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Ribbon cutting for new Fire Station 20 in Upper Ojai Friday, April 29, 10-11 a.m.
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- Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 11:49
The Ventura County Fire Department and local officials will celebrate the dedication of a new fire station with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, April 29.
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Ojai City Council to consider affordable housing agreement with Habitat for Humanity- April 26
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- Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 11:18
By Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley News reporter
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At its April 26 meeting the Ojai City Council will vote on whether to authorize the City Manager to enter the city into an agreement with Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County to move forward with a plan for affordable housing at a currently vacant city-owned property located at 408 N. Montgomery Street.
Art scholarship from The Ojai Studio Artists - deadline April 29
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- Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 10:20
With a deadline of April 29th, The Ojai Studio Artists is offering a total of $10,000 in scholarships to eligible high school and college students in the Ojai Valley who are pursuing careers in the arts.
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City seeking applicants for several commission openings - deadline May 13
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- Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 09:39
Four city commissions have openings and residents of the City of Ojai (required for Building Appeals Commission) and the Ojai Valley are encouraged to apply to be appointed for four year terms. The deadline for applications is May 13.
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Upper Ojai Search & Rescue finds hiker in SP Canyon
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 23:13
Photo by Ventura County Sheriff's Office
Ventura County Sheriff's Office Upper Ojai Search and Rescue members escort a hiker to the sheriff's helicopter after five Search and Rescue team members found him 3 miles east of the Punch Bowls hiking area between Ojai and Santa Paula, in Los Padres Forest.
A cold and tired hiker 3 miles east of the popular Punch Bowls in Los Padres Forest was rescued by five members of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Upper Ojai Search and Rescue team April 21.
After hiking 6 miles to find him, they all camped overnight and were all helicoptered back to the trailhead the next morning.
SP High School track team on way to championship in school bus that rolled over
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 15:12
Ojai Valley News photos by Marianne Ratcliff
View of the interior of the school bus, looking in from the front of the bus. The bus is on its side.
By Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley News reporter
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Two Santa Paula High School track students and their school bus driver were taken to Ventura County Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries after a school bus rolled over on South Mountain Road west of Santa Paula on April 22. They were on their way to a Ventura County track championship in Moorpark. Nine students, their track coach and a school bus driver were all in the bus when it overturned.
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Earth Day, love your mother.
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 12:27
Ojai Valley News photo by Kimberly Rivers
Julie Tumamait-Stenslie, Ojai resident and chair of the Ventureño/Barbareño Band of Mission Indians, thanks all all present for actions they are taking to care for Mother Earth. She opened the Ojai Community Farmers’ Market Earth Day celebration with a blessing on April 21.
Happy Earth Day, Ojai!
You're invited! Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center hosts open house May 28
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 12:21
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The Wheeler Gorge Visitors Center.
By Perry Van Houten Ojai Valley News senior reporter
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After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual open house at Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center returns on Saturday, May 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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The tale of Marcos the mountain lion
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 12:13
Ojai Valley News photo by Perry Van Houten
Gordie Hemphill, director of the Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center, with the center’s latest addition, a preserved mountain lion named “Marcos.”
By Perry Van Houten Ojai Valley News senior reporter
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The story of Marcos the mountain lion goes back to November 11, 2020.
Robert Gilcrest, president and CEO of Method Builders, Inc. of Santa Barbara, was driving westbound on Highway 154 at approximately 6:30 a.m. when he saw something large stretched out in the eastbound lane.
Hotel El Roblar remodel on hold after appeal filed
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 12:04
Ojai Valley News photo by Kimberly Rivers
The current shuttered building at 122 E. Ojai Ave., where current owners propose remodeling and reopening as Hotel El Roblar.
By Kimberly Rivers Ojai Valley News reporter
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An appeal has been filed challenging the Ojai Planning Commission’s April 6 approval of plans to remodel and reopen Hotel El Roblar at 122 E. Ojai Ave., which means the project will now be scheduled for a new hearing before the Ojai City Council.
Brush-clearance deadline June 1
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 11:59
Ventura County Fire Department is reminding about 18,000 property owners with high fire risk that they have a June 1 deadline to remove hazardous vegetation that is within 100 feet of structures, whether the building in on their own property or someone else’s.
Fleeing driver uses turn signals during pursuit
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 11:56
By Perry Van Houten Ojai Valley News senior reporter
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Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Ojai man for evading following a pursuit that went from downtown Ojai to midtown Ventura on April 15.
Shortly before 10 a.m., a citizen flagged down a patrol vehicle on Ojai Avenue and directed the deputy toward a suspicious subject in a vehicle, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
Fire Department hosts free Junior Firefighter Academy
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 11:51
Ventura County Fire Department’s popular free Junior Firefighter Academy is back this summer for girls and boys ages 13 to 16. VCFD will offer three, five-day sessions taught by firefighters and featuring hands-on activities, interactive learning and field trips. The academy is held at the Ventura County Fire Services Regional Training Center at Camarillo Airport, 102 Durley Ave.
Registration is open through April 30, for up to 25 teens per session. Interested applicants must complete online registration at https://vcfd.org/junior-fire-academy/
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Police Blotter as of April 22, 2022
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 11:48
City of Ojai
Crimes
• Vandalism was reported in the 1100 block of Maricopa Highway April 9.
• Grand theft was reported in the 400 block of Fox Street April 10.
Meiners Oaks man arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
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- Published: Friday, 22 April 2022 11:44
Ojai Valley News photo by Ally Mills
Ojai sheriff’s deputies prepare to enter a house on St. Thomas Drive in Meiners Oaks on April 14.
By Perry Van Houten Ojai Valley News senior reporter
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A Meiners Oaks man is being held on $100,000 bail in connection with alleged violent incidents last week involving his parents.