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Matilija Junior High will get a new principal
Andra Belknap
abelknap@ojaivalleynews.com
Keywords: Javier Ramirez, Bill Rosen,
Matilija Junior High School
Javier Ramirez will succeed Bill
Rosen as the principal of Matilija Junior High School, according to Ojai
Unified School District (OUSD) superintendent Hank Bangser.
Rosen will leave Ojai at the end
of the school year after four years
in the principalship to spend more
time with his family in Seattle, according to Bangser.
“We will truly miss Bill when he
returns to the Seattle area. At the
same time, we are tremendously
excited about the beginning of the
Javier Ramirez era as principal of
Matilija,” said Bangser, who shared
Ramirez’s Matilija colleagues broke
out into “a loud and spontaneous
burst of applause” after Ramirez announced his acceptance of the principalship.
Ramirez is a Matilija graduate himself; it was an experience
made particularly difficult since he
didn’t speak English when his family
moved from Guadalajara to Ojai.
“I came here about halfway
through seventh grade. I didn’t
speak any English whatsoever when
I came to Matilija,” said Ramirez.
“It was probably the toughest two
years of my life.
“My mom brought me to school
and I was just crying, and telling her
I didn’t want to be here, ‘I don’t know
anybody, I don’t understand what
they’re saying,’” recalled Ramirez.
“I remember (former Matilija
assistant principal Steve Olsen) was
the first person I talked to here, and
I didn’t know what he was saying,”
continued Ramirez. “There was this
girl walking down the hallway who
spoke English and Spanish, and Mr.
Olsen asked her to help translate
for my mom and I. They got me enrolled. And that was the first day.”
Ramirez, not surprisingly, did
not want to return to Matilija for his
second day.
“I remember standing in the hall
thinking, ‘Oh my gosh what am I
going to do? I guess I’m on my own
now.,” he said.
Those are Ramirez’s first memo-
ries of the school for which he will
soon be principal.
Though Ramirez’s journey from
English-language learner to principal provides a remarkable story, his
experience learning English on an
OUSD campus is not uncommon.
Approximately 276 OUSD students are considered “English language-learners,” according to Bangser.
Ramirez’s initial struggles were
not limited to the classroom. He and
See Ramirez, Page A4
Oh well!
Casitas trying to rejuvenate
little-used water source
Bill Warner
bwarner@ojaivalleynews.com
Keywords: Water well, producing,
Meiners Oaks, rehab
The lone water well
owned and operated by the
Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD) could be back
on line soon — and producing more than before, if all
goes according to plan.
“We want to get this well
back up to where it should
be,” CMWD Director Russ
Baggerly said Tuesday, “which
would be around 350 acrefeet of water per year.”
The well is on Cruzero
Street, about 600 feet west of
the intersection of Cruzero
and Tico Road in the Mira
Monte area.
Drilled in 1945, it is 270
feet deep and is lined with 16inch carbon-steel casing. The
well was acquired as an asset of the Mira Monte Mutual
Water Company, taken over
by CMWD in 1981. It was shut
in soon after, remaining inactive until 1991 — a drought
year — at which time it was
put back into operation.
Several
surmountable
problems are currently associated with the well, according to Pueblo Water Resources Inc., the Ventura-based
consultant that conducted
a survey of it in 2015. One is
the high nitrate content of
its water — around 9.5 milligrams per liter. When CMWD
hooked it up in 1991, the nitrates were ameliorated by
blending the well water with
enough lake water to reach
a safe level, said Ron Merckling, water conservation and
public affairs manager for
CMWD.
Another problem is the
dwindling production of the
well, down from 300 acre-feet
per year in 2004 to 54 acrefeet in 2015. In part, this can
be attributed to the weariness of its 40-horsepower
pump, installed in 2007 to
replace the 60-horsepower
pump through which water
had reached the surface since
1991. But a heavy buildup of
scale and nodules in all portions of the casing below 112
feet does little in the way of
enhancing the flow. And, finally, there's about 31 feet
of accumulated debris at
the bottom of the hole. This
means a portion of the producing zone — from 130 to
256 feet — is impeded.
Yet another problem,
though, has been the well's
significance for the California
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), which
saw it as evidence of CMWD
being something other than a
surface-water provider. “Last
year, when the SWRCB was
developing its conservation
standards, we got penalized
because we had one well —
one well producing 30 to 50
acre-feet a year,” Baggerly
said. “So we shut it down.”
How might its revival play
with the state? “We need the
water,” Baggerly said. “We're
not thinking about what the
state thinks about it — we
want to get this well back up
to where it could be producing, and we're hoping to get it
there soon.”
Merckling said work to
refurbish the well would
probably begin by July and
could be concluded before
the end of the summer. Replacement of the casing was
See Well, Page A4
Ojai Valley News photo by Tim Dewar
Hit the bricks
Commemorative playground bricks, representing $32,000 in donations for a renewed Libbey playground, are being installed by
(from left) Juan Morales and Scott Davis, according to Ojai Public Works Director Greg Grant.
Supreme Court remands Aquinas College case
Andra Belknap
Keywords: Thomas Aquinas College, Supreme
Court, contraceptives, health care
Thomas Aquinas College, along with
34 co-plaintiffs in a United States Supreme Court case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive care
mandate, received a legal response
Monday via a unanimous order remanding the case, Zubik v. Burwell, to appellate courts.
The court took no position on the
case.
According to Thomas Aquinas’ general counsel, Quincy Masteller, the
court’s order “gives a strong nod toward
the notion that the parties will be given
time to engage in settlement discussions before the appellate courts take up
the issue again.”
Settlement discussions are not yet
under way, said Anne Forsyth, a spokesperson for Thomas Aquinas.
The petitioners are primarily nonprofit organizations that provide health
insurance to their employees, according
to the Supreme Court order, who object
on religious grounds to providing contraceptive coverage.
Petitioners further state that submitting a notice to their health insurance
provider or the federal government stating their objection to providing contraceptive health coverage, “substantially
burdens the exercise of their religion, in
violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.”
Thomas Aquinas College is its own
health care provider, for which Anthem
Insurance Companies, Inc. acts as administrator, according Forsyth.
That makes the notification process
trickier.
“The issue is that we stand as our
own insurance company, as it were, if we
notify the insurance company, we would
be notifying ourselves,” said Forsyth.
The notification serves as the mechanism under the Affordable Care Act by
which contraceptive coverage would begin under an insurer, according to Forsyth.
See Court, Page A4
Construction will impact traffic on Highway 33 for several months
Bill Warner
Keywords: Highway 33, delays,
improvements
Slow down and stay alert
if you're driving on Highway
33 in the months ahead. Caltrans crews will be conduct-
ing road improvement work
along the thoroughfare, and
travelers should anticipate
delays.
In particular, a pavement
project between Meiners
Road and the Santa Barbara
County line will likely lead
to some slowdowns between
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now and the middle of July,
according to Yessica Jovel,
Caltrans public affairs officer
for the Los Angeles district.
Likewise, traffic may
be slowed by a short-term
pavement project between
Adobe Canyon Bridge and
Pine Mountain Ridge Road,
scheduled to begin in late
June and continue for about
one month, she said.
Work for each of these
projects will take place during
the day, according to Jovel,
and though the road will not
be closed during construction, traffic control will be in
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flagging operations.
South of Ojai, a storm
drain project between U.S.
101 and Casitas Vista Road
will continue through the end
of 2016, Jovel said. The shoulders will be closed as needed,
along with nighttime lane
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A bridge rehabilitation
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A2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, May 18, 2016
ASTROLOGY
RISA D’ANGELES
Saturday is World Invocation Day
Esoteric astrology as news
for the week of May 18 through
25:
The Gemini Solar Festival
of Goodwill, of Humanity, and
World Invocation Day occurs
Saturday, May 21, 2:14 p.m.
(Pacific time) at 1.14 degrees
Gemini. This is the third spring
festival and the first of two
blue moons of Gemini. Very
auspicious, blue moons (which
means two full moons) in the
time of Gemini.
As the light of Gemini
enters the Earth, the Forces of
Reconstruction also stream in.
They sweep throughout the
Earth producing in humanity
(seeking God’s will) a dedication
and an aspiration to express
good will. Good will produces
right human relations which
produce the first anchoring
of peace on Earth. During the
festival the Christ, the Hierarchy
(inner spiritual government)
and New Group of World Servers
distribute to humanity the Willto-Good (the Wesak blessing)
from the Father.
The
Buddha’s
blessing,
safe-guarded by the Christ
since the last full moon, is
released to humanity. During
the Gemini festival all things
polarized come into harmony
and unity. The Gemini festival
invoking
world
fellowship,
represents the work of both
Buddha and Christ (brothers).
During the festival, the Christ,
representing humanity as its
elder brother, reads the last
sermon of the Buddha. The
three spring festivals and the
two great teachers, together,
through united invocation and
rhythm, stabilize east and west,
humanity and the kingdoms for
the coming year.
Since
1952),
humanity
worldwide has celebrated World
Invocation Day — a global day of
prayer and meditation — where
people of different spiritual paths
invoke together the energies of
light, love and spiritual purpose,
using the Great Invocation.
The NGWS invites everyone to
join the Gemini Festival World
Invocation day (on inner levels)
by reciting the Great Invocation
together. Sunday, Mercury turns
stationary direct.
ARIES: Notice your many
and varied goals this year,
climbing the ladder to reach
those goals. Notice also that a
new authority, one finer tuned,
responsible, and aware of the
importance to serve others, has
appeared as new values in your
life. These are the beginning of
great accomplishments, as well
as great challenges. They are the
qualities of the soul. You have
done well. Keep climbing.
TAURUS: Your true self is a
leader and teacher everyone
seeks in these times of
unpredictable changes and
relationship instabilities. Is
a heath crisis making work
difficult? Does it seem time
has lessened? Do you barely
have time for other pursuits?
Continue research and contact
with others also concerned for
humanity’s future. Expand your
garden. Build a greenhouse.
Find land for community for
humanity and its children.
GEMINI: Offer the praise and
recognition everyone in your
life needs by articulating your
gratitude to them ceaselessly.
You’re blessed with creative gifts
manifested as outer abilities.
A new identity is taking shape.
It’s a deeper soul identity. One
gift of the soul is recognizing
the spiritual purpose behind all
relationships. Can you see these?
Or are you caught in a duality of
purpose? A Gemini test. Stand
always with intentions for good
will. This is your festival.
CANCER: You may feel your
work at times takes you away
from family. And then, in turn,
family feels like it takes you away
from your (spiritual) work. Your
task is to balance the two. The
more difficult, the greater the
Initiation. Do you have visions
and dreams for a different future?
Envision and (day) dream more.
In between health crises and
responsibilities glimmers of
dreams occur. Record them.
LEO: The work demanded in
your life may feel overwhelming.
So much to do, so many people
to mentor, so many thoughts, so
many emotions trying to express
themselves all at the same time.
Difficult communication creates
touch of sadness. Someone
needs
communication.
Relationships could feel hidden,
like art objects yet to be found.
Someone thinks of you daily.
VIRGO: A profound creativity
is building within you. Some
Virgos become pregnant with
new physical life. Some will
gestate a new level of artistry
and creativity. You’re being
impressed from all levels, high
and low, to bring beauty forth.
Each day recognize the life
force within all kingdoms by
expressing clear unconditional
love to everyone and everything.
Study essential oils and flower
remedies.
LIBRA: As thoughts from the
past appear and reappear, your
response to them determines
how you feel each day. If
saddened or in grief, take ignatia
amara (homeopath). Some
thoughts may urge forgiveness,
contact and care of another.
Distorted remembrances and
beliefs hinder your deep creative
self. Develop intentions for good
will. It creates right remembering
and right relations. More love
follows.
SCORPIO: Communication
expands internally, becoming
full and rich with memories.
Though it’s internal, you realize
the need to communicate
thoughts to others who can
listen with care, ask the right
questions,
and
maintain
confidentiality when needed.
Seek these people. Let others
see your strengths as well as the
need for security. Don’t keep
secrets. Share a bit more. It’s safe.
SAGITTARIUS: Yes, more
change is coming. Having its
own sense of timing and this
can lead you to feel impatience.
A new world stage is being
prepared. Your sign creates
publishers, world travelers,
foodies, writers, philosophers.
Nothing overshadows your
sense of adventure. Maintain
the present direction. Let the
doors (of perception) open by
themselves. A. Huxley’s words/
book.
CAPRICORN:
Spiritual
forces, ever-directing, inform
you to rest from climbing that
ever-present ladder reaching
into the heavens of success.
It’s good to unwind from your
extraordinary capable sense of
responsibility. We award your
high standards applied to all
endeavors of life. Now you must
relax and rejuvenate before your
next tasks appear. Begin each
day with the words, “I have the
intention for good will in all
aspects of my life.”
AQUARIUS: All realities
in life begin by having needs,
then hoping, then imagining
things appearing. Inner life is
shaped by these until one day
dreams appear in form and
matter. Attempt to clarify what’s
important, of value and what you
must pursue next. Sometimes
this is difficult. Some of us live
only in the moment. But within
each moment is a vision of the
future. Try to capture it.
PISCES: You had future plans.
However, they are changing
daily. Create collaboration with
another. It will take you far into
the future, creating the template
for a new future. You understand
the changes occurring on our
planet. You “seek to serve and
not exact due service, to heal not
hurt others.” At times you are
hurting. This is so compassion
deepens — your particular task.
The future isn’t formed yet. It
must be imagined by all of us.
Demonstrate this daily.
Risa D’Angeles is founder
and director of the Esoteric and
Astrological Studies and Research
Institute,
a
contemporary
wisdom school in the ancient
mysteries tradition. Send email
to risagoodwill@gmail.com, go
to nightlightnews..org/ or see her
Facebook pages.
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Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, May 18, 2016 A3
Obituaries
Randy A. Russell
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OVLC announces first Ventura Co. graduates
of the California Naturalist Program
Marti Reid
Ojai Valley News correspondent
The Ojai Valley Land
Conservancy (OVLC) has
announced the first Ventura
County graduating class of
the California Naturalist
Program. The California
Naturalist training is an
innovative program developed
by the University of California
Cooperative Extension to
foster a committed corps of
volunteer naturalists and citizen
scientists trained and ready
to take an active role in local
natural resource conservation,
education, and restoration.
The course was divided
into sessions focusing on
state and local geology,
geography, water, energy,
plants, ecosystems, wildlife, and
environmental challenges. The
lead instructor, Professor Don
Rodrigue, department chair of
environmental and resource
management at CSUCI, was
joined by local scientists and
experts in the various fields.
The field trainings were on
OVLC preserves and other
locations in the Ventura River
Watershed.
Twenty-one students
received their certification at
the end of the rigorous sixweek course. The diverse and
Rec. Department
open house
The Ojai Recreation Department will hold its annual open
house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday in and around the Jack
Boyd Center in Sarzotti Park.
“This is the third year we’ve
done it,” said Allyson DesBaillets, recreation coordinator. “It’s a
great time to meet the public and
showcase all our programs.”
Booths will be set up for many
of the department’s programs,
she said, with the instructors on
hand to answer any questions.
There will be demonstrations
of kung fu and gymnastics, too,
along with bouncing houses,
raffles and a rock climbing wall
for the public to enjoy. The Boyd
Center game room will be open,
offering pool and air hockey, and
free refreshments will be available, including pizza, popcorn,
committed group completed 40
hours of combined classroom
and field training. At the last
class the students presented
their Capstone projects.
Those projects were designed
to benefit OVLC and other
organizations such as Friends of
the California Condor, the Ojai
Valley Green Coalition and the
Ventura Hillsides Conservancy.
The program also recommends
a minimum 40 hours of
volunteer service to the local
community, in the following
areas:
• Scientific research — plant
identification or data collection
• Environmental monitoring
— bird counts, stream sampling,
invasive species monitoring
• Restoration or
conservation projects —
seed collection, native plant
propagation, and planting
• Education — docent
volunteers, developing signs or
brochures, leading nature hikes,
making science more accessible
to others through support of
the Naturalist Program, or other
community outreach activities.
The next certification class
will be held in early spring of
2017. OVLC will have an open
house this fall to showcase the
student projects and begin
registrations for the next class.
juice and water. And for summer
registration for the department’s
programs, this will be the kickoff.
DesBaillets said about 500
people attended the open house
last year, and the staff is hoping
for even more this time. “We’re
excited to have people come by
and learn about what we do,” she
said.
The Jack Boyd Center is at
510 Park Road, Ojai. For more
information,
call
646-5581,
Ext. 390.
May 13, 1952-May 10, 2016
Randy grew up in Ojai and was a lifelong
resident of Ventura County. There wasn’t
an acre in the Ojai Valley he and his brother
didn’t explore. He attended Nordhoff
High School and Ventura College. He
was known for his many talents — voted
most athletic, he dominated every sport.
From statewide slow pitch softball; to
golf, where he won the Santa Barbara City and many Pro-Am
tournament championships; and to tennis, where he blew one
past “Rocket” Rod Laver, who responded with, “Wow, I better
step my game up.”
Randy later taught tennis at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. He
was an avid gardener and had a true green thumb. His culinary
expertise wowed many with his fantastic barbecues, Mexican
food delights, especially his salsa; and his one-of-a-kind jerky.
He and his brother, Jim, loved to play off of each other, providing
hilarious entertainment for all around to enjoy. Randy’s oneliners will never be forgotten.
Randy had a heart of gold and loved to give to others. Through
it all, he did things his way. Randy will be sorely missed by
all of his family and friends who knew and loved him. He’s
remembered by his partner, best friend and love of his life,
Karen Eigner, who was by his side to the very end; his siblings,
Tom (and Gladys), Nelson (and Judy), Jim (and Kathi), Debbie
(and Tom); and numerous nieces and nephews that loved him
to the moon and back.
He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Charlie and
Ruth Russell.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to youth sports activities
in the Ojai Valley. A celebration of Randy’s life will take place
at his childhood home and will be announced at a later date.
Arrangements for Randy are under the care of Joseph P. Reardon
Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 757 East Main Street,
Ventura, 643-8623.
Margaret Alice Norcott
September 20, 1917-April 21, 2016
Margaret “Marge” Alice Norcott, beloved
mother, wife, grandmother, and greatgrandmother, passed away peacefully in
her sleep on April 21 at Los Robles Care
Center, Ojai. She was born September 29,
1917 at the family farm in Detour, Md.
Marge was the second youngest of eight
siblings born to Jacob and May Wilhide.
She graduated from Elmer Wolfe High School in 1934. As a
freshman she played on the school volleyball team that went to
the Maryland state finals. She desired adventure, so she left the
family dairy farm and moved to Ocean City, N.J. in the summer
of 1938.
Marge moved to Long Beach, Calif. to work for the U.S. Navy
in the shipyards. She married Cecil Harold “Hal” Norcott in
1946 in Hollywood. They moved to Ojai in 1952 where she lived
the rest of her life. She and Hal had four sons: Steven, Jeffrey,
Timothy and David. She was active in the Republican Women’s
Club, the Wesleyan Church, and was involved in local politics.
She was very strong in her Christian faith. She was instrumental
in fund raising that put the lights around the football field at
Nordhoff High School.
Marge is survived by three of her sons, Jeffrey of Murrieta, Calif.,
Timothy of Ojai, and David of Auburn, Calif.; three daughtersin-law, Annette, Joyce and Cathy; three grandchildren, Amy
Mitrany of Ojai, Matthew and Adam Norcott of Auburn; two
great-grandchildren, Gracey and Corbyn Mitrany; and their
father Mark Mitrany. She was preceded in death by her son
Steven in 1982 and husband Hal in 2001.
Services will be held at noon at Joseph P. Reardon Funeral
Home, 757 East Main Street, Ventura, on Saturday, May 21,
followed by burial at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations
be made to Ojai Valley Wesleyan Church, P.O. Box 56, Ojai, CA
93024. The family would like to thank the care she received
from Los Robles Care Center.
Donna Dolan
Donna Dolan passed away at her home
in Ojai on April 17, 2016. She was 90.
Born in Sioux Falls, S.D., Donna came to
California during World War II, where she
eventually met and married Richard K.
Dolan. The couple moved to Ojai in 1980.
Donna will be remembered in town as
an avid walker and independent spirit.
Richard and their youngest son, Tom, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her son Jack of Ukiah, Calif., and her daughter
Jill of Ojai. Both were fortunate to be with her in her last days.
The family would like to salute Alicia and Erin, and the
wonderful volunteers at the Oak Tree House of Help of Ojai for
filling Donna’s last year and a half with days to look forward to.
Gary Edward Petrowski
Gary Edward Petrowski, 74, of Ojai,
Calif., and formerly of La Crosse, Wis.,
died May 11, 2016 in Ojai.
Gary was born May 18, 1941 in La
Crosse, Wis. to Edward and Catherine
(Molling) Petrowski.
He attended Holy Cross grade school
and Aquinas High School (class of ’59).
These were character-building years of
serving Mass, becoming an Eagle Scout, learning woodworking
skills from his dad, becoming seriously interested in science,
and developing a strong sense of duty and caring for family.
He completed a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Loras
College in Dubuque, Iowa, a Ph.D. in chemistry from UCLA,
and did post-doctoral studies at the University of Colorado.
As a teaching assistant for a graduate class at UCLA, he met
his future wife, Chari Bunn. They married in 1967 and have
been happily traveling life’s roads together ever since.
While Gary’s interest in science never waned, additional
fields of interest caught his attention. He was among the
earliest users of personal computers. He became interested
in aviation at an early age, and obtained his pilot’s license in
1967, just in time to be able to fly his new bride to Las Vegas
for their honeymoon. He loved to fly his Cessna 310 and to
spend time in his hangar. In the mid-1990s, he was able to meld
his two passions of computing and aviation into one unique
entity. He designed and developed a moving map system for
airplanes and helicopters which was subsequently adopted by
many police and fire agencies throughout the country. In the
early 1970s, he and Chari began a lifetime of successful real
estate investing. Learning new things was seemingly part of his
DNA. Most recently, Gary became involved in using solar panels
for energy, and building an intricate ham radio system. Gary
enjoyed the camaraderie and challenge of playing bridge. He
was also active with the Ojai station of Ventura County Sheriff’s
Office VIPs (Volunteers in Policing).
This beloved husband, brother and friend has now indeed
“slipped the surly bonds of earth … put out his hand and
touched the face of God.”
Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and
Catherine Petrowski.
He is survived by his wife, Chari Petrowski; his mother-in-law,
Annavene Bunn; his sister, Carol Petrowski (Jim Bloedorn); and
many treasured friends.
A funeral Mass and celebration of Gary’s life will be held at St.
Thomas Aquinas church in Ojai at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 20,
2016. All who knew and loved Gary are invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Franciscan
Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse, Wis.
Arrangements are under the care of the Joseph Reardon
Funeral Home in Ventura, Calif.
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Day book
sale is on
Despite the current renovations to its bookstore,
Twice Sold Tales, the Ojai Valley Library Friends and Foundation (OVLFF) will host its
annual Memorial Day weekend book sale.
The sale will include hundreds of books in a variety of
topics. Prices will range from
50 cents to $2 with a few individually priced rare books.
The event is held on the
patio and parking lot of the
Ojai Library at 111 E. Ojai
Ave. May 28, May 29 and May
30 from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
All proceeds go to the
OVLFF, a not-for-profit organization that provides funding for library programs such
as Schoolinks, an after-school
homework center, Storytime
for Toddlers, English-as-asecond-language classes, as
well as providing books and
equipment for all three Ojai
Valley libraries.
The work to renovate the
bookstore and add a community room for use by the library and the public is being
funded by the OVLFF.
For more information,
visit http://www.ovlff or the
OVLFF Facebook page.
Photo by Stephen Adams
Aria comes to the Ojai area
Molly Clementz (left) and Lee Steiner lend intensity to a vocal passage as part of a performance by Opera Santa Barbara
(OSB) Thursday at the Ojai Library. The concert also featured
Mosher Studio Artist vocalists Rachel Blaustein and Tim Petty, along with pianist and coach Kyle Naig. The engagement
marked the last of OSB's free noontime concerts slated for the
spring season in Ojai.
Court:
ther did pumping tests conducted in November on the
well itself: “The semi-log plot
of the drawdown data … indicates that pumping at the
test rate of 390 gallons per
minute can be sustained for
long periods of time without
creating a condition of excessive drawdown,” the report
“We are hopeful that in the
settlement discussions going
forward, the government will
agree to abandon its fouryear effort to force religious
institutions such as ours to
violate our deeply held religious beliefs,” said Dr. Mi-
chael F. McLean, president
of Thomas Aquinas College.
“The government is free to
pursue alternative means to
achieve its purpose.”
Contraceptive coverage,
according to federal guidelines, includes, “all Food
them, that we’re here to help
them through this process,
because it is a very tough
age,” he said.
Ramirez has worked for
OUSD for 15 years, beginning
as a Nordhoff High School
math teacher in 2001.
He didn’t expect to become a teacher; he went to
college to become an engineer.
Ramirez was unhappy
in the engineering field, and
a call from his former Nordhoff cross country coach, Ken
Reeves, set him on his current
path, he said.
“He called me, he had
found out I wasn’t very happy and he said, ‘You know,
they’re looking for math
teachers at Nordhoff,’” recalled Ramirez. “I went in
there and I just fell in love
with teaching. I was like, ‘Oh
my gosh, I can’t believe I’m
getting paid for this!’”
Bangser called Ramirez
one of the great Ojai Unified
School District success stories.
“His personal and professional successes are so compelling, but what is perhaps
most impressive is his intense
commitment to his own extended family in Ojai and
to so many of the Hispanic
families in the district. I cannot imagine a more deserving person to lead one of our
schools than Javier Ramirez
— a unique combination of
an outstanding teacher, father, husband, community
icon and now our junior high
school principal,” he said.
(Editor’s note: Ramirez
taught Andra Belknap algebra in 2001 at Nordhoff High
School. She remains semi-fluent in algebraic equations.)
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stated.
Ultimately, though, the
well’s future water production would depend on what
its casing can handle, Baggerly said. Once refurbished, the
initial performance would be
monitored by video camera
to see how the casing might
stand up.
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Ramirez:
his family lived in a tool shed
during their first five months
in Ojai, later moving on to a
one-bedroom apartment, he
said.
“My parents always reflect on where we came from
and how we got here, the
struggles we had,” Ramirez
said. “The struggle that I went
through is a life experience
that I’ve kept with me, and
it’s made me a better person.
It’s made me a much stronger
person.”
His parents still live in
town, just a few doors down
from his own home, he noted.
Given his history in Ojai,
and at Matilija in particular,
Ramirez said he looks forward to supporting vulnerable students.
“I want (the students) to
know we’re here to support
not being considered at present, he said. Rather, the crew
will attempt to brush out the
nodules, clean the well’s louvered screen and remove the
layer of debris from the bottom. New packing would be
installed too, he said, to prevent infiltration of unwanted
groundwater.
Baggerly said the pump
would likely be replaced
with a 60-horsepower model at a slightly lower depth.
As for why this well’s water
has a higher nitrate component than that of neighboring
wells, no one is sure, he said.
“There’s been some talk of an
old chicken farm that was in
the area before the well was
drilled,” he said, “but no one
has confirmed that for sure.”
Activity of neighboring
wells did appear to significantly create drawdown in
the Mira Monte well, according to the Pueblo report. Nei-
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FEATURED LETTER by John Krist, Mira Monte
Valley residents should look at the science behind the spraying strategy
Recently, a group of people
calling themselves “Ojai Valley
Concerned Scientists” placed an ad
in the Ojai Valley News urging local
residents to refuse to participate
in the ongoing effort to combat an
Asian citrus psyllid infestation in
the Ojai Valley. Headlined “The science behind environmental application of pesticides to stop invading insects,” it takes issue with the
use of chemicals to attack the pest,
which transmits an untreatable, incurable disease that’s fatal to citrus.
It’s unclear what kind of “scientists” the authors are, but apparently they are not entomologists,
epidemiologists, plant pathologists,
toxicologists or experts in any dis-
cipline relevant to this issue. It also
appears that they have very short
memories.
Their ad asserts, for example,
that “extensive scientific research
proves that environmental application of pesticides does not lead to
eradication” of an invasive pest.
Not only is that not true, it is contradicted by the successful eradication of a gypsy moth infestation in
Meiners Oaks just seven years ago.
It is also contradicted by the eradication of the Mediterranean fruit fly
from California in the mid-1990s.
The authors also seem unaware
that eradication is not the objective of the ACP strategy in the Ojai
Valley or anywhere else in Ventura
Letters to the Editor
Creek Road limbs
are dangerous
ABERCROMBIE KATZ, Montecito
I applaud Henry Bland
for taking the time to express
his concerns regarding the
tree limbs that hang over
Creek Road. My business is
in Ojai and as I travel that
road I also think how the
dangerous limbs (not the
whole tree) should be cut
back. This may save a life —
and is just good ol’ fashioned
common sense.
Newspaper delivery
gave me my start
LARRY MUELLER, Ojai
Dad listened intently as
I proclaimed my burning
desire to have a real job. He
gave me the stage as I vocalized my yearning to earn
some money. While I was
only 8 years old and the year
was 1955, I knew that Ojai
was ready for an entrepreneur who was ambitious. I
was certain Ojai would welcome my determination to
earn money. After my somewhat lengthy oration, Dad
put a quarter into my hand
and told me to get into the
car. Obeying, without questioning, he drove me to the
Ojai Valley News, which was
then located in the middle
of the Arcade. It was there he
told me to go inside and buy
a quarter’s worth of newspapers. At a nickel each, I came
out holding my five papers.
Dad then suggested I formulate a profit for myself and to
get to work.
Elated that I was now in
business, I busily walked up
the Arcade selling my papers
for a dime each. Within minutes I had sold all five papers
and stood proudly holding
50 cents. Quickly I re-entered
the Ojai Valley News where
I bought 10 more papers.
Strolling the Arcade once
again, my papers sold within
minutes.
So it went for some time.
I was able to pay my Dad
back the quarter he had
spotted me. My business
success filled me up with
pride, determination, and
a work ethic that has lasted
a lifetime. Shortly after this
first adventure, I became
one of the first delivery boys
of the Ojai Valley News. I
believe they recognized the
benefits of a youngster on his
bicycle delivering papers to
neighbors and friends. Truly,
not too many people can say
no to a child trying to earn
his keep.
Thank you, Ojai Valley
News, for putting together a
paper loved by so many for
so very long. You were my
springboard into life’s many
real hurdles.
Steve Bennett will
get my vote
JIM JACKSON, Ojai
Steve Bennett has represented his district with
dedication, excellence and
compassion. The support
he has within his district
is reflected in the diversity
of endorsements Steve has
earned in advance of this
year’s election. Bennett gets
such widespread support
because he works hard to
find common-sense, good
government policies that
benefit the majority of Ventura County residents. It’s a
privilege to have someone
like Steve Bennett to vote for
this June 7.
Ask ourself what
you want Ojai to be
CAROLYN PRICE, Ojai
Regarding the recent paid
advertisement in the Ojai
Valley News.
I urge all citizens of Ojai
to do your homework. Do
not believe what you read in
a paid advertisement in our
local paper. The full halfpage ad “Vacation Rentals:
Myth versus Fact” is, at best,
misleading. At worst, considering the cost of such a large
County. The pest population here
has grown too large to eradicate.
The current treatment program is
intended to suppress it, thereby
reducing the chance ACP will find
and begin to spread the deadly bacterial disease.
The ad also claims that “science-based Integrated Pest Management will protect our agriculture quickly and sustainably.”
Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) is valuable strategy in the
war on crop-destroying insects,
and Ojai Valley growers have been
using it for a century. But even IPM
sometimes involves use of chemical pesticides to supplement the
biocontrol provided by beneficial
ad, it is a direct admission of
the financial gain, and quite
possibly greed, that underlies this effort to diminish
the long-term rental housing
stock in Ojai and to place
personal profit above the
good of our town.
After long and careful
consideration, and following
the example of many other
cities (Santa Barbara, Santa
Monica, Venice) our City
Council recently reaffirmed
that it does not support
short-term rentals (STRs)
in Ojai. While there may be
exceptions, especially for
legacy events (The Ojai Valley
Tennis Tournament, The Music Festival, etc.), STRs have
never been legal in the city
of Ojai. Long-term rentals of
rooms, “granny flats,” etc.,
of 30 days or more remain
the best and the legal means
through which home sharing may be employed to help
homeowners make financial
ends meet.
Please do not believe
what you see in a paid advertisement. Take the time
to study this issue. Should
STRs become the norm, it
could forever change the
small-town feel of Ojai. More
young families and working
people will be forced out due
to the lack of affordable rentals. Our excellent schools,
struggling already from this
dynamic, will be further
diminished. Ojai could well
become a town inhabited
only by those who are lucky
enough to “already be in,”
by the wealthy, and by the
tourists.
Ask yourself: “Is this really the sort of place I want to
call home?”
predators and parasites — hence
the word “integrated” in the name.
Presumably the ad’s authors
prefer to focus on the beneficialinsect element of IPM. But it’s
important to remember that this is
not a battle against a bug. Ojai Valley citrus growers are in a desperate
battle to stave off a deadly disease.
And biocontrol alone has never
stopped an insect-vectored disease
epidemic anywhere in the world.
Ever.
There’s plenty of real science
supporting the strategy the California Department of Food and
Agriculture and the Ventura County
ACP-HLB Task Force are employing
to save Ojai citrus. The University of
percent cut across the board
to all departments except
public safety.
That is the thoughtless
position of an extreme ideologue. It is not what we need
in the top leadership posi-
California, Texas A&M, the University of Florida and other respected
research institutions have been
working on this problem for years,
and the chemical suppression campaign is based on their scientific
consensus about what works and
what doesn’t.
Ojai Valley residents interested
in learning for themselves about
the real science behind the strategy
should look to these researchers for
guidance. Unlike the “scientists”
behind the local ad campaign, they
actually know what they’re talking
about.
Editor’s note: Krist is the chief
executive officer of the Farm Bureau
of Ventura County.
tion in Ventura County.
We need a leader who
has the courage to weigh the
facts and make the hard decisions — someone who will
make county government
work with practical solutions
to complicated problems.
The last thing we need is
a simplistic leveler who will
paralyze county government
by applying a rigid formula
to a budget he doesn’t bother
to understand.
Candidate’s stand is
not what we need
BARRY J. RABE, Mira Monte
Candidate Grau stated
at the chamber forum May
5 that he would not decide
where to cut the budget but
would instead just make a 5
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HIKING TRAILS
PERRY VAN HOUTEN
Maple Camp is a hiking trail that is over the top and beautiful
Maple Camp, on the upper north fork of
Matilija Creek, is a long, one-day haul if you
start from the lower (southern) trailhead in
Matilija Canyon. I’ve tried it a few times but
ran out of both daylight and leg power. However, the walk to Maple makes a fine day-hike
from the northern end of the trail, starting at
Cherry Creek Road on Highway 33.
To get there, drive north from Ojai about
27 miles to Cherry Creek Road (mile marker
38.22). The road is subject to a seasonal closure, and this year the U.S. Forest Service
Ojai Valley News photos by Perry Van Houten
This is the view south from Maple Camp along the
north fork of Matilija Canyon.
(USFS) says they’ll swing the gate open for vehicle traffic Aug. 1 through Dec. 15, although
only four-wheel drive vehicles are recommended. It’s best to call the Ojai Ranger District office ahead of time to confirm the gate
is open. If you choose to walk the entire route,
park on the dirt shoulder of the highway.
Cherry Creek Road was used during the
construction of a natural gas pipeline in the
late 1940s. The wide dirt road takes you into a
picturesque canyon, under a canopy of mixed
oaks and conifers, past a former target-shooting area once littered with debris. The USFS
banned shooting here in 2011, and since then
the area has undergone an extensive cleanup
and is no longer such an eyesore.
About two-thirds of the way up the road,
you climb easily past the old, abandoned
Cherry Creek drive-in camp on your right.
The last section is short but steep (if you
drove, this is the stretch of road that could
cause you problems), and after about two and
three-quarters of a mile walking, and nearly
1,000 feet elevation gain, you arrive at a trail
junction.
North Fork Matilija Canyon Trail (23W07)
is on the right, indicated by a signpost beside
a large rock. The trail soon enters the 29,600
acre Matilija Wilderness, dropping some
1,200 feet in one and a-half miles of switchbacks, a bit of bushwhacking and some rather
loose tread. While descending the trail, you’re
treated to fantastic views looking south into
the long, narrow canyon. On clear days, vistas
stretch all the way to the beach and out to the
Channel Islands.
At four and a-quarter miles, you reach
Maple Camp, on your left. It’s one of the prettiest campsites in all of Los Padres, situated
beneath its namesake big-leaf maple, sycamore and bay trees.
For cooking purposes there is one grill and
two ice can stoves, and running water nearby
from a tributary of Matilija Creek.
The campsite and environs were badly
burned in the 1985 Wheeler Fire.
Another camp, one and a-half miles farther down the trail, was officially abandoned
in the mid-1970s but still exists. The trail to
Upper Matilija Camp drops another 1,000
feet and takes you through a narrows complete with areas of deep, dark forest and some
downed, broken trees in your path. The fractured, eroded and tilted sedimentary layers of
the canyon walls are well worth a closer look
here.
The north fork trail can be done in its entirety as a shuttle trip using two vehicles, or
as a multi-day backpacking excursion. From
the Highway 33-Cherry Creek Road junction
to the parking area in Matilija Canyon is just
over 11 miles, one way.
SENIOR MOMENTS
Maple Camp includes amenities like this cook
grill.
LARRY HARTMANN
In the near future, driverless cars will likely drive some people crazy
Look, Ma … no hands!
Just what is the future of seniors and driverless cars?
Senior drivers often ask,
“I’ve got a driver’s license test
coming up. What’s the best
way to pass it?” With all the
buzz about driverless cars,
commonly called autonomonous or auto cars, it might
not be long until seniors
won’t need a driver’s license.
Are driverless cars really
going to happen? From the
latest information, all the major car companies have heavy
investments in auto cars, including companies such as
Google, Uber and the newly
popular Tesla.
What would our senior
driving experience be like
with fully automated cars?
There might not be a
steering wheel or brake pedal.
The reason being, after everything is considered, auto cars
are safer than human drivers.
This is a much-contested fact
but it looks like it’s true. Basically, don’t touch the controls!
Most predictions say
these cars would be electric
and could be plugged in at
home. This would definitely
limit trips to the gas station
but could adversely affect the
petroleum industry.
There would be fewer
DUIs issued because the cars
would be programmed to
obey the law and not drive
recklessly.
There would be time to do
other things while your auto
car is driving safely like eating, sleeping or socializing.
Distractions are a main cause
of accidents.
Your grandchildren could
be sent to school in your auto
car while you are responsibly
mapping and tracking them
from home.
Parking would no longer be a problem. Your auto
car would drop you off and
park itself. Then, when you’re
ready to be picked up, you
would simply call it back to
your pick-up point.
You will probably be safer
because those “other” drivers
will also be in auto cars. No
more cell phone distractions
or taco-eating-while-driving
problems.
The concept of auto cars
is nothing new. Remember
that cute little VW, Herbie,
who could race and drive itself; the evil Plymouth, Christine; and the Batmobile?
A pilot recently mentioned he has heard that pilotless airplanes might be
coming in the future as the
present auto pilot feature has
been highly successful.
I’m trying to keep an open
mind as I drive using auto
cruise control, automatic
transmission, automatic traction control and automatic
distance spacing. Is it here
already?
Missing the fun of driving
and being in control could be
a big negative for some of us.
Oh, well … couldn’t we just
take a taxi?
Larry Hartmann is an
AARP smart driver instructor.
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Nordhoff Music Dept. presents its five award-winning ensembles Friday
The Nordhoff High School
Music Department will present
its annual spring concert Friday
at 6:30 p.m. in Libbey Bowl. For
the second year, this concert
will be free.
The all-department
concert will feature five
award-winning ensembles
including Symphonic Band,
String Orchestra, Gold ‘n Blue
Chorale and Jazz Band, under
the direction of Bill Wagner.
Also performing is the Chamber
Choir, under the direction of
Jaye Hersh.
The five ensembles traveled
in April to the Heritage Festival
in New Orleans. The Symphonic
Band received a Gold Award
and first place. Additionally,
the band performed recently
at a SCBOA regional festival
in Burbank and earned an
excellent rating with a superior
rating in sight reading.
The String Orchestra
also did well in New Orleans,
earning a Gold Award and
second place.
The Jazz Band earned a
Gold Award and first place with
two Bravo Outstanding Soloist
Award winners, Sarathi Farkas
on alto saxophone and Ryan Zin
on guitar.
The Gold n’ Blue Chorale
earned a Gold Award and first
place in New Orleans and a
superior rating at the recent
SCVA Vocal Festival at The
Thacher School.
Chamber Choir earned
a Bronze Award and second
place in New Orleans, and an
excellent rating at the SCVA
festival.
Additionally, the combined
bands received the Instrumental
Sweepstakes Award and the
Symphonic Band and Jazz Band
also received adjudicator’s
awards for high-scoring groups.
Donations to the
department will be accepted
at the concert. In addition,
concessions will be available for
purchase.
Seating in the bowl is on a
first-come, first-served basis.
The Maestro Board is
a parent-supported group
assisting with public awareness
and fundraising for the
Nordhoff High School Music
Program.
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The Gold ‘n Blue Chorale performs at last year’s spring concert.
Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival
ready to rock Memorial Day weekend
Photo submitted
Some of the folks who will bring Shakespeare and the Beatles to the Art Center include (from left)
Terry Fishman, Karen Sonnenschein, Andrew David James, Patricia Adrian and Brandon Lloyd.
The Ojai Art Center Theater will
present ‘Shakespeare and the Beatles’
The Ojai Art Center Theater branch will host “Shakespeare and the Beatles, A Surprise Concert,”
Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Art Center courtyard. The event will benefit the 2016 Ojai Summer
Shakespeare Festival intern scholarship fund.
The musical is a production from the Shakespearean troupe, Cool Britannia, of Thousand Oaks.
The show features scenes and monologues from Shakespeare’s plays, followed by selected Beatles
songs, demonstrating the timelessness of Shakespeare’s writings.
The show is directed by Allan Hunt with musical direction by Andrew Petracca.
The 2016 Ojai Summer Shakespeare Festival is being produced by Peachtree Theater Company
founder Demitri Corbin. The season will present “Merry Wives of Windsor,” directed by Allan Hunt of
Thousand Oaks Repertory Theater, and will be set in the 1960s.
The student intership production will be “Macbeth,” directed by Ojai resident Kytriena Payseno.
The festival runs July 21 through July 31 in Libbey Bowl.
“Shakespeare and the Beatles, A Surprise Concert” is a part of Ojai Celebrates Shakespeare!
commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s legacy.
The Ojai Art Center is at 113 S. Montgomery St. in Ojai. For more information or to schedule an
audition, visit www.peachtreetheatercompany.com or www.coolbritannia.org or call 272-3883.
The 27th annual Simi Valley
Cajun & Blues Music Festival will
once again rock the Memorial
Day weekend, May 28 and May
29, at Rancho Santa Susanna
Community Park, 5005 Los
Angeles Ave., in Simi Valley.
The event features two stages
and two dance floors. Music will
proceed non-stop each day from
noon until 7:30 p.m.
This year, the blues stage
features headliners Booker T,
Eric Burdon & the Animals,
Leon Russell, the Rebirth Brass
Band, L.A. blueswoman Barbara
Morrison, Alvon Johnson, Guy
Martin, Kelly’s Lot and Reverend
Tall Tree. Once again, Dwayne
Dopsie will perform on both the
blues stage and the Cajun and
Zydeco stage.
Cajun and Zydeco stage
performers include Jo-El Sonnier,
Doug Kershaw and Steve Riley
join forces, Mark St. Mary, Bonne
Musique Zydeco, the Bayou
Brothers and Grammy Award
winners Chubby Carrier & the
Bayou Swamp Band round out
the lineup.
The annual Mardi Gras
parade will take place both days
at 4 p.m.
The festival boasts dozens of
food booths featuring a variety of
fare: authentic Cajun creations
and southern barbecue as well as
multi-cultural cuisine. More than
100 craft booths and retailers
will be scattered throughout the
festival grounds.
Visit http://www.simicajun.
org/tickets/ for tickets and
information.
Photo by Marianna Burdon
Eric Burdon
Photo by Matt Hesson
Leon Russell
Photo by David Baker
Ozomatli will be the first concert presented by the new Libbey Bowl management
The first concert in Libbey Bowl under a new management agreement with Sterling Venue Ventures will be June 18 and will feature Ozomatli.
Ozomatli has toured with Carlos Santana and won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album for 2001’s “Embrace The Chaos.” They repeated history in 2004 by winning again in the
same category for their album “Street Signs.”
In the band’s nearly 20 years together, it has toured internationally, collaborated with the Boston and New York Pops orchestras, and served as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. State Department.
Ozomatli’s Raúl Pacheco attended school in Ojai. “I love Ojai, it’s a beautiful town with beautiful people. I went to Thacher and look forward to seeing some old friends,” Pacheco explained. Visit www.
libbeybowlconcerts.com or www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.
Kotulas are keeping it all in
the family in local theaters
Photo by Tom Moore
Anna Kotula (left) and daughter Coree Serena Kotula both love acting.
Sami Zahringer
Ojai Valley News correspondent
For the last two weeks,
Anna Kotula, and her daughter,
Coree Serena Kotula, have
been competing for audiences
in two separate productions.
Nine-year-old Coree has
been treading the boards
as Timoune in Ojai Youth
Entertainer Studio’s (OYES)
“Once on this Island Jr.,”
while just two blocks away,
Anna has been performing
as Kyra in the Ojai Art Center
Theater’s (A.C.T.) production of
“Skylight.”
Mother and daughter are
the latest in a family whose
theater pedigree goes back a
generation further still. Anna’s
parents, Olga and Trent Jones,
have degrees in theater and
were drama majors when they
met in college. They went on
to become a financial advisor
and a real-estate broker,
respectively, but the theater
was never far away from
the young Anna’s life. She
particularly remembers her
mother, performing in such
productions as “Gypsy” and
“My Fair Lady.”
Encouraged by her
parents, Anna studied theater
and dance at NYU’s Tisch
School of the Arts, where she
counts amongst her fellow
alumni such luminaries as
Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone,
Angelina Jolie, Philip Seymour
Hoffmann and Woody Allen.
After graduating, she
returned to California to earn
a combined master’s/Ph.D. in
physical therapy. She started
a family and her own physical
therapy practice. For years,
acting took a back seat to the
demands of family and work.
That changed when Coree
showed an interest in theater,
inspiring Anna to get back into,
first choreography, and then
acting. Since then, she has
performed in “Mame” (which
she also choreographed), and
Jacob Marley’s “Christmas
Carol.”
The busy mother-daughter
pair eschew television and
other distractions to pursue
their passion for theater and
often run lines with each
other. The two are currently
preparing for roles in Ojai
A.C.T.’s production of “Annie
Get Your Gun,” that will run
July 1 through July 31.
There are still three
weekends to see Anna’s
performance, alongside Buddy
Wilds and Noah Terry, in David
Hare’s “Skylight.”
Ojai A.C.T. is at 113 S.
Montgomery St. Visit www.
OjaiACT.org or call 640-8797
for tickets and information.
Rose Valley nature hike set for Saturday
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Ojai nature guide Lanny Kaufer, in the midst of his 40th season of tours, will return to Rose Valley
for a nature hike Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The group will hike one mile each way up Howard
Creek Trail on the north side of Nordhoff Ridge, followed by a stop to identify plants at another
creekside location, then a lunch break at Rose Valley Campground and a shaded walk of a half
mile each way to Rose Valley Falls. The day will begin with an optional carpool from the Maricopa
Plaza parking lot at 9 a.m. and will return there by 3 p.m. To register or for more information,
visit www.HerbWalks.com or call 646-6281.
O’Neil takes on the role of Clarence Darrow
Rubicon Theatre co-founder
James O’Neil, who became artistic director emeritus last year
to develop new works for commercial production as president of Off-Broadway Across
America, returns to the Rubicon stage as an actor. Beginning
May 25, O’Neil plays one of the
most intriguing and controversial characters of 19th- and
20th-century America in David
Rintels’ one-man play “Clarence Darrow.” Performances
will open May 28 at 7 p.m. and
will continue through June 12
at the Rubicon Theatre, 1006
E. Main St. in Ventura. Low-
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O’Neil (right) as Clarence Darrow in the one-man play.
priced previews will be offered
May 25 at 7 p.m., May 26 at 8
p.m. and May 27 at 8 p.m. The
production continues Wednes-
days through Sundays through
June 12. For tickets, go to
www.rubicontheatre.org or call
(805) 667-2900.
Public reception set for
Smith exhibit
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“Early Arrivals” by Oak View artist Sparkle Taylor
will be one of those on display
Gallery 525 will host an opening reception for Kimberly
Smith’s “Catch Me If You Can” exhibit Saturday from 5 to 8
p.m. The exhibit will run through June 18. In Smith’s eyes, the
innards of cars and parts of motorcycles are something to
celebrate in paint. She sees compositions in the closeup shapes of bright chrome, steel and their campy reflections. Gallery 525 is at 525 W. El Roblar Drive in Meiners
Oaks. Visit www.gallery525.com or call 701-1156 for more
information.
Three downtown Ventura galleries will host artist receptions Saturday. The galleries and reception times are Buenaventura Art Association from 5 to 7 p.m., Fox Fine Jewelry from 6 to 8
p.m. and Gallery V from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Buenaventura Art Association will present the fourth annual Collage and Mixed Media
Open Competition from May 17 to June 11. An award presentation will be held at 6 p.m. The gallery is at 700 E. Santa Clara St.
Fox Fine Jewelry will present “An Affinity for Light” with works by Christine Beirne and Sparkle Taylor through July 10. Magician Kris Sheppard, a Magic Castle member, will perform at the
reception. Beirne has been a resident of Ojai since the 1980s and is a member of the Ojai Studio
Artists. Taylor, of Oak View, was a professional graphic designer and art director in Los Angeles
for about 40 years. Taylor completes most of her painting outdoors, and she maintains a studio
at Studio Channel Islands for final finishes. Fox Fine Jewelry is at 560 E. Main St. in Ventura.
Gallery V will present the group show “A New Earth” from April 30 through June 5. The Very
Ventura Gift Shop and Gallery V is at 540 E. Main St. in Ventura.
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Sunday, May 22
• Adam Sandler, David Spade,
Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider
and others will perform at the
Santa Barbara Bowl at 7 p.m.
The Santa Barbara Bowl is at
1122 N. Milpas St. in Santa
Barbara. Visit www.axs.com for
tickets and more information.
Saturday, May 28
• The Lumineers will perform at
the Santa Barbara Bowl at 6:30
p.m. SOAK will open the show.
Tickets go on sale Feb. 12. and
will be available at www.AXS.
com or at the Santa Barbara
Bowl box office at 1122 N.
Milpas St. in Santa Barbara.
Sunday, June 5
• Paul Simon will come to the
Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N.
Milpas St. in Santa Barbara, at 7
p.m. A CD copy of Paul Simon’s
forthcoming album is included
with every pair of tickets
purchased online. Tickets are
available at www.AXS.com and
the Santa Barbara Bowl box
office.
Saturday, June 11
• Vancouver-based Delhi 2
Dublin, who fuse tabla, fiddle,
• May 19: Gallery 525, at 525
W. El Roblar Drive, Meiners
Oaks, will display paintings by
Kim Smith through June 26. An
opening reception will be held
Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Call
701-1156.
• Through May 22: The
Carnegie Art Museum, 424 S. C
St., Oxnard, will display “That
Great Rock Mass Is Called
Earth,” an exhibit of artwork by
Luke Matjas, associate professor
and chair of art at CSU-Channel
Islands, through May 22.
Call 385-8158 or visit www.
carnegieam.org.
• Through May 28: The
Blackboard Gallery, 2222
Ventura Blvd., Camarillo,
will display “Relics of the
Civilization of Myself,” foundobject sculptures by David
Isakson, and “Unwound,”
mixed-media paintings by
Peggy Pownall, through May 28.
Call 383-1368.
• May 28 and 29: The Ojai Art
Center’s 39th annual “Art in the
Park” exhibit will be held in
Libbey Park May 28 and 29 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is
free. There will also be music
and food. Call 646-0117.
• Through May 29: Porch
Music
dhol, Punjabi vocals and
electric sitar with electronic
beats, will perform at the
Dancing Oak Ranch as part
of the Ojai Concert Series.
Gates open at 5 p.m. for a
potluck dinnner and then at
6 p.m. border-flavored duo
Alas Latinas will perform.
Delhi 2 Dublin will perform
starting at 7 p.m. Visit www.
ojaiconcertseries.com for
directions to Dancing Oak
Ranch or advanced tickets
through PayPal. Tickets can
also be purchased at Ojai Valley
Feed, Ojai Creates, Ojai Coffee
Roasting Co. Serendipity Toys
and Cardinali Brothers Music.
For more information, call 6658852.
• Bob Dylan and his Band, with
guest artist Mavis Staples, will
perform at the Santa Barbara
Bowl at 7 p.m. The Bowl is at
Barbara. Tickets are available
at www.AXS.com and the Santa
Barbara Bowl box office.
Sunday, June 26
• Slightly Stoopid will return to
the Santa Barbara Bowl at 5:30
Exhibits
Gallery Ojai, 310 E. Matilija
St., will display “Seismic /
Formations,” selected works by
Joshua Abarbanel and China
Adams, through May 29. Call
620-7589.
• Through June 2: The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St.,
will display paintings by Jill
Penkhus from her “Tango Club”
series through June 2. Call 6460117.
• Through June 10: Ojai
Community Bank, 401 W. Ojai
Ave., will display paintings by
Ojai artist Soni Wright through
June 10. All of her paintings will
be for sale and 20 percent of the
proceeds will be donated to Ojai
Art Center. Call 646-9909.
• Through June 12: Zookers
Restaurant, 5404 Carpinteria
Ave., Carpinteria, will display
artwork by Ojai’s Sue Precht
through June 12. Call 646-6739.
• Through June 12: The Santa
Paula Art Museum, 117 N. 10th
St., Santa Paula, will display
“Nature Inspired: The Paintings
of Sherry Loehr,” through June
12, featuring paintings by Ojai
artist Sherry Loehr. Call 5255554.
• Through June 15: The Oaks
at Ojai, 122 E. Ojai Ave., will
p.m. SOJA, Zion I, The Grouch
and Eligh will support the show.
The Santa Barbara Bowl is at
Barbara. Tickets are available
at www.AXS.com or the Santa
Barbara Bowl box office.
Thursday, June 30
• Grammy Award-winning
Country Music Hall of Fame
member Kenny Rogers will
bring his final world tour
to the Fred Kavli Theatre at
7:30 p.m. Rogers has played
to millions of fans around
the world, performing songs
from his catalog of 24 No. 1
hits including “The Gambler,”
“Lucille,” “Coward of the
County,” “Ruby, Don’t Take Your
Love to Town,” “Lady,” “Islands
in the Stream,” “She Believes
in Me,” “We’ve Got Tonight,”
“Daytime Friends,” “Through
the Years,” “You Decorated
My Life” and “Buy Me a Rose.”
Tickets are available from
Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000,
at www.ticketmaster.com or
through the Thousand Oaks
Civic Arts Plaza box office at
2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
display paintings of female
figures by Ojai artist Leslie
Marcus through June 15. Call
646-5573.
• Through June 15: Contempo
Salon, 205 S. Signal St., Ojai,
will display “Ode to Ojai,” an
ongoing series of vibrant pastels
by local OSA artist Shahastra,
through June 15. Call 646-5591.
• Through June 19: The Ojai
Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave., will display “Angles: The
Best of Ojai Studio Artists,”
through June 19, featuring
artwork from 56 OSA members.
Call 640-1390, Ext. 201.
Saturday, May 21
• The Santa Barbara Museum
of Natural History will
host “Butterflies Alive!”
where guests can surround
themselves with live butterflies
in a creekside garden of
butterfly-friendly flowers and
greenery. Entry to “Butterflies
Alive!” is included with
museum admission, which is
free for museum members.
The exhibit is open during
regular museum hours. Visit
www.sbnature.org for more
information about “Butterflies
Alive!” and the Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History.
The museum is at
2559 Puesta del Sol in Santa
Barbara.
• The Ojai Valley Museum will
host art talks every Saturday
morning from 11 a.m. to noon
during the Ojai Studio Artists’
“Angles: Best of OSA” exhibit.
Linda Taylor, James Petrucci
and Katie Van Horne will be the
featured artists for this session.
For further information, call
640-1390.
• The Focus on the Masters’
two-day, self-guided “Where
Art Lives” tour will be held
throughout Ventura. The tour
will include 10 homes and an
office. Tickets are available by
calling 653-2501 or in person
at 505 Poli St., Suite 310, in
Ventura.
Events
• Humorist-poet John Gentry
will visit the Ojai Library at
1 p.m. to read from his 2012
edition of “Treading Lightly:
Not So Modern Poetry in the
Post-Modern Age.” Gentry
is a retired teacher and
an unapologetic rhymer
who draws on 30 years
of elementary classroom
teaching, four years of
service on a Navy destroyer,
and more than a dozen years of
West Coast open-mic
poetry exposure. This event is
free and open to the public. For
additional information,
call 218-9146. The Ojai
Library is at 111 E. Ojai Ave.
in Ojai.
Saturday, May 28
Carol Shaw-Sutton, Rex Kochel
and Duane Eells will be the
For further information, call
640-1390.
• The Ojai Art Center will
host the “Act Up — Act Out”
acting workshop at 2 p.m.
The workshop is designed
for actors of all ages and
experience levels. Gai Jones
will present an interactive
approach to discovering the
“dramatic” sides of life. The
Ojai Art Center is at 113 S.
Montgomery St. in Ojai.
Tuesday, May 31
• Ojai ACT is in the process of
formulating its 2017 season
and is seeking suggestions
from directors, producers, or
anyone involved in the theater
world to present a balanced
slate of plays that will offer
new and different choices
for patrons. Suggestions can
be left at the Ojai Art Center
Theater, 113 S. Montgomery
St., Attn: Richard Camp, or by
mail to Ojai ACT, P.O. Box 331,
Ojai, CA 93024, Attn: Richard
Camp.
Wednesday, June 1
• The 2016 Ojai Art Detour is
accepting entries through June
1 for this year’s tour, scheduled
for Oct. 8 and Oct. 9. The tour
is open to all artists and art
mediums. Entries need to
be completed by June 1. The
Entry form and additional
information can be found at
www.ojaiartdetour.com or by
calling 649-8787.
Saturday, June 4
Wolfsey, Cindy Pitou Burton
and Susan Guy will be the
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This Week
Wednesday, May 18
FREE ALL-FAMILY EVENT
— Celebrate Audrey Addison
Williams’ birthday and our Ojai
diversity today at 5:30 p.m. at
The Ranch House, Besant Road.
Admission is free. Bring your
drums, guitar and dancing
shoes.
SWING AND OPEN DANCING
— Wednesday nights at the Ojai
Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery
St., basics class from 7 to 8
p.m., open dancing from 8 to 9
p.m. Cost: $15, class and dance
($25 for a couple); $5, open
dancing. Call (323) 273-7285 for
details. (M18)
Friday, May 20
OAK VIEW MEMORIAL DAY
PARADE DEADLINE — The Oak
View Civic Council will sponsor
the Oak View Memorial Day
parade, going down Old Ventura
Avenue, May 30 at 10 a.m. The
theme is “Never Forgotten.”
Entry fee: $15 (some fees may be
waived). Applications must be
returned no later than Friday to:
Oak View Civic Council, P.O. Box
503, Oak View, CA 93022. Call
Kim Armstrong at 407-2941 for
more information.
“SKYLIGHT” — The Ojai
Art Center Theater, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will present the
Tony Award-winning Broadway
hit, “Skylight,” through June 5
with performances Fridays and
Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays
at 2 p.m. Directed by Steve
Grumette, “Skylight” will star
Anna Kotula and Buddy Wilds.
Written by Sir David Hare, this
play also won many awards in
England before it was shipped
across the pond. For tickets
or more information: www.
OjaiACT.org or 640-8797.
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SALSA CYCLES SPRING RIDE
AND DEMO — The Mob Shop,
110 W. Ojai Ave., will host Salsa
Cycles, Friday and Saturday,
featuring bike rides and their
demonstration van with new
bikes in their lineup. Two group
rides (The Gravel Ride and The
Mountain Ride) will be held
May 20 at 4:30 p.m., followed by
a cookout and cold beverages
behind the shop. These rides
are RSVP only; e-mail tim@
themobshop.com or call 2728102. The Salsa Cycles demo van
will be parked in front of The
Mob Shop, May 21 from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Want to reserve a bike
for Saturday? E-mail or call Tim.
NHS SPRING CONCERT
AT LIBBEY — The music
department at Nordhoff High
School will present its annual
“Spring Concert” at Libbey
Bowl, Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is free. The event will
feature all five award-winning
ensembles: Symphonic Band,
String Orchestra, Jazz Band and
Gold ‘n’ Blue Chorale, under
the direction of Bill Wagner,
and the Chamber Choir, under
the direction of Jaye Hersh.
Donations accepted and
concessions will be available
at the concert. For more
information, contact Robyn
Halverson at 640-4343, Ext.
1861.
FULL MOON COMMUNITY
MEDITATION — A community
group meditation at the full
moon of Gemini will be held
Friday 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.
Contemplative music begins
at 7 p.m. Suggested donation:
$10. Call 646-5508 or visit
meditationmount.org for more
valley
information.
Saturday, May 21
BIRD WALK — The Ventura
Audubon Society will host a bird
walk on Cañada Larga Road,
Saturday at 8:30 a.m., led by
Adele Fergusson (415-4304).
Meet near the beginning of
the road off Highway 33 under
the bridge. Will carpool from
that location to walk and drive
this long country road. Target
species will include grosbeaks,
barn owls, orioles, sparrows,
roadrunners, swallows and
more.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
RELAY FOR LIFE — The Relay
for Life of Ojai Valley will be held
Saturday and Sunday from 9
a.m. to 9 a.m. at Nordhoff High
School, 1401 Maricopa Highway.
For more information, call
(310) 498-4096 or go to www.
RelayForLife.org/OjaiValleyCA.
NATURE HIKE — Lanny Kaufer
will lead a Rose Valley Nature
Hike, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Learn identification and
uses of edible and medicinal
plants and ecology of Rose
Valley. Cost: $25 adults, $20
seniors and students, kids 5-12
free (one per adult). Register
at www.HerbWalks.com or call
646-6281. (M18)
GREEN LIVING TOUR AND
HOME SHOW — The Ojai Valley
Green Coalition invites the
public to its seventh annual
Green Living Tour and Home
Show, Saturday from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. This year’s tour features
a Model Tiny House Village,
Permaculture-Inspired Estate,
Suburban Oasis, and a WaterWise Landscape and Lifestyle.
Tour tickets are $10 (kids 18 and
younger admitted free). The free
Home Show will run from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Mob Shop,
110 W. Ojai Ave. Information
Your complete listings of Ojai Valley events
on the Green Living Tour and
tickets, biking the tour and
much more can be found at
ojaivalleygreentour.com.
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
Barbara Washburn will lead
the May 21 tour. Cost is $7 or
$15 per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations or
tours during the week, call 6401390.
REALTORS TRADE FAIR —
The first Ojai Valley Board of
Realtors mini-informational
Trade Fair will be held Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the
grassy knoll next to Bonnie
Lu’s in the Arcade. Realtors and
affiliates will be available to
answer your questions about
their community involvement
and how they give back to Ojai.
There will be music, balloons
for the children and coupons for
discounts to local restaurants.
“ALL ABOUT OUR LOCAL
CRITTERS” — Wheeler Gorge
Visitor Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will present “All About
Our Local Critters,” Saturday
at 11 a.m. Gordie Hemphill,
president of Ojai Chapter of
LPFA and scouter, will lead a
discovery program for a young
audience. Learn about animals
and what they leave behind.
Listen to the sounds that a fox,
bobcat and other animals make.
Make and take home a plaster
cast of a paw print. Donations:
adults $3, youth 5 to 18 $2, free
for younger than 5. Call 3829758.
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
OPEN HOUSE — The Ojai
calendar@ojaivalleynews.com
Recreation Department, 510
Park Road, will hold an open
house Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m., featuring free food,
open game room, raffle prizes,
bounce houses, demonstrations,
rock climbing wall and more.
Call 646-5581, Ext. 390.
HUMORIST-POET AT LIBRARY
— The Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai
Ave., will host local humoristpoet John Gentry, Saturday at
1 p.m. to read from his 2012
edition of “Treading Lightly: Not
So Modern Poetry in the PostModern Age.” He is a retired
teacher and an unapologetic
rhymer. This event is free and
open to the public. Call 2189146 for more details.
FREE OPENING CEREMONY
AT OJAI RETREAT — The Ojai
Retreat Center, 160 Besant
Road, will host a free opening
ceremony for its new Outdoor
Event Center, Saturday from
4:30 to 6 p.m., featuring wine,
cheese, refreshments and music
by Fabiano do Nascimento. At 5
p.m. a presentation will be given
on the Outdoor Event Center
and its use. Call 640-1142 to
reserve space.
Sunday, May 22
KYRGYZSTAN TRUNK SHOW —
A Kyrgyzstan Trunk Show will be
held Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on the patio of Feast Bistro
in the Arcade, featuring rugs,
scarves, jackets and more. Call
640-8765 for more information.
(M20)
OLD-TIME FIDDLERS —
California State Old-Time
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.
The public is invited to play,
listen and dance to country,
western and bluegrass music.
Free admission and parking.
Refreshments are available. For
more information, visit www.
calfiddlers.com or call 797-6563.
Tuesday, May 24
GRUBER TO SPEAK TO MEN’S
CLUB — Susan Gruber, of Horses
Heart and Soul, will speak to
the Men’s Club May 24. Horses
Heart and Soul teaches children
horsemanship skills in a safe
and controlled environment,
using rescued horses. 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. Retired men are
welcome to attend and consider
joining.
“HARP AND SOUL:
HARMONIES OF THE
SPHERES” — The Theosophical
Society in the Ojai Valley will
meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at
Krotona School on Krotona
Hill in Ojai. Harpist Jeanne
Martin will present a musical
evening titled “Harp and Soul:
Harmonies of the Spheres.” Call
646-2653.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING —
The Ojai City Council will meet
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall,
401 S. Ventura St., Ojai.
Down The Road
MOVIE NIGHT AT OJAI
RECREATION — The Ojai
Recreation Department, 510
Park Road, will sponsor a
Parent’s Night Out, May 27 from
6 to 9 p.m., screening “Inside
Out” in the Multipurpose Room
at Boyd Center. Pizza, popcorn
and juice will be provided for
ages 5 and up for $10 per child.
Bring blankets and seating of
choice, mats provided. Call 6465581, Ext. 390.
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only 30 had legal kitchens suitable for long-term rentals – that’s less than 2%
of Ojai’s rental market.
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ACROSS
1 Tired runner?
4 Hard to find
10 Production Code org.
14 Prayer ____
19 Singer with a
palindromic name
20 Taphouse
21 Magazine with a
palindromic name
22 Out of bounds
23 Repeatedly cried,
“Land ho!” with
no land in sight,
maybe?
26 Inflames
27 Rains pellets
28 Fighting off
drowsiness?
30 Like tweets
31 One of the “cities of
the plain”
32 Internal pump
33 Belarussian capital
35 Lose it
37 “Peanuts” girl
42 2016 campaigner
44 Jack ____ (member
of the Royal Navy)
46 “Conger eel? Au
contraire!”
50 Stuck to the
corkboard?
54 “Not with a bang but
a whimper” poet
55 Tag line?
56 Inedible
57 La Scala premiere
of 1887
58 Show signs of age
Online subscriptions:
Today’s puzzle and more
than 4,000 past puzzles,
nytimes.com/crosswords
($39.95 a year).
59 Associates
60 Erwin of 1950s TV
61 Bring along
63 Pound
65 Whirlybird whose
paint job is flaking
off?
70 Christian in
Hollywood
71 Supply
72 “____ All Too Much”
(Beatles song)
73 Cuba ____
74 Dethrone
78 Track down
80 “Something just
occurred to me … ”
83 Correct copy
84 Down-filled garment
85 Adversary who shows
up at romantic
dinners?
87 “Finally, I can buy
that house!”
90 Cut (off)
91 Scoffing reply
92 Company that sold
Spirographs
93 “Santa Baby” singer
96 “____ Body?” (first
Peter Wimsey
novel)
98 Its symbol is a star
and crescent
102 Quarters
104 Hand makeup
107 What Carrie needed
after the prom?
112 1980s-’90s Olympian
Jackie Joyner-____
113 Maker of Caplio
cameras
114 “Major shopping
centers aren’t
among the prizes!”
116 Wild and woolly?
117 Ligurian Sea feeder
118 Stun with sound
119 GameCube
successor
120 Signed over
121 Lacking excess
122 Divines
123 Lose rigidity
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1 Land line?
2 Trig term
3 Substitute anchor
during Walter
Cronkite’s tenure
at CBS
4 ____ Island (home of
Wagner College)
5 Cleveland team,
informally
6 “Ex Machina” robot
7 Evocative of
yesteryear
8 Belief systems
9 Finishes with
10 Predicament
11 Poet who wrote, “I
took a deep breath
and listened to the
old brag of my
heart. I am, I am,
I am”
12 Kate’s partner of
old TV
13 Hartford-based
Fortune 100
company
14 Layer
15 Head locks
16 Good at one’s job
17 Reasons to
despair
18 In need of a steer
24 Shrink or enlarge
25 Target
29 Highly regarded
31 Glide effortlessly
34 Act
36 “That was sure
close!”
38 Contributes to
a GoFundMe
campaign
39 Stumper?
40 Food sometimes sold
with a flavor packet
41 Those in favor
42 Predator to be
43 Codon carrier
45 “Lord of the Flies”
protagonist
47 Hoppy drink
48 Actress Carrere
49 Kevin who played
Hercules on TV
51 Exchange cyclically
52 Body, metaphorically
53 Author of the 1984
memoir “Mayor”
59 Owner of FisherPrice
60 Lacking creature
comforts
62 Party purchase
64 It often contains
“lies”
65 Ireland : Erin ::
Britain : ____
66 Dalmatian, e.g.
67 Kedrova of “Torn
Curtain”
68 ____ Novello Award
(songwriter’s
honor)
69 Rhodes of Rhodes
scholar fame
70 Move through a
crowd, maybe
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86 Take heat from?
75 Browser-bar text
88 Spoke horsely?
76 Jamaican genre
89 Something fit for a
queen
77 Undertaking
79 Affirms
80 Tools used for
cutting curves
81 Put away
82 Even so
84 Break down
94 Fashion editor’s
predictions
95 Experiment subject
97 Continental divides?
99 Unswerving
100 Ere
115
101 Start of several
Hawaiian place
names
103 City near Lake
Nasser
105 Screenwriter
Ephron
106 Baseball
commissioner
after Giamatti and
Vincent
107 Shoe with holes
108 Colonial home, you
might say
109 Stomach stuff
110 Lowest possible
turnout
111 Rodent-control
brand
112 Housemaid’s ____
(bursitis)
115 Hypotheticals
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Wednesday
May 18, 2016
Mike Miller, editor
Featuring prep, rec and area sports
Spring practice under way
for Nordhoff football crew
Mike Miller
Last week was the start
of a new era for the Nordhoff
High School (NHS) football
program. With spring sports
winding down, new NHS
head coach Lance Wiggins
opened football practice.
“We will be starting our
second week of spring practice this week,” said Wiggins.
“So far we are coming along
nicely.”
With just a few contributing players coming back
from last year, Wiggins and
the Nordhoff coaching staff
are looking for new players
to step up this year and so
far that has been happening.
“Jesse Vasquez and Eddie Perez have really looked good at
the defensive back positions.
All of the defensive coaches
are very excited about them.
Seniors Brendon Looker and
Austin Cansler are really solidifying the middle linebacker positions as well,” added
Wiggins.
On the offensive side of
the ball, the Rangers are being led by a handful of seniors
who have been stepping up
and taking control. “Scott
Barron and Jared Skaggs are
picking up the plays very
well. Junior Anthony Rodriguez is a kid we have high
hopes for. He's big, fast and
loves the challenges. He is going to be a force on both sides
of the ball for the next couple
of seasons,” said Wiggins.
“This week we should be
getting everybody out that
was in another sport. This
week will be the first time
we'll be at full strength, which
will be nice. All of the coaches are excited to see what that
will look like,” added the first-
year head coach.
In addition to spring practice, the Nordhoff program
will host a lift-a-thon May 25.
According to Wiggins, players will be lifting and he is
looking forward to seeing the
improvement from the early
stages of the team’s strength
program.
The Nordhoff Gridiron
Club is hosting its annual
golf fundraiser Saturday at
the Soule Park Golf Course.
According to event organizer
Mike Dawkins, players should
arrive at 9 a.m. for check-in
and the event will get under
way with a 10 a.m. shotgun
start. There are still a limited
number of spots available for
anyone looking to support
the Ranger football program.
For more information or to
register, call Dawkins at 3401057.
Photo by Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech Athletics
Jon Woodcock, pitching for the Virginia Tech Hokies earlier this season, is winding down his college
baseball career this week. Woodcock has been one of the Hokies’ most productive pitchers over the
past three seasons.
Virginia Tech says goodbye
to former Villanova star
Mike Miller
As the NCAA baseball season comes to
an end for many teams, programs are taking
the opportunity to say goodbye to their senior
players.
Former Villanova Prep star Jon Woodcock
was one of those celebrated players who was
honored by the Virginia Tech Hokies last week.
The Hokies hosted Wake Forest University in their final home series of the season
and Woodcock saw his final action in front of
the Virginia Tech faithful. The season has not
panned out the way Woodcock and the Hokies would have liked, but they are looking to
finish on a high note. Through the Wake Forest series, the Hokies have gone 19-33 overall
and 6-21 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Woodcock, who was the 2011 Frontier
League MVP while at VPS, will finish his career with a 5-11 record. During his three-year
career, Woodcock has a 4.64 ERA with 176.2
innings pitched. He has only surrendered 159
hits while striking out 149 batters.
Woodcock’s best work might have taken
place in the classroom where he was twice
named to the All-ACC Academic Team and he
was the recipient of the 2015 Skelton Award
for Academic Excellence in Athletics.
This season Woodcock is just 1-7 with
a 6.38 ERA. In recent weeks, the Ojai native
has come out of the bullpen for the Hokies
and has done a terrific job. Over the last three
years in ACC competition, Woodcock has
tossed 25 innings, giving up just nine hits and
has recorded a 0.71 ERA when coming out of
the bullpen.
Woodcock is majoring in industrial and
systems engineering. The Hokies will conclude their 2016 season on the road against
in-state rival Virginia this week.
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
The Nordhoff High School football team gears up for the 2016 season with the beginning of the annual spring practice.
No playoff baseball for Ojai
Mike Miller
Despite early-season enthusiasm and some key victories early in the year, the Ojai
Valley will be without a high
school baseball team in the
postseason this year. At Nordhoff High School, the Rangers looked as though they
might be able to sneak in the
backdoor to qualify for the
playoffs late in the year, but
a difficult schedule down the
homestretch proved to be too
much for the Rangers.
NHS finished the season
6-19 overall and 4-8 in the
Tri-Valley League. Just two
weeks ago, the Rangers were
4-4 in league and looked as
though they could challenge
Malibu in a play-in game,
but they were swept by Grace
Brethren and St. Bonaventure in the final two weeks of
the season thus ending their
playoff hopes.
Despite missing the play-
offs, the Rangers had good
seasons at the plate from
Spencer Yates (.352 average
with 25 hits), Ryan Mahler (15
RBIs), Luke Boyd (18 RBIs, 10
doubles) and Garett Woll (19
hits). On the mound, Boyd
had one of the best seasons
of any Ventura County pitcher, going 4-6 with a 2.24 ERA
with six complete games. The
senior also struck out 99 batters in just 56.1 innings.
The Villanova Wildcats
also had high hopes this
season, but they faltered in
league play as they finished
with an overall record of 5-12
and they were 1-9 in Frontier
League action. The Wildcat’s
lone league victory came
against Thacher.
Even though victories
were hard to come by for
the Wildcats, they still had a
number of players stand out
this spring.
Offensively, senior Ryan
Pierson hit .421 and recorded
24 hits to go with 22 RBIs.
VPS head coach Carson
Brown liked what he saw
from his underclassmen Ryan
Melness (freshman) and Raegan Mang (sophomore) this
season. Melness hit .400 on
the year while Mang finished
with a .362 average.
Junior David Bender was
Villanova’s top pitcher with
an ERA of 2.84 while Pierson
finished with a 3.09 ERA in 34
innings of action. The good
news for the Wildcats is they
have a roster littered with
young talent and if Brown
can keep bringing in new talent, VPS should be a competitive team in future seasons.
Over at Thacher, the
Toads went 5-10, but were
2-8 in the Frontier League.
The Ojai Valley Spuds played
an abbreviated schedule and
went 1-7 with their one victory coming against Maricopa.
Photo submitted
Nordhoff freshman honored by Rotary Club of Ojai
The Rotary Club of Ojai recently presented its Physical Education Project (P.E.P.) Student of the
Month Award to Courtney Abraham, who is currently a freshman at Nordhoff High School. Abraham’s nomination is somewhat unique in that the P.E.P. student selected from NHS is normally
a senior, but she was chosen as a first-year student. As a freshman, she is on varsity basketball
and varsity swim teams as well as the freshman volleyball team.

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