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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Report and photo by Logan Hall Michael Levin flies by the seat of his pants. The local entrepreneur has developed and sold products, professionally photographed celebrities, and helped produce and create the “Laserium” laser show, popular in the 1970s and 1980s. Now, after more than 40 years, he&#8217;s considering showing some of his work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bisaccia Certified As Wilderness First Responder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hannah Day Summertime in Ojai, for those who love to be outdoors, means more enjoyable activities like hiking and horseback riding on the Ojai land and trails. However, with more people out on the trails and preserves in the summer heat, safety issues are a major concern for those leading hikes and other outdoor [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lenny Roberts &#160; The Ojai Valley News staff and online readers were shocked and concerned between Thursday and Saturday when logging on to the newspaper&#8217;s website. Depending on their operating system, readers saw either a blank page or the warning of a possible Trojan horse virus, specifically, Scareware known as “Blacole Exploit Kit.” Mitec [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OUSD Betting On Tax Initiative Passage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski The latest information from Sacramento indicates that California state revenues will fall at least $4 billion short of Gov. Jerry Brown&#8217;s projections. That&#8217;s bad news for the budget overall; but, fortunately for California schools, it seems as though education will be excluded from the extra cuts that will need to be made, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equestrians Hosting St. Jude Benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bt Tiobe Barron What do horses, kids, and fundraisers to benefit nonprofit organizations have in common? They are all things Sue Gruber, owner of Oso Ranch and the Ojai Valley Trail Riding Company, is passionate about. Gruber, who started her business as a single mother in 1987, created a nonprofit called “Horses, Heart and Soul,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council Needs Help Mandating Housing Element</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron Ojai City Council voted Tuesday night to contract with Thomas E. Figg consulting services for up to $9,450. Figg&#8217;s services are being utilized to assist council with the 2006 to 2014 Housing Element update. Ojai has yet to certify a housing element for this time period, according to city staff, largely due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oak View Prepares For Memorial Day Festivities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hanna Day &#8220;Duty, Honor, Country&#8221; is this year&#8217;s slogan for the Oak View Civic Council&#8217;s annual Ojai Valley Memorial Day parade, honoring the veterans who have served the country. Floats, bagpipes, Aztec dancers and veterans will grace the streets on May 28, Memorial Day, starting at 10 a.m.; the parade begins on Old Ventura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Living Treasure: Laura Denne</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Report and photo cy Logan Hall Music soothes the soul of the savage beast —or so they say. Local music teacher Laura Denne believes that music can soothe the soul of anyone willing to embrace it. After dedicating more than 20 years of her life educating local youngsters in music, and other academic areas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Something To Celebrate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan Today is my 34th anniversary. Thirty-four years ago today, Ava and I said our vows before a modest group in an old Methodist church in the tiny town of Madison, W.V. Ava and I decided to have a small ceremony. This decision was made easy by the fact that we had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mostovoy Leaving Matilija For OUSD Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski After working at Matilija Junior High School since 2008, Emily Mostovoy is leaving her position as principal to the Eagles. Effective July 1, she will take over for John Schallenberger as the Ojai Unified School District&#8217;s director of special education and student services. The prospect of the new position brings mixed emotions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojaians Fight Cancer In Worldwide Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall Ojai citizens are gearing up once again to take their battle stations in the fight against cancer. The American Cancer Society&#8217;s annual &#8216;Relay for Life&#8217; is coming up at Nordhoff High School and those involved are campaigning to raise money for the cause. The event gives people a chance to celebrate the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libbey Park Concert To Herald Solar Eclipse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski In the early morning hours of May 21, amateur astronomers will be gazing skyward for the first annular solar eclipse in 18 years. The night before, from 5 to 8 p.m., Libbey Bowl will be filled with local jazz lovers grooving to the sounds of the Ventura Jazz Orchestra Sextet for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bad Trend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan For years baby boomers were on the leading edge of cultural trends. This dubious honor now extends to divorce. Boomers are untying the marital knot at a rate never before seen in this country. While divorce rates for other groups have declined since reaching their peak in the 1980s, divorce rates [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 01:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Local personal trainer Jeff Hoefling is an athlete who takes physical fitness seriously. So it came as a shock to him when he was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in 2010. With rising medical costs and a desire to provide for his children in the event of a worst-case [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By Misty Volaski After almost a year of planning and the biggest production in the history of the department, the Nordhoff High School dance students reached their goal of attending the 2012 Pasadena Dance Festival. Held April 21, the annual festival features dance classes and performers from all over the world. The Ranger dancers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effort Under Way Keep Dog Friendly Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron It hasn&#8217;t all been smooth sailing for Kristin Dame, but these days she is feeling pretty fortunate. Dame runs a unique business out of her home on Burnham Road: Dog Friendly, a dog day care and boarding facility that&#8217;s completely free of kennels. The property includes a half-acre on which canine family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joe DeVito Named Ojai Living Treasure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Report and photo by Logan Hall  Many locals know the name Joe DeVito. Some know him as Ojai&#8217;s former mayor. Some know him as &#8220;Mr D.,&#8221; elementary school teacher and principal. However he may be known, DeVito has spent much of his life serving his fellow citizens through many different mediums. Recently, the Rotary [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris T. Wilson Following a successful second season of providing bicycle tune-ups and repairs to homeless residents, a local enthusiast and cycle mechanic is taking his volunteer project to a new level and is seeking the support of the local community. Until three years ago, Mark Burgess, 19, had ridden a bicycle a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rains Named July 4th Parade Grand Marshal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 02:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Few people have had as much of an impact on the Ojai Valley as Alan Rains. The hanging lanterns in the Arcade, the Ojai Valley Community Stadium at Nordhoff High School, the new Libbey Bowl — Rains has been on committees and raised funds for them all. Thanks to his involvement in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Rotary Names 2012 Living Treasures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Service to the community is a big part of life for many locals. With hundreds of nonprofit organizations operating in Ojai, the work of individuals can often be overlooked. The Rotary Club of Ojai and the Rotary Club of Ojai-West Living Treasures organization spotlights those individuals, showcasing the efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libbey Bowl Gets Support Poles</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Last year&#8217;s reconstruction of Libbey Bowl required the removal of a few trees which had partially shaded the main seating area. So now, event organizers use a removable shade structure to keep the heat at bay. But the poles for the awning were never meant to support such weight, said Ojai Public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ragan Aces One Hole, Eagles Next Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUNDOWNERS GOLF: Birdies and eagles abound as players enjoy being back in the swing of competition   Report and photo by Logan Hall The 2012 Sundowners golf league season started off with a bang as players took to the tee box, kicking off the first round of play. Week 1 was packed with plenty of action at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council Hears Anti-SmartMeter Pleas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron Tuesday night found City Hall ringing with accolades, pleas and reprimands for Ojai City Council and its gathered constituents. Mayor Pro Tem Paul Blatz began the regular meeting by informing all present that Ojai City Council had been presented a 2012 Climate Change Action Award by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Asks Public For Transit Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Gold Coast Transit representatives met with Ojai city officials and members of the public on Wednesday, showing details on new bus routes for the Ojai Valley. The meeting was the first of three designed to inform locals of changes in their public transportation. The new Gold Coast route — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Resident Tutors Homeless Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron Catherine Meek is a busy lady. The Ojai resident is the executive director of School on Wheels, an organization that provides free tutoring services for homeless children from Santa Barbara to Santa Ana. And not only is Meek the executive director of the organization, she also still volunteers, tutoring a student in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bellwood Readies Book For Publication</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris T. Wilson Lucy Bellwood is on a tear. If you&#8217;re reading this article on Friday when this paper hits the street, then she&#8217;s most likely just completed a 122-page thesis for her graduation project from Portland&#8217;s liberal arts Reed College. &#8220;This is the longest thing I&#8217;ve ever written,&#8221; she says in a rapid-fire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Dollars By Dropping Pennies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan Who else but the federal government would spend twice what a penny is worth just to make it in the first place? If that doesn’t make sense, wait a minute, it gets worse. Part of that high cost is due to the fact that we import the metals used for making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pixies Big Hit Here And Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with being featured in several magazines — Including Sunset and the Ojai Valley Visitors Guide Ojai Pixie tangerine growers were awarded accolades from Japan last week. Oisix, a major online food retailer in Japan with two retail stores in Tokyo, recently completed its annual online poll of customers&#8217; favorite suppliers, and found Ojai Pixies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weir Advocate For Drug-free Lifestyles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Ojai&#8217;s Rosie Weir never went to a university; in her words, she was educated &#8220;in the school of hard knocks.&#8221; But it&#8217;s precisely that education that gives her the experience she needs to run Ventura County Teen Challenge, a nonprofit organization which houses 59 women for one year as they recover from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Ojai&#8217; Pac-12 Championships Start Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of college tennis&#8217;s powerhouse programs and intra-city rivals, USC and UCLA, will compete — and possibly meet for the third time this season —the 112th annual Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament this week. Today marks the beginning of the first Pac-12 Men&#8217;s Championships dual-match format event. In previous years, matches had been played in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County Commemorates Victims&#8217; Rights Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced Friday that the Ventura County District Attorney&#8217;s Office will commemorate National Crime Victims&#8217; Rights Week with a ceremony and march on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.  The program will begin at 11 :45 a.m. at the Ventura County Government Center, Hall of Administration, Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 800 South Victoria Avenue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DUI Alleged, Three Passengers Injured</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall 4/20/2012 A Ventura man was arrested last night for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing into a wooden fence in Upper Ojai at a high rate of speed, according to California Highway Patrol officials. &#160; Hector Silva, 27 of Ventura, was driving Westbound on Highway 150 just East of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OUSD Flexible On Possible Property Lease, Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Members of the Ojai Unified School District board heard a presentation on the possible lease or sale of its Chaparral High School property Tuesday night. OUSD real estate attorney Andreas Chialtas walked the board through the steps it would need to take to eventually sell or lease part or all of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OEF Grants 33 Teachers&#8217; Wishes With $18,656</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski The Ojai Education Foundation awarded 27 education grants totaling $18,656 to Ojai public school teachers at a reception at Ojai Community Bank on April 12. Teachers, principals and OEF board members gathered to celebrate the good news at Ojai Community Bank, which contributed $1,000 to OEF for the grants. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chief Roper Retires, Focuses On Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Report and photo by Logan Hall 4/19/2012 Ojai resident Bob Roper has been a busy man recently. After announcing last year that he would be running for Ventura County supervisor, Roper has been busy campaigning all over the county. He also holds a position on the Red Cross board of directors. On top of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Older Better?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan My birthday was last week. I was an income tax day baby, born on April 15, 1954. It is hard for me to believe I am almost 60 years old. Mentally, I think of myself as about 35. But all it takes is one look in the mirror, or seeing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Site Of Annual Earth Day Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of sustainable living, global awareness, and the joy of nature Food for Thought, Oak Grove School, Ojai Valley Green Coalition, and the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy are teaming up again to host this once-a-year community event, Earth Play 2012, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will include local school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kaufer Expands National Forest Herb Walks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris T Wilson With the change of seasons and the longer sunny days of spring ushering in a world of new life in bloom, itÕs high time to get out on the trails around Ojai and have yourself a good walk in the woods. Along the trails in and around the valley, a rich [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Begins New Skate Restroom Construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ojai City public works supervisor, Ruben Martinez, signs for a porta-potty from Mar-Borg Industries at the Ojai Skate Park earlier today. Photo and report by Logan Hall 4/17/2012  Skaters and other members of the public are getting a breath of fresh air as the city begins a project to re-do the bathroom at the Ojai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Valley CityWatch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note:  I&#8217;d like to acknowledge my friend Scott Walker for helping me with this edition of CityWatch.  Scott coordinates the CIT Program for all police agencies in Ventura County and he&#8217;s a wealth of information.  Thanks again buddy&#8230;Ed Good Morning Ojai Valley! Mental illness is a condition that affects us all in one way or another.  One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Paper or Plastic? No Longer A Choice</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron Finally, and with comparatively little fanfare, the Ojai City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night banning the distribution of single-use plastic bags within city limits. The ban will go into effect on July 1, to give retailers time to run through their current, already-purchased stock of plastic bags. The ordinance also requires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Dutch&#8217; Granted 40-day Jail Reprieve</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall Local shuttle operator Adrianus &#8220;Dutch&#8221; Vanhemert has been granted a 40-day reprieve from beginning his jail sentence by the Ventura County Superior Court, according to his attorney. Vanhemert was convicted earlier this month of evading Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department deputies after a traffic stop, and sentenced to 180 days in county jail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;A Rose&#8217; Reworked Shakespearean Gem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron The Besant Hill School theater department is doing revolutionary things with the Bard this spring. The school&#8217;s latest play, &#8220;A Rose,&#8221; is the performing arts department&#8217;s self-professed &#8220;most ambitious theatrical extravaganza to date.&#8221; It is an adaptation of an adaptation of a long-lost play by William Shakespeare —- or a play, within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Offer I Can Refuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan Fittingly, Las Vegas has just opened a mob museum. Few places are as closely associated with the mob as Las Vegas, which was a sleepy desert hamlet before Bugsy Siegel built the Flamingo Hotel and Casino and money started pouring into the city, which became a gambling mecca. Officially known as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Continues To Define Building Codes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron 4/10/2012  The Ojai City Council and Ojai Planning Commission met to discuss the building code update, where city manager Rob Clark opened the meeting by explaining the document the Planning Commission has been working on, and their ultimate advice to the council in terms of how to address the building code update. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golf Classic Unites Two Ojai Nonprofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski 4/10/2012 The golf course at the Ojai Valley Inn &#38; Spa is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful in the world. With breathtaking views in every direction, the award-winning course is the ideal setting for a benefit golf tournament. On June 4, two of Ojai&#8217;s nonprofit organizations — Ojai Education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends Rally To Aid Ojai Musician</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall 4/10/2012  After a sudden illness in November of last year, local musician Randy Purdue lost his left leg below the knee, and nearly lost his life. Although rocked by rising medical costs and a time of hardship and uncertainty, he and his wife, Barbara, are getting help from the community. This Saturday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vehicle Flips, Victim Extricated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adamson&#8217;s tow truck driver Christian Barnes winches a Toyota 4Runner up a steep embankment on the side of Santa Ana Road this morning. Report and photo by Logan Hall 4/7/2012 An unidentified man was hospitalized this morning after losing control of his vehicle and flipping over the side of Santa Ana Road. According to officials on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VCSD Responds To Dog Shooting Incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department officials have now released the name of the deputy who fatally shot a boxer last week at the dog&#8217;s Orchard Drive home. According to sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Capt. Don Aguilar, the officer is Jonathon Witkoski, who has been with the Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department for six years. Aguilar said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s My Job: Kris Ambarian, Crossing Guard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Perry Van Houten Parents of kids who travel to Topa Topa Elementary School on foot, bike or scooter can breathe easier when Kris Ambarian is on duty. Dressed in signature uniform of shorts, orange vest, baseball cap, boots and sunglasses, her job is to keep children safe as they use the school&#8217;s main crosswalk. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murder Suspect Facing Competency Trial By Jury</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall A Ventura County Superior Court Judge ruled on Monday that the court would hold a competency trial for 17-year-old accused killer, Alex Medina. The teenager was charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ojai resident Seth Scarminach in 2009. Records show that early on in the case, Medina&#8217;s defense attorneys, Scott Wippert and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Can&#8217;t We Get It Right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan You know, you would think that as much practice with killing as we have had in this country, we would be able to get it right. I am speaking of the Trayvon Martin fiasco that has dominated the news lately. There is so much incompetence, hyperbole and deception in this case, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oak View B&amp;G Club Fills Deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron 4/3/2012 Chris Coudert can&#8217;t get enough of helping kids. A retired teacher and baseball coach, Coudert now directs the Boys and Girls Club of Oak View. The club serves approximately 70 kids from Sunset Elementary School on a daily basis with after-school programs. The Boys and Girls Club of Oak View got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Shooting Investigation Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski 4/3/2012 Investigations are still ongoing surrounding the fatal shooting of a dog by a Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy last Thursday. According to police, a call came in just before 4 p.m. Thursday that someone &#8220;was seen removing license plates from a vehicle and putting them on another vehicle&#8221; at a home on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oak View Shed Fire Under Investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall 4/3/2012 A firefighter and a civilian sustained minor injuries on Tuesday when a fire broke out in a shed on Riverside Road near Burnham Road in Oak View, according to officials. Ventura County Fire Department crews were dispatched to the scene and quelled the blaze after it burned the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Ojai Deputy Named Police Chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kenney transferred from Sheriff&#8217;s Department Air Unit to Ojai in normal rotation Report and photo by Logan Hall 4/3/2012  There&#8217;s a new face in charge of the ranks of law enforcement in the Ojai Valley. On Monday, Capt. Dave Kenney transferred to the Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department Ojai Substation, taking the place of former Ojai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OVN archived 10/18/1993</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dog Shot During Alleged Church Break-in By Lenny Roberts From the OVN Archives 10/18/1993 A startled sheriff&#8217;s deputy shot one of two charging dogs early Sunday morning after the owner allegedly illegally entered an abandoned Meiners Oaks church. &#160; Following his arrival shortly after the 7:45 a.m. call of a break-in at the Church of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welsh-American Celebrates Citizenship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Last week local resident Colin Jones joined more than 3,900 others in taking an oath to become an American citizen. The oath was administered by a district court judge at the Los Angeles Civic Center, Thursday, March 22. The Ojai Valley News asked Jones to write a story about his experience of coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Addresses Smart Meters, Plastic Bags</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron During time allotted for public comments at Tuesday night&#8217;s Ojai City Council meeting, resident Valerie Bullock threatened legal action against the council, claiming her household had &#8220;been abused&#8221; by city officials, as she compared Ojai&#8217;s city government to that of the city of Bell. &#8220;Either you made a complaint against us, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Pushing Use Of Crosswalk Signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall The city of Ojai Public Works Department is hoping to increase safety in the city&#8217;s mid-block crosswalks while trying to keep costs down. The city has applied for an encroachment permit from Caltrans that would allow yellow safety signs to be placed in crosswalks along Ojai Avenue that are not regulated by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mullane New Community Development Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron Robert Mullane, AICP, was hired by the city of Ojai as the new community development director. Mullane replaced interim community development director Ann McLaughlin on March 12. It is the first time in nearly two years that Ojai has a full-time director of the community development department. OVN: What does the role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deputy Shoots Dog In Mira Monte</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: In 1993, a sheriff&#8217;s deputy shot and wounded a dog in a similar event. Click HERE to see that report. By Misty Volaski updated 3/31/2012 at 12:05 p.m. A dog was shot and killed by a Ventura County Sheriff’s deputy Thursday afternoon, while on a call investigating suspicious activity. According to patrol supervisor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crime Report: Ojai Faring Well</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall The Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department presented its 2011 City of Ojai crime report at the City Council meeting Tuesday night. The report outlined crime and arrest statistics in the city, which currently has a population of about 8,000. The report also made comparisons to the city and unincorporated areas of the valley. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Good Reminder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan I am by nature a cynic. I do not consider myself a pessimist. In fact, I think I am pretty upbeat and optimistic most of the time. But I look at most things with a skeptical eye. But even I could not be cynical about the scene at The Village Jester [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OEF Donors See Funds In Action At NHS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New technology provides new ways for teachers to connect with students Report and photo by Misty Volaski Teachers are in constant search for what Nordhoff High School assistant principal Greg Bayless calls &#8220;the sweet spot.&#8221; That&#8217;s when, &#8220;Kids are laughing, actively engaging and on task.&#8221; Increasingly, hitting that sweet spot involves technology that allows teachers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21st Birthday Begins with Crash, DUI Arrest</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall An Ojai resident was hospitalized and arrested for allegedly driving under the influence early Monday morning after colliding with a tree on Villanova Road, 20 minutes after turning 21 years old, according to the California Highway Patrol. Alexa Bowen was driving east on Villanova Road at 12:20 a.m. with her passenger, 21-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kid&#8217;s Fishing Day Huge Success&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo and report by Logan Hall See more Kid&#8217;s Fishing Day photos here Hundreds of kids and their families flocked to Lake Casitas Saturday for the lake’s annual Kid’s Fishing Day. Lake officials cordoned off an area of water on the docks in the marina, where 2,000 Nebraska Tailwalker trout were planted. Kids of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doornbos Enters Not Guilty Plea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall Scott Doornbos, alleged attacker of local veterinarian Steve Sallen, pleaded not guilty to three felony charges during his arraignment in Ventura County Superior Court Friday morning, according to court records. The three charges, battery with serious bodily injury, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, and making terrorist threats, were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Abuzz Over Edison SmartMeters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tiobe Barron Whether they adamantly oppose them, don&#8217;t know much about them, or think they are the wave of the future, Ojai residents are buzzing about Smart Meters. Southern California Edison began to replace the analog meters used to measure a household&#8217;s electricity consumption with new, wireless meters nearly four years ago, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trucker Avoids Injury In Dennison Grade Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Truck driver Gary Raymundo narrowly escaped injury after his semitruck went over the side of Dennison Grade on Highway 150 this morning. Raymundo said he was driving up the grade when he swerved to avoid a deer that was crossing the road. The truck driver lost control of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McKay, Football And Integration In The House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan I thoroughly enjoyed last Friday’s Rotary program, featuring John McKay Jr., son of legendary USC football coach, John McKay. He has a lot of his father’s wit, and I loved the stories he told about playing football for his dad, both in college and in the NFL. I have always been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Refurbished Condor Sculpture Back At Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Heads turned and eyes gazed upward as the Ojai Valley Museum&#8217;s condor sculpture soared into its new position in front of the museum on Wednesday. The 5,000-pound sculpture, donated to the museum in 1997 and titled &#8220;Soaring in Stone,&#8221; was previously located in the courtyard behind the building. Over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VPD Arrests Suspected Car Thief In Oak View</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Ventura Police Department detectives arrested three Ventura Residents in Oak View earlier today after following a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Ventura last week. Although initial reports indicated that the car had been located in Oak View, according to a VPD press release, the department&#8217;s Street Crimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bayless Named New Nordhoff Principal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Since he began teaching at Nordhoff High School in the late &#8217;90s, Greg Bayless, Ph.D., has been among the students&#8217; most beloved teachers. A solid sense of humor and passion for teaching made his lessons accessible and memorable, remembers former student Meghan Clark. &#8220;I was fortunate to have Mr. Bayless for both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Hospitalized After Bike, Minivan Collide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall A traffic collision between a bicyclist and a Chrysler Pacifica on North Ventura Street sent one man to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Reports indicate that at around 2 p.m., local resident Sierra Chavez was driving north on Ventura Street when a man on a bicycle, traveling east on Oak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vanhemert Appealing Jail Sentence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Partiers who rely on Adrianus &#8220;Dutch&#8221; Vanhemert&#8217;s free downtown shuttle service may have to find another way home from the bars this summer. On Friday in Superior Court, Vanhemert was sentenced to 180 days in Ventura County Jail and given three years of formal probation for evading Ventura County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McKay Entertains Ojai Rotarians</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bill Buchanan John McKay Jr. combined humor with enthusiasm as he entertained a packed house of the Rotary Club of Ojai at the Ojai Valley Inn on Friday. McKay addressed the club about the status of University of Southern California athletics. McKay became senior associate director of athletics at USC in July of 2010 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: &#8220;Dutch&#8221; Vanhemert Sentenced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is the Ventura County Superior Court transcription of the sentencing of Adrianus &#8220;Dutch&#8221; Vanhemert Friday, March 16, 2012: The Imposition of Sentence is suspended. 03/16/2012 The Court has released you on formal probation for 36 months. You are subject to and must obey each of the following conditions. If you fail to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council Tables Plastic Bag Ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate personhood condemned at Tuesday meeting By Tiobe Barron The Ojai City Council joined a growing number of locals in voicing its opposition to corporate personhood at its regular Tuesday night meeting. In addition to asking that the government abolish the Supreme Court ruling, the resolution tasks Ojai City Council with calling upon other communities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County Opens New Trail Bridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall Ojai Valley Trail users won&#8217;t have to worry about rising creek waters during storm season stopping them in their tracks. The County of Ventura completed construction on a new, 480-foot bridge that spans San Antonio Creek at its convergence with the Ventura River near Casitas Springs. The new design is an upgrade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Pixies Sweeten Springtime Nationwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Last April, a homesick friend posted a photo on Facebook, which she&#8217;d snapped at a grocery store near her new house in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was a display of Ojai Pixie tangerines. &#8220;No freaking way!&#8221; read her caption. &#8220;I about screamed!&#8221; Over the last several years, Ojai&#8217;s juicy little citrus fruit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libbey Courts To Get Lighting Upgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall A new project to upgrade Libbey Park should shed some light on night usage at the park&#8217;s tennis courts. The Ojai Tennis Club raised funds to replace and upgrade the existing lighting on both the upper and lower courts. The project calls for 64 new light fixtures, 24 single extended arms and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End Of The World As We Know It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan Like most people, I had pooh-poohed the prediction that the world is going to end on Dec. 12, 2012 — that is, until I heard the Rev. Pat Robertson say he is in favor of legalizing pot. If the famous TV evangelist, known for his extreme right-wing opinions, is suddenly advocating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHP Investigates Tico Road As Crashes Mount</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall The California Highway Patrol is investigating the safety of Tico Road after citizens in the area voiced concern following a fatal crash last week at the intersection of Tico Road and Pala Drive. On Friday at about 10 a.m., CHP officers responded to a head-on traffic collision between a Honda scooter and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers: Apply Now For OEF Education Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski Attention spans aren&#8217;t what they used to be. Combine that with bigger class sizes and teachers stretched thinner than they have been in decades, and the reality is that more students may end up falling behind. Predictably then, faculty members have been searching for better ways to reach the students. That&#8217;s where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim Brings Children&#8217;s Musical Theater To OYES</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Holly Roberts  Krista Kim, co-artistic director at Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio and mom of three elementary-age children in Ojai, has discovered that good things happen when you ask the universe. Kim grew up in Yorktown, Va., and earned a degree in music education from James Madison University. There, she participated in “Show” choir, similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman Dies After Scooter Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Tragedy struck Friday morning when a woman was killed after her Honda scooter collided head-on with a Toyota Tundra pickup truck on Tico Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP Sgt. Robert Granieri said that 59-year-old Vicky Solomon, from Decatur, Texas, was the second scooter in a line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Valley Inn Hosts Chamber Gala</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ojai Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards gala late last month at the Ojai Valley Inn &#38; Spa. Said chamber CEO Scott Eicher, &#8220;Our 2012 awards gala was our most successful to date with a turnout of 140 people.&#8221; Eight awards were given out; nominees were voted upon by the public through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nordhoff Grad Hosting Two CNN Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall Nordhoff High School graduate John Defterios had big dreams when he was a kid. Listening to his heroes broadcasting sports and news to millions of listeners over the radio, he imagined himself one day being the voice that reached the masses. Now, hosting two CNN International television shows, &#8220;Global Exchange&#8221; and &#8220;Marketplace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OUSD Considers Selling School Properties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Misty Volaski The Ojai Unified School District is moving forward in its process of examining the feasibility of leasing or selling part or all of its property located at 414 E. Ojai Ave. The property is made up of five parcels and houses both the district offices and Chaparral High School. At Tuesday night&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raye Authors Self-discovery Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris T. Wilson When Roberta Raye moved to Ojai in the summer of 2007, she did it, in part, to finish her novel. “I wanted a place to get out of the city and live the quiet life,” Raye said. And within a few months of arriving in the Ojai Valley the book was basically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s The Real Prostitute?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Bill Buchanan On his radio show that reaches millions of listeners, Rush Limbaugh recently called Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute. Fluke is the Georgetown law student who testified before House Democrats advocating health insurance coverage for birth control. In addition to calling Fluke a slut, Limbaugh made fun of her sex [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community, Police Baffled By &#8216;Boom&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall Ojai residents and law enforcement officials are scratching their heads once again after an unexplained &#8220;boom&#8221; rocked the valley over the weekend. Speculation is abundant as citizens try to come up with answers that would explain a loud &#8220;explosion&#8221; that was reported at about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.A. Adds To Doornbos&#8217; Charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Logan Hall The Ventura County District Attorney&#8217;s office has upped the charges against Scott Doornbos, alleged attacker of Ojai veterinarian Steve Sallen. Doornbos was originally charged with one count of felony battery with serious bodily injury after allegedly assaulting Sallen in the Ojai Village Veterinary Hospital last month. Doornbos faces felony counts of making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soul Centered Event To Benefit No-kill Shelter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soul Centered will be hosting a concert and silent auction to benefit the new Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center Saturday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. SPARC is a no-kill animal shelter opening this spring. The program director of the shelter is Ojai’s own Karen Klingberg and the executive director is Holly Graczyk. The benefit concert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Dancing With The Ojai Stars&#8217; Packs The House</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brows knitted, hands clammy, cheeks flushed, mind racing: there&#8217;s nothing like the feeling you get in the moments before you go on stage. With almost 700 friends, family and community members looking on, 24 dancing pairs took the stage one by one in Nordhoff High School&#8217;s first &#8220;Dancing with the Ojai Stars&#8221; fund-raising event. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ojai Valley News Off-topic Comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This space, as suggested by reader Yoville, is provided for comments not directly pertaining to Ojai Valley News reports. These comments will be periodically deleted and are subject to OVN posting rules. Comments last deleted 4/12/2012]]></description>
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		<title>Woman Arrested In Foothill Road Burglary</title>
		<link>http://ovnblog.com/?p=5830</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED REPORT By Lenny Roberts An Ojai woman familiar with incarceration will be spending her 32nd birthday locked up on suspicion of having committed multiple burglaries, the most recent of which may have been Saturday in the 1400 block of Foothill Road according to Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Ojai substation. Ventura County Court records [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three-car Pileup Lands Woman In Hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall A woman was taken by ambulance to the Ojai Valley Community Hospital today after receiving minor injuries in a traffic collision on Ojai Avenue, according to Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department deputies on scene. At least three vehicles were involved in the crash but VCSD Deputy Matt Ogonowski stated that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Hears Ojai&#8217;s Water Rate Frustration</title>
		<link>http://ovnblog.com/?p=5819</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report and photo by Logan Hall Ojai&#8217;s citizens made no secret of their feelings toward Golden State Water Company yesterday during two public water rate hearings. The public participation hearings, held at 2 and 6 p.m. in Chaparral Auditorium, regarded GSWC&#8217;s latest rate case. The company is requesting a 25 percent increase in water rates [...]]]></description>
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