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Planet Ventura: Garden of Eatin’

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Eye on the Environment: Cut tree vs. artificial tree debate changes this year

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Staff Gift Picks: Gift giving suggestions from us to you

by Kimberly Rivers, Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer, Warren Barrett and Barbara Kroon

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NEWS Eye on the Environment

Cut tree vs. artificial tree debate changes this year

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upply chain disruptions, trucking costs, drought, heat waves and fire in the Pacific Northwest have affected the costs and supplies for both cut trees and artificial trees. On its website, the American Christmas Tree Association warns, “These challenges mean that there will be fewer live and artificial Christmas trees available this year, and those that are available will cost more than before.”

Dave Lindren, owner of Big Wave Dave’s Christmas tree lots in Ventura, Camarillo and Moorpark, said, “Days of 115-degree heat at our tree farm in Oregon burned new buds, and lack of freezing weather made trees skip needed dormancy, so we have fewer of the best quality trees this year.”

Local “cut your own” tree farms provide an alternative to buying either a cut tree trucked from the Pacific Northwest or an artificial tree shipped from China. Local tree farms have also been affected by drought, however.

“We’re already sold out of our trees over eight feet,” Keely Hagle, an owner of the Hagle Christmas Tree Farm in Somis, reported last Monday, just three days after the Black Friday opening of retail operations. “We had far fewer big ones this year because we had to cut back on watering to meet pumping restrictions, and the rain didn’t come to make up for the difference.”

Efficiency improvements made to irrigation systems will revive small trees and ensure good harvests for next year, but for now, the Hagle Farm is supplementing its chooseand-cut inventory with cut trees from Oregon and Washington.

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choice every year,” noted Hagle, “but people might want to consider Nordmann fir or a Douglas fir this year to have more selection.”

The local “fir trade” also offers another option. Rather than buying distantly sourced trees each year, some people buy live trees in pots, keeping the trees for a few years before either recycling or planting the trees, according to Richard Flowers, a Certified Nursery Professional with Green Thumb Nursery in Ventura.

A four-foot high Nordmann fir, in a pot over 16 gallons, costs about $230 at Green Thumb. Of the fir trees, it is the most adaptable to growing in a pot in our climate and may last eight years before becoming root bound, according to Flowers. Italian Stone pines and Aleppo pines are similar options. Flowers always warns customers thinking about planting their Christmas trees to consider growth patterns before planting. Nordmann firs can grow to be 60 feet high.

Shoppers might instead consider a dwarf Alberta spruce. It has a tight branch pattern, making it attractive as a Christmas tree. Some can live up to eight years in a container, and the dwarf variety grows only to about 11 feet high when planted, according to Flowers. This variety is sensitive to heat, however, and is not likely to thrive in the local climate.

According to the American Christmas Tree Association website, last year, 94 million households in the United States displayed a Christmas tree in their home, and 85% of those trees were artificial.

Clearly, consumers appreciate the convenience of an artificial tree, but is an artificial tree best for the environment? Although artificial

trees are reused year after year, artificial trees do not “save” trees from being cut in a natural forest. Also according to the National Christmas Tree Association, nearly all Christmas trees are grown like crops on “tree farms,” frequently on marginal soil not normally suitable for other types of trees. Market demand for Christmas trees caused these trees to be planted in the first place, so when trees are harvested for use, new trees are planted by tree farmers eager to sustain the profits of their businesses.

Some trees are also grown in an environmentally sustainable manner. Michael and Karen Karayan, who in 1996 began operating the long-established Mupu Tree Farm retail site on Ojai Road near Santa Paula, display a certification noting their trees come from a Socially and Environmentally Responsible Farm (SERF) in Oregon.

To obtain SERF certification, tree farms develop a sustainability plan, promising achievements in five areas: biodiversity; soil and water resources; integrated pest management; health and safety; and community and consumer relations. Inspections, conducted by the Oregon Agricultural Department, monitor plan compliance and require updates.

For consumers prioritizing environmental sustainability, there is one other local option often overlooked.

Craigslist for Ventura County currently features over 40 used artificial trees for sale, and one listing in Camarillo for a live tree in a pot.

Ventura County Public Works Environmental Analyst David Goldstein can be reached at david.goldtein@ ventura.org or 805-658-4312.

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Planet Ventura

Garden of Eatin’

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Chief Mark Lorenzen

The Garden of Eatin’ outdoor classroom at Easterseals Southern California’s newly renovated and expanded Child Development Center in Ventura. Photo by Reggie Ige

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n Wednesday, Nov. 3, Easterseals Southern California held an Open House in celebration of the official opening of its newly renovated and expanded Child Development Center in Ventura.

The newly renovated space includes classrooms, a computer lab for parents who may not have access to technology or the Internet, a reading gazebo, a stage for music and plays, and several interactive playgrounds. One major highlight is the Garden of Eatin’, a garden, greenhouse and outdoor kitchen where kids can grow plants and produce, learn healthy eating habits and explore hands-on food preparation. The project was done with federal funding from the Head Start program, monies from the California Department of Education and community support from individuals and corporations.

“Children receive rich learning experiences that are meaningful

and culturally relevant,” said Regional Director Anna Izaguirre.

“Our outdoor learning environment exposes children to Science, Technology, Reading/Relationships, Engineering, Arts and Math (STREAM). We work with our local community and are able to provide enrichment classes including music, dance, cooking, gardening, pottery and healthy eating.

The learning that happens indoors is also enhanced outdoors in a fun and engaging manner.”

The center serves 168 kids ages 0 to 5 with Early Head Start and other pre-school services that are free to income-eligible families.

Children who participate in Easterseals Child Development Services come from the local communities of Fillmore, Oxnard, Saticoy, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula and Ventura. www.easterseals.com/southerncal — Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer

Oleah Mensah enjoys the interactive playground. Photo by Reggie Ige

Fire Chief Lorenzen to retire Mark Lorenzen, chief of the Ventura County Fire Department, has announced that he will be retiring in early 2022 after 31 years of service with the department. He has served in his current position since 2012.

Lorenzen oversaw the response to the then-largest fire in California history, the 2017 Thomas Fire, and the 2018 Hill and Woolsey fires.

He advocated for the state budget allocation of $25 million for local governments to have the necessary resources on hand to quickly respond to major fires.

Recruitment for his replacement will open in early 2022.

Port Hueneme frontline grocery and drug store workers to receive $1,000 As part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocation to the city of Port Hueneme, union and non-union workers at grocery and drug stores in the city will receive a one-time grant check of $1,000 after the Port Hueneme City Council voted unanimously for the project on Dec. 1.

The payment was sought by local union UFCW 770 as a way of compensating workers for being in the workplace under greater risk during the pandemic, without a compensatory increase in pay.

Employees of five businesses within city limits qualify.

The payments will total approximately $175,000 of the total $5.2 million on ARPA funds granted to the city over two years.

A spokesperson with UFCW 770 told the Ventura County Reporter that the group was advocating in Oxnard for similar grant payments to be made for these frontline workers who continued to go to work throughout the first year of pandemic-related business closures and restrictions.

The payment will be allocated to all part-time and full-time workers at qualifying employers.

Ventura College offers financial aid, Dream Act assistance To assist current and future Ventura College students in filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Ventura College has Zoom drop-in help hours on Mondays, 4-6 p.m., and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

To get the Zoom link for online help visit: www.venturacollege. edu/departments/student-services/ financial-aid.

In-person FAFSA help is available Mondays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Health screenings will be conducted for those coming in person.

The Financial Aid Office and Computer Lab will be closed Dec. 23, 2021 through Jan. 2, 2022 for the holidays. It will reopen on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

Financial Aid Services are available every second and fourth Monday of the month, 4-6 p.m., at Ventura College East Campus in Santa Paula. For more information, contact financial aid specialist Yesika Hernandez at yhernandez@vcccd.edu or call the campus at 805-525-7136.

For general financial aid questions, call 805-289-6369 or email vcfinancialaid@vccd.edu.

County testing COVID patients for Omicron As of Dec. 6, Dr. Robert Levin, health officer with Ventura County Public Health, said there have been no confirmed cases of the new COVID Omicron variant in the county.

As of this week, beginning Dec. 6, all patients hospitalized for COVID19 are having specimens sent for Omicron detection testing. Last week the county began testing some select COVID patients.

As for whether he is concerned about the Omicron variant, Levin told the Ventura County Reporter via email, “Messages are currently mixed coming out of South Africa,” where the variant was first detected and reported. “Some are that the disease is milder. An explanation that is proffered is that of the many changes in the Omicron variant, some of them are from an exchange of nucleic acid material with a common cold coronavirus. The clarity of the data is clouded by the fact that most of the infections there are in young people who often don’t get very sick.” He pointed out, however, that in the area of South Africa where the Omicron variant was first detected, “word came out [on Dec. 6] that an undue number of infants under 2 years of age are being hospitalized . . . but the information is not clear as to whether all these hospitalizations are due to COVID.” He said “another week or so” is needed “for public health officials to formulate a better idea of severity of disease due to this organism. Even then, conclusions could change as the weeks and months go by.”

24-year-old arrested for 2019 Port Hueneme shooting On Dec. 1, 2021, Jaylin Edwards, 24 of San Bernardino, was arrested

by San Bernardino Sheriff’s Detectives on a warrant for Edwards’ alleged involvement in a shooting that took place on July 2, 2019 in Port Hueneme.

A pregnant woman and her 7-year-old daughter were struck by bullets. The child was struck in the head and continues to recover from her injuries.

Charges were filed and a warrant issued for Edwards’ arrest by the

Ventura County District Attorney’s office on Nov. 1, 2021.

Edwards is in custody and will be transferred to Ventura County. Bail is set at $1 million. $10k matching campaign for Ventura Land Trust Through the month of December, Topa Topa Brewing Company will match donations made to the Ventura Land Trust up to a total of $10,000 to support the conservation of the Harmon Canyon Preserve, located off of Foothill Road just north of Kimball Road.

VLT opened the property’s 2,123 acres with miles of trails to the public in 2020 after 10 years of preparations. Funds raised will ensure that project completion and ongoing maintenance is funded. The preserve is open daily, dawn to dusk, and is free to the public.

Topa Topa is also offering a free six pack of Spectro Hazy IPA beer to donors (21 years and older) of $10 or more. Just show a donation receipt to claim your six pack at the Colt Street or Thompson Boulevard taproom locations. www. venturalandtrust.org/doublethestoke.

Ventura City Attorney to retire After just over seven years with the city of Ventura, City Attorney Gregory Diaz has announced his retirement. His last day will be Dec. 23, 2021.

Diaz oversaw the city’s efforts in recovering $8 million from Southern California Edison for 2017 Thomas Fire-related damages.

He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1991 and is admitted to practice before the Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of the Federal District Courts in California; the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals; and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Diaz served as city attorney for tMerced from 2001 to 2014 and as the contract city attorney for Lake Forest, Stanton and Lomita. In addition, he was involved with the incorporation of nine new cities from Temecula in the south to Buellton in the north, with major efforts involving the new cities of Dana Point, Chino Hills and Lake Forest.

While with Ventura, Diaz prepared the “Disaster Playbook,” a manual for managing legal issues during an emergency, which is available for use by county counsel and city attorney offices in California. For the last two years, he has served as the Chair of the City Attorneys Department of the League of California Cities Ad Hoc Emergency Response Committee.

Diaz stated that he and his wife have relocated to Tampa, Florida.

The city will conduct a recruitment effort to fill the post. The position is appointed by a vote of the City Council.

Starting on Dec. 23, until the post is filled, current Senior Assistant City Attorney Andy Hegland will be acting city attorney. He has been with the Ventura City Attorney’s office since July 2019.

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hat is important to you this winter gift buying season?

With the trials of the past year perhaps you’re feeling an emphasis on less is more, on thoughtful gift giving with an eye toward making your dollars have an impact on local businesses.

Gifts that give comfort, a dash of joy, perhaps some flare and a bit of peace can have a touching impact this year.

Your own budget is surely at the forefront of your shopping as it’s important to not overdo it and put too much stress on your personal finances. The good news is that thoughtful and meaningful gifts can be found without spending an exorbitant amount.

KIMBERLY RIVERS, STAFF WRITER The tried and true idea of giving something you’d like to get finds me looking for things that bring comfort, joy and beauty, and maybe a little luxury — an item someone may not normally buy for themselves.

Locally crafted art

A ceramic mug, a knitted scarf or a small painting can make a lovely, thoughtful gift.

As warm tea or coffee is sipped from a beautiful glazed mug, the drinker will be warmed by the beverage as much as by the thoughtfulness of the gift.

Local artists have been hit particularly hard, first by fires and then the pandemic, and their creations really should be a major part of our gift-giving practices year round.

Across Ventura County artist co-op shops, galleries and retail stores offer items made by local artists and artisans.

Ask about locally made items in a retail store, and visit holiday markets and pop-up events for tracking down local artists showing their wares.

Don’t forget that art can take the form Hand made hot plate/trivet by Susan Bruce, of other pieces needed in the home: a $22 at Poppies Art and Gifts, Ojai. handmade wooden spoon or a set of sewn napkins from vintage fabrics become useful pieces with meaning when given as a gift and handmade.

Sources: Open Door Studio, Oxnard, www.opendoorstudio.org; OVA Arts, Ojai, www.ojaivalleyartists.com; Poppies Arts and Gifts, Ojai www.poppiesartandgifts.com, Bell Arts Factory, Ventura, www.bellartsfactory.org.

Home-grown food

Give the gift of good food. In Ventura County we have access to edible delights, grown and made right here that make great gifts. From olive oil to gluten-free donuts, empanadas to tamales, choice beef cuts to fresh fish to Asian pears . . . all are being cultivated, baked, grown, caught and raised by our neighbors.

Gift boxes of locally grown avocados or fruit make a great and tasty gift. A delightful bag of dessert tamales are a pleasant surprise gift while a box of fresh blueberry muffins delivered warm one morning are sure to bring smiles all around (and maybe give someone a break from cooking). A membership in a monthly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is a delicious gift that keeps on giving.

Another festive and fun idea: a gift basket of items you gather from various spots around town. Local honey, roasted coffee, bread and more can all be included in your round-the-county gift collection of culinary

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items. Fresh local eggs add a farm feeling and locally made vegan cheese tell your vegan friend you’re paying attention.

Sources: Reine Vegan Cuisine, www.reinevegancuisine.com; Ojai Olive Oil, www.ojaioliveoil. com; Sun Oven, www.sunovengf.com; La Rancherita, www.larancheritadeoxnard.com; Farmivore, www.farmivore.farm.

Your next dinner is on me

The pandemic has altered the way we think about dining in, dining out and getting takeout.

Restaurants had to adapt or perish. Many have succeeded, while others are barely hanging on.

Gift certificates to local restaurants make a great gift option, and are super easy to carry out. Whether your friend or family Dessert tamales, La Rancherita, Oxnard. member loves Italian, TexMex or seafood, vegan or the local steak house, restaurants across Ventura County offer gift certificates that can be used for dine in or takeout.

You can opt for casual fish tacos at your favorite hole in the wall or splurge for a full Indian dinner at that really great curry place. New spots have opened up around the county, too, and this is a great way to help spread the word about the ones you’ve tried out and want to share with friends.

Sources: Most every restaurant offers gift certificates. Another option is Venmo funds for a particular restaurant.

Refill Shoppe Room Spray

Now for a specific gift item recommendation. Useful? Check. Joyful? Check. A good smelling powder room is a source of joy for all.

If you haven’t gotten into the Refill Shoppe in Downtown Ventura yet, well, now is the time. There is a lot to explore! The room spray is something you might not gravitate towards as a gift, but again, it’s something that is a little extra, a little daily luxury that is super useful.

All natural and with high quality scents that you select. If you’re not up for choosing, the folks at the Shoppe can make suggestions from dozens available. Keep it simple with one scent or mix them for a unique fragrance.

My favorite scent mix right now is lemon and rosemary. I choose a glass spray bottle with a heavier bottom because I like the slightly vintage look. Guests have complimented me on the scent, and even my teenage son is in the habit of dispensing the spray. Ah, the simple joys of motherhood.

The wood toothbrushes and natural dental floss in a little glass jar make great stocking stuffers and won’t languish long in the landfill. www.therefillshoppe.com December 9, 2021 — —9

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What’s more soothing than a deliciously scented soap or a luxuriously emollient body cream?

For skincare product lovers, Ojaibased Local Bath Box is a wonderful treat. Owner Lauren Nichols obtains the finest lotions, candles, soaps and other bath and wellness products from small businesses on the Central Coast, then bundles them together to create pampering packages available on a subscription basis. Sign up someone in need of a little TLC, and six times a year a curated collection of handcrafted items will arrive on their Local Bath Box’s three pack of mini bath bombs. doorstep. You can also purchase a single box (limited, seasonal quantities available), stocking stuffers and some other fun things.

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Cozy toes

This is one Christmas gift that is often relegated to the subject of jokes about grandma’s knitting. But as an adult, I now find this unfair – especially when I realized that I simply have failed to keep a good stock of cozy and useful socks in the drawer. I started asking my family for socks. I ask for a specific type (for hiking, not too thick) making it simple for my husband to locate. Occasionally he’ll diverge from my instructions and get a wacky pair, but always with an eye to cozy, warm and maybe a tad luxurious. It brings a smile and every time I pull them on, more than my feet are warmed.

Have a runner or cyclist on your gift list? There are socks for that. Horseback rider or cowboy? There are socks for that, too.

A bit of Merino wool, cashmere or alpaca make for a fine sock. Local outdoor sporting goods stores carry a variety of brands. And for everyday wear, bamboo blends are fabulous.

Sources: REI, The Collection, Oxnard, www.rei.com/stores/oxnard.html; Real Cheap Sports, Ventura, www.realcheapsports.com; Rains, Ojai, www.rainsofojai.com; The Wharf, Ventura, store.thewharfonline.com.

Buttery soft pajamas are like a hug you can wear for hours at a time, and Trystology in Downtown Ventura has some truly wonderful ones. True, this specialty shop does have the reputation of being a great place for quality lingerie and “intimacy enhancers.” But it also has some dynamite lounge and sleepwear, too. Cute pjs, super-comfy pants, gorgeous robes and caftans . . . all in lots of different patterns, from basic to playful to elegant. Exceptionally comfortable and lovely; they feel as beautiful as they look.

Whether you’re shopping for that special someone, or thinking of getting Mom a nice, new, cozy robe, Trystology has it covered.

588 E. Main St., Ventura, trystology.com.

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Sun & Swell Foods

NANCY D. LACKEY SHAFFER, EDITOR I can honestly say that December 2021 is far and away better than the previous one. This time last year, my friends and loved ones were in grin-and-bear-it mode, determined to stay strong for the long haul. But the accumulated stress of everything from the past 20 months has started to take a toll. Even as things improve, those stiff upper lips have started to quiver. Everyone near and dear to me is in need of some serious self care, so I have tried to select gifts that are all about being gentle with yourself.

California Cut Apparel

I first became aware of this company when I did a story on the return of the Harvest Festival ® Original Art and Craft Show. California Cut was one of the featured vendors, and I immediately fell in love with the Art Nouveau-meets-California-beach-culture designs.

Once I actually had a chance to touch the t-shirts, tanks and hoodies, love turned to obsession. These are the softest, coziest, most wearable tops ever, in really lovely colors — plenty of basic black and grey, but lots of earthy heathers and sea-inspired shades, too. I was lucky enough to find some wonderful designs on sale, because I ended California Cut “In Surf We Trust” T-Shirt. up buying t-shirts for everyone in my extended family . . . which quickly exceeded $50, so having everything shipped to Nonna’s house was free.

Order online at californiacut.com. Apparel is also sold at the Island Packers gift shop, islandpackers.com, and Very Ventura Gift Shop and Gallery in Downtown Ventura, very-ventura.com.

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The gift of good taste in an eco-friendly format. Sun & Swell foods — headquartered in Santa Barbara, but with a recently opened brick-and-mortar space in Ventura — specializes in pantry staples and snacks in compostable packaging. Think nuts and dried fruits, organic oatmeal, dried beans and rice, etc. — all organic, most from nearby farms and orchards. There are also some zero-waste household items and sundries, like “unpaper” towels, biodegradable dental floss and compostable bandages. The Holiday Collection on sale right now features all kinds of yummy treats: hot chocolate, spiced nuts, cookies and more.

Packaging is suitable for your own compost pile or, if you don’t have one, the company operates a send-back program, so they can do the composting for you. And the shipping is designed to be carbon neutral, so feel free to send Sun & Swell to beloved out-of-town snackers this holiday season. Bonus: Shipping is free on orders $60 and over.

Shop in the store at 2686 Johnson Drive, Ventura, or online at sunandswellfoods.com.

Eco-Friendly Holiday Snack Box (large) from Sun & Swell.

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Grand Trunk makes these great camping hammocks that my kids love – keeps them entertained for hours. The TRUNKTECH™ fabric is durable, weatherproof and packs down really small. Super easy to set up, too. Real Cheap Sports has a variety of styles available, all under $100. There’s even an ultralight version; great for kids.

Real Cheap Sports, 36 W. Santa Clara St., Ventura, 805-648-3803, www.realcheapsports.com.

The Trunk Tech Double Hammock in green, from Grand Trunk. Other sizes and colors available.

Theater tickets to a local production make a great gift for someone who has everything. Pictured: Louis A. Lotorto and George Ball in the Rubicon Theatre Company’s 2018 production of King Lear. Photo by Loren Haar

The Gift of an Experience

Something I love to get people that have everything, need nothing or are low on storage space: The gift of something fun or memorable to do. Ventura County has several surf schools where you can arrange for lessons, theater companies with an exciting season of plays and musicals on the calendar, comedy clubs with famous headliners and art studios offering interesting classes and workshops. It’s usually easy to arrange for a wine tasting or beer flight at one of the area’s fine wineries or breweries. Shopping for the whole family en masse? How about a family membership to a local museum? The options are endless – just think about something that your loved one likes, and find a business or organization that offers it. Maybe it’s a little more intensive than buying a simple gift certificate . . . but probably easier than you realize, once you take a moment to contemplate.

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Diamondback Electric Bike

A great way to zip around town! Ventura Bike Depot has a few different brands and options, but I’m partial to the Diamondback brand. Powerful motors, sleek frames and disc brakes, these bikes are fantastic at cutting through traffic. Explore Ventura (or any city) with pedal assist that helps you achieve up to 28 miles per hour!

Ventura Bike Depot, 239 West Main St., Ventura, 805-652-1114, www.venturabikedepot.com.

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Latitudes Inspirations

A beautiful coffee table book full of gorgeous photos of the local area, taken by Stephanie Hogue and Steve Munch, who own the Latitudes Gallery. A great gift to share local nature images with people who like art, the outdoors, or both.

Latitudes Gallery, 401 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-642-5257, latitudesgallery.com.

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Store selection may vary.

What could be better than the gift of LIVE music now that we can attend in-person events again? The Ventura Music Festival always finds the gems and I’m looking forward to seeing this world-famous acoustic guitarist next month!

More information at venturamusicfestival.org.

Larrivée Guitars

Larrivée Guitars are handmade by a family business in Oxnard. Founder Jean Larrivée is originally from Quebec, but he brought his guitar-making skills to Ventura County in 2001 and has been producing some of the best guitars available ever since. Guitar48 in Downtown Ventura has a big selection of beautiful Larrivées in stock, as well as other new and used guitars.

600 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-628-9540, www.guitar48.com.

VMF brings Tommy Emmanuel to Oxnard on Jan. 20, 2022.

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had at least one fish for a pet. They add beauty and tranquility to any room.

Extreme Marine has everything, including advice and expertise you need to create a unique aquarium in your space.

1495 Palma Drive, Suite C, Ventura, 805644-3474, xtreme-marine.com.

In general, Ventura Surf Shop is full of wonderful gifts for all the surfers in your life, with new and used gear as well as stickers, posters and apparel. On my wish list this year: The “Ben Samuel Model” longboard shaped by William Dennis, based on a custom board designed for legendary surfer Ben Samuel in 2015.

88 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, 805-643-1062, shopvss.com.

Ventura Visitor Center

Now we’re talking about local greatness! The Visit Ventura gift shop in Downtown Ventura is full of cool gifts for locals and people who wish they were locals. And who doesn’t love a great ambigram? Through Dec. 31, the shop will be offering 20% discounts on all kinds of fun things: tees, jewelry, candles, bath and body products, etc. Some of their items come pre-wrapped, too.

101 S. California St., Ventura, 805-641-1400, visitventuraca.com.

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Nanni and Deeda’s Toy Store

This new toy store in Santa Paula is the brainchild of two grandmothers who love to play with their grandchildren and it shows the moment you walk into this shop. Lots of vintage toys, the softest stuffed animals and candy, too. These head-poppin’ racers are a hit with my grandsons!

925 E. Main St., Santa Paula, 805-229-7161, nannianddeeda.com.

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Everyone knows that gift cards are great stocking stuffers! A Tony’s Pizzaria gift card is not just the gift of pizza, it’s also the gift of fun! I love their pizza, their patio and live music! A happening spot that’s a great family hangout, with a lot of local history behind it.

186 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, 805-643-8425, www.tonyspizzaria.net.

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So much to do and see this December!

by Emily Dodi and Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer

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appy Holidays! The yuletide greeting has never held greater sentiment, and when it comes to memorable holiday events, Ventura County offers something for everyone. However you choose to celebrate the season, be sure to check each event’s updated COVID-19 information before you go. Ho ho ho!

The Ventura County Ballet presents The Nutcracker Dec. 11-12 at the Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center in Camarillo.

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The San Fernando Symphony Orchestra, featuring pianists Michelle Bi and David Pinto, will perform excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concert #2,” and the world premiere performance of Domine’s “Symphony #2 in D minor.” Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Scherr Forum Theater at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks; www.sfvysymphony.com.

Have a blue Christmas with “Doc the Halls: Holiday Blues” at NAMBA Performing Arts Space in Downtown Ventura. Doc Ventura hosts the variety show featuring the Holiday Blues Band and special guests Donna Lynn Caskey (aka The Banjo Gal), singer/songwriter Jayden Secor, reggae artist Jacob Marquez and jazz guitarist Hans Ottsen. The event pleasantly coincides with Ventura’s Wine Walk. Saturday, Dec. 11, www.nambaarts.com/doc-the-hallsholiday-blues-2/.

The following day, on Sunday, Dec. 12, the Annual Christmas Concert will be held at the Community Center Auditorium in Camarillo. The Camarillo Community Band, made up entirely of volunteer musicians, will play a variety of Christmas songs in a festive concert that’s perfect for the whole family . . . and absolutely free. www.pvrpd.org/community-band Christmas Magic continues at Moorpark’s High Street Arts Center. A mix of theater, concert and community celebration, cast members from past productions return to the stage to sing songs and tell tales about the holiday season. Audiences of all ages are invited to “soak in the spirit of the season with music, stories, magic, kids and fun.”

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Ventura College hosts a Winter Celebration Concert, a music festival presented by the Department of Performing Arts. Food trucks will be available, and attendees are encouraged to come early to find a picnic spot on the grass. Performers include the VC Chorus and Singers, the college’s symphony orchestra, the jazz band and more. Dec. 11-12; tickets must be purchased online: www.venturacollege.edu/ events/winter-celebration-concert-dec-11-12.

No holiday playlist is complete without José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad.” On Sunday, Dec. 19, Feliciano and his band will perform the hit holiday song and much more in “Celebrating the Holidays” at the Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center. www.ticketmaster.com/ jose-feliciano-oxnard-california-12-192021/ event/09005B55F3A0CCB6

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Internationally acclaimed dancer Aaron Smyth joins the Ventura County Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker. Featuring new choreography and costumes, the holiday favorite will be performed at an all-new venue: the Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center in Camarillo. (Dec. 11-12, www. venturacountyballet.com) That’s not the only Nutcracker tripping the light fantastic this season. Head to the Bank of America Performing Arts Center to see Tiler Peck and Gonzalo Garcia, stars of New York City Ballet, who will join Pacific Festival Ballet in their production of The Nutcracker at the Fred Kavli Theatre. (Dec. 18-19, bapacthousandoaks. com/show_detail.php?id=855.)

For something different, leave the realm of the Snow Queen behind for a trip to Ireland (in spirit, at least). Starring world

See the Channel Islands Harbor Parade of Lights on Saturday, Dec. 11.

champion dancers Tyler Schwartz and Emily MacConnell, An Irish Christmas features “superb dancing, singing and Irish traditional music celebrating the international spirit of the holiday season.” (Dec. 16-17, Bank of America Performing Arts Center, bapacthousandoaks. com/an-irish-christmas.)

Also at BAPAC: the circus. A Magical Cirque Christmas, that is, which returns to the Fred Kavli Theatre for one night only on Tuesday, Dec. 28. “A comedic, musical and magic-filled time travel journey of the holidays through the years,” A Magical Cirque Christmas includes “dazzling performers and breathtaking cirque artists accompanied by your favorite holiday music performed live.” bapacthousandoaks. com/show_detail.php?id=834

THEATRE

For one night only, revel in a hilarious and original Christmas show offered up by the California Shakespeare Company. King Hamlet’s Christmas Carol makes its world premiere on Saturday, Dec. 11. The play features a small theater company trying to come up with a production that will please everyone: the producers, the audience, the patrons. The results are lots of laughs and Christmas cheer.

This spirited comedy will be at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, hillcrestarts.com.

Up in Ojai, the Ojai Art Center Theater presents its theatrical salute to the season, Our Home for the Holidays, Dec. 10-12. Talented performers from ages 6 to 70+ will come together to entertain audiences. In addition, there will be special celebrations honoring local musician Dianne Miller (Dec. 10) and the Renaissance vocal group Ojai Madrigali (Dec. 11). A good time should be had by all, but if you need

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caroling, decorative lights, 12-foot candy canes, crafts, marshmallow roasting, pictures with Santa, holiday horses, live entertainment, and more.” Dec. 10-11, 17-18, 4-9 p.m., girlscoutsccc.org/campcandycanetix.

More than “one million twinkling lights and real snow will turn the Ventura County Fairgrounds into a winter wonderland.” From the creators of Concerts in Your Car, the Snow SPECIAL EVENTS N Glow Holiday Festival is a “stroll-through America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark holiday lights event … offering a symphony of College roars into the season with Wild Lights sight and sound.” Activities include a 100-footand Disco Nights! During December, the zoo is long snow-covered hill for snowtubing, a offering a special after dark event where guests dedicated snow play area, personal igloos can walk through a sparkling disco ball forest, for rent and more. Through Jan. 2, www. see the canopy of lights near Ira the Lion’s den snownglow.com. and enjoy the interactive light wall in the Arctic December is Holiday Makers Month at Vibes section. Wild Lights and Disco Nights Snow N Glow Holiday Festival at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Photo by Noel Alva the Ojai Community Farmers Market. Every takes place 6-8:30 p.m.weekends through Dec. Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7pm, the Chaparral 11, and every day Dec. 16-23. Tickets: $7-$11; with a slew (sleigh?) of holiday happenings. Jungle,” with boats “decked out based on Courtyard in Downtown Ojai transforms into a free for children 2 and under. Advanced tickets Visitors can drive through the festively lit and their favorite holiday tunes.” More at www. festive market filled with lights, live music, and decorated historic houses on Christmas Tree channelislandsharbor.org/events-festivals/. recommended: zoo.moorparkcollege.edu. sixty vendors including local makers, bakers, Camarillo hosts its annual Christmas food artisans and farmers. A designated kid’s AD PROOF Ventura Harbor Village wishes everyone Lane (F and G Streets, between Fifth and Palm).

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Onstage March 10-27. For additional information, contact director John Loprieno at jloprieno@vcccd. edu. 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, 805-3781485, www.moorparkcollege.edu/departments/ academic/theatre-arts/auditions-and-rehearsals.

THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE Dec. 12-13. Santa Paula Theater Center will be holding auditions for all six roles in this play about an older couple that is looking forward to retirement when their four adult children return home. No appointments necessary; cold readings will be taken from the script. Be prepared for movement, and to show proof of vaccination. Onstage Feb. 25-April 3, 2022. Questions can be emailed to director Jessi May Stevenson at jessimaystevenson@me.com.

125 S. Seventh St., Santa Paula, 805-525-4645, www.santapaulatheatercenter.org.

UNMASKING Through Dec. 30. The Ventura County Arts Council invites artists to submit proposals for an exhibit to be displayed in storefront windows at Victoria Avenue and Moon Drive in Ventura. Unmasking will examine portraiture today in light of the lengthy period we spent wearing face coverings. Each window should be conceived as a diorama.

Deadline for submission is Dec. 30. Exhibition runs Jan. 22-April 9, 2022. For fees, submission guidelines and more information, visit vcartscouncil.org/programs/public-art-displays/ victoria-moon-showcase-winter-2022/.

Some classes, exhibits and events are available exclusively online. All events are subject to change and cancellation; always verify with venue and/or organizer.

OPENING THEATER KING HAMLET’S CHRISTMAS CAROL Saturday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m. California Shakespeare Company presents the world premiere of a funny and original Christmas show about a small theater company trying to figure out the best way to please the audience, their patrons and their producers. $15-20. Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks, 805-307-2413, kinghamletschristmascarol.bpt.me/.

OUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Dec. 10-12.

Community members of all ages and talents come together for this Ojai ACT seasonal production.

Dianne Miller shares her musical gifts on Dec. 10 while Renaissance vocal group Ojai Madrigali will be featured on Dec. 11. Bring canned goods to donate to Help of Ojai; the Humane Society will spotlight pets in need of a furever home. $10. Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 805-640-8797, ojaiact.org.

VENTURA COUNTY POETRY PROJECT Thursday, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. Poetry reading by Bruce Willard and open mic. Live at the EP Foster Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura, and online via Zoom. More information at vcpoetryproject.org.

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AGRICULTURE MUSEUM Ongoing. Farm to Market, an interactive exhibit promoting healthy lifestyles through role play. Tomols to Trains: County Transportation through the 1900s. Antique tractors, farming implements, a living beehive and more. Hours: ThursdaysSundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula, 805-525-3100, venturamuseum.org/ visit-agriculture-museum/.

ATRIUM GALLERY Through Jan. 4, 2022. 9th Annual Exhibit of the National Arts Program for Ventura County Employees and Family Members.

Reception and awards ceremony on Friday, Dec. 10, 5:30-7 p.m. Hall of Administration, Ventura County Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, vcartscouncil.org.

BEATRICE WOOD CENTER FOR THE ARTS Through Dec. 26. BeatoWear/BeatoWare, a collection of ceramics and fabrics created by local OPENING ART artists and paying homage to Beatrice Wood.

Don’t miss the world premiere of a 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road, Upper Ojai, 805-646new holiday comedy, King Hamlet’s CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF ART THOUSAND 3381, www.beatricewood.com.

OAKS Thursday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m.: “The Art Christmas Carol, onstage at the Hillcrest BUENAVENTURA ART ASSOCIATION Through of Framing Art,” with Chuck Mitchell of The Dec. 24. The Language of Color, paintings by Center for the Arts on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m.

FrameStore. $12. Through Jan. 9, 2022: GIFTED: Bonny Butler; and Sunrise to Night Skies, waterCollecting the Art of California at Gardena High color and ink paintings by Mariah Bentley. Studio School, 1919-1956. For nearly 40 years, seniors ONGOING THEATER ing the end of the 2021 programming and the 99, Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura, at Gardena High School selected, purchased and support of SCI’s volunteers. Ongoing. Virtual art 805-648-1235, buenaventuraartassociation.org. donated works of art to the school. Today, the ANDRONICUS Through Dec. 19.

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Gallery and Studios in Ventura. Submit three to 20 as teen and adult cast members from seasons For more on information and locations of the Ongoing: Maritime art covering Asian, European past return to the stage to sing favorite holiday images; $35 entry fee. For submission guidelines, installations, visit www.venturamuseum.org. and American seafaring history; the Marple songs and tell the stories behind them. $23-25. online application and more information, visit DUDLEY HOUSE HISTORIC MUSEUM Through Model Ship Collection; exhibits on whales, sailors 45 E. High St., Moorpark, 805-529-8700, highwww.dabart.me/ventura-2.

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EMERGENCE Through Jan. 10, 2022. Studio home decor, antiques and more. Outdoor flea Circle, Oxnard, 805-984-6260, cimmvc.org.

Channel Islands invites submissions of any visual STROKE OF LUCK Streaming now. The Simi OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM Saturday, Dec. 11, media from emerging artists — juniors, seniors Valley Virtual Arts Center presents the first in 4:30-6 p.m.: Town Talk with Bryant Baker, Tom and recent graduates from local universities — its online cabaret series featuring a musical Maloney and Alasdair Coyne on protecting pubto participate in an exhibit opening Feb. 5, 2022. dramedy about one woman’s stroke and recovlic and private lands. Through March 13: Ojai Participating artists will be considered for the ery. Starring Farley Cadena. www.svvac.org/ Warming: Flora and Fauna in the Time of Climate Gerd Koch Award for Excellence. Deadline for subvirtual-cabaret-series.

Change, images and photos that show us the rare mission: Jan. 10, 2022. For submission guidelines and endangered species in this area . . . and what STUDENT ONE ACTS Dec. Through Dec. 11. and more information, visit studiochannelislands. we stand to lose due to drought, wildfires, extreme The Moorpark College Theater Arts Department org/emergence. temperatures and habitat destruction. Ongoing: presents its annual selection of short, one-act Small exhibitions on a range of topics related to the KINKY BOOTS Dec. 10-15. Moorpark College plays, written, produced, directed and perhistory of the Ojai Valley, as well as virtual talks and Theatre Arts Department will hold auditions for formed by students. $10. Performing Arts more. Now open Friday-Sunday. 130 W. Ojai Ave., this musical about a shoemaker who revives the Center, Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Drive, Ojai, 805-640-1390, www.ojaivalleymuseum.org. family business by making fabulous footwear for Moorpark, 805-378-1485, www.moorparkcolglamorous entertainers. Dance, orchestra and act- lege.edu/departments/academic/theatre-arts/ STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS Saturday, Dec. ing spots available; prepare 32 bars/one minute 11, 3-6 p.m.: End-of-year celebration recognizauditions-and-rehearsals.

market on Sundays. Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Ongoing: The National Historic Landmark was built in 1892 by Selwyn Shaw for lima bean farmer B.W. Dudley, and is one of the last pioneer farmhouses in Ventura. On display are artifacts and other elements showcasing aspects of life from 1895 to 1925. Open for tours the first Sunday of the month. COVID protocols will be strictly followed. 197 N. Ashwood Ave., Ventura, 805-642-3345, dudleyhouse.org.

FOX FINE JEWELRY Through January 2022.

Purely Portraits, featuring paintings by Galina Richardson and Sandy Treadwell. 560 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-652-1800, www.foxfinejewelry.com.

H GALLERY AND STUDIOS Through Jan. 9, 2022. Major Tom, a group exhibition of work from experimental artists facing the unknown through unconventional materials, innovative techniques and unusual subjects. Also on display: Just Another Day in Paradise and Biotic Beings. 1793 E. Main St., Ventura, www. dabart.me/ventura-2.

HARBOR VILLAGE GALLERY AND GIFTS Through Jan. 11, 2022: New members show.

Ongoing: Buenaventura Art Association members showcase and sell their work. Masks and social distancing required. 1559 Spinnaker Drive #106, Ventura Harbor Village, 805-644-2750, www. facebook.com/HarborVillageGalleryGifts.

KWAN FONG GALLERY Through Feb. 3, 2022. Now Is the Happiest Time of Your Life, vivid and violent oil paintings by representational artist Carl Dobsky that focus on crude, cruel and savage human behavior. California Lutheran University, 160 Overton Court, Thousand Oaks, 805-493-3697, blogs.callutheran.edu/kwanfong.

MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM Ongoing.

The famed auto museum pays tribute to French automotive design, with coaches from the 1800s, Bugattis from the 1920s-30s, Concours d’Elegance winners and more. Hours: Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; advance tickets required. 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard, 805-385-5400, mullinautomotivemuseum.com.

MURPHY AUTO MUSEUM Ongoing.

Impressive display of vintage automobiles and Americana, as well as the Gold Coast Modular Railroad Club and the car-centric art in the Fireball Art Gallery. Muscles and Mojo car show in the parking lot every first and third Sunday of the month. The museum is now open Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1930 Eastman Ave., Oxnard, 805-487-4333, www. murphyautomuseum.org.

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WILLIAM ROLLAND GALLERY Through Feb. Fox and Mary Warner realized through intense SIMI VALLEY VIRTUAL ARTS CENTER 3, 2022: The Otherworld, visionary paintings by color, hyper-realism and dramatic scale. Fox’s Ongoing. 25th Anniversary Photography artists that imagine the world as another place. orchids suggest new birth, while the sunflowCollection, photography by Jon Neftali and Worth California Lutheran University, 160 Overton Court, ers and zinnias of Warner are more weathered Thousand Oaks, 805-493-3697, rollandgallery.calLiving For, a suicide prevention art campaign and mature, together creating a tableaux of ♦ lutheran.edu. organized by the Simi Valley Youth Council. The the floral life cycle and hinting at the threat Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center has creof environmental ruin. 310 E. Matilija St., Ojai, ated an online presence to showcase 805-620-7589, porchgalleryojai.com. work from both local and regional artRANCHO CAMULOS MUSEUM Ongoing. The ists, theater and performing arts events 40-acre landmark and museum is one of the best and more. www.svvac.org. surviving examples of an early California rancho SPICETOPIA Through Jan. 20, and honors the area’s Spanish and Mexican heritage.

“Last Sundays at the Landmark” take place 2022. $100 and Under Holiday Show, Learn all about “The Art of Framing Art” at the California Museum of Art on the last Sunday of every month, and include items ready for gift giving. 576 E. Main Thursday, Dec. 9, 6-7 p.m. docent-led tours, music and more. Open every St., Ventura, 805-628-3267, www.

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The art gallery in Ventura County Outdoor Adventures, a newly Customers who spent $25 or more will Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation is pleased to Whizin Market Square will host a new show digitized collection of photographs taken from receive a free gift (one gift per cuspresent Sounds For Survival, a solo exhibition with works by a variety of contemporary artreels of film created by lifelong Ventura County tomer; while supplies last). Ongoing: project by Jovan C. Speller, a Minnesota artist AD PROOF ists, including CW Slade, John M. White, Sheila resident and avid outdoorsman Herman Keene Talented ceramic artists from across known for interpreting historic narratives through Daube, James Volkert, Elise Marshall, Lynne (1879-1965). Ongoing: MVC Gallery Marketplace, Ventura County make up the Ventura contemporary discourse. 248 S. Montgomery St., Deutch and others. Whizin Market Square, Client: Ventura County Ad Potters Executive: Barrett (805) 648-2244 exhibits devoted to the Chumash, the history of Ballet County Guild, and they Warren disUnit A, Ojai, 805-633-9188, theojaiinstitute.org.

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docent led tour after getting a keepsake photo with Mrs. Claus at the 1853 carriage. Bring a picnic and enjoy stepping back in time. The gift shop is open. $5 suggested donation. Rancho Camulos, Highway 126, Piru.

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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT | 4 p.m.

FREE. The Camarillo Community band will be performing all the holiday favorites so it’s time to sing along. Santa Claus is scheduled to appear so bring your wish list. Community Center Auditorium, 1605 E. Burnley St., Camarillo, camarillocommunityband.com.

FOOD SHARE 10TH ANNUAL CAN-TREE FOOD DRIVE | Trees on display all day. Food Share, Ventura County’s largest hunger-relief organization, is bringing this popular community event back for the holidays! The Can-Tree Food Drive brings individuals, families, and local businesses together to collect and build hundreds of canned food “trees” is Food Share’s biggest food and fund drive of the year and is a critical source of food for the thousands of people still struggling with food insecurity in Ventura County. Collect and build or buy and build. Details online. Figueroa Plaza, Downtown Ventura. www.foodshare.com/cantree COFFEE WITH A COP | 8-10 a.m. An opportunity for community members to sit down with a Ventura city police officer and give feedback, ask questions and just get to know your local law enforcement officer. The annual holiday toy drive is underway so bring a new, unwrapped toy! Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, 1780 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura.

THE SOMIS THURSDAY CLUB | 11:30 a.m.

Local women’s club luncheon meeting. This month’s program will be a Holiday Music and Cookie Sale.

Visitors and prospective members are welcome.

RSVP to 805-469-5059 or patti.dizazzo@gmail.com.

Club house, 5380 Bell Street, Somis.

POINSETTIA AWARDS | 3:30-5 p.m. FREE online ceremony. An annual awards events hosted by the Ventura Chamber of Commerce to recognize hometown heroes that help make Ventura a better place for all. After the online ceremony and in person reception will be held at Ventura City Hall, 5:30-7:30, $40 for chamber members, $50 non-members. Register online at: http://ventura.chambermaster.com/events LEARN THE ART OF FRAMING ART | 6 p.m.

Framing is an art in and of itself. Just as a good frame choice can greatly enhance the appearance of a work of art, a poor frame choice can drastically diminish a work. The Art of Framing Art with Chuck Mitchell, founder and president of The FrameStore, who will share tips on what to consider — including proportion, materials, design and presentation — when choosing a custom frame. $12. Free for members. California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks, 350 W. Hillcrest Drive, 2 nd Level, Thousand Oaks. www.cmato.org HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS | Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (Sunday show at 2 p.m.) A variety show with holiday cheer. Come experience a community celebration with musical entertainment and more from local performers.

Bring canned food for the Help of Ojai food drive. $10 suggested donation. 805-640-8798. Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery Street, Ojai. www.OjaiACT.com JAZZ COLLECTIVE | 7:30 p.m. California Lutheran University student Jazz Ensemble will perform standards and modern classics.

Conducted by Uziel Colón. Free. Vaccination required. 805-493-3306. California Lutheran University, Preus-Brandt Forum, 135 Chapel Lane, Thousand Oaks. www.callutheran.edu/music

FRIDAY SPARK OF LOVE TOY DRIVE | 7:30 - 9 a.m.

The Ventura Chamber of Commerce is hosting this toy collection location as part of the Spark of Love Toy Drive. Bring an unwrapped toy for a child or teen. Pacific View Mall (near Red Robin), 3301 E. Main Street, Ventura.

MARIACHI ENSEMBLE CONCERT | 7:30 p.m. FREE. The California Lutheran University Mariachi Ensemble will perform classic songs from the mariachi repertoire, conducted by Rocio Marrón. Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is required. Samuelson Chapel, 165 Chapel Lane, Thousand Oaks.

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MONDAY CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM | Through Dec. 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There is no Christmas like Christmas on the farm. Tractor rides, animals, crafts, cookies, Christmas trees, reindeer and more. $9 weekdays, $12 weekends. Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com/ christmas-on-the-farm/

LIGHT UP OUR LANDMARK TREES and CAN-TREE DISPLAY | Friday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m. Gather in downtown Ventura for this 80 year old tradition of lighting the Mission Trees. Community choir singing opens the event at 6 p.m., followed by Ventura Mayor Sofia Rubalcava and Fr. Tom Elewaut, providing a welcome to Santa Claus, who will light the trees. Ventura might see some snow! The twin Mission Trees, planted in 1880, were designated as Millennium Trees by the State of California and the U.S. Government in 2000. Gather in front of the Mission Basilica San Buenaventura at Figueroa Plaza and in Mission Park. Bring your chairs and blankets. CAN-Trees that have been sponsored and built by local residents and businesses will be on display in the plaza. Photo courtesy of Visit Ventura

SATURDAY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 11-12 – FREE Local featured writers will be selling their books, signing their books, and doing readings at this bi-annual Writers Festival.

Workshops for writers. All things writing. Hosted

by WRITERS| Ventura. E.P. Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street, Ventura. www.writersventura.com STORYTIME AT THE MUSEUM | 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. This week’s story theme is family..

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Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. www.venturamuseum.org WINTER WONDERLAND AND HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE | 12-4 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected to make an appearance so have your camera ready for the perfect holiday photo op. Crafts for the kids, great holiday shopping and don’t forget the real live reindeer.

Carolers will be onsite singing festive holiday songs. Ventura Harbor Village, 1583 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura.

THE NUTCRACKER | Dec. 11, 2 and 7 p.m. and Dec. 12, 2 p.m. Ventura County Ballet presents the classic holiday story of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. take a magical journey into the world of life-sized mice, dancing sweets and of course, a magical prince. The VCB’s adaptation of the theatrical event will bring the holiday tradition to life by thrilling audiences with its captivating storytelling, larger-than-life imagery, visual effects and opulent costumes. $30 general admission. Discounts available. Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center, 4235 Mar Vista Dr., Camarillo. www.venturacountyballet.com VENTURA WINTER WINE WALK AND HOLIDAY STREET FAIR | 4-7 p.m. Get your festive groove on with fine food, wine and entertainment while strolling downtown Ventura.

Enjoy the exclusive VIP Fiesta Lounge or the Tree Factory VIP Chandelier Lounge at this rocking holiday event. Tickets on sale for wine offerings. Street fair is FREE. VIP lounges are at Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. https://cbfproductions.ticketspice.com/ ventura-winter-wine-walk-saturday-dec-11th400pm---700pm?

CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR PARADE OF LIGHTS | All day. Parade 5-7 p.m. The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. with arts, crafts and other holiday activities throughout the harbor as boats

are prepped for the fun after the sun sets. The Tall Ship Mast lighting at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum will be lit at about 5 p.m. to kick off the Parade of Lights, with beautifully lit boats and vessels gliding through the harbor. Channel Islands Harbor, 3850 Harbor Blvd., Oxnard.

INDEPENDENT ARTIST CONCERT | 7-10 p.m.

First in a planned series of concerts showcasing diverse artists. Hosted by 99ThreeFM, KJBU this event includes performances from singer, pianist, songwriter Angelo Acre, Skipp Whitman, hip-hop sensation from Brookline, Massachusetts, Oxnard natives, Mic Bless and Dejaa.k, and more.

Performing Arts Center at Oxnard College, 4000 S. Rose Avenue, Oxnard.

KING HAMLET’S CHRISTMAS CAROL | 8 p.m.

The California Shakespeare Company brings their original show to Thousand Oaks for its world premiere. “King Hamlet’s Christmas Carol” is all about the season of giving but this small theater company can’t quite figure out what show they should do to please their patrons and their producers. Filled with Christmas cheer and holiday hilarity, this show is sure to put a smile on everyone’s face. $15 for Students and $20 for General Admission.

805-307-2413. Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W Hillcrest Drive Thousand Oaks. www.kinghamletschristmascarol.bpt.me.

HOLIDAYS IN THE VILLAGE, A EUROPEAN MARKETPLACE | 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Celebrate the warmth and joy of the holiday season with lots of food, music, kid fun, and artisan and craft vendors--all with a European flair. Visitors can shop for unique holiday gifts in a festive, family atmosphere. The Marketplace features traditional European foods and beverages including Gluehwein (a warm spiced wine), craft brews, apple cider and hot cocoa. A Kris Kringle children’s village with Kris Kringle himself and the Grinch includes a carousel and holiday train. Carolers and live music will entertain visitors throughout the day. FREE admission and parking. Lakeview Canyon Road and Agoura Road (adjacent to Stonehaus), Westlake Village.

CAMULOS HOLIDAY FEST | 1-5 p.m. Celebrate the season at Rancho Camulos. The Orchard Bluegrass Band will perform at 3 p.m.. Enjoy a

TAHITIAN DANCE CLASS | 5:30-7 p.m.

Learn Tahitian dance with Kayla Ancheta Chey. $25. Sign up by calling 714-727-5066. Namba Performing Arts, 47 S. Oak Street, Ventura. www. nambaarts.com

TUESDAY CHRISTMAS TWILIGHT GATHERING | 7 p.m.

A gathering with sound, silence and word in person with special music for Christmas by J. S. Bach, John Jacob Niles and more. Original poetry by Atul Ranchod. The music will be provided by Christine Snipes Mazor on violin, Geno Palilla on piano and Maddie Sifantus, soprano.

This is a hybrid event - happening both in person and online. Join online at www.facebook.com/ uucsp. Or gather in person at Sanctuary of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula, 740 E Main Street, Santa Paula.

WEDNESDAY ELECTION PLAN WORKSHOP | 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. The Ventura County Registrar of Voters will hold a virtual public hearing on the draft Election Administration Plan (EAP) in accordance with the County’s upcoming transition to the California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) for the upcom-

SUNDAY 14th ANNUAL SANTA TO THE SEA | 7:30 a.m.

Enjoy a fun, festive, and healthy outdoor event.

Distances offered are a half marathon and quarter marathon, 5K, Kids 1K and a diaper dash. Santa to the Sea supports the Nyeland Acres community through food distributions, a toy giveaway, and scholarships to Oxnard College. Sign up and routes are online www.santatothesea.com POPPIES SECOND SUNDAY ART MARKET | 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Diane Paige will show her unique jewelry and felted items. Holly Woolson will have art and some new creations (pictured).

Her book also will be available. Other participating Poppies artists include Lee Ortega, Carol Roullard, Crystal Davis, Bridget McKenna and more. There’s lots to explore inside the store, too!

Poppies carries locally made jewelry, pottery, photography of Ojai and other places, paintings, prints, ceramics, seasonal items, home décor, and more. Poppies Art and Gifts, 323 E. Matilija St., Ojai. www.poppiesartandgifts.indiemade.com

NOT SO SILENT NIGHT | Thursday, Dec. 9, 6-7 p.m. This fun and festive annual concert is back. The Buena High School Choir will perform their newly released songs in a benefit concert showcasing winter themed songs selected from popular secular and holiday themed tunes. $3-$5 recommended donation to benefit Rain Transitional Living Center. The choir will be performing live at McConnell Auditorium, Buena High School, 5670 Telegraph Road, Ventura. CD is available for digital download or hardcopy purchase: https://sites.google.com/venturaedu.org/buenahschoir. Pictured: Sierra Ruiz, Renee Morales, Siobhan Westfall, Destynie Hogue-Villanueva, and Marimar Ilias sing “Hanukkah,” “Breath of Winter,” and “Underneath the Tree,” recording on campus at Buena High School.

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LIVING WITH THE PANDEMIC: BEST PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS AND VENUES | 4:30-6 p.m. Online event The final session in this three-part workshop for those working in the arts to help navigate their work in the midst of the viral pandemic and manage the variety of circumstances that come from producing and presenting live artistic events. Learn about policies and protocols being developed to reopen arts events safely with a focus on programs for children. Bringing a science based perspective to the issues those in the arts are facing, these workshops are led by experts in medicine, state public health and arts advocacy.

Presented by University of Southern California’s Center for Emerging Pathogens at the Keck School of Medicine, the center’s founding director Dr. Neha Nanda is one of the featured speakers. She is an infectious disease physician and faculty member at USC, where she serves as the hospital epidemiologist and interim division chief of infectious diseases. Speakers will include Julie Baker, executive director, Californians for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy organization. All workshops are FREE, but registration is required. www.californiansforthearts.org/events

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Norwegian grade. Janss will share stories weaving local history with personal experiences. Free for museum members. $15. California Museum of Art, 350 West Hillcrest Drive, 2nd Floor, Thousand Oaks. www.cmato.org.

AN IRISH CHRISTMAS | Dec. 16, 17, 7:30 p.m. Take the entire family on a journey through Christmas in Ireland with dancing, singing, and Irish traditional music celebrating the international spirit of the holiday season. Join an award-winning cast led by World Champion dancers Tyler Schwartz (Magic of the Dance, An Irish Christmas, Celtic Fyre, Celtic Wings, and ReelRhythm) and Emily MacConnell (Dance Masters, Rockin’ Road to Dublin, Magic of the Dance, An Irish Christmas Celtic Fyre and Celtic Wings). 805-449-2787. Scherr Forum, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, bapacthousandoaks.com.

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Levity Live Comedy Club: Joel Kim

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The Shores: Karaoke with Betty-Jean,

The Manhattan: Trivia night, 7 p.m.

Outlaws: Sing Time Karaoke,

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The Vine: Jared Bergman, 7-9 p.m.

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Junkyard Cafe: Teresa Russell, 6-9 p.m.

Keynote Lounge: Caliente, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Leashless Brewing: TC King, 6:30 p.m.

Main and California, Downtown Ventura: Erik V, 5-6:30 p.m.

Ojai Underground Exchange: Jazz guitar,

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The Lookout: Tommy Foytek’s Variety Show, 7-10 p.m.

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SATURDAY, 12/11 The Canyon: Queen Nation (tribute) with John and Shelly Band, 6 p.m.

Copa Cubana: Teresa Russell, 7-10 p.m.

Four Brix Winery: Cary Park, 1-3:30 p.m.

GiGi’s: The Deaf Pilots The Grape: Fausto Cuevas and Cinquillo, 2-5 p.m.; Doug Webb Group, 7-10 p.m.

Grapes and Hops: Dianne Miller

Band, 2-5 p.m.; Farrell/Rankin/Weisner, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Harley’s Camarillo Bowl: California Space Truckers, 7-9 p.m.

Keynote Lounge: Magnificent Bastards,

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Leashless Brewing: Brittney Burchett,

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Ventura Theater: Los Mixos, Los Cool Arrows,

Dielectric, Bonnie Boy, 8 p.m.

The Vine: Duncan and the Dragon Slayers, 8-10 p.m.

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Levity Live Comedy Club: Mark Curry, 7 and

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Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: Willie Barcena, 8 p.m.

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GiGi’s” Christmas Party with What the Funk Grapes and Hops: Steve and Sally Williams, 2-5 p.m.

Leashless Brewing: Joe Henry III, 3 p.m.

The Lookout: Gary Ballen, 3-6 p.m.

MadeWest Brewing (Ventura; Donlon St.): RJ Mischo, 3-5 p.m.

Main and California, Downtown Ventura: DVR

Band, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Living With Robots, 5-8 p.m.

Oxnard Performing Arts Center: R&B Sundays on

the Patio feat. the House Arrest Band, 1-4 p.m.

Rancho Camulos Museum: Orchard Bluegrass Band, 3 p.m.

Ric’s Restaurant: Live music, 2:30 p.m.

Rock and Roll Pizza (Simi Valley East; Cochran):

Reggae Sunday, 5-7 p.m.

Tony’s Pizzaria: 80s Beach Party with Dork, 3-7 p.m.

Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: Havana Club,

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The Vine: Fire on the Mountain, 2-4 p.m.; Preston Smith, 7-9 p.m.

Waterside: Teresa Russell, 11:30 a.m.

Winchester’s: CRV, 3-6 p.m.

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COMEDY GiGi’s: Comedy Night with Artie Lopez, 8 p.m.

Levity Live Comedy Club: Erik Rivera, 8 p.m.

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The track “Shadow Walk,” meanwhile, finds co-founding keyboardist Roger Rivas laying down a Meters-style organ groove over what could pass for a vintage dub track.

“We were aiming for that Lee Perry and the Upsetters sound,” said Wagner, who has “Mr. Brown,” the title of a Perry-produced Wailers song, tattooed on his arm. “Our buddy Chris Brennan, who second-engineered the record, has all kinds of old dub gear, a lot of the same stuff that Lee Perry used. So we invited Chris to dub those out for us in Lee Perry fashion. He’s also begun playing rhythm guitar for us.”

Reggae Now! earned the band considerable praise. Alternative Press said it “defines everything great under the summer sun.” The band’s label sent out endorsements from Big Audio Dynamite’s Don Letts and The Specials’ Lynval Golding. “The Aggrolites,” according to Golding, “have gotten it even more right, at exactly the right time.”

Wagner, not surprisingly, feels much the same way.

“On our last record, IV, we were kind of going out of the box from what we usually do,” he said. “And with this one, we thought more about what we’ve been doing from the beginning. So we did those kind of sing-along anthems and those organ tunes, and we threw in some funky stuff and a couple of dub tracks, which we’ve never really done before, at least not as good as we did this time around. To be honest, with this album, it was kind of like, ‘Let’s give the crowd what they want to hear.’”

The Aggrolites will join the Slackers for the Greatest Show on Earth on Friday, Dec. 10, at the Majestic Ventura Theater, 26 S. Chestnut St., Ventura. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, call 805653-0721 or visit www.venturatheater.net.

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e all have to eat . . . which is just one reason why edible presents are so perfect for the holidays. Who doesn’t love getting a quality box of chocolates, a nice bottle of wine or a home-baked goodie? Gift certificates to a favorite restaurant, bakery or coffee shop is an effortless option that will please foodies of all stripes on your list — and there’s no lack of those in Ventura County! But if you were hoping for something a little more creative, consider these local shops and products to indulge your favorite gourmets.

CHAR MAN BRAND HOT SAUCE

876 S. Rice Road, Ojai charmanbrand@gmail.com www.instagram.com/charmanbrand www.charmanbrand.com Hot heads will love Ventura County’s own Char Man Brand, whose spicy concoctions rely on quality ingredients and an expert’s touch to create hot sauces that are more than simply tongue-scorching condiments. From the ever-popular original (with habaneros and gueros) to the fresh, tangy Verde (probably the mildest of the bunch) to the tropical and fruity Caribbean, the brand has something for everyone, and all six varieties offer a beautiful balance of heat and flavor. Bonus: The bottles are sized just right for stocking stuffers.

Find Char Man Brand at Rains of Ojai, Santa Cruz Market in Ventura, select local grocery stores and farmers markets, or order online from the website. Five-ounce bottles start at $8.

MCCONNELL’S PINT OF THE MONTH CLUB

805-963-8813 mcconnells.com Everyone in these parts knows that McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream makes some of the best frozen desserts in the world, readily available in local scoop shops and the freezer section of many area grocery stores. Thanks to its Pint of the Month Club, that creamy deliciousness is available to anyone in the United States! Arrange for your favorite ice cream fan to get three pints of pure, delicious McConnell’s ice cream delivered right to their doorstep every month. Each pint will be a different flavor, and often will include new, limited edition, seasonal or members-only flavors. Deliveries ship via FedEx and and recipients will get an email so they know when to expect it. And of course, the ice cream is properly packed to ensure it’s frozen upon arrival.

Subscriptions start at three months for $144.

PARADISE PANTRY WINE CLUB

222 E. Main St., Ventura 805-641-9440 www.paradisepantry.com Paradise Pantry specializes in hand-crafted wines from top winemakers and small wineries. Many of these wines would be hard to find elsewhere; some are available in exceedingly small batches. So every bottle offered in the wine club is of exceptional quality and very special — making it the perfect gift for that oenophile who has everything, hard-to-shop-for friends and wine lovers of all kinds. There are lots of options and price points, and you can customize based on style and region, too. Local wine club members enjoy some nice perks as well. The website makes it easy to customize your wine club gift, but if you still want something a little different — give ‘em a call. (And of course, there are some “wrapped and ready” wine and gourmet food gifts available at the shop, too.)

Wine club memberships start at $44 for two bottles per month: www.paradisepantry.com/wine-club-order-gift.

SPICETOPIA COOKING CLASSES

576 E. Main St., Ventura 805-628-3267 www.spice-topia.com Even if you’re an avid cook, a little expert guidance never hurt. SpiceTopia offers moderately priced classes in everything from making your own vanilla extract to decorating cookies to composing a healthy and beautiful salad. Class sizes are kept small deliberately, so all students get the attention they deserve. There’s also a Virtual Tea Tasting that you can customize for a group of family, friends, co-workers, etc.

Classes start at $45 per person and can be purchased online.

VENTURA FOOD TOURS

805-295-8687 (TOUR) www.venturafoodtours.com www.sbtastingtours.com Gift cards to favorite restaurants are a treat indeed. But if you want to offer something a little different, why not consider a food experience? Ventura Food Tours offers fun, intimate walking and tasting explorations of local dining destinations, where participants get to sample yummy treats from local eateries. All tours include some local history, culinary education and a peek behind the scenes of fabulous bakeries, cafes, cheese shops, wine bars and more. A delicious way to discover hidden gems, or experience an old favorite in a few way. And no wrapping paper, batteries or assembly required!

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ADVICE GODDESS

Easy Rewriter

At a dinner, a woman asked how my husband and I met. He says he spotted me in the campus dining hall, deliberately bumped me and spilled my drink on my tray, and used getting me a refill to ask me out. This never happened. (We met in class, and he asked me out.)

What does it mean that he has such faulty recall about the entire origin of our marriage?

— Disturbed There is such a thing as “total recall,” and it’s what automakers rush to do after they sell a car that is not only self-driving but self-destructing: dropping parts

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like breadcrumbs as it tools down the highway.

What total recall is not is a feature of the human mind — despite the widely believed myth that memory is a form of mental videotape: faithfully preserving our experiences for playback. Ideal as this would be for spouses with prosecutorial tendencies, our minds are, in fact, hotbeds of fragmented, distorted, partial recall.

We create this mess ourselves, simply by remembering — and remembering again. “Using one’s memory shapes one’s memory,” explains psychologist Robert Bjork.

Basically, the more we tell a story, the more we believe it — along with all the embellishments (aka big fat lies) we added to funny it up and otherwise impress (so social situations feel less like reenactments of being picked last for dodgeball).

And when I say “we,” I mean me. When I lived in Manhattan, I’d brag about my response to a street-corner flasher: “Looks like a penis — only smaller.” I’m now pretty sure this never happened. I did see an escaped trouser snake or, uh, five on the subway. (New Yorkers think of this as “Tuesday.”)

That was probably my sourdough

starter for the cleverbrag I trotted out endlessly at parties — till I was snidely informed that my “original” circa mid-’90s line appeared in the 1978 movie “Bloodbrothers.”

Consider that your husband’s memory might not be the only one that’s been, um, redecorated. Also consider (see my cleverbrag above) that we tend to “remember” events in self-serving ways. Any guy can ask a girl out after class, but in your husband’s version, he goes on a mini-quest to get a date with you.

Not exactly the stuff Sir Lancelot was made of, but modern men must make do with the heroics available to them: “I won her love — after a bloody battle with a cafeteria tray and a glass of 2% milk.”

The Incredible Sulk

I hang with friends about twice weekly and also like my alone time.

The guy I’m seeing not only wants to be together constantly but seems to need that. He’s upset and anxious on nights I’m not with him. The first time I said I couldn’t get together, he was annoyed. He now complains I’m “dependent on” my friends, meaning unhealthily. He claims a great relationship is two people who are always together (a la “you com-

plete me”). I don’t want to hurt him, but I won’t give up my friends or myself for a relationship, and I don’t know how to tell him.

— Conflicted Dating sites work very hard to be inclusive in the type-of-partner options they list — “man seeking woman,” “man seeking man,” and even “man seeking genderbeige” — yet they omit a checkbox for “man seeking hostage.”

That appears to be the model for your man’s ideal relationship (as an adult who gets “upset and anxious” on nights his boo’s away).

Though he paints his longing for nonstop togetherness as the height of romance, his “You complete me!” is not so much a romantic declaration as an accidental disclosure of extreme neediness. It also makes him a poor match for any woman whose relationship goals are best summed up as: togetherness, yes; conjoined, no.

As a woman, you’re likely on the high end of the spectrum of a personality trait called “agreeableness.”

On a positive note, this plays out in being “kind, considerate, likable, cooperative, (and) helpful,” reports psychologist William Graziano. On a less positive note, it often leads to

prioritizing these lovely behaviors over one’s own needs.

A personality trait is not a behavioral mandate. You can shift out of auto-“pleaser” mode by pre-planning to assert yourself — “Here’s what I need!” — and then doing it, no matter how uncomfortable it feels at first. The more you do it, the more natural (and even rewarding!) it’ll feel — till your default position becomes standing up for yourself instead of rolling over for everybody else.

Guesstimate how much weekly togetherness and apartness works for you, and make it clear to men you date — starting by informing your current guy that your social world will continue to extend beyond being his human binky.

In short, the sort of relationship that works for you is one in which you’re bonded but not zip-tied. (c)2021, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly podcast: blogtalkradio. com/amyalkon Order Amy Alkon’s new book, “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence,” (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2018).

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

(March 21-April 19):

Aries filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932– 1986) was experimental and innovative and influential. His imagery was often dreamlike, and his themes were metaphysical.

He felt that the most crucial aspect of his creative process was his faith. If he could genuinely believe in the work he was doing, he was sure he’d succeed at even the most improbable projects. But that was a challenge for him. “There is nothing more difficult to achieve than a passionate, sincere, quiet faith,” he said. In accordance with your astrological omens during the next 12 months, Aries, I suggest you draw inspiration from his approach. Cultivating a passionate, sincere, quiet faith will be more attainable than it has ever been.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20):

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware,” said philosopher Martin Buber. How true! I would add that the traveler is wise to prepare for the challenges and opportunities of those secret destinations . . . and be alert for them if they appear . . . and treat them with welcome and respect, not resistance and avoidance. When travelers follow those protocols, they are far more likely to be delightfully surprised than disappointingly surprised. Everything I just said will apply to you in the coming weeks, Taurus.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20):

Gemini sleight-of-hand artist Apollo Robinson may be the best and most famous pickpocket in the world. Fortunately, he uses his skill for entertainment purposes only. He doesn’t steal strangers’ money and valuables from their pockets and purses and jackets. On one occasion, while in the company of former US President Jimmy Carter,

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he pilfered multiple items from a secret service agent assigned to protect Carter. He gave the items back, of course. It was an amusing and humbling lesson that inspired many law-enforcement officials to seek him out as a consultant. I suspect that in the coming weeks, you may have comparable abilities to trick, fool, beguile, and enchant. I hope you will use your superpowers exclusively to carry out good deeds and attract inviting possibilities.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

Many sportswriters regard Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player ever. He was the Most Valuable Player five times and had a higher scoring average than anyone else who has ever played. And yet he confesses, “I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life.” He says the keys to his success are his familiarity with bungles and his determination to keep going despite his bungles. I invite you to meditate on Jordan’s example in the coming days.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

In his poem “Song of Poplars,” Leo author Aldous Huxley speaks to a stand of poplar trees. He asks them if they are an “agony of undefined desires.” Now I will pose the same question to you, Leo. Are you an agony of undefined desires? Or are you a treasury of well-defined desires? I hope it’s the latter.

But if it’s not, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to fix the problem. Learning to be precise about the nature of your longings is your growing edge, your frontier. Find out more about what you want, please.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Black is your lucky color for the foresee-

able future. I invite you to delve further than ever before into its mysteries and meanings and powers. I encourage you to celebrate blackness and honor blackness and nurture blackness in every way you can imagine. For inspiration, meditate on how, in art, black is the presence of all colors. In printing, black is a color needed to produce other colors. In mythology, blackness is the primal source of all life and possibility. In psychology, blackness symbolizes the rich unconscious core from which all vitality emerges.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

In the first season of the animated TV series South Park, its two creators produced an episode called “Make Love, Not Warcraft.”

The story lovingly mocked nerds and the culture of online gaming. Soon after sending his handiwork to executive producers, Libran co-creator Trey Parker decided it was a terrible show that would wreck his career. He begged for it to be withheld from broadcast. But the producers ignored his pleas. That turned out to be a lucky break.

The episode ultimately won an Emmy Award and became popular with fans. I foresee the possibility of comparable events in your life, Libra. Don’t be too sure you know which of your efforts will work best.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

Nobel Prize-winning Scorpio author André Gide (1869–1951) had an unusual relationship with his wife Madeline Rondeaux.

Although married for 43 years, they never had sex. As long as she was alive, he never mentioned her in his extensive writings.

But after she died, he wrote a book about their complex relationship. Here’s the best thing he ever said about her: “I believe it was through her that I drew the need for truthfulness and sincerity.” I’d love for you

to be lit up by an influence like Madeline Rondeaux, Scorpio. I’d be excited for you to cultivate a bond with a person who will inspire your longing to be disarmingly candid and refreshingly genuine. If there are no such characters in your life, go looking for them. If there are, deepen your connection.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

A fashion company called Tibi sells a silver mini dress that features thousands of sequins. It’s also available in gold. I wonder if the designers were inspired by poet Mark Doty’s line: “No such thing, the queen said, as too many sequins.” In my astrological estimation, the coming weeks will be a fun time to make this one of your mottoes.

You will have a poetic license to be flashy, shiny, bold, swanky, glittery, splashy, sparkling, and extravagant. If expressing such themes in the way you dress isn’t appealing, embody more metaphorical versions.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

“I have pasts inside me I did not bury properly,” writes Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyuo. Isn’t that true for each of us? Don’t we all carry around painful memories as if they were still fresh and current? With a little work, we could depotentize at least some of them and consign them to a final resting place where they wouldn’t nag and sting us anymore. The good news, Capricorn, is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do just that: bury any pasts that you have not properly buried before now.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

In February 1967, the Beatles recorded their album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in London. A man claiming to be

Jesus Christ convinced Paul McCartney to let him weasel his way into the studio.

McCartney later said that he was pretty sure it wasn’t the real Jesus. But if by some remote chance it was, he said, he didn’t want to make a big mistake. I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I suspect that comparable events may be brewing in your vicinity. My advice: Don’t assume you already know who your teachers and helpers are. Here’s the relevant verse from the Bible: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20):

According to Professor of Classics Anne Carson, ancient Greek author Homer “suggested we stand in time with our backs to the future, face to the past.” And why would we do that? To “search for the meaning of the present—scanning history and myth for a precedent.” I bring this to your attention, Pisces, because I think you should avoid such an approach in the coming months. In my view, the next chapter of your life story will be so new, so unpredicted, that it will have no antecedents, no precursory roots that might illuminate its plot and meaning.

Your future is unprecedented.

Homework: Send your predictions for the new year—both for yourself and the world. https://Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes.

The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

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PUBLISHED: Ventura Benny Quezada: Tool box, advertised on www.storto sell the personal property County Reporter 12/02/21, Moped frame, Tools, Auto agetreasures.com. Purdescribed below to enforce a Citizens Self Storage (805) 12/09/21 parts, Propane tank, Speakchases must be made with lien imposed on said prop484-1738 er, Oven range and skatecash only and paid at the erty pursuant to sections Notice of Public Auction Storage Treasures – Califorboard deck. above referenced facility in 21700 – 21716 of the CA nia Bond #63747122 Kellie Shauer: Clothing, Linorder to complete the transBusiness and Professions Notice is hereby given that ens, Shoes, boxes, 5+ storaction. Extra Space Storage Code, CA Commercial Code Golden State Storage inPUBLISHED: Ventura age tubs and 3+ hampers. may refuse any bid and may S e c t i o n 2 3 2 8 , S e c t i o n tends to sell the personal County Reporter 12/09/21, Arely Nava: 3+ speakers, rescind any purchase up un1812.600 – 1812.609 and property described below to 12/16/21 Tool box, Chest, Cooler, til the winning bidder takes Section 1988 of CA Civil enforce a lien imposed on Tools, Various electronics, 4 possession of the personal Code, 353 of the Penal said property Pursuant to Litires w/rims, Tool bag and property.

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Unit 101 Oxnard, CA 93033 Cristina Nowling-Furniture, Auction by www.storAileen Acosta: Furniture, 5+ The date on which the fictiappliances, tools, TVs, totes, Customer Name Unit # agetreasures.com boxes, 10+ storage tubs, tious business name being boxes Levi Terrill 747 Phone: 480-397-6503 Luggage, Bike, Linens, Lamp withdrawn was filed Barbara Housley-Furniture, Larry Arevalo 262 and mattress set.

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12:00:00 AM Elvira Gutierrez Flores-FurFrancisco Jacome 549 spreader, 10+ boxes of unMary Vinson: Headboard, Name of withdrawal from niture, boxes, ladder, tool Linda Leyva 602 known, Weedwacker, Garden Cooler, 30+ boxes of unPartnership; Cristela Guido boxes, vacuums Edward Lopez 497 pots, Exercise equipment, known, 5+ milk crate, LugSilva, 500 Tangerine Pl., Michelle McCord-Boxes, Sandra Luna 777A Folding push cart and stroller gage, Furniture and camp Oxnard, CA 93033 skateboards, coolers, car Dan Lundberg 188 stove.

This statement was filed with battery Silvia Oropeza 480 PUBLISHED: Ventura the Ventura County Clerk on Paul Adams-Boxes, shoe Stephanie Martinez 462 County Reporter 12/02/21, Dated 11/23/2021 11/29/21. racks, totes Gonzalo Michel 771 12/09/21 Published: Ventura County The auction will be listed and Anthony Paup 582 Channel Islands Self StorReporter 12/02/21, 12/09/21, Notice of Public Sale: advertised on www.storMichelle Russell 570 age phone# (805) 488-3886 12/16/21, 12/23/21 DECEMBER 23rd, 2021 agetreasures.com. PurManuel Siller 180 Auction by WWW.storchases must be made with Purchases must be paid for agetreasures.com Phone # FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Tenants: cash only and paid at the at the time of purchase in (480)397-6503 NAME STATEMENT FILE GRACE HOPPERS above referenced facility in cash only. All purchased NO. 2021100156534 ERIC JOHNSON order to complete the transitems sold as is, where is and PUBLISHED: Ventura The following person(s) is KIME action. Extra Space Storage must be removed at the time County Reporter 12/02/21, (are) doing business as: ALFRED DUSABLON may refuse any bid and may of sale. Sale subject to can12/09/21 RSSL PRODUCTS, 1720 rescind any purchase up uncellation in the event of setFirethorne Pl. Oxnard, CA Auction held on December til the winning bidder takes tlement between owner and Public Online Sale 93030. Ventura County. Vic23rd, 2021 at 11:00AM at possession of the personal obligated party. toria Ornsbey, Michael OrnsPorta-Stor 330 West Park property.

Citizens Self Storage bey, 1720 Firethorne Pl. Row Avenue Ventura, CA Andasol Management, Inc. 269 N. Aviador Street Oxnard, CA 93030. This 93001 805-643-3862 PUBLISHED: Ventura Bond #: 791831C Camarillo, Ca 93010 business is conducted by: Sold to the highest bidder.

County Reporter 12/02/21, (888)564-7782 Married Couple. The regis12/09/21 PUBLISHED: Ventura Notice is hereby given that trant commenced to transact PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 12/02/21, the undersigned intends to business under the fictitious County Reporter 12/09/21, 12/09/21 sell the personal property deNOTICE OF PUBLIC business name or names lis12/16/21 scribed below to enforce a liAUCTION ted above on: 04/15/2020. I en imposed on said property Extra Space Storage will hold NOTICE OF PUBLIC declare that all Information In NOTICE OF PUBLIC pursuant to Sections 21700a public auction to sell perAUCTION this statement Is true and AUCTION 21716 of the Business & Prosonal property described beNotice is hereby given that correct (A registrant who deExtra Space Storage will hold fessions Code, Section 2328 low belonging to those indiChannel Islands Self Storclares information as true any a public auction to sell perof the UCC, Section 535 of viduals listed below at the age intends to sell the permaterial matter pursuant to sonal property described bethe Penal Code and provilocation indicated: sonal property described beSection 17913 of Business low belonging to those indisions of the Civil Code. The low to enforce a lien on said and Professions Code that viduals listed below at the undersigned will sell by on3101 Grande Vista Dr, Newproperty. Pursuant to Lien the registrant knows to be location indicated: line auction at: www.storbury Park CA 91320 Sale per the California Self false is guilty of a misde161 Duesenberg Dr, Thouagetreasures.com, beginDecember 21st, 2021 at 1:30 Storage Facility Act (B&P meanor punishable by a fine sand Oaks, CA 91362 40 — — December 9, 2021 ning 10:00 AM, December PM Code Section 21700, et seq.) not to exceed one thousand December 21st, 2021 at 3:30 19, 2021, and ending 10:00 Channel Islands Self Stordollars ($1,000).) Print Name PM AM December 22, 2021. The Kyle Smith - personal items age will sell items at of Registrant: Victoria OrnsNicole Sandau- Clothes, Suitpremises where said propWWW.storagetreasures.com bey. NOTICE - in accordcase erty is stored are located at Emily Roche - Household by competitive bidding. ance with subdivision (a) of The auction will be listed and Citizens Self Storage 269 N. Section 17920, a fictitious advertised on www.storAviador Street Camarillo Alonzo McMullen - Crates, Ending on December 10th name statement generally agetreasures.com. Pur(CA) county of (Ventura), clothes, bags 2021. The said property has expires at the end of five chases must be made with State of California, for the folbeen stored and is located at years from the date on which cash only and paid at the lowing parties: The auction will be listed and Channel Islands Self Storit was filed in the office of the above referenced facility in 1209_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 40 advertised on www.storage, 900 E Port Hueneme county clerk, except, as order to complete the trans-

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(are) doing business as: RSSL PRODUCTS, 1720 Firethorne Pl. Oxnard, CA 93030. Ventura County. Victoria Ornsbey, Michael Ornsbey, 1720 Firethorne Pl. Oxnard, CA 93030. This business is conducted by: Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/15/2020. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Victoria Ornsbey. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 04, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100156575 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SECURE PLUMBING SOLUTION, 48 San Clemente Street Ventura, CA 9 3 0 0 1 . V e n t u r a C o u n t y.

Octavio Maldonado, 48 San Clemente Street Ventura, CA 93001. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Octavio Maldonado. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 04, 2021.

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section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious bu siness name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 04, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100156953 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELLE-MONROE, 3449 Amarillo Ave., Simi Valley, CA 9 3 0 6 3 . V e n t u r a C o u n t y.

Michelle Robin Shortley, 3449 Amarillo Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93063. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/24/2021. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Michelle Robi n Shortley. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 16, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100156878 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TAYLOR RENEE PHOTOGRAPHY, 3352 Brookwood Lane Oxnard, CA 93036.

Ventura County. Taylor Duncan, 3352 Brookwood Lane Oxnard, CA 93036.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Taylor Duncan. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu12/7/21 1:08 PM ant to section 17913 other

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Fic. Business NameNOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 15, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100157144 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRI COUNTIES NOTARY & SIGNING SERVICES, 11141 Citrus Dr., #417 Ventura, CA 9 3 0 0 4 . V e n t u r a C o u n t y.

Daloyna N. Oyekunle-Odom, 11141 Citrus Dr., #417 Ventura, CA 93004. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Print Name of Registrant: Daloyna N. Oyekunle-Odom.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 19, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100157362 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DALEX CNC PRECISION, 1645 Pacific Avenue, Unit 101 Oxnard, CA 93033. Ventura County. Alfredo Fernandez Torres, 1565 N. 6th Place Port Hueneme, CA 93041. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/2021. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material mat1209_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 41 ter pursuant to Section 17913

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100157362 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DALEX CNC PRECISION, 1645 Pacific Avenue, Unit 101 Oxnard, CA 93033. Ventura County. Alfredo Fernandez Torres, 1565 N. 6th Place Port Hueneme, CA 93041. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/2021. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Print Name of Registrant: Alfredo Fernandez Torres.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 29, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100157200 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WOOD RANCH GOLF CLUB,301 Wood Ranch Parkway Simi Valley, CA 9 3 0 6 5 , V e n t u r a C o u n t y, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, American Golf Corporation, 909 N. Pacific Coast Hwy., Ste. 650 El Segundo, CA 90245. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/26/2001. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: American Golf Corporation, Nicholas Foley, Secretary. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 22, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21

change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 22, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100157137 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CHEZGAL MERCHANDISING CREATIONS, 3904 Bayside Street Simi Valley, CA 93063. Ventura County.

Gary A Loeb, 3904 Bayside Street Simi Valley, CA 93063, Joshua S. Loeb, 5952 Myrtle Ct., Simi Valley, CA 93063. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/29/2021. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Print Name of Registrant: Gary A Loeb. NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 19, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21, 12/30/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021100157426 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RENNOVA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, 264 Erbes Road #3 Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. Ventura County. Emmanuel Alejandro Tellez, 264 Erbes Road #3 Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all Information In this statement Is true and correct (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Print Name of Registrant: Emmanuel Alejandro Tellez.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other

who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Print Name of Registrant: Emmanuel Alejandro Tellez.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 30, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21, 12/30/21

Legal Notices NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

BY MATTHEW L. TAYLOR, PARTITION REFEREE Please take notice that the following real property will be sold by private sale by Matthew L. Taylor, Partition Referee, pursuant to order of the Ventura County Superior Court: Street Address: 2105 North Malton Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063; Assessor's Parcel Number: 650-0-111155; Legal Description: Lot 277, Tract 1608-3 as per map recorded in Book 46, pages 26 to 29, inclusive, of Maps, in the office of the County recorder of said county. (Hereinafter th e “Subject Property”.) Please take notice that the Subject Property is being sold by private sale by Matthew L. Taylor, as Partition Referee appointed in the matter of Luna v. Sine, et al., Ventura County Superior Court case number 56-2021-00556121CU-OR-VTA. The sale is being made pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 873.680, et seq. The property is sold in an “As Is” condition with no warranties or representations. Offers must be submitted in writing on a California Association of Realtors form contract. All sales are subject to court confirmation. Offers must be submitted to Matthew L. Taylor, Partition Referee, P.O. Box 4198, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729, and must be received on or before December 28, 2021, unless extended by the Partition Referee. Further information can be obtained at www.matthewtaylorattorney.c om or by calling Matthew Taylor at 909-989-7774.

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Probate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAVID COVENTRY AKA DAVID DALE COVENTRY CASE NO. 56-202100560174-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DAVID COVENTRY AKA DAVID DALE COVENTRY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TIMOTHY OGLESBEE in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TIMOTHY OGLESBEE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to

CASE NO. 56-202100560174-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DAVID COVENTRY AKA DAVID DALE COVENTRY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TIMOTHY OGLESBEE in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TIMOTHY OGLESBEE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/20/22 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner MARIA N. JONSSON, ESQ. SBN 282624 OF COUNSEL TO: KAIDEN ELDER LAW GROUP, P.C. 27240 TURNBERRY LANE, STE 200 VALENCIA CA 91355 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/21 CNS-3532595# NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DIANE MARIE KULHA AKA DIANE M. BOCCHINO CASE NO. 56-202100560406-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DIANE MARIE KULHA AKA DIANE M. BOCCHINO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DENISE KULHA PICARD in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DENISE KULHA PICARD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DIANE MARIE KULHA AKA DIANE M. BOCCHINO CASE NO. 56-202100560406-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DIANE MARIE KULHA AKA DIANE M. BOCCHINO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DENISE KULHA PICARD in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DENISE KULHA PICARD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/13/22 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

In Pro Per Petitioner DENISE KULHA PICARD 1117 COLINA VISTA VENTURA CA 93003 12/9, 12/16, 12/23/21 CNS-3534868#

WILL or estate, or both of LEONARD LISTON II. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEVEN BARDACK in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEVEN BARDACK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/27/22 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner CHRISTOPHER P. YOUNG SBN 281512 THE ALVAREZ FIRM, A LAW CORPORATION 760 PASEO CAMARILLO, STE 315 CAMARILLO CA 93010 12/9, 12/16, 12/23/21 CNS-3535370#

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HORACIO ARIAS CASE NO. 56-202100560625-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, NOTICE OF PETITION TO creditors, contingent creditADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ors, and persons who may LEONARD LISTON II otherwise be interested in the CASE NO. 56-2021WILL or estate, or both of 00558815-PR-LA-OXN HORACIO ARIAS. To all heirs, beneficiaries, A PETITION FOR PROcreditors, contingent creditBATE has been filed by ors, and persons who may MARIA ELENA ARIAS in the otherwise be interested in the Superior Court of California, WILL or estate, or both of LECounty of VENTURA. ONARD LISTON II. THE PETITION FOR PROA PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARIA BATE has been filed by ELENA ARIAS be appointed STEVEN BARDACK in the as personal representative to Superior Court of California, administer the estate of the County of VENTURA. decedent.

THE PETITION FOR PROTHE PETITION requests auBATE requests that STEVEN thority to administer the esBARDACK be appointed as tate under the Independent personal representative to Administration of Estates Act. administer the estate of the (This authority will allow the decedent. personal representative to December 9, 2021 — — 41 THE PETITION requests autake many actions without thority to administer the esobtaining court approval. Betate under the Independent fore taking certain very imAdministration of Estates Act. portant actions, however, the (This authority will allow the personal representative will personal representative to be required to give notice to take many actions without interested persons unless obtaining court approval. Bethey have waived notice or fore taking certain very imconsented to the proposed portant actions, however, the action.) The independent12/7/21 ad- 1:08 PM

BATE has been filed by MARIA ELENA ARIAS in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARIA ELENA ARIAS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate underProbate the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/20/22 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU OBJECT to th e granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner STEVEN TROLARD SBN 192588, STEVEN TROLARD & ASSOCIATES, PLC 2060 E. AVE. DE LOS ARBOLES #D563 THOUSAND OAKS CA 91362 12/9, 12/16, 12/23/21 CNS-3536305#

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EARL SCHULTZ CASE NO. 56-202100552714-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of EARL SCHULTZ. A Petition for probate has been filed by Mireya Maniscalco in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Mireya Maniscalco be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 06, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 S. Victoria Ventura, CA 93009.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Benjamin A. Sampson SBN 291797 6100 Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California 90045 (323) 457-2110 Ventura County Reporter 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21

(1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Benjamin A. Sampson SBN 291797 6100 Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California 90045 (323) 457-2110 Ventura County Reporter 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GARY GOULD WITHROW, DECEDENT Case No: 56-202100558921- PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: GARY GOULD WITHROW. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Kevin C. Withrow in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: Kevin C. Withrow be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/06/2022 at 10:30 a.m. in Dept. J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Oxnard Juvenile Courthouse.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are

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personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/06/2022 at 10:30 a.m. in Dept. J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Oxnard Juvenile Courthouse.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Mark T. Jessee SBN 174233, Law Offices Mark T. Jessee, 50 W. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 200, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, (805) 497-5868.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LEONARD IRVIN LISTON II CASE NO. 56-202100558815-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of LEONARD IRVIN LISTON II, also known as, LEONARD I. LISTON. A Petition for probate has been filed by Shelley R. Liston in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Shelley R. Liston be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 06, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Aven-

take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 06, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile Courthouse.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Brandon P. Johnson SBN 210958 1200 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 280 Camarillo, California 93010 (805) 482-2282 Ventura County Reporter 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LYNN ANN EICHERT, DECEDENT Case No: 56-202100556955- PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LYNN ANN EICHERT. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Barbara B. Hall in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: Barbara B. Hall be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/06/2022 at 10:30

under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/06/2022 at 10:30 a.m. in Dept. J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Oxnard Juvenile Courthouse.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Mark T. Jessee SBN 174233, Law Offices Mark T. Jessee, 50 W. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 200, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, (805) 497-5868.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT C. BERTOWITZ DECEDENT CASE NO. 56-202100559936 PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ROBERT C. BERKOWITZ A Petition for probate has been filed by Barbara Gilman, nee Barbara Berkowitz in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Barbara Berkowitz be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 06, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile Justice/ Complex/Probate Court.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Thomas E. Olson Thomas E. Olson, APLC SBN 82569 2590 E. Main Street, Suite 106 Ventura, California 93003 (805) 628-9256 Ventura County Reporter 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DEANNE GRACE LANGE, aka DEANNE G. LANGE, aka DEANNE LANGE CASE NO. 56-202100559852-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DEANNE GRACE LANGE, aka DEANNE G. LANGE, aka DEANNE LANGE. A Petition for probate has been filed by Laurie Myres in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Laurie Myres be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 06, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 06, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard.

If you object to the granting Probate of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Frances L. Martin SBN 86977 21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 980 Torrance, California 90503 (310) 543-0537 Ventura County Reporter 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHARLES B. HOOKER CASE NO. 56-202000541400-PR-LS-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of CHARLES B. HOOKER. A Petition for probate has been filed by Priscilla Sierra in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Priscilla Sierra be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 20, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile Justice Center.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the de1209_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 43

the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 20, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile Justice Center.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Amanda H. Mawer SBN 299025 4195 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 250 Westlake Village, California 91362 (818) 598-0700 Ventura County Reporter 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PONGEDA MCQUEEN CASE NO. 56-202100558764-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of PONGEDA MCQUEEN, PON. A Petition for probate has been filed by Kyle McQueen in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Kyle McQueen be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 20 , 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

ministration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 20, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Kyle McQueen 387 Bonnie View Road Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529-1975 Ventura County Reporter 12/02/21, 12/09/21, 12/16/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF VIRGINIA MALATE GLENN CASE NO. 56-202100560350-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of VIRGINIA MALATE GLENN. A Petition for probate has been filed by Eliza Evelyn Glenn in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Eliza Evelyn Glenn be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 20, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile Courthouse.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person

ministration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 20, 2022, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile Courthouse.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Eliza Evelyn Glenn 10903 Canby Ave., Porter Ranch, California 91326 (805) 404-4170 Ventura County Reporter 12/09/21, 12/16/21, 12/23/21

Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202100559937-CU-PT-VTA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of NICOLE SODARO HALL aka NICOLE HALL aka NICOLE SODARO aka NICOLE DARR SODARO aka NICOLE D. SODARO, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: NICOLE SODARO HALL aka NICOLE HALL aka NICOLE SODARO aka NICOLE DARR SODARO aka NICOLE D. SODARO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

NICOLE SODARO HALL aka NICOLE HALL aka NICOLE SODARO aka NICOLE DARR SODARO aka NICOLE D. SODARO to NICOLE TYLER 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 01/11/2022. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 43. The address of the court is 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original

cludes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 01/11/2022. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 43. The address of the court is 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: November 12, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Brenda L. McCormick, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Rachel Jacobs, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202100557425-CU-PT-VTA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of ANDREW MICHAEL ALBA, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Andrew Michael Alba filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Andrew Michael Alba to Andrew Michael Averso 2.)

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 01/10/22. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 20. The address of the court is 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: November 04, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Brenda L. McCormick, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Rachel Jacobs, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21

Bulk Sales NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Secs. 6104, 6105 U.C.C.) Escrow No. 122111438 Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below.

The names and business addresses of the seller are: Mashburn Kawasaki, Inc., 4821 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 The location in California of the chief executive office of the seller is: 4821 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: None The names and addresses of the buyer are: Simi Motorsports, LLC, 6190 Condor Drive, Moorpark, CA 93021 The assets to be sold are described in general as: all furniture, fixtures, equipment, goodwill, tradename, and inventory of a motorcycle deal-

ue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 The location in California of the chief executive office of the seller is: 4821 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: None The names and addresses of the buyer are: Simi Motorsports, LLC, 6190 Condor Drive, Moorpark, CA 93021 The assets to be sold are described in general as: all furniture, fixtures, equipment, goodwill, tradename, and inventory of a motorcycle dealership and are located at: 4821 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 The business name used by the seller at that location is: Kawasaki of Simi Valley.

The anticipated date of the bulk sale is December 28, 2021 at the office of Chicago Title Company, 500 N. Brand Blvd., 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91203.

This bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is Susie George, Chicago Title Company, 500 N. Brand Blvd., 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91203, and the last date for filing claims shall be December 27, 2021, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this document on the date(s) set forth below.

Simi Motorsports, LLC By: /s/Paul Pecoraro, Managing Member Date: 11/20/2021 By: /s/Austin Pecoraro, Managing Member Dated: 11-19-2021 12/9/21 CNS-3535447#

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a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de C a l i f o r n i a , (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of California, County of Ventura, 800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Damir De Balkany, #3 Mission Plaza Dr., Ventura, CA 93001 DATE (Fecha): April 19, 2021; Michael Planet, Clerk (Secretario), by Jeanette Fimbres, Deputy (Adjunto) PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21

AMENDED THIRD SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Número del Caso): 56-2016-00488838CU-BC-VTA NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): VICTORIA AUSTIN YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): DAMIR DE BALKANY AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO THE CLAIMS OF FILIP DE BALKANY NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afDecember 9, 2021 — ford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/self-

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