From the monthly archives:

November 2009

‘Fallen Angels’ join The Men of Ojai This Thursday

by Demitri Corbin November 30, 2009

fallen-angel.jpg“Fallen Angels,” by photographer Bobbi Bennett will featured in a gallery show with The Men of Ojai 2010 Calendar collection this Thursday, December 3, 6 to 9pm at Casa Barranca Wine Tasting Room, 208 East Ojai Ave. Bennett has exhibited nationally and is widely collected. Her work joins that of…

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Hospital Auxiliary Needs Volunteers

by Howard Smith November 30, 2009

Help is needed at our local Hospital during the week in the Gift Shop (no patient contact) and on the floor (patient contact).
Opportunities are also available helping in the Continuing Care Center on Saturdays.
An identity check will be required as will an annual TB screening.
Applications may be obtained at the…

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Avary in Jail for Twittering

by Tyler Suchman November 30, 2009

From the VC Star

Screenwriter, director and producer Roger Avary was removed from the Ventura County Probation Agency’s Work Furlough Program and is jail after allegedly Twittering about his experiences behind bars.
The 44-year-old Avary was sentenced in September to a year in jail and five years probation for drunken driving in…

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Open Letter from Michael Moore to Obama

by Raymond Powers November 30, 2009

An Open Letter from Michael Moore to Obama re: sending more military, i.e. sons and daughters to Afghanistan

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Local Housekeeping

by Tyler Suchman November 30, 2009

Hope y’all had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. Some stuff to check out…
Go Green Ojai Reception – Sunday Dec. 13, 4pm
The Green Coalition is putting together a great museum exhibit that will run from December 10 through February 14, 2010. Kick things off by attending the Reception, featuring Casa Barranca organic…

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Ojai Democratic Club Wants Election to Fill DeVito Council Seat, or Appoint Leonard Klaif

by Suza Francina November 29, 2009

The Ojai Valley Democratic Club unanimously passed a Resolution at its November 23, 2009 general meeting asking the Ojai City Council to fill Joe DeVito’s seat with an election. DeVito resigned before his term was up next November and will leave office at the end of December 2009. Should the…

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More to the bear story: An Ojai resident responds to interview with Roland Takayama

by Suza Francina November 25, 2009

The following Letter to the Editor is my response to an interview with Roland Takayama in the VC Reporter. The interview was part of a larger story about the Ojai Bear, published 11/5/2009.
More to the bear story
Letters, VC Reporter, 11/25/2009
Re: Bear death prompts formation of animal rights group (News, 11/5)
Thank…

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True Heating/Greening of World Conciousness!

by Millennium Twain November 25, 2009

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Pedro Nava Releases Memorandum on Ojai Bear Incident

by Suza Francina November 25, 2009

Note: The Aliso Street Bear was killed by the California Department of Fish and Game on Saturday night, October 10th, 2009. These past seven weeks there have been several interviews with Roland Takayama, the local head warden responsible for “dispatching the bear,” in Ventura and Santa Barbara County Publications. My reponses…

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Ojai Creek Restoration Project

by Tyler Suchman November 24, 2009

The Ojai Creek Restoration Project is moving forward under the leadership of Brian Holly and the Ojai Valley Green Coalition. Nice article in the VC Star. (nice new site for the VC Star too!)

“All there are here are old-growth trees. You notice there are no young trees growing, because the…

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