey De Lara
Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 3/2: Adam Clark Trio
Thurs 3/3: Smith & DeNegris Quartet
Fri 3/4: Tizer featuring Karen Briggs
Sat 3/5: Mitch Forman Trio
Wed 3/9: Brad Rabuchin & Friends
Thurs 3/10: Plotz
Fri 3/11: Geezerfunk
Sat 3/12: St Patricks Day Parade
Tues 3/15: Jazz Jam
Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
(805) 6438-4709
Fri 3/4: Inna Rude Mood
Sat 3/5: Brian Faith Band
Fri 3/11: Brothers Fortune
Sat 3/12: 80s Invasion
The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Ventura Beach Club
281 W. Main Street
Fri 3/11: Hi Hat – The Forty Fours
W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri & Sat 9 – Mid; Sun 3 – 6 pm
Fri 3/4: Shawn Jones
Sat 3/5: The Bomb
Sun 3/6: Johnny Hawthorn
Fri 3/11: Maclovia
Sat 3/12: Legalizer
Sun 3/13: Seventh Decade
The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30
pm
Sundays: Carson Boyd
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thurs 2/18: Jon Gindick
Fri 3/4: Coda
Sat 3/5: Preston Smith
Fri 3/11: Rich Sheldon
Sat 3/12: Mark Heyes & Phil Salazar
The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Mondays: Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down
Home Trio
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Fri 3/4: Frank & Nigel
Sat 3/5: Smokey & Friends
Sun 3/6 3 pm Martin & Macias
Thurs 3/10: Frank Barajas
Fri 3/11: Martin & Macias
Ventura BREEZE
Ventura Art Scene
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Art , a la
Carte
Beverly Cunningham always has an ongoing exhibit at the Womens’ Center (Poinsettia Pavilion). A portion of each sale is donated to the Pave the Way campaign to restore
the Pavilion. She loves to paint in a loose impressionistic style with vibrant colors. She enjoys
flowers and the possibilities they provide for abstraction.
You can see more of her wonderful art at BeverlyCunningham.com
Sesquicentennial – Celebrating
150 years at Gallery V on March
12th 6pm-9pm- 540 E. Main Street,
Downtown Ventura.
Very Ventura Gift Shop & Gallery
celebrates Ventura’s 150th birthday at
Gallery V (located inside Very Ventura)
with the Ventura150: Then & Now
Exhibit. Featured artists include Sarah
Kalvin, Hilda Kilpatrick-Freyre,
Elaine Thompson, Steve Cook,
Christine Bierne, Gerald Zwers
and historical photographer, Steve
Dibble. Ventura150: Then & Now celebrates the city’s sesquicentennial through the eyes of
our local talented artists who often find Ventura their muse.
Music will be provided by Walt Dunlop, who recently completed an album about
Ventura people and Places.
The celebration will also include local author, Roger Thompson. Roger will offer a
signing of his book, “My Best Friend’s Funeral.” The book is a tribute to a friendship forged
in the streets of Ventura between Roger and and Tim Garrey, cofounder of Skate Street
Ventura. Exhibit runs through April 17th. For more information 628-3540.
The Morris Graves Museum of Art and
the Humboldt Arts Council will be presenting
a solo show of paintings and works on paper
by Ventura artist Erik ReeL from March
12 to April 1. ReeL was heavily influenced
by Morris Graves and his compatriots, Mark
Tobey and Kenneth Callahan from an early
age; these artists were major factors in his
choice to pursue painting and art.
ReeL states, “For me, this exhibition and
showing in this particular museum is like
coming full circle. It is a great privilege to be
exhibiting with the organization that takes
care of a collection and estate that contains
work by artists that had such an impact on
my development, including two Tobeys as
well as many fine works by Morris Graves.
Erik ReeL is a contemporary American artist
living in Ventura. His work addressing postconceptual issues related to mark making
and signification. For more of his art go to
erikreel.com
Exhibit at 636 F Street, Eureka, California.
Empowerment: Works by Modern to Post
Modern Women Artists from the collection of
Ann Bittl.
Including work by Alice Neel, Louise
Nevelson, Mary Cassatt, Elaine de
Kooning, Lee Krassner.
Opening Reception: Friday, March 4,
2016 from 6-9 p.m. Exhibit Dates: March
4 - 27, 2016. Gallery hours: M-F 10-4 pm
Sat. & Sun. by appointment. Art History
Happy Hour: Sunday, March 13 from 4-6
p.m. with Ann Bittl discussing Women in the
arts, Modern to Post Modern and Sharon
Beynon discussing modernism and literature.
Although women artists during the
modern period until the latter half of the
20th century, entered the mainstream in the
visual arts at a greater number than before;
they were still the minority in most museums,
institutions, and the art world.
The exhibition not only examines these
artists as to creative endeavors, but also the
means by which they altered society’s perception of the very nature and practice of art
itself.
Vita Art Center
432 North Ventura Ave. Studio 30
www.vitaartcenter.com
Mesmerizing Mermaids.
The month of March. Artist
Demonstration March 12,
12 - 3 pm
Join the Potters’ Guild
at the First Annual March
Mermaid Madness. The
mystical Mermaids have
migrated to the Ventura
Harbor Village for the month
of March. So come celebrate
the Mermaids at the Ventura
County Potters’ Guild
Gallery with 3 Featured
Gallery members. Hannah
French creates colorful and
whimsical mermaids that
will make you smile. Ellen
Williams’
mermaids
are delicate and shy while
Genie Thomsen’s are
playful raku fired sculptures.
Raymond Harris adds
to the collection with his
taunting sirens on mugs
Saturday March 5th from 12-3pm, Artist Sandy Swanson will demonstrate and display
her mermaid plaques in front of the Pottery Gallery.
Sunday March 13th, the Gallery will provide ceramic mermaids and fish pendants for
the children to color and take home between 1-3pm. (While supplies last.) So come, children
of all ages to see our mermaids and all the other beautiful pottery our talented artist create.
The VCPG Gallery is open daily from 11am-6pm.
Focus on the Masters popular Artist
Spotlight Series will introduce two members
of the Ventura County Handweavers &
Spinners Guild, Rich Deppe and Carl
Friedlander at their next Artist Spotlight
interview on Sunday, March 6 at 4:00 p.m.
at Brooks Institute (5301 N. Ventura Ave.)
Each of these fabric artists comes to his work
on different paths. Each has a story to tell.
Rich Deppe’s involvement in fiber arts
dates to his early childhood, when his grandmother introduced him to knitting, at which
he proved very adept. His fascination with
knitting disappeared by his teen years but resurfaced some years ago. He knits and weaves
but for Rich the most interesting aspect of fiber
art is spinning the fibers themselves. Carl
Friedlander, a retired computer scientist, is
well-known for creating prayer shawls worn
at Jewish religious services. His fiber art
gene seems to have come from his maternal
grandfather, a superb tailor. Although Carl
does weave beautiful yet utilitarian items
such as table mats, runners, and material for
clothing, it is his work as a man of faith that is
perhaps most impressive.
Please join Focus on the Masters as Mary
Galbraith, moderator, chats with these two
artists. Free to FOTM Members - $10 General
public, $5 students and seniors.
AfterGLOW Fundraising Event: Join
for a celebratory supper hosted by Jo
Ellen Lee and prepared by Old Broads
Catering Company immediately following
the interview at the FOTM Archive &
Library, 505 Poli Street, Suite 405. Maps
will be given to paid guests at the interview.
The AfterGLOW is $25 for FOTM
members, $35 for non-members. Paid
reservations are essential & required prior
to March 6 for the AfterGLOW. For RSVP
& tickets visit: FocusOnTheMasters.com
or call 805.653.2501.
Tickets available online at: www.
FocusOnTheMasters.com or call 653.2501.
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Ventura BREEZE
Youth
Radio is an exciting place to be. It is
the number one place to go for information. We spend a lot of time in our
cars and will be able to go to CAPS
Radio to get a taste of Ventura.
Check out our new website with all
the info you need to sign up, reserve
your space in a class and catch not
only the CAPS Media productions
on Vimeo but watch the channels live
streaming from your computer. Go
to www.CAPSMedia.org. Thanks to
Donald who has worked diligently to
create the new website.
Celebrating our
healthy schools
“This project is unique in the population that we will be serving.” Photo by John Ferritto.
Castillo Del Sol creates 39
efficiency apartment units
The Housing Authority of the
City of San Buenaventura (HACSB)
has announced the completion of a
comprehensive $11.6 million construction project that will create 39 new efficiency apartment units for extremely
low income individuals with special
needs. Through its high performing
Housing Choice Voucher program, the
HACSB provided long-term projectbased voucher rental assistance subsidy
to finance the construction and ensure
long-term affordability to those
earning less than thirty percent of the
area median income. The HACSB also
received a competitive award of 9% Low
Income Housing Tax Credits in June
2014 from the California Tax Credit
Allocation Committee that was used to
fund the construction.
The new apartment building is
located at 3005 E. Main Street in
Midtown Ventura. Construction began
on the site, at the corner of Central and
Main, in December 2014. The HACSB
Driving down Day Road you’ll catch sight of
the CAPS sign and that means you need to
drop in and say hello.
Looking forward
by Elizabeth Rodeno
February and March seem to be
chock full of exciting events, new
and old. The city is buzzing like an
active hive. The launch into it is the
Festival of Talent, an amazing show
with amazing kids doing amazing
stuff. Amazing, huh? This year as
every year, the CAPS mobile truck
with its cutting edge equipment, staff
and a well-trained team of volunteers
set up a full production to record the
show. These volunteers come from the
student body of the VUSD schools
and are thrilled to be part of the show.
Whether in front of the camera or
behind, there are stars everywhere.
We can’t share enough about what
partnered with Montecito Bank &
Trust, National Equity Fund, McCarthy
Companies, and Main Street Architects
to create a new, energy efficient, accessible, and affordable housing development to add to the city’s dwindling stock
of deeply affordable housing.
“This project is unique in the
population that we will be serving, only
made possible by the number of quality
partners involved. This project brings
new life to the old “Bandar” site that has
been vacant for a number of years,” said
Denise Wise, Chief Executive Officer of
the HACSB.
The HACSB is the largest residential landlord in the City of Ventura,
with 574 public housing units, more
than 1,500 Section 8 vouchers, and
over 250 non-profit affordable rental
units. The agency is actively working
to increase the supply of affordable
housing and to improve the quality
of life for hundreds more of the lowincome residents.
we can do to help you and your organization. From tours with school
children to high school news shows
to event coverage of the annual
awards for a notable non-profit to
city council meeting and events, we
provide the possibility for exposure
and information about your organization. Ask any non-profit in the
city from the Ventura Chamber, the
VUSD, Ventura Police Dept. Habitat
for Humanity, Ventura County Fair,
Project Understanding, and the St.
Patrick’s Day Parade hosted by the
Elks Lodge 1430. The best way to
share your story is by coming in,
signing up, training in our free classes
and producing your own video. As all
of art is a work in progress, we are
always delighted when one of our
members develops skill through experience and their programs become
more polished. All of us, members
and staff, are always learning.
As CAPS Media grows and
evolves, what we offer expands. Soon
we will be offering more comprehensive classes, injecting some of what
we teach in our youth programs
and including our new radio station
training program we hope to launch
soon after we go on the air. The first
hill to climb is to fund the station
where we will let you share your voice.
by Nancy Maxson
Coordinator, Health and Prevention
Programs, Ventura Unified School District
What does “health” look like in our
school district? If you are a child or
parent of a child in Ventura Unified
School District (VUSD), you are in
good hands indeed. With a strong
Wellness Policy and support from
our governing board members and
superintendent, Dr. Michael Babb,
Ventura Unified School District has a
long history of supporting the whole
child. VUSD is not only focused on
academic achievement, but also on
making sure every child is safe and
healthy everyday on every campus.
Starting with a healthy breakfast
is critical for student achievement.
In VUSD, every school cafeteria,
under the direction of Kara Muniz,
Director of Food and Nutrition
Services, provides a farm fresh salad
bar with local seasonal fruits and
vegetables in addition to hot meal
entrees.
In the elementary classrooms,
all students in grades K – 5 receive
a comprehensive, developmentally
appropriate Health Education curriculum called The Great Body Shop.
Covering a scope and sequence that
addresses the state and national
health content standards, the Great
Body Shop is common core aligned;
cross curricular; and teaches a
knowledge, health value, life skill
and critical thinking objective. It is
fun, educational, informative and
interesting for students, teachers
and parents. At all facilities in the
school district, the use of tobacco or
electronic-cigarettes are prohibited
by students, staff and visitors.
Health Services in VUSD includes
nine school nurses, supported by a
part-time health technician at each
school site. Our school nurses are the
only credentialed, licensed, qualified
health professionals in the district.
They are a valuable support working
closely with schools to keep students
healthy and reduce absences.
VUSD’s Wellness Policy facilitates a coordinated school health
system that supports and reinforces
health literacy through health
education, physical education and
activity, health services, nutrition
services, psychological and counseling services, health promotion for
staff, a safe and healthy school environment, and parent/guardian and
community involvement.
VUSD is also a proud partner of
Summerfest along with the Ventura
Education Partnership and the City
of Ventura. Summerfest is a free
healthy living community event that
brings families together for a fun
filled day of healthy activities and
food provided by hundreds of local
organizations.
It is through comprehensive, coordinated school health programs
such as those in Ventura Unified that
we continue to support the academic
achievement of our students as they
move through the schools and ultimately graduate and move on to
college and career. For more information about the health programs
and services in VUSD, contact
641-5000, ext. 1135.
Mailbox
of those feelings. You awakened in this
nation what the politicians cannot
do, the awareness of what made this
country great.
And as you so beautifully sang:
“Oh say does that Star - Spangled
Banner yet wave, O’er the land of the
free and the home of the brave”, you
rekindled our belief, once again, in
the promise of America.
David Pies
Citizens for SOAR renewal
If you are like me, sometimes
you are in a hurry and duck out of
your favorite store or meeting place
to avoid signature gathers with
petitions. I just want to alert everyone
that for the next two weeks you might
want to pause and take the time to
sign the SOAR initiatives, which
stand for Save Open-Space and Agricultural Resources. You need to sign
two--the one for Ventura County and
one for your City, signing your name
the way you are registered to vote, in
order to get SOAR on the November
2016 ballot.
By signing the petition you make it
possible for people to vote on whether
or not protected agricultural land
or open space areas can be rezoned
for development. This does not stop
development, but gives citizens the
choice to decide yes or no.
The current City and County
SOAR initiatives are set to expire at
different times. This new initiative
will renew SOAR and get all the SOAR
initiatives throughout the County on
the same schedule, with the uniform
sunset date of 2050.
Given the limited water and land
resources in our cities and county,
and increasing pressures for development, it is important to let voters
weigh in on whether converting agricultural or open space land is in
the best interest of the community
at large.
This is an all-volunteer grassroots signature gathering effort. The
people with petitions are your friends
and neighbors who are all taking
time out of their own busy lives to
help renew the Ventura County SOAR
initiatives.
So, as you are rushing to complete
errands or chauffeuring kids to their
next engagement, please take a few
moments to help these SOAR signature-gathers give us a say in whether
our communities should rezone
land for more development. This is
a democratic means to preserve our
valuable open space and agricultural
resources now and in the future.
Diane Underhill

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