From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Open Thread

by Open Thread February 11, 2009

One of my favorite winter moments in Ojai is when the sun is shining in the west, the dark rain clouds fill the eastern sky, and the light illuminates the tallest trees as they tower above the orchards.
Here’s an interesting thing coming up March 5th from the Ojai Concert Series……

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Golda Meir Comes to Ojai!

by Howard Smith February 9, 2009

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Golda Meir, (1898-1978) will be portrayed by noted Ojai actor, Catherine Dain, in a 45 minute staged abridged reading of William Gibson’s play:
GOLDA’S BALCONY
Directed by Gai Jones and produced by Edie Smith
7 PM Saturday Feb 28, 2009
Jewish Community of the Oaks
530 West El Roblar, Meiners Oaks
Suggested minimum Donation $10
Program will…

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Patrons already back for more at new Ojai pizzeria

by Tyler Suchman February 9, 2009

Our own DK Crawford reviews Papa Lennon’s and bumps into Lisa Snider in the VC Reporter…

Just as we were savoring the flavors, fellow food critic Lisa Snider sat at the neighboring table. She told me she and her husband came last week and loved it. “This is exactly what (diners) need right now.…

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Ojai Valley City Watch: February

by Leigh Melander February 9, 2009

Back in November, Tyler posted this announcement about the creation of Ojai Valley City Watch, a program run by Sergeant Joe Evans at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department to build better communication about crime prevention around the valley.
Living in a neighborhood that has had some challenges with criminal activity over the…

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Free Family Legacy Memoir Writing Workshop with Author Linda Weaver Clarke Tonight!

by DK Crawford February 9, 2009

Interested in learning how to record some of those family stories you’ve been passing down for ages?
Meet Author Linda Weaver Clarke at Ray D. Prueter Library, Family Legacy Workshop Monday, February 9
6:30 – 8:30 pm, no registration required.
Turn your family history into a variety of interesting stories. Make your ancestors…

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Countdown to Withdrawal

by evan austin February 9, 2009

President Obama pledged to end the war in Iraq in 16 months. That means the last soldier should be gone by May 20, 2010 — 5/20/10.

(as of today, 4,237 American military deaths and )

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Australia Burning Up and Drowning at the Same Time

by Tyler Suchman February 7, 2009

This week in climate change down under

As projected by climate-models, extreme weather events continue to intensify all around the world. Particularly hard hit this week is Australia. Drought and fires continue in Southeastern Australia where record temperatures are being set, while in the North in Queensland, torrential flooding has left communities…

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What Machine Are These Frenchmen Driving?

by Raymond Powers February 7, 2009

Children’s carnival ride in a blizzard? Final Fantasy III airship? It’s not what you think…
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Answer after the jump…

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The Power of Chocolate

by Tyler Suchman February 7, 2009

featuring M.O.’s very own Cook – click through to read much more…

Romance already is in the air at The Farmer & The Cook in Meiners Oaks, where husband and wife Steve Sprinkel and Olivia Chase are the titular farmer and cook, respectively.
But add a four-layer vegan chocolate-and-raspberry cake to the…

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Happy Birthday, Bob!

by evan austin February 6, 2009

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