Upper Ojai`s Fire Station 20 is moving

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Upper Ojai’s Fire
Station 20 is moving
Kimberly Rivers
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Keywords: Upper Ojai, fire station
Ojai Valley News photo by Sarah Bourscheid
Reach out and grab a ticket to the Ventura County Fair
The Ventura County Fair opened its doors Wednesday and continues through Aug. 16. For more
photos from opening day, see Page B4. See www.venturacountyfair.org for tickets and more.
At the Aug. 4 meeting of the
Ventura County Board of
Supervisors, two items related
to Station 20, the Upper Ojai
Fire Station, were approved.
The Supervisors cleared the
way for the construction of a
new fire station approximately
one mile west of the current
station and approved plans for
the old station to be used as a
base for the Upper Ojai Search
and Rescue Team.
“This is certainly a logical
and appropriate use of the
shuttered fire station,” said
Supervisor Steve Bennett in a
statement to the Ojai Valley
News. “The Upper Ojai Search
and Rescue Team has proved
their tremendous value time
and again over the years, and
giving them use of the old
station would allow the team
to consolidate their gear,
improve their response time
and facilitate their training.
While also assuring the
building is well maintained
and compatible with the
neighborhood.”
The approval for the new fire
station follows some initial
opposition from area residents
who were concerned about
the effect the new location
would have on the picturesque
views of the Upper Ojai Valley.
The plan originally included
an
80-foot-tall
“lattice”
communications tower.
Following
a
previous
hearing with the Board of
Supervisors held earlier this
year, a community meeting
was held to discuss alternatives. At that meeting, held
June 16, Fire Chief Mark
Lorenzen
and
Herbert
Schwind with Ventura County
Public Works provided residents with requested information about nighttime lighting,
impacts of noise from operations at the station and the
decision by the Fire District to
reduce the height of the
communication antenna. Also
at that meeting, Lorenzen
agreed to meet at a later time
with residents Doug and
Laurel Colborn and Paul and
Lauren Deneen, as both famiSee Fire Station, Page A3
Groups coordinate to make Matilija Canyon safer from wildfires
Misty Volaski
editor@ojaivalleynews.com
Keywords: Matilija Canyon, wildfire
Picture this: You're stuck in
Matilija Canyon. Wildfire
surrounds you, blocking the
one road to safety. What do
you do?
Thanks to the Ojai Valley
Fire Safe Council, you'll have a
place to go, a temporary
refuge area. It's a wide open
field where residents can
gather to wait for the blaze to
pass by. "Even though you
can't get away from the
smoke, you can at least get
away from the heat and flame,
and take refuge till the fire
passes," said Will Castagna of
the Fire Safe Council. "It is a
last-ditch place — but if you
tried to get out and it didn't
work, at least you have a place
to go where your chances are
better than if you were stuck
in a house."
The Fire Safe Council hopes,
of course, that this temporary
refuge area never has to be
used, and they're working
together with Matilija Canyon
residents and members of the
Concerned Resource and
Environmental
Workers
(C.R.E.W.) to make the canyon
as safe as possible in the event
of a wildfire. The Fire Safe
Council has secured funds
and the C.R.E.W. has been
clearing dense, dry brush and
trees to widen the amount of
defensible space around
homes and other structures.
That defensible space is
vital to preserving life and
property in the rural community. "We want to create 100
feet of space" around structures, Castagna explained.
"But that doesn't mean —
people often misunderstand
— that doesn't mean scorched
earth, no plants. We just take
the dry, dead stuff out, maybe
take out some stuff that is too
close to (a structure), so
there's still plenty of greenery
and still looks very natural."
In the event of a wildfire,
embers can travel far,
wreaking havoc — and some
things don't even need to be
touched by actual fire to
become dangerous. "A lot of
people don't know, a eucalyptus tree will literally
explode just by being exposed
to heat!" said Castagna.
"There are tremendous energetic forces at work here." By
maintaining defensible space,
he added, "If something
catches fire, it catches fire, but
that's it."
The logistics of making
See Wildfire, Page A3
Ojai groundwater is ‘not in an overdraft state’
Bill Warner
bwarner@ojaivalleynews.com
Keywords: Drought, groundwater
Photo courtesy of HSVC
The Humane Society’s Ojai shelter is hoping the community
will help them “clear the shelter” Aug. 15.
Help ‘Clear the Ojai shelter’
Bill Warner
Keywords: Pets, adopt, shelter
Looking for the companionship and affection only
a dog or a cat can provide?
Then mark Aug. 15 on your
calendar. That's the date on
which the Humane Society
of Ventura County (HSVC)
will be participating in
Clear the Shelters Day, and
the chances for finding just
the right pet will be better
than good.
"It's a one-day event,"
said Franki D. Williams,
HSVC volunteer coordi-
nator. "The shelter will be
open from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m., and adoption fees will
be reduced to $20 on all
dogs and cats." The fee
includes shots, collar,
spay/neuter, ID tag and a
free vet check, she said.
This will be the second
year for Clear the Shelters
Day, an initiative begun by
the National Broadcasting
Corp.
Nationwide,
hundreds of animal shelters will participate in partnership with NBC Owned
Television Stations and the
Telemundo Stations Group
See Shelter, Page A3
As the trend toward dehydration continues statewide,
the Ojai Valley's subterranean
water resources appear to be
in fairly good shape. "We're
about 48 percent full," Jerry
Conrow said Thursday, "which
is comparable to the decline
in Lake Casitas."
Conrow is president of the
Ojai Basin Groundwater
Management
Agency
(OBGMA), the state-designated entity in charge of
monitoring the groundwater
under the city of Ojai and the
valley's East End. "We're
doing pretty good as a water
basin," he said. "The condition of drought statewide does
not mean our basin is overdrawn. We're not in an overdraft state."
That doesn't mean the
OBGMA isn't keeping a close
eye on things, though. At its
regular meeting of July 30, the
board of directors passed
resolutions concerning the
extraction charges and the
metering of wells within its
boundaries.
The groundwater extraction
charge itself is not changing,
Board Member Russ Baggerly
said Wednesday. It will stay at
$15 per acre-foot. What will
change, he said, is the
schedule of reporting, from
semesterly to quarterly. "So
people now will send their
information in every three
months instead of every six
months." The new schedule
became effective Aug. 1.
Additionally, calibration will
be required for all well meters
within the sanction of the
OBGMA. Beginning June 30,
2016, all meters 1.5 inches or
larger must be calibrated and
tested every two years,
Baggerly said. One-inch and
three-quarter-inch
meters
pulling less than 2 acre-feet of
water per year must be calibrated and tested every five
years.
Baggerly said the large
meters would be calibrated by
Southern California Edison,
while the smaller meters
could be calibrated by any of a
number of local companies.
Of the 166 wells reporting to
the OBGMA, not all have
meters. That's something the
OBGMA would like to see
See OBGMA, Page A3
Walter completes plan, bows out of Watershed Council
Tiobe Barron
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Keywords: Watershed, Ventura River
The Ventura River may not
be very big, but its watershed
encompasses almost the
entire Ojai Valley.
Several government bodies
have jurisdiction over it, or are
affected by it, but nobody is
“in charge” of a watershed,
said Ventura River watershed
coordinator Lorraine Walter.
It’s a little more complicated
than that.
“We now understand that
the parts of a watershed make
up an integrated, connected
system. Acknowledging this
fact is just smart, and
certainly a more efficient and
effective use of limited
resources. This is why we
coordinate,” said Walter in a
piece she wrote for the Ojai
Valley Land Conservancy
(OVLC). “The watershed view
is one that pulls back and
looks at the whole water
system. It is a view that
acknowledges how critical
water is to our lives, how
powerfully it can affect our
lives, and thus how careful we
must be with alterations to
water systems. When we
established our city boundaries, however, and our water
district boundaries, and when
we wrote our regulations for
flood control, stormwater
management, water conservation, clean water protection, habitat protection and
especially land use, we did not
have this watershed view in
mind.”
Walter began her foray into
holistic water issues during
the last significant drought in
Southern California, working
for the County of Ventura in
the
county-wide
Water
Conservation Program during
the late 1990s. Walter later
worked for the Ventura
See Watershed, Page A2
A2 Ojai Valley News • Friday, Aug. 7, 2015
Police Blotter
CRIMES
• Identity theft and
petty theft were reported in the 200 block
of East Ojai Avenue
July 27.
• Mail theft was reported in the 900 block
of Tico Road July 29.
• Petty theft was reported in the 1100
block of Maricopa
Highway July 30.
• Petty theft was reported in the 1100
block of North Ventura
Avenue July 31.
• Residential burglary was reported in
the 11700 block of
North Ventura Avenue
Aug. 2.
• Petty theft was reported in the 700 block
of West Villanova Road
Aug. 3.
of Country Club Drive
Aug. 3.
of Don Ricardo Way
Aug. 4.
ARRESTS
•
A
64-year-old
woman was arrested
on East Ojai Avenue
Aug. 4 for public intoxication. Bail was set at
$2,500.
• A 60-year-old man
was arrested at the
Ojai Skate Park Aug. 4
for public intoxication.
Bail was set at $2,500.
•
A
34-year-old
woman was arrested
on North Ventura
Street Aug. 4 on a warrant and on suspicion
of being under the influence of a controlled
substance. Bail was set
at $7,500.
was arrested on Valley
View Road Aug. 3 on a
warrant. No bail was
set.
was arrested on Santa
Ana Road Aug. 3 on
suspicion of possess-
ing
concentrated
cannabis and statutory
rape. Bail was set at
$15,000.
•
A
38-year-old
woman was arrested
on Casitas Vista Road
Aug. 3 on suspicion of
being under the influence of a controlled
at $5,000.
• Two men, age 44
and 30, were arrested
on Casitas Vista Road
substance. Bail for
each was set at $5,000.
was arrested on Ojai
at $5,000.
• An 18-year-old
man was arrested on
Maricopa
Highway
possessing
metal
knuckles. Bail was set
at $10,000.
was arrested on East
Ojai Avenue Aug. 1 on
suspicion of being
under the influence of
a controlled substance. Bail was set at
$5,000.
was arrested on North
Ventura Avenue Aug. 1
on suspicion of being
under the influence of
a controlled substance. Bail was set at
$5,000.
was arrested on Burnham Road Aug. 1 on a
warrant. Bail was set at
$80,000.
was arrested in Ojai
at $5,000.
was arrested on Ma-
honey Avenue July 31
on suspicion of driving
under the influence.
Bail was set at $5,000.
was arrested on Alviria
Drive July 31 following
a reported domestic
incident. Bail was set
at $10,000.
•
A
41-year-old
woman was arrested
on North Ventura Avenue July 30 on suspicion of being under
the influence of a controlled substance. Bail
was set at $5,000.
was arrested on Nye
Road July 30 on a warrant. Bail was set at
$50,000.
was arrested on Loma
Drive July 30 on suspicion of being under
the influence of a controlled substance and
possessing methamphetamine. Bail was
set at $10,000.
was arrested on Maricopa Highway July 30
on suspicion of driving
on a revoked license,
substance and possessing methamphetamine. Bail was set at
$15,000.
• An 18-year-old
man was arrested on
North Ventura Avenue
July 29 on suspicion of
possessing a dirk or
dagger and delaying or
resisting a peace officer. Bail was set at
$15,000.
was arrested on Loma
Drive July 29 on suspicion of being under
the influence of a controlled substance. Bail
was set at $5,000.
was arrested on Spring
Street July 29 on a warrant. Bail was set at
$7,500.
Watershed:
Continued from Page A1
County Planning Division as a grants administrator, land-use planner
and watershed planner.
The Ventura River Watershed Council was
formed in 2006 and is
comprised of various interested individuals, nonprofit groups and local
government agencies to
manage local water efficiently, maintain water
quality and to keep the
area eligible for water
bond funding per the
California state requirements. In September
2011, the OVLC and the
Ventura River Watershed
Council hired Walter as
watershed coordinator.
“We interviewed a lot
of people for that position. Having a successful
watershed program depends a lot on that ‘middle’ person, and we all
felt Lorraine was that
(perfect fit),” said OVLC
executive director Brian
Stark. “The watershed really needed that stakeholder involvement, and
I think Lorraine’s greatest
success was in building
that constituency. In the
beginning, we’d have
maybe 10 people show
up for a (Ventura Watershed Council) meeting;
by the end it was up to 60
people. It takes a special
person to do that.”
Beyond “herding cats”
— as Stark jokingly describes Walter’s success
in getting various people
involved in the watershed council — and having
the
grace
to
coordinate with different
groups with often opposing viewpoints and making sure they all feel
heard, Walter has also as-
sisted the council in
compiling the Ventura
River Watershed Management Plan, the first
document of its kind for
the Ventura River system.
The council approved the
document last March.
“We are all proud of
what Lorraine put together. I think it is one of
the most useful documents in the valley,” said
Stark. “Initially, people
were skeptical of these
types of processes, thinking it was just more government bureaucracy.
But what the plan does is
enables everybody to
promote their own projects and needs. The real
magic of a good watershed council is non-traditional
partnerships
could be made to address
problems. Those areas
where there was common ground, we would
develop further … We
had a voting structure; a
lot of (other) watershed
councils didn’t have that.
If you can do it in a way
everyone thinks is fair,
then you’ve done a great
job. Lorraine stewarded
that. I think it’s easy in
her position for people to
‘shoot the messenger,’
but Lorraine never made
it about herself, and I
think everyone appreciated that.”
“Writing a detailed watershed
management
plan for the Ventura River
Watershed (was) one of
my primary goals,” said
Walter. The plan outlines
current conditions, identifies areas of concern,
and prioritizes projects
to address those concerns. Although these
are all vital components,
Obituaries
Don “Zy” Adcock
Don “Zy” Adcock, 65,
of Ojai and Philadelphia, Miss., died unexpectedly on July 20,
2015. A memorial gathering will be held Sun-
day, Aug. 16, at 4 p.m. at
The Ojai Retreat, 160
Besant Road, Ojai. All
friends are invited. A
potluck of finger foods
will be served.
Lois Swanson
OJAI ALARM
& PATROL
Lois Swanson, 89, of
Ojai, died quietly at
Mountain Vista Manor in
Ojai on July 30, 2015. A
graveside service will be
held Friday, Aug. 14, at 11
a.m. at Conejo Mountain
Memorial Park, 2052
Howard Road, Camarillo,
CA 93012. Pastor Dan
Nelson of Calvary Chapel
Ojai Valley will be presiding. Arrangements are
under the direction of
the Perez Family Funeral
Home.
getting everyone to work
together was also important, Walter said. “This is
where we learn who is
doing what in the watershed, where we identify
synergies, where we gain
from shared data, where
we form partnerships
and leverage resources.”
Deborah Pendrey, director of the Ojai Valley
Green Coalition, said,
"Lorraine's leadership
and mediation skills
brought together a very
diverse group of stakeholders to get the plan
completed. Her knowledge and love of the Ventura River has been an
inspiration to many of
us. Lorraine will be
sorely missed and I think
our greatest gift back to
her is to make sure the
plan continues as a living document and action plan, not a dust
collector on a shelf."
Now that the document is completed and
grant money has been
exhausted, Walter is retiring from her position
as watershed coordinator. The 800-page document detailing the uses
and future of the Ventura
River is a great legacy of
anyone who cares about
local water and environment issues, but beyond
that, it is Walter’s knowledge and personality her
former employer will
miss.
“Lorraine has to be
one of the most knowledgeable people about
the (Ventura River) watershed. It’s really sad to
lose that, but if you want
to keep things, you have
to figure out how to pay
for them,” said Stark.
“Wherever she goes,
she’ll be successful. She
wouldn’t take a job she
doesn’t believe in. I wish
everybody was like that,
like my staff is. She left
big shoes to fill. I don’t
think the importance of
the legacy she leaves behind can be overstated.”
Want to learn more
about our watershed, or
get
involved?
Visit
w w w. v e n t u r a w a t e r
shed.org for information
on the Ventura River Watershed Council, or attend a free graywater
and rainwater capture
workshop Aug. 20 at 6
p.m. at the Ventura
County Hall of Administration, 800 S. Ventura
Ave. in Ventura.
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Ojai Valley News • Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 A3
Fire Station:
Shelter:
lies have properties adjacent to the new station site. An agreement
was reached at those
meetings to relocate
the tower about 65 feet
to the northwest to
help reduce the “visual
impact” on the neighbors' properties.
The tower will now
be 60 feet tall, with a
“20 foot tall whip antenna” on top of it. The
previous 80-foot height
was thought to be
needed to connect to
high speed broadband.
But after further investigation, the fire district
learned
high
speed internet can be
provided by landlines.
“This connection requires minimal infrastructure and would
involved no significant
environmental effects.”
With the approval of
this plan the fire district has stated it will
continue to explore
feasible methods to reduce the visual impact
of the 60-foot tower.
In regards to nighttime lighting, the new
station is not within
Ojai city limits and
therefore is not required to comply with
the city’s Dark Sky
lighting
ordinance.
But, according to the
county's staff report
provided to the Board
of Supervisors, the station's plan actually
does comply with that
ordinance. “All fixtures
or lamps will be fully
shielded and all light is
directed downward to
eliminate or reduce
glare and light trespass,”
the
report
stated. Minimal outdoor nighttime lighting
will be used, it added.
The approved plan
includes several mitigation measures regarding impacts of
noise. These measures
are meant to “reduce
temporary construction noise” and to reduce the time the
emergency alert loud
speakers are used outside on the property.
Those hours will be
limited to only daytime
and early evening
hours through a nighttime muting system.
The final approved
project includes a new
7,425 square-foot fire
station building, and a
1,079
square-foot
garage. One oak tree
will be removed during
construction and 10
new oak trees will be
planted on the site. The
project also includes 12
parking spaces.
OBGMA:
changed, though.
"All of the big wells
are metered," Conrow
said. "That would be
any producing more
than 2 acre-feet per
year." Wells producing
less than that — primarily homeowners with
domestic water use —
are not required to be
metered, he said.
Nevertheless,
the
OBGMA continues to
encourage everyone in
the district to meter
their wells, regardless of
how much water they
pump. And there's a
good sense of civicmindedness that goes
along with that, Conrow
said. "We've found that
when people do actually meter their wells,
they tend to use less
water."
And overall, the well
owners in the basin
seem to be doing what
they can to save water,
Conrow said, although
the citrus and avocado
growers are already
near what could reasonably be considered a
limit in terms of conservation. "Anybody using
water for agriculture
has
already
gone
through as much effi-
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ciency as is achievable,"
he said. "They're paying
close
attention
to
what's happening." Beyond the present levels
of conservation, he
added, the trees will
begin to stress.
Regarding other matters, Baggerly said the
agency's groundwater
management plan appears to be nearing
completion. In its capacity as the official
Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the
Ojai Basin's resources,
the OBGMA must submit such a plan to the
state, as required by the
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
"When the moratorium was enacted on
new wells, we told the
city of Ojai that as soon
as we got our plan in
place, they could lift the
moratorium," Baggerly
said. "So that's something we want to get finished pretty soon."
CORRECTION
There was an error in a headline on Page A2
of the Wednesday, Aug. 5, issue. The diabetes
talk by Dr. Tricia Westhoff-Pankratz will be held
Aug. 22.
to find new addresses for
all critters in need of a
permanent home.
The adoption requirements at HSVC remain
the same on Clear the
Shelter Day, Williams
said. Those wishing to
adopt animals from the
shelter must be able to
show they can have an
animal on their home
premises. "Bring a bill
with you if you are a
homeowner, a rental
agreement if you rent,"
she said.
The shelter will also
conduct house checks to
make sure prospective
dog owners have sufficient yard space.
And for those who are
looking to adopt but already have a pet at home,
HSVC will offer "meet
and greets" at the shelter
— get-togethers for testing the compatibility of
existing and tentative
pets.
Williams said the shelter is currently at capacity — all the dog and cat
kennels are full. So she's
hoping Clear the Shelter
Day will relieve some of
the pressure. "A good
goal for Clear the Shelter
would be 20 cats and 10
to 15 dogs adopted," she
said. "And if we get more,
we'll be ecstatic."
The HSVC is at 402
Bryant St., Ojai. For more
information, call 6466505 or visit the website,
www.hsvc.org. Williams
said all adoptable pets
can be viewed on the
website in galleries updated hourly.
Arnica wants to come home with you Aug. 15.
that is the last-stand fuel
break. "The last-stand
fuel break is approximately a four-mile fuelbreak that runs east to
west," Castagna said.
"Shelf Road is part of it,
and it runs all the way to
Highway 33." It's the last
fuelbreak between an approaching wildfire and
the valley floor, he explained, so making sure it
is properly trimmed back
is essential to keeping
Ojai safe.
The Fire Safe Council
also hosts wildfire safety
fairs once every two years
to help educate the community and encourage
more people to be prepared for fire. They've
also developed a wildfire
safety survey app, and
have recently secured a
Photo courtesy of HSVC
Wildfire:
Matilija Canyon more
prepared for wildfire are
complex.
Insurance
costs, liability issues and
protection of sensitive
habitat — such as nesting sites for threatened
birds — create lots of little details to be worked
out. Thankfully, the residents are on board with
the plan. "They've already made huge contributions
(to
brush
clearing) on their own,"
Castagna said. "Ojai is a
very dangerous fire zone
— and the canyon is
super dangerous. They're
very aware of the fire
danger out there. There's
one little teeny-weeny
road that threads in and
out, and getting equipment up there is a challenge on a good day."
The residents' work
has been continued by
the C.R.E.W. members,
who are highly experienced in brush clearing
and have received special
training and materials to
help them identify nesting birds. Their efforts,
said C.R.E.W. executive
director Bill Murphy,
start about three miles
down Matilija Canyon
Road and continue almost to the trailhead at
the end of the road. With
trees that had to be cut
down, C.R.E.W. members
"chipped them for the
most part right on site,
and homeowners were
able to use the wood
chips," Murphy said. As
his young workers continued progress down the
canyon, "There was a lot
of job satisfaction — we
can really see the
progress we've made," he
added.
And it's not just the
Matilija Canyon project
that the Ojai Valley Fire
Safe Council is concerned with. "Our overall
objective (is) to make
Ojai as safe as possible in
a wildfire event, so we
don't lose people, structures, infrastructure —
because we know it's not
a matter of 'if,' it's a matter of 'when,'" Castagna
said.
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very loving and calm horse. She is mild mannered and in need of someone to
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Madeline is waiting at the Humane Society of Ventura County in Ojai. The
shelter is located at 402 Bryant St. in Ojai. Hours are Monday - Saturday, 10
a.m. - 6 p.m. Call the shelter at 805-646-6505 for adoption fees and requirements.
Our low-cost spay/neuter clinic is offering free sterilization for pit bulls or pit
mixes. Call for an appointment or information.
Humane Society of Ventura County Animal Shelter
in Ojai at 402 Bryant Street • 646-6505
$100,000 grant from the
California Fire Safe
Council to continue their
efforts in the Ojai area.
Twenty-one other cities
in California also received grants from the
state.
"We're looking forward
to seeing that money
probably sometime next
year," Castagna estimated.
Photos by Yvonne Puth
Before (above) and after (below) photos show the amount of brush cleared from one
spot in Matilija Canyon.
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Friday, Aug. 7
TALK ON PERCEPTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS — The Gables of
Ojai, 701 N. Montgomery
St., will host Joanne
Palmer, who has a master’s in spiritual psychology, talking about
“Shifting Inner Perceptions which Cause Outer
Results in Relationships”
today at 1:30 p.m. in the
lounge. The public is welcome to this free event.
Call 646-1446.
TEEN DANCE — The
Ojai Recreation Department, 510 Park Road, will
host a supervised dance
for those in ninth and
10th grades, today from 7
to 10 p.m. Dance to the
best new music and play
in the game room. Cost:
$5. Student IDs must be
shown at the door and
you must have a teen program permission form to
be admitted
(www.ojairec.com). For
more details, call 6465581, Ext. 308.
“MAME” — is one of the
most fun-loving musicals
ever to charm Broadway,
and it’s ready to captivate
Ojai. Mame is the ultimate
Greenwich Village eccentric whose huge heart welcomes artists, writers,
freethinkers and then —
surprise! — her dead
brother’s young son
comes to live at her home.
Set during the ‘20s to the
‘40s, “Mame” runs
through this weekend at
Ojai Art Center Theater,
113 S. Montgomery St.,
today and Saturday at 8
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $25 general,
$20 for seniors and students. Reservations at
640-8797 or www.Ojai
ACT.org.
Saturday, Aug. 8
FREE RAINWATER AND
GRAYWATER WORKSHOP
— Casitas Municipal
Water District will host its
next free workshop, Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at
the Oak View Park & Resource Center, 555 Mahoney Ave. The topic will
be “Rainwater Capture
and Graywater — What
You Need to Know.” Learn
how to build a small-scale
system at your home that
meets all county health
and safety requirements.
RSVP early at rmerck
ling@casitaswater.com or
649-2251, Ext. 118. Please
park in the parking lot.
MINDFULNESS — “A
Morning of Mindfulness”
will be held Saturday from
9 to 11:30 a.m. at Being
Peace Zendo, a homebased center practicing in
the tradition of Thich
Nhat Hanh. Enjoy walking
and sitting meditation,
chanting and a dharma
teaching from Kenley
Neufeld. No experience is
necessary. An optional
potluck will follow. Call or
text 252-2448 for more information.
“YOU BUG ME” — The
Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host Philip
Phillips, an entomologist
from UC-Riverside, Saturday at 11 a.m., presenting
“Insects and their Relationship with Mankind:
The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly.” Insects are very
helpful to man, providing
food and medical assistance and they can also
cause serious damage to
agriculture and spread
disease. Donations: $3 for
adults, $2 for ages 5
through 18; under 5 admitted free. Call 382-9759.
“50 YEARS IN MUSICALS” — Actor-singerdancer Gale McNeeley will
entertain Saturday at 2
p.m. at the Ojai Art Center
Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., in a performance titled “50 Years in
Musicals.” He will be accompanied on piano by
his musical partner, Betty
Faas, and both will sing
Irving Berlin’s “Anything
You Can Do, I Can Do Better.” This show will be
suitable for all ages and a
$10 donation at the door
is suggested. No reservations are required.
CONCERT AT BOOKENDS — BookEnds Bookstore, 110 S. Pueblo Ave.,
will host Take 2 in a concert Saturday from 7:30 to
9 p.m. Spend a hot August
night under the oaks with
this acoustic duo playing
rock, folk and classics. No
dogs, please. Call 6409441 for more details.
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forming (Michel Falcone,
Drew Lurie, Jesse Chavarria, Mike Valasquez and
John Whoolilurie). Libations and food will be provided by some of the
county’s best food trucks.
Tickets: $10 at the door.
Call 646-0117.
Monday, Aug. 10
“HAPPY FEET” — The
Gables of Ojai, 701 N.
Montgomery St., will host
Linda Simpson from Nursecore, presenting a program titled “Happy Feet,”
Monday at 1:30 p.m. She
will talk about looking
after our feet, including
exercises, therapy and
more. The community is
invited to this free event.
Call 646-1446, Ext. 117.
Tuesday, Aug. 11
“WINGS OF HOPE” — A
retired Ojai teacher, Pam
Phillips, founded and facilitates a grief support
group known as Wings of
Hope, and will speak to
the Men’s Club Tuesday.
Composed of persons who
have experienced a recent
loss, the group meets
weekly to share experiences and, with Phillips’
guidance, move along on
a journey of hope and
healing. The Ojai Valley
Retired Men’s Club holds
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 fun-filled afternoon
of playing, listening and
dancing to country, western and bluegrass music.
Free admission and parking. Refreshments are
available. For more information, visit www.calfid
dlers.com or call 7976563.
JAMMIN’ AT THE A.C. —
The Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will host
a concert on the patio,
Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m.,
featuring Latin Touch per-
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GAME DAY WEDNESDAY — Every Wednesday
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
(through Aug. 12), Oak
View Library, 555 Mahoney Ave., will feature
board games and puzzles
for all ages. A fun way for
the whole family to keep
brains active and bore-
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AUTHOR TALK AND
BOOK SIGNING — The
Oak View Library, 555 Mahoney Ave., will host author Gwen Alferes,
Wednesday at 2 p.m., talking about her book, “Forgotten Foster Park.” Learn
about life in the tiny Foster
Park community before it
was demolished to make
way for the extension of
the Ventura freeway in the
mid-1960s. For details, call
649-1523.
SUMMER BAND CONCERTS — Rotary Club of
Ojai West is sponsoring
free summer band concerts in Libbey Park at the
gazebo, Wednesdays at
7:30 p.m. through Aug. 19.
The all-volunteer band will
play Broadway show
tunes, film scores, jazz and
marching band tunes.
Popcorn, lemonade and
balloons for the children’s
march will be on sale.
VISION FOR OJAI
MEETING — A group of
community members is
gathering Thursday from 9
to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
to discuss views on the future of Ojai. The meeting
will allow everyone input
on the following questions:
What is Ojai known for?
What do you like about
Ojai? What issues are you
concerned about? To RSVP,
log on to
www.facebook.com and
search for "Ojai Vision."
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MOVIE NIGHT AT OJAI
RECREATION — The Ojai
Recreation Department,
510 Park Road, will sponsor
a “Parent’s Night Out” Aug.
14 with a movie night
screening of Disney’s “Big
Hero 6,” with pizza, popcorn and juice for ages 5
and older for $10. Meet at
the Boyd Community Center in the Multipurpose
Room. Bring blankets or
seating of choice, mats will
be provided. Drop-off is at
6 p.m., movie starts at 7
p.m. and pickup is 9 p.m.
Call 646-5581, Ext. 390.
A “SALON SERIES” — is
taking place at the Ojai Valley Green Coalition Resource Center, 206-S N.
Signal St., Ojai. The next
salon is Aug. 14 from 7 to 9
p.m. with the theme
“Water.” What is your relationship with water? Do
you have a special connection with a river, a lake, or
perhaps a beach? Bring
your story and thoughts to
the conversation and circle. A donation and beverage to share are
appreciated, though not
required. Seating is limited,
so arrive early. Further details available at ojaivalley
greencoalition.org.
YOUTH OPERA SHOWS
— Ojai Youth Opera will
offer performances for the
public, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.
and Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. at the
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St. For more
information, go to OjaiY
outhOpera.org or call 7583602.
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CLC helps kids celebrate the end of summer, get ready for school
Church of the Living Christ hosted a “Back to School”
party Wednesday at their Meiners Oaks church.
School-age kids were given free backpacks filled
with school supplies; gently used clothing was also
made available to help kids get ready to go back to
class. In addition to the backpack giveaway, kids and
their families enjoyed a bouncy house, face painting,
snow cones and a hot dog dinner. The event was organized by the church as a free community service.
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DEVOTIONAL RETREAT
AT MOUNT — Meditation
Mount, 10340 Reeves Road,
will host the Rev. Karen S.
Wylie’s monthly devotional
retreat on Aug. 15 from
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The
topic will be “Summertime: Shedding the Layers.” Open to people of all
faiths. Suggested donation:
$10 (no one will be turned
away). Call (310) 968-8928.
“MOTHER NATURE’S
CHILD” — The next “Wild
about Ojai” event will be a
film screening and panel
discussion of “Mother Nature’s Child: Growing Outdoors in the Media Age,”
Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to
noon at the Ojai Valley
Land Conservancy’s office
at 370 W. Baldwin Road,
Ojai. The film marks a moment in time when a living
generation can still recall
childhoods of free play
outdoors; this will not be
true for most children
growing up today. Space is
limited; RSVP to Marti at
marti@ovlc.org or 6496852, Ext. 2. Free for OVLC
members, $10 for nonmembers.
“LIVE BIRDS OF PREY”
— The Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host Kim
Stroud, director of the Ojai
Raptor Center, Aug. 15 at
11 a.m., presenting “Live
Birds of Prey.” Meet a great
horned owl, hawks, falcons
and other birds of prey.
Donations: $3 for adults,
$2 for ages 5 through 18;
under 5 admitted free. Call
382-9759.
OJAI BLUES FESTIVAL
— The Ojai Art Center, 113
S. Montgomery St., will
host the first Ojai Blues
Festival, Aug. 15 from 4 to
10 p.m., featuring music by
Crooked Eye Tommy, the
Alastair Greene Band, Deb
Ryder and Shawn Jones.
Tickets: $25. Call 646-0117.
CONCERT TO BENEFIT
ORPHANAGE — The
fourth annual concert to
benefit the Changing Tides
Orphanage in Haiti will be
held Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. in
Libbey Bowl, featuring
Lissie and guest Ellke. Children under age 10 admitted free with paid adult. A
$25 ticket grants entry at
6:30 p.m.; $50 ticket grants
entry at 6 p.m. Tickets
available at brownpaper
tickets.com, Julia Rose &
Co., and Contempo Hair
Design.
“THE MOST SECRET OF
ALL SECRETS” — The
American Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Fellowship will meet Aug.
18 at 7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova Road to discuss
“The Most Secret of All Secrets.” Sometimes we are
so busy doing life we miss
the most important and
obvious things that deserve
our attention more often
than just on a “special occasion.” Always free. Call
640-0405.
“PEACE BEYOND
LOSSES” — Brock Travis,
Ph.D., will give a free talk
on “Peace Beyond Losses,”
Aug. 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
at Livingston Memorial
Visiting Nurse Association
office, 202-A Cañada St.,
Ojai. Learn spiritual and
psychological strategies for
serenity amidst bereavement and other life-changing losses. Call 642-0239.
RANGER ROUNDUP —
Nordhoff High School’s
Ranger Roundup will be
held Aug. 20 for freshmen
and students new to Nordhoff, and Aug. 21 for sophomores, juniors and
seniors. All parents and
students are encouraged to
attend. Freshmen and new
students and parents
should meet in the NHS
gym at noon for orientation and a campus tour.
Following that all students
will report to the I Building
for Ranger Roundup from
1 to 2 p.m. to take their picture for ID cards, yearbook,
(except seniors) and Lifetouch picture package.
Times for Ranger Roundup
on Aug. 21 are: noon to
12:45 p.m. for seniors;
12:45 to 1:30 p.m. for juniors; and 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
for sophomores. — all in
the I Building. Stations will
be set up on the abovementioned days for students to receive and/or pay
for other necessary items.
ID’s and lunch passes must
be obtained at Ranger
Roundup; otherwise students must wait until the
second week of school. For
more information call 640-
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“Woman in Gold,” a touching drama based on a true story, starring Helen Mirren, will screen Saturday
at 4:30 p.m. at Matilija Auditorium.
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Jewish family fights for return of paintings in Mirren film
The Ojai
Film Society
will
s c re e n
“ Wo m a n
in Gold”
(USA 2015)
Saturday at
4:30 p.m.
at Matilija Auditorium,
703 El Paseo Road,
Ojai. This film is rated
PG-13. General admission is $10, $7 for seniors and students. For
more information, call
646-8946.
Helen Mirren is brilliant as the Austrianborn Maria Altmann,
who embarks on a
4343.
BLOOD DRIVE —
United Blood Services Central Coast will hold a blood
drive Aug. 20 from 3 to 7
p.m. at The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints,
411 San Antonio Drive,
Ojai. For an appointment
time or any questions, potential donors can sign up
online at www.blood
hero.com or call UBS at
654-1600.
OVLC MOVIE NIGHT —
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will host a “Movie
Night” at The Mob Shop,
110 W. Ojai Ave., Aug. 21.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and
the films start at 8 p.m.,
sponsored by Telluride
Mountainfilm and Topa
Topa Brewing. The four
films will be “Racing the
End, “Who Owns Water,”
“Georgena Terry” and
“Sufferfest 2.” Call 6498652, Ext. 2.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
COLLECTION EVENT —
The County of Ventura Pollution Prevention Center
will host a household haz-
years-long journey to
recover five family
paintings that were
stolen by the Nazis 60
years earlier. Based on
a true story, “Woman
in Gold” weaves together the two strands
of this remarkable account — the family’s
tribulations
during
Austria’s Nazi-controlled period and Altmann’s
intriguing
present-day attempts
to seek justice and
restitution. Altmann, a
member of a distinguished Jewish family,
fled Vienna with her
husband during World
ardous materials collection event Aug. 22 for residents of the
unincorporated communities of Ventura County. Call
658-4323 for an appointment or more information.
Small businesses should
call (800) 714-1195.
“UPDATE IN DIABETES
MANAGEMENT” — Community Memorial Health
System will offer a free
seminar on “Update in Diabetes Management,” Aug.
22 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.,
presented by Dr. Tricia
Westhoff-Pankratz, a specialist in endocrinology.
The event will be held in
the Banquet Room at
Soule Park Golf Course,
1033 E. Ojai Ave. Reservations are required; call
(800) 838-3006.
“FOOD PREPARATION
SERIES” — The second
course of the Ojai Valley
Green Coalition’s “Food
Preparation Series” is a
“Sourdough Bread and
Cheese Making” class on
Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Instructor Katie Zack
will share the basics of
War II, eventually settling in Los Angeles.
As the story opens,
Maria discovers a letter in her late sister's
belongings about her
family’s
renowned
Klimt paintings, then
on display in Vienna's
Belvedere Gallery. One
of the masterpieces,
the gold-laden portrait
of her beloved aunt,
Adele
Bloch-Bauer,
gives the film its title
and driving force.
Maria enlists the help
of a friend’s grandson,
Randy
Schoenberg
(Ryan Reynolds), an
inexperienced but desourdough bread making
and how to make a soft
goat cheese. There is a suggested donation of $35 for
OVGC supporting members and $40 for nonmembers. Reservations are
required and the class is
limited to 12 participants.
Visit ojaivalleygreencoali
tion.org for full details or
call 669-8445.
“REPTILES SKIN AND
BONES” — The Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
Maricopa Highway, will
host Tom Hagan and
Sandy Chase of the Southwestern Herpetological Society, Aug. 22 at 11 a.m.,
presenting “Reptiles Skin
and Bones.” They will
show live lizards and
snakes and give advice on
which reptile to pick as a
pet. Kent Grayson will also
show prehistoric and present-day bone structures.
Donations: $3 for adults,
$2 for ages 5 through 18;
under 5 admitted free. Call
382-9759.
FREE DIABETES CLASS
— Livingston Memorial
Visiting Nurse Association
termined
young
lawyer. Their journey
together takes them to
the heart of the Austrian establishment
and eventually to the
U.S. Supreme Court.
“It's a touching film
that entertains with
warmth and humor,
while teaching us
something about history, law and justice
with enormous heart,
subtlety and compassion, brilliantly acted
and skillfully written.
Is there anything Helen
Mirren cannot do?”
— Rex Reed,
New York Observer
will host a free class on
type 2 diabetes Aug. 24
from 2 to 3 p.m. at its Ojai
office, 202-A Cañada St. to
help you develop an individualized plan of care.
Call 272-8593.
“LAKE CASITAS, PAST
AND PRESENT” — With
amazing foresight, the
Federal Bureau of Reclamation began the construction of Lake Casitas
to provide a dependable
source of water during
sustained droughts such
as we are experiencing.
Aug. 25, Ron Merckling,
water conservation and
public affairs manager for
the Casitas Municipal
Water District, will share
some of the history of the
lake, as well as its current
status. The Ojai Valley Retired Men’s Club holds
luncheon meetings on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at
11:45 a.m. in the Banquet
Room at Soule Park Golf
Course.Prospective members are always welcome.
Call 649-2434 for reservations.
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Ojai Valley News Editorial by Publisher Tim Dewar
Change is coming to your newspaper, but you are not likely to even notice
Towards the end of next month,
the Ojai Valley News will turn 125
years old.
For the last few months, the staff
and I have put our hearts and souls
into making that statement a reality.
Was there reason to think it might
not happen? Unfortunately, yes.
We recently learned the company’s owner, Bill Buchanan, filed
for personal bankruptcy. Bill, the
owner of another newspaper in
Tennessee, purchased the Ojai Valley News in 2000. The ensuing years
were not good for newspapers in
general and the Ojai Valley News
and the Ojai Valley Visitors Guide
survived only because of strong
local support from our readers and
advertisers.
Although recent weeks have been
a roller coaster for the staff, we have
operated under the assumption
that we would make it through a
trying court process and come out
stronger on the other side. It appears we are very close to making
that happen.
I saw this as an opportunity to return ownership of the newspaper to
the community and approached
several locals to gauge their interest
in purchasing the company. Thanks
to three very strong years, we have
been profitable enough to make
that a viable proposition and while
several dropped out, one group has
hung in there through this sometimes-arduous process.
Fortunately, after a visit to Ojai to
meet with me, the major creditor,
Excelsior Capital Partners (ECP),
was convinced that shutting the
doors on a 124-year-old newspaper,
now one of the oldest in the state, is
not in the community’s best interest. They have since agreed to a
plan that would allow the local buyers group to assume ownership.
While this plan still faces a few hurdles, for the first time since the
process started, all sides are working towards that common goal.
We hope the court will resolve the
last few legal issues and will seal the
deal sometime this month so we
can get on with the business of
serving the community for another
125 years. Although I probably
won’t be around for all of those
years, the local buyers group has
asked me to stay on as publisher
and continue to operate the company as I have since taking over its
operation in 2012. I am honored
they have such faith in the staff and
me.
Is it big news to our readers or advertisers that the company will have
new owners? Hardly. The company
has been sold many times in the
past and will likely be sold again
(selling shares to locals to make it
truly a community newspaper is a
strong possibility in the near future). While there will likely be a few
changes the new situation will provide, I doubt that most in the community will notice or care as long as
we continue to publish twice a
week and keep stocking our racks
with our quarterly magazine.
We fully intend to do just that and
more. We are currently in the midst
of our annual Best of the Ojai Valley
Contest (don’t forget to go to our
website and vote). We are days away
from putting together the fall issue
of the Ojai Valley Visitors Guide and
our fall Home & Auto special section will be out just in time to kick
off our 125th year.
Thanks to the continued support
of this great community, we are
strong, we are forging ahead and we
have shown we can stand on our
own financially.
If the stars align and our hard
work over the past few months
bears the fruit we expect, a huge
thank you should go to J. Jones and
Nate Cann of ECP for their willingness to think outside of their “financial-world box” that gave us a
fighting chance. That chance would
not be possible without locals willing to stand up for community journalism who believe that Ojai is
better because of what this newspaper provides. Without our wonderful subscribers (if you aren’t yet,
this would be a fabulous time to become one) and advertisers, our financials would not be strong
enough to convince anyone to
make an investment in us. And finally, to Bill and Ava Buchanan, we
give thanks for being our stewards
for the past 15 years and for making
it possible for us to move into year
125 in a position to continuing providing jobs to a dedicated staff,
community journalism to our readers and value to our advertisers.
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each “Stop” sign is
quite impractical. Of
course, signal lights
should be obeyed by
all.
Bikers should
have own rules
ROBERT SKANKEY, OJAI
Biking has been encouraged by conservationists for some time
to reduce emissions,
and has been used by
many for recreation
and to get exercise for
health reasons. It
would be a shame to
reduce that trend by
not carefully evaluating the traffic laws pertaining to it. The
problem is that bikers
are not pedestrians
nor operators of
motor-powered vehicles. They really need a
separate set of rules
that make sense for
safety for this unique
means of locomotion.
My recommendation
is to replace all “Stop”
signs on the Ojai Valley
Trail as well as adding
to “Stop” signs on
streets the sign “Bikers
Yield.” Thus one can
bike through an intersection devoid of cars
without slowing, but
with cars present the
biker should slow or
stop in order to yield
to vehicles.To otherwise expect a biker to
come to a full stop at
Affordable must
mean livable
LOUISE BENNION, OJAI
In response to the article published Aug. 5
on “Affordable Housing”:
While affordability is
all fine and good, one
also needs to look at
the appropriateness of
the housing in Ojai
Valley. A rental that I
rented for a few
months in Ojai was not
adequately insulated
to withstand the hot,
hot summers or the
cold winters that
sometimes occur in
Ojai. I was running my
heater all the time in
the winter and running
two window-type air
conditioners full blast
during a hot spell.
When I left that rental
to move into a better
home, the landlord
jacked up the rent by
almost $100 per month
to rent to the next lowincome person needing housing.
I was on subsidized
housing, but my
budget for my utilities
was going through the
roof, literally. Rentals,
especially subsided
ones, need to be adequately insulated and
weatherized. I am appalled at what is being
called “Housing” in
Ojai Valley, especially
rentals pegged for lowincome households.
Tree care tips
are available
BOB MEYER, OJAI
Ojai Trees is a local
nonprofit organization
concerned with the
community forest.During this current
drought, evidence of
stressed trees can be
seen throughout our
valley. We often get
questions from residents as to how to provide care for their trees
while being conscious
of our water supplies.
We have researched
some available information and posted a
summary on our website, ojaitrees.org, on
the “Tree Care” page.
We encourage everyone to read this and do
what they can to preserve our beautiful
trees. If you have any
questions, or would
like to donate or volunteer to help us, you
can send an email to
trees@ojaitrees.org.
Drought should
not be an excuse
SUE WILLIAMSON, OJAI
Are there enough rich
people yet?
It’s really shameful
that Ojai has so few
housing options for
low-income people,
yet how many people
directly benefit from
the labors of those
people? Using the
drought as an excuse
to not build affordable
housing is a joke as
long as the grass on
the golf courses and all
the many lush lawns
and landscapes remain
well-watered. New
construction usually
has far better watersaving features than
most older construction. Just the amazing
amount of water
wasted by children
showering at the Ojai
Athletic Club everyday
would be enough to
supply a whole complex! How many people have a water
flow-regulating button
on their shower head
and use it so water is
not running constantly
during a shower? And
with Air B & B’s taking
long-term rentals off
the market, there is
even a real shortage of
“regularly” priced
rentals.
Ojai is long overdue
for providing low-tomoderate housing for
its citizens who need
it. They are just as
much a part of this
community as anyone
else. It’s truly a shame
that people are
deemed to be worthy
of housing not on the
content of their character but on the content of their wallets.
Kudos to the City
Council (except for
Betsy Clapp) for moving forward with this
project.
thumbs up, thumbs down
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to whoever stole Boulder the
tortoise from Holy Cross Preschool! Have you no conscience to
take from the children? Please return Boulder.
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to all the people who worked
tirelessly for F.L.O.W. Your efforts have paid off and are genuinely
appreciated. Thank you for all you did.
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to shoppers at grocery stores
who can’t walk 5 to 10 feet from their cars to put shopping carts
in the cart racks, just leaving them out in the parking lot.
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to the lady who cleans the rest
rooms at Libbey Park and Sarzotti Park, who does such a wonderful job. Thank you!
• A reader sends a thumbs-down to the Lake Casitas gate entry:
a beautiful four-lane remodel, but only one lane open with five
to 10 cars in line.
• A reader sends a thumbs-up to the person who found his
vehicle registration form in the street and went to the trouble of
mailing it back to him.
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Submissions that are "advertorials" disguised as legitimate opinions, or those unfairly
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Sports
B1
Friday
Aug. 7, 2015
Mike Miller, editor
mike@ojaivalleynews.com
Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
Four Sundowner golf
teams still in the hunt
James Casey
OVN contributor
There is only one
week remaining in the
regular season before
the Sundowner golf
league holds its annual
playoff event to determine the winner of the
coveted Callender Cup.
Week 15 action saw
teams play some of their
best golf of the year to
shake up the season
standings. It appears to
be a four-horse race for
the league title this year
and the league is sure to
see yet another exciting
finish.
The Soule Park Hookers remain in the top
spot but they have seen
their lead over the field
dwindle to the slim margin of only two points.
They scored 61 points
on the week and were
led by team captain
Mike McEttrick's round
of a gross 41 for 21
points. The Hookers
also saw good play from
Eddie Hwang and Eric
Wachter, who each
managed to score 20
points of their own.
The Scramblers remained in second place
on the season after scoring an impressive 65
points on the day. The
Henard family carried
the team this week as
the father and son duo
of Carl and Todd Henard
each were able to score
23 points on the day.
Luke Ackerman continued his successful year
by scoring 19 points to
round out the scoring.
The Scramblers have
scored the most points
of any team during the
second half of the season. Team captain Todd
Henard has finished the
year on a tear and has
his team well-positioned for the postseason.
The Weapons of Grass
Destruction sit in third
place on the season but
they are only three
points behind the leaders. They saw Ryan Blatz
post his career-best
round in Sundowners
play by shooting a 2under-par gross score of
34 for 23 points. Blatz
was supported by fellow
Ojai
Valley
School
alumni Nate Cooper
and Jason Goldman,
who both scored 21
points to give the
Weapons a 65-point
total on the day.
J.L.'s Junkyard posted
the highest team total of
the week and were able
to move themselves
squarely into the race
for the Callender Cup.
They had 67 points on
the week and fired a
three ball gross score of
106. The 106 team total
was 2-under-par gross
and was the lowest total
of any team this year.
Scott Snowbarger had
five birdies on his way to
shooting a gross round
of 4-under-par 32. He
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scored 24 points and
tied with Dan Cole for
the most points by any
player on the day. Snowbarger's gross round of
32 was the lowest round
by any player this season. His teammate Ray
Pierson was equally impressive, shooting an
even par round of 36 for
23 points of his own. Gil
Sauceda and Matt Johnson rounded out the
scoring with 20 points of
their own. The team is
just five points back of
the leaders and ready to
strike as they enter the
final week of play.
Skins in the A Flight
were won by Snowbarger and Blatz, who
each won two skins.
Snowbarger
birdied
both par three holes for
his skins and Blatz eagled the par five fourth
hole and birdied the
ninth hole. The B Flight
saw Pierson win a huge
carryover skin for his
birdie on the ninth hole
and lone skin in the C
Flight was won by Curt
York for his birdie on the
third hole.
The battle for most
points by any player this
season is led by Gene
Berban of Millie's Duffers. He has a small lead
over Rob Graham, Dan
Cole, and Steve Rapholz.
The highest point average on the season is led
by Sam Houseman of
1PUTT4EAGLE. He has
a healthy lead and will
be tough to catch.
The final round of
play is next Tuesday and
the playoffs take place
Aug. 16. Stay tuned to
see which team will take
home the coveted Callender Cup this year.
Current standings
Soule Park Hookers
(867), Scramblers (865),
Grass Destruction (864),
JL's Junkyard (862),
1PUTT4EAGLE (847),
Good Pick It Up (847),
Millie's Duffers (846),
Chiefs IE (842), Characters (841), Bugsy's Bandits (841), Parker's
Putters (839), Bob Martin's Leftovers (810), Hut
Putters
(801),
and
Handicap's What? (790).
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
Reserve your seats for 2015 NHS action
Fans hoping to reserve their seats for the 2015 Nordhoff High School football season need to act soon. The
Ranger Gridiron Club is offering reserved seats at $20 a seat. Those renewing seats will be able to purchase
the same seats Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon in the NHS administration office. New
members may purchase any available seats starting Aug. 17 until sold out. There is no longer a four-seat
limit. Memberships to the Ranger Gridiron Club will also be available for purchase at that time. For more information regarding the sales of the NPA discount memberships, call Nicole Botti at 340-7176. If you have
questions regarding reserved seats, call Roxanne Farrar, athletic secretary, at 640-4343, Ext. 1764.
Ojai Tennis Turnstile: Local Tri-Level team falls to WAC
• The Libbey Park Tri-Level
squad lost last week to Westlake
Athletic Club (WAC) 2-1 in a high
noon shootout in plus-90-degree
weather. Ojai took the 4.0 match
with Julianna Adelman and Mary
Flemming providing a 4-6, 6-3,
(10-8) victory.
Carolina Murillo and Jackie
Francis of Ojai lost their 3.5
match, 6-3, 6-3. In the 3.0 match,
Westlake once again proved to
strong, defeating Dee Timm and
Robin Gerber, 6-3, 6-4.
The Ojai Pixies dropped their
match, 3-0, to the Camino Klusters. Katya Welborn and Heather
Miller were overpowered by Sera
Burton and Alyson Meyer, 6-1, 64, in the No. 1 spot.
Yukari Farkas and Sabina
Voegeli defeated Gabriela Cesena
and Christina Castro, 6-3, 6-2. In
the third spot, Julie Porrazzo and
Gloria Kilmer took down Jodi
Martin and Celeste Manolas, 6-1,
6-4.
• Friday drop-in classes will be
held at 9:30 a.m., not 9:30 p.m. as
previously reported. Instructor
Rick Thompson will be on vacation from Aug. 10 to 26, but
classes will resume Aug. 27.
• The Ojai Libbey Heat 3.5
women's doubles team is looking
for players. Ladies should be 18 or
older. Matches run from September through mid-December.
Interested players should contact Thompson at rickthompson
tennis@gmail.com for more information.
Front Nine thunders through mini-tourney
The Soule Park Ladies
Front Nine played again
on Thunder Thursday.
For the third time this
summer, thunderstorm
activity flashed during
one of the club’s minitournaments. Lightning
remained up and beyond the Topa Topas so
the tournament played
as scheduled. Further reducing the risk while significantly increasing the
challenge, players were
allowed to carry just
three clubs and a putter.
The
varied
fairway
lengths,
elevation
changes, hazard loca-
tions, and doglegs made
club choices very important. According to the
golfers,
the
course
played fast on firm summer fairways with excellent
greens
and
approaches.
First-place
honors
went to Peggy Brown
who scored a personal
best of 51. In second
place was Joyce Robinson. Cookie Brewer took
third along with fewest
putts (15). Joan Logan
(179 yards) and Holly
Mitchem (197 yards)
won longest drive competition in their respective divisions. Low gross
(40) went to Jenny Davis.
Aug. 13 is the last minitournament
(eighth
week) of the summer
session and is a member-invited guest tournament. Call Mitnee
Duque at 272-8490 for
questions about joining.
The pre-holiday session
begins Sept. 17.
Soule Seniors close July
with four-man scramble
Ojai Valley News photo by Holly Roberts
Ojai summer campers cramming before school starts
Ojai’s Grace Golbere sharpened her skills at a recent tennis camp hosted by the
Ojai Valley Athletic Club. Summer activities are beginning to wind down as local
youth athletes look ahead to the start of another school year.
Ojai’s only full service
independent insurance agency.
The Soule Park Senior
Men’s Club held a fourman team scramble to
close out the month of
July.
In the first flight of the
day, the top finishers
were Barry Long, Rick
O'Hara and Roy Rodriguez, with a net score
of 48. Coming in second
place was the team of
Terry Starr, Pete Shedlosky, Cameron Vantrease
and Martin Lusson. They
came home with a score
of 49.
Flight two was headed
by the team of Larry
Memel, Tony Hirsch and
Joe Garcia, with a net
47.33. The second place
team was comprised of
Bill Hatch, Jerry Renelli
and Charlie Dewing, with
48.44.
Finishing first in flight
three was the team of Bob
Soares, David Nakada
and Chuck Montag, with
46.4. Second was the
team of Tom Gibson,
Eddie Gibson, Lonnie
Gibson and Bill Nugent,
with 50.0.
Topping the fourth and
final flight of the day was
the team of Pete Conforti,
Tom Murphy, Rocky
Rockefeller, and Ron
Adolphson, with 47.0.
Second-place
honors
went to the team of Roy
Steichen, Andrew Neilson, Jim Gilden and Dale
Babcock, with 49.0.
Soule Park Senior
Men's Golf Club is open
to men 55 and older, regardless of skill level.
Club events take place on
non-holiday Mondays
mornings, with a shotgun
start. For more info, call
Bill Nugent at 797-3481 or
Jim Maxwell at 646-2003.
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Public Notices
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
L&M R.E. Services
OVN07-26-2015
Published Ojai Valley News
July 17, 24 & 31, 2015
August 7, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015062210012268-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/22/2015
THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING
BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: L&M R.E. Services
Street Address of Principal Place of Business (P.O.
Box or PMB are not acceptable):
591 Schuman Pl., Ventura,
CA 93003
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
Full name of 1st Registrant Individual/Corporation/Limited Liability
Company:
David Reading
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
591 Schuman Pl., Ventura,
CA 93003
This Business is conducted by: An Individual
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).)
David Reading
/s/DAVID READING
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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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Cottage Ojai Center
OVN07-27-2015
July 17, 24 & 31, 2015
August 7, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015071510014025-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/15/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Cottage Ojai Center
125 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA
93023
Company:
Barbara Bowman
15974 Maricopa Hwy.,
Ojai, CA 93023
Full name of 2nd Registrant Individual/Corporation/Limited Liability
Company:
C R De.. La Torre Bueno
Residence Address of 2nd
15974 Maricopa Hwy.,
Ojai, CA 93023
This Business is conducted by: Married Couple
on N/A.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Barbara Bowman
/s/BARBARA BOWMAN
above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Ashly Piano Crafts
OVN07-28-2015
July 24 & 31, 2015
August 7 & 14, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015072010014270-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/20/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Ashly Piano Crafts
930 Ventura Ave., Oak
View, CA 93022
Company:
Dennis Ashly
930 Ventura Ave., Oak
View, CA 93022
Company:
Evan Austin
207 N. Fulton st., Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is conducted by: A General Partnership
on 7-20-15.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Dennis Ashly
/s/DENNIS ASHLY
Dennis Ashly
above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Nicole’s Properties
OVN07-29-2015
July 24 & 31, 2015
August 7 & 14, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015070810013498-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/08/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Nicole’s Properties
4195 Valley Fair St. Ste.
104, Simi Valley, CA 93063
State of Incorporation/
Organization: CA
Company:
Lead-In Technologies, Inc.
4195 Valley Fair St. Ste.
104, Simi Valley, CA 93063
This Business is conducted by: A Corporation
on 05/15/2013.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Lead-In Technologies, Inc.
/s/JOHN P. WASKEWICS,
JR.
John P. Waskewics, Jr.
President
above.
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BUSINESS AS:
Name: West End Screen
Print
315 E. Lewis St., Ventura,
CA 93001
Company:
Nicola Bhatti
CA 93001
Company:
Saul Bhatti
CA 93001
This Business is conducted
by: Married Couple
on N/A.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Nicola Bhatti
/s/NICOLA BHATTI
above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
West End Screen Print
OVN07-30-2015
July 24 & 31, 2015
August 7 & 14, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015062510012659-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/25/2015
Christian Execusearch
OVN07-33-2015
July 31, 2015
August 7, 14 & 21, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
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Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/27/2015
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SON(S) IS (ARE) DOING
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Christian Execusearch
456 N. Rice Rd., Ojai, CA
93023
Company:
Tamanie May Brown
456 N. Rice Rd., Ojai, CA
93023
on 9/23/02.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Tamanie May Brown
/s/TAMANIE MAY
BROWN
above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Rock Tree Sky
OVN08-05-2015
August 7, 14, 21 & 28,
2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015080310015345-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 08/03/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Rock Tree Sky
12607 Sisar Rd., Ojai, CA
93023
Company:
James Thomas Bailey
12607 Sisar Rd., Ojai, CA
93023
on N/A.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
James Thomas Bailey
/s/JAMES THOMAS BAILEY
above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Earthgen Foundation,
Nano Resonance Systems
OVN08-06-2015
August 7, 14, 21 & 28,
2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015071010013663-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/10/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Earthgen Foundation
2nd Fictitious Business
Name: Nano Resonance
Systems
710 South La Luna Avenue,
Ojai, CA 93023
Company:
Margaret Elizabeth Elliott
710 South La Luna Avenue,
Ojai, CA 93023
Company:
Dennis Randall Gray
4225 H Oceanside Blvd.
#333, Oceanside, CA 92056
This Business is conducted
by: An Unincorporated
Assoc. other than a Partnership
on 9/18/2014.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Margaret Elizabeth Elliott
/s/MARGARET ELIZABETH ELLIOTT
above.
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Petition for Change
of Name
Richard Glen Kunde
OVN08-07-2015
August 7, 14, 21 & 28,
2015
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF Ventura
800 Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
Ventura Courthouse
PETITION OF
Richaed Glen Kunde
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE FOR CHANGE
OF NAME
56-2015-00470421-CU-PTVTA
TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: Petitioner
Richard Glen Kunde filed a
petition with this court for a
decree changing names as
follows: a) Richard Glen
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Wednesday by noon.
Call 646-1476,
Ext. 210.
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carved wooden eagle, bookcases, fancy
home decor, office
furn., collectibles.
Hwy. 33/150 to
Baldwin Rd./
Hwy.150 to
S. La Luna Avenue
135 CHRISTOPHER
LN., Sat., 8-4 & Sun.,
10-4. Moving Sale!
Many great bargains!
Drexel Heritage china
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rm. table (w/leaf) & 6
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tools.
Maricopa Hwy. to
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Maricopa Hwy. to
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Garage Sale! Misc.,
hshld. misc., books,
toys, dresses, plants,
etc.
Ojai Ave. to
N. Ventura St.
(World University)
#4
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Sat., 8-2. Barn Sale!
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sleeping bags, auto
chains, Thule rack &
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Suggest a theme for 2016 parade
Nancy Hill, chairman
of the Ojai Independence Day Committee,
Inc. has announced
that once again it is
sponsoring a contest for
the theme for the 2016
Fourth of July parade.
The winning entry receives recognition at
the parade as well as a
family pass to the
Fourth of July fireworks
concert and show at
Nordhoff High School.
The deadline for entries
is Oct. 15, 2015.
Themes may be submitted
online
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Ojai_IndependenceDay@yahoo.com
or
sent to P.O. Box 1176,
Ojai, CA 93024.
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during the parade for
the entries which are
closest to the theme, so
make your theme entry
something that will be
fun and creative for the
decorations for the
floats.
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Benelisha honored with book plates
Photo submitted
Eleanor
Benelisha’s
friends are honoring the
librarian’s memory with
special book plates.
A small group of
Eleanor
Benelisha's
friends, after her death
May 7, got together to
discuss how they could
pay tribute to her and her
role in the community.
A retired medical librarian, Benelisha was
known to many who frequent the Ojai Library.
Her face was especially
familiar to those who
brought a reference
question to the library,
where she worked on a
part-time basis into her
70s and 80s. She kept up
with changing technology, served on a number
Sports Zone
of local boards — including the Friends of the Library — and was an avid
fundraiser. She was also a
self-taught graphic designer who made posters
for various library events.
In her honor, her
friends launched a program that will enable the
community to donate to
a New Books Fund for the
Ojai Library. Specially designed book plates, developed to reflect her love
for books and her appreciation of fine graphics,
will be inserted into
books purchased from
this fund. To make a donation to the fund in
Eleanor
Benelisha's
honor, contact Ron
Solorzano at the Ojai Library, 646-1639, or by
email at ron.solorzano@
ventura.org.
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Perspectives
OJAI VALLEY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
Dan Nelson
And two shall become one
Growing up, I would
ride my bike everywhere. It was more than
merely a means for
transportation; it was a
window to freedom.
Later replaced by my
first car, the opportunities these mechanical
innovations held for me
were significant to my
developmental years.
And learning how they
work, the various parts
that make up their systems and methods to repair them when they
malfunction, became
important to my growth.
Yet, as my knowledge
would increase regarding the sophistication
and engineering that
were involved, I continued to look at these
holistically. When speaking, I would reference
these as wholes, and
found no need to list out
the names of the individual components that
they were constructed
of. Although essential,
the distinct pieces integrate systemically so
that the result is a functional device that I could
see as simply my bike or
car.
Similarly, the Bible describes marriage, family
and the church in terms
of wholeness. Although
we are all uniquely and
wonderfully made by
our loving creator, as individuals with distinct
characteristics and gifts,
we are called to oneness
in a way that is miraculous.
God loves to work in
the realm of the supernatural. Jesus clarifies to
his followers that the impossible things to men
are readily accessible by
God. When the first
woman was introduced
to her soul mate, God officiated the wedding,
and ordained marriage.
He inaugurated a principle of two becoming
one. But we mess
around with the message all the time. We say
things like “she is my
better half” and “he
completes me.” In doing
so, we proclaim that one
is only a partial person
until a spouse fills the
void to make one whole.
But two halves have always equaled a whole,
and there is no miracle;
this is third grade arithmetic. God wants to do
more.
When Jesus was asked
about conditions under
which one might sever
the union of holy matrimony, he references this
principle that finds its
origin in the beginning
of human relationship,
oneness. When speaking
about these ideas, Jesus
expands the concept to
explain kingdom of
heaven thinking in general, which includes
family, and the church.
In the Old Testament,
God is referenced as the
husband and Israel as
the wife. In the New Testament, Jesus is pictured
as the groom and the
church is the bride. The
entire Bible starts with a
wedding and finishes
with a wedding, one before all things fell out of
sync with the divine
order, and the final restores all things to the
original design. So when
Paul writes about principles of roles and oneness in marriage, he says
that he is actually doing
more than most realize;
he is revealing mysteries
relating to Christ and his
church.
We are warned to
avoid useless wrangling,
and foolish disputes, not
to be argumentative, but
to live as peacemakers.
Divisiveness is dangerous to unity, but love
covers a multitude of
sins, and we are called to
forgive those who trespass against us. God did
not intend for Adam to
be alone and he doesn’t
want you isolated either.
Mishandled friction in
relationships can produce loneliness: a playground for Satan to
scheme evil. God wants
you filled with his spirit
and in deep fellowship
with himself and others.
There is nothing noble
about being an island
and hard hearts rarely
feel fulfilled. But Jesus’
words turn deserts into
spring meadows, they
are spirit, and they are
life. In John 17, eternal
life is defined as knowing our heavenly father
and Jesus Christ, the
only begotten son sent
from above. In that passage, Jesus prayed that
his followers would understand and experience
this concept of oneness.
If you have ever wondered what God’s will is
for your life, this is it! It’s
time for the children of
God to learn and live the
miracle of wonderful
oneness.
The EMUR chapel is 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
646-1444.
Call 640-0498 for information.
Dan Nelson is pastor of
Calvary Chapel Ojai Valley. The opinions expressed are those of the
author, and not necessarily those of his church,
the Ojai Valley Ministerial Association, nor the
Ojai Valley News.
RELIGION BRIEFS
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church worships the
Lord with joy and laughter, good music, short
sermons and free coffee.
Holy Eucharist is held
Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10
a.m. All are welcome to
the Lord’s table for Holy
Communion.
Centering prayer is
held every Thursday at 7
p.m.
The
outdoor
labyrinth is open daily
for meditation.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church is at the corner
of Bristol Road and Ojai
Avenue. For information, call 646-1885.
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
“Spirit” is the subject
of this Sunday’s lesson
at the Christian Science
Church, based on a passage from 2 Corinthians:
“Now he which stablisheth us with you in
Christ,
and
hath
anointed us, is God;
Who hath also sealed us,
and given the earnest of
the Spirit in our hearts.”
The church service and
CITY OF OJAI
Public Works Department
408 South Signal Street · Ojai · California · 93023
(805) 646-5581 · fax (805) 653-2235
The City of Ojai is requesting proposals for the removal of the existing playground equipment located in Libbey Park prior to the community build playground on October 5, 2015. If your organization is interested in the playground
and have the means to remove the playground, you are invited to submit a proposal to the City.
Items required to be included with the Proposal:
1. Provide an outline of how you plan to access the park, dismantle and remove the playground. The playground footings are set in concrete.
2. Your organization’s intended purpose for the playground. Public or Private
use? Describe any limits on access, if any.
3. Describe your means of providing the following to the City:
o Liability Insurance Coverage (if available), naming the City of Ojai
as additional insured and coverage amount
o Identification and Release of Liability
Ecumenical Ministry
of the Unity
of All Religions
The Ecumenical Ministry of the Unity of All
Religions will meet Sunday at 11:30 a.m. EMUR
Minister John Griffin,
Ph.D., will speak on
“Spirituality and Education in Life.” The public
is welcome to the Sunday service.
Center for
Spiritual Living
The Center for Spiritual Living, Ojai, is a
metaphysical community offering principles
from the mystical traditions of world religions
and indigenous teachings. People of all faiths,
races, ages and lifestyles
are welcome.
This Sunday, the Rev.
Marilyn Miller’s topic
will be “Loving Those
Awesome Others.” Meditation service begins at
10 a.m.; the celebration
service and youth program are at 10:30 a.m.
Services are held at the
Ojai Valley Woman’s
Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave.
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.
Throughout August,
Ecclesiastes offers a
challenge: “Map Your
Future.” This Sunday
Holy Cross will explore
the sage’s classic poem
showing that “Life Is
Beautiful” in Ecclesiastes 3.
Holy Cross wants to
help you experience
God by saying yes to
Jesus every day. For
more information call
646-5652.
OJAI CHURCH OF
CHRIST
411 N. Montgomery Street
Ph: 646-5737 or 646-7768
CHRISTIANS COMMITTED
TO WORSHIPPING AND
GLORIFYING GOD IN
CHRIST
All are welcomed so that together we can seek to know
God through Jesus Christ.
* Offered only on selected units & subject to availability. Prices good now until Aug. 30, 2015.
Promotions good for new customers only.
OAK VIEW
SELF STORAGE
www.oakviewselfstorage.com
805-649-5533
Units at 50% off
for 4 months!!!
SUNDAY
Worship - 10:00am
Bible Study - 11:30am
Evening - 6:00pm *
* No evening service 1st
Sunday
WEDNESDAY:
Bible Study - 7:00 pm
The City would like the playground repurposed in the Ojai Valley. It must be removed by September 11, 2015 (or possibly September 18, 2015, depending if
the art component schedule allows.) The City will remove the existing wood
fiber ground covering, (not included with the playground equipment removal.)
All concrete and hardscape adjacent to the playground area must be protected
as-is from damage.
Please submit your proposal to the Public Works Department at 408 S. Signal
Street, Ojai, no later than August 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. If you have any questions, please email or call Andrea Mackey at amackey@ojaicity.org or (805) 6465581 ext. 209.
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Ojai
Oak View
Post Office
➞
Request for Proposals – Libbey Park
Playground Equipment Removal and Salvage
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.
Builders
Mart
➞
Park Ave.
X
Portal St.
Ventura
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Calvary Chapel
of the Ojai Valley
Calvary Chapel Christian Church of the Ojai
Valley, 195 Mahoney
Ave., Oak View, wel-
comes everyone for
Sunday worship. Service
times are 9 a.m. for family worship (children
and adults together) and
at 10:45 a.m. with a children’s and youth ministry provided. Pastor
Dan Nelson will continue a chapter-bychapter, verse-by-verse
study of the Book of
Acts.
The Ojai Valley Bible
Study meets Thursdays
at 7 p.m. Children are invited for Calvary Kid’s
Club and youth are welcome to Calvary Youth.
Call 649-1515 for more
information.
Ventura Ave.
Ojai United
Methodist Church
Everyone is welcome
to the Ojai United
Methodist Church, 120
Church Road. The sanctuary is open Monday
through Thursday from
9 a.m. to noon for personal prayer and meditation. Children are
always welcome at Ojai
United Methodist. The
Sunday worship service
is at 10:15 a.m. in the
sanctuary.
The Scripture reading
will be Ephesians 4:255:2. Pastor Cathie Capp’s
sermon is titled “Speak
the Truth in Love.”
For more information,
call 646-3528.
65 Portal St.
Oak View
Perspectives
CHEF RANDY
Randy Graham
Throw some avocados on the grill
On one of our son's visits home, he turned us on
to this wonderfully easy
and tasty side dish.
Grilling softens the avocados. It also brings out
the natural oils that make
this fruit tasty and satisfying. When you spread the
softened avocado on
thick slices of grilled rosemary-olive bread, and
add a couple of drops of
fresh lime juice and a
dash of salt, the combination can't be beat.
Grilled Avocados
on Crusty RosemaryOlive Bread
2 ripe avocados (but
not over-ripe)
2 Tbsp. extra virgin
olive oil, divided
1 loaf of crusty
rosemary-olive bread
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
Salt to taste
Preheat the grill on
medium to medium high
heat (about 400 degrees)
for 10 to 15 minutes.
Cut avocados into
quarters and discard pit.
Do not peel off skin.
Brush avocados with 1 tablespoon extra virgin
olive oil. Grill avocado
quarters on one side for 3
minutes. Turn onto other
side and grill for 3 minutes more. Remove from
grill and set aside.
Cut four thick slices
from loaf. Brush one side
of each piece of bread
with the other tablespoon
of oil. Grill on olive oil
side for 3 minutes or until
nice grill marks appear
(bread should not be
burned). Remove from
grill.
Let the grilled avocados
fall out of their skins and
into a medium mixing
bowl. Discard skins.
Spread a thick smear of
avocado onto the grilled
side of each piece of
bread. Garnish each piece
of bread with a few drops
of fresh lime juice. Sprinkle each piece with a little
salt, serve, and enjoy!
For additional recipes
see Chef Randy's website
at valley-vegetarian.com.
Photo by Randy Graham
If you love avocados, try this easy recipe that can’t be beat.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MEL BLOOM
On the hunt to find a new ‘normal’
It’s called the “grieving
process” and I suppose
it’s an apt name; but conventionally when we
think of the word
“process” we are inclined
to imagine a procedure or
a well-worked-out plan
into which considerable
thought has been applied
to produce a standard result. I have been informed
innumerable times since
Sweetie passed on, by
both experts and lay people, that I am undergoing
the “grieving process.”
But I find there is nothing
standard about it. Just as
no two people are exactly
alike, not even identical
twins, every person’s
grieving process is customized for them only,
which sounds a bit like
tailor-made clothing. Furthermore, when it comes
to an end, if indeed it ever
does, the mourners receive no certificate nor
diploma indicating they
have graduated. I do believe, however, no matter
what we call the period of
time when a dear one
dies, it is easier on those
who mourn when they
are young.
I have lost a number of
dear people along the
way, but there was a resilience in me to, if not exactly to snap back quickly
and resume a conven-
tional life, the realization,
or even rationalization,
that everyone of us will
eventually pass away. It
was the normality of the
system. Many mourners
are fortified by the belief
they will ultimately be reunited with their dearly
departed when their time
comes. It certainly is a
comforting thought. Losing a spouse at any age,
especially a dear one, is a
severe blow for those who
have partnered for many
years with a highly compatible mate; it is more
than that, it is devastating. I have already attended two different
grieving classes in two
esteemed Ojai institutions and was not surprised to find some
people have been in grief
for 10 years. I have concluded, and I hope erroneously,
for
senior
citizens the grief never
ends. It lessens, but there
is always a residue which
hopefully in time may
fade to wistfulness.
I’m in a much better
spot than where I was
weeks ago for which I am
grateful. But I know I will
never be what I once was.
I talk to Sweetie often
during the day. I don’t get
answers, but for some inexplicable reason this
comforts me. Sometimes
from out of nowhere a
melancholy cloud descends and kicks my
equilibrium out from
under me. Last week I
was in the Ojai Community
Bank
closing
Sweetie’s accounts and
while sitting with Ann
Brown, who is the customer service supervisor,
she confided in me she
had a long conversation
with Sweetie in her office
when Sweetie was still
able to get around.
Sweetie knew time was
closing in on her and said
to Ann her biggest worry
was who was going to
take care of me. That
touched me so deeply it
took three facial tissues
to blot the tears.
We are raised with a
vast repertoire of expressions, inspirational quotations, and homilies
which are used with such
frequency they often become cliché and trite.
One of them is “Life goes
on.” Yes, it does. And that
is a good thing since it
speaks to the survival of
the human race. But
sometimes changes arrive which are neither
beneficent nor kind, and
everything is thrown into
disarray and the former
cozy status quo is no
more. For some adversity
is character building. For
others it is difficult to
cope. Sometimes I think
I may make some adjustment to my new normal.
Other times, I just don’t
know. What I know for
certain is I miss Sweetie
and I don’t seem to be
getting used to it.
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