From the monthly archives:

February 2011

Chief Matilija stopped to rest…

by Tyler Suchman February 14, 2011

Lovely contribution from Linda Potter:

I have this book and really wanted to share this legend… Linda

This legend was found in the book
Legends and Lore of the Long Ago (Ventura County, California)
Contributed by Club Women of Ventura County
Directed by Mrs. D.W. Mott
Wetzel Publishing Co., Inc.
336 South Brodway, Los Angeles, Calif.
Copyright, 1929…

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Sanford Drucker Passes

by Tyler Suchman February 13, 2011

I came across this on Facebook (h/t Peggy La Cerra). Sanford was a really amazing man who I got to know over the course of a couple years, but hadn’t seen in quite a while. His quiet impact on the fabric of Ojai will be felt for many, many years…

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NHS: The Future of Music at Nordhoff High School is in trouble

by Tyler Suchman February 11, 2011

from Bill Wagner, Nordhoff High School:

The Future of Music at Nordhoff High School is in trouble

This past week, Nordhoff announced that it would have to make a series of cuts due to the budget. The music classes will be greatly affected by these cuts. In addition to AP Music Theory…

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Guest Poem: “Ode to Sisar Creek”

by Tyler Suchman February 11, 2011

A submission entitled “Ode to Sisar Creek” from Andrew Sandahl, with this note: “Recently I spent a few days backpacking in the Topa Topa Mountains of Ojai, and I was amazed at the supreme beauty of the land, especially that of Sisar Creek. I wrote a short poem about the…

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Local Aromatherapist Stacey Moss, of Moss Botanicals, Launches “Intimacy” Products

by Leslie Davis February 9, 2011

Moss Botanicals Launches “Intimacy” Aromatherapy Products with Unique Playing Cards to Inspire Intimate Connections

Ojai, CA, February 9, 2011– Moss Botanicals announces its new aromatherapy line, Intimacy by Moss Botanicals. Moss Botanicals is a small company that combines scientific essential oil profiles with intuitive forces exchanged from plant to person, creating…

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OFS Screens “Waiting for Superman” and “Carlos” in Feb.

by ojaifilmsociety February 9, 2011

On Sunday, Feb. 13 at 4:30 pm the Ojai Film Society will screen Waiting for Superman, an award-winning and provocative documentary that examines our nation’s often-failing school system. This documentary, made by an “Inconvenient Truth” filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, is considered one of the best of 2010.   “This is…

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Adventurer Tom Reed To Present Images of “The Granite Avatars of Patagonia”

by Sally Carless February 9, 2011

Adventurer, author and photographer Tom Reed (www.tomreed.com) will present a digital slide show about his new book, “The Granite Avatars of Patagonia,” at the February 15 Ojai Photography Club meeting. The presentation is free to the public.
MurmozAndGulliaum_TomReed_web

Reed will offer a “behind the scenes” look at the making of the book,…

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What would annexation of 800 acres in Canada Larga Canyon do to Ojai?

by Suza Francina February 9, 2011

To the editor,
I am angry at myself for not speaking up at last night’s (Feb. 2) Planning Commission meeting where the Planning Manager for the City of Ventura, Dave Ward, gave a dog-and-pony-show on the Westside Community Planning Project. As Mr. Ward went on and on about details of little…

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Leslie Marcus Fundraiser – Exhibit – Reception

by extremeartist February 8, 2011

YOU CAN WIN LESLIE MARCUS’ PAINTING
DIVINE HEARTS!

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/feb/04/museum-and-gallery-calendar-listings/

Leslie Marcus exhibits in Camarillo, through March 4, 2011
Her painting DIVINE HEARTS,
will be available to win,
by donating $10 to:
CAMARILLO INTERNATIONAL SOROPTOMIST CLUB
Your $10 will benefit
young women, 16- 20 years old,
who are working towards going back to…

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Town Talk Sunday at Ojai Valley Museum

by Myrna Cambianica February 7, 2011

Mark your calendars for Town Talk Sunday at the Ojai Valley Museum: February 13, 2011 from 2 to 4 pm.

An elite group of long time valley residents will fascinate and titillate attendees with wonderful historic Ojai stories. Paula Spellman will be the moderator and the topics covered will have a…

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