Fred Rothenberg

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Graduating from the University of Illinois, Fred began his career as a CPA. For sixteen years he was president of Rothenberg Health Systems, a California firm that developed and marketed software for the healthcare industry. Now retired and living in the Upper Ojai, he devotes his time to Help of Ojai, the Ojai Valley Library Friends and Foundation, and his beautiful wife, Ila.

Fred started into serious photography as a teenager. He likes photographing people and scenes that tell a story. He has participated in several Ojai Art Center exhibits and regularly displays his photos at the Ojai Library Bookstore. In 2006 he had a two month, one-man show at the Hummingbird Inn of Ojai. Fred regularly does pro bono photo work for the Ojai Music Festival and Help of Ojai. Several of his photos are on permanent display at the Ojai Community Hospital.

In 2007 he and Ila produced Faces of Help of Ojai, a book of photographs and words that highlight the efforts of senior volunteers.

He currently has a one man photo show at Ojai City Hall scheduled to run through March 13, 2009.

His own blog can be found at www.fredila.com

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Raising the Arch at Libbey Bowl

by Fred Rothenberg November 27, 2010

If you missed the raising of the main arch at Libbey Bowl on November 23, you might like to see the slide show…click on the arch…

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Libbey Bowl Photos…November 11

by Fred Rothenberg November 15, 2010

The bowl is on schedule and on budget.  And no one seems to be angry.  Refreshing, isn’t it?

Here are the latest photos taken on November 11.  Click on the photos to enlarge them.

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Head on…wall on stage right is at its maximum, stage left has 4 feet to…

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Libbey Bowl-Progress Photos

by Fred Rothenberg October 17, 2010

Reconstruction of Ojai’s Libbey Bowl is on schedule.  You can follow the progress by viewing each of these images.

To enlarge an image, click on it.

To see all of them in person, visit the windows in Rains Department Store.

Old Bowl

  

July 15

 

 September…

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Make no exceptions

by Fred Rothenberg September 28, 2010

The morning started out peacefully enough.  Dragged myself down the hill to Help of Ojai, a little early expecting the Highway 150 road slurrying to delay me.  But it was even too hot for slurrying.

Checked out the tires, arranged the seatbelts and cleaned windows on the Help bus.…

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Libbey Bowl…the work goes on

by Fred Rothenberg September 11, 2010

Sweetie and I have been taking photos of the reconstruction of Libbey Bowl.  If you’d like to see a 360 degree image of the construction site on September 10, click here.  Once you reach the website that has the image, you can scroll around just as though you…

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Xenophobia

by Fred Rothenberg August 6, 2010

When I was a bit younger we would read a portion of our prayer book that highlights a slug of things for which we asked forgiveness.  One no-no had something to do with xenophobia.  Since I was not as smart as my buddy Russell Klem and had…

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Libbey Bowl-Construction Photos

by Fred Rothenberg July 23, 2010

The construction of the new Libbey Bowl is underway.  But before we forget, here’s the old bowl…

Sweetie and I have volunteered to photographically chronicle the building of the new bowl.  We spent $14 on two hard hats at Ace, so we plan to get our money’s…

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The National Pastime

by Fred Rothenberg July 11, 2010

I’ve been a Cub fan ever since my cousin Leonard got me hooked on them in the fourth grade.

I guess calling myself a Cub ”fan” is a bit of a stretch.  I discovered that yesterday when Sweetie and I went to our first Dodger game in twenty…

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Save your old shoes

by Fred Rothenberg July 1, 2010

Headed down the hill today to visit John Long at Ojai Valley Imports.  Time for an oil change.  John was a bit scruffier looking than usual but, in his happy way, greeted me with ”Hi Fred, how you been?”  For whatever reason, I still think…

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It’s easy to say “no”

by Fred Rothenberg June 26, 2010

Thank goodness.  Congress is on the verge of passing a financial reform bill.  Like real people, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd stayed up late to push the damn thing over the finish line…even though nary a Republican felt inclined to be associated with it.

No more shuddering when I…

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