From the monthly archives:

April 2011

Zeretzke’s Magical ART & MUSIC Performance in Ojai – April 30th

by zworldmusic April 20, 2011

The magical performance of ART & MUSIC will premiere in the Ojai Valley at the Ojai Art Center on Saturday, April 30th at 7:30 P.M.  The evening concert program will feature the mystical and exotic sounds and instruments, along with visual images of 21st century artists, as performed by Ojai’s own John…

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Commercial Weddings on the East End?

by Tyler Suchman April 19, 2011

The East End Alliance is a new organization that has been formed in response to a Conditional Use Permit which has been issued to an East End homeowner who wants to lease his property to a third-party vendor who would conduct up to 40 large scale events (weddings, etc) across…

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OFS Screens “The Way Back”

by ojaifilmsociety April 19, 2011

On Sunday, April 24 at 4:30 pm the Ojai Film Society will screen “The Way Back”, Peter Weir’s (Master and Commander) sweeping adaptation of Slavomir Rawicz’s disputed 1956 memoir of an arduous 4,000-mile trek from a Soviet Gulag in Siberia to India. “An artful tale of survival radiating terror and beauty,”…

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YELP!!! Reviews Locked Up

by Kristofer Young April 19, 2011

Yelp_logoYelp, in my vocabulary, has always meant a sharp cry or bark, usually arising from an animal or human, startled or hurt. Today, in this writing, I use the word both in its common meaning, as I have known it throughout my life, and the modern, referring to an online…

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Compete Green Offers Early Registration Pricing for Ojai 2 Ocean Marathon and Half Marathon before Earth Day

by sunlightrobert April 19, 2011

Ojai 2 Ocean Marathon and Half Marathon early registration until Earth Day, save $15 on Marathon and $10 on Half Marathon registration

 There is still time to get early registration for the Ojai 2 Ocean Marathon and Half Marathon. Registration for the marathon is $100 before Earth Day (April…

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The Great Cloth Diaper Change for Earth Day!

by Suza Francina April 19, 2011

Guest Editorial by Monica Marshall and David Goldstein

Ojai and Ventura Cloth Diaper Advocates Go for a Record!

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On April 23 at 9 am, Ventura County parents will join thousands of families across twenty-two countries to achieve the Guinness World Record for the most cloth diapers ever changed simultaneously. The Great Cloth…

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Fatal Traffic Collision Yesterday

by Tyler Suchman April 18, 2011

Report from the VCSD / Ojai Patrol Units…

On April 17, at approximately 2:20 PM, personnel from the Ojai Police Department and the Ventura County Fire Department responded to a report of an injury traffic accident at West Ojai Ave, North of Villanova Rd. in the City of Ojai.

Upon arrival,…

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Writing Yoga: Fishing On Facebook, Chapter Six, Upper Ojai, the Happy Valley Land

by Suza Francina April 18, 2011

Revised April 19, 2011. This is Chapter Six  of a true story. Some of the names have been changed. The protagonist is rooted in Ojai and does not have a big fat book advance to escape to Italy, India and Indonesia, a la Eat, Pray, Love.

From my journal, Sunday, April…

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Learning From My Little Sister

by Kristofer Young April 18, 2011

Me and Tori

Me and Tori

I have one sister, Tori Janaya. She was born in the late spring of my fourth grade year. I remember my Mom being pregnant, tiny Tori coming home from the hospital, and I held her in my arms.

Before long she was a toddler; so cute, such a joy.…

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Writing Yoga: Fishing on Facebook, Chapter Five, Lake Casitas

by Suza Francina April 15, 2011

This is Chapter Five of a true story. Some of the names have been changed to protect the innocent, or not so innocent, depending on your perspective.  See Note below for links to Chapters One to Five. These Chapters will go through another…

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