Sixth grade may be added to Matilija

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Intent to appeal
filed by GSWC
Tim Dewar
[email protected]
Photo by Ashley Wilson
Matilija seventh- and eighth-graders, shown here getting out of school Wednesday, may be joined by
sixth-graders in 2015. A committee has been put together to investigate the concept.
Sixth grade may be added to Matilija
Misty Volaski
[email protected]
Ojai public school officials
are teaming with teachers and
parents
to
investigate
changing what grades attend
Matilija Junior High School.
Unlike most junior or
middle schools in Ventura
County, Matilija currently
offers curriculum for seventhand eighth-graders only. But
come August 2015, the Ojai
Unified
School
District
(OUSD) could bring sixthgraders into the mix, bringing
them in from the five District
elementary schools.
OUSD
superintendent
Hank Bangser emphasized
that the OUSD is only looking
into the possibility, and that
no decisions will be made
until the fall. "Just because
you study something doesn't
mean you'll do it," he pointed
out. "I don't have an answer to
the question, but I know the
question
needs
to
be
answered."
Thus far, at the request of
the OUSD Board of Education,
Bangser helped assemble a
committee of 20 — one parent
and faculty member from
each elementary school,
several from Matilija, two
Board members and Marilyn
Smith, the director of elementary education for OUSD.
Bangser will moderate, and
the group will also get input
and support from other area
school districts.
The group will have its first
meeting Wednesday, and will
study the advantages and
disadvantages of moving the
sixth grade to Matilija Junior
High School in August 2015,
according to a letter sent to
parents earlier this week. The
public is encouraged to attend
the meeting, which is set for
3:30 p.m. in the OUSD Office
Board Room, 414 E. Ojai Ave.
According to OUSD officials,
many more public meetings
will be scheduled in the
coming months.
"The committee will be
looking at many, many
complex issues … social and
educational, and socialemotional issues," as well as
logistical and technical issues,
Bangser said.
Though there are many variables in adding sixth grade to
Matilija, a few facts stand out
as jumping off points. First,
Bangser said, declining enrollment means there's ample
room to accommodate more
students at the junior high. In
the 2000-2001 school year,
Matilija had 730 students. Ten
years later, that number
dropped to 500. And the
average number of sixthgraders in Ojai each years is
approximately 200, meaning
there's ample room for them
at MJHS.
"We would have never
raised this issue if I were not
absolutely convinced that
See Matilija, Page A3
City puts hold on wireless communication projects
foot cell tower on Grand Avenue. Following a
public noticing mishap and public outcry, city
OVN correspondent
staff hired telecommunications lawyer
In the aftermath of the controversial Grand Jonathon Kramer. AT&T has since withdrawn
Avenue cellphone tower proposal, Ojai’s City its Grand Avenue proposal, and has indicated a
Council members voted unanimously Tuesday desire to relocate the project to unincorpoto place a 45-day moratorium on issuing wire- rated land outside of the city limits, about 700
less facility permits in the city. They also voted feet north from the original site. Throughout
to give city staff the option of extending the the process, many have questioned Ojai’s
moratorium up to 10 months if necessary, and outdated wireless facility regulations.
directed staff to begin crafting an updated
“As you know, a concerned group of citizens
Wireless Commufought long
nications Facilities
and hard to
ordinance (WCF).
bring
the
Ojai’s
current
AT&T appli“We need to
WCF ordinance
cation for a
carefully craft a
has not been
cell tower at
modified
since
1290 Grand
new ordinance for
2004.
to a close
telecommunications
“Wireless techwith
their
nology in our
facilities … we need withdrawal
country
is
of the applito make sure that
expanding
very
cation,”
we’re ready.”
rapidly, and the
noted Ojai
number of wireresident
less
facilities
— Paul Blatz, R a y m o n d
expected to be
Ojai City Councilman Sims. “We
installed is about
remained
Photo by Garrett Combs
10 times what
concerned
exists
on
the
about
the
ground right now,”
possibility of
explained Ojai City Manager Rob Clark. “At the such towers being placed in the city of Ojai. As
same time, the regulatory environment in you know, there are 25 areas in your zoning
which wireless facilities are being approved is that allow for the placement of such towers.”
changing. In 2012, the federal government
“The need for a moratorium seems to be
passed laws that affect the co-location of facil- substantial,” agreed resident William Ulrich.
ities on existing poles. They’re in a rule-making “Our ordinance is outdated, an utter failure.”
process right now, and are expected to make
Mayor Pro Tem Carol Smith said Ojai already
new rules this summer. It’s very important our has more than adequate cellphone service
wireless facility ordinance be reviewed and coverage, and hypothesized additional towers
that it be up to dealing with this projected are needed to support streaming video and
onslaught.”
other such functions.
The issue of wireless facilities has become a
“We need to carefully craft a new ordinance
hot-button one for many Ojai residents, after
See Council, Page A3
recently discovering AT&T aimed to place a 65Tiobe Barron
Not happy with the denial of
its lawsuit against Casitas
Municipal Water District
(CMWD), Golden State Water
Company (GSWC) filed a
notice Wednesday indicating
it intends to appeal Ventura
County Superior Court Judge
Kent Kellegrew’s decision.
In the case, filed in March
2013, GSWC sought to
dissolve a Community Facilities District formed by Casitas
that would place a 30-year
parcel tax on a majority of
residential and commercial
properties within the private
water company’s existing Ojai
service area.
GSWC attorneys argued that
a
Community
Facilities
District did not have the
authority to use Mello-Roos
funding to acquire property
through eminent domain.
Kellegrew disagreed, saying
that while the government
code does not expressly
authorize the use of MelloRoos funding for eminent
domain proceedings, it also
does not expressly preclude its
use, either.
At the Feb. 24 hearing,
GSWC attorney George Soneff
argued that the turnout didn’t
necessarily mean fair representation. “If you look at the
number of registered voters in
Ojai, there are about 1.65
voters per parcel,” he told the
judge. This means, he added,
that only about 40 percent of
the parcels were represented
in the election.
Attorneys for both the
CMWD and GSWC ratepayers
— who were admitted to the
case in January as a class of
defendants thanks to the
efforts of Ojai Friends of
Locally
Owned
Water
(F.L.O.W.)
—
repeatedly
brought up the fact that 87
percent of the voters in the
November 2013 Measure V
election approved placing the
Mello-Roos tax on their
parcels for this purpose.
Kellegrew was not swayed
by Soneff’s interpretation. “In
the absence of clear direction
from the legislature, this court
concludes that the will of the
electorate must control. The
court declines to use its
authority to thwart the actions
of the Casitas Municipal Water
District.”
GSWC officials declined to
comment on Tuesday’s filing.
F.L.O.W.
member
and
attorney Ryan Blatz said
See Appeal, Page A3
County's herbicide spraying
gets some people’s goat
Kimberly Rivers
OVN correspondent
Several local groups are
claiming that the County of
Ventura has failed to properly notify the public about
when it planned to begin the
annual weed abatement
spraying along the Ojai Valley
Trail.
The county uses a herbicide called glyphosate, the
active ingredient in the
popular
weed
killer
RoundUp®.
“Although we don’t want to
lay the blame on Ms.
(Theresa) Lubin for giving
incorrect information, this is
a serious issue that must be
addressed,”
said
Patty
Pagaling, executive director
of Transition to Organics, an
Ojai-based
organization
working to eliminate the use
of herbicides and pesticides.
In an email dated March 31
obtained by the Ojai Valley
News, Theresa Lubin, parks
manager for the county of
Ventura, wrote to Pagaling
saying, “The Ojai Valley Trail
spring weed abatement
program will occur intermittently as staff schedules
permit, beginning Mon.
March 31 at Fox St. and
concluding on Fri. April 14 at
Foster park.”
Then on April 1, Lubin sent
the following note, “We have
pushed the abatement
schedule back two weeks
due to rain. The online postings will be changed to
reflect the new end date of
May 5.”
When speaking with the
Ojai Valley News April 9,
Lubin clarified that while she
had told Pagaling the start of
spraying was pushed later
into April, in fact, the
spraying did begin in late
March, and the schedule
change was an extension of
the time allotted for finishing
the spraying. Additional time
was worked into the spraying
schedule to give staff ample
opportunity to complete the
work, even with the delays
associated with rain and
wind. Lubin also said they
are mindful of not spraying
during times of peak use,
such as weekends.
“The public should be at
least warned when the
county is going to spray in
the watershed, along the bike
path and on the sides of the
roads,” said Pagaling. “The
small warning signs posted
along the trail are not
enough to warn people as
they are biking, walking or
driving by. Many people have
been caught in the toxic drift
and have felt immediately
sickened from inhaling the
airborne toxins … Exposure
to glyphosate is also linked to
autism, Parkinson’s (disease)
and certain types of cancer.”
Pagaling went on to say that
communities across the
globe have “made the
commitment to use nontoxic alternatives and are
successfully taking care of
their weeds.” She pointed to
Humboldt County and
Mendocino County, which in
the 1990s voted unanimously to strive for nontoxic roadsides.
“The problem is that
Ventura County has a spray
schedule that has been going
on for many years,” said
Pagaling, “from one end of
the county to the other. And
the workers who are paid to
spray are putting themselves
at risk as well as the people
who are caught in the toxic
drift.” She said her organization is asking the county to
enact a moratorium on
spraying, "and have a public
forum for people to voice
their concerns, and for us all
to find the solution to this
situation.”
Lubin said she has gotten
about 10 emails from residents concerned about the
spraying. “I respond to each
one individually.” She said
that the county does look
into alternatives, but that
each one has its own issues.
Many of the emails Lubin
received expressed concerns
See Spraying, Page A3
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Jon Tomlin, board president for School on Wheels (left), presents Ojai's Catherine
Meek with her award for 500 hours of volunteer service to the group.
Meek receives award for volunteer service
April is national Volunteer
Appreciation
Month, and School on
Wheels, a local nonprofit organization that
provides academic assistance to homeless
children, will be handing out more than 170
Presidential
Service
Awards (PSA).
School on Wheels
kicked off the month by
presenting its own executive
director,
Catherine Meek, with a
gold PSA for more than
500 hours of volunteer
service to the organization. This is the third
time Meek will be receiving the award. Meek
lives in Ojai with her
husband, Al Earle.
Twenty other volunteers from Ventura
County will be receiving
this
award.
Visit
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Hospital to host tobacco cessation classes
Beginning April 14,
Ventura County Public
Health (VCPH) will host
the first of an eightweek series of “Call It
Quits” tobacco cessation classes at Ojai Valley
Community
Hospital, 1306 Maricopa
Highway, Ojai. The free
classes will meet from
5:30 to 7 p.m. once a
week.
The VCPH “Call It
Quits” program includes
group and one-on-one
counseling, free nico-
tine replacement therapy products and advice
on how to recognize
nicotine triggers, manage cravings, minimize
withdrawal symptoms
and stick with the program.
Cigarette smoking is
the leading cause of preventable death in the
United States, accounting for more than
440,000 deaths each
year. There are numerous health benefits associated with quitting
smoking including lowering the risk of lung
cancer, lowering the
risks for heart disease
and stroke and reducing
respiratory symptoms
such
as
coughing,
wheezing and shortness
of breath.
To enroll in a VCPH
tobacco cessation class,
call 201-STOP (7867) or
send email to callit
[email protected]. For
more information, go
to
www.vchca/ph/
tobacco.
CRIMES
• Petty theft was reported in the 300 block
of East Ojai Avenue
March 22.
• Grand theft was reported in the 200 block
of South Montgomery
Street March 26.
of East Ojai Avenue
March 27.
• Petty theft was reported in the 1100
block of Maricopa
Highway March 30.
of Mahoney Avenue
April 2.
of Burnham Road April
2.
• Battery was reported
in the 700 block of West
Lomita Avenue April 5.
• Petty theft was reported in the 11900
block of Mustang Court
April 7.
• Criminal threats were
reported in the 1700
block of Maricopa
Highway April 8.
ARRESTS
• Two men, ages 28 and
27, were arrested on
East Oak View Avenue
April 1 on suspicion of
burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime.
Bail for each was set at
$70,000.
• A 46-year-old woman
was arrested on Park
Road April 2 on suspicion of cultivating marijuana, transporting
drugs, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm or
ammunition, possessing a loaded firearm
while under the influence of and while addicted to a narcotic
drug, and possessing
drug paraphernalia,
more than 28.5 grams
of marijuana, methamphetamine and amphetamines for sale.
Bail
was
set
at
$205,000.
was arrested on Signal
Street April 3 on a warrant for failing to appear. Bail was set at
$5,000.
was arrested on Casitas
Vista Road April 3 on
suspicion of being
under the influence of
a controlled substance
and
possessing
methamphetamine
and drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at
$17,500.
was arrested on McNell
Road April 3 on a warrant for failing to appear. Bail was set at
$50,000.
• A 48-year-old man
was arrested on Ojai
Avenue April 3 on suspicion of driving under
the influence of a controlled substance. Bail
was set at $10,000.
was arrested on Park
Avenue April 5 on a
warrant for failing to
appear. Bail was set at
$5,000.
was
arrested
on
Blanche Street April 5
on suspicion of driving
a controlled substance.
Bail was set at $10,000.
was arrested in Libbey
Park April 5 on suspicion of being under the
influence of a controlled substance, and
possessing drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine and more
than 28.5 grams of
marijuana. Bail was set
at $20,000.
was arrested on Padre
Juan Avenue April 6 following a reported domestic incident, and
on suspicion of preventing a crime from
being reported and resisting arrest. Bail was
set at $45,000.
was
arrested
on
Prospect Street April 7
on a warrant for failing
to appear. Bail was set
at $5,000.
was arrested on East
Ojai Avenue April 7 on
suspicion of being
a controlled substance.
was arrested on North
Ventura Avenue April 8
for public intoxication.
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Matilija:
Council:
Continued from Page A1
there's the space to do it,"
Bangser said.
Another issue: most
middle schools in Ventura
County — and across the
country — have long ago
moved to a six-seveneight model for junior
high. "It's the odd place
that isn't that way," said
Matilija principal Bill
Rosen.
"That doesn't mean
you do it, it just means it
can be done," Bangser
noted.
Thus far, Bangser and
Rosen say they have only
had a few inquiries from
local parents, and those
were looking more for information than expressing concerns about the
potential change, they
both said.
But there have been
mixed responses on social media, including on
the Ojai Community Network Facebook page,
where some worried that
sixth-graders weren't mature enough to handle
being with the "big kids."
Carolyn
Vondriska,
mother of three — a
ninth-grader, a fifthgrader and a first-grader
— said, "The fact that so
many districts have
adopted a middle school
model tells me that there
must be benefits to this
model that other school
districts are seeing, and
that have withstood the
test of enough time to
know that it isn’t a horrible model."
Rosen, who previously
taught and was an administrator in a Washington middle school that
offered grades seven,
eight and nine all together, said he understands the worries. But,
"In my experience in six
years as assistant principal in Washington … I
saw that the seventhgraders tended to hang
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Jim Doyle
Owner/Operator
E.J. Harrison & Sons. The current
agreement between Ojai and the solid
waste management company expires
in June; a six-month extension gives
city staff additional time to negotiate a
long-term contract and receive public
input.
The Ojai City Council has scheduled
its next regular meeting for April 22 at
7 p.m. at City Hall, 401 S. Ventura St.
Appeal:
today’s action by GSWC merely puts
everyone on notice they plan to appeal.
“At this point,” he explained, “there is
no way to know what the grounds for
appeal are.” He said that will have to
wait until GSWC files the actual appeal
rather than just the notice of intent to
appeal. “Don’t think it is necessary
(GSWC’s appeal) and I think it’s a complete waste of time, but hopefully it will
allow us to get his thing resolved faster.”
CMWD District Manager Steve Wickstrum also indicated today’s action did
little but inform the parties that GSWC
will appeal and as such, there is little on
which to comment.
The appeal, if filed, will be heard by a
panel of three justices from the 2nd
District Court of Appeal’s Division Six in
Ventura.
Spraying:
that spraying is not working, because
the weeds come back every year. “That
is not unusual," she said. "It is common
for weeds to grow each year. The seeds
blow in, and there is a seed bank there
in the soil. We don’t spray pre-emergent. We only treat the weeds, spot
treating. We don’t do broad spraying because spot treating is better for the environment and it’s more economical as
well,” Lubin added.
Cynthia Grier, Ojai resident and a certified green building professional and
designer, said she was "caught in the
spray from a county worker operating a
garden-hose-sized sprayer” about two
years ago. Also an Ojai Valley Green
Coalition board member, Grier said the
county worker was “donned in a full
haz-mat suit, riding a golf cart along the
bike path. I watched the worker spray
the barranca, then over-spray onto the
roadway and felt a fine mist come into
the car and onto my face and arms. I
was affected for about 18 hours with
dizziness, headache, nausea and inability to focus. As I am sure we are all
aware, just because a product is approved for sale and not regulated, does
not mean it isn’t harmful.”
She said she has contacted Ventura
County officials, including Supervisor
Steve Bennett more than once, and
pointed out that she, and others, are
unable to ride their bicycles on the
paths during spraying, thus increasing
car traffic in the Ojai Valley, “which is an
issue since we are hard-pressed to meet
our air quality regulations in Ojai, so reducing the number of cars on the road
is essential.”
Pagaling said she has also been corresponding with Bennett’s office. Late
last year, she sent him information, including scientific studies on the harmful effects of glyphosate-based
herbicides; in October he replied to her
via email.
“Thank you for this information and
for your efforts to protect health,” Bennett wrote. “All county departments
make efforts to keep pesticide use to a
minimum and use nontoxic methods
where feasible." He included a link to
article on carcinogens with the headline, “Outdoor air pollution leading
cause of cancer.” Then Bennett wrote,
“Car and truck exhaust contains wellknown carcinogens, and every time we
drive we both breath (sic) each other’s
carcinogens and release carcinogens
ourselves.”
Pagaling suggests alternatives to pesticides including “an organic herbicide,
weed whack, hand pull, have weedpulling parties,” or goats.
But Lubin said goats have their own
issues. “They require more investment,
and we would have to hire personnel to
tend the goats. And there is possible environmental issues with their waste.”
She said mowing is time consuming
and the weed eaters don’t get the most
troublesome weeds, called puncture
vines or commonly labeled goat heads.
Lubin said these weeds grow in a sort of
thick carpet close to the ground and
that weed eaters are not efficient in getting at them. “We get comments from
bicycle riders about their punctured
tires,” and she mentioned the dangerous goat heads get into animal paws
and can cause lameness. Lubin said the
goal of the weed abatement program is
to control the weeds each season, “to
the extent they appear,” and that while
spraying occurs on trails and at parks
throughout the county, she generally
only hears complaints about the spraying on the Ojai Valley Trail.
Pagaling points to various scientific
studies linking glyphosate-based products with cancers and the findings that
the toxin is an estrogenic compound.
“An alarming new study finds that
glyphosate, the active ingredient in
RoundUp® weed killer, is estrogenic
and drives breast cancer cell proliferation in the parts per trillion range,” said
Pagaling. The study cited (“Glyphosate
induces human breast cancer cells
growth via estrogen receptors”) was
published in the journal “Food and
Chemical Toxicology” in March.
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Councilman Paul Blatz. “The federal
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nity, and there's less of a
sense of coming and
going." Both he and
Rosen agreed, however,
that the current model
isn't "under-serving" the
current students.
So why bring up this
issue now, after decades
of the same seventh- and
eighth-grade model? At
least two veteran OUSD
board members — Rikki
Horne and Kathi Smith
— will not seek re-election in the fall. Both have
had children in Ojai's
public schools in the
past, giving them not
only the perspective of
seasoned board members, but also of parents
of students who have attended Matilija. Bangser
said their unique points
of view will be valuable to
the conversations that
will be held in the coming months.
The concept is not financially
motivated,
Bangser said. "There's
not any projected savings
by doing it because either
way we would have
about the same number
of teachers," Bangser
said. "In fact there might
be a slight increase
(from) remodeling …
and possibly in staffing,
because the sixth-graders
would have an opportunity for some elective
classes that they can't do
now," Bangser said. For
example, having the
Matilija music program
open to more kids might
cost a bit more.
Ultimately, "We're not
approaching this as a
done deal," Rosen said.
"It's an opportunity to
have a conversation with
a lot of the stakeholders
and just talk about the
advantages and disadvantages."
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out with the seventhgraders, eighth-graders
hung out with the eighthgraders. Same thing with
the ninth-graders." Matilija is similar. "That doesn't mean I'm advocating
(for the change) though,"
Rosen added.
"The idea of having a
sixth-grader 'exposed' to
seventh- and eighthgraders brings its own
concerns," Vondriska admitted. "However, having
parented a child through
Matilija, I am extremely
open to the idea of my
two younger kids going
there as sixth-graders.
Matilija excels at getting
kids ready for high school,
including teaching them
the fundamental life skills
of organization."
Another bonus for the
six-seven-eight concept:
having all the teachers in
one place, allowing them
to more easily work on
co-curricular projects,
share ideas and create a
more streamlined sixthgrade
experience.
Bangser also pointed out
that the sixth-graders
wouldn't see the same
schedule as the seventhand eighth-graders; those
details would be worked
out later.
In addition, Rosen said
he's seen evidence that
students tend to do better
in school when they have
more time to settle into
the school's "community." Bangser corroborated that idea. "When
you have a seventheighth junior high, onehalf of the students leave,
and one-half come in
new every year," Bangser
said. "So the fact is that
when you have a threeyear school, you have the
opportunity to create a
greater sense of commu-
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This Week
Friday, April 11
OJAI WORD FEST — The
fourth annual Ojai Word
Fest continues daily
through Monday at various venues throughout the
valley, featuring literary
events and writers’ workshops. For more details
and schedules, go to
www.ojaiwordfest.com or
call 669-7373.
MUSIC AT IL GIARDINO
— Smitty and Julija perform Fridays from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. at Il Giardino,
401 E. Ojai Ave. No cover
charge. Call 640-7381.
“ON THE WATERFRONT” — Ojai Film Society and Ojai Valley Youth
Foundation will continue
the “Winter Youth Film Series” with “On the Waterfront” (1954), starring
Marlon Brando and directed by Elia Kazan, today
at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at the Ojai
Recreation Department,
510 Park Road. Admission
is free as are popcorn and
other snacks. For more information: www.ojaifilm
society.org or call 6468946.
“GREASE” — Villanova
Preparatory School, 12096
N. Ventura Ave., Ojai, will
present the 1971 musical,
“Grease,” today, Saturday
and Sunday at 7 p.m. in
the outdoor amphitheater,
directed by Tracey
Williams Sutton. Attendees
should bring chairs and
blankets. Tickets are $10.
Call 646-1464.
“RECONCILIATION OF
MASCULINE AND FEMININE ENERGIES” — with
Ravi Ravindra, Ph.D., and
Priscilla Murray, Ph.D.,
willl be held April 11
through 13 at Krotona
School, 46 Krotona Hill,
Ojai. A reconciliation of
the masculine and feminine energies in each
human being is necessary
for healing the soul and
right action on the planet.
We will focus on the manifestation of Shiva as Ardhanaranarishvara,
half-man-half-woman,
“The Spiritual Canticle” by
the great Spanish mystic
John of the Cross, and
some sayings of the Christ
from the Gospel of Philip.
Friday, 7:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, 2 to
4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to
noon. Series $35, or
$10/session. 646-1139,
schoolinfo@krotonainsti
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“SHREK THE MUSICAL”
— born from the DreamWorks’ hit movie that is a
spoof of fairy tales and a
parody of pop culture,
runs through April 27 at
the Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery
St. Everything’s coming up
ogres in this Broadway
adaptation that appeals to
kids and adults, too, because of its wit and sense
of fun. Performances are
Fridays and Saturdays at
7:30 p.m. and Saturdays
and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $20 general, $18
seniors, students and Art
Center members, $10 child
12 and under. Reservations
at 640-8797 or www.Ojai
ACT.org.
BARAKA MOON CONCERT — Sacred Space Studio, 410-A Bryant Circle,
will host the Bay Area’s
Baraka Moon, in a concert
of Sufi world trance
grooves today at 8 p.m., led
by singer-harmonium
player Sukhawat Ali Khan.
Tickets: $20 general, $10
for students. Go to www
.sacredspacestudio.com or
646-6761. (A9)
Saturday, April 12
TOMATO MANIA RETURNS! — Flora Gardens,
245 Old Baldwin Road, will
again host “Tomato
Mania,” the huge tomato
seedling sale, Saturday and
Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Call 640-0055 for
more details.
HIKE ON FOX CANYON
TRAIL — Rick Bisaccia,
preserve manager for the
Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, will lead a hike on
the Valley View Preserve’s
Fox Canyon Trail on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information and
to reserve space, call 6496852.
MID-MONTH DEVOTIONAL — Meditation
Mount, 10340 Reeves
Road, will host the Rev.
Karen Wylie leading a nondenominational retreat on
Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. The topic will
be “A Celebration of
Spring.” Suggested donation: $10. Retreats are offered each month. Call
(310) 968-8928.
WILDFIRE SAFETY
FAIR — The Ojai Valley
Fire Safe Council will present a free Ojai Valley Wildfire Safety Fair on Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Sarzotti Park, 510 Park
Road, Ojai, featuring
Smokey the Bear, Robby,
the 10-foot-tall firefighter,
most of Ventura County’s
first responders, live music
by Alan Thornhill and
Martin Young, food by
Rock Chef Rolls, a Kids’
Fun Zone, and dozens of
free raffle prizes. This is a
fun way to learn how to
protect your family, home
and pets from wildfire and
meet the people available
to help. Call 646-7307.
CHILD CAR SEAT RECYCLING EVENT — The Ojai
Valley Neighborhood for
Learning and First 5 will
host a recycling event for
child car seats Saturday
Ojai Unified School District, 414 E. Ojai Ave., at the
driveway near the corner
of Montgomery and Aliso.
All seats will be evaluated
by a National Child Passenger Safety certified
technician. Any expired
and unusable seats will be
taken to a recycling center.
Seats that are certified in
good condition will be redistributed back into the
community.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.
(approximately one-hour
tours of downtown historical and cultural attractions). Docent Cricket
Twichell will lead the April
12 tour. Cost is $5 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations,
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tours during the week, call
640-1390.
C.R.E.W. BENEFIT
EVENT — The Concerned
Resource and Environmental Workers will hold
its 10th annual barbecue,
auction, trail ride and hike
this Saturday at Old Rancho Matilija, with the hike
and ride (horses not provided) running from 1 to 4
p.m. and the barbecue, raffle and auction, with live
music by Milton Kelley,
going from 4 to 7 p.m.
Tickets: $50; visit www.the
crew.org or call 649-8847.
TERENCE STAMP AT
BART’S — Bart’s Books,
302 W. Matilija St., Ojai,
will host Academy Awardnominated actor, and author, Terence Stamp, who
will sign copies of his
books on Saturday from 2
to 2:30 p.m. at part of Ojai
WordFest. Call 646-3755.
“TRUTH IS ALL THAT
MATTERS” — John Sherman, author of “Look at
Yourself,”will talk about
his long journey to finding
true freedom through a
simple act of attention on
Saturday from 2 to 3:30
p.m. at The Ojai Retreat,
160 Besant Road. He will
answer questions after his
presentation. Everyone is
welcome. Admission is
free. Donations are welcome. Call 649-1600 for
more information.
DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE — A participational joyous meditative
circle dance using chants
from various traditions to
open the heart, form a
sense of community and
contribute to world peace,
will be held Saturday at
6:45 p.m. at Sacred Space
Studio, 410-A Bryant Circle. Call 701-1327 for information.
SMITTY AND JULIJA
CONCERT — The Ojai
Youth Entertainers Studio,
316 W. Matilija St., will host
Ojai’s well-known musicians, Smitty West and
Julija Zonic, in a concert
on Saturday at 8 p.m. The
opening act will be Alas
Latinas. Tickets: $20; available at www.brownpaper
tickets.com or call (800)
838-3006. (A11)
Sunday, April 13
HERB WALK — A Rose
Valley Falls Herb Walk with
Lanny Kaufer will be held
Sunday from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Learn the many
uses of local wild plants for
food, medicine and more.
Cost: $20 adults, $15 students/ seniors, kids 5-12
free with an adult. No dogs
or toddlers, please. Register at www.HerbWalks.com
or call 646-6281. (A11)
OLD-TIME FIDDLERS
— California State OldTime Fiddlers, District 8,
will meet Sunday from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Oak
View Community Center,
18 Valley Road, Oak View.
Join the fiddlers for a funfilled afternoon of playing,
listening and dancing to
country, western and bluegrass music. Free admission and parking.
Refreshments are available. For more information, visitwww.calfid
dlers.com or call 797-6563.
MUSIC AT CASA BARRANCA — The Jill Martini
Soiree-Gypsy Jazz duo will
perform Sunday from 2:30
to 5 p.m. at Casa Barranca,
208 E. Ojai Ave., 640-1255.
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El Roblar Drive, will host
Daniel Stewart & Friends
in a kirtan concert Sunday
at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 at
the door, $18 online
(www.gallery525.com).
Monday, April 14
“WALT WHITMAN REMEMBERS LINCOLN AND
THE WAR OF SUCCESSION” — On the 149th anniversary of Lincoln’s
assassination, John Slade
will portray Walt Whitman
in a touching and oddly
hopeful one-man show,
Monday at 7 p.m. at Ojai
Valley Community Church,
907 El Centro St. “Walt” reflects on the “best, most
characteristic, artistic,
moral, charming and
poignant personality in
American life,” Abraham
Lincoln. A $10 donation
goes to building a Home of
Hope in Tijuana, Mexico.
Call 646-4324.
FULL MOON COMMUNITY MEDITATION — A
community group meditation at the full moon of
Aries will be held Monday
at 7:30 p.m. at Meditation
Mount, 10340 Reeves Road
in Ojai, as an act of celebration and service to invoke, anchor and
distribute blessings to the
world. Suggested donation: $10. Call 646-5508 or
visit meditationmount.org
for more information.
Tuesday, April 15
“THE LAW OF ASSOCIATION” — The Theosophical Society in the Ojai
Valley will meet Tuesday at
7 p.m. at Krotona School.
Richard Sharpe, Ph.D., will
speak on “The Law of Association.” Call 646-2653
for more details.
“EVOLVING FROM
PRIDE TO PRAYER” —
The American Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As
It Is Fellowship will meet
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at 687
Villanova Road to discuss
“From Pride to Prayer.” Always free. Call 640-0405.
Wed., April 16
“PEACE BEYOND
LOSSES” —with Brock
Travis, Ph.D., will be held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at
Livingston Hospice, 202-A
Cañada St., Ojai. Get answers to questions and solutions to problems for
caregiving, bereavement,
disability and recovery at
no charge.Call 320-6079.
MUSIC AT AZU — Fern
Barishman plays piano
and sings favorite tunes
Wednesdays from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. at Azu, 457 E.
Ojai Ave. Call 640-7987.
“OPEN MIC NIGHT” —
Giorgio’s Pizza & Subs, 914
E. Ojai Ave. will host “Open
Mic Night” every Wednesday at 8 p.m. for poets,
singers, comedians, etc. All
ages are welcome. Call
646-0854.
Thursday, April 17
FOURTH OF JULY
PLANNING MEETING —
The Ojai Independence
Day Committee will meet
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at
Little House, 111 W. Santa
Ana St., Ojai, to plan for
the Fourth of July festivities. If you want to help,
just show up or call Nancy
Hill at 646-0076 for information.
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PRAYER SUMMIT —
Ojai’s Center for Spiritual
Living will offer a silent
meditation and prayer
summit in private gardens
on April 18 from 9:30 a.m.
to noon. Call 640-0498 to
reserve space. Offerings
are welcome.
“URINETOWN” — Besant Hill School, 8585 OjaiSanta Paula Road, will
present the hilarous, Tony
Award-winning, off-Broadway musical, “Urinetown,”
April 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. in
Zalk Theater on the
school’s campus. Admission is free. Set in a town
plagued by drought, a
malevolent corporation
controls the “pay-to-pee”
public facilities, jailing
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elsewhere, until a hero decides he’s had enough. Go
to www.besanthill.org or
call 646-4343.
“ONE CHURCH” GOOD
FRIDAY SERVICE — The
Ojai Valley Ministerial Association is sponsoring a
one-hour service in Libbey
Bowl on Good Friday at 7
p.m. Various local pastors
will share on statements
Jesus made from the cross.
All are welcome, and the
event is free.
EARTH DAY BENEFIT
CONCERT — A familyfriendly evening of folk
music and contra dancing
to benefit Ojai’s Earth Day
event, will be held April 18
from 7 to 10 p.m. at Earthtrine Farm (aka Dautch
Family Farm), 1091
Cuyama Road, Ojai, featuring music by The Onlies.
Suggested donation: $10
(kids under 12 admitted
free).
LABYRINTH OPEN —
Take a Good Friday contemplative walk through
the labyrinth at Ojai Valley
Community Church, 907
El Centro St., April 18 from
7:30 to 9 p.m. Call 6464324.
EARTH DAY CLEANUP
—Paso Pacifico andOak
Grove Schoolare organizing a creek cleanup from 8
to 9:30 a.m. on April 19.
Meet at the gazebo in
Libbey Park at 8 a.m. All
participants will be required to sign a city volunteer form. For more
information contact Kate
at [email protected]
or 643-7044.
PEDDLERS’ FAIR — Ojai
Peddlers’ Fair will feature
antiques, collectibles,
crafts and clothing, April
19 and 20 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave., rain
or shine. Proceeds will
benefit Mira Monte Elementary School PTO.
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The Ojai Film Society will screen “Dallas Buyers Club,” starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto in Oscar-winning performances, at the Ojai Playhouse
on Sunday and again April 19 at 4:30 p.m.
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Oscar-winning film delivers mesmerizing performances
The Ojai
Film Society
will
s c r e e n
“Dallas
B u y e r s
Club” (USA
2013) this
Sunday at
4:30 p.m. at the Ojai
Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai
Ave., with a repeat
screening Saturday,
April 19, at 4:30 p.m.
This film is rated R.
Admission is $10 for
the general public, $7
for seniors (65 and
older) and students
(with full-time student
ID). Subscribers with
valid 2014 identification will be admitted
to regular Ojai Film
Society screenings free
of charge.
Ron
Woodroof
(Matthew
McConaughey)
is
a
macho oilfield worker
and rodeo rider who
gets bad news in 1985.
He is HIV positive and
is told he has only
months to live. Incredulous that he could
have a “gay” disease,
he storms out of the
hospital, profanely informing the medical
staff that there is no
way he is going to die.
Immersing himself in
everything he can find
on AIDS, he locates a
renegade U.S. doctor
in Mexico who is working on unorthodox
treatment
regimes.
Soon Woodroof is
smuggling these drugs
into Texas and distributing them to fellow
AIDS patients through
his own underground
creation — the Dallas
Buyers Club.
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is based on the true
story of Woodroof’s
battle to find better
treatment options for
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Ojai Valley celebrates Pixie Tangerine Month
This month, Ojai celebrates Pixie Tangerine
Month with a host of
happenings dedicated to
the sweet and seedless
tangerine that is unique
to the Ojai Valley.
Native to the Central
California Coast, Pixie
tangerines have existed
since the 1920s and were
originally bred out of a
tangerine called the
Kincy. It wasn’t until the
1960s that the growers
discovered that the temperate, Mediterranean
climate of the Ojai Valley
was the ideal place to
grow these tiny tangerines. Today, there are
more than 25,000 Pixie
trees in Ojai tended by
more than 40 tangerine
growers.
Spearheaded by local
residents, businesspeople and the Ojai Visitors
Bureau, several restaurants, shops, hotels and
businesses are offering
specials featuring Ojai
Pixies.
Below is a sampling of
participants.
Lodging
• Emerald Iguana Inn
and Blue Iguana Inn:
Taste of Ojai Pixie Package (includes a gift basket filled with Pixie
tangerines, bottle of
Casa Barranca wine,
Zhena’s Pixie tea, jar of
local honey and gour-
met
Pixie
flavored
chocolates);
in-room
Pixie spa treatments
(April only).
• Lavender Inn: Lavender Ojai Pixie muffins for
guests each morning;
Pixie tangerine mimosas
during Sunday brunch.
• Ojai Valley Inn & Spa:
Pixie Hotel Package with
Pixie amenity through
May 31; Pixie body treatment;
Pixie-inspired
breakfast; Pixie Tangerine manicure, pedicure
and body polish; limited
edition bright orange
golf balls.
• The Oaks at Ojai:
Five-night Pixie Lodging
Package (includes Pixie
seasonal scrub treatment); Pixie pedicure;
Pixie green cleansing
drink;
Pixie-inspired
dishes throughout the
month; bowl of Pixies at
the front desk.
Culinary
• Azu: Homemade
Moon Valley marmalade
(featuring blood oranges, Pixies, vanilla
bean and ginger)
• Bliss Frozen Yogurt:
Pixie flavored frozen yogurt
• Feast Bistro: Warm
feta, Pixie and kalamata
olive spread; mozzarella
flatbread with Ojai Pixies
and caramelized onion
• Ojai Valley Inn & Spa:
Three-course Pixie-in-
spired menu (highlights
include grilled Pixie ice
cream, rice pudding
spring rolls with Pixie
and mango coulis and
tequila Pixie chocolate
truffles; perfect Pixie
martini at Maravilla;
“Passion for Pixies”
Facebook recipe contest
• Ojai Ice-Cream: Pixie
flavored ice cream
• Suzanne’s Cuisine:
Pixie-infused menu including
four
salad
dishes, four entrees and
four desserts: pork tenderloin with Pixie red
curry sauce; carrot cake
with Pixie cream cheese
frosting; Pixie cosmopolitan
• Zhena’s Tea: Specialty formulated teas
featuring Pixies
Activities
• Cloud Climber Jeep
Tours: Sightseeing adventures feature tours of
some of Ojai’s citrus
groves.
• Mob Shop Pixie Tour:
Special biking package
including a tour of citrus
groves.
Shopping
• OVA arts: April 18
event will feature orange
jewelry, Pixie photography and Pixie tasting; 10
percent discount on all
orange art.
• Some retail shops
will offer a discount on
orange-colored items.
Photo by Logan Hall
Each year the Ojai Pixie Growers Association donates Pixies to local schoolchildren.
Pixies can be found in local businesses throughout the valley this month.
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Libbey Park hosts free Youthfest this Sunday
Ojai’s Rotary clubs will present the seventh annual free Ojai Youthfest on Sunday
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Libbey Park to promote Fit Kids, Fit Ojai. The event will
feature lots of live music, dancing and other entertainment plus contests, climbing wall, bunjee jumper, face painting, art activities, balloon animals, puppets
and much more. Call 795-0045 for more details.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai Ave.
(approximately one-hour
tours of downtown historical and cultural attractions). Docent Elise
DePuydt will lead the April
19 tour. Cost is $5 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. Call 640-1390.
EARTH PLAY 2014 —
Ojai’s official Earth Day
event, “Earth Play 2014 —
Wishes for Our Watershed,” will be held April 19
Oak Grove School, 220 W.
Lomita Ave. Admission is
free. The event will feature
environmental exhibits,
arts and outdoor activities
for all ages, live entertainment, world foods and
much more. Sponsored by
Food for Thought, Oak
Grove School, Ojai Valley
Green Coalition, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy and
Once Upon a Watershed.
For more information, call
646-8236, Ext. 103.
AROMATHERAPY
WORKSHOP — with Pat
Wing will conclude April
19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at The
Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant
Road. This third session is
on advanced aromather-
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apy, where you will learn
about the medicinal effect
of essential oils. Previous
attendance is not required,
but some understanding
of the use of essential oils
is recommended. Fee: $10.
For information: 646-0655
or [email protected].
“EASTER EXPLOSION”
— The Church of the Living Christ, 190 E. El Roblar
Drive, will host a free event
for kids, “Easter Explosion,” April 19 from 3 to 6
p.m. (ages 0 through fifth
grade), featuring an egg
hunt, games and prizes.
Call 646-1296.
WORSHIP IN THE PARK
— The Church of the Living Christ will host an
evening of praise and worship with the CLC worship
team April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
at Libbey Bowl. Call 6461296.
EASTER AT THE LAKE
— Join Ojai Valley Community Church at Lake Casitas April 20 at 6:30 a.m.
to celebrate with an Easter
Sunrise Service. Free parking will be available for the
service at a special event
parking area, not through
the front gate. Handicap
parkingpasses also available; call 646-4324. Bring a
chair and blanket.Pancake
breakfast by donation to
Homes of Hope, and there
will be a free egg hunt for
the kids.
EASTER IN THE PARK
— The Church of the Liv-
ing Christ will celebrate
Easter with the CLC worship team and a message
from Pastor Ron Triggs
April 20 at 10 a.m. at
Libbey Bowl. Call 6461296.
EASTER AT SPIRITUAL
LIVING — The Center for
Spiritual Living will celebrate Easter April 20 at
10:30 a.m. at the Ojai Valley Woman’s Center, 441 E.
Ojai Ave., featuring an egg
hunt and the Easter bunny,
plus a brunch for kids and
adults.
MUSIC AT CASA BARRANCA — Jazz singer
Kristin Lee and keyboardist Bruce Bigenho
will perform April 20 from
2:30 to 5 p.m. at Casa Barranca, 208 E. Ojai Ave.,
640-1255.
“PILOTLESS COPS” —
Those drones we’ve all
been reading about are
soon to make their appearance in our own backyards. Mike Harris of the
Ojai Police Department
will speak about the use of
drones and other security
upgrades planned for the
Ojai Valley on April 22. The
Ojai Valley Retired Men’s
Club holds luncheon
meetings on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of
every month at 11:45 a.m.
in the Banquet Room at
Soule Park Golf Course.
Prospective members are
always welcome. Call 6492434 or 646-5296.
Religion
RELIGION BRIEFS
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
“Are Sin, Disease and
Death Real?” is the subject
of this Sunday’s lesson at
the Christian Science
Church, based on a passage from Galatians:
“Christ has set us free!
This means we are really
free.” The church service
and Sunday school begin
at 10 a.m. Testimonial
meetings
are
held
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. All
are welcome. The church
is at the corner of Oak and
Blanche streets in Ojai.
A Christian Science Library and Bookstore for
the community at 206-J N.
Signal St. is open Monday,
Wednesday and Friday
from noon to 3 p.m., offering a wealth of publications and a quiet place to
read.
Call 646-4901 for information.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church
St. Thomas Aquinas
Church is at 185 St.
Thomas Drive, Ojai. Daily
Mass is celebrated at 9
a.m., Monday to Friday,
and Saturday at 8 a.m.
Sunday Mass is at 7:30
and 9:30 a.m. in English
and 11:30 a.m. in Spanish.
The Rev. Tom Verber, OSA,
is the parish pastor, assisted by Fernando Lopez,
OSA.
The last soup supper
will be held today at 6
p.m., followed by the final
Father Barron video at 7
p.m.
Readings for this Palm
Sunday will be from Isaiah
50:407, Psalm 22:8-9, 1718, 19-20, 23-24, Philippians 2:6-11 and Matthew
26:14-27.
On Good Friday, April
18, Stations of the Cross
(in English) will be held at
3 p.m. and an English
service at 4 p.m.; Stations
of the Cross (in Spanish)
will be held at 6 p.m. and
a Spanish service at 7 p.m.
Call 646-4338 for more
information.
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church worships the Lord
with uplifting celebrations, good music, short
sermons and free coffee.
All are welcome to the
Lord’s table for Holy Communion.
Stations of the Cross
will be held today at 6:30
p.m. Palm Sunday eucharists will be at 8 and 10
a.m.
Thursday, April 17 at 7
p.m. begins “The Three
Days” of Holy Week. A
Passion Liturgy will be
held at noon and 7 p.m.
on Good Friday, April 18.
Easter Vigil will be held
April 19 at 7 p.m. and
Easter Sunday, April 20,
celebrations will be at 8
and 10 a.m.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church is at the corner of
Bristol Road and Ojai Avenue. For information,
call 646-1885.
Center for
Spiritual Living
The Center for Spiritual
Living is a “Science of
Mind” community that
practices the power of
healing prayer and the
teachings of principles
from the world’s great religions and indigenous
teachings. People of all
faiths, races, ages and
lifestyles are welcome.
The
Rev.
Marilyn
Miller’s topic this Palm
Sunday is “Are You Ready
for a Miracle?” Services
are held Sundays at 10:30
a.m. at the Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai
Ave., with a meditation
service at 10 a.m. The
Young Masters Youth Program for ages 3 to 11 is
available at 10:30 a.m. Call
640-0498 for information.
Ecumenical
Ministry of the Unity
of All Religions:
The Ecumenical Ministry of the Unity of All Religions will meet this
Sunday. Minister Anne
Schubert-Reyes will lead
the “Blessing of the
Palms” at 11 a.m. and
speak on “The Last Days
of Jesus, His Teachings
and Resurrection” at 11:30
a.m. The public is welcome.
The EMUR chapel is located at the World University of America campus at
the corner of Ventura and
Matilija streets. Regular
services are held every
second and fourth Sunday
of the month. For more
information, call 6461444.
Ojai Presbyterian
Church
Ojai
Presbyterian
Church welcomes all who
wish to come and worship
with them. This Sunday
the congregation will celebrate Palm Sunday with
Jesus’ coming as a new
kind of king!
During the 8 a.m. and
9:15 a.m. services, the
Praise Team Choir will
sing “Hosanna to the Lord
Triumphant” and “Magnify the Lord” will be performed by pianist Jim
Calire during the offertory. The Spirit Singers
Photo by Tim Dewar
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The proposed changes are:
• The current maximum height is 30 feet and no more
than 2 stories. The proposed new rules would lower the
height to 25 feet and no more than 2 stories, but would allow
architectural features up to 30 feet if deemed compatible with
the neighboring uses.
• Currently single story residential dwellings are exempt
from design review requirements. The proposed new rules
would require design review approval for single story residential dwellings in excess of 24 feet.
• Currently there are no protections for solar access. New
rules are proposed to protect solar access. They are modeled
after rules which have been in effect in the City of Santa Barbara since 1986. They generally restrict development which
would cast a shadow on the solar panels of a neighboring
property. This can limit the area of a neighboring lot where a
second story can be built.
More information about the proposed new rules are posted on
the City web-site (www.ci.ojai.ca.us). You can also call the City
Manager at 805-646-5581 x102, or email questions or comments to [email protected].
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ojai
City Council will hold a public hearing in
consideration of changes to the
residential height limit in the City of Ojai.
The meeting will be on Tuesday, April 22,
2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers of Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, California. Any interested party may appear before said City Council and present
their views.
Kids Choir will perform at
the 9:15 a.m. service.
During the anthem at
the 10:45 a.m. service, the
Chancel Choir will sing
“Ride On, King Jesus,” and
during the offertory, the
Hallelujah Handbells will
perform “The Old Rugged
Cross.”
Three morning services
are offered. The first is a
contemporary service at 8
a.m. The second service at
9:15 a.m., is a contemporary service with Sunday
School for nursery through
eighth grade. At 10:45 a.m.
a traditional service is held.
The
Presbyterian
Church is at 304 Foothill
Road. Call 646-1437 for information.
Holy Cross Church
All are invited to worship
Sunday at 10 a.m. at Holy
Cross Church, 1212 Maricopa Highway, Ojai. Child
care for infants and toddlers is available during the
service. Preschool and elementary-aged children are
offered classes after the
children’s message and rejoin teens and adults for
Holy Communion at the
end of the service.
Each Sunday in April,
Holy Cross invites you to
explore God’s promises
and miracles. This week,
they will ask: “Why Did
Jesus Make Himself Nothing?”
Holy Cross wants to help
you experience God by
saying yes to Jesus every
day. For more information
call 646-5652.
Good Friday Service
The Ojai Valley Ministerial Association is sponsoring a “One Church”
one-hour service at 7 p.m.
on Good Friday, April 18,
in Libbey Bowl. Various
local pastors will share on
statements Jesus made
from the cross. All are welcome to this free event.
For more information call
646-1296.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City
Council of the City of Ojai, California at
its regular meeting on , March 11, 2014
adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 838
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OJAI,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING ARTICLE 7
OF CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE 10
OF THE OJAI MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2014-2021 HOUSING
ELEMENT OF THE OJAI GENERAL PLAN
I, Rhonda K. Basore, City Clerk of the City of Ojai, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 838 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Ojai held on February 25, 2014 and adopted at a regular meeting held on March 11, 2014 by the following vote:
AYES:
Blatz, Lara, Smith, Strobel
NOES:
Clapp
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
A full copy of the Ordinance is on file in the City Clerk’s office at 401 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, CA. This Ordinance shall become effective on the thirtyfirst (31st) day after its passage.
/s/ Rhonda K. Basore, MMC, City Clerk, City of Ojai
Published: April 11, 2014
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Perspectives
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MEL BLOOM
Lunacy and the great American pastime
In 1919, three of Hollywood’s most popular film
stars, aware of their own
significance and eager to
control their own destinies, concluded they
didn’t need the studios
because they themselves
were the studios; and in
that assessment they
were pretty much on target. They were Charlie
Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.
They then invited Hollywood’s most acclaimed
film director at the time,
D.W. Griffith, to join them
in rebellion and set up
their own studio which
they called United Artists.
Everyone connected with
the early film industry
found it incredible that
such a brazen plan could
be undertaken.
That action prompted
an expression which has
become famous and applied over the decades to
other non-conventional
or daring and particularly
cockamamie moves. It’s
original source is ambiguous. Some claim Samuel
Goldwyn uttered it, others say it was some film
distributor. The expression? “The lunatics have
taken over the asylum.” I
think the same utterance
can apply to professional
sports, in this case to the
Angels, Southern California’s American League
baseball team.
Allow me a paragraph
or so for a bit of background and perspective.
Long ago when both the
world and I were young,
my dad would take me to
Wrigley Field to watch the
Cubs, who in the 1930s
won
three
National
League pennants. Though
I can’t remember what I
had for lunch two hours
ago, details from the
1930s are riveted in my
memory forever and I recall the three prices of
Cub tickets — 50 cents for
the bleachers, 75 cents for
the grandstand, and $1.25
for the box seats.
Just before the 1935
World Series (the Cubs
against the Yankees) Cub
first baseman Rip Collins
said to some reporter, “I’ll
be satisfied with the
loser’s share.” Mr. Wrigley
(the chewing gum magnate) reading that statement in the paper took
offense at what he considered Collins’ defeatist
attitude and traded him
after the series, which incidentally the Cubs lost.
And the loser’s share?
$2,500! In contemporary
times, the loser’s share in
the World Series can be as
much as a million dollars
per man.
Of course in 1935,
America and the world
were in a deep Depression and people fortunate
enough to be employed
were working 48 hours a
week for salaries under
$20. Though a popular
song of the time declared,
“Potatoes are cheaper,
tomatoes are cheaper;
now is the time to fall in
love,” many people were
standing in bread lines
and eating in soup
kitchens and a counterpoint to “Potatoes Are
Cheaper” was “Brother,
Can You Spare A Dime?”
So, in fact, Rip Collins
wasn’t off base with his
FIT FOR LIFE
comment. Twenty five
hundred dollars in 1935
was a godsend.
Back to now. The Angels
put Albert Pujols under
contract two years ago for
$240 million (which so far
doesn’t much look like a
prudent
investment).
Mike Trout is under contract for $144.5 million;
Josh Hamilton, for $125
million; Jared Weaver, $85
million; and C.J. Wilson,
$77.5 million. No wonder
a hot dog in the ballpark is
eight bucks. And I think
the comment of lunatics
taking over the asylum
might be dusted off and
applied to the world of
professional ball games
whether it’s baseball, basketball or football. But, in
this case, the lunatics are
those who have been running the asylum, team
owners.
On
second
thought, maybe they’re
not lunatics. After all,
these
astronomical
salaries are not paid out of
their pockets. We are paying for them in higher admission and refreshment
prices. It’s not inconceivable the $15 bag of
peanuts, and the $20 beer
are headed our way along
with a $35 bleacher seat.
My advice to parents:
Forget medical and law
schools. But shortly after
your son begins to walk,
secure a competent athletic trainer who could
coach him to become a
fine ball player. And if he
knows his stuff and your
son is a good learner you
may well end up in a very
deluxe retirement facility,
which your son may well
own.
SHEILA CLUFF
It's spring, time to push yourself ahead
Daylight saving time
jumps at us with the enthusiasm of a joyful 5-year-old
that cannot wait to get out
and play. That’s why I like it
and with that extra time in
the evenings it’s perfect to
re-establish determination
to get and stay healthy, flexible and youthful, regardless of the date on our
driver’s license.
Special note: If you’re
feeling out of sorts, stuck in
an unhealthy rut or need a
push, consider talking with
your doctor. If this medical
pro thinks it’s OK, then perhaps it’s time for a spa getaway or just a weekend with
plenty of pampering to get
you back in the springtime
pink.
• This spring push your-
self to exercise every single
day. This is the hardest part.
You must nudge your mind
and body into action. New
habits, such as those outlined below, could take as
long as six weeks to become
a routine. That means you’ll
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need to follow the tips even
when you don’t want to.
• This spring push yourself to get daily dose of outdoors and fresh air. Yes, I
know that we still have rain
and cloudy days, but ultraviolet rays filter through the
clouds. Smooth on a layer of
sunscreen and take a walk
at lunch. Walk if it’s raining,
you won’t melt. Walk if it’s
windy and feel the wind
blow through your hair. Figure out how to be outdoors
at lunch, when the sun is at
its highest. You’ll want to
walk for 15 minutes to an
hour, starting more slowly if
you haven’t been involved
in a regular exercise program.
• This spring push around
the furniture to let in lots of
light. Pull back the drapes in
your office or home so that
you can capture as much
natural light as possible. If
you work in a windowless
office, there are artificial
lights that produce “natural” qualities that may
help you too.
Sheila Cluff, fitness expert,
motivational speaker, master figure skater and owner
of The Oaks at Ojai, is the
author of several books, including her new autobiography,
“Living
Your
Dream.”Visit
www.oaks
spa.com to learn what’s
happening at The Oaks.
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Ojai Valley School baseball crew has promising future
Mike Miller
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As the Ojai Valley School
heads into its spring break,
they have to be pleased with
where their baseball team
stands after seven games. The
Spuds are currently 5-2
overall and 0-1 in Condor
League play.
Head coach Craig Floyd
has been excited about the
play of his troops this spring.
He said, “We are off to a good
start and could easily be 6-1
rather than 5-2. We pretty
much gave away the game
against Valley Christian
because of some errors.
Overall though, I have been
happy with our play.”
So far this season, OVS has
defeated Santa Clara,
Hillcrest Christian, Orcutt
Academy, Faith Baptist and
Cavalry Christian. Their two
losses were to Valley Christian
Academy and Dunn.
Floyd mentioned the
Spuds’ pitching and offense
as keys to their early success.
Local baseball fans can expect
to hear a lot more from the
Spuds in the future because
their core group of players are
all juniors.
Junior Masaki Takamatsu
has been serving as the
team’s leadoff hitter and is
currently
batting
an
impressive .522. Takamatsu
has also been a jack rabbit on
the bases, stealing 11 bases in
just seven games. Another
junior that is making noise
this spring is preseason
Under Armour All-American
Connor Floyd. He is currently
batting .476 with nine runs
batted in and he has scored
13 runs on the season. The
junior is also garnering some
attention from college scouts
and has been in touch with
San Diego State University,
University of San Francisco
and Westmont.
The Spuds got a nice
surprise this season when
junior
Liam
Daniels
transferred to the Ojai Valley
School from Oak Park.
Daniels has made an
immediate impact on the
diamond and is hitting .423
with a team-high 15 RBIs and
he has also hit four doubles.
“Liam has been a very nice
addition to the team. He has
provided protection in the
batting lineup for Connor, so
he is getting more pitches to
hit. Our offensive production
has soared as a result. Liam is
a very good all-around player
for us,” said Floyd.
Ojai Valley has also
benefited from some solid
production from their seniors
as well. Min Choi (.458), Cole
Mcintosh
(.300),
and
Cameron Cuthbert (.280)
have all been solid at the plate
when called upon.
On the mound, Daniels has
been the go-to pitcher for the
Spuds this season. The junior
had pitched 25 innings and is
2-1 with a 2.52 earned run
average.
If there is an area the Spuds
will need to shore up moving
forward, it is their defense. So
far this year, they have
committed 25 errors, which
have led to unearned runs.
“We have been able to make
up for our errors with timely
pitching and offense, but we
will need to cut down on
those mistakes. I believe we
can compete with any team
we will face this season if we
can limit mistakes when we
have the opportunity,” added
Floyd.
Another area where the
Spuds have excelled this
season has been on the base
paths. They look more like a
track and field team than a
baseball team at times.
Through seven games, they
have swiped 44 bases. “We
like to put pressure on
defenses, so we’ll run when
we can,” said Floyd.
This year the Condor
League will be very
competitive, so OVS will have
plenty of company in the race
for the league title. Floyd
noted that Thacher, Dunn,
and Cate all have solid
programs this year.
Unfortunately for baseball
fans, the Spuds will be out of
action until they return from
spring break later this month.
When they do return to the
diamond, OVS will have a
huge rematch with Dunn on
April 23. That game will be
played at OVS and first pitch
is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Photo by Kai Lin
Ojai Valley School junior Connor Floyd dives into third base after hitting a triple earlier this year.
Floyd and the Spuds are currently 5-2 on the season as they head into their spring break.
Mataisz Memorial contest
scheduled for May 31
The 25th annual
George
Mataisz
Memorial
Golf
Tournament and social
event is scheduled for
May 31. The Mataisz
Memorial serves as the
main fundraiser for the
Nordhoff High School
golf programs. NHS
head coach and event
organizer Dick Sebek
recently announced that
the field will be limited
to 60 players, so
interested participants
should plan accordingly.
The event will be held
at the Soule Park Golf
Course and will start
with a shotgun start at
noon. The entry fee is
$80 and will include a
golf cart. Sebek also
noted that awards will
be given for best
foursome, low gross, low
net, skins, closest to the
pin, longest drive, and
fewest putts.
For more information
or to register for the
event, contact Sebek by
email at ksebek@
dslextreme.com or call
646-7503.
Sundowners meeting slated for Tuesday
Photo submitted
A team from the Ojai Lightning Youth Basketball Program poses after a 2013
tournament. The Lightning is recruiting players again this season.
Ojai’s longtime ninehole golf league, the
Sundowners, which
plays at the Soule Park
Golf Course will be
holding its annual
league meeting on April
15 at 6 p.m. at Soule
Park. All current and
prospective players are
strongly encouraged to
attend if they plan on
playing the 2014 season.
The Sundowners play
nine
holes
every
Tuesday afternoon
starting April 29.
Players unable to
attend the annual
meeting should call
Ryan Blatz for more
information on this
year’s league at 7982249.
Laura Reynolds
with this theme,” said
founder Mitnee Duque,
“because new players
can see how they play in
this group and we can
then establish a working
handicap.”
In other categories,
Jenny Davis smashed
her drive 256 yards to
win longest drive on the
18th hole while Joan
Logan hit her drive 160
yards to win the honors
for
the
higher
handicapped group.
Judy Duff accurately hit
her tee shot onto the
10th hole to win the
closest-to-the-pin
award.
Another
highlight on the 10th
hole came when Meredy
Benson-Rice holed her
second shot to start her
round with a birdie.
Anyone interested in
playing nine holes with
the Front Nine group on
Thursdays can call
Duquee at 646-6788 or
798-0525.
Youth basketball team
recruiting new players Three finish first in Front Nine mini-tournament
The Ojai Lightning
Youth
Basketball
Program is looking for
both boys and girls
from third grade to
high
school
to
participate in their
basketball program.
The Lightning is a notfor-profit that helps
local youth enhance
not
only
their
basketball skills but
also their knowledge of
the game.
The program also
enforces the concept of
family so much that
former players and
current high school
players come and help
the younger ones at
practice when they are
in town. Ojai Lightning
takes pride in helping
local kids be ready and
Ojai’s only full service
independent insurance agency.
truly prepared to play
not only in junior high
school but in high
school
as
well.
Everyone is welcome to
come give the program
a try.
For
more
information,
see
www.ojailightning.org
or call head coach
Lonnie Stanford at 7540091.
OVN contributor
The Front Nine
women’s golf group
started the spring
session at Soule Park
with a mini-tournament
theme of fewest putts.
Three golfers tied for the
win, each with a low of
16 putts. The winners
included Kris Dutter,
Cookie Brewer, and
Carla Cable. “ I always
like to start a session
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Published Ojai Valley News
March 28, 2014
April 4, 11 & 18, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014032510004899-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 03/25/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
(1st Fictitious Business
Name) Angel’s 4 Autism
Thrift Store
Street Address of
Principal Place of Business
(P.O. Box or PMB not
acceptable):
315 Old Grade Rd., Oak
View, CA 93022
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Lim
ited Liability Company:
Cynthia Diane HernandezBalluch
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB not acceptable):
274 Franklin Lane, Ventura,
CA 93001
Full name of 2nd
Registrant
Tessie S. Morgan
Residence Address of 2nd
2059 Valley Meadow
Drive, Oak View, CA
93022
This Business is
conducted by: Copartners
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the fictitious
business name or names
listed above on N/A.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant to
Section 17913 of Business
and Professions Code that
the registrant knows to be
false is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by
a fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000).)
Cynthia Diane HernandezBalluch
/s/CYNTHIA DIANE
HERNANDEZ-BALLUCH
NOTICE – In accordance
with subdivision (a) of
Section 17920, a fictitious
name statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section 17920,
where it expires 40 days
after any change in the
facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than a
change in residence address
or registered owner. A new
fictitious business name
statement must be filed
before the expiration. The
filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the
use in this state of a
fictitious business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law (see
section 14411 ET SEQ.,
Business and Professions
Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file stamp
above.
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OVN04-02-2014
April 4, 11 & 18, 2014
ASAP #4449963
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE Trustee Sale No.
244758CA Loan No.
0015404312 Title Order
No. 587396 ATTENTION
RECORDER: THE
FOLLOWING
REFERENCE TO AN
ATTACHED SUMMARY
IS APPLICABLE TO THE
NOTICE PROVIDED TO
THE TRUSTOR ONLY.
PURSUANT TO
CALIFORNIA CIVIL
CODE 2923.3 NOTE:
THERE IS A SUMMARY
OF THE INFORMATION
IN THIS DOCUMENT
ATTACHED YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST DATED
03-05-2007. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A
LAWYER. On 04-25-2014
at 11:00 AM, ALAW as the
duly appointed Trustee
under and pursuant to Deed
of Trust Recorded 03-142007, Book N/A, Page
N/A, Instrument 2007031400054619-0, of official
records in the Office of the
Recorder of VENTURA
County, California,
executed by: GRAYDON B
HARRAH AND, HELEN
Y HARRAH, HUSBAND
AND WIFE AS JOINT
TENANTS, as Trustor,
WASHINGTON MUTUAL
BANK, FA, as Beneficiary,
will sell at public auction
sale to the highest bidder
for cash, cashier’s check
drawn by a state or national
bank, a cashier’s check
drawn by a state or federal
credit union, or a cashier’s
check drawn by a state or
federal savings and loan
association, savings
association, or savings bank
specified in section 5102 of
the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in
this state. Sale will be held
by the duly appointed
trustee as shown below, of
all right, title, and interest
conveyed to and now held
by the trustee in the
hereinafter described
property under and
pursuant to the Deed of
Trust. The sale will be
made, but without covenant
or warranty, expressed or
implied, regarding title,
possession, or
encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by the
Deed of Trust, interest
thereon, estimated fees,
charges and expenses of the
Trustee for the total amount
(at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of
Sale) reasonably estimated
to be set forth below. The
amount may be greater on
the day of sale. Place of
Sale: AT THE MAIN
ENTRANCE TO THE
GOVERNMENT CENTER
HALL OF JUSTICE, 800
SOUTH VICTORIA
AVENUE , VENTURA,
CA Legal Description:
PARCEL I: PARCEL 2, IN
THE COUNTY OF
VENTURA, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AS
SHOWN ON PARCEL
MAP FILED IN BOOK 16
PAGE 80 OF PARCEL
MAPS, IN THE OFFICE
OF THE COUNTY
RECORDER OF SAID
COUNTY. PARCEL II: A
NON-EXCLUSIVE
EASEMENT FOR ROAD
AND UTILITY
PURPOSES, OVER THAT
PORTION OF PARCEL 3
WEST HILLS ESTATESUNIT NO. 2 AS SHOWN
ON REGISTERED
ENGINEER’S MAP
FILED IN BOOK 16,
PAGE 99 RECORDS OF
SURVEY, DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS: A STRIP
OF LAND 30 FEET
WIDTH LYING
NORTHEASTERLY OF
AND ADJOINING THE
HEREINAFTER
DESCRIBED FIRST
COURSE AND STRIP OF
LAND 30 FEET IN
WIDTH THE
CENTERLINE OF
WHICH IS THE
HEREINAFTER
DESCRIBED COURSE:
BEGINNING AT A-1INCH IRON PIPE,
MARKED ‘’R.E. 3649’’,
SET AT THE MOST
SOUTHERLY CORNER
OF SAID PARCEL 3:
THENCE ALONG THE
SOUTHERLY LINE
THEREOF: 1ST: NORTH
75 DEGREES 06’ 40’’
WEST 222.90 FEET,
MORE OR LESS, TO A
POINT DISTANT ALONG
SAID PARCEL 3; T 2ND:
NORTH 4 DEGREES 48’
20’’ WEST 249.48 FEET
THE SIDE LINES OF
SAID 30 FOOT STRIP TO
BE PROLONGED OR
SHORTENED TO BEGIN
IN THE SOUTHERLY
LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3
AND TERMINATE IN
THE THIRD AND
FOURTH COURSES OF
THE LAND DESCRIBED
IN THE DEED TO
NORMAN FAHNOE AND
MARTHA FAHNOE,
RECORDED
SEPTEMBER 8, 1972, IN
BOOK 4008, PAGE 860,
OFFICIAL RECORDS.
PARCEL III: A NON-
EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT
FOR ROAD AND
UTILITY PURPOSES
OVER THAT CERTAIN
STRIP OF LAND SHOWN
AS ‘’PROPOSED 20’’
ROAD EASEMENT’’
OVER THE
NORTHWESTERLY
PORTION OF PARCEL 4
OF THE MAP FILED IN
BOOK 16, PAG EXCEPT
THEREFROM THAT
PORTION OF SAID
STRIP LYING WITHIN
THE HEREINABOVE
DESCRIBED PARCEL 2.
Amount of unpaid balance
and other charges:
$1,450,995.66 (estimated)
Street address and other
common designation of the
real property: 1179 WEST
RANCHO COURT OJAI,
CA 93023 APN Number:
019-0-030-330 The
undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for
any incorrectness of the
street address and other
common designation, if
any, shown herein. The
property heretofore
described is being sold “as
is”. In compliance with
California Civil Code
2923.5(c) the mortgagee,
trustee, beneficiary, or
authorized agent declares:
that it has contacted the
borrower(s) to assess their
financial situation and to
explore options to avoid
foreclosure; or that it has
made efforts to contact the
borrower(s) to assess their
financial situation and to
explore options to avoid
foreclosure by one of the
following methods: by
telephone; by United States
mail; either 1st class or
certified; by overnight
delivery; by personal
delivery; by e-mail; by face
to face meeting. DATE: 0401-2014 ALAW, as Trustee
MARIA MAYORGA,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ALAW 9200 OAKDALE
AVE. - 3RD FLOOR
CHATSWORTH, CA
91311 (818)435-3661 For
Sales Information:
www.lpsasap.com or 1-714730-2727
www.priorityposting.com
or 1-714-573-1965
www.auction.com or 1-800280-2832 ALAW IS A
DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If
you are considering bidding
on this property lien, you
should understand that
there are risks involved in
bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property
itself. Placing the highest
bid at a trustee auction does
not automatically entitle
you to free and clear
ownership of the property.
You should also be aware
that the lien being
auctioned off may be a
junior lien. If you are the
highest bidder at the
auction, you are or may be
responsible for paying off
all liens senior to the lien
being auctioned off, before
you can receive clear title
to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate
the existence, priority, and
size of outstanding liens
that may exist on this
property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or
a title insurance company,
either of which may charge
you a fee for this
information. If you consult
either of these resources,
you should be aware that
the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or
deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER: The
sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be
postponed one or more
times by the mortgagee,
beneficiary, trustee, or a
court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California
Civil Code. The law
requires that information
about trustee sale
postponements be made
available to you and to the
public, as a courtesy to
those not present at the
sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has
been postponed, and, if
applicable, the rescheduled
time and date for the sale of
this property, this
information can be obtained
from one of the following
three companies: LPS
Agency Sales and Posting
at (714) 730-2727, or visit
the Internet Web site
www.lpsasap.com
(Registration required to
search for sale information)
or Priority Posting and
Publishing at (714) 5731965 or visit the Internet
Web site
www.priorityposting.com
(Click on the link for
“Advanced Search” to
search for sale
information), or
auction.com at 1-800-2802832 or visit the Internet
Web site www.auction.com,
using the Trustee Sale No.
shown above. Information
about postponements that
are very short in duration or
that occur close in time to
the scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in
the telephone information
or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify
postponement information
is to attend the scheduled
sale. A-4449963
04/04/2014, 04/11/2014,
04/18/2014
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April 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014040110005423-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/01/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Made in Ojai
Street Address of
acceptable):
323 East Matilija St. #101,
Ojai, CA 93023
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Tina M. Tidrick
108A Bryant St., Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
listed above on 4/1/2014.
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Tina M. Tidrick
/s/TINA M. TIDRICK
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN04-10-2014
April 11, 18 & 25, 2014
May 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014032710005075-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 03/27/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) 805 Tile Guys
Street Address of
acceptable):
311 Larmier Ave., Oak
View, CA 93022
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Joseph McKeen
311 Larmier Ave., Oak
View, CA 93022
This Business is
conducted by: An
individual
The registrant
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Joseph McKeen
/s/JOSEPH McKEEN
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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OVN04-11-2014
April 11, 18 & 25, 2014
May 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2014040110005421-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 04/01/2014
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
Name) Topa Topa Brewing
Company
Street Address of
acceptable):
516 E. Aliso Street, Ojai,
CA 93023
State of Incorporation/
Organization:
201403710246 CA
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Topa Topa Brewing
Company LLC.
516 E. Aliso Street, Ojai,
CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by: A Limited
Liability Company
The registrant
I declare that all
information in this
correct.
Topa Topa Brewing
Company LLC
/s/JOHN DYER
John Dyer
Owner/CEO
Code).
Ventura on the date
above.
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950 WOODLAND
Ave. Sat. 9-1. Community sale for Ojai
Oak Village Mobile
Home Park. Furn.,
clothing & tons of
misc!
70 BALDWIN RD.
Fri., Sat. 8-4. Ojai Villa Mobile Estates
activities annual
rummage sale.
N. Ventura Ave. to
Woodland Ave.
N. Ventura Ave. to Baldwin
Rd.
#4
#5
1206 FOOTHILL RD.
Sat., Sun. 7-2. Pet
groomers dryer, new
crib/day/bed combo.,
exercise equip., lg.
dog crates, 26” girls’
bike, new sequined
gowns, new clothes,
furn., TV w/ ent. cntr,
dishes, appliances,
bedding, rugs, faux
fur throws & pillows,
etc.
309 MALLORY WY.
Sat., 8-1. 42” flat
screen TV, sm.
tables, rugs, lg.
baskets, toaster oven,
smoker, outdoor
cushions, car seat,
stroller, wire dress
form, hat boxes,
jewelry, nice women’s
clothing & shoes.
Treasures for all!
W. Ojai Ave. to Bristol Rd.
to Foothill Rd.
W. Ojai Ave. to Cañada St.
to W. Aliso St. to Mallory
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1975 MARICOPA
HWY. Sat. 8-2. Twopark annual garage
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family. Ojai Valley
Estates and Oak
Haven.
W. Ojai Ave. to Maricopa
Hwy.
#6
#7
208 OLIVE MILL
LANE. Sat., 8-1.
Furniture, kids’ toys &
clothes, toddler bed,
adult clothes, lots
more.
226 PUESTA DEL
SOL.
Sat., 8 am-1 pm.
Moving sale!
Appliances, furniture,
etc.
Ojai Ave. to S. Fulton St.
to Olive Mill Ln.
N. Ventura Ave. to
Oakcrest Ave. to Willey St.
to Puesta Del Sol.
Celebrate Earth Day April 19
Photo by Pastor John Robison
CERT still collecting supplies for disaster preparedness
The Ojai Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members, including Frank Gamon (above) are
still collecting items that will go to equip CERT responders and others to help local citizens in the event of a
disaster. A FEMA program, CERT educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact
our area, and trains them in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team
organization and disaster medical operations. Items can be dropped off at the Attitude Adjustment Shoppe,
1129 Maricopa Highway. Items needed include: first aid kits and supplies, gloves, disposable masks, markers,
clipboards, sheets, blankets, batteries, flashlights, light sticks, shovels, trash bags, rope and hard hats. See
www.ojaivalleycert.org for the full list of supplies needed. Donations in the form of checks are also welcome,
and should be made out to "RCOW Foundation/CERT" and sent to P.O. Box 1501, Ojai, CA 93024.
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In celebration of sustainable living, global awareness, and the joy of nature
Food for Thought, Oak
Grove School, Ojai Valley
Green Coalition, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, and
Once Upon a Watershed
are teaming up again to
host this once-a-year community event, Ojai’s official
Earth Day celebration.
“Earth Play 2014 — Wishes
for Our Watershed” will be
held April 19 from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at Oak Grove
School, 220 W. Lomita Ave.
The day will include
local school involvement,
environmental exhibits,
arts and outdoor activities
for all ages, live entertainment, world foods and
more. Everything takes
place under the trees on
the 150-acre campus, and
admission is free.
Visitors will also have
ample opportunities to
find ways to live greener
and appreciate the natural
wonders we all share.
“Earth Play 2014” will be
filled with color and creativity.
Exhibitors will
share their earth-friendly
products and services, provide hands-on activities,
and present informational
and interactive displays.
Scheduled to perform
are Lissie, Dave Palmer and
Friends, Kalinka, Shylah
Ray Sunshine, stories by
Alan Salazar, student
bands from throughout the
valley, and much more.
Plus the new CD, “Voices
from the Valley,” will be released.
The Ojai Trolley will offer
free rides to the event all
day. See www.ojaitrolley
.com for their schedule.
Bring your refillable
water bottles and please
leave your dogs at home
for this event.
For more information
visit www.ojaiearthday.org,
or call 646-8236, Ext. 103.
Preceding the Earth Day
event there will be a family-friendly benefit evening
of folk music and contra
dancing, Friday, April 18,
from 7 to 10 p.m. at Earthtrine Farm (aka Dautch
Family
Farm),
1091
Cuyama Road, in Ojai. Suggested donation is $10,
kids under 12 admitted
free. All concert proceeds
are being donated to Ojai’s
Earth Day event. The
evening’s music will be
presented by The Onlies,
one of Seattle’s top folk ensembles and contra-dance
bands.
Ojai Valley News • Friday, April 11, 2014 B5
OYES is seeking support to raise funds
The Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio is seeking
much-needed community support as they kick
off their 2014 Spring
Fund Drive, “20K in 20
Days!” Their mission is
to challenge, inspire, educate and entertain children and families in the
Ojai Valley through the
experience of quality
theater, dance and
music.
“OYES was inspired by
the need to make sure
that kids have access to
arts education,” according to Krista Kim, artistic
director, “but the work
we do is plays a critical
role for the entire Ojai
Valley community.
“Twenty
thousand
dollars in 20 days is a
challenging goal,” Kim
noted, and it’s actually
about half of the funding
the organization needs
annually to keep the
doors open and the staff
paid.“ If there’s any
small community in
America that can pull together and help us meet
this goal, it’s Ojai.”
Three times each year,
OYES produces musical
theater programs for
kids. Past productions
include “Beauty and the
Beast,” “Aladdin,” “Little
Mermaid,” and “Annie.”
Currently they are in rehearsal for “Mulan Jr.,”
but they also offer technical theater classes, upcoming summer camps,
youth
improvisation
workshops, and a free
community choir for
kids.
OYES also offers programs for adults including the Ojai Valley
Improv group that rehearses twice each week
and performs on the first
Saturday
of
every
month. In addition, the
senior choir, Rockin It
Old
School,
meets
weekly at OYES.
“Our tuitions and
ticket sales only cover
about half of our budgetary needs,” Kim explained. “We’re required
to find that additional
support from time to
time, and right now
we’re faced with a gap
that must be filled.”
OYES will incorporate
mail, phone calls, and
social media to reach as
many people as possible
in the Ojai Valley during
this critical fund drive.
OYES is a 501©3, notfor-profit corporation
and donations are tax
deductible to the fullest
extent of the IRS tax
code. Those wishing to
help OYES in their goal
for “20K in 20 Days!”
should
visit
www.ojaiyes.org or call
the office at 646-4300.
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Photo by Tony Salas
Offices in the Seville Bldg., 530 W. Ojai Ave., Suite 209
Veteran firefighters honored with retirement party
Gladstone Counseling Center
The Ventura County Fire Department recently hosted a retirement party for several local veteran firefighters.
Friends, family and fellow firefighters gathered at Lake Casitas March 28 for a barbecue to honor Engineer
Cindy Gordon (from left), Engineer Bert Van Auker, Capt. Bob Towers, Battalion Chief Glenn Garcia and Engineer
Greg Yates.
Scouts visit radio station
glimpse into Kelli’s
magical abilities to cut
it up, mix this with
that, while ultimately
putting it all together
into a seamless radio
ad.”
This year’s pancake
breakfast will be held
on Saturday, April 26,
from 6:30 a.m. until
12:30 p.m. at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E.
Ojai Ave. Tickets are
available at the door
for $7. If you want to
purchase tickets in advance (for $5 each),
contact Thurston at
419-0504, or stop by
the weekly troop meetings held on Tuesdays
at 7 p.m. at Ojai United
Methodist Church, 120
Church Road. Ojai Boy
Scout Troop 504 is
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ojai.
1st & 3rd Tuesday evenings
Individuals, Families & Friends are included
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time with disc jockey
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a public service announcement for the
troop’s 14th annual
pancake breakfast. For
the last three years,
various scouts from
the troop have had the
opportunity to visit
with McKay, learn a little about the radio industry, and record the
radio ad to help generate interest and support for the troop’s
biggest fundraiser of
the year.
“Advertising on the
radio has added a new
dimension to the marketing we do for this
annual event, and
each year we have
more people come to
the breakfast who
have heard the ad,”
says Scoutmaster Jerry
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have a fun experience
being in the studio and
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OJAI VALLEY HIKING TRAILS
PERRY VAN HOUTEN
Dry Lakes Ridge offers jaw-dropping beauty
The
long-abandoned, five-mile trail
along Dry Lakes Ridge
is recommended for
experienced
hikers
only, since it involves a
murderously
steep
climb and a fair
amount of route finding. An old firebreak
leads to a fascinating
botanical area of jawdropping beauty. The
hike is best done with
someone who’s been
there before and
knows the way.
The trek begins
along the dirt shoulder on the west side of
Highway 33, between
the Rose Valley turnoff
and the former Beaver
Campground. There is
no official trail anymore, just an unsigned firebreak that
steeply ascends the
mountain. You can see
the firebreak from the
highway as it approaches a divide, just
before
descending
into the Sespe, about
16 miles north of Ojai.
The firebreak gains
over 1,000 feet in elevation the first mile,
even steeper than the
torturous Chief Peak
Road in Rose Valley.
After the initial climb,
the route settles down
into path finding
through the low chaparral.
Navigation
along this stretch isn’t
too
difficult,
but
sometimes requires a
little trial-and-error.
Usually, the boot
prints of previous
trekkers will be your
best clue to the easiest
route.
Just over a mile into
the hike, you reach a
summit and get your
first views of dry lake
number one. The
route drops into a
growth of thicker
brush, and this is
where the going gets a
little tricky. As of this
writing, some colored
tape
attached
to
branches will help you
stay on course.
At the bottom of the
hill, a road cut to the
left of the first lake
seems like the obvious
path, but it soon deadends in the brush. Instead, bear to the right
and follow a very faint
double-track, still visible in the first few
sage-covered basins.
The series of dry
“lakes” along the ridge
are actually shallow
depressions set in
porous
sandstone.
Each one offers a
unique combination
of plant life — grasses,
sage, lupines and
pines. But you will not
find any water in the
area, even in the lakes.
One of the best
things about the hike
to Dry Lakes Ridge is
showing off this unusual 400-plus-acre
botanical area to
other outdoor enthusiasts. My friend, Ojai
mountaineer Bardley
Smith, said recently
he’d never explored
the ridge, so one Sunday morning he drove,
and I played navigator.
“Dude, (chuckle),”
he said several times.
“Amazing.”
Two must-reads on
Dry Lakes Ridge are
Craig R. Carey’s “Hiking & Backpacking
Santa Barbara & Ventura” (for a more detailed description of
the route), along with
the works of biologist
and botanist David
Magney, who has
done exhaustive research on the region.
Photos by Perry Van Houten
The dry “lakes” are actually shallow depressions set in porous sandstone.

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