From the monthly archives:

June 2011

Meiners Oaks Elementary Burglarized

by Tyler Suchman June 30, 2011

from Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Ojai Substation Detectives and Patrol units…

On 06/26/2011 at about 3 P.M. the Meiners Oaks Elementary School reported a burglary at their school. A classroom had been broken into and property was stolen from it. The deputy who responded to the call was able to collect…

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Miracle Cure Brings Tears to Troubled Eyes

by Kristofer Young June 30, 2011

Photo by Megyarsh

Photo by Megyarsh

Ten months before, and virtually overnight, this 57-year-old woman began a progressive loss of vision in both eyes. Fearful, she began asking for, searching for help.

After consulting with 5 doctors, including an optometrist, and an ophthalmologist, she was left with a diagnosis of pseudopapilledema, no explanation of the…

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Evergreen Recorder Consort at the Ojai Library

by Ojailibrary June 29, 2011

Ojai Library - 111 E. Ojai Ave – 646-1639

Sunday July 10, 1:00 P.M.

Ojai Library welcomes the Evergreen Recorder Consort who will perform “Summer Breezes and Peanut Butter” a diverse selection of music that celebrates the unique qualities of the recorder. They will demonstrate the different sizes and varieties of…

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“Solitude” at the Ojai Center for the Arts

by Myrna Cambianica June 28, 2011

Photography exhibit, “Solitude,” continues its run at the Ojai Center for the Arts through July 6th. This year the annual show depicts solitude and moments of peace, calmness, singularity, loneliness and isolation.

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OFS Screens Win Win

by ojaifilmsociety June 28, 2011

On Sunday, July 3 at 4:30 p.m., the Ojai Film Society will screen Win Win, a small-scale drama from Thomas McCarthy (The Stations Agent, The Visitor) that deftly blends genuine humor with real life situations, starring Paul Giamatti. Win Win is an appropriate title…

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“SHARP & SAVVY: 14 Historic Men of Ojai,” Opens June 30th at Ojai Valley Museum

by Myrna Cambianica June 27, 2011

Contributor:  Michele Ellis Pracy

The Ojai Valley Museum presents its second original history exhibition of 2011, “Sharp & Savvy: 14 Historic Men of Ojai,” which will open on June 30 and runs through September 11.  A gala reception is planned for Saturday, July 16 from 5 to 7 p.m.

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The Ojai Center for the Arts releases their first CD

by linda Harmon June 27, 2011

The CD was the brainchild of Judith Vander, Art Center Music Branch Chair, and her husband Art.

The CD was the brainchild of Judith Vander, Art Center Music Branch Chair, and her husband Art.

After  over a year of recording Live from the Ojai Art Center is hitting a retail location near you.

The work features fifteen musicians playing solos, duets, or quintets appearing  on fourteen tracks.…

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Meiners Oaks Solstice Festival is Sunday the 26th!

by evan austin June 24, 2011

MOBAA-Solstice-poster-smallCan you feel the heat? The Meiners Oaks Business and Artists Association‘s (MOBAA) Board of Directors can, as they finalize plans for this Sunday’s Meiners Oaks Solstice Festival, which is Sunday June 26th from 11am to 5pm on FIVE BLOCKS of El Roblar Drive, from Lomita to Poli. This is the…

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The Road Back

by Kristofer Young June 24, 2011

Dr. Sult and me

Dr. Sult and me

In a recent e-mail, my dear friend, and brilliant medical doctor, Tom Sult wrote, “The road from chronic dis-ease is generally not convenient.”

Understated, and true.

My advice to all who find it difficult to make time for actively building health, beware Sult’s rule of the road.

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Rescue of Fallen / Stranded Hikers

by Tyler Suchman June 24, 2011

from the VCSD / Sheriff’s Search & Rescue:

On June 22nd, 2011, at approximately 10:00 PM the Ventura City Fire Department and the Ventura Sheriff’s Office were notified of two stranded hikers who were lost in the fog and clinging to a near vertical embankment in the hills north of Ventura.

One…

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