Locals to continue efforts to light the skate park

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Bloodhound finds missing Upper Ojai boy
Kimberly Rivers
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Keywords: Missing child, search and rescue, dog
Ojai Valley News photo by Kimberly Rivers
Sammy Evans is reunited with his family as happy search and rescue teams look on.
At about 7 p.m. Monday, a 10-yearold boy who had been missing all
afternoon in Upper Ojai was
reunited with his family in the
parking lot of Summit Elementary
School. Sammy Evans was reported
missing around 11 a.m. Monday, and
soon after, emergency crews — as
well as several Upper Ojai residents
— began the search for Evans.
Michael Grossman and Roscoe the
bloodhound, of Ventura County K9
Search and Rescue, were among
them. As the pair headed up to do a
location check at Koenigstein Road
late Monday afternoon, “I noticed
the dog indicated no scent past the
street,” said Grossman. Roscoe had
been tracking a scent, but did not
find anything past Koenigstein Road
— so up they went.
About a mile up Koenigstein,
Grossman saw a child matching
Evans' description. “I drove up to
him. He was scared and wanted to
walk away. I spoke to him about my
family, and he sat down and started
talking about his family. That is
when I called for help,” said
Grossman.
Not so easy on the eyes
Bill Warner
bwarner@ojaivalleynews.com
Keywords: Vacant buildings, eyesores, government
At the moment, there are no buildings
within the Ojai city limits registered as
vacant with the Ojai Community Development Department. There was one — a residential structure on North Montgomery
Street. "But when we went to inspect it, we
found people were living in it," said planning and building technician Shari
Herbuck. So, June 16, the status of that
address was amended to "confirmed not
vacant" on the city's list of Abandoned
Property Registrations.
Since 2010, more than a few properties
have found their way onto that list — about
34 if you account for duplicates. But of
these, no one seems to have any certainty as
to which are vacant and which are not. The
Ojai City Council would like that to change.
"The vacant building ordinance of the
Ojai Municipal Code went into effect in
2010, but it's never been enforced," Councilman William Weirick said Monday. "City
Council wants to enforce it."
The ordinance can be found in Chapter 15
of Title 9 in the Ojai Municipal Code. And
though it lays out fairly specific guidelines
by which the city can compel owners to
maintain their fallow properties, Weirick
said, a conclusive schedule of fees and fines
had never been passed. Earlier this year the
topic had been raised during a meeting of
the City Council, which subsequently had
tasked the Ojai Building Appeals Board
(BAB) with deliberating and making recommendations for improving the efficacy of
the ordinance.
"All of this was in the springtime," Weirick
said. But, he added, a request was made for
the BAB to hold off long enough for interim
city attorney Scott Howard to review the
ordinance. "He was supposed to review it,
but he never got around to it."
That fell to Howard's successor, Matthew
Summers. "Summers provided his review,"
Weirck said, "And I took issue with it,
because he believed there were vulnerabilities in the language." Subsequently, the BAB
resumed its study of the issue.
"Eventually, the Building Appeals Board
Five-year-old Roscoe tracked down
Sammy Evans’ scent Monday evening.
Evans was found in good condition, and didn't require any medical
treatment. As his mother carried him
to their car, she and his father
thanked the search teams and locals
on hand as they walked by.
The boy had been last seen around
11 a.m. at the Stagecoach Market in
Upper Ojai. Upper Ojai residents
See Missing Boy, Page A3
Locals to continue efforts
to light the skate park
See Vacant Buildings, Page A3
Tiobe Barron
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Keywords: Ojai Skate Park, youths
A GoFundMe campaign
launched a month ago to raise
$40,000 towards the purchase
and installation of nighttime
lighting for the Ojai Skate Park
has so far received 56 donations
totaling
$5,515.
GoFundMe sends what has
been raised after 30 days, then
pockets 5 percent, so Skate
Park fundraisers expect to
receive a check for $5,062.57
that they will present to Ojai
City Council for the Skate Park
lighting fund.
“We’re super-stoked; this is
significant,” said Sunday
Rylander of SkateOjai. “There’s
no time limit, people are still
donating, for all kinds of
reasons.”
“I could finally skate after
work in the winter and help
other skaters? That’s a nobrainer!” proclaimed donator
Peter Green.
Local sweets purveyors
Kingston’s Candy Co. donated
$100, and many individuals
donated in memory of lost
loved ones. For most, however,
the reason to give can simply
be summed as “for the kids.”
“This is overdue, and so
worthwhile,” said Ojai resident and Ojai Unified School
District
Board
Member
Michael Shanahan. “Experience has proven that the skate
park is a clear asset to our
community.”
A nearly year-long effort, led
in part by Ojai resident Chet
Hilgers, culminated last year
in Ojai City Council approving
plans for state-of-the-art,
nighttime LED lighting at the
See Lighting, Page A3
Art Center brings back the blues at Ojai Blues Fest
Bill Warner
bwarner@ojaivalleynews.com
Keywords: Music, blues, Art Center
Ojai Valley News photo by Bill Warner
Vocalist Deb Ryder got the Art Center grooving to the blues.
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Saturday night was a good
one at the Ojai Art Center:
musicians
Deb
Ryder,
Crooked Eye Tommy, Shawn
Jones and Alastair Greene
were in the house, and the
house was full.
"Considering the heat, the
crowd was close to capacity,"
said Oatley Kidder, one of
the Ojai Blues Fest. Even
after the Art Center had
depleted its online ticket
offering, people were still
showing up at the door, she
said.
Kidder described the Blues
Fest as a latter-day incarnation of the old Bowlful of
Blues staged in Libbey Park
some years ago. Was
Saturday's event a first step
in getting the blues back in
the bowl? Kidder said, yes, it
could very well be. "We've
heard the Libbey Bowl
management is going to be
taken over by the city again,"
she said, "so we're interested
in seeing how that goes. We
may do the Blues Fest one
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Kidder gave special credit
to Oak View resident and
blues musician Tommy
Marsh (of Crooked Eye
Tommy), responsible for
most the scheduling and
organization of the Ojai
Blues Fest. "He really worked
hard putting it all together,"
she said.
The event was not without
competition, though. While
the courtyard was rocking at
the Art Center, a concert by
folk rock artist Lissie was in
progress at the Libbey Bowl,
about 250 yards away
See Blues Fest, Page A3
Ojai Valley News photo by Bill Warner
Blues fans packed the Art Center’s patio for the Ojai Blues Fest.
A2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015
Obituary
Royal Dean Runquist
He was a resident of Oak View since 1974. He
was born in Chappeel, Nebraska, but lived most
of his life in California.
Gravesite services with military honors will be
held at Ivy Lawn Cemetery Ventura, Friday, August
21, 2015, at 11:00 a.m.
Royal was 90 years old. He loved woodworking
that he shared with many children.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian
Runquist.
He is survived by his sons, Phil Runquist, his
wife, April (their children, Cara, her husband.
Andy, and Molly, her husband, Matt); Dean
Runquist, his wife, Teri (their children, Darren, his
wife, Candice, Bobby, his wife, Rosie, Brandilyn,
her husband, Jeff, and Brittany and David); and
eight great-grandchildren.
Royal had a very full life. He was a decorated
WWII Marine where he served in the South Pacific
from 1943 to 1945. He was decorated with the
Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his action on Iwo
Jima and Saipan.
Royal will be so missed by those people who
knew him.
At School
Ojai Valley News photo by Ashley Wilson
Dancers show off their elaborate costumes on stage during the 2014 Ojai Mexican Fiesta event at St. Thomas.
Mexican Fiesta to bring color, culture Sept. 13
The beauty of our valley is certainly found in
our children of all ages.
One of the best opportunities to witness this is
to see local Mexican children and families express
their heritage in dance
and music, plus with traditional costumes and
food at the annual Ojai
Valley Mexican Fiesta.
This year the celebration will be held Sept. 13
from noon to 7 p.m. at
the garden grounds of St.
Thomas
Aquinas
Church, 18 St. Thomas
Drive.
The Mexican Fiesta
marks its 48th year in the
Ojai Valley. Its effort is to
encourage continuing
education and provide
educational scholarships
for Hispanic students.
This year the Fiesta
Committee seeks to provide scholarships for 15
deserving students.
“We invite everyone to
come and enjoy a family
day full of culture and
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tradition,” said committee member Gaby Vargas.
This Mexican Fiesta
has many return attendees from the Ojai Valley,
Santa Paula, Ventura, and
Oxnard. Many hotel
guests attend as well.
For more information
contact Vargas at 8568114.
Garett Lockwood, of
Ojai, will begin his first
semester at Eastern
New Mexico University in Portales this
fall.
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Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 A3
Blues Fest:
Continued from Page A1
(representatives for that
concert did not respond
to requests for comment by presstime).
There was no overlap,
though, as far as Kidder
was aware. For one
thing,
Marsh
had
arranged the Art Center's stage so as to project the sound of the
Blues Fest away from
Libbey Park.
Still, she added, people were dancing along
the Ojai Valley Trail
throughout the evening,
apparently grooving to
both sources of sound.
This, of course, was
hardly
a
problem.
"There is no such thing
as too much music,"
Kidder said.
Missing Boy:
Ojai Valley News photo by Ashley Wilson
Locked and languishing, the old bowling alley on East Ojai Avenue has stood dormant for well over a decade, but
isn’t technically a vacant building because it is for sale.
Vacant Buildings:
will resolve any internal
issues and recommend
ordinance language to
the City Council," BAB
Member Steve Quilici
said Tuesday. The subject, in fact, was addressed as a discussion
item at the July 21 meeting of the BAB.
"The goal is to resolve
the status of all the vacant buildings in town,"
Quilici said. "They can be
a danger to people if not
secured. They can also
attract squatters, and
they can turn into eyesores that damage the
reputation of the city."
One of the main problems with the code,
Quilici said, is that the
process and procedures
for identifying vacant
buildings and notifying
the owners is not laid out
as well as it could be.
Ojai Valley News photo by Tim Dewar
Graffiti is scrawled across the old bowling alley’s “For
Sale” sign.
"Other than the registration fee, no other fees or
fines are in place," he
said. And as far as identifying what is and what
isn't vacant, there seems
to be no simple definition. "It's a fairly involved kind of thing."
Case in point might be
that of an old bowling
alley at 1202 E. Ojai Ave.,
standing empty now for
decades. But because the
owner has posted a “For
Sale” sign in plain view,
the property might not
even qualify as a vacant
building, said Steve Stuart, acting deputy building official for the city of
Ojai.
Stuart has a slightly different take on the municipal code's provision for
vacant buildings. "I believe the original intent of
that ordinance was to
have a mechanism for
monitoring abandoned
buildings by getting them
registered and bringing
them to the attention of
banking institutions to
maintain for sale," he
said Tuesday. "The drive
of the Council now seems
to be to put teeth in the
ordinance to enforce it."
But part of the problem
with the way the ordinance is written now, Stuart said, is that the city
has to go to other parts of
the code in order to implement it — the section
concerning administrative citation, for example.
"We should look at ways
to put those other parts
of the code into the vacant building ordinance
to enforce abatement."
BAB Member William
Ulrich believes the ordinance is already enforceable as it, the lack of fees
and fines aside. "My un-
derstanding of what we
are doing is to provide
recommendations for
process and framework
to amend and actively
enforce the existing vacant building ordinance," he said Tuesday.
This would entail the setting of fees and fines, he
said, and also a delineation of the actual
process the city should
apply from initial notification of a property
owner to the ultimate
resolution of the vacancy.
"This ordinance has
been in existence for
many years," he added,
"and to no consequence.
So there are several
buildings now on Ojai
Avenue that are vacant
and could be seen as
eyesores."
The current aim of the
BAB, Ulrich said, is to
make the ordinance easier to enforce. "We're trying to make it so there
will be fewer pretexts on
the part of city staff not
to enforce a code that's
already enforceable."
Weirick said the current ordinance is essentially identical to ones
found in numerous
towns
and
cities
throughout the state. "If
you look, there was a
whole flurry of these
being put into place, beginning in 2008 and
going through 2011," he
said. "And so far, no one
has been able to cite a
challenge to any of them
in the last five years."
Quilici said the ordinance will likely appear
as an agenda item at the
next session of the BAB,
although a date for that
meeting has not been
set.
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the word out on social
media. The County of
Ventura also used its
emergency notification
service, called VC Alert,
to notify local residents
on their cellphones or
other devices. “I just
signed up with the service at the (Ventura
County) Fair,” said
Honor Bliss-Williams of
Upper Ojai. “And I got a
notice today about the
search.” That motivated
her to go out with neighbors to look for the boy.
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heading out to search for Sammy Evans.
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next two weeks will be
spent “getting ducks in a
row,” figuring out how to
present the GoFundMe
check to Ojai City Council and have them formally accept it, as well as
planning
the
next
fundraising events. Ska-
Ventura Ave.
Board, Planning Commission and Parks and
Recreation,” said Sunday
Rylander. “The lights will
be state-of-the-art LED,
downward-facing lights
that last for 10 years and
cost an estimated $250
per year to run. They are
night sky friendly and
they will be the best
lighting system in all of
the recreational facilities
in Ojai. They don't go
past the skate park and
light the bowl to the flat
spots perfectly to create
a safe place to skate from
dawn to 10 p.m. each
night, 365 days a year,
just like all the other
recreational facilities in
Ojai.”
She added that the
➞
Ojai Skate Park. Delays
and
public
debate
caused one financial
backer to withdraw his
$25,000 donation, however, further stalling installation.
To
keep
project
momentum,
local skateboarder Kiefer
Rylander launched the
GoFundMe campaign
last month.
“The addition of lights
to the skate park was an
idea since day one of
planning, but was met
with opposition. The
skate community of Ojai
has been going through
heaps of effort to get the
city to approve our lighting plan and it was approved by everyone; the
City Council, School
came out to help with
the search; many were
looking on foot and in
their vehicles throughout the afternoon. Some
watched the video surveillance tapes from the
market, which showed
the boy running along
the highway in front of
the market heading
east.
The search intensified
as the afternoon turned
to early evening and rescuers pushed to locate
the boy before dark.
Search
and
rescue
teams from Upper Ojai,
Fillmore and Ventura
participated in the
search. Helicopters and
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were also
brought in to help.
Searchers looked on
foot, in cars, on dirt bike
motorcycles and in two-
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This Week
Wednesday, Aug. 19
“PEACE BEYOND
LOSSES” — Brock Travis,
Ph.D., will give a free talk
on “Peace Beyond
Losses,” today 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.
CERT MEETING — Ojai
Valley CERT will meet
today at 7 p.m. for a tour
and familiarization of the
Meiners Oaks CERT supply shed located on Rice
Road between El Roblar
and Lomita by the horse
corrals. The meeting runs
until 8:30 p.m. and the
public is welcome.
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 today.
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.
Thursday, Aug. 20
RANGER ROUNDUP —
Nordhoff High School’s
Ranger Roundup will be
held Thursday for freshmen and students new to
Nordhoff, and Friday 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, (ex-
cept seniors) and Lifetouch picture package.
Times for Ranger
Roundup on Friday 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 above-mentioned
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 640-4343.
BLOOD DRIVE —
United Blood Services
Central Coast will hold a
blood drive Thursday
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.bloodhero.com or
call UBS at 654-1600.
ECOTOPIA STEWARDSHIP DAY — Ecotopia
Council will host stewardship afternoons every
Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m.
at 2566 Matilija Canyon
Road through the end of
summer. Arrive at 4:50
p.m. for the opening circle. Be prepared to participate on land and
agriculture projects;
bring gloves if you like.
Also, bring a potluck dish,
bowl and utensils. For
more information:
www.ojaihotsprings.com.
Friday, Aug. 21
OVLC MOVIE NIGHT —
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will host a
“Movie Night” at The Mob
Shop, 110 W. Ojai Ave.,
Friday. 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
649-8652, Ext. 2.
Saturday, Aug. 22
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
COLLECTION EVENT —
The County of Ventura
Pollution Prevention Center will host a household
hazardous materials collection event Saturday for
residents of the unincorporated communities of
Ventura County. Call 6584323 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,” Saturday from 9 to
10:30 a.m., presented by
Dr. Tricia WesthoffPankratz, 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) 8383006.
NAN TOLBERT NURTURING CENTER OPEN
HOUSE — The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center, in
Room 2 at 555 Mahoney
Ave., Oak View, welcomes
everyone to an open
house Saturday from 9:30
to 11 a.m. August is National Breastfeeding
Month. Come visit with
facilitators and lactation
consultants, see the center and meet other families. Fall classes will begin
in September. Call 6467559, visit www.nantol
bert.org or e-mail
info@nantolbert.org.
“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
Saturday from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. Instructor Katie
Zack will share the basics
of sourdough bread mak-
ing and how to make a
soft goat cheese. There is
a suggested donation of
$35 for OVGC supporting
members and $40 for
non-members. Reservations are required and the
class is limited to 12 participants. Visit ojaivalley
greencoalition.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, Saturday
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 3829759.
CONCERT AT BOOKENDS — BookEnds Bookstore, 110 S. Pueblo Ave.,
will host a free hot August
night concert under the
oaks wth The Rock Hearts
and their new mandolinplaying member, Saturday at 7 p.m. No dogs,
please. Donations are
welcome. Call 640-9441
for more details.
Sunday, Aug. 23
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.calfiddlers.com or
call 797-6563.
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EVENT — The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., will present
three award-winning
Latino poets plus music,
Sunday at 2 p.m. Regional
Latino authors and poets
Melinda Palacio, Angel
Garcia and Emma Trelles,
will read poems that have
been published in national journals and in
their award-winning
books. Accompanying
them will be Alas Latinas,
Claudia Simone, a vocalist who sings in Spanish,
Portuguese, French and
Italian, and guitarist Don
Cardinali,who owns Cardinali Bros. Music. Specialty food trucks will be
parked at the Ojai Art
Center starting at noon.This event is free; donations are appreciated.
Monday, Aug. 24
FREE DIABETES CLASS
— Livingston Memorial
Visiting Nurse Association 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.
FREE GUITAR WORKSHOP — Need more
music in your life? Come
learn how to play guitar
or take your playing to
the next level, Monday at
6:30 p.m. Adults and
teens, beginners and all
levels, are welcome. Call
Andrew at 640-7866 for
more information.
Tuesday, Aug. 25
“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.
Tuesday, 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.
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
FULL MOON COMMUNITY MEDITATION — A
community group meditation at the full moon of
Virgo will be held Aug. 28
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 information.
“CUB SCOUT
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION” — The Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center,
17017 Maricopa Highway,
will host Gordie
Hemphill, LPFA Ojai
Chapter president and
scouter, Aug. 29 at 11
a.m., presenting “Cub
Scout Wildlife Conservation.” Cast an animal
track, learn about the endangered California condor, the Wheeler nature
center and do a small
service project. Donations: $3 for both youth
and adults to cover cost
of materials. Reservations
are required. Call 3829759.
“FIFTH MONDAY” —
The Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery
St., will host a “Fifth
Monday” event Aug. 31 at
7 p.m. This “Theater of
the Imagination” production will be a series of
short one-act plays by
local writers. Call 6460117.
“KRISHNA JANMASTAMI” — The American
Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Fellowship will meet Sept. 1 at
7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova
Road to discuss “Krishna
Janmastami.” This event
celebrates how the “most
attractive” Supreme Lord
appeared 5,000 years ago
in a small Indian village
to inspire thepious and
subdued miscreants. Always free. Call 640-0405.
OJAI LIBRARY BOOK
DISCUSSION GROUP —
The Ojai Library’s Book
Discussion Group will
meet Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
to discuss “Boys in the
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(Free) sounds of the summer
Whether you’re looking to learn to play the guitar (see above for inspiration from Tommy Marsh) or just
want to hear some live tunes, the coming week is filled with the sounds of music. Today is the last night of
the summer band concerts in Libbey Park (7:30 p.m.). Saturday is a concert at BookEnds with The Rock
Hearts (7 p.m.). Sunday, the Old-Time Fiddlers will play at the Oak View Community Center from 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. and Monday is a guitar workshop (call Andrew at 640-7866 for details). All are free.
Boat: Nine Americans and
their Epic Quest for Gold
at the 1936 Olympics” by
Daniel James Brown. The
library is at 111 E. Ojai Ave.
Everyone is invited to join
the group. The only requirement for participating in the discussion is to
have read the book and
come willing to share your
opinion and listen to others. Call 646-1639.
“RESCUING OCEAN ANIMALS” — The Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
Maricopa Highway, will
host Ron Barrett of the
Channel Islands Marine
and Wildlife Institute, Sept.
5 at 11 a.m., presenting
“Rescuing Ocean Animals.” What should you do
and not do when you find
an animal stranded on the
beach? He will give information and insights on sea
lions, seals, otters and
other animals found sick
or injured. Donations: $3
for adults, $2 for ages 5
through 18; under 5 admitted free. Call 382-9759.
AUTHOR TALK AND
BOOK SIGNING — The
Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai
Ave., will host author
Gwen Alferes, Sept. 5 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 mid1960s. For details, call
649-1523.
DEADLINE FOR OJAI
DAY POSTERS — Sept. 8 is
the deadline to submit entries for the Ojai Day
Poster Contest, either at
City Hall or the Recreation
Department or via e-mail
to coordinator@
ojaiday.com. For more information, call 646-5582,
Ext. 304.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — The Ojai City Council will meet Sept. 8 at 7
p.m. at City Hall, 401 S.
Ventura St., Ojai.
“WEBELOS SCOUT NATURALIST” — The Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
Maricopa Highway, will
host Alexa Hohensee, LPFA
Ojai Chapter secretary and
scouter, Sept. 12 at 10:30
a.m., presenting “Webelos
Scout Naturalist.” This
program will cover respecting and protecting
wildlife in our forest. Donations: $3 for both youth
and adults to cover cost of
materials. Reservations are
required. Call 382-9759.
BEE CLUB TALK — The
Ojai Valley Bee Club will
host a talk by Paul Cronshaw from the Santa Barbara Beekeeping Guild,
Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. at the
Ojai Valley Grange, 381
Cruzero St. He has more
than 40 years of beekeeping experience and will
speak on how to maintain
a healthy colony. Afterwards, if time allows, the
group will go and observe
a local bee hive, so those
interested should bring
their bee suits.
HORSE RESCUE BENE-
FIT — California Coastal
Horse Rescue, 600 W.
Lomita Ave., Ojai, will host
a benefit event Sept. 12
from 4 to 7 p.m. to raise
funds for the rehabilitation, refuge and rehoming
of abandoned horses. The
event will include a full
cast reading of a new play,
“The Gilded Lilies,” by
award-winning playwright
Susan Kelejian, plus wine,
hors d’oeuvres and a silent
auction. Price: $25 per person at the door. Information: 649-1090 or
connect@calcoastal
horserescue.com.
Ongoing Events
FREE PRENATAL
CLASSES — Clinicas del
Camino Real offers free
weekly prenatal classes in
Spanish and English at all
of its nine sites countywide. They are held Monday and Thursday evenings
throughout the year. In
Ojai, the location is the
Ojai Valley Community
Health Center, 1200 Maricopa Highway. Call 6408293.
FIBROMYALGIACHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT
GROUP — Bella Donna, a
holistic health care practitioner, will hold free informative gatherings for
those who suffer from fibromyalgia-chronic fatigue
syndrome the third Thursday of each month from 1
to 2:30 p.m. at Oak View
Park and Resource Center,
555 Mahoney Ave. Email
BellaInOjai
@gmail.com with questions.
SCHOOLINKS HOMEWORK CENTERS —
SchooLinks Homework
Centers are open at the
Ojai Library, Meiners Oaks
Library and Oak View Library, Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday from 3 to 5
p.m. and Wednesday from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. when
school is in session. Call
289-0368.
STRONGER TOGETHER
CANCER SUPPORT
GROUP — OjaiCARES, 960
E. Ojai Ave., Suite 105,
hosts a free, drop-in cancer
support group each
month, first Tuesday from
6 to 7:15 p.m. and second
Tuesday from 11 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. Share issues, insights and emotions plus
ways to live more fully.
Caregivers also welcome.
Call 646-6433.
BRIDGE CLUB — The
Ojai Valley Bridge Club
meets Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. at the
Ojai Valley Community
Church, 907 El Centro St.,
at the corner of Loma
Drive. All bridge players
are welcome; singles will
be provided with a partner.
For more information, call
512-6746.
OJAI VALLEY RETIRED
MEN’S CLUB — meets for
lunch and a presentation
the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at
11:30 a.m. at the Soule Park
Golf Club Banquet Room.
Retired men, as guests or
as prospective members,
are always welcome. Call
Ron Chegwidden at 6492434.
SUNDAY BREAKFAST AT
MOOSE LODGE — The
public is invited to purchase breakfast Sundays
from 9 a.m. to noon at the
Loyal Order of the Moose
Lodge 1417, 382 Ventura
Ave., Oak View, behind the
post office.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
— meets every secondSaturday at 9 a.m. at the
Arc Enrichment Center,
210 Cañada St., Ojai. You
are invited to join your Ojai
Valley American Red Cross
volunteers at a monthly
meeting. Come support
Red Cross efforts on working together to take care
ofour local community. No
RSVP required.
FREE PREGNANCY
TESTS AND ULTRASOUND
— are offered at Life
Choices Pregnancy Clinic,
1320-C Maricopa Highway,
Ojai. Office hours are Mondays and Fridays from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Additional days and times
available by appointment.
Appointments are necessary for ultrasound. Free
referrals and resource material on pregnancy, STDs
and more are available
during office hours. Email
info@ojailifechoices.org or
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does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national and ethnic origin in
administration of its educational policies,
admissions policies,
scholarship and loan
programs, and athletic
and other school-administered programs.
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ALIGN YOUR BODY FOR
WELLNESS — A free exercise class called Align Your
Body for Wellness is held
every Wednesday from 1 to
2 p.m. (with brief breaks
between sessions) at Little
House, 111 W. Santa Ana
St., Ojai. Call 646-5122 for
more details.
STORY TIME AT OAK
VIEW LIBRARY — The Oak
View Library, 555 Mahoney
Ave., hosts story time for
youngsters every Tuesday
from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Call
649-1523 for details.
PARENTCARE PROGRAM — Every family deserves the support of its
community when a new
baby is born. The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
seeks families to serve in
their ParentCare Home
Visit Program. ParentCare
serves families who have
newborns with extra support at home with tasks
such as preparing a snack,
going for a walk with mom
and baby, or playing with
an older sibling. To apply
for this donation-based
program, call Renee Mandala at 667-2115.
PAUSE4KIDS MEETINGS — Pause4kids, a parents’ group committed to
helping children with special needs, meets twice
each month: every third
Tuesday at 9 a.m. and
every fourth Tuesday at 7
p.m. Visit
www.pauseconejo.org or
call Kim at 646-6606.
MATILIJA FLY FISHERS
— meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7
p.m. at Little House, 111 W.
Santa Ana St., Ojai. The
meetings consist of informal fly-fishing discussions,
notice of upcoming events
of interest and fly-tying instruction and demonstrations. Visitors are welcome.
Call 646-3469.
OJAI VALLEY BEE CLUB
MEETING — The Ojai Valley Bee Club meets every
second Thursday of each
month at 6 p.m. in the
annex at The Farmer and
The Cook, 339 W. El Roblar
Drive in Meiners Oaks. This
beekeeping and bee appreciation club for enthusiasts
in the Ojai Valley and surrounding area meets to
share information and resources with experts and
guest speakers.
• The valley’s best
pizza restaurants
• What’s in store
for Foster Bowl
• The history of
the Montgomery House
• Ojai’s bookstores
that are bucking the trend
• Summer fun
for the young ones
• Where to go to find the
heathiest food
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called The Best of
Ojai, a contest run by
our local Ojai Valley
News, to celebrate a
less-known aspect of
Ojai: the places
where locals dine,
drink, get their cars
fixed, their hair cut,
their prescriptions
filled, their kids educated, their roofs repaired, their sore
backs rubbed, or
their homes landscaped. There were
no tourists there …
just locals … familiar
faces from every aspect of our daily
lives. It was remarkable to see how
many of these businesses have been
here for many years.
(Rains, a modern
general store, is at
100 and counting.)
As each recipient
stood to collect their
award, the common
theme was how
lucky they felt to be
here, to be part of
this community, to
serve the people and
the place. It struck
me that this was the
real Ojai, the one
that the travel sections miss. One of
the magic things
about this town is
that it is a community. For the most
part, people care
about each other. As
a teacher, I worked
with the children of
the guy who keeps
my car running, the
couple who run our
local market or the
ones who run my favorite café, and each
The following is a
letter we received
from Ojai resident
and teacher Dennis
Rice following our
annual
Best
of
Awards Dinner after
last year’s contest. His
very eloquent words
captured perfectly
the very nature of
why we put such an
effort into making
this contest as fun as
possible.
Lately there has
been a rash of articles appearing in
various media which
extol the uniqueness, the quirkiness,
the hipness and the
general cache of our
small town. All of it is
fun to read and some
of it is vaguely familiar. Yes, this is a
beautiful
valley.
There are a number
of famous, some infamous, characters
who make it their
home. We have a
world class outdoor
bookstore loved by
tourists and locals
alike. We have good
galleries, great hiking
trails, charming inns,
quaint bistros and
some damned fine
dining … all the stuff
that editors like to
pack into a travel
section and, admittedly, prompt the
tourism
dollars
which keep this town
afloat.
Yet, last night I attended a gathering at
our 75-year-old Art
Center which celebrated something
of those are also
serving people who
in turn serve them
and their families.
The degree of interconnection is remarkable.
It is often amusing, OK also a bit disconcerting, to read
comments in the
Ventura
papers
which reflect all of
the stereotypes associated with the valley, as if we all smell
of patchouli, take
our dogs to yoga,
and wear hemp underwear while we
luxuriate in our
wealth. The fact is
that, while Ojai is
more health conscious than most,
like any other town
we are all just trying
to get by. For every
wealthy
rancher,
actor or director,
there are a hundred
families living on
modest incomes that
form the engine of a
small town. What the
Best of Ojai event
truly reflected was
that the true best of
Ojai is that we are
still small enough to
be a community.
When I came in
1977, there were
about 8,000 in town.
That
has
not
changed. We are still
small enough to
know and care about
each other, to be a
true community.
The past couple of
years, I have served
on the board of the
Ojai Valley Defense
Fund. (On Ojai Day,
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Attendees applaud an award recipient during last year’s post-contest party.
a
woman
approached our booth
and asked, “Are you
the guys with the
guns?”) I do this because I grew up in
what once was the
small community of
Santa Monica, no
longer recognizable
as the town I knew.
The OVDF is dedicated to preserving
the community of
Ojai, its environmental integrity as
well as its viability as
a community. Certainly if we list the
Best of Ojai, we must
begin with its beauty,
but not far behind is
the character of the
town that is held together by those who
serve it and live here,
raise their kids here,
and make it the re-
markable place that
we are all pleased to
call home.
Well, yes, we also
use words like “interconnection,”
but
that is just So. Californian for neighbors. Congrats to all
of those recognized
last night and for the
many others who
help to make this
town the best.
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ASTROLOGY
RISA D’ANGELES
We will move from Leo into Virgo
Esoteric astrology as
news for the week of
Aug. 19 to 26:
Careful on Thursday.
We could stumble,
wound, hurt, be unaware, have revelations
that create a revolution.
Mercury the messenger
interacts with Chiron
(wounds seeking healing) and Uranus (the unusual,
apocryphal,
revelatory
thoughts
leading to revolutionary
actions). Scorpio moon
Thursday. Be aware of
mysteries, secrets and
hidden agendas.
Friday, the sun in Leo
(its last days in Leo)
squares Saturn in Scorpio. We are to be aware
of rules, creating needed
boundaries in our lives,
following directions, listening to the teacher
(the soul).
Saturday, the last Leo
sun day, we may be confused, in a dream, steering
our
ships
to
destinations unknown.
Direction appears late
afternoon. Sunday, before dawn, the sun enters Virgo. The Virgin
appears, pregnant with
new realities, the soul,
the new kingdom on
Earth. Virgo spreads her
cape over the world, protecting humanity and
Earth’s kingdoms, “nurturing and nourishing
the little ones.” In Virgo,
two lights are seen —
one is bright and strong.
This is the light of form
(outer reality). Virgo is
an earth sign. The other
light is faint and dim
(inner spiritual reality)
— the light of spirit, the
holy child, gestating in
Virgo’s womb. One light
(spirit) is waxing, the
other (form) waning.
Virgo gives birth at winter solstice.
There is always a stirring and a quickening
within Virgo. A purity, a
preparation, a grace
seeking its rightful place
in the material world, aspiring always to serve
and fulfill its life task, go
perform right functions
when needed. Virgo
works with the devas,
angels and archangels,
great beings of light.
Virgo’s spiritual task is to
“protect the light.” This
is the light of the soul,
the light within each of
us, the light of the angels. These are the hidden tasks and secrets of
Virgo.
ARIES:
Everything
concerning daily life is
evaluated. You look at
your life, environment,
those around you and
assess better ways of responding. You realize
what must be altered,
different behaviors and
their consequences for
the good. Careful communicating with coworkers.
Be
clear,
precise and detailed.
Consider your health,
diet, fitness, exercise and
ways to increase vitality
each day. Stand barefooted on the Earth.
TAURUS: Interesting
situations and unusual
communications may
occur with everyone expressing their creative
individuality.
Unresolved issues in relationships reappear. These
issues must be dealt
with or there will be a
dissolving and dissolution within all relationships. Try to hear the
essential message in all
communications. Don’t
defend. Listen carefully
for the heart of the matter.
GEMINI: Everything
concerning home, family, nurturing, things domestic and foundation
need careful assessment
and perspective. Make
no important decisions
unless an emergency occurs. Remember everyone, friends and family,
is experiencing the present intense astrological
transits. However, everyone is experiencing
them differently. Use
your Gemini observing
mind to recognize the
differences. You remember to be non-judgmental
and
kind
—
practicing “ahimsa.”
CANCER: Cancer (the
crab), circles a situation
from every direction before arriving at the center. Wary of their prey,
Cancer doesn’t walk a
direct line to anything.
Thus they have a very
developed
intuition.
Sometimes that intuition is not as alert as
usual. Care is needed
with communications
now. Past memories may
appear. You seek a place
called home. Sometimes forgetfulness protects and saves you.
Walk everywhere with
care.
LEO: How is your financial situation? Do
pects of the self — who
you are, what you do
each day, who you’re
with and why. A new
self-identity is growing.
Each day review your
choices and lifestyle.
Evaluate if they still reflect your values, needs,
and your Virgo nature.
Are you serving in the
places truly needing
your help?
LIBRA: Be aware of
people, thoughts and issues not tended to for a
long time. They appear
in your present life
seeking attention, closeness, love and forgive-
confused. Friends, issues from the past may
make contact. You consider re-entering a
group or friendships
from long ago and not
seen in a long time.
Allow no heartache or
anguish from the past to
continue. Joy occurs in
the present moment.
SAGITTARIUS: Notice
a sensitivity around
these subjects: money,
resources and/or finances
(something
from the past?), thinking
about
career
choices, being understood and/or misunder-
Photo by Perry Van Houten
The moon rises above the Topa Topas just before the appearance of the stars.
not create any great
waves in your financial
picture. Be careful of
overspending, overvaluing. No loans (given or
applied for) at this time.
Review finances, create
new budgets (applied
after three weeks), assess inflow/outflow, and
if everything monetary
is
proceeding
as
planned
or
needs
changing. Include a list
of your values. And
don’t forget to tithe.
VIRGO: Are you feeling unable to communicate feelings? During
upcoming weeks and
months you’re very internally focused, your
mind assessing all as-
ness. Know that much
of your communication
may not be heard or understood by others.
Therefore try to be very
clear when communicating, speak slowly, inform people you’re
having difficulty communicating. Entering
into quiet retreat sustains you, vitalizing you
for important group
work ahead.
SCORPIO: Do be
aware
when
with
friends and in groups
plans made may be delayed, changed or not
happen at all. Those
close to you may seem
distant (everyone’s internal at this time) or
stood while in public,
your life path, your future, spiritual tasks, fun
and pleasure. It seems
like every subject and
endeavor is sensitive.
Sensitivity leads to
questions that lead us to
ask what makes us truly
happy and joyful (two
distinct feelings). Happiness and joy always
know the way. Follow
them.
CAPRICORN: Keep
from making important
promises, large decisions
(discriminate
what’s large and small),
signing anything into
permanence (it won’t
be), travel plans, traveling long distances, for
the next several weeks.
Realize thinking, communications, transactions and outer realities
won’t make much sense.
It will be a crazy, mixedup world. You’re steering a boat in the fog.
Only your senses can
guide you — fragrance,
sound, taste, touch and
seeing. Also, the stars
above. And, most of all,
opening the 12-petaled
lotus of your heart.
AQUARIUS: Be very
practical with money
and resources. It’s important to set new goals
concerning
home,
money, finances, resources. Reaffirm what
is of value. Eliminate
what’s no longer useful
or what you haven’t
used, touched or looked
at for years. What you
think you need may no
longer be real. Use this
retrograde time to shed
objects, people, ideas
and beliefs obstructing
you from reality (and
dreams). Invite the
devas to help you in
daily life needs.
PISCES: Maintain a
clear communication
with partners and intimates. All relationships
may enter into a phase
of acceleration, seeking
a higher state of harmony. Before that a crisis may occur in terms
of
disappointments,
over-reactions, mixed
messages, misunderstandings. Pisces at this
time must begin to assess and value their own
thoughts, needs, hopes,
wishes and dreams, discriminating between the
self and their beloveds.
A difficult task, but necessary for self-affirmation and growth.
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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Perspectives
FIT FOR LIFE
SHEILA CLUFF
No excuses — wash your hands
What if I told you that
possibly doing one
small thing before and
after you go to the fitness center (or school,
the mall, your office or
other public places)
could keep you healthier?
I just posed this question to a busy health
professional and found
the answer. Instinctively I knew the right
answer, but it seemed
so simple that I wanted
to hear it from her.
Here's what she said:
"There's no miracle,"
she laughed and added,
"To avoid most sicknesses, it's as simple as
using soap and water."
"So washing hands
can keep us healthier," I
said. "I'll tell my readers. The best germfighting idea to keep
you feeling great so you
can stay fit all year long
is to make washing your
hands a top priority."
As I got into this
squeaky-clean topic, I
discovered there's some
concern about nonwater sanitizers because
studies
are
showing that they have
limited effectiveness on
some of the more ruthless types of germs.
In a study done by
Lysol, it was found that
adults have a dirty secret. We don't wash
enough.
One thousand Americans
participated,
evenly split between
men and women. All
were at least 18 years
old. Here are the percentages of those who
admitted they might
not wash their hands
properly in these situations:
• After sneezing or
coughing: 37 percent
• After handling animals or pets: 27 percent
• Before eating or
handling food: 10 percent
• After going to the
toilet: 7 percent
A bit more than three
in 10 said they wouldn't
skip or skimp on hand
washing in any of those
situations. But the remaining 69 percent didn't
make
that
clean-hands claim. It's
not like we Americans
ignore how important
hygiene is or hand
washing should be, but
rather it's that we are so
busy we don't take the
time. Let's make it a
goal to wash our hands
often and well. By the
way, I am teaching even
the youngest of my
grandkids to do just that
by example and talking
to them about germs.
Here are some handwashing tips. How
about sharing the tips
with your family and
friends and maybe even
getting permission to
post this in the office
break room?
Wash hands after
using the bathroom,
sneezing, touching the
nose even with a tissue
in hand. Wash hands
after using another person's keyboard, office
telephone or escalator
railing. Wash your
hands after you've
played with a pet or
other animal including
touching a leash or
changing a pet's cage.
Ditto on touching toys
or objects teens and
children use, touching
equipment in the office,
touching anything that
basically looks suspect
or unclean, including
door handles and elevator keys.
Remember, you cannot see the germs that
could make you sick, so
don't take a chance.
You'll want to wash
hands before and after
going to the grocery
store, mall, gas station,
etc. where others might
not care about your
health.
At the gym, wash your
hands before a workout
and afterward, too.
Think that using a towel
to wipe down an exer-
cise machine before
you use it will get rid of
germs? Think again.
That won't de-germ a
machine. If there are no
cleaning wipes, use a
towel, but then never,
ever use your hands to
rub your eyes or nose
after you've touched a
machine. Itchy nose
and no tissues in sight?
Don't tell your kids, but
if necessary grab a fresh
towel for this.
Now here's all you
need to know about
Hand Washing 101:
• Use warm, but not
hot, running water.
• Avoid shortcuts. Use
soap. Wash the front
and back of both hands.
Remember to clean
under nails. Wash for at
least 15 seconds. (This
is about how long it
takes to sing the alphabet song or to sing
"Happy Birthday." As a
grandmother, I know
them quite well.) Rinse
well.
• Dry your hands with
a fresh paper towel or
an automatic dryer.
• Use another towel to
turn off the faucet and if
possible take a towel to
open the door of the
rest room, just in case
someone didn't take
the time to wash well.
• In a public rest
room, use a towel to
open the door and then
toss that towel in a
waste bin.
It's true. Germs are
everywhere, but you
can fight them with the
simple act of hand
washing. Why let germs
from colds and flu sideline you from staying fit
for life?
Sheila Cluff, fitness
expert,
motivational
speaker, master figure
skater and owner of The
Oaks at Ojai, is the author of several books, including
her
new
autobiography, "Living
Your Dream." Visit
www.oaksspa.com to
learn what's happening
at The Oaks.
Meet Your Hometown Realtor
Ray Deckert
805-272-5218
Martha Fellows
805-798-1106
Cheryl Deckert
805-272-5221
Ojai Valley Office
(805) 640-1440
Email: RayandCheryl@KW.com
Website: www.bestbuysinojai.com
DRE #01761150 / 00780642
236 W. Ojai Ave., Suite 100
Sharon McClung
805-637-4467
601 N. Fulton Street
4/2 — 1,724 square feet
$629,000
Barry Betlock
805-798-2051
Cal BRE#01197356
Offered by
109 N. Blanche St., Ste. 100
• www.OjaiHomes4Sale.com •
n
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California DRE Lic. #01262026
(805)
Ray and Cheryl Deckert
(805) 272-5221
109 N. Blanche St., Ste. 100 • www.OjaiHomes4Sale.com
Ojai Valley Office
(805) 640-1440
236 W. Ojai Ave., Suite 100
Tyler Brousseau
Realtor®
Realtor®
805-760-2213
794-6474
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or list yours for sale!
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Jerry Michaels Char Michaels
805-620-2437 805-620-2438
Anne
Williamson
805.320.3314
Kristen
Currier
805.798.3757
COLDWELL BANKER
DRE: 01314850
2015
30 Under 30
Award Winner
Internationally
Dennis Guernsey
805-798-1998
BRE#
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COLDWELL BANKER
Propertry Shoppe
727 W. Ojai Ave.
Ojai Valley
Real Estate
Tonya Peralta
Sales/Prop Mgmt./Notary
OjaiHomes@gmail.com
www.ojaivalleyrealestate.com
805-646-4911
Call or stop by today!
805-794-7458
Erik Wilde
805-830-3254
2 Locations!
221 E. Matilija Street, 93023 (805) 646-4911
206 E Ojai Ave (805) 646-6344
Ojai Valley
Real Estate
Sales/Prop Mgmt./Notary
www.ojaivalleyrealestate.com
2 Locations!
Ronald R. McCrea
Owner/Broker
805-646-4911 x101
221 E. Matilija Street, 93023
(805) 646-4911
206 E Ojai Ave
(805) 646-6344
727 W. Ojai Ave.
Cassandra
VanKeulen
805.798-1272
BRE#
01929366
COLDWELL BANKER
Propertry Shoppe
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Appraisal Experience”
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Larry Wilde
805-646-7288
727 W. Ojai Ave.
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“Sufferfest 2” follows two outdoorsmen as they attempt to tackle the desert — and see how far they can push themselves.
Land Conservancy, Mob Shop to screen four films outdoors Friday
Join the Ojai Valley Land
Conservancy Friday evening
for their annual movie night
under the stars sponsored by
Telluride
Mountainfilm.
Come out for a brew with
Topa Topa and four great
films at The Mob Shop, 110 W.
Ojai Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m.
and films start at 8 p.m. Presale tickets are $12 and available at ovlc.org/events, or $15
at the door.
The following films will be
screened:
• “Racing the End” — Bike
racing in Los Angeles, Calif.?
No way. There are too many
cars. This may be the illest
road race on the planet. Legality is questionable and trying to hold the wheel of the
fixie in front might mean a
pre-dawn, clandestine and
completely certifiable victory.
There is no way those dog
tags are leaving L.A.
• “Who Owns Water?” —
Water wars have always been
heated in the American
southwest desert, where
water is scarce and droughts
are frequent, but the same
quarrels were once unthinkable in lusher areas of the
country. That’s changing as
Georgia, Alabama and Florida
are locked in a battle over
water from their once-bountiful rivers. Two young brothers decide to paddle the three
rivers in the Appalachiacola–
Chattahoochee–Flint River
Basin to tell the story of a system that still flows, though it’s
threatened from all sides.
• “Georgena Terry” — The
parting shot of this short documentary makes the surprised viewer want to go back
and watch from the beginning more carefully. The appealing Georgena Terry, who
fabricates bicycles scientifically designed for a woman’s
shape and size, proves that
bikes, at the least, are personally liberating machines.
• “Sufferfest 2: Desert
Alpine, AKA 34 Pieces of
Choss and 5 Horrendous Life
Experiences” — Sequels are
like chicken pox; you’ve suffered once and thus earned
the right to never suffer
through it again. Cedar
Wright and Alex Honnold
break that stereotype with
“Sufferfest 2.” Dragged with
them on an exhausting quest
to bag more than 40 desert
towers in a couple of weeks by
bicycle,
we
vicariously
spelunk deep into their pain
cave.
Photo submitted
"Who Owns Water?” This film seeks to address that pressing issue.
If you are thinking of buying or selling...
Please give me a call
T
om
Weber
(805) 320-2004
Associate Broker
CalBRE: 00805061
Gold Coast
e-mail: info@OjaiTom.com
Waite, Jacobs
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Trust Administration • Probate • Health Care
Planning • Conservatorships • Business Law
Transactional Real Estate
Trusted by the Ojai Valley for more than 35 years
Allan Jacobs, Esq.
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Carolyn J. Vondriska, Esq.
Karla B. Tetreault
Megan Davis
(805) 646 - 7263
603 W. Ojai Avenue
Suite D • Ojai
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B2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015
Public Notices
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Arbor Brewery
OVN07-31-2015
Published Ojai Valley News
July 29, 2015
August 5, 12 & 19, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015072310014702-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/23/2015
THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING
BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: Arbor Brewery
Street Address of Principal Place of Business (P.O.
Box or PMB are not acceptable):
1012 ojai ave, ojai, CA
93023
County of Principal Place
of Business: Ventura
Full name of 1st Registrant Individual/Corporation/Limited Liability
Company:
Christopher Burhenn
Residence Address of 1st
Registrant (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
871 S. la luna, ojai, CA
93023
Full name of 2nd Registrant Individual/Corporation/Limited Liability
Company:
Rainbow Arbor Burhenn
Residence Address of 2nd
871 S. la luna, Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is conducted by: Married Couple
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).)
Christopher Burhenn
/s/CHRISTOPHER
BURHENN
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
Francie Wyck
OVN07-32-2015
July 29, 2015
August 5, 12 & 19, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015062910012761-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/29/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Francie Wyck
Box or PMB are not accept-
able):
45 La Cross St., Oak View,
CA 93022
Company:
Francine Wyckoff
45 La Cross St., Oak View,
CA 93022
This Business is conducted by: An Individual
on N/A.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Francine Wyckoff
/s/FRANCINE WYCKOFF
above.
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Notice of Trustee
Sale
Nigel Chisholm
OVN08-01-2015
August 5, 12 & 19, 2015
NPP0252633
Trustee Sale No.:
20100015003769 Title
Order No.: 100267405
FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST, DATED
08/16/2006. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF
YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER.
NDEx West, L.L.C., as duly
appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust
Recorded on 08/21/2006 as
Instrument No. 200608210175800 of official records
in the office of the County
Recorder of VENTURA
County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED
BY: NIGEL CHISHOLM,
WILL SELL AT PUBLIC
AUCTION TO HIGHEST
BIDDER FOR CASH,
CASHIER’S
CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by
California Civil Code
2924h(b), (payable at time
of sale in lawful money of
the United States). DATE
OF SALE: 08/25/2015
TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: AT THE
MAIN ENTRANCE TO
THE GOVERNMENT
CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE, 800 SOUTH VICTORIA AVENUE,
VENTURA, CA. STREET
ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of
the real property described
above is purported to be:
413 BUENA VISTA DR,
OJAI, CALIFORNIA
93023 APN#: 022-0-025180 The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of
the street address and other
common designation, if
any, shown herein. Said sale
will be made, but without
covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or
encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by said
Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in
said note(s), advances,
under the terms of said
Deed of Trust, fees, charges
and expenses of the Trustee
and of the trusts created by
said Deed of Trust. The
total amount of the unpaid
balance of the obligation
secured by the property to
be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and
advances at the time of the
initial publication of the
Notice of Sale is
$744,708.00. The beneficiary under said Deed of
Trust heretofore executed
and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration
of Default and Demand for
Sale, and a written Notice
of Default and Election to
Sell. The undersigned
caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to
be recorded in the county
where the real property is
located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If
you are considering bidding
on this property lien, you
should understand that
there are risks involved in
bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid
at a trustee auction does not
automatically entitle you to
free and clear ownership of
the property. You should
also be aware that the lien
being auctioned off may be
a junior lien. If you are the
highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all
liens senior to the lien being
auctioned off, before you
can receive clear title to the
property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of
outstanding liens that may
exist on this property by
contacting the county
recorder’s office or a title
insurance company, either
of which may charge you a
fee for this information. If
you consult either of these
resources, you should be
aware that the same lender
may hold more than one
mortgage or deed of trust on
the property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER: The
sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times
by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of
the California Civil Code.
The law requires that information about trustee sale
postponements be made
available to you and to the
public, as a courtesy to
those not present at the sale.
If you wish to learn whether
your sale date has been
postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this
property, you may call 916939-0772 for information
regarding the trustee’s sale
or visit this Internet Web
site www.nationwideposting.com for information regarding the sale of this
property, using the file
number assigned to this
case 20100015003769. Information about postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close
in time to the scheduled sale
may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet
Web site. The best way to
verify postponement information is to attend the
scheduled sale. FOR
TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:
NATIONWIDE POSTING
& PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY 1180 IRON
POINT ROAD, SUITE 100
FOLSOM, CA 95630 916939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com NDEx West,
L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING
AS A DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C.
as Trustee Dated:
07/23/2015 NPP0252633
To: OJAI VALLEY NEWS
08/05/2015, 08/12/2015,
08/19/2015
————————
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Krause Bell Group, Safety
Leadership Institute
OVN08-02-2015
August 5, 12, 19 & 26,
2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015072810014939-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/28/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Krause Bell Group
2nd Fictitious Business
Name: Safety Leadership
Institute
417 Bryant Circle, Ojai, CA
93023
State of Incorporation/
Organization: California
Company:
Krause Bell Group, Inc.
417 Bryant Circle, Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is conducted by: A Corporation
on June 5, 2015.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Krause Bell Group, Inc.
/s/KRISTEN J. BELL
Kristen J. Bell
President/CEO
above.
————————
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
The Ultimutt Pet Spa
in Ojai
OVN08-03-2015
August 5, 12, 19 & 26,
2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015072210014577-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/22/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: The Ultimutt Pet
Spa in Ojai
323 E. Matilija St. Ste. 116,
Ojai, CA 93023
Company:
Lisa Cole
323 E. Matilija St. Ste. 116,
Ojai, CA 93023
on 9-1-93.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Lisa Cole
/s/LISA COLE
Lisa Cole
Owner
above.
————————
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Alarra Saress
OVN08-04-2015
August 5, 12, 19 & 26,
2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015072110014412-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/21/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Alarra Saress
602 n. fulton st., ojai, CA
93023
Company:
Jennifer Lynn Pumo
602 n. fulton st., ojai, CA
93023
on N/A.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Jennifer Lynn Pumo
/s/JENNIFER LYNN
PUMO
above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Bolt and Arrow
OVN08-08-2015
August 12, 19 & 26, 2015
September 2, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015073010015172-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/30/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Bolt and Arrow
217 E. Aliso St., Ojai, CA
93023
Company:
James McKinnon
217 E. Aliso St., Ojai, CA
93023
on 07/30/2015.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
James McKinnon
/s/JAMES McKINNON
above.
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Notice of Petition
to Administer
Estate
Frances Weisberg
OVN08-11-2015
August 14, 19 & 21, 2015
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
OF Ventura
4353 Vineyard Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93036
Juvenile Justice Center
NOTICE OF PETITION
TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Frances
Weisberg
Case Number: 56-201500470842-PR-LA-OXN
To all heirs, beneficiaries,
creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in
the will or estate, or both,
of: Frances Weisberg
A Petition for Probate has
been filed by Daniel Patrick
Brookshire in the Superior
Court of California, County
of Ventura.
The Petition for Probate
requests that Daniel Patrick
Brookshire be appointed as
personal representative to
administer the estate of the
decedent.
The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates
Act. (This authority will
allow the personal representative to take many actions
without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions,
however, the personal representative will be required
to give notice to interested
persons unless they have
waived notice or consented
to the proposed action.) The
independent administration
authority will be granted
unless an interested person
files an objection to the petition and shows good cause
why the court should not
grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition
will be held in this court as
follows: 9/16/2015, 9:00
AM, Dept. J
Address of court: same as
noted above
If you object to the granting of the petition, you
should appear at the hearing
and state your objections or
file written objections with
the court before the hearing.
Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a
contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file
your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within
four months from the date
of first issuance of letters as
provided in Probate Code
section 9100. The time for
filing claims will not expire
before four months from the
hearing date noticed above.
You may examine the file
kept by the court. If you are
a person interested in the
estate, you may file with the
court a formal Request for
Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of
estate assets or of any petition or account as provided
in Probate Code section
1250. A Request for Special
Notice form is available
from the court clerk.
Attorney for petitioner:
Jeffrey D. Kirk
231 Market Place #371
San Ramon, CA 94583
(925) 413-9201
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Call of Duty Construction
& Remodeling
OVN08-12-2015
August 19 & 26, 2015
September 2 & 9, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20150727-
New York Times CROSSWORD PUZZLE
10014872-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/27/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: Call of Duty Construction & Remodeling
700 W Villanova Rd Sp#
13, Ojai, CA 93023
Company:
Jose Eduardo Jungo
700 W Villanova Rd Sp#13,
Ojai, CA 93023
on N/A.
and correct.
dollars ($1,000).)
Jose Eduardo Jungo
/s/JOSE E. JUNGO
above.
————————
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
RJC Masonry
OVN08-13-2015
August 19 & 26, 2015
September 2 & 9, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015072110014453-0 1/1
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 07/21/2015
BUSINESS AS:
Name: RJC Masonry
213 Wakeford Ave, Santa
Paula, CA 93060
Company:
Rory Justin Cornell
213 Wakeford Ave, Santa
Paula, CA 93060
on N/A.
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Eat, drink and be merry to help Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Oct. 4
Every year the Ventura County Sheriff’s
Upper Ojai Search and
Rescue Team (SAR) volunteers an average of
3,000
hours
for
searches, rescues and
training. Upper Ojai
SAR includes approximately 36 volunteers,
skilled in search and
rescue operations in
mountain, canyon and
urban settings.
Rescuing an injured
climber or locating a
lost group of hikers is
not only a relief to the
victims and their loved
ones, it is rewarding to
every member of the
team.
The all-volunteer organization is ready to
respond to search and
rescue operations 24
hours a day, seven days
a week, in all types of
weather and all types of
terrain. The Ventura
County Sheriff's Office
provides the Upper
Ojai SAR team with vehicles and some basic
equipment. However,
they rely completely on
donations for team
gear, specialized equipment and advanced
lifesaving training.
To raise those very
necessary funds, Upper
Ojai SAR is organizing
its annual fundraiser at
Boccali's Restaurant,
Oct. 4 from 4 to 7:30
p.m. The evening will
include dinner, live
music with Alan Thornhill and Martin Young,
a silent auction and a
raffle. All proceeds
from the fundraiser
support and equip the
Upper Ojai Search and
Rescue Team members
who serve the western
portion of Ventura
County. The event is
well attended each
year, with approximately 300 guests including many local
elected officials.
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organization.
For more information, contact Kevin
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Sports
B1
Wednesday
Aug. 19, 2015
Mike Miller, editor
mike@ojaivalleynews.com
Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
Low numbers evident
at Nordhoff scrimmage
Mike Miller
Last Saturday evening the Nordhoff
football program hosted its annual
Blue and Gold scrimmage in the blazing Ojai heat where fans were able to
get a rough look at what the 2015
Rangers will look like. The one thing
that became very evident right away is
that Nordhoff is going to need every
player to contribute if they are going to
be successful this season.
For the scrimmage, the Nordhoff
varsity suited up just 23 players, which
is by far the lowest head count they
have had in many years. When the
Rangers were on the field Saturday,
only one player remained on the sidelines at any given time which presented some challenges for the
coaching staff. Head coach Erik Monson expressed concern about the
team’s numbers this spring and that
concern is real. A key injury here or
there could have a huge impact on the
Rangers this season.
Early in the scrimmage the first team
offense was able to pick up big chunks
of yards with their running game. Junior running back Jake Perry made several nice runs, including a long
touchdown run down the sideline. At
quarterback,
sophomore
Parker
Johnsen looked solid in the passing
game as he completed some easy
throws for positive yards. Johnsen also
scored on a fourth down and short situation. Monson called for a quarterback keeper and Johnsen broke a
couple of tackles and the line of scrimmage and followed his line for what
would be a 30-yard touchdown run.
With so few players, the Rangers will
have a number of people playing both
sides of the ball, which will present
some challenges this season. The offensive line should be a strength of the
team this year with returners Brandon
Ocheltree and Homero Espana opening holes for the run game. The line
looked to be rounding into shape Saturday afternoon which is good news
for the Rangers.
NHS will open the 2015 season Aug.
28 at home when they host the Channel Islands Raiders in a nonleague contest. Kickoff is 7 p.m.
Photo submitted
Summer van Houten (in mid-air) recently graduated from Nordhoff with a 4.36 GPA.
She will be heading to the Pacific Northwest to attend the University of Washington
this fall.
Van Houten honored by
Ventura County Hall of Fame
Mike Miller
Recent Nordhoff High
School graduate, Summer van Houten, will
soon be headed north to
Seattle to attend the
University of Washington. Van Houten is leaving Nordhoff as the
school’s top female student-athlete in 2015. Not
only did van Houten
make six all-league
swimming and water
polo teams during her
time at NHS, but she
also graduated third in
her class with a lofty 4.36
grade point average.
As a senior, van
Houten missed much of
the water polo season
with a shoulder injury,
but she was still able to
compete in swimming.
She hopes to continue
swimming in college,
but at the intramural
level. “The University of
Washington only has intramural swimming so I
plan on doing that, but I
also want to play other
sports that I didn’t get a
chance to try in high
school,” she said.
Van Houten is headed
to UW as an undeclared
major, but she is leaning
toward science and she
has big plans for the future. “I am not sure what
I’ll study,” she said, “but
I know I want to go to
graduate school or even
medical school. I just
plan on finding what I
am passionate about
and then I’ll go from
there,” she said.
Along with classmate,
Shane
Hersh,
van
Houten was honored by
the Ventura County
Sports Hall of Fame earlier this summer for her
efforts in the classroom
as well as in the pool.
She added, “It was nice
to get recognized by the
Hall of Fame.”
Local sports fans will
be hearing more of the
van Houten name because there are two
more sisters coming
through the ranks. “My
sister, Scout, is a sophomore at Nordhoff and
she swims. My little sister, Sweden, goes to
Topa Topa as well.”
Van Houten, who was
raised in Ojai, is looking
forward to a change of
scenery, but she’ll also
miss Ojai. “I needed a
change and I wanted to
experience something
new. I like Seattle and
the weather there is different. I love California
and I’ll miss it, but I am
also ready for new experiences,” she added.
Ojai Valley News photo by Holly Roberts
Sophomore quarterback Parker Johnsen showed promise in this year’s Blue and Gold
scrimmage. Johnsen ran for a 30-yard touchdown on a fourth and short play and
made a number of solid throws during the scrimmage.
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
Villanova Prep hoops looking for head coach
Villanova Preparatory School is currently recruiting for a boys’ varsity basketball
coach for the 2015-2016 season. Last season the Wildcats went 12-14 overall
and 7-5 in the Frontier League. Interested candidates should contact VPS athletic
director Ricardo Olivares at: rolivares@villanovaprep.org.
Send your local sports photos and stories to mike@ojaivalleynews.com
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
Nordhoff volleyball ready for winning season
The Nordhoff girls’ volleyball team, in action last year against Carpinteria, has
been one of Ojai’s most successful teams in recent years. The Lady Rangers will
host several home matches this season including: Laguna Blance (Sept. 3), Pacifica (Sept. 15), Malibu (Sept. 17), Grace Brethren (Sept. 23), La Reina (Oct. 1),
Bishop Diego (Oct. 15), St. Bonaventure (Oct. 22), and Villanova Prep (Nov. 3).
All varsity matches are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Arts
C1
&Entertainment
Wednesday,
Aug. 19, 2015
Arts@ojaivalleynews.com
Art Center offering poetry and song
The Ojai Art Center
will present “A Melodic
Union,” featuring
guitarist Don Cardinali,
vocalist Claudia
Simone, and three
award-winning Latino
poets, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m.
Simone is the vocalist
of the duo Alas Latinas.
She lived in Latin
America, singing there
while in her 20s, and it
is her desire to bring the
beauty of Brazilian,
Portuguese and Cape
Verde songs to Ojai. She
is a linguist, floating the
Latin languages as she
sings with Cardinali.
Alas Latina performs
throughout the area,
most recently at The
Vine.
Cardinali, guitarist
accompanying Simone,
is the owner of Ojai’s
Cardinali Bros. Music.
The oldest Cardinali
brother, Ed, opened the
door to music and art
for Don and John.
Together they wrote
music, and in 1973 cut
an album, naming it
after a song written by
Don Cardinali called
“More Than Luck.”
When not writing songs
See Union, Page C3
Photo submitted
Guitarist Don Cardinali and vocalist Claudia Simone will perform Aug. 23 at the Ojai Art Center.
Ojai Studio Artists unveil
creative workshop series
to kick off annual tour
Artist Bernadette DiPietro will conduct a workshop on Ukranian egg decoration Oct. 9.
The Ojai Studio Artists
(OSA) have just added a
new element to their
annual OSA Tour: an
opportunity for individuals to make art,
working with an artist in
his/her studio and a
small group of fellow
enthusiasts.
Five very different
workshop options are
available on Friday, Oct.
9, each taught by an
OSA member who is a
master in the workshop
area involved. The
workshops are: Silk
marbleizing, making
paste paper, printmaking, Ukrainian egg
decoration and a paint
party.
Each workshop will
take place Oct. 9 at
hours set by each
instructor. Workshop
fees include all materials, plus one free tour
ticket good for studio
admission all three Tour
days, Oct. 10 to Oct. 12.
Interested parties
contact the artistteachers directly for
Photo sunmitted more information and
to register. Workshops
take place at the studios
of the artists involved.
Information on the
artist-teachers is available in the Artists
section of www.ojaistudioartists.org, the OSA
website.
• Workshop 1: Making
Paste Papers, Oct. 9
from 1 to 4 p.m. This
workshop is taught by
Gail Hercher, author of
“Crafting With Handmade Paper,” (Rockport) and founder of
The Paper Crane, a
paper art gallery in
Massachusetts. Making
paste papers is an
ancient technique that
has been revived and is
being used by artists in
collage, graphic design
and bookbinding, and
by interior and textile
designers.
The process is simple:
combing through thickened paint on special
paper, but with modern
paints and tools. The fee
is $95 per person and
there is a six-person
limit (minimum of
See Workshops, Page C2
‘Insane’ beauty
slated for show
at Gallerie 102
Galerie102 will host
“Insanely Beautiful,” a
solo show of new works
by Britt Ehringer. An
artist’s reception will be
held Saturday from 5 to
7 p.m. and the exhibit
will continue through
Sept. 20.
Ehringer examines the
subjective expression of
beauty in our culture in
the show, which
features paintings,
photography and sculpture.
He is a self-taught
artist with an irreverent
pop-art sensibility and a
penchant for tongue-incheek social commentary. “I really feel my
work eschews a particular “art-historical definition” or vantage point
from which to view it,”
he says. “I see my
artistic practice as a
constantly evolving
force,” he explained.
Ehringer employs a
variety of techniques in
his work, such as thick
and thin painting,
tearing portions of
canvas from the work
and multi-media
assemblage to create his
own unique artistic
style.
Ehringer’s work has
been exhibited extensively nationally and
internationally. His
paintings were featured
in the 2014 Cat Art
Show Los Angeles
including the singular
work “Say Hello to My
Little Friends,” featured
art in Time Magazine
and an Instagram
sensation.
Ehringer’s popular
Namaak Art Collective
was featured at Beijing’s
C-Space gallery and
LAUNCH L.A. He was
recently selected, along
with fellow artists
Shepard Fairy and
Terence Koh, for inclusion as one of America’s
cutting-edge creatives
Photo submitted
Rock Hearts coming to Hot August Nights
The Rock Hearts will perform at Bookends’ Hot August Nights Aug. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m on the Bookends
pavilion stage under the oak trees. The Rock Hearts are a singer-songwriter band comprised of all Ojai musicians, playing original songs by R. Patrick Bishop. Patrick on guitar and vocals, Lisa Pardini-Bishop on vocals,
ukulele and violin, Cory Highberg on bass and backup vocals, Nick Sinclair on drums, and the newest member,
Josh Bergmann, on mandolin, lead guitar and backup vocals. The Hot August Nights event is free.
C2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015
Upcoming Events
Thursday, Aug. 20
• Life on San Miguel
Island, a lecture by Ian
Williams, will be held
at the Santa Barbara
Maritime Museum, 113
Harbor Way in Santa
Barbara, at 7 p.m. A
members-only reception will be held from
6:15 to 6:45 p.m. To
register, go to
www.sbmm.org or call
962-8404, Ext. 115.
• A fundraising party
for the documentary
“The Seeds of Vandana
Shiva,” will be held
from 7 to 9 p.m. at The
Farmer and The Cook,
339 W. El Roblar Drive
in Meiners Oaks. Email camilla@becketfilms.com to RSVP.
Friday, Aug. 21
• The Ojai Valley Land
Conservancy will host
movie night at The
Mob Shop. Films will
include “Racing the
End,” “Who Owns
Water,” “Georgena
Terry,” and “Sufferfest
2.” Doors open at 7
p.m. and the movies
begin at 8 p.m. The
Mob Shop and Salsa
Cycles will host a prereserved group ride
before the event, and a
bike demo the next
day. Contact
tim@themobshop.com
for details.
Wednesday, Sept. 2
• In preparation for the
Jewish New Year, the
Chabad Centers of
Ventura, Oxnard,
Camarillo and Ojai will
be hosting a “Pre Rosh
Hashanah Mega
Challah Baking Night
for Mothers & Daughters” (ages 12 or older)
at 6 p.m. at the Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon
Road in Ventura.
Participants will learn
the art of making
Challah, the traditional
sweet braided bread
used on Jewish holidays. Each guest will
prepare two challah
breads. Cost is $20 per
person if prepaid by
Sept. 1 ($25 after).
Special mother-anddaughter price is $36.
Become a sponsor for
$54 or a table sponsor
(seats 10) for $180. For
reservations, see
www.VCMegaChallaBake.com,
www.ChabadVentura.c
om, or call 658-7441.
Carp theater to screen classic Beatles movie
Ivor Davis exhibit scheduled for Santa Paula
To celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the movie
“Help!” staring the Beatles,
the Plaza Playhouse Theater
in Carpinteria is hosting a
showing of the digitally
remixed movie and having
Beatles author Ivor Davis
speak about his travels with
the Beatles 50 years ago.
Davis will speak about his
book, “The Beatles and Me
On Tour,” a look at his experiences traveling with the
band during their 1964 and
1965 tours of North America.
Davis’ book is receiving 5star reviews for its refreshing
and entertaining look by a
real insider who recorded the
intimate, non-public happenings on the history-making
tour. Davis was assigned by
the London Daily Express to
chronicle the band’s adventures in America.
Through 34 days and 24
cities, Davis traveled with the
Author and journalist Ivor Davis will
share his photo collection built over half a
century and featuring some of the greats of
showbiz and the world. His Every Picture
Tells a Story…From Presidents to Pop Stars
exhibit will run through Dec. 18 at the
Ventura College Santa Paula Campus, 957
Faulkner Road, #106 in Santa Paula.
In the summer of 1964, the Beatles
embarked on a record-breaking pandemonium-inducing tour of America and
Canada. Davis traveled with the Beatles as
Beatles, watching them make
rock history. He enjoyed
unrestricted access to the
four boys fresh from Liverpool — from their hotel
suites to backstage at concert
arenas to their private jet.
Davis played all-night
games of Monopoly with
John Lennon, became the
the only British newspaper writer invited
on the entire tour. He enjoyed unrestricted
access to the fab four- from their hotel
suites to backstage at concert arenas to
their private jet.
His book “The Beatles and Me On Tour”
is filled with stories and photos from this
experience.
A reception and book signing with Davis
will be held Sept. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Exhibit hours are Mondays through
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
ghostwriter of a newspaper
column for George Harrison,
and witnessed the night Bob
Dylan “deflowered” the
young marijuana virgins.
Davis will take the Plaza
stage Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. to give
his insider’s account of being
with The Beatles during the
two tours. Following the
question-and-answer session,
Davis will meet and greet
audience members and sign
copies of his book, which will
be available for purchase.
At 8:15 p.m., the theater
celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of “Help”,
starring The Beatles. The
movie, directed by Richard
Lester — who also helmed
the first Beatles film “A Hard
Day’s Night” — is a wild and
crazy comedy adventure (in
color) that sees “the lads”
coming up against an evil
cult.
A restored version will be
shown with digital projection.
General admission tickets
are $20 and available
at www.plazatheatercarpinteria.com or at Seastrand, 919
Linden Ave. in Carpinteria, or
Rincon Music in the Casitas
Plaza near Union Bank, also
in Carpinteria, during regular
business hours (cash or check
only at both locations).
The nonprofit Plaza Playhouse Theater, at 4916
Carpinteria Ave., is an intimate 200-seat venue, wheel
chair accessible and ADA
compliant. There is plenty of
free street and lot parking
nearby.
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three).
and to register, call Gail
at 272-8563 or e-mail
papergail@aol.com. To
see some of Gail’s paste
paper work, visit
www.ojaipaperstudio
.com.
• Workshop 2:
Ukrainian Egg Decoration, Oct. 9 from 1 to 4
p.m. Taught by
Bernadette DiPietro,
author of “The ABC’s of
Batik,” this class will
have participants decorating two to three eggs
in the traditional
manner combining
legends, customs,
symbols and designs of
Ukrainian Pysanky eggs.
The fee is $175 per
person and there is a
six-person limit
(minimum of four).
and to register, contact
DiPietro at bernadettedipietro@gmail.com.
• Workshop 3: Printmaking Wow, Oct. 9
from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Taught by Printmaker Linda Taylor at
her Spotted Dog Studio,
this workshop will have
you creating your own
original hand-pulled
prints using both the
relief method and the
monotype process.
No art experience
necessary. The cost is
$110 per person; there is
an eight person limit
(minimum of four).
and to register, contact
Taylor at ltaylorart@aol
.com.
• Workshop 4: The Art
of Silk Marbelizing, Oct.
9 from 1 to 5 p.m. Vera
Long will teach the
ancient and meditative
art of silk marbleizing,
creating vibrant, elegant
scarves — first in the
Japanese freeform style
of Suminagashi, then in
the more formal Turkish
Marbelizing style. Dyes
are completely nontoxic.
The cost is $200 per
person; there is a 10
person limit (minimum
of four). See www.veralong.com for more
information and to
register.
• Workshop 5: Paint
Party, Oct. 9 from 1 to 4
p.m. Taught by Amy
Lynn Stevenson, participants will learn acrylic
painting techniques
while group members
are all painting, step by
step, the same painting.
Make it your own
unique work of art by
adding your own colors
and flair.
The cost is $95 per
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Vera Long will teach a workshop course on the ancient
and meditative art of silk marbleizing.
person; there is a 10
person limit (minimum
of four). For more info
and to register, e-mail
amylynnstevenson@me.
com.
The Ojai Studio Artists
Tour is Oct. 10, 11 and
12 and features more
than 50 artists. Advance
tickets are $25 for
adults, $15 for youths 16
or older and free for
those younger than 15.
Visit www.ojaistudioartists.org for tickets
and more information
in the artists.
Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 C3
Exhibits
• Aug. 22: The Beatrice
Wood Center for the
Arts, 8585 Ojai-Santa
Paula Road, Upper
Ojai, will display “The
Natural World,” an
exhibit of works by
Ventura County Potters
Guild, in the Beato
Gallery Aug. 22 through
Oct. 3. “Nina de Creeft
Ward: A Retrospective”
will also be on display
in the Logan Gallery. A
reception will be held
Saturday from 3 to 6
p.m. Call 646-3381.
• Aug. 22: galerie 102,
102 W. Matilija St., Ojai,
will display “Insanely
Beautiful,” a mixed
media exhibit by Britt
Ehringer, through Sept.
20, with an opening
reception Saturday
from 5 to 7 p.m. Call
640-0151.
• Through Aug. 22: The
Buenaventura Art Association Gallery, 700 E.
Santa Clara St.,
Ventura, will display an
exhibit of works by the
late abstract expressionist painter and
educator, Kathleen
Gemberling Adkison,
through Saturday. Go
to www.buenaventuragallery.org.
• Aug. 23: Ojai Valley
Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave., will display “Birds
of the Ojai Valley,” an
exhibit of photos,
artwork, videos and
mounted specimens,
through Dec. 31. A
reception featuring Live
raptors and talks by
expert birders will be
held Sunday from 4 to 6
p.m. Call 640-1390.
• Through Aug. 29:
Gallery 525, 525 W. El
Roblar Drive, will
display “Ojai Assemblage 2015,” an invitational group show,
through Aug. 29. Call
701-1156.
• Through Aug. 30:
Harbor Village Gallery,
1591 Spinnaker Drive,
Ventura, will display
“East Coast West
Coast,” an exhibit of
works by photographer
and digital artist Bruce
David McFarland,
through Aug. 30.
• Through Aug. 31: The
Vita Art Center at Bell
Arts Factory, 432 N.
Ventura Ave., Ventura,
will display artwork by
Horacio Martinez
through Aug. 31. Go to
vitaartcenter.com.
• Through Sept. 3: The
Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will
display its juried art
show, “Sun and
Shadows,” through
Sept. 3. Call 646-0117.
• Through Sept. 3:
Anacapa Brewery, 472
E. Main St., Ventura,
will display abstract
paintings by Ojai artists
Clay White and Valerie
Freeman through Sept.
3. Call 643-2337.
• Sept. 5: The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., will display
“The Ten Water Jars,”
an exhibit of prints on
silk inspired by Nepal,
by former Ojai resident
Jim Danisch, Sept. 5
through 30. A reception
will be held Sept. 12
from 1 to 3 p.m. Call
646-0117.
• Through Sept.13: Fox
Fine Jewelry, 560 E.
Main St., Ventura, will
display works by
members of Plein Air
Artists in Nature’s
Theater through Sept.
13. The exhibit will
include paintings by
Ojai artists Melanie
Hirdler and Cathy
Smith. Call 652-1800.
The Museum of
Ventura County, 100 E.
Main St., Ventura, will
display “Face to Face,”
an exhibit of contem-
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Hatter’s Tea duo to perform at Third Friday
Aug. 21, OVA Gallery is hosting another Third Friday Event, featuring Hatter’s Tea, the duo of James and
Joneane Neville. Their music is an eclectic offbeat assortment of reimagined rock, obscure novelty songs from
the ‘20s thru the ‘50s and their own originals. This month’s Third Friday Event is set for Aug. 21 from 6 to 8
p.m. Refreshments and live music will be served.
porary portraiture by
Ventura County artists
ages 18 to 35, through
Sept. 13. Call 653-0323,
Ext. 301.
The Oaks at Ojai, 122 E.
Ojai Ave., will display
artwork by its owner,
Sheila Cluff, and her
instructor, Janis
Hansen, in the gallery
through Sept. 15. Call
646-5573.
• Oct. 10, 11 & 12: The
2015 Ojai Studio Artists
Tour will run Oct. 10,
11 and 12 from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., featuring 50plus artists. Tickets and
more details available
VIC hosting three-day Improv Fest
The Ventura Improv
Company (VIC) is
bringing back a tradition: Ventura Improv
Fest, three straight
nights of comedy
improv. VIC will
welcome groups from
all over California Sept.
4, 5 and 6 — Labor Day
weekend.
For all three nights,
the VIC will present two
2-hour show blocks (7
to 9 p.m. and 9 to 11
p.m.) featuring several
performing groups per
block.
There is a bonus show
at 6 p.m. every night for
anyone holding tickets
for that night or a Megapass.
Tickets for each show
block are $15 per
person. For a special allnight pass (both show
blocks) the cost is $20
per person.
An all-weekend, allshow Megapass can be
had for $50; no other
discounts apply.
Regular-night ticket
vouchers, coupons or
Groupons will not be
valid for this weekend.
Tickets must be
purchased online in
advance, or at the box
office the night of the
show starting a halfhour before showtime.
More than 20
performing groups will
participate, including:
Songs in the Key of
Laugh (Ventura), Travis
Greer’s popular show;
She’s British (San Francisco) Creative, a fastpaced, hilarious
montage with intense
characters and lots of
action; Fancy Football (Los Angeles),
where Jodi and Holly
will take you into the life
of two big characters;
The Resistance (Los
Angeles) Improv, which
combines action,
comedy and a
completely improvised
action movie performed
live on stage; and L.A.
TheatreSports, where
performers duke it out,
competitive improvstyle. There will also be
special appearances by
members of Ventura
Improv
Company and Chimps
(from Chadwick School
in Palos Verdes).
For tickets, see
www.venturaimprov.co
m. Ventura Improv
Company is at 34 North
Palm St. in Ventura.
toes.” — Garcia
• “Death bright as
lemon meringue pie
quickly gone into a
happy belly is what I
wish for you. When 300
cherub angels come
down with trumpets, I
say, bring it on.” —
Palacio
• “I keep asking if he’ll
try and find me after we
leave this world, in the
next place, whatever
shining white nothing
that entails.” — Trelles
Food trucks will be
parked in front of the
Art Center beginning at
noon Aug. 23. The event
will be held at the Ojai
Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St. Call Christine Rosensteel at 8164099 for information.
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or playing guitars,
Cardinali makes guitars.
In addition to Cardinali and Simone, the
Aug. 23 event will also
feature three regional
Latino authors and
poets, Melinda Palacio,
Angel Garcia and Emma
Trelles. They will read
poems that have been
published in their
award-winning books.
Excerpts from their
poems include:
• “There are serpents
in my socks. I put them
on each morning and
they slither between my
Contemporary
fine art
jewelry and crafts
Unique gifts, attractive prices
108-B. N. Signal St.
Open daily 10-6
(805) 646-5682
www.ojaivalleyartists.com
online at ojaistudioartists.org.
• Through Oct. 11:
Santa Paula Art
Museum, 117 N. Tenth
St., Santa Paula, will
display “The Art of
George Lockwood,” an
exhibit of original
paintings by Santa
Paula native Lockwood,
through Oct. 11. Call
525-5554.
• Through Oct. 11: The
Museum of Ventura
County, 100 E. Main St.,
Ventura, will display “A
Worse Place than Hell:
The Changing Face of
Abraham Lincoln,” a
new exhibit of George
Stuart Historical
Figures, through Oct.
11. Call 653-0323, Ext.
303.
• Through Oct. 30:
Grayspace Gallery, 219
Gray Ave., Santa
Barbara, will display “3
Melodies,” an exhibit of
contemporary abstract
art by Ojai’s Charlene
Broudy and Carolyn
Fox and Santa
Barbara’s Steven
Gilbar, through Oct. 30.
Call 886-0552.
• Through Nov. 8: The
Santa Paula Art
Museum, 117 N. Tenth
St., Santa Paula, will
display “John Nava:
Selected Paintings and
Tapestries,” through
Nov. 8. Call 525-5554.
• Through Jan. 3: The
Ojai Valley Museum,
130 W. Ojai Ave., will
display “Sergio’s
Cartoon Collection,”
through Jan. 3, 2016.
Call 640-1390.
• Through Feb. 29: The
Museum of Ventura
County Agriculture
Museum, 926 Railroad
Ave., Santa Paula, will
display “Machine Age
Art: The Artwork of
Wendell Dowling”
through Feb. 29, 2016.
For further information, call 525-3100.
C4 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015
Hueneme Festival announces concert lineup
The city of Port
Hueneme will play host
to the Toni Young
Hueneme Beach
Festival Aug. 22 and 23
at Hueneme Beach
Park, located at the
corner of Ventura Road
and Surfside Drive in
Port Hueneme.
Admission and
parking are always free
for this end of the
summer beach party.
This year’s lineup
includes some returning
favorites along with
continuing the tradition
of bringing new bands
to the community.
Opening the festival
this year at 11 a.m.
Saturday will be Open
Air Stereo, a dynamic
four piece alt-pop/rock
band based in Southern
California. The group is
comprised of Chase
Johnson (lead vocals),
Nick Gross (drums),
Scott Pounds (guitars)
and Evan Smith (bass).
In May 2013, Open Air
Stereo released their 10song LP, “Primates.”
Their hit single,
“Damned,” was
featured on MTVu.
Open Air Stereo has
toured extensively,
supporting two national
tours and headlining
their own tour in spring
2013. Despite their
heavy tour schedule in
2013 and 2014, the band
took time to produce a
six-song, self-titled EP
through STRZ-The
Label. With the release
of the new tracks, Open
Air Stereo continues to
deliver the next iteration of their rhythmic,
sexy sound.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
the festival welcomes
back Bella Donna. The
critically acclaimed
group offers a full rock
concert show, fully
staged with costumes,
powerful performances
and hits. Bella Donna
has performed in a
variety of venues,
including casinos,
performing arts centers,
concert clubs, fairs and
festivals. They present a
fully live show; Bella
Donna Band does not
use any pre-recorded
audio. Everything the
audience hears is
performed live on stage.
At 4 p.m. Saturday,
the most requested
band, Captain Cardiac
and the Coronaries,
returns. Captain
Cardiac and the Coronaries have been one of
this country’s premier
1950s and 1960s Rock
‘N’ Roll shows for more
than three decades.
They’ve performed in
venues across the US,
Europe, Canada and
Mexico, and they have
been featured
performers at Disneyland, Universal Studios
and Six Flags Magic
Mountain — as well as
three Super Bowls and
the Cotton Bowl in
Dallas, Tex.
Opening the festival
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Open Air Stereo will open this year’s Hueneme Beach Festival.
Sunday will be a
newcomer to Ventura
County, singer Mark
David. With an acoustic
guitar and a homemade
foot thump box, the
baritone vocalist has
performed more than
1,000 dates the last six
years. He blends an
acoustic mix of modern
pop, folk-rock, country,
blues and R&B catering
to a Boomers demographic.
At 1 p.m. Sunday, The
Long Run will take the
stage. Since their debut
in 1999, The Long Run Experience the Eagles is
widely regarded as one
of the top Eagles tribute
show working today.
They were selected to
perform the music of
The Eagles by Mark
Cuban and Ryan
Seacrest’s network AXS
TV, for a 90-minute live
concert for the TV show
“The World’s Greatest
Tribute Bands,” which
was broadcast to
millions of viewers in
five countries.
At 4 p.m. Sunday,
Disco Inferno takes to
the stage. Created in
1994, this retro disco
show has been
performing disco dance
music for 20 years,
hitting the stage
sporting bellbottoms,
Afros and attitude. They
have performed
hundreds of shows over
their 20-year span while
surviving the original
disco era three times
over. Disco Inferno has
been featured on TV
and radio as well as
numerous events across
the U.S. Among their
covers: “I Will Survive”,
“The Hustle”, “YMCA”
and the band’s “Funky
Medley” with “Welcome
to the Jungle Boogie.”
In addition to the
musical lineup, the
Hueneme Beach
Festival will feature
more than 100 food,
beverage, arts and crafts
and commercial booths
at Hueneme Beach Park
in Port Hueneme.
See www.huenemebeachfest.org for more
information.
Music
Sunday, Aug. 23
• Grammy awardwinning guitarist Jason
Vieaux will perform a
free outdoor concert
from 6 to 8 p.m. as part
of the city of Calabasas’
2015 Sun Sets Concert
Series at Calabasas
Lake, at 23400 Park
Sorrento in Calabasas.
Monday, Aug. 24
• Jazz singer Nicole
Lvoff will perform at
the Soho Restaurant &
Music Club, 1221 State
St. in Santa Barbara,
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Visit www.sohosb.com
for information.
Wednesday, Sept. 2
• Incubus will return to
the Santa Barbara Bowl
at 7 p.m. Tickets are
available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including the Arlington
Theatre, Santa Barbara
Bowl box office,
Walmart, www.ticketmaster.com or by
calling (800) 745-3000.
Saturday, Sept. 5
9 p.m. - Psychedelic,
roots-rock ensemble
Moonalice will open for
Cubensis at SoHo
Restaurant & Music
Club, 1221 State St. in
Santa Barbara. See
www.sohosb.com for
more.
Friday, Sept. 11
• Social Distortion will
make a stop at the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre at
7:30 p.m. Joining them
will be Nikki Lane and
Drag The River. The
Vina Robles Amphithe-
atre is at 3800 Mill Road
in Paso Robles. Tickets
are available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including Boo Boo
Records and the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
box office. Order online
at www.ticketmaster
.com or by phone at
(800) 745-3000.
Saturday, Sept. 19
• Tears For Fears will
play Vina Robles
Amphitheatre at 8 p.m.
Tickets are available at
Ticketmaster outlets.
Order online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or by phone at (800)
745-3000.
• Ben Harper and the
Innocent Criminals will
perform at the Santa
Barbara Bowl at 6 p.m.
Order tickets online at
or at (800) 745-3000.
Sunday, Sept. 20
• George Thorogood &
The Destroyers and
Buddy Guy announce a
special co-headlining
performance at Vina
Robles Amphitheatre at
6:30 p.m. Tickets are
available at Ticketmaster outlets. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at (800) 7453000.
Sunday, Oct. 4
• Tipsy Gypsies, Jill
Knight, Cuesta Ridge,
Choro De Ouro and
Bear Market Riot will
rock the RED4 Artist
Series at Vina Robles
Amphitheatre at 2 p.m.
Incubus returning to Santa Barbara Bowl
Alternative rock heroes,
Incubus, will return to the
Santa Barbara Bowl Sept. 2 at
7 p.m. Tickets are on sale
now.
Multi-platinum alternative
rock heavyweights Incubus
recently signed with Island
Records and released four-song
EP titled, “Trust Fall (Side A)”
May 12. After nearly two years
off the grid conceptualizing and
recording new material,
Incubus, under the management of Johnny Wright at
Wright Entertainment Group,
has its sights set on a “nontraditional” album in 2015.
Tickets are available at
all Ticketmaster outlets
including Boo Boo
Records and the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
box office. Order online
at www.ticketmaster
.com or by phone at
(800) 745-3000.
Wednesday, Oct. 7
• Don Henley will
perform at the Santa
Barbara Bowl at 7 p.m.
Each ticket ordered
online through Ticketmaster will receive
a “Cass County” deluxe
CD. Singersongwriter Shawn
Colvin will open the
show. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster
outlets including the
Arlington Theatre,
Santa Barbara Bowl box
Founding member Mike
Einziger told Billboard.com
that although the band didn’t
have “any plans of making this
record” the new music is
“pretty indicative of where we
are now. This is what the band
sounds like in 2015.”
The EP’s digital version is
available on iTunes. Twenty
years since the release of their
indie debut album in 1995,
“Fungus Amongus,” Incubus
has now released six studio
albums (the last three
produced by Brendan O’Brien),
achieving RIAA Gold, Platinum
and multi-Platinum success; as
office, Walmart,
or by calling (800) 7453000.
Sunday, Oct. 11
• My Morning Jacket
will perform at
the Santa Barbara Bowl
at 6:30 p.m. They will
be joined by special
guest Fruit Bats. Tickets
are available at Ticketmaster outlets. Order
phone at (800) 7453000.
Sunday, Oct. 18
• Hozier will perform at
the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Hozier’s seminal single
“Take Me To Church”
has going quadruple
platinum. The Santa
Barbara Bowl is at 1122
well as five live albums. Four of
their songs have hit No. 1 on
the Billboard Alternative Songs
chart, including “Drive” (2000,
also Top 10 Pop), “Megalomaniac” (2003), “Anna Molly”
(2006), and “Love Hurts”
(2008).
Tickets for the Sept. 2 concert
at Santa Barbara Bowl range
from $39.50 to $59.50, plus
applicable service charges. The
Santa Barbara Bowl is at 1122
N. Milpas St., Santa Barbara.
For more information and
tickets, call 962-7411 or order
online at www.ticketmaster
.com
N. Milpas St. in Santa
Barbara. Tickets are
available at all Ticketmaster outlets
Theatre the Santa
Barbara Bowl, Walmart,
phone at (800) 7453000.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
• Florence + The
Machine will perform
Bowl at 7 p.m. Tickets
are available at Ticketmaster outlets. Order
phone at (800) 7453000.
Friday, Oct. 23
• Multiple Grammy
Award-winner and
multi-platinum selling
artist Janet Jackson will
appear for two-nights
Bowl at 7 p.m. Tickets
are available at all Ticketmaster outlets
Theatre, Santa Barbara
Bowl box office,
Walmart, at www.ticketmaster.com or by
calling (800)
745-3000.
• Heavy metal rocker
Marilyn Manson will
perform at the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre as
part of the “Hell Not
Hallelujah Tour” at 7:30
p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com
or by calling (800) 7453000.
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