Ojai Monthly - October 2018

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MONTHLY Real Estate & Visitor Information

OJAI HAVING ITS DAY

Celebrating Libbey’s Vision 101 years later

Tastes of Ojai

Premier Culinary Events Raises Spirits, Community

Waste naught

Local Entrepreneur’s Got Solutions in the Bag

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Cover Photo of Ojai Day’s Mandala

by Stephen Adams Visitor Information • Hikes • Events • Activities • Lifestyle Tips & Tactics See More AtOM OjaiHub.com — October 2018

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Patina Farm, one of the four homes on the tour, reflects the exquisite beauty of a charming farm and estate. Photo: Andrew Ingalls

NOVEMBER 10 & 11, 2018 Tour four distinctive homes in the beautiful setting of the Ojai Valley, each adorned with festive holiday inspirations Tour tickets: $40 advance/$45 day of the event

Shop at the Holiday Marketplace featuring a collection of curated lifestyle and fashion items with more than 40 vendors The Holiday Marketplace is open to the public, free admission

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Hosted by the Ojai Festival Women’s Committee with proceeds benefitting the Ojai Music Festival and its BRAVO education and community programs.

For tickets and details, call 805 646 2053 or visit OjaiFestival.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS OCTOBER 2018

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Editor’s Note

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Featured Event: Taste of Ojai

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Calendar of Events

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Fiber, Graphic Artists Combine For

Show at Porch Gallery

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Lending Options: Stay or Go?

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Ojai Founding Fathers & Mothers

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Randolph-Rem of Ambrosia Bags

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11 Tips For Patio Safety

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Eat in Ojai — Restaurant Guide

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Stay Ojai — Hotels Guide

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My Ideal Ojai Day: Natasha Scott

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Sold in Ojai

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Who’s Who In Ojai

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OJAI HAVING ITS DAY Celebrating Libbey’s Vision 101 years later

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Editor & Publisher, Bret Bradigan Realtor/Partner, Ross Falvo Associate Editor, Sarah Howery Hart Contact Us: Ross Falvo, 805.207.5094 editor@ojaiquarterly.com The contents of the Ojai Monthly may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written consent of the publisher.

Cover: Stephen Adams Photography

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MONTHLY Real Estate & Visitor Information

Tastes of Ojai

Premier Culinary Events Raises Spirits, Community

Waste naught

Local Entrepreneur’s Got Solutions in the Bag

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OJAI MONTHLY

CENSUS & SENSIBILITY Ojai by the numbers: richer, older and fewer

Bret Bradigan

The first U.S. Census was begun in 1790 just about a year after George Washington began his first term. It asked six questions, the name of the head of family and the number of people in household of following descriptions, free white males age 16 and above, free white males under 16, free white females and all other free persons by sex and color, and slaves. The total population at the time was 3,893,635 of which almost 700,000 were slaves.

Now, California alone has more than 10 times the population of the entire country in 1790, as we rapidly close in on 40 million (now at 39,536,653), which will probably happen by the 2020 Census. Even Ojai has seen a slight gain of just over 100 people in the 2017 estimates of 7,561, versus 2010’s actual count of 7,461. That could be statistical noise, or it could be a signal of a new wave of residents, drawn by Ojai’s mystique and its relative affordability when compared to our neighbors on the coast.

Fascinating information lies within the daunting tables of numbers from the 2017 estimate. We think of Ojai as being affluent, but nearly 11 percent of our residents (and this is within the city limits) live in poverty, very nearly the same rate as the state’s 13.3 percent. Another worrisome fact is that 18.4 percent of our residents are under age 65 and have no health insurance. The state rate is 8.1 percent, well more than double and contrary to other indicators of our relative affluence (46.9 percent of our population has a bachelor’s degree and above, compared to 32 percent in the state as a whole, and our per capita income is $38,215 versus $31,458 in the state (though our household income is essentially even with our statewide cohort, we have fewer people per household, 2.54 versus 2.95).

We are much whiter than the state; 79.1 percent versus 37.2 percent for the state; where 39.1 percent is Hispanic compared to Ojai’s 16.4 percent.

We are also older by a large share than the state, 19.6 percent of us are age 65 and older, nearly one in five, compared to California’s 13.9 percent.

We live in a world where facts and relevant information are being systematically discredited, and even the Census Bureau is not immune. The Department of Justice is asking the bureau to insert a question about citizenship into the 2020 survey, claiming it will help enforce voting rights, but it will also create an undercount as undocumented people opt out for credible fears of being identified and deported. “The purpose of the census is to count people, not citizens,” the Los Angeles Times recently put it.

As Benjamin Disraeli said, “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” Though statistics tell us very little about who we in Ojai are as a community, they are a good place to start the conversation. From good information can flow good policies.

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Cheryl & Ray Deckert Broker Associates

Maria DePaola Sheryl Whipple Robert Perron Paul Johnsen Realtor Partner Realtor Associate Realtor Associate Realtor Associate

5 Valley Road, Oak View - $599,000 This 1,737 sq. ft., 3 bed/2.5 bath home will WOW the most discriminating buyers with its charm and fine detail! Upon entering you’ll notice high beamed ceilings, a warm, inviting fireplace and rich, tasteful flooring. Entertainment or family time is easy with the open floor plan design throughout the first floor, which continues to flow into the kitchen, featuring gleaming updated counter tops. The downstairs is rounded out with a full laundry room and half bath.

Upstairs you’ll find two large bedrooms with a shared, remodeled bathroom and an oversized master bedroom with an en-suite remodeled bathroom and mountain views. Room for RV parking, too!

115 Valley View Drive, Oak View - $599,000 Perched on a hillside in order to capture the sweeping views and colorful sunsets, this two bedroom/1 bathroom home with an open floor plan and light and bright interior will certainly capture your fancy. While you’ll likely wish to spend most of your time on the back patio, the inside of home has its own charms, including wood and tile flooring, raised and beamed ceilings, and views from most windows on the back side of the home. There is a detached garage on the property as well, in addition to room for RV parking. The back patio is a perfect place for sunset dinners, and even features a newer outdoor fireplace. There’s additional terraced space in the back yard as well, with plenty of room for a garden. If you enjoy style, comfort and views…look no further, you have found home.

402 N. Arnaz Street, Ojai - $570,000 Tucked away just one-half mile from Meiners Oaks Village you’ll find this 3 bedroom/1.75 bathroom Americana home. Inside you’ll find a comfortable living area with an updated kitchen behind it. The kitchen boasts updated cabinets with wood and glass doors, tile flooring, and all the creature comfort appliances you would expect. Don’t miss this one!

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Carol Blanton 805-798-2246

Great investment opportunity to own an active, fully occupied property on main street in Oak View. Two buildings including one with two suites and a ‘50s vintage service station.. $575,000 Glenn Kuhr: 805-760-0366

This home is truly elegant from the high ceilings and custom windows to the expansive kitchen oriented to take advantage of the mountain views. Originally designed as a 3 bedroom, the front bedroom is currently being used as an office but could be converted back. $248,900 Carol Blanton 805-798-2246

Light, bright and immaculate** This 1989 Manufactured home located in the tranquil Mira Valle 55+ Mobile Home Community. This home offers high ceilings, professionally painted interior walls, newly installed engineered wood floors, custom cordless blinds, newer kitchen and utility sinks, newer stove and water heater. High end guest bathroom remodel. $159,000 Heather Erickson: 805-798-3358

Three VMU units in the heart of Ojai. Great location, walking distance to town.

All units have a one car garage with small front yard. Two front room units need TLC. The back unit has been beautifully remodeled with extra room for office/den and screened-in porch. Floors are hard-wood and new tile. Has fenced in back yard. $​ 1,200,000​Dale Hanson: 805-646-7229

Great location for commercial business or restaurant. Large parking lot in back. Building is updated and very clean. Forced air and heating, 3 private offices. A bathroom and small wet kitchen. Separate attached unit with 3/4 bath and private entrance and address. ​$815,000 Dale Hanson 805-646-7229​

This quality Fleetwood Crown Point home has 1,434 sf of living space and features an open kitchen that adjoins a sunny dining area. Livng room is large enough for entertaining. Master bedroom suite is huge and walk-in closet is another room. $215,000 Carol Blanton: 805-798-2246

The Walbridge family name is well known and respected in Ventura County and is the namesake of the private lane leading to the 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom home and 5 acre grove. A spacious 2nd floor potential 2nd master suite with loft is a unique feature of this lovely property. Mountain views in every direction add to the outdoor enjoyment of this rare property. $1,399,000. Glenn Kuhr: 805-760-0366

**2018’ Never before lived in** Champion manufactured home in the Mira Valle 55+ Community. This home offering nearly 1300 sq ft of living space is located on a corner lot with an open ,light and bright floor plan. The kitchen and baths offer quartz counter tops. The kitchen also features stainless steel appliances ,ample cabinetry, a large island with overhead lighting and wine shelf and all open to living room. $229,000 Heather Erickson: 805-798-3358

Possibilities galore.This, location on wrap-around corner lot, offers three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room with oak flooring and fireplace, central air/heat, family room with vaulted ceiling, detached two-car garage and RV parking. ​$515,000 Heather Erickson​: 805-798-3358

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TASTE OF OJAI

BY ILONA SAARI Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s fall! The time of year when the air is brisk, the leaves turn red and gold, and your woolens come out of mothballs.

No, wait! This is southern California.

This is the Ojai Valley. Some leaves do turn color here and, on alternate Thursdays, the air is crisp. But, the need for woolens? Not so much. Instead, Ojai women might break out their best “afternoon tea” frocks (doncha just love that word?) and Ojai men can dig out their morning coats from the back of the closet, because fall is when Taste of Ojai’s gala lawn party on the rolling greens of Ojai Valley Inn & Spa’s golf course takes place.

Hosted by the Rotary Club of Ojai, this charitable event (Sunday, October 21st) raises scholarship money for college and vocational bound Ojai high school seniors.

It does this by gathering local vendors who tease our taste buds with tantalizing morsels from some of the best restaurants, cafes and coffee houses in town. Not to

be outdone, the libation community is represented (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) with sips and gulps as well.

When I was initially asked in 2014 to write about this event’s food and drink vendors, the first thing that came to mind was Sabrett’s, the legendary hot dog street vendor in Manhattan. I’m a New Yorker.

For me, vendors were street entrepreneurs, from the guys selling roasted chestnuts as snow fell on Fifth Avenue during the holiday season, to those hocking “Gucci” wallets and “Rolex” watches. Vendors weren’t chichi wineries or private chefs.

But, the times they are a changin,’ and fine dining can now be found off a truck. Why not delectable tastes on a golf green from your favorite eateries and tasting rooms in town? Works for me and for many others as well, for this event pulls in huge crowds who love to eat and drink for a good cause.

Four years and what seems to be a hundred pounds later, I’m still writing about the Taste of Ojai vendors. Jenny

Newell’s popular Bonnie Lu’s Café will be back with a few customer favorites, as will Private Chef Robin. Sips include Boccalli’s Vineyard and Casa Barranca wineries.

And, for teetotalers and the under twentyone crowd, there’s Lori’s Lemonade. But, what is heartening is the number of new vendors who want to join the “Inn crowd.”

Stacey Gerin’s Ojai Coffee Roasting Co. is “in the house.” Well, on the green actually, serving up some of her rich, freshly roasted, in-house cold brews. So is Trisha Proud’s Café Emporium, proudly serving tastes from her popular “Topa Topa” and “Famous Ojai” salads. It takes a village to finish one of these “chockful of mouthwatering ingredients” salads, and Ojai is chock full of village people.

Stroll over and meet Melody Yao and her husband, Chef Allen Phan, the young couple who own Asian Fusion Garden.

Have an eggroll, maybe two, or some orange chicken. Still not full? Then you don’t want to miss the home cooking at

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Home Kitchen’s table.

Ready for dessert? Head for the Artesian of Ojai table. Artesian of Ojai?

Still under construction, this new venue promises to be a beautiful “retirement crowd” living complex that will open in 2019. The folks there have baked up a batch of chocolate chip cookies you can munch on while you learn more about this upcoming new addition to the Ojai community.

If you see a three-deep crowd in front of a vendor table, no, they’re not handing out free lottery tickets or dollar bills.

The crowd is for Adolfo Murillo who is back at a tasting table serving up some of his smooth, award winning Alquimia Organic Tequila.

Remember “sex, drugs and rock’n’roll?”

I know, if you remember the sixties, you weren’t there. Well, some of us do remember (at least a wee bit), and the times they really are a changin.’

We’ve come a long way from the baby

boomer generation’s marijuana cookies and brownies. Joining the new Taste of Ojai vendors this year is the Sespe Creek Collective, a cannabis dispensary and clinic offering for sale cookies, candies, coffees, and jellies, even vegan chocolate (yes, vegan chocolate!) among other products infused with cannabis.

Cannabis even caught the attention of Oprah’s “O Magazine” when it published an article on pot parties featuring Kikoko teas (teapot parties?) sold at Sespe Creek Collective and features pictures of women dressed up in those very afternoon tea party frocks that some of you might be wearing to this year’s Taste of Ojai.

When first entering the Sespe Creek Collective, you are greeted by a life sized, cutout pot fairy. Yes a pot fairy.

Unfrocked. A vendor with a sense of humor. Now that’s a tasting table this “raised in the sixties” girl will want to check out. Although, adhering to guidelines, Sespe’s tastes will be non-

cannabis infused, otherwise we’d all have the munchies and storm the food tables till nothing was left.

Delicious food and drink, along with live music on a rolling green at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, what better way to spend an afternoon? You’ll be glad you wore your best frock and morning coat.

Or your shorts, tee and flip flops. This is Ojai, after all!

Online at www.tasteofojai.com.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

“Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training with Tucker Adams & Karen Kelly” Dates: October 5-7 Location: Ojai Yoga Shala Address: 306 East Matilija Avenue Contact: ojaiyogashala@gmail.com, 805552-6524 “Ojai Two-Day Art Retreat” Date: October 6 Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Pepper Tree Retreat 1130 McAndrew Road Contact: 805- 646-4773 retreat@kfa.org 2018 Upper Ojai SAR Fundraiser at Boccali’s Date: October 7

Time: Sunday, 4 p.m.

Location: Boccali’s, 3277 East Ojai Avenue 805-646-6116 “Natalie Gelman at Euterpe Farms” Time: October 9 Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Euterpe Farms 587 South Rice Road Contact: 805-798-2409 euterpe@smittywest.com “George Christie’s Exile on Front Street” Dates: October 10-11 Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Ojai Art Center Contact: Find the map online at: OjaiStudioArtists.org.

REOCCURING EVENTS

“Ojai’s 2nd Annual Homes for Dogs” Date: October 13 Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe 727 West Ojai Avenue, “Ojai Studio Artists Tour 2018” Dates: October 13-14 Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Various locations Contact: Find the map online at: OjaiStudioArtists.org.

“Oingo Boingo Dance Party” Date: October 13 Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Libbey Bowl, 210 South Signal Street Contact: 805- 272-3881 libbeybowl.org

Contact: 646-5508 ext.103 Museum, 130 West Ojai Avenue meditationmount.org Contact: 640-1390 Certified Farmer’s Market Note: Meditation Mount has been on hiojaivalleymuseum.org Date: Every Sunday atus since the Thomas Fire. Check their Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. website at meditationmount.org.

“Eating Ojai” Food Tour Contact: 698-5555 REOCCURING EVENTS Date: Call to schedule Location: Matilija Street city parking lot Certified Farmer’s Market Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. behind the Arcade.

“Third Fridays” Date: Every Sunday Location: Varies Open air market featuring locally Date: Third Friday of the month Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Contact: 295-8687 grown produce, plants, musicians and Time: 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 698-5555 venturafoodtours.com handmade items, including soaps, basLocation: Downtown Businesses Location: Matilija Street city parking lot behind the Arcade. kets, beeswax candles and olive oil.

Contact: 640-1390 Open air market featuring locally grown produce, plants, musicians and handmade items, including soaps, baskets, beeswax Morning, Guided and Full Moon OjaiVillageExperience.com candles and olive oil.

Meditations Historical Walking Tours of Ojai Date: TBD Date: Saturdays, October through June “Ojai Fiction Writing Workshop” Historical Walking Tours of Ojai Location: Meditation Mount, 10340 Time: 10:30 a.m.

Date: Every Thursday Date: Every Tuesday through Sunday Reeves Road Location: Departs from the Ojai Valley Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Natalie Gelman, Oct. 9th at Euterpe Farms; George Christie’s “Exile on Front Street,” Oct. 10-11 at the Art Center Theater; Storytellers Festival, Oct. 25-28, in Libbey Bowl.

“Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus” Date: October 13 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Thomas Aquinas College 10000 Ojai Road, Santa Paula, Contact: greatbooksojai.org “Ojai Day 2018” Date: October 20 Time: All Day Location: Downtown Ojai Contact: 805- 646-5581 ext. 304 coordinator@ojaiday.com, ojaiday.com “Taste of Ojai” Date: October 21 Time: 2 to 5 p.m.

Location: 10th Fairway at the Ojai Valley

Location: Ojai Library, 111 East Ojai Avenue Contact: 640-6865 vencolibrary.org

THIS PAGE: Ojai Day’s Mandala returning Oct. 20th. The Ojai Studio Artist Tour is coming Oct. 13-14.

Inn and Spa Contact: ojairotary.org, tasteofojai.com “Yoga Retreat & Teacher Training” Dates: October 22-28 Location: Pepper Tree Retreat 1130 McAndrew Road Contact: 805-646-4773 retreat@kfa.org “Wrestling with Faith” Date: October 24 Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Chabad, 311 Park Road Contact: 805- 613-7181 rabbimordy@chabad.com

“Ojai Storytelling Festival” Date: October 25 to 28 Times: Varied, Locations: Varied Contact: ojaistoryfest.org “Find Your Voice — A Women’s Retreat” Dates: October 26-28 Location: Kim Maxwell Studio 226 West Ojai Avenue #102 Contact: 805-482-1625 “Printmakers & Frank Massarella” Date: October 31-November 29 Time: 12 to 4 p.m., Location: Ojai Art Center, 113 South Montgomery Street Contact: 805 646-0117 ojaiartcenter@aol.com

Date: By reservation 48 hrs in advance Time: varies Location: varies Contact: 272-8102 or email ride@ themobshop.com or online at porchgalleryojai.com Ojai bike tour features agricultural, Mount artistic, culinary,Meditation cultural and historical hosts Full Moon Medlandmarks in Ojai.

“Ojai Seeker’s Bike itations. Check their Tour” website at meditationmount.org or call 646Meditation Mount’s Full Moon 5508 for more updates.

Meditations have been on hiatus since the Thomas Fire. Check their website at meditationmount.org or call 646-5508 for updates.

“Shakespeare Salon” Date: First and third Mondays Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Location: Ojai Library,111 East Ojai Avenue Contact: 646-1639

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Fiber & Graphic Artists Combine for Porch Gallery Show, Oct. 4-Nov. 4

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By Bret Bradigan Continuing their combination of unexpected artists, Porch Gallery will host “Towers & Walls: New Works By Sally England and China Adams.” The show will open Oct. 4 and run through Nov. 4. The opening reception is Saturday, Oct. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery, 310 East Matilija Street.

Porch Gallery co-owner Lisa Casoni said the exhibit came about “because we believed that China and Sally’s work would play well off of each other.

The thick fiber material that Sally uses contrasts and compliments China’s works on paper and her graphic stark lines.

Conceptually, both artists have developed series that re-imagine giant man-made and natural structures. Sally’s fiber sculptures are inspired by the water

towers that inhabited her midwestern childhood home while Adam’s rock wall series plays with the visible and hidden zones of Joshua Tree’s famous rock formations.

The Ojai Monthly and Ojai Hub reached out to Sally Adams, an established fiber artist and social media star with 22,000 Instagram followers. She lives in Ojai with her husband, working on commissions and teaching macramé at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa’s Artists Cottage and involved with the Ojai Fiber Collective.

Ojai Monthly: Are you presenting all new work for this show? How many pieces and how long has this been in the works?

Sally England: I plan to have around seven brand-new pieces for the show. I’ve been noodling on this show for a long time, but wasn’t able to start the actual physical work until a just few months ago. Most of the time I am busy working on custom commissioned work for clients.

OM: Did you have any insights or reflections that were inspired as you were working on this show? Was there a theme or pattern that emerged?

SE: Most of the time I’m working on 2-D fiber wall hangings, and I just started making 3-D sculptural work last year.

Now that I’ve had more time working in this way for the show I’ve realized how much I love it, and how much room there

BELOW: Heather Adams with “Wire Cross.” RIGHT: Sally England with “Water Spheres.”

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is for me to continue to explore this way of working in the future.

OM: Any new textiles you’re working with this time out? What textiles are you using?

SE: I like working with natural fibers the best. All of the work is literally made by hand, so soft materials are best on the skin and have a cozy appeal to them. For the show I am mostly using cotton rope and string. I use knotting techniques to create the structure of my sculptures.

OM: Ojai is becoming known for its fiber artists. Is there a lot of collaboration going on?

SE: I love that there is a strong fiber community here in Ojai. I am so grateful to call Carol Shaw-Sutton a friend and mentor, she is an encyclopedia of knowledge when it comes to fiber history and techniques and heads up the Ojai Fiber Collective which I am a part of. I am also so happy to have Cattywampus Crafts in town, which is such an excellent promoter of me and my work, as well as all things fiber.

OM: How did you meet (Porch Gallery co-owners) Lisa Casoni and Heather Stobo? How did the idea of the show come up?

SE: I met them initially at the gallery when I stopped in to see the Cassandra Jones show

OM: How closely are you working with China Adams? This is her second show at Porch, but I understand this is your first (though I think I recognized some of your work from an earlier joint exhibit).

What’s that relationship look like? Lisa and Heather often do what appears to be unusual pairing that seem to find a harmony? Your thoughts?

SE: This is my first time showing at Porch. I first met China when I was being massaged by her during her last exhibit titled ‘Massage Generated Drawings.’ I was familiar with her work and felt honored when Heather and Lisa grouped us together. I think our work is really going to sing together for this exhibition.

This show feels like my Ojai debut in a way, because its my first time showing here in Ojai. Even though most of my work ends up going to Los Angeles or New York, it was important to me to have this show here and be involved with the local community.

OM: What impact does Ojai itself have on your work? The natural beauty, the artistic vibe, etc?

SE: The beauty of the Ojai Valley is therapeutic. I feel a sense of well-being here like I’ve never felt before, which allows me to be in a headspace where I feel creative and supported.

OM: You are blowing up on Instagram.

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Is that the destination of choice for visual artists? How did you build this following?

SE: Instagram itself is blowing up. It almost seems like nowadays as an artist people look at your Instagram page before your website. I love it because its a great tool for visual communicators like myself, and I wouldn’t have my career without the power of the internet, but at the same time its a love/hate relationship because its such an easy way to be distracted from reality.

OM: Anything else you can think of?

SE: I teach a beginning macramé class at The Artist Cottage at The Ojai Valley Inn every Monday afternoon, and it is open to the public :) Heather Stobo concludes: “We hope that people will see that the structures that surround us often become so enmeshed into our visual environment we can take for granted their functional importance Respectively, vessels that hold and distribute diminishing water supplies and a giant barrier that naturally prohibits intruders; towers and walls have become symbols of political lighting rods in contemporary politics.

“Most importantly, we want people to appreciate both artists interpretations of their exterior environments.”

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MEET THE AUTHOR: After years of painting pictures which were often influenced by fairytales and illustrations from books he read as a child, David Mellon also used his talent to draw storyboards for film and TV commercials for such companies as Coke, BMW, Toyota, Tide, AT&T and Grey Goose.

Before embarking on his art career, David attended the San Francisco Art Institute and California Institute for the Arts and graduated from Art Center College of Design with a degree in illustration, where he fine-tuned his artistic imagination that was nurtured by the sights and sounds, colors and lights of the little river town in south east Louisiana where he grew up.

It was when he discovered the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program that his literary aspirations were ignited. His first book, “Silent,” was nominated for the 2016 Allegra Johnson Prize. He’s been a member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s

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Artist-Author Set For Oct. 29 Appearance

Book Writers) since 2011.

“Silent,” is a young adult/adult story of sixteen year old Adi who, in the midst of WW1, searches across France for her twin brothers kidnapped by the mysterious Monsieur Coal. With only a pocket watch full of riddles to guide her and forbidden to speak or write, Adi cuts her hair and takes on the guise of a dead soldier as she

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and her unlikely allies race against the clock to survive in a world darkened by war.

Please join us on Monday, October 29, at 7 p.m. in the Ojai Art Center Gallery for David’s talk on his transition from painting to writing, how he got his novel published and a reading from that novel, followed by a reception and book signing.

Where can you go to see world class theater, side-splitting comedy, hear award-winning blues and heartfelt poetry all in one place?...-The Ojai Storytelling Festival, it's not just a festival...it's an Experience!

October 25-28

at Libbey Bowl and the Ojai Art Center

Glenis Redmond and Scott Ainsley, Diane Ferlatte, Clare Murphy, The Chameleons, Kevin Kling, Willy Claflin

for ances mmunity Perform the Co s and School

Tickets are Now On Sale on our website:

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SHOULD YOU STAY OR SHOULD YOU GO?

By Therese A. Hartmann

Checking out your options for buying, selling and staying In the aftermath of the Thomas Fire, there seems to be a lot of movement in the local housing market both in terms of people buying and selling and housing prices moving steadily up.

Fire and water issues appear to be no deterrent to those who treasure all that the resilient Ojai Valley has to offer. Instead, what we might be seeing is a growing number of residents over the age of 50 who are cashing in on their equity. This theory is in line with an AARP survey that came out recently that shows that while 77 percent would like to stay in their community, only 59 percent believe they will be able to afford it.

Past generations typically had their mortgages paid off before retirement, but the current trend shows that many homeowners of retirement age have 15 or more years left on their mortgage and are unprepared for accidents, death of a spouse, or loss of a job.

For those with reduced incomes, qualifying for a loan might seem out of the question.

This is where a qualified mortgage broker comes in.

There are many products that a borrower might take advantage of that could help the homeowner stay in their home. An asset depletion loan, for 22

instance, allows someone to use their stock portfolio to qualify for a loan when there is limited income showing on their tax return. Another product is a bank statement program. This is for working professionals who have taken every tax advantage (and their tax returns reflect that), but have a strong stream of income.

And for those who are retirement age, who have equity in their home but little income, there are the muchmisunderstood reverse mortgages. These loans allow a homeowner to stay in their home without making another principal and interest payment for as long as they stay in the home.

Contrary to what some people believe, the bank does not own the home and the homeowner is able to leave their heirs the home upon death.

If you’re like me, you might have noticed that a lot of downtown buildings are being rehabbed. There are trees being planted by Ojai Trees and many organizations who are working to create a more sustainable environment for our future.

Bottom line, the Ojai Valley and surrounding area will continue to get even more desirable! You really owe it to yourself to check all your options for buying, selling AND staying.

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Therese A. Hartmann is a local loan consultant affiliated with C2 Financial Corporation, and is a Licensed Broker, California BRE #01048403. NMLS # 298291. For a free consultation, call Therese today at (805) 798-2158.

Trees are being planted by Ojai Trees and many organizations are working to create a more sustainable environment for our future.

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Donna Sallen

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In the prestigious East End of Ojai, down a private lane, sits an elegantly modern home recently remodeled by Joseph Lam, owner of Zen West Design.

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FOUNDING FATHERS & MOTHERS While Edward Drummond Libbey is rightfully regarded among Ojai’s chief benefactors — having been behind the building of such Ojai landmarks as the Ojai Valley Inn, St. Thomas Aquinas Church (now the Museum), Post Office Tower and the Arcade, others have been very influential in shaping Ojai’s identity. Here’s a few: Annie Besant. Free-thinker, feminist and noted Theosophist. Though she only spent a few days in Ojai, she brought Krishnamurti to Ojai, and helped buy hundreds of acres of property in Ojai, (now the sites of Besant Hill School and, along with A.P. Warrington, the Krotona Center) which she called “the smiling vale.” She is considered one of the pioneers of introducing Eastern mystical thought to the West, and was an early advocate of India’s independence. and the labor movement.

J Krishnamurti. The spiritual teacher and writer, came to Ojai in 1922, sponsored by the Theosophical Society, though he later broke with that group (“The Leaderless Path.”) He gave talks to many thousands of people each year, in the Star Camps in the oak groves west of Ojai (now the site of Oak Grove School. He once held the Guinness Book of World Records for having spoken to the greatest number of people.

Sherman Day Thacher. After coming West to farm and care for an ailing brother, the Yale-educated Thacher realized that he was going to need another source of income. So he founded The Thacher School in 1887. Now one of the most prestigious preparatory academies in the country, its founding creed was “teach a boy to ride, shoot and tell the truth.” Also, in 1896, his brother William founded “The Ojai,” the country’s oldest amateur tennis tournament. Among Thacher’s more illustrious students were industrialist, aviator and film producer Howard Hughes and three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder, who wrote his first play while a Thacher student.

OJAI QUICK FACTS

WEATHER IN OJAI

Ave. High (°F) Ave. Low Jan 67 36 Feb 67 38 March 70 41 April 74 43 May 78 48 June 83 51 July 89 56 Aug. 91 55 Sept.

87 53 Oct. 80 47 Nov. 73 40 Dec. 66 35 Average Annual Rainfall:

Precip.

5.04 5.24 3.35 1.22 .47 .12 .04 .005 .2 .98 1.69 2.95 21.3

Record High Year 112° 1955

Population:

7,461

Valley: (est.)

21,300

Record Low Year 16° 1990

Households::

3,176

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Beatrice Wood. The famed ceramicist’s (“The Mama of Dada”) greatest work of art may well have been her life. The irreverent, avant-garde Wood lived and worked in Ojai for decades until her death in 1998 at age 105. She inspired two classic movies, Francois Truffaut’s “Jules et Jim,” and James Cameron’s “Titanic.” She attributed her longevity to “chocolate and young men.” Her autobiography was appropriately titled, “I Shock Myself.” Many of her distinctive, whimsical, luminous luster-glazed pieces are on display at her former home, now the Beatrice Wood Center, in upper Ojai.

Elevation:

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The name “Ojai” is believed to be derived from the Ventureño Chumash word ‘awhaý, meaning “moon.” In 1837, Fernando Tico received a land grant and established a cattle ranch. Thomas A. Scott, who had financial success with oil and railroads, bought the Ojai Valley in 1864 for oil exploration. By 1868, Scott, through his agent Thomas Bard, began selling properties to homesteaders. By 1874, R.G. Surdam plotted out the town he would call Nordhoff, renamed Ojai in 1917.

Ojai is about 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 30 miles east of Santa Barbara. The valley is about 10 miles long by 3 miles wide, surrounded by hills and mountains; the rare east-west orientation with a slight southward tilt gives the valley an extraordinary sun exposure; Ojai’s citrus and avocado crops are highly prized. This orientation also gives rise to Ojai as a spiritual destination.

It was due to the resources and organizing energy of Ohio glass manufacturer Edward Drummond Libbey that Nordhoff was rebuilt and renamed Ojai, inspired by the City Beautiful Movement. By 1917, with the construction of the Arcade and Post Office Tower, the town took its present shape.

The city’s self-styled nickname is “Shangri-La,” based on the story that Ojai was the backdrop (later left on the editing room floor) from the 1937 movie as the mystical sanctuary of James Hilton’s novel “Lost Horizon.”

Experience. Integrity. Leadership.

JOHNSTON

— FOR MAYOR — VOTE NOV. 6th!

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OLPH-REM JAN RUD

IN THE BAG

By Bret Bradigan

Local Entrepreneur Finds Food-Waste Solution

T

he idea for Ambrosia Bags goes back decades to when Jan Randolph-Rem watched her thrifty grandmother wrap fresh produce in linen, then marveled at how long the lettuce and spinach and other vegetables stayed fresh. “Not wasting things was huge for me as I grew up,” she said.

About five years ago she started researching linen, and discovered that the product of the flax plant is “truly a wonder fiber,” with a hollow cellular structure that was the first material used for suturing human wounds. About three years ago, Randolph-Rem started sewing bags by hand, now she’s got brisk sales and is ramping up production.

They’ve since done business in more than 20 states, as well as Spain, Canada and even Norway, and have standing orders from several grocery stores. It’s an enlightened product, she says, because it solves two major problems at once; reducing the use of plastic bags as well as decreasing the enormous percentage of food — as much as 50 percent, about 300 pounds per person, per year — that’s thrown away.

As husband Norman Rem recounts the elevator pitch, “An Ojai entrepreneur has figured out how to extend the life of produce, get rid of plastic and do her little bit to save the planet.”

One unsolicited testimonial came from a Thomas Fire victim, who told them that they evacuated their home on short notice, “and when they came back weeks later, the produce in the Ambrosia bags was still fresh.”

They’ve also noticed other repeat buyers since the fire, Randolph-Rem said. It gradually dawned on them, “oops, you’ve lost your home!”

There’s currently four types of bags — produce, berry, herb and mushrooms (two hydrating, and two dehydrater bags; “mushrooms: they’ll never get slimy again,” she said.) They are now also sold in farmers markets in Topanga Canyon, Woodland Hills and Los Angeles. When Jan and Norman make their rounds at the farmers markets and mention they’re from Ojai, “people 30

Left: Jan and Norman Rem working the Farmers’ Market circuit with their Ambrosia Bags, Above: the product line includes four different types for produce, herbs, berries and herbs. Jan Randolph-Rem in the garden.

are always impressed. Ojai has a lot of cachet,” she said.

Sales have steadily increased; As of January, Ambrosia Bags are now in Rainbow Bridge, as well as Erewhon Markets with its four stores. “They called us! And it usually takes six months to get into the stores. Our customers sell them for us.” The bags will also be available in Bristol Farms (which includes Santa Barbara’s Lazy Acres) and its 15 stores by early 2019.

Next year will be busy. “We are expanding our produce bag line with different styles that will retail for less. Our goal is to saturate the market, both brick-and-mortar, high-end kitchenware stores like Sur le Table and WilliamsSonoma … and I am working on a prototype for a simple line that will appeal to the top box stores like Target, Costco and Whole Foods,” she said.

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“I had all these lettuce and greens, but how in the heck can I keep them fresh? So I started using damp linen tea towels ...”

— Jan Randolph-Rem

woman trapper with six kids living in the bush. When we’d come into Whitehorse (Yukon’s main city) and go dumpster diving, find produce and other food, then cook it up with bear grease.

She also spent months traveling around southeast Asia with Anne Carper, of Down Home Furnishings in the Ojai Arcade, making connections between people and they way they bought, used and preserved their foods.

When her children were at Montessori School, she started their lunch program “in exchange for tuition,” which grew

from 6 students to 60. One parent reached out to say, “It’s a miracle! My boys are eating vegetables.”

Rudolph-Rem worked 19 years as waitress at L’Auberge, and was amazed at the food waste. She was always an avid gardener, even when her shifts meant she didn’t get home until well after dark. “I’d garden at night by the light of the living-room lamp.”

Five years ago, she tried “biodynamic farming,” a holistic approach to farming which integrates a scientific approach with spiritual understanding of the land, each tailored according to close study of each garden’s scale, climate, culture and landscape, rooted in the work of Dr. Rudolf Steiner who popularized the approach in the 1920.

It worked, but caused its own problems. “I had all these lettuce and greens, but how in the heck can I keep ‘em fresh? So I started using damp linen tea towels, and would roll them up. I started learning about linen’s really amazing beneficial properties. It holds three times its weight in water, and is permeable to air,” she said.

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10 days later they were still green and fresh,” she said. So then she searched for consistent and high-quality suppliers, which took her to Europe, where she visited linen mills in Scotland, The Netherlands and Belgium.

“I drew up a provisional patent, and had to get over my ego and fear and set out to start branding. That took place during a two-week daily brainstorming sessions with (designer) Thomson Dawson, “digging down deep into the soul of it,” she said. Early slogans included “Stop the Rot,” and now “Reduce the Guilt.”

Rudolph-Rem said, “The future is looking great! I am doing a lot of brainstorming with an investor and philanthropist who owns an umbrella company who loves what I’m doing … it’s perfect timing for such a product.” She also credits Ventura County’s Women’s Economic Venture (WAV) for “being my anchor and starting point.”

She concludes: “Produce is only getting more expensive and the awareness of saving the planet against plastic is growing. I love solving problems and being a positive influence for our environment.”

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Eleven Tips for Safely Firing Up Your Backyard Enjoyment

By Aimee Jo Davis-Varela

Fall is here, which means it might finally cool down enough to enjoy an evening with friends around your patio fireplace. Before you bring out the wine glasses and throw blankets, make sure you have everything you need to safely use your fire feature -and, of course, always follow these 11 tips to make sure your next gathering is a memorable one (but only in a good way).

1. Burn the proper fuel: You should never burn glossy magazines or junk mail, treated lumber or any material that could release toxins into the air.

2. Never use lighter fluid: You do not need an accelerant to start a fire, so avoid the potential for flareups and releasing toxins by skipping the lighter fluid, kerosene or gasoline and simply using kindling or fire starters.

3. Use the right logs: Logs used in wood-burning fireplaces should completely fit inside the firebox without touching the sides.

4. Store firewood away from structures: I know you want to keep a stack of logs right next to your fireplace or just outside your back door, but we both know this is a bad idea. Instead, stick to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines and keep your firewood at least 30 feet from your fireplace and any structures.

5. Keep everything else three feet from your fireplace: Kids, dogs, patio furniture, and anything else that could be harmed by fire should all be kept at least three feet away from fire features.

6. Maintain a ten-foot, debris-free radius: Prune shrubs and branches, rake leaves, and remove any

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potentially flammable yard waste to maintain at least a ten-foot radius that is free of debris.

7. Invest in a good fire screen: Even if you are strictly adhering to tips four, five and six, you still need a good fire screen. The purpose of this must-have accessory is three-fold: It helps keep kids, pets and guest away from the flames, inhibits the spread of embers, and discourages your guests from tossing things in the fire.

8. Never leave your fire unattended: Even if you are just stepping inside to open another bottle of wine, make sure to appoint a fire watcher while you are away.

9. Keep fire extinguishing supplies nearby: If your fire flares up or escapes, you will need to quickly extinguish it. So, be sure that you have something nearby to accomplish this task.

Options are a bucket of sand, buckets of water, a garden hose or, preferably, a Class A fire extinguisher.

10. Properly extinguish your fire: Stop adding logs to the fire well before the festivities come to an end to allow the fire to burn itself out. Once you no longer see the glow of embers, spread the ashes in the firebox to allow them to cool. Once they have cooled, slowly pour water on the ashes until this process stops producing steam.

11. Keep your fireplace clean and functioning properly: Remove the ashes and clean your fireplace between uses. For wood-burning fireplaces, have your chimney and firebox inspected annually. For gas fireplaces, annual service should include checking the gas lines and cleaning the control compartment and burner.

Dennis Guernsey 805-798-1998

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Surrounded by magnificent Oaks and includes Det. guest house with garage, pool and spa, pool house, cabana with bar and BBQ, tennis ct. and huge barn or work shop. Main house is approx. 4400 Sq.Ft. 2 master bedrooms, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, raised beam ceilings, 4-fireplaces, living and family rooms, loft, 5-bedrooms, 7-baths, 3-car garage and centrally located to Ojai, Ventura and Santa Barbara. Great views, private location and room for horses--Solar owned by seller and included in sale $2,349,000

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Completely flat, interior location, mountain views, adjacent to walking and riding trails and includes 1 Casitas water and sewer hook up. $699,500

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BLUE IGUANA INN & SUITES Spanish-style inn offering rooms, suites & cottages with Southwest décor. Easy access to the Ojai Valley Trail.

11794 Ventura Ave | (805) 646-5277 blueiguanainn.com CAPRI MOTEL Hip, quirky option with retro rooms and cool pool scene.

Free Wi-Fi and breakfast 1180 East Ojai Ave | (805) 646-4305 hotelojai.com CARAVAN OUTPOST A beautifully curated garden of Airstreams, located in the heart of Ojai. Free wi-fi, nightly entertainment, dog friendly, complimentary bicycles, camp store.

Instagram: @caravanoutpost Web: caravanoutpost.com 317 Bryant Street I (805) 836-4891.

CHANTICO INN & SUITES Relaxed, cozy rooms in a Mission-style hotel offering free breakfast & WiFi, plus an outdoor pool.

406 West Ojai Ave | (805) 646-8100 chanticoinnsuites.com

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EMERALD IGUANA INN Upscale inn with lush gardens, pool, hot tub, spa services, breakfast, & rooms with local artwork.

108 Pauline St | (805) 646-5277 emeraldiguana.com HUMMINGBIRD INN Lodge-like inn offering modern, casual rooms, plus free wi-fi breakfast, & an outdoor pool. Across the street from Soule Park Golf Course.

1208 East Ojai Ave | (805) 646-4365 hummingbirdinnojai.com LAVENDER INN Quaint bed-and-breakfast in an 1874 building featuring country-style rooms, plus a spa, yoga & cooking classes. In the heart of downtown Ojai.

210 East Matilja St | (805) 646-6635 lavenderinn.com

OJAI VALLEY INN & SPA Upscale Spanish-style hacienda with contemporary rooms & a spa, pool, golf & several restaurants. One of California’s premier destinations.

905 Country Club Road | (855) 6978780 ojairesort.com OAKRIDGE INN Functional budget hotel offering an outdoor pool, plus complimentary continental breakfast & WiFi. 780 North Ventura Ave | (805) 6494018 oakridgeinn.com OJAI RETREAT Serene, hilltop bed-and-breakfast offering traditional rooms, some with terraces, plus a buffet breakfast & yoga.

160 Besant Road | (805) 646-2536 ojairetreat.com

THE OAKS AT OJAI Serene weight-loss retreat offering 3 meals daily, plus a wellness spa & free fitness classes.

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PEPPER TREE RETREAT & EDUCATION CENTER An oasis for the mind in a peaceful setting where individuals, couples and small groups can relax and enjoy the beauty of the valley.

1130 McAndrew Road (877) 355-5986 peppertreeretreat.com

OJAI RANCHO INN Borders Ojai Valley Trail, easy stroll to downtown. Hip, rustic-style inn offering country-chic rooms, plus free Wi-fi, a pool & a sauna.

615 West Ojai Ave | (805) 646-1434 ojairanchoinn.com

SU NIDO INN Artfully designed, Mission-style inn with traditional rooms, with stunning courtyard, an easy walk to downtown. Free Wi-Fi 301 North Montgomery Street (805) 646-7080 sunidoinn.com

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AGAVE MARIA Fresh, wholesome Mexican food & drink 106 South Montgomery Street (805) 646-6353 agavemarias.com

JIM & ROB’S FRESH GRILL Mexican-American & regional favorites 214 West Ojai Avenue #100 (805) 640-1301 jimandrobsojai.com

AJ EXPRESS CHINESE EXPRESS Gourmet Chinese food to eat in or to go 11566 North Ventura Avenue (805) 646-1177 ajchinesecuisine.com

JJ’S SPORTS ZONE The go-to place for food & sports 820 North Ventura Avenue (805) 649-4655 jjssportszone.com

AZU Spanish & Mediterranean comfort food 457 East Ojai Avenue (805) 640-7987, azuojai.com

HOME KITCHEN OF OJAI Breakfast and lunch in a warm space 1103 Maricopa Highway (805) 646-5346 HomeKitchenofOjai.com

BOCCALI’S Pizza & Pasta, from our farm to our tables 3277 Ojai-Santa Paula Road (805) 646-6116 boccalis.com

KNEAD BAKING COMPANY An artisanal family bakery 469 East Ojai Avenue (310) 770-3282 kneadbakingcompany.com

BONNIE LU’S COUNTRY CAFE Traditional American breakfast & brunch 328 East Ojai Avenue (805) 646-0207

MANDALA Pan-Asian Cuisine 11400 North Ventura Road (805) 613-3048

CAFE EMPORIUM Locals’ favorite breakfast and lunch 108 South Montgomery Street (805) 646-2723 ojaicafeemporium.com

MARCHE GOURMET An European deli in Ojai 133 East Ojai Avenue (805) 646-1133 marchegourmetojai.com

CASA DEL LAGO Ojai’s original Mexican restaurant 715 E Ojai Avenue (805) 640-1577

THE NEST 401 East Ojai Avenue Coming soon — follow Instagram @thenestojai for updates

THE DEER LODGE An Ojai legend since 1932 2261 Maricopa Highway (805) 646-4256 deerlodgeojai.com

NO SO VITA Ojai’s social cafe 205 North Signal Street (805) 646-1540 nosovita.com

FARMER & THE COOK The best of organic Ojai 339 West El Roblar Drive (805) 640-9608 farmerandcook.com

OAK GRILL @ THE INN Al fresco dining under vine-covered pergola 905 Country Club Road (805) 646-1111 ojairesort.com

FOOD HARMONICS Nutritional Love 254 East Ojai Avenue (Arcade) (805) 798-9253

OJAI COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY Salads, sandwiches & superb service 337 East Ojai Avenue (805) 646-4478

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OJAI HARVEST RESTAURANT & BAR Farm-to-table organic fare 307 East Ojai Avenue (805) 633,9232 OJAI PIZZA COMPANY 331 Ojai Ave. (Downtown Ojai) 545-7878 TheOnlyGoodPizza.com OSTERIA MONTE GRAPPA Local fare, Northern Italian cuisine 242 East Ojai Avenue / (805) 640-6767 omgojai.com PAPA LENNON’S Family owned, original & Italian cuisine 515 West El Roblar Drive (805) 640-7388 papalennons.com

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RAINBOW BRIDGE A community gathering place 211 East Matilija Street (805) 646-6623 rainbowbridgeojai.com THE RANCH HOUSE An Ojai culinary destination for more than 60 years 102 Besant Road (805) 646-2360 theranchhouse.com SAKURA OJAI A locals’ favorite for Japanese food 219 East Matilija Street (805) 646-8777 sakuraojai.wix.com SEA FRESH Serving Ojai for 30 years 533 East Ojai Avenue (805) 646-7747 seafreshseafood.com SOULE PARK GOLF COURSE BAR & GRILL Patio & indoor dining with Ojai’s most tranquil views 1033 East Ojai Avenue (805) 646-5685 soulepark.com

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Three VMU units in the heart of Ojai. Great location, walking distance to town. All units have a one car garage with small front yard. Two front room units need TLC. The back unit has been beautifully remodeled with extra room for office/den and screened-in porch.

Floors are hard-wood and new tile. Has fenced in back yard. $1,200,000

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Honey Tasting Room 206 East Ojai Avenue in the Arcade, downtown Ojai

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AN IDEAL OJAI DAY Sunday, my favorite day of the week in Ojai. I start every morning walking one of the beautiful trails that run abreast of the highway with either my dog Pepper or Mondo.

Getting in a workout first thing really gets the endorphins going and with no people or traffic allows me to be one with nature, one with myself. I drop the dog off at home and head over to Beacon Coffee for a cup of joe and pick up some fresh treats for the kids at Sunover, (Alexa Davis’ bakery hidden inside).

Before heading home I always pick up some fresh orange juice from the local market preferably Friend’s Ranch, the juice is like liquid candy! Paired with the pastries it makes for a delightfully indulgent treat. On my way drive home I watch as the sunrise illuminates the Topa Topa mountains, and reflect on how blessed am to live in such a beautiful place.

Once home, I awaken the kids from their slumber and they mill into the kitchen greeted by only the freshest juice and baked goodies.

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Once everyone is ready to go we head on over for some fun at Soule Park, my husband Sean and I relax and chitchat as the kids run about and play games.

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it the perfect place for some family time outdoors. As the games come to an end and the children tire, we head over to Ojai Tortilla House for some authentic tacos and burritos. Ojai Ice Cream for dessert of course!

Our afternoons are spent relaxing at home. The children go for a swim to cool off and rejuvenate. I tend to my garden, planting my latest find from Flora Gardens, there’s simply nowhere else to go for succulents.

As the day comes to a close, we take a drive up to The Thacher School for a pre-dusk hike. Laying down a blanket we sit back and enjoy the Pink Moment.

As the sun sets the sky transforms to gold, then soothing lavender, illuminating the Topa Topa Mountains in a rosy pink. A truly wondrous sight that never ceases to amaze us, and is always the perfect end to a perfect day.

For dinner I pop over to Westridge Midtown and pick up delicious dinner makings. My husband grills the meal to perfection. We dine under the stars with good company and good food.

SOLD IN OJAI

Marsha Kaye

Homes Sold Last Month

Mortgage Loan Originator NMLS# 358407

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RECENT HOME SALES 2915 Matilija Canyon Road, 1 bed, 1 bath, 500 Sq. Ft. Listed $299,000. Sold $299,000 333 Bundren, Oak View, 2 bed, 1 bath, 728 Sq. Ft. Listed $495,000. Sold $495,000 321 Carrizo Street, 2 bed, 1 bath, 900 Sq. Ft. Listed $519,000. Sold $520,000 305 Vallerio Avenue, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,305 Sq. Ft. Listed $590,000. Sold $540,000 11951 Morgan Street, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,284 Sq. Ft. Listed $579,000. Sold $562,000 1008 Moreno Drive, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,126 Sq. Ft. Listed $619,000. Sold $595,000 48 Rockaway Road, Oak View, 2 bed, 1 bath, 920 Sq. Ft. Listed $619,000. Sold $619,000

Business/Cell: (805) 640-0654 Fax: (877) 295-8577 marsha.kaye@homebridge.com homebridge.com/marshakaye

136 Puesta Del Sol, 3 bed, 1 bath, 1,193 Sq. Ft. Listed $675,000. Sold $678,000 152 Baldwin Road, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,698 Sq. Ft. Listed $695,000. Sold $695,000 909 Grand Avenue, 4 bed, 3 bath, 1,901 Sq. Ft. Listed $925,000. Sold $725,000 127 South Encinal Avenue, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,898 Sq. Ft. Listed $799,000. Sold $790,000 11525 Oakcrest Avenue, 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 2,421 Sq. Ft. Listed $889,000. Sold $885,000 1434 East Ojai Avenue, 3 bed, 3.5 bath, 1,802 Sq. Ft. Listed $1,349,000. Sold $1,013,025

967 Larmier Avenue, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,482 Sq. Ft. Listed 649,000. Sold $630,000

Shop at Home – Ojai has it All! Marsha proudly serves homebuyers in the Ojai Valley with the touch of a local lender who knows the neighborhood.

Our knowledgeable and caring Mortgage Loan Originators are dedicated to providing our local clients with world-class service.

HomeBridge offers a variety of home loan solutions including first-time homebuyer programs, FHA and VA, conventional, jumbo, super jumbo and more.

Contact me today to get started.

Go home shopping this weekend!

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Information provided by Ojai MLS

HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc.; Corporate NMLS ID #6521 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess. org); 194 Wood Avenue South, 9th Floor, Iselin, NJ 08830; (866) 933-6342. Licensed by the Dept. of Business Oversight under the CA Residential Mortgage Lending Act. Branch address: 307 East Matilija Street, Suite G, Ojai, CA 93023. This is not an offer for extension of credit or a commitment to lend. 06/2017 Rev 3.29.18 (1117-1295F); LR 2018-208

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my ojai garden

By Leslie Lippincott Hidley

I attend weekday Mass when I can. Last year, I was having a quandary about my spiritual life, which is firmly attached to every other part of my life, like everyone’s.

I attend weekday Mass when I can. Last year, I was having a quandary about my spiritual life, which is firmly attached to every other part of my life, like everyone’s.

I had recently been fired by my spiritual director — without his telling me the reason. We knew each other by correspondence. He was an old priest who lived in the Midwest and it is likely that he fired me ‘cause I was drowning him in pages, but I had never even heard of anybody being fired by a spiritual director. Nobody I knew had ever heard of anyone being fired by a spiritual director. Nevertheless....

So during Mass, I implored the Lord, “I know You don’t like showing signs, but I really really need a sign. And if You give me a sign, please make it really really obvious – something I cannot mistake, because I am really stupid. This would help me a lot, if You would do it. Please.”

So I listened through the Mass and no text from the readings stood out in any particular way as a sign, and not the homily, and after Mass I went outside where some of the attendees had stopped to marvel and laugh because standing on the hood of a car parked in front of the church was a Great Blue Heron.

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Just standing there — over four feet high — on the hood of a 2004 325i convertible — gray — BMW — my car.

And there he stood. Now that’s a hood ornament! He stayed and stayed and everyone got tired of admiring or marveling or laughing and went on home or wherever and I sat there and looked — I didn’t see any reason to disturb him. And we were there for about 10 minutes and finally I said to the Lord, “Ok — I get it. He can go about his business.” And with that, the heron flapped his mighty wings and flew away.

Statisticians say, “Rare things happen, rarely.” Other scientists say that you can overread the data — meaning that you can put more meaning into the data than is warranted by the facts.

But these same people go home at night to wives or husbands who say “I love you dearly.” And they believe it.

How likely is it that any of us should be loved? My children used to dig clay out of the yard and make objects for me — ashtrays, a little pig, tiny bowls, cups. Little love tokens that pleased them and me. I love presents. The Lord gave me a Great Blue Heron as a sign. I forgot till this very minute to thank Him. Thank You, Lord. I love You.

Ross Falvo

The Ojai Real Estate Guy BRE 01504988

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IN OJAI REAL ESTATE?

Stephen Adelman Broker Associate “Your Family Man Realtor” Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe realestateojai@ gmail.com ojailuxuryrealestate.com 805-640-5563

Patricia Ahrens Remax Gold Coast www.pattyahrens.Remax. net Yourbestrealtor 805@outlookcom 805-407-8585

Tyler Brousseau Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe 805-760-2213 ojaiforsale.com

Kristen Currier Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe 805-798-3757 thehoffgroup. com

Ross Falvo Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe “The Ojai Real Estate Guy” RossFalvo.com

805-207-5094

Dennis Guernsey Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe OjaiColdwellBanker.com 805-798-1998

Logan Hall Logan Hall Photography 805-798-0337 loganhallphotos. com

Amy Hall Ojai Valley Real Estate Keller Williams AmyHallSellsHomes @gmail.com AmyHallSellsHomes .kw.com Making Your Dream A Reality 805 444 7874

Marsha Kaye Home Mortgage Consultant Phone: 805640-0654 Cell: 949-2339988 marsha.kaye@ prospectmtg. com

Kirk Ellison Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe KirkEllison@ me.com 805-340-5905

​ orina K Cardinali Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe KorinaCardinali805 @gmail.com 805-794-7963

Vivienne Moody Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe 805-798-1099 vmoody10@ sbcglobal.net OjaiLifestyle.net

Donna Sallen Remax Gold Coast Realtors Donna4Remax@aol.com DonnaSallen. com 805-798-0516

Amanda Stanworth Coldwell Banker Prop. Shoppe Phone: 805-2188117 • E-mail: amandastanworth77@gmail. com Web Page: Rooney-Stanworth.com

Erik Wilde Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe Wilde-Wilde.com

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Larry Wilde Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe Wilde-Wilde. com 805-640-5734

Anne Williamson Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe Anneshomesinojai.com 805-320-3314

Patty Waltcher Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe Call me for your Real Estate needs.

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Deckert / DePaola Keller Williams Realty Cheryl Deckert, Broker Associate Ray Deckert, Broker Associate Maria DePaola, Realtor Associate Team@DeckertDePaola.com 805-272-5221

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Nora Davis Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe OjaiValleyEstates. com 805-207-6177

Dale Hanson Ojai Valley Real Estate 211 E. Matilija Street, Ste. J, 206 E. Ojai Ave. 805-646-7229 dale@ovhl.com

Teresa Rooney Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe teresarooneyhomes@ sbcglobal.net 805-340-8928

Joe Davis Full service property management, residential • Commercial • Industrial JoeTheRentalGuy.com.

805-574-9774

Kathy Hoff Coldwell Banker Property Shoppe (805) 290-6907 thehoffgroup. com

Don & Cheree Edwards RE/MAX Gold Coast Ojai’s Top Selling Team LivinginOjai.com 805.340.3192 805.350.7575

Therese A. Hartmann is a local loan consultant affiliated with C2 Financial Corporation, and is a Licensed Broker, California BRE #01048403. NMLS # 298291. For a free consultation, call Therese today at (805) 798-2158.

Hildegard Tallent CalBRE# 02047013 Keller Williams Realty, 109 N. Blanche St. #100 Ojai, CA 93023 Tel: 805-798-1872 email: hildegard. tallent@kw.com

Cassandra Vankeulen Realtor. Designer 01929366 805-798-1272 williamsonvankeulengroup@gmail.com

Lauren Vankeulen Realtor BRE# 01973956 805-798-2397

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Dawn E. Shook - Executive Officer, Ojai Valley Board of REALTORS October is the month for our annual “Ojai Day Event” and this year’s date is Saturday, Oct. 20th.

It is usually a beautiful day for us, with lots of great vendors, good food booths, a car show, children’s area, music, and much, much more.

It seems all of Ojai, and many visitors, as well come out to “see and be seen” in Ojai. It is truly a family event, with children and dogs included.

I usually work the entire day with my service club, the Optimists of Ojai barbecue tri-tip sandwich booth, selling tickets.

So most of us workers do not get the opportunity to even peruse the event!

This year will be different for us, as the club decided to take a year off, after 25+ years of barbecuing for the event.

A one-day event is actually a week’s worth of buying, preparing, hauling, setting up, working, and breaking down. Truly a labor of love! We know we will be missed, but hope other food vendors step up to fill our void.

This year, a group of us are actually going to attend Ojai Day, enjoy the music, food, vendors, car show, and sunshine, just like many of you will...

See you there!

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We know Ojai.

277+ Acre Ranch with 5 Houses, Horse Facilities, Stunning Views & More www.29443hwy33.com $6,250,000

5 Bedroom Horse Property with Guest House, Pool, Horse Facilities and Views www.1577KenewaStreet.com $2,895,000

Enjoy the charm of a 1941 farmhouse with versatile rooms, great views, and approximately 2.58 acres of flat, usable land. $1,250,000

4 BR + 2.5 BA fully remodeled farmhouse on approximately 3.24 acres with guest house, breezeway barn, orchard, solar panels, avocado trees, wrap-around porch and custom upgrades throughout. www.990LomaDrive.com $1,665,000

Remodeled, three-bedroom Oaks West home with wood floors, gas fireplace, low-maintenance landscaping and RV parking. $649,000

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We’re lifelong residents.

36-acre upper Ojai ranch with caretaker’s house, guest quarters, saloon, rec building and amazing views. www.OjaiParadiseRanch.com $3,399,000

Don’t miss out on this beautifully remodeled 3BR, 2BA home with mountain views, three-car garage, outdoor living areas, gorgeous rock work, plantation shutters, laundry room, and so much more. $789,500

Four-bedroom, two-bath Ojai Highlands home with remodeled kitchen and bathrooms, brick fireplace, three patios, and several recent upgrades, including roof, stucco and front fencing. $705,000

Kellye Lynn

BRE License #01962469

805.798.0322

4 BR + 3BA Ranch-Style Home on Five Acres with 2 BR Guest House www.1175CamilleDrive.com $1,639,000

Rare opportunity to buy Gateway Plaza! Oak View shopping center with long-term occupants, large parking lot and great location. $1,795,000

19th Annual

Film Festival

Ojai Film Festival November 1 - 11, 2018

90+ Films • Representing 33 Countries Celebrity Honorees | Film Executive Panels Focus Earth Films | Gold Coast Screenings

Full screening schedule and tickets online at OjaiFilmFestival.com

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