The Ojai Post

Today, February 8th, 2010, is my mother's eighty-ninth birthday. I feel fortunate that she is in good health and able to live independently and enjoy her life.

As I watch her doing housework, playing the piano, laughing with her great grandchildren and taking walks, I am reminded of how four years ago my father called to tell me that my mother was in the Ojai Valley Community Hospital. I cannot recall ever hearing his voice sound so broken and sad. At first I could not even understand what he was saying - something about, "If only I had fixed the hallway carpet."

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Ojai Creek Riparian Habitat Restoration Project Phase 2
Saturday, February 20 and 27 - 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain or shine, Libbey Park Gazebo
Join the Watershed Committee in a native planting and non-native plant removal project, to reestablish a functioning wetland and riparian ecosystem that supports a diversity of fish and wildlife species and to improve the flow of water. How: wear sturdy shoes, long-sleeved shirts, and pants, and bring gloves. Tools will be provided, but if you can bring your own shovel and/or trowel, that would help. Call 805-669-8445 for more info.

Our Seeds: come to the film, stay for the seed swap
Saturday, February 27, 4:30pm, Ojai Theatre
Join the Green Coalition at the theatre for a movie on Seeds, generously sponsored by Nutiva. All are welcome, $10 suggested donation. For more info call 805-669-8445.

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Morning Walk Up the Horn Creek Canyon trail behind Thacher school ...

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Just in from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services...

Testing of the Casitas Dam Warning System will be discontinued, effective immediately. The system was most recently tested on January 13, 2010, when only two of the eleven units reported a successful test. System performance has been degraded by age, lack of maintenance, theft and vandalism.

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Watershed U - Ventura River is a course for those who live, work, or spend time in the Ventura River Watershed. If you are interested in understanding how the river works for you, and how you can help improve the river, then come and learn from experts and colleagues, and meet others involved in the watershed. Sessions will take place every Thursday for six weeks, Apr. 22 - May 27, 2010 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Patagonia’s Grand Room in Ventura.

Download a PDF flyer, and get the agenda for tonight's Municipal Advisory Council meeting on our MAC page...

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A year ago, D.K. wrote about Treasure Beach. At the time it was a combination dress shop and cafe, which seemed to close as quickly as it opened. Perhaps recognizing the concept wasn't taking hold, it re-opened recently, and has really transformed since it's inception. Bill and I dined there last night and had a very pleasant meal.

While a shopping component remains, it's been pushed to the back, and the merchandise has been reduced to cookbooks and a few gourmet food items. A nice comfy bright orange sofa set adjacent to the bookshelves creates a cozy living room vibe (as if you are dining in someone's home). The restaurant seating - rattan chairs and a combination of clothed or tile mosaic tables surrounded by slate gray banquets - feels modern and minimalist, almost hip. The crowd was the well-dressed hippie set, buzzing with lively intellectual conversations.

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I'm a recovering Windows-aholic, and am happy to report that I have been Windows-free for two years. Though I'm off the Microsoft juice, I've substituted a big gulp of Apple Kool-Aid in its place. Apple's user-centric design, reliability, and style all mouseclick neatly with my techno-Zen sensibilities.

I say that to preface what comes next.

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This shows the monthly job losses, which are horrendous, but improving. Of course the official job numbers don't tell the whole story, but I think the trend in general in promising. Regardless, its still an awful climate for job hunters out there. What's your story?

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Friend's Ranch and Ojai on NYTimes.com:

Last year my friend Mark turned me on to Friend’s Ranch, a citrus-growing concern in Ojai, Calif., that ships oranges and avocados from Decemberish through sometime in June. At first, I’d just cop a little fruit from Mark every now and again. Then we went Dutch on a few boxes. Soon I was buying my own stash. Every tangerine, every orange, every piece of fruit was a revelation: robustly aromatic, gushingly fresh, each one a discovery.

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Lisa Snider interviews Sergeant Watkins here, and following is an intro I asked him to write for the Ojai Post audience. Sign up for his email alerts by sending a note to OjaiValley.CityWatch@ventura.org.

Thanks for the Warm Welcome!

As the Ojai Valley Station’s newest sergeant, I want to first extend my thanks for the warm welcome that I’ve received from the great people living and working in the valley. It’s been a pleasure meeting many of you in person and through our email-based City Watch program.

Continue reading "Introducing Sergeant Randy Watkins of Ojai CityWatch" »

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