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At the Ventura City Council meeting held on November 2, Mayor Cheryl Heitmann accepted a generous check for $25,000 from Jeff Sukay representing the Ventura Auto Center Dealers. The event kicked-off the City of Ventura’s 150th anniver-sary celebration. The dealers are the “Champion Sponsor”. The Mayor also read a procla-mation honoring The Ventura Auto Center Dealers for their $25,000 contribution. “We want to acknowl-edge the ‘historically supportive’ contributions given by The Ventura Auto Dealers over many years to our residents,” said Mayor Cheryl Heitmann in accepting the check.

The Ventura Breeze’s own Cindy Summers was one of the two initial recipients of the “One Million Acts of Kindness” award presented by the City of San Buenaventura. It was presented to her at the November 2 City Council meeting by Mayor Heitmann. The award reads “In recognition of your heroic efforts on July 8, 2015, helping a woman and her grandchild to safety when the RV parked next to their home caught fire and you also alerted the residents of the upstairs apartment. Thank you for your act of kindness and bravery!” We are very proud of her. The other first recipient was Ventura’s Carmel Whitman.

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Take a tour of the new CMH Community Memorial Hospital is conducting tours of its new hospital on Friday afternoons. The tour is conducted by Michael G. Ellingson, CMHS Vice President Marketing & Development and assisted by Mary Schmitz, Ph.D., Director of Development. This is the perfect time to see the construction before the final ceilings are installed. Seeing the amazing amount of wires and lines that are required in a hospital is fascinating. You can also to have your many questions answered about the new facility. For example, did you know?• All rooms will be private.• It is scheduled to open near the end of 2016.• The new parking structure will be finished ahead of the hospital construction.• Emergency services will have 17 private rooms.• Access will be off of Main Street.• Final decisions have not yet been made regarding the usage of the existing hospital.• The cafeteria will not be in the basement. If you would like to participate in the community tour, send an email to [email protected]. Tours are limited to 15 people, so be sure to make a reservation.

Ventura City Council will hold a meeting, November 30th and on the agenda will be Regent Properties proposed La Viera project. The project proposal describes 55 luxury homes to be built on 40 acres of the Mariano Rancho in the hills above Ventura. The planning

La Viera pre-screen confirmed for City Council Meetingby Richard Lieberman

commission after a marathon public meeting, recommended that the City Council allow processing to go forward. The project has drawn considerable op-position from neighbors and residents of the city. The council can accept or reject the Planning Commission’s recommen-

dation. According to Jeffrey J. Lambert, Community Development Department Director, and “Even if the Council accepts the recommendation, the project would not come back before he council for possible approval until 2017.” The Mariano Rancho property is owned by about 300 individuals from different branches of the Mariano family, which has owned approximately 4000 acres in the Ventura Hillsides for over 100 years. The Regent Properties plan will make use of 215.3 acres of the Mariano property. The current plan will utilize 40 acres for the development of the 55 luxury homes. The rest of the land approximately 175 acres will be designat-ed open space and public access will be allowed. In addition Regency announced an agreement with the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy resulting in the donation of an additional 547 acres. This agreement will mean that an additional 722 acres of public open space would be created. The development will utilize only 5% of the total land. Regent’s Daniel Gryczman President of Development, discovered Ventura and “Instantly fell in love, “Ventura views from the hillsides just cannot be dupli

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Board certified veterinary surgeon, international surgical educator and active community member, Dr. Ian Gordon Holsworth BVSc MANZCVS (Surgery), Diplomate ACVS has opened VetSurg, a veterinary surgical hospital located in the heart of Ventura’s Wellness District at 2859 Loma Vista Road. Dr. Holsworth brings over 25 years of surgical experience to the hospital, and along with his highly skilled and experi-enced team, is focused on improving the quality of veterinary surgical care for the Tri-counties and beyond. The members of VetSurg have years working together servicing the referral needs of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San

Established in 1981, East Ventura Animal Hospital has thrived these decades, “promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and educational opportunities for their clients and employees” which is their core mission. Dr. Nancy Bohman, long with the hospital, brings her education and experience in Eastern medical therapies as an integrated option for her clients in preventative and curative veterinary care. Dr. Nancy, with twenty years of practice, has recently been awarded the designation of Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (CVA) and is further pursuing a certification in veterinary herbal therapies. In acquiring the CVA designation she atteneded classes and lab work in Florida at the Chi Institute on a regular basis which demonstrates her commitment to the ancient practices. TCVM or Traditional Chinese Vet-erinary Medicine can greatly improve the quality of life for our furry friends. TCVM comprises acupuncture, herbal

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Veterinary Health Care where Western Science meets Eastern Medicineby Karen Helen Szatkowski

medicine and nutrition. In many cases when a dog or cat is not improving on Western traditional therapy this can help. Various ailments such as, severe arthritis, hip dysplasia, disk and back problems, skin disorders, autoimmune disease, kidney failure, seizures, cancer and inflammatory bowel disease can be helped. Dr. Bohman evaluates each case as an individual, as the best way is to integrate both Western and Eastern medicine. In speaking about her connection to Eastern medicine she frequently mentions the whole body and mind inte-gration and how it applies to the higher animals as well as humans. The Qi--pronounced Chee--can be talked about simply as “life force”. This concept is spread across many cultures and can be understood as a central underlying principle in Eastern medicinal and psy-chological thought. She and the hospital staff are in the process of developing a “quiet room” that will further enhance the acupunc-ture and other alternative therapies. Illness and injury can move more easily to resolution, she believes, through calm and quiet handling. The reason for these options is the commitment to provide as much in the way of medical care for her clients as possible--traditional care or East and West unified in veterinary health care. Dr. Bohman lives locally and has two children. Her husband is Paul Bohman, D.D.S., a local oral surgeon. The family owns a black lab, tabby cat, chinchilla, hamster, fish and two horses. She enjoys the ocean, skiing and horseback riding. East Ventura Animal Hospital, 10225 Telephone Rd. 647-8430 www. EastVentura AnimalHospital.com.

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Luis Obispo, Kern and Los Angeles counties. The VetSurg hospital is equipped with state-of-the art surgical and imaging equipment allowing con-sultation, diagnostics and treatment of orthopedic, soft tissue, oncologic and neurological disorders. VetSurg also provides comprehensive overnight hospitalization for surgical patients to maintain the highest quality of patient care and to ensure no patient is left unat-tended following their procedure. Dr. Holsworth, an Australian ex-patriate, has proudly called Ventura home for the past 12 years and lives in the Ventura midtown area close to the hospital. “Our VetSurg Team

is immensely talented, well-trained, qualified and devoted to the health and well-being of our patients,” stated Dr. Ian Gordon Holsworth. “We have dedicated our professional lives to restoring the health of our dog and cat patients and have built a surgical hospital where the quality of patient care will be matched by the quality of client care. We value the support from both our clients and the local veterinarians and intend to elevate the quality of veterinary surgical care available, establishing VetSurg as the surgical hospital of excellence for the Tri-county community.” VetSurg can be reached at 850-2180, www.VetSurg.com.


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Sheldon While reading your comments regarding Regency’s proposed 55-house hillside project, I was surprised to read that, because of your 47 years as an architect, you feel it unnecessary to have any discussions with local individuals interested in discussing the matter with you, assuming it would be solely to show you “what is wrong with the project,” indicating by your comment that, as an architect, you have nothing to learn from others outside of Regency’s representatives (with whom you have met) and what insights you will have based on that information alone. I will do you a favor and restrict myself to this comment alone without continuing into a diatribe of reasons why, not only that


Breeze: The plethora of low income housing has cost federal taxpayers a fortune - the new one next to the Sidecar Restaurant is coming in at $11 million. The one at 1400 block of Ventura was extremely expensive. And then there is the WAV, whose architect, Adele Santos, alleged dean of the MIT School of Architecture, was really upset when I told her in review that it was going to be just as unsuccess-ful as it has become. The noise alone from the freeway is incredible. There is no parking (27 spaces) I suggest Ventura’s architecture and color-appropriateness are at odds with each other bigtime. Many bldgs. designed with natural wood exteriors, for example, have been painted inappro-priate colors - like the black box next to the freeway near Seaward., which looked wonderful in its original natural wood exterior. Beige and faux-Art Deco are like a visual disease all over town. I have done several projects recently in Seal Beach, a demographic not unlike Ventura, as well as Coronado. Both have a wonderful mix of homes very similar to Ventura, but

Hi Mr. Brown, I enjoy your paper, but this isn’t the first time I noticed your staff apparently doesn’t know the difference between the words then and than. “Then” is used in reference to an event in time. “Than” is used in comparison. Then is misused twice in the first paragraph on page five. Just thought you would want to know. Thanks for a great paper.Mary VolpeOnly twice, we are improving? Thanks, any help is always welcome.

there is an overall homogeneity which Ventura seems to lack. The rich will be more motivated to come when the city looks halfway decent visually. There are hundreds of unpermitted signs and other things around town which nobody addresses. I’ve learned that if you contact Code Enforcement with an address, the problem etc., they will contact the owner and it will be addressed - they do nothing unless someone complains in writing. The string of light along both sides of downtown’s main drag seem now somewhat pathetic-looking. After all the expensive parking meter renovations, it seems as dead as ever and Oxnard wins again. Regards - John H. Stewart

As stated in our cover article, the Planning Commis-sion (with a 5-1 vote) has approved the “prescreen” of the proposed 55-unit hillside develop-

ment by Regency Properties. They also recommended that the City Council allow the “prescreen” to proceed at the CC Nov.30 meeting. I’m certain that on Nov. 30 the City Council will also vote for the prescreen process to continue. After this, the project won’t likely come back to the Council for up to, possibly, two years (or more). The Commission’s approval is not for these specific plans but only gives the “greenlight” for the City Council to approve the “prescreen”. This will allow the developer to submit an appli-cation which will start a very lengthy and very expensive process to go through environmental review (EIR), along with submission to several city departments so they can make recom-mendations to the City Council. After analysis, I can be included as a supporter of a 55-unit Regency project. There, I actually said it for the first time. I’m not saying I completely support the project as it is currently proposed but certainly the idea of 55 (more or less) clustered luxury homes being built in that general area. Much of the opposition seems to be due to Regency preparing what looks like final drawings for the project, which (in my opinion) was a mistake. They submitted numerous completed drawings that were not required for a prescreen. Probably more than any developer has submitted for a prescreen in Ventura. Because of the extent of the plans, residents were able to be very specific in their opposition. For instance, what they saw as high retaining walls, high slopes, etc. Once again, this is only a concept for the project not a final set of plans ready to be evaluated. Developer Daniel Gryczman said, “We’re looking forward to continu-ing the process and creating an even greater project as we move forward.”

Regency should be given that chance. I have been accused of meeting with Regency so that they could convince me that this is a good plan for the chosen site. I did not meet with them to evaluate their drawings but to evaluate Regency, not the project. I feel that Regency builds outstanding projects. They are not a f ly-by-night company but have a strong track record of building beautiful develop-ments. I feel confident that if this project does ever move forward it will be one that we can all be proud of. New housing, especially high-end, is desperately needed. These will be housing types that are sorely needed in Ventura. They will help to satisfy an un-met need for luxury (not quite executive) housing, and they will bring sorely needed taxes and dollars to Ventura. As an added benefit, this type of construction would hire many construction workers that would earn from $15 to $150 per hour. This would be an added boost to our local economy and businesses. The fact that hundreds of acres will be given to the Hillside Conser-vancy appeals to me. I have visited the proposed area and it would be an amazing addition to the city. It would include beautiful hiking trails which could eventually connect to the Ventura Botanical Gardens. Those opposed have stated that if “Regency can’t follow the HMP (Hillside Management Program) that they should leave town”. The HMP is not a code, rather it is a general guideline for development projects in our hillsides which will then be considered by the City Council. The guidelines were never meant to be followed exactly but as a reference for hillside development. At the hearing one speaker said that Regency just wants to come here to make a “quick buck.” Regency started this process with the City in 2013 and if all goes smoothly (which it never does) they might have homes for sale in 2019. Some quick buck. Based upon current zoning, this site could accommodate 1,300 homes that could comply to the HMP (it

wouldn’t happen of course). I have heard folks say that 55 homes will put a large burden on our roads with cars constantly pouring out of the hillsides. A typical mid-town street between Main and Thompson includes approximately 45 homes, and I don’t see cars pouring out on to these streets. Currently, Ventura has about 40,000 homes, and we’re talking about adding 55 more. There will be plenty of opportuni-ties for all to be heard in the months ahead, so let’s relax and wait until the next phase of drawings are submitted. These plans, once submitted, will take into consideration the comments and concerns of the Planning Commis-sion, City Council and the general public. At that point we can all decide if we are for or against the project. It is likely that some of those opposed to the Planning Commission approving the pre-screen either don’t understand exactly what was approved or are ignoring it to make their points. For instance, I’ve heard one com-missioner, David Ferrin, quoted because he voted no to the prescreen even though he stated, “With better design I think that 55 high quality homes is feasible.” So even he is not opposed to the concept of building 55 clustered homes in the general proposed area. He voted no so his concerns for the current drawings could be heard. Again, this is irrel-evant at this point because these pre-liminary drawings will not ultimately be what is built. When more final plans have been prepared and submitted to the City, the Ventura Breeze will facilitate a forum where we can all review and talk about the exact proposed devel-opment. Kudos to Dan Long, Planning Commission Chair, for running a great, civil initial public meeting. I’m sure Mayor Heitmann will achieve the same at the upcoming City Council meeting. And the rumor that Regency Development will be giving me one of these houses for supporting this project is not true. They didn’t even buy me lunch.


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The City of Ventura is excited to celebrate Ventura’s 150th anniversary on April 2, 2016 and would love your help in making this celebration a success! There are many ways to participate and we encourage you to connect and get involved. Learn more at VisitVenturaCA.com/Ventura150. The celebration had its send off at the Nov.2 City Council meeting. Ventura Mayor Cheryl Heitmann is asking residents to give our beautiful city a gift by spreading kindness -- one million acts of kindness -- over the next few months as we prepare to celebrate our city’s birthday. “If every city resident performs ten acts of kindness by then we will reach our goal,” said the Mayor. “Please spread the kindness and ‘pass it on’ by posting pictures, words and videos of your acts of kindness -- big or small -- or any that you see performed by others on our various #VenturaKindness social media platforms.”• www.facebook.com/venturakindness• twitter.com/VenturaKindness• instagram.com/venturakindness• venturakindness.tumblr.com/• www.pinterest.com/venturakindness/ To observe this milestone the city is working with community partners to present a series of special events, programs and activities over five months (150 days) celebrating the amazing span of Ventura history and culture reaching before and after the California State Senate approved “An Act to Incorporate the Town of San Buenaventura” on March 10, 1866 that took effect on April 2 – from the indigenous Chumash to the waves of Spanish, Mexican, Chinese, European, Yankee and today’s interna-tional immigrants who have enriched our city over the years. On Nov.8 a special reception of-ficially launched the city’s 150th an-niversary celebration at the Museum of Ventura County. Attendees enjoyed refreshments and special limited edition 150th anniversa-ry souvenirs as they enjoyed stories by a panel of descendants of historic families (Chaffee, Harrison, Smith-Hobson, and Tumamait), a presentation on our local history and performances courtesy of the Ventura Music Festival. A video created by (CAPS-TV) Community Access Partners of San Buenaventura introduced the Ventura

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Legacy project. Also on display were sim-ulations of the 1860 census, finalists in the poster contest presented by the Boys and Girls Club, Friends of the Library and the Ventura Unified School District and the museum’s current “Portraits” exhibit featuring local historic photos. The sesquicentennial finale on April 2 will be a free community fair and picnic in downtown Ventura, followed by a concert in Mission Park by “hometown boys made good,” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, a partnership between the City and the Ventura Education Partnership to benefit arts in our schools. The City’s 150th anniversary is made possible by the generous donations of the Ventura Auto Center Dealers and Ventura Townehouse; and this inaugural event is supported by EJ Harrison and Sons. To observe this milestone the city is working with community partners to present a series of special events, programs and activities over five months (150 days) celebrating the amazing span of Ventura history and culture reaching before and after the California State Senate approved “An Act to Incorpo-rate the Town of San Buenaventura” on March 10, 1866 that took effect on April 2 – from the indigenous Chumash to the waves of Spanish, Mexican, Chinese, European, Yankee and today’s interna-tional immigrants who have enriched our city over the years. Volunteer on November 21 for National Family Volunteer Day -- Spend a morning performing acts of kindness with your family and post them online.


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Professional dancer and Australian native, Aaron Smyth and State Street Ballet Profes-sion, Kate Kadow to be featured in The Nut-cracker.

The Nutcracker to be performed locally by the VCB Ventura County Ballet Company (VCB) will be presenting “The Nut-cracker” this holiday season featuring some of the most elite professionals across the country. This will be their 17th year of production. Coming back for his fifth year, is international superstar Aaron Smyth who will be dancing along some of VCB’s most up and coming pre-pro-fessionals. In addition, VCB’s commitment to provide performance opportuni-ties to pre-professional dancers, the ballet company has announced three new scholarships to dancers based in part on financial need and artistic merit. The scholarships include Ronald Noblin, M.D. Scholarship, the Micheline Sakharoff Scholarship and the Melodie Kleiman, Esq. Schol-arship. Scholarships will support performance opportunities in VCB’s 2015 production of “The Nutcracker.” The scholarship program is funded this year due to generous contribu-tions received after the recent passing of each above-named board member; however, funding has not yet been secured to ensure that scholarships can be offered each year in the future. VCB will present “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. and 7p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 and at 2 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, and again on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m., Dec. 5 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Ventura College Perform-ing Arts Center, 4700 Loma Vista Rd. Ticket can be purchased online at http://www.venturacountyballet.com.

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Nov. 15: Audubon New Birders - Ventura Settling Ponds at 8:30 a.m. Frank DeMartino 906-8733. Both new and experienced birders will benefit Frank’s knowledge of the birds in the ponds and surrounding scrub habitat. Frank will help you determine the difference between blue-winged and green-winged teal, help find gallinules lurking in the reeds, and sort out the various sandpipers, dowitchers and other shore birds.Nov. 15: The Ventura and Santa Barbara County chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) will meet Sunday, in the Campus Student Center of Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Road. The regular meeting starts at noon and at 11 a.m. there will be an informal workshop where a topic on clocks or watches will be demonstrated and discussed. There will be a mart where items will be for sale followed by an informational meeting and a program. This month’s program will be a presentation by David Weisbart on his unique musical clock which was an award winner in the Crafts Competition at the 2015 National Convention. There is a $3 admission charge. Lunch is available for $5. More information about chapter 190 can be found at www.nawcc-ch190.com.Nov. 15: On Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m., the Assistance League of Ventura County will hold a Holiday Craft Boutique at their headquarters at 913 E. Santa Clara St. The event will feature handmade items created by chapter members, the Girls/Teen Club, and Assistance Auxiliary. Proceeds will benefit the Assistance League School, the Girls/Teen Club, Operations School Bell, Teens Helping Teens, B.U.F.F.Y. the Bear, and Assault Survivor Kits. Assistance League of Ventura County is a chapter of Assistance League, a national non-profit organization formed in 1935. For more information on the organization, visit www.assistanceleague.orgNov. 15: Jazz on the Lane House Concert will be on Sunday at 2 p.m. with a wonderful incarnation of HO4/Hans Ottsen Quartet featuring Karl Hunter (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy) on saxophone, Hans Ottsen on guitar, Danny Connell on contrabass, and Tyler Hammond on drums. So put it on your calendar and plan on enjoying a cozy Sunday afternoon at the house

listening to some of the finest jazz this town is producing and having some snacks, wine, soft drinks. All proceeds go to the musicians: $15/person. Reservations to [email protected] are encouraged. Directions will be provided in the confirmation of your reservation.Nov. 16: Channel Islands Parliamentarians will feature a lesson, “Nominations,” presented by Gerry Olsen, PRP. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m.at the Main Street Restaurant and Steakhouse, 3159 E. Main St. Those wishing to order food should arrive at 6 p.m. Non-members are welcome. Membership is $25 per year. For information: call Peggy O’Brien Brown, RSVP at 390-4518.Nov. 17: Ventura Retired Men’s Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ventura Elks

Lodge, 2126 Knoll Drive. Program by Pam Brady of the American Cancer Society will talk about those forms of cancer that afflict men. Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Great lunch $15. For more information call Gene Wink at 647-2513.Nov. 18: Community Environmental Council is holding a special community workshop on alternative fuel vehicles. Drive Clean Ventura: Workshop + Ride & Drive 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. City of Ventura’s Maintenance Yard Meeting Room located at 336 Sanjon Road. Workshop presentation and Q&A session will be from 6 p.m. to 6:45p.m. Rides and test drives will be from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. Electric vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles can save drivers money on

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Preparing for El NiñoIt’s always better to be prepared. In 1998, El Niño caused significant damage in Ventura County. As the rainy season approaches, follow VCTC on facebook (@GoVentura) for updates on weather delays and road closures.

Understanding “Ventura County’s Traffic Jam”With dwindling funds from Washington and Sacramento, Ventura County is facing a transportation fiscal cliff. On Nov. 3, VCTC Executive Director Darren Kettle talked to the Simi Valley Rotary about the mobility challenges facing our region. To schedule a presentation for your organization, contact Donna Cole.

The 101 is Ventura County’s Main StreetTraffic continues to grow on the 101 throughout Ventura County. It’s our most heavily used road. Local residents rely on a free-flowing freeway to get where they need to go. VCTC is reviewing alternatives to preserve Ventura County’s main street. Visit Goventura.org for details. street.

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Ojai news and events On Sunday, Nov. 15 the Ojai Film Society (OFS) will screen the French film “Number One Fan.” This black comedy/thriller follows a single mom who is obsessed with a popular singer and will do anything for her idol. On Sunday, Nov. 22, OFS will screen “Mr. Holmes.” In this mystery, an elderly Sherlock Holmes tries to re-solve a case from years ago that is still troubling him. The films are screened at 4:30 pm at Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo. For info: www.ojaifilmsociety.org. Four local fiber artists will be dis-playing their creations at OVA arts from thru Nov. 28, with a reception on Nov. 27th. “Fiber arts is not your gramma’s quilt or the apron you made in Home Ec.,” says Kyle Crowner, award winning fiber artist. “Instead of using paint on canvas, we paint with fabric,


Ventura eventsContinued from page 7fuel, improve local air quality, and cut down on climate warming greenhouse gas emissions. Come learn more about these exciting technologies at this special workshop presented by Community Environmental Council and the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District. Nov. 19: Two guest speakers at the East Ventura Community Council: Karen Schmidt, of SOAR (Save Our Agricultural Resources), will explain plans to extend the current time limits of the SOAR legislation, and Elena Brokaw, Director of the City of Ventura’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Partnerships will describe plans for the city’s 150th Anniversary celebration, and answer questions relating to the department she leads. Other issues of concern to residents may also be addressed. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, 346 N. Kimball Road. The public is encouraged to attend and participate. For more information call 804-7558. Nov. 19: Gold Coast Recycling and Transfer Station, established in 1990 to help local cities and the County of Ventura meet state mandates to cut the amount of trash they send to landfills in half, is holding a 25th anniversary celebration. Gold Coast Recycling and business partner Harrison Industries will honor the cities they serve – Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Ojai and Carpinteria – as well the County of Ventura with Certificates of Appreciation during the event beginning at 11 a.m. Gold Coast Recycling is located at 5275 Colt St. in Ventura.Nov 19: Spice-Topia will be hosting cooking classes by Chef Amy Tyrrell of Morsels as You Wish. Each class fee is $35 and includes a complete recipe book and sampling of all dishes on that evening’s menu. Holiday Mains: Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Sauce, Brined Cornish Game Hens with Cranberry Chutney, Beef Tenderloin with Balsamic Sauce, Winter Vegetable Pot Pie & Shrimp Scampi with Angel Hair Pasta 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 576 E. Main St. 628.3267 spice-topia.com.Nov. 19: The Ventura County Bird Club will be entertained by Elaine Ibarra from Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network. Her subject will be “The Refugio Incident”, referring to the oil spill, and the animals impacted. The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1988. Come and visit with the club members and bring a friend for the evening. A raff le and refreshments will follow the presentation. The presentation will start at 7 p.m. Located at the Ventura Moose

Lodge #1394, 10267 Telephone Rd. Attendance is free and all are welcome. For further information call 643-0333 or 488-6244.Nov. 20: On Friday, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Museum of Ventura County will screen an episode of Bordertown, a new animated comedy about two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S. - Mexico border which debuts on Fox Network in January 2016. The series is produced by Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane and takes a satirical look at the cultural shifts occurring in America. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner provided for sale by Aron’s Tacos, and a no-host bar. The episode preview will start at 6:30 p.m. with an introduction by consulting producer Gustavo Arellano, the screening of Episode 6 of the new series, followed by a Q & A with Mr. Arellano.Nov. 21: Audubon, 8:30 a.m. Soule Park. Neil Ziegler 208-3149. Fall mornings are spectacular at this beautiful Ojai Park. The Topa Topas rise above the yellow trees and brisk fall mornings bring out winter feeding f locks of sparrows, bluebirds, and warblers. We all hope to hear the call of the Red-breasted Nuthatch! Join in for an easy, f lat walk around one of our most scenic birding spots.Nov. 21: Join Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a plant sale benefiting the California Native Plant Society and trail tours of the Ventura Botanical Gardens. Enjoy a day at the VBG trails and purchase a drought-tolerant California native plant which is the perfect way to start or expand your sustainable landscape. Learn about monarch butterf ly habitats, get tips on starting a native pollinator garden and have fun at our special activities for kids.


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Local immigrant pays it forward

by Sheli Ellsworth

While Americans heard about the Sandinista Revolution and the Contra War on the nightly news, Elizabeth Cornejo heard the explosions with her own ears. “I would lie in bed at night listening to bombs. I grew up surrounded by war.” Cornejo’s father was a mechanic who supplemented his income by selling corn and beans from the mountain farms. “War destroyed everything. We had very little.” Cornejo lived close to the Honduras border and remembers running home from school and hiding under her bed for hours at a time when the sounds of war came near. And somehow a young girl from war-torn Nicaragua had a dream. “I watched beauty pageants from Honduras on a small black and white television when we had reception. It was beautiful. The gowns, the style.” Cornejo developed a passion for fashion. Cornejo came to Ventura by herself in 1995, moved in with a friend, and asked for political asylum. “This really is the land of opportunity,” she says. But her success didn’t happen overnight. “Even though I had a business degree from Nicaragua, I had to start over with ESL classes.” She worked as a nanny and housekeeper while she was seeking citi-zenship. She took computer classes. Then she went to work at Patagonia through an agency and was eventually asked to do fit modeling for them. It was five years before she was granted residency and another five years before obtaining political asylum and citizenship. Later she went to work for Marcy’s European Tailoring and Alterations. The owner, Marcy Brunson, became a mentor to

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Elizabeth CornejoPortrait by Johanna Spinks

Cornejo and subsequently sold her half of the business. Cornejo loves Ventura and she says she’s been lucky, “God has opened so many doors for me.” Cornejo is now the owner of Just Lovely Fashion and Alterations at 2692 Loma Vista Rd. Unit B. She does dress making, bridal alterations, tailoring and mending. But Cornejo’s story doesn’t stop here. She believes in helping. At first on her own, later with the help of her customers, Cornejo has launched her own personal charity for her country of origin. “I save my tips and buy things for the children of Nicaragua.” She takes clothing, shoes, food, medicines, school supplies and anything else that is needed.” Since Cornejo has two sisters and two brothers she also has a lot of resources in her homeland. “My family in Nicaragua helps me buy and distrib-ute things to children and seniors. They find out what people need and try to make it happen. “My Ventura customers have been so good to give me donations and now we are trying to help a hospital. Cornejo uses Nicaraguan churches for resources also. “The nuns tell me what they need and what types of health issues they see.” Cornejo doesn’t have any children of her own, but considers the children in Nicaragua her own. Because she considers education the key to success, Cornejo has also provided several schools with much needed supplies. Making connections has become a part of Cornejo’s mission. She was able to find a local coffee roaster, Beacon Coffee, to buy coffee beans raised by her father. Now the coffee is sold in local restaurants. “I went to the Multicultural Festival in Oxnard and answered a lot of questions about Nicaragua and created connections with many people.” Cornejo already has local nurses

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Michael Chapman, hero number 2.

interested in making the trip to Nicaragua. “After the nurses see the conditions they will know what kinds of supplies will help the most.” Cornejo is always collecting toothbrushes and toothpaste, but because shipping is so expensive she appreciates it when people can ship the items directly. She is currently looking for volunteers to

This new series of portraits (Unsung Heros) will be painted by Johanna Spinks and presented in the Ventura Breeze. Johanna stated “It was an absolute privilege to paint my portrait series The Face of Ventura, and then an extra honor for those 58 portraits to end up in the permanent collection of the Museum of Ventura County. I am very excited to see The Face of Ventura kept alive in this new award series, graciously sponsored by Sandra and Jordan Laby.” Do you know a Ventura Good Deed Doer that you have read about in the Breeze, or elsewhere, that you would like to nominate for the Face Of Ventura Awards? If you do please send your nomination, and why you think that they deserve the Award to [email protected]. We look forward to your nominations.

send multivitamins for children and seniors. “A little girl in 4H put together 35 backpacks with school supplies and shipped them to Nicaragua. It was like a dream come true.” Cornejo accepts cash donations also and anyone inter-ested in helping her can email her at [email protected].

Elizabeth Cornejo accepting her unsung hero portrait from Johanna, Sandra and Jordan at the presentation luncheon.

On November 2 a luncheon was graciously hosted by the Aloha Steakhouse (364 S. California) to present Elizabeth Cornejo with her unsung hero portrait painted by Johanna Spinks. Attending the presentation honoring her were the series sponsors Sandra and Jordan Laby, Johanna Spinks, Publisher Sheldon Brown, friends Marta Helmer, Marcy Brunson Musilk, Jalideth Pastora and Gail Field (her first English teacher).

Audrey Nicholson,hero number 3.


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Learn how to use your iPad Trying to figure out how to use your new iPad? Need help navigating the many applications and features of your tablet? The SCAN Health & Wellness Center is offering a free “iPad Basics for Seniors” class Wednesday, November 18 at 9 a.m. at the SCAN Health & Wellness


Cheryl Heitmann, Ventura City Mayor, was the guest speaker at the Ventura Townehouse (VTH) on Thursday, October 22. Almost one-hundred were in attendance. Mayor Heitmann shared the history of Ventura and spoke of many projects she is working on around the city. Mayor Heitmann expressed the need for reclaimed water that is currently being tested at our local Ventura Water Pure Demonstration Facility. The Mayor said they have bus tours free to the public to visit the water plant. She touched on issues about land, beach, homelessness and traffic concerns. The Mayor also shared how very important seniors and their

Mayor touched on issues about land, beach, homelessness and traffic.

Ventura City Mayor shared the history of Ventura at the Ventura Townehouse

concerns are since 27% of Ventura’s population are seniors and that number is growing rapidly. She brought special attention to the city’s 150th Anniversary Celebra-tion including projects like A Million Acts of Kindness, Partner Programs, Story Time Events at the Library, Poster Contest, Ventura Legacy Videos by The Ventura Townehouse was a sponsor of the Kick-Off Event Sunday, held on November 8 at the Museum of Ventura County and also the 150th Anniversary Celebration to be held on Saturday, April 2. Ventura Townehouse is also doing their part in sponsoring the 150th tile mural to be created by artist Michael Kelly. The mural will be installed

on the wall in front of the Mission School. VTH will have their name placed permanently on the wall as one of the sponsors. Ventura Townehouse residents are participating in the Million Acts of Kindness the Mayor has put up on her website at www.venturakindness.com to reach the million acts of kindness by April 2nd in time for the 150th Ventura City Anniversary. The Ventura Townehouse’s in-tergenerational partnership run by Anne Howorth, VTH Activities Director, include the Pacific High School Students and VTH residents are committed to get as many acts of kindness posted on the website as possible. VTH plans to create a “Kindness Tree” to display all of the acts of kindness once they are all collected. If you have witnessed any acts

of kindness let Samantha or Anne at the Ventura Townehouse know at 642.3263 or email at [email protected]. Leave a phone number, act of kindness and a photo if possible. “Let’s share 1 million acts of kindness to celebrate Ventura’s 150th birthday!” Samantha Crisp, Director of Marketing.


Senior Living

Did you ever wonder what the Ombudsmen Program is and how they help? Many families are not aware of this free service that can help resolve and investigate issues that your loved one may be facing while in a residen-tial care facility. The Ombudsman Program of Ventura is a non-profit program mandated by the Federal Older Americans Act, that relies heavily on volunteer Ombudsmen to carry out the responsibilities of regularly weekly visits to the facilities and investigate complaints according to Sylvia Taylor Stein Executive Director of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Ventura County. When a family calls the Ombudsmen program, the initial in-vestigation process begins. Depending on the severity of the complaint, it can take one day to one week for the volunteer Ombudsman to make the visit. At that time, the Ombudsman will ask questions to the related complaint

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with the resident in which at that time, it is up to the resident to give consent to the Ombudsman to follow through the complaint at the State level. If the resident does not wish to pursue to the State level, the complaint is closed at that time. “Many families are unaware that if their loved one is able to speak on their behalf, the Ombudsman must respect that resident’s wishes regar-dless of family involvement “according to Sylvia Taylor Stein. The program also provides awareness with educa-tional informational presentations in communities such as Skilled Nursing Facilities or Residential Care Facili-ties, provides referrals for information regarding Health Care Counseling and Advocacy Program , Medi-Cal and Medi-Care. For more information about the Ombudsman Program or how to become a volunteer please call 656-1986 or go on-line to www.Om budsmanVentura.org.

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Robocalls are more than annoyingby Matilda Charles

We’ve all experienced it: We rush to answer the phone, and it’s a robocall, a computer-generated message trying to sell us something or tell us a lie. We’ve won a free cruise. We’ve won a big lottery prize. Our “warranty” is about to expire. There are any number of reasons to hate robocalls, but for seniors there are two serious ones. We could fall as we dash to the phone. And we might get caught up in whatever scam is involved in the call. If you pick up the phone and press a number to ask to be removed from the list, no one will answer, and you’ve only verified that your number works. If you select another number to press to talk to someone to ask to be taken off the list, you get added to a

special list of people who actually answer the phone and are immediately transferred to someone who gives you the sales pitch. If you hesitate even for a second in saying no, you go on a list of people are not only answer the phone, but press buttons to talk to people and who can likely be sold whatever they’re selling. Do you see where this is going? The answer is: Do not answer the phone if you don’t recognize the number. One difficulty in combatting robocalls is that the scammers behind them are hard for authorities to trace. They could be anywhere in the world, and they ignore the Do Not Call registry. If you’re particularly annoyed by these robocalls, go online to the government site at www.consumer.ftc.gov and search for robocalls. Or look at Consumer Reports robocall information at consumersunion.org/end-robocalls and consider signing the petition. You also can call the Federal Trade Commission at 1-888-225-5322.(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

Learn how to use your iPadContinued from page 11Center. During this two-hour, entry-level class, seniors will learn basic tablet terminology, initial set-up procedures, the features and gestures of their iPad, and more. The SCAN Health & Wellness Center is located at 6633 Telephone Road. The iPad Basics class is open to seniors 55+ who are new to the center. Please bring your iPad. To register for this class, please call 658-0365 as space is limited.

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Members of local Girl Scout Troop 60385 make a surprise visit to Cypress Place Senior Living in Ventura to drop off suitcases they collected for “Suitcases For Kids”, a fundrai-ser the senior community is holding for local foster children. Also pictured are Cypress Place residents Pat Weaver (far left) and Neal McKaye (far right).

Whitney LaBrie, a guest and Deanna Leslie were there as Assisted Home Health and Hospice gave away free manicures and pedicures to breast cancer survivors and current fighters. The event was held at Jessica’s Nails and Spa. Over 50 women from Ventura attended. They also gave away free bracelets, hats and scarves. All the ladies were pampered with champagne and finger foods.

Proud grandparents Frank and Maria show off son Smokey Hinojosa and wife Jessica’s 9-month-old son Arlo, who is already reading the Ventura Breeze! They think that their grandson Arlo is as cute as they get. Do you have a grandkid that you think is even cuter? If so send their photo to [email protected]

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News & Notes

The Ventura Visitors & Conven-tion Bureau (VVCB) is committed to engaging community partners in order to develop meaningful relation-ships that benefit the community. Over the past year, VVCB has focused its efforts to actively seek out opportunities to strengthen its rela-tionships with Brooks Institute. Last year, Brooks Institute invited VVCB

Brook’s student Alex Kay is getting access to publishing opportunities and exposure through the VVCB.

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Executive Director, Marlyss Auster, to give a graduation commencement speech, kick-starting growth in our relationship. Since then, VVCB has partnered with Brooks Institute to offer a photography internship funded by a federal grant program. VVCB is honored and proud to offer real-life experience opportunities to students in Ventura and is excited

to continue this win-win partner-ship through which the VVCB gains access to fantastic photography, and learning photographers get access to publishing opportunities and exposure. In fact, VVCB’s new In-spiration Guide for Ventura features many images captured by VVCB’s photography interns that will be seen all over California and across the USA. VVCB has also begun participat-ing in Brooks Institute’s student orientations to welcome them to Ventura and ensure they have the information they need. VVCB’s newest undertaking in partnership with Brooks Institute is a semes-terly photo contest for students and alumni. Prizes include a trip for two to the Channel Islands National Park courtesy of Island Packers and the VVCB. Going forward, VVCB hopes to keep this relationship growing by developing graphic design and film internships, as well as part-nering on community projects to enhance Brooks Institute involve-ment and maximize benefits for the community.

Local Ventura author teaches self-acceptance and courage A recently released new children’s picture book from Tate Publishing is titled, ‘Rory The Little ‘Dragon’

Lizard’, by a local Ventura author L.D. Lewis. It is a fun children’s story with guiding and teaching morals. The book also teaches our young children to be careful with slang in their speech, to accept who they are, and to tell the truth even if they are scared. More importantly, Rory The Little ‘Dragon’ Lizard teaches children to find courage in themselves. Lewis believes that learning should be fun and has created lesson filled stories for her own child, who dearly loved them and always begged for more. Lewis who has already done several book signings is once again extending a personal invitation for a ‘special story time’ reading and book signing event on Saturday, Nov.21 at the Bank of Books Bookstore located downtown Ventura at 748 E. Main street. The event will start at 3p.m., so put it on your calendar.

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On Sunday, Oct. 5, the Ventura Botanical Gardens (VBG) annual “Grow Your Garden” fundraiser brunch was held in Grant Park. The nearly 500 guests who attended the brunch, prepared by Seasons Catering, were given the option of either hiking the trail up to the lunch area or riding shuttles from the City Hall parking lot up to the site. The cooler weather and two large tents made for a comfortable event. Several speakers talked to the invited

Entertainer Hannah Davey started the day with her wonderful rendition of America the Beautiful.

Fundraiser held for Ventura Botanical Gardensattendees and films were shown pre-senting inspirational photos and addi-tional speakers. Welcoming speeches were given by Beverly McCaslin, Founding member of the Gardens’ board of directors, Kevin Clerici, Executive Director of the Downtown Ventura Partners Im-provement District and a member of the board, Gavin Garrety, an 8th grade student at DeAnza Academy of Tech-nology & the Arts and Barbara Brown, founding partner of BBM&D Strategic

Branding and a Charter Member of the VBG, who currently serves as its Vice President. Barbara Brown stated, “We have much to do for the Gardens, from putting in water and plants to creating new buildings, to building our corps of volunteers. Support from our donors helps ensure that we can create a world class Gardens for Ventura County.” The location of Ventura Botanical Gardens is Grant Park. The first trail, the Demonstration Trail, is complete.

Almost a mile long and six feet wide, with a decomposed granite surface and hand‐built stone walls, the trailhead begins at the upper parking lot behind City Hall. Planting for the Chilean Gardens has begun. When completed, the Chilean Gardens will be the largest in the world, outside of Chile. Grant Park is open from dawn to dusk. Nearly 1,500 people per month now hike the trail. For more information, visit www.venturabotanicalgardens.com.

2015 Adoption and Foster Care Fair at Pacific View Mallby Veronica Johnson

On National Adoption Day, which is Saturday November 14th, the Ventura Superior Court is sponsoring the 2015 Adoption and Foster Care Informa-tion Fair with the goal of educating the public and providing interaction with families who are interested in adopting or becoming foster parents. Foster VC Kids, a division of the County of Ventura’s Children and Family Services will be on hand to provide information on county-wide foster and adoption

processes. The Fair is from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pacific View Mall. Foster VC Kids is a division of Children and Family Services, Ventura County Human Services Agency (VCHSA). The agency strengthens families, supports self-sufficiency and promotes safety, health, and well-being. All of their service areas operate and perform at the highest level to meet the needs of individuals, families, and the community by providing assistance, aid, and protection for foster youth and beyond. VCHSA demonstrates the ability to work in multicultural environments and ensures that policies, programs, and actions communicate respect for the dignity of all people. Visit www.fos-tervckids.org for more information. For more information on the event, contact Patti Morua-Widdows at 289-8827.

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n Hundreds of Howl-o-ween watchers lined the walkways around the stage at Ventura Harbor Village for the annual village event where dogs were judged for their best

costumes. Ventura Breeze contributing photographer Bernie Goldstein was one of the judges (his photo was taken by Breeze contributing photographer John Ferritto). Sixty seven dogs in costumes were regis-tered, considerably more than the 30 entries when the event was first introduced three years ago. Bernie stated “I was privileged to sit on the canopy covered shaded stage as one of three judges. We were each given a clipboard and asked to each select three candidates of each of the five categories. Dog owners brought their pets dressed in a wide variety of costumes and outfits; some came as brides and grooms, witches, bees, walruses, chicken, pirates, lions and more. Best in Show category winner was a Boston terrier costumed as a walrus being towed in a wagon with stuffed walrus’s.”n Over that last several months, there has been an increase in citizen reports of finding the deceased remains of cats, particularly in the neighborhoods east of Victoria Ave, south of Highway 126 to Saticoy Ave. At this point all of the incidents that have been reported to the Ventura Police Department and Ventura County Animal Services have been investigated by vet-erinarians and determined by forensic analysis to be the result of “predatory kill.” With the continuing drought, citizens have reported seeing an increase in coyotes wandering these neighborhoods to seek

This is me at On the Lamb Ranch in Camarillo honing my herding skills. I couldn’t tell if the sheep were scared to death or laughing their heads off (did you see the movie Babe?). Photo by Candy Lidstrom.

A few of the winning dogs at Howl-o-weenPhotos by Bernie Goldstein except the photo of Bernie, which is by John Ferritto

out food and water. To help prevent cats from further harm, it is recommended family pets be kept indoors or in a secure enclosed structure and remove any outside food or water sources. If any deceased cats are found and it appears suspicious, please do not touch the animal, preserve the scene, photograph if necessary, and immediately notify Ventura County Animal Services at 388-4341. Q Sometimes I worry that I’m getting fat. How do I make sure I’m a perfect weight? A Ideally, your human should be able to feel your ribs under a thin layer of fat covering them. You should also have a waistline behind your ribs. If you’re feeling a bit pudgy, have your human reduce the food they are giving you by 5 to 10 percent and gradually increase the amount of exercise you are getting. Being overweight can cause both dogs and cats serious health issues including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and arthritis so it should not be ignored. – Dr. Jennifer Kelly, DVM is a local veterinarian at Ohana Pet Hospital in Ventura (www.ohanapethospital.com).Q I have a cat friend who is about to have kittens. Is it o.k. for her humans to hold the babies when they are born? A Ideally, humans will keep their paws off the kittens for the first week of their lives if there is a mother there to do the job. One reason is that the moms don’t like it and another is that baby kittens are very fragile and must be handled properly or they could be injured. After the second week…let the cuddling begin since holding them is important to help them learn to socialize. – Dr. Jennifer Kelly, DVM is a local veterinarian at Ohana Pet Hospital in Ventura (www.ohanapethospital.com).

My first cousin (on my father’s side), Dolce Vita, wants to remind you to get your f lu shots (I’m not sure if dogs can get them, or the f lu).

Bernie was a judge which is why Scamp couldn’t enter the competition.


Forever homes wantedHi: I’m Bob! I’m a five year old male Catahoula/American Staffordshire Terrier mix and I’m just a big sweetheart. I’m currently in a foster home on a ranch with other dogs, but what I really want is to find my forever home! I’m very calm and gentle with people, and I love the dog pack I run with at the ranch! I don’t jump up on you or go too crazy, but when you’re ready to play with me, I’ll be right there with you running around or chasing a ball! To learn more about

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Danno is a special guy who is calm, gentle and very sweet. He might be a little shy when he first meets you, but give him a few minutes and he will love to play with you. He also loves to cuddle. Danno is very easygoing and likes to just hang out, so if you need a buddy he’s available. This little man currently shares a kennel with a couple other dogs his size and they all get along nicely. Don’t worry about his eye--it’s not a problem for him at all and he can see just fine! Danno will make some lucky person a wonderful companion! Ventura County Animal Services – Camarillo location – 600 Aviation Drive

They are the newest Cabo Dogs who are available for adoption. Hercules is approximately 5 years old, all doxie. He’s sweet and playful. Tayo is a 1-2 year old Minpin/Chi mix, full of spirit and looove.If you have a lil’ extra room this holiday season, Be a hero and adopt a homeless dog today! Call Ventura Highway Luxury Boarding for Dogs, 643-3647 or stop by 4692 Ventura Av. to meet them.

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Officers made contact with Baldwin inside of the house and he was taken into custody without incident. The investigation revealed that Baldwin entered the home through an open window, took several items from the residence and loaded them into the bed of a truck nearby. Baldwin then returned to the residence to get more property when officers arrived. Baldwin was booked at the VC Jail.Sexual Battery On Saturday, October 31st, at 9:33 a.m., the VPD received a call of a sexual battery that had just occurred inside of the Target store at 4200 East Main Street. The suspect reportedly made sexual comments and gestures to several female patrons inside the store. He then approached a female employee and grabbed her buttocks. He was confronted by a male patron and then left the store and walked out of the area. Officers located Aaron Carter, matching the suspect description, a few blocks away. Carter was identified as the suspect and was taken into custody without incident. Carter was booked at the VC Jail.Criminal Threats On Monday, November 2nd, at 5:12 a.m., the VPD received call from a resident in the 300 Block of Kern Street. The victim indicated that her adult son, Jorge Zamora, had threatened to kill her with a Samurai sword. Officers were able to safely remove the victim and her other son from the residence. Zamora then barricaded himself in his bedroom and refused to come out. His mother indicated that there were Samurai swords in the bedroom with Zamora. After several minutes of attempt-ing to contact Zamora, officers entered the residence and found Zamora in his bedroom. Zamora refused all instructions of the officers and was ultimately taken into custody with the use of a Taser. Zamora was found to be extremely combative and under influence of methamphetamine. There were swords in the bedroom with Zamora, however he did not attempt to use them against the officers. Zamora was booked at the VC Jail. Resisting Arrest On Sunday, November 1st, at 1:20 a.m., several officers were on foot in the downtown area when they were hailed by Dargan’s security guards regarding a combative male, later identified as Benjamin Sevier, who was fighting them and refusing to leave the bar, located at 593 East Main Street. As security staff struggled to escort Sevier outside, he continued to physically fight with staff, until officers in-tervened and attempted to take Sevier into custody. Officers gave Sevier several commands and ample time to stop fighting and submit to arrest; however, Sevier refused and attempted to punch one of the security guards in the face and started violently kicking at the officers. A Taser device was used, which Sevier attempted to take from the officer. The officer was able to maintain control of the Taser, which, when deployed, did not have an effect on Sevier. Officers had to use physical force to take Sevier into custody.

10-28 7:50am, while on patrol in the vehicle, an officer observed smoke and popping sounds in the Riverbottom. After investigation an illegal fire was observed, a warning issued to a local transient for burning batteries and illegal camping.3:38pm, received a dispatch to a hazard investigation at Olivas Park and Harbor blvd. Officers responded and observed a palm frown had fallen on a power line causing an arc and was smoldering. The fire was out and no further danger was observed.4:15pm, received a dispatch to a water rescue: kite surfer in distress ½ mile off the Ventura Pier. Officers responded picked up the kite surfer then trans-ported him to the beach where he was assessed by AMR and fire then released. 5:00-10:22pm, officers dealt with a transient who stole a parking permit from VWM, drove his van in reverse (because had no forward gear) through the 4 Points Sheraton parking lot gate and lastly was found sleeping on a bench near VWM restrooms. The transient was moved along and advised he would be arrested for trespassing if found in the area again. 10-31 8:40pm, received a report of a becalmed 27ft sailboat with 2 POB’s near the #2 navigation buoy outside the harbor. Officers responded and towed the vessel and released it to its slip in Ventura Harbor marina.8:18pm, while on patrol, officers observed a local transient in his White Van illegally camping at the launch ramp. The male transient has been a nuisance for several days: parking illegally, camping illegally and operating a disabled vehicle that only drives in reverse. Officers issued the vehicle a citation for expired registration.

After being cleared at VCMC for minor injuries he sustained during the arrest, Sevier was booked into the VC Jail.Possession of a Stolen Vehicle On Saturday, October 31st, at 11:38 p.m., a patrol officer observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of Victoria and Valentine Road. As the officer initiated a U-turn to investigate further, the vehicle in question made some evasive driving maneuvers. The officer located the vehicle in the 5500 block of Walker Street and initiated a traffic en-forcement stop referencing a vehicle code violation. The driver continued to drive for a half mile and yielded on Ralston Street. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle in question was an unreported stolen vehicle out of Oxnard. The driver, later identified as Jacob Steir, was taken into custody without incident. Steir also had an outstanding no bail felony warrant. Steir was later booked into VC Jail.

on-scene by Fire Department and AMR and then transported to a local hospital. They are both in critical condition. VPD Major Crime detectives were called out to the scene and are conduct-ing an active investigation. This incident appears to be a result of a domestic distur-bance.Residential Burglary On Wednesday, October 28th, at 7:55 a.m., officers were dispatched to a residential burglary in progress at 87 North Chestnut. The victim’s neighbor arrived home and noticed Brian Baldwin inside of the residence. The neighbor attempted to make contact with Baldwin through a window. Baldwin threatened to kill the neighbor and retreated back into the house. The neighbor immediately contacted VPD dispatch.


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Rotary offering youth leadership opportunity Are you a Junior or Senior at Ventura High School who would like to be selected as a local ambassador for a 4 day all expenses paid retreat in the beautiful hills of Ojai at Camp Ramah from April 14th – April 17th? The event offers courses not often found in the regular curriculum, including diversity training, public speaking, team building, leadership fundamentals, goal setting, leading a meeting, character and ethics, facili-tation, fellowship and creating good habits. Please visit www.ryla5240.com for more information and to submit your short essay application along with faxing the parental consent form to 650.0022 by November 15th. Email [email protected] with any questions.

On November 6, The Ventura Family YMCA celebrated the grand opening of their 4,000 sq. ft. full-size outdoor basketball court, 1,700 sq. ft. outdoor workout space, and a 1,000 sq. ft. play area for their Chil-dren’s Corner with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Members had asked for more outdoor workout spaces and with the generosity of donors the Y was able to make this happen. Basketball compe-titions, giveaways, and activities for kids were just a few of the things at the celebration. Other highlights of the new facility include high-tech synthetic f looring, open hours for all members to enjoy time outside, new high-in-tensity trainings, adult scrimmages, pickle ball, 3 on 3 basketball leagues,

Helping to cut the ribbon (on the right) were Mayor Cheryl Heitmann, Danielle Brinkman-Vera- Board Chair Ventura YMCA and Amy Bailey - Jurewicz Executive Director YMCA. After the ribbon cutting the Mayor played a little one on one with former NBA Star Lamond Murray. She was too quick for him. Photos by John Ferritto.

Ribbon cutting held at YMCAand even volleyball. For 128-years the Ventura Y has been a leading non-profit and community resource for Ventura. The significance of the new Sportsplex is the Y’s response to the community’s need for more outdoor program and workout spaces. The Y is located at 3760 Telegraph Road.

La Viera pre-screen confirmedContinued from page 1cated”, said Gryczman. Little by little I began to understand the potential Ventura offers”, added Gryczman. The company claims that the economic impact to Ventura will create a net positive economic output generating $7,000,000 in revenue for the city. “Part of the plan is preservation of most of the property and open space, said Gryczman. “Our goal is not to move the development line higher up than any of the developments on either side of it.” Regent Properties is a 25 year old real estate business, founded by Alan Kohl of Kohl’s department stores, it has developed luxury, and high end properties, throughout the Southwest.

Standardizing care in local skilled nursing facilities was the goal of a two-day training program in which nurses and other staff members participated.

News from Community Memorial Hospital Standardizing care in local skilled nursing facilities was the goal of a two-day training program in which Community Memorial Health System nurses and other staff members partici-pated on Sept. 22-23. Nurses and staff members of the following local skilled nursing facili-ties also participated in the program, Victoria Care Center, Coastal View Healthcare Center, Ventura Convales-cent Hospital, Camarillo Healthcare Center, Ojai Continuing Care Center, Glenwood Care Center, Providence Ojai Gardens and Shoreline Care Center. Community Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Associa-tion/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. To receive the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and achieved 75 percent or higher compli-ance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures. These quality measures are designed to help hospital teams provide the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Community Memorial Hospital has also met specific scientific guidelines as a Primary Stroke Center, featuring a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency de-partment. For patients, Get With The Guidelines-Stroke uses the “teachable moment,” the time soon after a patient has had a stroke, when they learn how to manage their risk factors while still in the hospital and recognize the F.A.S.T. warning signs of a stroke. Community Memorial Health System has opened a Midtown Medical Group office in the Ventura, bringing healthcare to local residents. The Midtown Medical Group – part of Community Memorial Health System – is a unique health center conve-niently located in midtown, to serve the residents of Ventura while incorporating

the training of the next generation of community physicians. Midtown Medical Group is located at 2721 East Main Street, in Ventura. Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office offers a comprehensive referral network of doctors and spe-cialists and access to state-of-the-art healthcare technologies at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura. The office accepts most private and managed care insurance plans, including Seaview HMO. For an appointment, call 667-2841. Physician and patient boundaries – Should your doctor be your friend? - will be the focus of a free Ethics in Health-care event Community Memorial Health System is holding on Thursday Nov. 12 as part of the 2015 Speaker Series. James Hornstein, M.D., chairman of the Bioethics Committee at Community Memorial Hospital, will moderate the panel discussion that will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Museum of Ventura County, located at 100 E. Main St. The presentations will explore some of the historical boundaries in the doc-tor-patient relationship that are meant to protect patient confidentiality, trust in the profession and avoid compro-mised clinical judgment. Registration is free but reservations are required. Call 1-800/838-3006, or visit www.cmhshealth.org/rsvp.


Ojai news and eventsContinued from page 8yarn, and thread. These pieces are meant to be displayed on walls, just like any other painting.” In addition to Crowner, Jean Mannninen, Judy Dillin and Peggie Wil-liamson will also show their unique style of fiber art at the OVA gallery. Crowner re-purposes vintage materials to make something “new and beautiful.” Man-ninen’s pieces are more ethnic and often evoke the feeling of being in nature. Dillin, whose work appeared on the cover of “Quilting Arts” magazine, uses no patterns but lots of pure, bright colors. Williamson also likes lots of color and combines yarn with fabric, other fibers and paper. All of their work will be for sale throughout the show. The reception on November 27th will be from 6-8 and include music and refreshments. It is a free event at OVA arts and everyone is invited. OVA arts is located at 108 N. Signal and is open daily from 10-6. The Ojai Photography Club welcomes the return of Ines Labunski Roberts, internationally recognized Santa Barbara photographer, as the presenter for its November meeting. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 17, at Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 Santa Ana St. The event is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. For this event, Roberts will present a slide/music show titled “Our Values,” contrasting the beauty of nature with the environmental damage caused by our neglect of the earth. The music she has chosen for her images is by Gustav Mahler, who was inspired by the sounds of the natural world. The deep love of nature that pervades all of Roberts’ work is at the heart of this program. The Ojai Photography Club, which is devoted to education, inspiration, and ca-maraderie, meets on the third Tuesday of each month, February – November. Only members may submit images for review. For additional information please visit: www.ojaiphotoclub.com/.

City classesContinued from page 6something special for you too!. Drawing & Painting for Youth 8-14 years11/12-12/17 Th 3:30-4:45 pm $64 Explore relevant artists and their styles to create your own acrylic paintings and pencil and charcoal drawings. No class 10/22 & 11/26. Instructor Catherine Broger. Course #42140.Cityscape Holiday Journal Plein Air 18 years-adult11/13 F 9:30 am-12:30 pm $40+$10 materials fee We’ll sketch vintage downtown buildings and convert an old book into a journal capturing our year end thoughts and holidays using mixed media ephemera, acrylic, watercolors, chalkboard paint and crochet with a stop for self-paid lunch. Meet at Ventura City Hall Atrium, 501 Poli St. Please wear sturdy shoes that lace. Bring water and sunscreen. Facilitator Alison Mytych. To register call 805-658-4726. Course #42179. Young Creators: Stop Motion Animation Fun! 8-12 years11/17-1/19 Tu 3:45-5 pm$120 Work with your favorite toys to create fun and original stop motion animations using such basic concepts as camera angles, storyboards, scripting elements and theme. Students will also do voiceover work for their animation. No class 12/22 & 12/29. Course #42172. Primal Feat: a dance/movement intuitive experience 18 years-adult11/22 Su 4-5:30 pm $15 Fun, spirited, surrendered dance and movement. We dance in our bare feet or soft dance shoes, comfy clothes to move in and no dance partner required. No dance experience necessary. The body is meant to move! facebook.com/pri-malfeat Instructor Liz Galvan. Classes at Cosmotion, 2343 E Thompson Blvd. #A. Dance & Date Night at House of Dance 18 years-adult11/29-1/10 Sundays Session 1 $69/person Learn a new dance step every six weeks during one-hour sessions. Select

Editor: Out of curiosity, I looked at the Ventura Pier on Google Maps/Earth. I could see what appeared to be 5-6 clusters that looked like homeless “camps” on the pier. Lots of blue tarps. It is a sad commentary that the City is not taking care of this. Closing the pier 3 nights a week to me is just giving in/giving up. You have your work cut out for you trying to attract tourists to our pier and promenade. The Ventura Harbor seems to be doing a lot of the right things. I seldom see homeless there, even though they camp in the Santa Clara Riverbed close by.Robert GeorgeVentura

Sheldon In your October 28th Issue of the Ventura Breeze I was pleased to see my picture in your paper. I was not so pleased to see my name was mispelled! Yes, long ago, my family in Ireland did spell it Sennett but it was changed to Senate when my ancestor Warren Senate enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. I find it hard to imagine you didn’t catch this f law in the pages of the Breeze. Thank You Richard SenateRichard: We didn’t write this “cutline”, CAPS did but certainly apologize for not catching this error, I have a hard time knowing then from than. By the way, you misspelled misspelled in telling us we misspelled your name, so maybe we are even.

MailboxContinued from page 5comment, but its implications reflect an attitude of arrogance and elitism surely to result in the indignation of many well-intentioned individuals in this community.R. SterlingVenturaR: Not sure why you think I’m being arrogant and elitist, actually I’m not either. In reality analyzing and commenting on the current Regency plans is completely irrelevant because these are not what will be finally proposed after a few years of going through many hoops and city approvals. After they have drawings of what might actually be built the Ventura Breeze will sponsor a forum to review the more relevant drawings and those still opposed can show me why…. See my column and article by Richard Lieberman.

This ’n’ Thatthe hour you want to attend and the dance step you want to learn (Tango, West Coast Swing, Cha Cha or Waltz) at www.pmhouseofdance.com. Then register here through the City using the session code #42238. No class 12/27.

The Mariano family has attempted to develop this property at least one time before. In 2002 Amy Forbes, Esq. represented the family as they began to focus on their alternatives for divesting themselves of the property. Representatives of the family ap-proached the city with possible uses for the property that would make sense to the city and the land owners. The land is designated in the City’s general plan for hillside planned residential, calling for four units to the acre. The property is located in the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, except for the 215.3 acres located within City limits. In November 2002 voters rejected a proposal that would have allowed the development of 1400 homes utilizing 730 acres on the hillsides of Ventura’s midtown district and use 3,000 acres as a private Home Owners Associa-tion controlled open space preserve. This plan included land outside the city limits, which brought it under the Hillside Voter Participation Area. Op-position to the plan included SOAR (Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources) and the Ventura Citizens for Hillside Preservation. Differing from the 2002 plan Regent Properties plan looks to develop only the land within the Ventura City limits, and develop just 55 homes. “We will build 55 homes period.” Said Daniel Gryczman. By limiting the development to the acreage located within city limits, the project will not come up for voter approval, but will be decided by the City Council. Regent’s current plan calls for the relocation of two water towers placing them underground removing the eyesore, and the cost will be borne by Regent Properties according to Gryczman. The Ventura High School “V” will also be located and paid for by Regent. Jeffery Lambert community de-velopment director added “that while the goal of the Hillside Management Program is to make sure that any development done on the hillside” is done with “as little disturbance to the topography as possible,” the city recognizes the need for executive level housing to attract new business.” Lambert also added that the pre-screen application is like an “applica-tion to proceed, and work through the process” “There appears to be no public safety issues “and in fact the addition of these homes would make the homes below safer by adding modern fire breaks ,better drainage and a new emergency access road. Opposition to the proposed de-velopment is substantial, proponents of the development are substantial as well. Both side have generated a virtual f lood of email comments to the Ventura Breeze, below is a sampling of comments received: “The proposed La Viera project is an excellent opportunity to fill the executive home void we have been ex-periencing for years.”Danny Belitski “Some of the neighbors are claiming the sky is falling, that this will be the next La Conchita or that the pristine beauty of our hillside will be destroyed. The problem with their arguments are that none of them are based in fact.”Aaron Gaston There will be many more quotes in our Nov.25 issue.


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Lion in Winter at Elite Theatre Companyby Jim Spencer and Shirley Lorraine

Tempers f lare at Christmas time in a stark and drafty castle in 1183 as King Henry II of England, and his queen, Eleanor of Acquitaine, parry and thrust in an ongoing verbal joust about which of their sons will succeed the king who, at age 50, is facing the winter of his years.Currently playing at Oxnard’s Elite Theatre Company, The Lion in Winter is a drama laced throughout with subtle humor that weaves a tale loosely based on historical facts about the turbulent relationships among King Henry II, his estranged and incarcerated wife Eleanor, and their three sons – two of whom do eventually become king of England. The story’s principals are King Henry II (Alan Waserman), Eleanor (Vivien Latham), and their sons - Richard (Adam Womack), Geoffrey (Eric McGowan) and John (Trent Trachtenberg). Complicating matters considerably are the presence of Henry’s mistress Alais (Morgan Bozarth) and a visiting Prince Philip of France (Alex Czajka). Waserman and Latham are standouts as the royal couple, contin-ually sparring and obviously enjoying their love-hate relationship to the

hilt. Both are fascinating to watch as their stoic countenances contrast the emotions beneath the surface. Their scenes together are nothing short of electrifying. The three sons are a mixed lot. Adam Womack as Richard (Later to gain the throne as Richard the Lion-hearted) gives a solid performance with bluster and depth. Geoffrey, the forgotten son who never seems to catch a break, is well, if underplayed, by Eric McGowan. His frustration at being overlooked gives him an edgy quality. A fairly newcomer to the stage, Trent Trachtenberg imbues the teenaged John with just the right amount of petulance and angst befitting the eager, but immature, prince. Cast as the young Prince Philip of France, Alex Czajka provides an admirable accent, although he speaks quite rapidly. The pace, coupled with the unfamiliar accent, makes him difficult to understand at times. Nonetheless, he gives the character crafty and sly qualities that emphasize his cunning. Rounding out the cast in the

Jeremy McCool, Paul Hullar, Bob Grund-strom, Jonathan Koehn, and Erik Takayesu attended the sold out event.

The Future of Energy: Energy & the Environment presented in Ventura On Oct. 14 the Chambers of Commerce Alliance of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties hosted The Future of Energy: Energy & the En-vironment which brought industry professionals, local leaders and community members together to explore the complex issues of energy production, renewable resources and responsible energy use in California held at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach. The sold out event kicked off with a panel discussion featuring speakers representing the various sectors of energy including sun, wind, petroleum, biofuels, battery storage and electricity. The panel, moderated by Bruce Stenslie, President/CEO of the EDC-VC, was aimed to provide a balanced discussion about energy needs and energy realities as it relates to the various energy sectors. Robert Grundstorm, Vice President of Planning and New Ventures for California Resources Corporation served as the panelist representing the petroleum industry. He addressed a variety of topics including hydraulic fracturing, stating that it is not a new process and is heavily regulated in

pivotal role of the mistress Alais, Morgan Bozarth is understated and quiet, all the while showing her emotional attachment and support to the much older King. She knows that she’s a bargaining chip in the race for the next King as she will become the wife of whomever is chosen, a fate she does not face lightly nor with pleasure. The production is under the expert hand of the Elite’s artist director Tom Eubanks. He has been down the road to the castle before, having directed the play for the Ojai Art Center in 2000. As before Eubanks has enlisted the talents of Celtic harpist George Miller to provide authentic musical interludes throughout. Ventura County has seen several fine productions of Lion over the years and this one ranks high on the list. Lion in Winter plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. until November 22 at the Elite Theatre Company, 2731 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard Harbor. Tickets: $15-18. (805) 483-5118 or www.elitetheatre.org.

California. Jonathan Koehn, Director of Project Development for Infinity Wind Power, provided insight into wind-produced energy and identified California as a low-feasibility state for this type of energy production. Jeremy McCool, Business Develop-ment Manager for Desert Solar Inc., said the current trends in solar are ref lective of energy-storage options including battery storage for extended use. Erik Takayesu, Director of Electric System Planning for Southern California Edison, spoke about in-creasing capacity on the grid and developing battery storage options to increase energy resources during peak times. Paul Hullar, Founder and CEO of Brightwave Energy, asserted that fossil fuels will continue to be a vital part of the community. He also addressed the exploration of solid waste gasification, biodigesters and microturbines for electricity output. Alex Epstein, New York Times best-selling author of “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels,” was the keynote speaker. He energetically addressed the audience, donning an “I Love Fossil Fuels” T-Shirt and defining two typical views of fossil fuels: They’re either a necessary evil that we need to stop using or it will take years to get off fossil fuels all together. Epstein’s assertion, however, was that fossil fuels are not evil and should be used more. Epstein suggested fossil fuels are in fact anti-pollution and pro-development. His moral philosophy suggests people look at the big picture and develop a clear standard for examining use. Epstein noted that people see fossil fuels as “dirty.” He argued that they can only be identified as dirty because they come from fossilized plants that have been in the ground and that they truly are a renewable resource. He called them original green energy. His thought-provoking presentation left attendees with much to think about regarding the subject of fossil fuels. Epstein emphasized that human ingenuity makes all resources valuable and that we are running out of the ability to seek new forms of energy. Ultimately, he said, it is up to us to maximize human-wellbeing while minimizing impact.

Spectre

by Eduardo [email protected]

The latest outing for super-spy James Bond takes us back to his roots in director Sam Mendes’ Spectre. The evil organization behind some of Bond’s best films over the years makes its return in a not so spectacular fashion in a film bogged down by clichés, a slow plot, and a “why would you bother?” villain story. Bond (Daniel Craig) tracks the name of a man left to him by the previous M ( Judy Dench) to Mexico City, eventually leading him to a shadowy organization behind many terror attacks throughout the world. At the same time, the new M (Ralph Finnes) must deal with a merger with MI6 that will render the “00 Program” obsolete. The opening sequence in Mexico City is captivating in its set design, choreographed action sequences, and look for each character. Setting it on the Mexican tradition Day of the Dead creates a beautiful aesthetic that is unfortunately not carried through to the rest of the film. In rebooting Bond with 2006’s Casino Royale, the franchise began to move in a direction never before seen. Though the films are still about the gadgets and location jumping, the Bond tropes here are too much. Instead of pushing the franchise forward as the prior 3 films starring Daniel Craig have, Spectre takes us back to the days of tired Bond plot points. Léa Seydoux’s performance shines through a terribly dull script from no less than 4 screenwriters. Craig is excellent as always. However, newcomers Monica Belluci and Christoph Waltz are terribly wasted. Franz Oberhauser as a villain is strange and his motives are an eye roll (as a matter of fact, they were much more effect when they were used in a James Bond parody film, which I will not mention due to spoilers). In the grand scheme of things, the villains are seemingly evil for no real reason. An Edward Snowden-esque intelligence program is being run and we can tell something isn’t right from the beginning. But we never

really find out why evil is a foot. Is the charm of classic evil corporation Spectre enough of an excuse to forgive this film for it’s less than stellar plot? Frankly, no. Spectre brings up the conundrum of why dig back into the lore than taking the films in a new direction? Blofeld has been done before and defined by Donald Pleasance. As has Goldfinger and Dr. No. As a viewer, I’m more interested in seeing where Bond is going as opposed to returning to places we’ve been in the past. As expected, James bond will return and hopefully the next time around, it will be in a much more original and spectacular way.Playing Century10 Downtown rating PG13


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Amigos Cafe & Cantina546 E. Main St.805-874-2232Mondays: 6 pm Karen Eden & Bill Macpherson; 8 pm Joey’s Acoustic Blues Jam Tuesdays: 8:30 pm The Beers Brothers open micThursdays: 8 pm The Gypsy Blues BandWed 11/11: 8 pm The DealFri 11/13: 8 pm Caliente 805Sat 11/14: 8 pm Barrelhouse WailersSun 11/15: 8 pm Action DownWed 11/18: 8 pm Mark MassonFri 11/20: 8 pm Inna Rude MoodSat 11/21: 8 pm Deborah Jenssen BandBombay Bar & Grill143 S. California St.805-643-4404Weds: Tommy Marsh hosts the Session Thurs 11/12: Andre and the Giants Café Fiore66 S. California Street Wed 11/11: Big AdventureThurs 11/12: Jade HendrixFri 11/13: Instone Sat 11/14: Otis HayesTues 11/17: Leigh VanceWed 11/18: Donna ButlerThurs 11/19: Whelsi GambleFri 11/20: Boogie WonderlandSat 11/21: Freddie LopezTues 11/24: Paul Weitz & Donna DeussenDiscovery Ventura 1888 Thompson Blvd Acoustic Wednesday 5:30 with Kinsella Brothers Thurs 11/12: After the SmokeFri 11/13: Missus Jones: Tribute to Amy Winehouse Sat 11/14: Disco Glow featuring Nick DeanThurs 11/19: Tribal Theory, Dirty RiceFri 11/20: Diego’s Umbrella, Rainbow GirlsSat 11/21: Skanks Roots Project featuring Janelle Phillips and Wakane

El Rey Cantina294 E. Main StreetFridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ AlsoSaturdays: DJ ErockThe Garage 1091 Scandia Avenue Thurs 11/12: Swinging Utters, The Bombpops, The Loads, SuccessFri 11/13: I’d Die for Lo-FiSat 11/14: Cairo Knife Fight, Darkside of the Hand, Brilliant MachineFri 11/20: Stalag 13, Los Creepers, Boxheads, The Hymen Blasters, The RouseGigi’s Cocktails2493 Grand Avenue Mondays Jam Night with Maggie’s DrawersThurdays & Fridays: Karaoke Sat 11/14: Deaf PilotsSat 11/21: What the FunkGolden China 760 S. Seaward (805) 652-0688 Karaoke seven nights a week Bluegrass Jam 2nd & 4th Wednesdays Swing night Thursdays 6:30 pm Friday and Saturday: 7 pm Polynesian Revue Cumbia music Fridays with DJ Carlos at 9:30 pmReggae Sundays 8:30 pm Gone West Wine Cellars5963 Olivas Park Drive Music 6-8 pmFri 11/13: Karen Eden Fri 11/20: National CatThe Greek RestaurantVentura HarborSat & Sun 7:30 pmBelly Dancing, Greek music and show; DJ dancingHong Kong Inn 435 E. Thompson Blvd. Tuesdays: 8 pm open mic Saturdays: 8 pm Tina’s Ports of Paradise Thurs 4 pm: Kenny Devoe Fri 11/13: 4 pm Kenny Devoe, 7 pm Del FranklinSun 11/15: 6 pm Rob CorrellFri 11/20: 4 pm Kenny Devoe, 7 pm Ruben EstradaSun 11/22: 6 pm Artis FordKeynote Lounge 10245 Telephone Road Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke Thursday: Open MicSunday: Karaoke Fri 11/13: Drunken MonkeysSat 11/14: Chill FactorFri 11/20: Rick Miller BandSat 11/21: Licorice PizzaMajestic Ventura Theater 26 S. Chestnut Street (805) 653-0721Thurs 11/12: The Misfits, She Demons, Neblina, My Modern Valentine, The GrimSat 11/21: Pepper, Ballyhoo!, KatastroSun 11/22: EverclearThe Patio at Player’s Casino6580 Auto Center Drive Fri 11/13: Teresa RussellSat 11/14: Brandon RaganFri 11/20: Sean WigginsPrime 2209 E. Thompson BlvdTuesdays: Danny DFridays: EncoreSaturdays: Beach City Sound ClubRookees Sports Bar & Grill 419 E. Main Street (805) 648-6862 Friday and Saturdays 10 pm Rotating DJsSaloon BBQ Co456 E Main Street Sat 11/14: 9 pm Trippin’ Wild

Sun 11/15: 4 pm The MattersFri 11/20: 9 pm The BattlefieldSun 11/22: 4 pm Ted WaterhouseSalzer’s Records5777 Valentine RoadFri 11/13: 6 pm Nathan McEuen w/ Jesse Olema & special guestsSandbox Coffeehouse204 E. Thompson Blvd805-641-1025 Thursdays Open Mic Sat 11/14: Licity CollinsSun 11/15: Eight Years GoneSat 11/21: LuminesseSun 11/22: Star BanditsSans Souci 21 S. Chestsnut Sundays: DJ Darko Mondays: Karoake Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday Wednesdays: Open mic with Sin ChoniesThursdays: DJ SpinobiFri 11/13: Kings RansomSat 11/14: RoyalushFri 11/20: Bloody ReunionSat 11/21: The Rouse, Blank Expressions, The DisgustingtonsSquashed Grapes2351 E. Main St.805-643-7300 Live jazz music 7-10 pm Wed 11/11: Danny Janklow & FriendsThurs 11/12: Eric HarringtonFri 11/13: Nee’s BeesSat 11/14: Doug Webb w/ Danny CareyTues 11/17: Jazz JamWed 11/18: Tom Buckner & FriendsThurs 11/19: Jennifer LeithamFri 11/20: L.J. & The BoyzSat 11/21: The Barrelhouse WailersStar Lounge 343 E. Main Street (805) 6438-4709 Fri: 11/13: Big AdventureSat 11/14: The SheiksFri 11/20: 80/80 VisionSat 11/21: CrosscutSurf Brewery 4561 Market Street805-644-2739 Music 6-8 pm Sat 11/14: Gallo & SaylesThurs 11/19: UprootsSat 11/15: Dos MocososThe Tavern 211 E. Santa Clara Street Sunday open mics Karaoke Tuesdays Metal Music Wednesdays DJs every Thursday college nightFri 11/13: Rubberneck Lions, The NaVaNaXFri 11/20: The Caverns Ventura Beach Club281 W. Main Street Fri 11/13: Hi Hat – RJ MischoFri 11/20: Hi Hat – Coco MontoyaW20 at the Watermark 598 E. Main Street Fri & Sat 9 – Mid; Sun 3 – 6 pmThurs 11/12: 8 pm Guitar Pull with Shane Alexander, Shawn Jones & Joe BaughFri 11/13: PleasureSat 11/14: The BombSun 11/15: Shawn JonesFri 11/20: Step AwaySat 11/21: InstoneThe Wine Rack14 S. California Street Music runs 8-11 pm, Sundays at 3 pmMondays: Mike Cregan Tuesdays: Frank Barajas and Doug JohnsonThurs 11/12: Mark HeyesFri 11/13: Hans OttsenSat 11/14: Rhythm TravelsFri 11/20: Dan Grimm

The Hong Kong Inn has started hosting a monthly Blues Jam Session on what will be the first Sunday of the month. The kick-off session was on Sunday November 8 with Ashford Gordon supported by Ray Jaurique, Glade Rasmussen and Chris Jensen. All players of all skill levels are welcome to sit in during the second set. Having signed a distribution deal with Mesa Blue Moon Records last month, Nathan McEuen has been pulling out all the stops, touring more aggressively and will be making a stop at Salzer’s Records on Friday, November 13. Get out and support Nathan who will have Jesse Olema and special guests with him, but more impor-tantly, pick up a copy of his latest release, “Side by Side.” Our good friend Dan Grimm with his brand of California Flip-Floppy-Tonkiness returns to the Wine Rack for a gig on Friday, November 11; there’s no denying Grimm’s love for Ventura when he sings original material such as “Two Trees” or “Ventucky.” Meanwhile, Mike Cregan continues his Monday night residency and Frank Barajas and Doug Johnson have taken over Tuesday nights. The Channel Cities Jazz Club will feature Clyde Reaslinger Big Band on November 15 at the Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club in the Channel Islands Harbor. The proceeds will be split between CCJC’s Jazz Camp Scholarship fund and the Pacific Corinthian Youth Foundation. Besides giving musicians of all ages a forum to perform and share jazz, the club’s mission is to build bonds between genera-tions and to enhance musical educational opportunities for youth. Doug Webb returns to Squashed Grapes with not only Steve Fister, Jimmy Earl and Danny Carey of Tool, but added to the mix this time will be Mike Garson on Piano. Garson has worked with the likes of David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins and No Doubt. This promises to be the epitome of the expres-sion, “Off the Hook.” Tickets are on sale for Saturday, November 14 at Squashed Grapes; downbeat is 7 pm. I’ll admit I’m a tad giddy with antici-pation for several shows coming up at the Majestic Ventura Theater. There’s Pepper on November 21, Everclear’s 20th Anni-versary of Sparkle and Fade on November 22 and Sublime with Rome on November 27. By the way, Rebelution returns for two shows in March, don’t miss out and get your tickets soon as they always sell out. And finally, local musician Gary Best has invited everyone out for an afternoon of Los Dudes at Grapes and Hops on

Ashford Gordon and Glade Rasmussen at the Hong Kong Inn’s Blues Jam Sunday.

Ventura Music Scene

Blues to jazz and all points in betweenby Pam BaumgardnerVenturaRocks.com

Sunday, November 15 before he goes in for heart surgery. He’s been taking care of the body and getting healthy, and we love and support him in all those endeavors. Do you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help pub-licizing? Send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.


Ventura Art Scene

Art, a la CarteMichael O’Kelly, Anna Rios Bermudez, Andrea Landin, Mayor Cheryl Heitmann, Miranda Mize, and Leslie Luciani, President representing the New West Symphony League were all smiles at the Mayor’s Arts Awards. Photo by John Ferritto.

Mayor’s Arts Awards held at the Museum of Ventura County

On Sunday, November 1, more than a dozen artists affiliated with the Cali-fornia Art Club and other arts orga-nizations throughout the country set up their easels on and around the Ventura Pier to create paintings that captured sweeping vistas of the landmark and its

Daggi Wallace and Lynn Byrne Simon will display their art in the show “Purely Pastels” at Fox Fine Jewelry from November 5 – January 17, 2016. The Artist Reception at Fox is on Saturday, November 14 from 6 – 9pm. Joint Artist Reception: Buenaventura Art Association will present 50 pieces from their National Encaustic Open Competition from November 3 – November 28. The Artist Reception at BAA is on November 14 from 5 – 7pm. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, and now living in Ventura County, CA, Daggi Wallace specializes in contemporary realism. In 2004 Wallace was one of 15 internationally selected artists to participate in the Atelier D’Artista, an International Art Symposium in Tuscany, Italy. In May of 2011 she was juried into the Pastel International Exhibition by Art du Pastel en France in Giverny, France. Lynn Byrne Simon grew up in a small town near Philadelphia, PA and was inspired to paint when she received a set of “Paint by Numbers” at age seven. Simon worked in oils for years until 2008, when she discovered the joy of pastels. Fox Fine Jewelry, 560 East Main Street, 652-1800 [email protected]

Photography exhibit entitled Furusato, by Tomi Murphy will be at the Harbor Village Gallery until December 4. Including Himeji Castle, Japan. Pho-tographer Tomi Murphy is showing her collection of photographs taken earlier this year in Japan when she was visiting her Furusato (birth place) in her favorite time of the year - May. Gallery Hours:

11am-6pm, Tuesday thru Sunday. Ventura Harbor Village, 1591 Spinnaker Dr., Suite 117C (next to the Main Lawn), 644-2750.

This is the Grand Prize winning poster. The artist is Sachi Tan. She is 16, and a Senior at Foothill Technology High School. The Poster Contest winners from the city’s 150th Anniversary Poster Contest sponsored by the Ventura Friends of the Library have been announced. They were judged by Mayor Heitmann, Dr. Michael

The eleventh annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, held on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Museum of Ventura County honored five of the top leaders, patrons, educators and artists dedicated to nurturing our city’s lively arts community and vital cultural life. Those honored were:• New West Symphony League – Arts Patrons• Michael O’Kelly – Artist in the Community• Andrea Landin – Arts Educator• Anna Rios Bermudez – Arts Leader• Miranda Mize – Emerging Artist “These annual awards are an important tradition for everyone who loves the arts and Ventura,” said Mayor Cheryl Heitmann. “They cultivate a greater visibility and un-derstanding of the value of the arts to the public at large and are one small way to say ‘well done’ and ‘thank you’ to all participants in our creative community--for their contributions, their dedication and their passion to serve our city through the arts.” Music by Jill Martini Soiree and refreshments from Seasons Catering

preceded presentations by Cultural Affairs Commission Chair Marie Lakin, Public Art Commission Chair Daniel Saltee, Ventura County Arts Council Executive Director Margaret Travers, Ventura Unified School District Board of Education President Debbie Golden and Associate Producer/Director of Education and Outreach for the Rubicon Theatre Company Brian McDonald. Each honoree received “Mark of Ex-cellence,” a special edition work on paper created by artist Lis Schwitters. The event is presented by the City Manager’s Office and the Parks, Rec-reation and Community Partnerships Department. A selection panel convened earlier this year to review nominations made by the public and to make recommen-dations forwarded to the Mayor and the City’s Cultural Affairs Commission for their approval. They were Debbie Golden, Board of Education and Ventura Educational Partnership Board Member, Kathy Asher, Cultural Affairs Commis-sioner, Retired Assistant Superintendent of VUSD Schools, and Meredith Hart, Downtown Ventura Organization Project Manager.

Babb, Patti Birmingham, James Lockwood and Jill Forman. There were many cute posters submitted. One of the other winners drew a picture of Father Serra surfing in his robes, and one has a birthday cake. The winners will be honored at a special presentation at the beginning of the City Council Meeting on November 16. The winners:Ages 14 to 181st Prize and Grand Prize Winner: Sachi Tan, Senior, Foothill Technology2nd Prize: Estrella Sinohui, Senior, Pacific High School3rd Prize: Rocio Puga, Senior, Pacific High SchoolAges 10 to 131st Prize: Dylan Spear, Grade 6, Cabrillo Middle School2nd Prize: Boys and Girls Club3rd Prize: Marli Canchola, Grade 5, Elmhurst ElementaryAges 6 to 91st Prize: Allison Laak, Grade 4, Ventura Charter2nd Prize: Bennett Rodman, Grade 2, Mound Elementary3rd Prize: Layla Solomon, Grade 2, Juanamaria Elementary

surrounding coastline. With this “paint-out,” the artists continued a rich tradition of the Club – to create artwork that highlights the state’s natural beauty “en plein air” or “ in the open air.” This genre of painting is known today as California Plein Air or California Impressionism, and was inspired by founding artists of the century-old arts organization. The California Art Club coordinated this paint-out as the opening event for The Representational Art Conference 2015 (TRAC2015), one of the premier internation-al art conferences focused on contemporary-traditional fine arts held in Ventura. The Club is one of the partners of the conference, which has been held annually in Ventura since 2012. Photo by George Robertson.


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St. Junipero Serra proudly sits in front of city hall.

Mission to commemorate canonization

Pope Francis’ recent canonization of St. Junipero Serra, founder of Mission San Buenaventura (1782), will be cele-brated November 21 at the historic Main Street church in downtown Ventura. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles will preside at a bilingual Mass, to be preceded by a 6:00 p.m. candle-light procession, starting at the site of the former Chumash Hutash Festival and San Miguel Chapel, at Thompson and Palm Streets in Ventura. The pro-cession will conclude at Mission San Buenaventura, 211 E. Main St., at which point the Mass will begin. A reception will be held in the Mission Garden following the Mass.

General parking will be available at the Ventura County Fairgrounds (Harbor Boulevard at Figueroa Street) with shuttle transportation provided to the procession site. Additional parking is available at the Museum of Ventura County lot and the lot behind the Knights of Columbus Hall off Santa Clara Street.

Trolley offers the chance to win prizes Celebrating the kick off month for the City of Ventura’s 150th Anniversary, the complimentary Downtown-Harbor Trolley offers residents and visitors the chance to win prizes for riding in November. Every 150th rider wins a $20, $25, or $30 gift certificate to Ventura Harbor restaurants, shops or Ventura Harbor Comedy Club, or a chance to win a pair of Whale Watching tickets with Island Packers, plus more prizes! Catch the free Downtown - Harbor Trolley in the month of November, Wednesday - Sunday every 55 minutes from 11 am - 11 pm to explore, shop and dine in downtown Ventura or Ventura Harbor Village. This scenic route is a true community asset. Prizes for the 150th Rider in November include Andria’s Seafood Restaurant & Market, Barefoot Boutique, Boatyard Cafe, Custom Em-broidery in Ventura Harbor, Island Packers, Margarita Villa, The Greek Mediterranean Steak & Seafood, Ventura Harbor Comedy Club, Ventura Visitors Center, and more. For schedule and pick up information visit venturatrolley.com and #venturatrolley for more details

The Ventura County Ballet Company (VCB) will be presenting “The Nutcracker” this holiday season. Prior to the winter performances, VCB, in partner-ship with the Ventura County Medical Center Pediatric Oncology Clinic performed excerpts of its annual production of the holiday classic on Nov. 9. The dancers were in full costumes. The performance brought smiles

and a little holiday magic to local Ventura County children battling and being treated for cancer and other chronic illnesses. Photo by Michael Gordon.

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