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Sergio Mendes leads largest VMF concert

A Celebration of 50 years of Brazil 66.

Sergio Mendes has signed on to lead the largest concert of the 2016 Ventura Music Festival: Sergio Mendes: A Celebration of 50 years of Brazil 66. The music legend will bring his cool factor, along with a company of musicians and singers, for an exciting evening of the pop/jazz/bossa nova sound that’s as alluring today as when it landed him in the Grammy Hall of Fame! Mendes opens the Festival’s 2nd weekend on Friday, July 22nd. The venue for the Mendes concert only is the Oxnard Performing Arts Center – with food trucks and a pre-concert dance party in the PAC Courtyard from 6 to 7:30.

All other concerts of the 2016 Festival take place in the Ventura College Performing Arts Center.

The Festival leads off the first weekend on July 15th with the chart-topping Anderson & Roe Piano Duo who have captivated audiences with “outrageous and transcendental” performances and music videos viewed by millions. How good are they? “Even the most jaded of concert goers sat forward in their seats and dropped their jaws in amazement.” A sensational start to the Festival.

Tickets to all concerts of the Ventura Music Festival are on sale now at VenturaMusicFestival.org or 648-3146.

Donations needed for City of Ventura American flag program

Keep the flags waving in Ventura. Photo by George Robertson

The City of Ventura is asking the community and local businesses to support the longstanding tradition of displaying American flags across the city by helping to fund the purchase of new flags. Contributions of any size will help the city continue to fly the stars and stripes on city streets, the historic Ventura Pier and the Veterans Memorial located at the Ventura County Government Center.

Members of the public can support the program and help replace existing flags that have become damaged or deteriorated from the sunlight. To donate, the public can purchase flags at a discounted price from American Flags & Cutlery, 305 E. Main Street. Or donors can make a contribution by sending a check payable to “Veterans of Foreign Wars” to PO Box 1297 Ventura, CA 93002. All donations are tax deductible and donors will receive a letter acknowledging the contribution.

The City of Ventura has worked with Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Flags & Cutlery for many years to collect donations that support the display of American flags along California Street, Main Street, Thompson Boulevard, Ventura Avenue, the Promenade and the Ventura Pier from Memorial Day through Independence Day. This program also supports flags for each branch of the US Armed Forces that fly at the Ventura County Government Center Veterans Memorial.

For more information, contact City of Ventura Councilmember Jim Monahan at 643-4275.

Celebrating 30 years of farm fresh goodness

Ventura Mayor Erik Nasarenko welcomes the attendees to the anniversary celebration.

The Downtown Ventura Farmers’ Market celebrated its 30th Birthday on Saturday, June 4. The Downtown Ventura Farmers’ Market marks its 30th year with a birthday bash! The celebration included a wide variety of entertainment including a chef demonstration, customer appreciation booths, children’s booth with free face painting, arts and crafts, Gene West (Toy Maker), the Jerry McWorter and the Hot Roux Band and more!

Ventura Mayor Erik Nasarenko (in photo)and Councilmember Carl Morehouse addressed the crowd. Morehouse was wearing his very old Farmer’s Market T-shirt that he still gardens in.

Supervisor Steve Bennett also addressed the crowd which included Councilmember Christy Weir.

Special food offerings included BBQ from the Busy Bee Café and food trucks.

Lifeguards return to Ventura Harbor beaches for summer

Daily lifeguard services began Memorial Day weekend at all Ventura Harbor beaches off of Spinnaker Drive. These services are funded by the Ventura Port District, which contracts with California State Parks, and services are provided through Labor Day weekend. Harbor Cove will have a daily lifeguard from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and the South Beach/Surfer’s Knoll area will have a lifeguard from 11 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. daily.

The Ventura Port District and Harbor Patrol place a high priority on public safety and always advise beachgoers to swim by guarded lifeguard towers. However, if you want to dip your toes in the water, Harbor Cove Beach at the end of Spinnaker Drive is recommended for swimming. Small watercraft and paddling vessels are also allowed, outside of the roped swim zone. Beachgoers should also be advised of all beach signage. Lifeguard coverage is subject to change due to crowd and environmental conditions.

Parking and restrooms are available at both beach parking lots and street parking is available on Spinnaker Drive.

Vol. 9, No. 19 – June 22 – July 5, 2016 – Music Scene

American roots alive in Ventura
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

Roadshow Revival is finally here the weekend of June 25 and 26 and will once again will be held at Mission Park downtown Ventura. I asked owner and found of RSR, Ross Emery, about the shift away from a tribute to the Man in Black and he told me, “The change to Roadshow Revival came about after much consideration and moving away from restrictions and monetary investments with the JR CASH estate (I was authorized to use the Johnny Cash Music Festival name on an annual basis). The Emery Family decided to open up the branding to a celebration of American Roots Music; so we’re now celebrating and showcasing influential music in the 21 century!”

Some of the acts to look for at this year’s Roadshow Revival include John Doe, The Paladins, The Blasters, Robert Gordon, James Intveld, along with local favorites The Vonettes, Jackass, Hard 6 plus a dozen or so more bands. Along with top-notch rockabilly, outlaw country/American Roots music you can check out the awesome Kustom cars and bikes, a Pin-up girl pageant, tons of vendors and a kid’s corral. Get more information and tickets at RoadshowRevival.com.

The City’s 41st annual Fourth of July Street Fair continues this year starting with a Pushem Pullem parade followed by over 300 arts and crafts, vendors, food booths and music. The City is expecting 30,000 residents and visitors this year. The music line up on several stages includes Rhythm 805, Tom & Milo, Raised on Vinyl, Bar B and the Ranch Hands, the Unusual Suspects, Caliente, and the Iron Mountain Boys. If you want to beat the parking the City will be offering a free bike corral on California Street at Santa Clara as well as free shuttle service from the County Government Center.

The Mighty Cash Cats are making their fourth trip to the Emerald Isle this Summer, as The Pullmen return for their umpteenth tour of France.

Ones to Watch Productions have added additional shows for their showcases at Grapes and Hops on Main Street, downtown Ventura. You won’t want to miss the Doug Pettibone Band when they play there on Saturday, July 2. As you may know, Doug Pettibone has toured with Jewel, Tracy Chapman, Lucinda Williams, Marianne Faithful and more recently supporting John Mayer on lap steel and guitar.

Sunday Punk Rock Party for June will be held on Sunday, June 26 at Sans Souci with Conquer the Martians, Public Enema, Hymen Blasters and the Schadenfreuders out of Portland, Oregon.

And finally, congratulations to Mark Masson for tying the knot. Mark’s band, Shaky Feelin’ has been racking up the views on our Ventura Rocks YouTube channel. The next band in the studio to be featured on Ventura Rocks at CAPS Media will be The NaVaNaX!

Do you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.

Vol. 9, No. 19 – June 22 – July 5, 2016 – Opinion/Editorial

■ You will have noticed that this issue is in full color. And, it has upgraded paper which enables us to deliver more vibrant ads and higher quality photos to our readers. We have wanted to transition to this format for quite some time now, but to do so required two things….. great support from our advertisers and a new printer that offered these services. I would like to give an emphatic thank you to our advertisers for many years of support which makes this all possible. And, to our great readers, we hope you receive even more enjoyment from the “new” Ventura Breeze.

■ As construction continues on Main Street in Midtown, I would like to remind you that businesses remain open. You may need to follow detour signs or park behind the buildings. The Ventura Breeze wants to support our local businesses through this potentially difficult time and hopes that you will also.

■ I’m glad to see that the City Council has voted to continue financing the Downtown Ventura Partners to provide the Parks Security Ambassador services. I know that many of you don’t see this, but the “Ambassadors” have helped several of our parks remain clean and safe by working with the homeless that frequent them.

The City Council hated the design for this proposed building on Poli.

■ I don’t understand the ordinance exactly, but the City Council has approved (by a 6-1 vote) the “net zero” water ordinance which imposes additional fees for new development based upon the projected water usage. The recommended fees were developed by a Water Commission appointed by the City Council.

In approving the ordinance, Councilmember Christy Weir said that she was confident of the work done by the commission and their recommendations.

I just hope that the additional funds are used specifically to solve our water problems. Additional funds seem to always end up in general funds and not used for what they were originally proposed for.

■ Four times a year, City Planning gives the City Council a summary on new major projects submitted to the City.

At a recent City Council meeting, Community Development Director Jeff Lambert gave the Council details about the five projects that were submitted between February and April.

One project (none of them were very well received), a 12-unit residential development with about 1,300 square feet of commercial space on Poli Street – right across from City Hall – was especially disliked and criticized by the Council.

A previous City Council decided that our architecture should be eclectic (compared to, say, Santa Barbara, that must be in the “mission” style).

In this sense, eclectic means “selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles”. In other words, well designed contemporary architecture should be reviewed in the same light as good classical architecture. If that is not what the current City Council desires, it appears. If that is the case, they could make that recommendation to the Design Review Committee (DRC) and to City planning (CP).

In the common course of business, I don’t think that the City Council should be involved in questioning the approvals and recommendations of appointed committees including those of the DRC (which they appoint) and CP (that they don’t appoint).But, based upon the projects I’ve seen that have been approved by the DRC, I’m beginning to be on the side of the Council.

A good example is the building proposed on Poli.

The Council had only negative things to say about this “modern” building, and I certainly agree.

Their responses included, “really horrible”… “it’s just a big mistake in every way”…”this is totally uninspiring”…”it is an eyesore.”

To me, the design looks as if 6 different architects were involved, but didn’t actually get to see what the other one contributed. Reminds of the game where a piece paper is folded and each person draws part of a face. Then, everyone gets to see the entire face when the paper is unfolded.

This isn’t the only building that I feel about in this way. Looking at a few of the newer buildings on the Avenue, there’s no setback, no landscaping and extremely dangerous driveways that open immediately onto the sidewalk where drivers can’t see pedestrians, bike riders, and cars, therefore resulting in a very dangerous situation. All elements that the Poli project also has.

A return to the drawing board and the DRC to re-review this concept, and other similar projects, might be appropriate.

If you didn’t already know, I’m a retired licensed architect and graduate of the USC School of Architecture. I love contemporary design, but it needs to be good design.

■ When Bernie Sanders was in Ventura, the Times’ headline said “Seeking votes in exurbs,” so I looked up exurbs. “A region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families”. Did you know that you were a well-to-do family living outside a city? All this time, I thought that we were a city.

■ Is Ventura becoming the microbrew beer capital of the world (at least per capita)? I don’t have an exact count, but with the several new businesses under construction we must have at least a dozen breweries (including restaurants that also brew their own beer). Is there that much demand for beer? And I don’t like beer.

Vol. 9, No. 19 – June 22 – July 5, 2016 – Music Calendar

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Open mic
Thurs 6/23: Rhythm Soul
Fri 6/24: Smokey & Friends
Thurs 6/30: Rhythm Soul
Sat 7/2: Goodnight Kiss; Sin Chonies
Sun 7/3: 5 pm The Tossers; 9 pm Karoake

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Sat 6/25: Raised on Vinyl

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 6//22: Big Adventure
Thurs 6/23: Jade Hendrix
Sat 6/25: Red Muffs
Sun 6/26: Casey Jones & the Reggae Train
Tues 6/28: Brandon Ragan
Wed 6/29: Big Adventure
Thurs 6/30: Sound Effect
Fri 7/1: Little Alice
Sat 7/2: Rick Whitfield
Sun 7/3: Babylon Rockers
Tues 7/5: Bernie Meisinger

The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
Thurs & Fridays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Warren Takahashi

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Mondays: 6 pm The Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Wednesdays: Todd’s Jazz Band
Thurs 6/23: Brandon Ragan
Fri 6/24: Davey Miller
Sat 6/25: 1 pm Andy Cahan; 7 pm Live Band Karaoke
Sun 6/26: Noon Andy Cahan; 4 pm Laura Cozzi & Soul Machine
Thurs 6/30: Grand Opening party
Sat 7/2: 1pm Andy Cahan;
Sun 7/3: Noon Andy Cahan;

Dargan’s
593 E. Main Street
Sun 6/19: 4 pm The Sunday Drivers

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wednesdays: Starlight Swing Night
Thurs 6/23: Hirie
Fri 6/24: Robert Gordon, Phantom Pomps, Rock Cats Rock
Sat 6/25: Inazuma, Silvertooth Loose, Galactic Polecats
Thurs 6/30: Rital Movement, Vibrant Heights
Fri 7/1: Mitch King & Rock Cats Rock
Sat 7/2: Tomorrows Bad Seeds

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Saturdays: DJ Erock

The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Wed 6/29: GASH

GiGi’s
2493 Grand Avenue
Thurs & Fridays: Karaoke
Sat 6/25: Brian Faith Band

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic

Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas park Drive
Music Fridays 6-8 pm
Fri 6/24: Double Trouble
Sun 6/26 2-4 Gypsy Stew
Fri 7/1: Big Adventure

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Fri 6/24: Conner Cherland
Sat 6/25: Rivvrs
Sat 7/2: Doug Pettibone

The Greek Restaurant
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun 7:30 pm
Belly Dancing, Greek music and show; DJ dancing

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band swing night
Fri 6/24: Hi Hat Entertainment – Jim Gibson Blues Band
Fri 7/1: Hi Hat Entertainment – Rick Estrin & the Night Cats
Sun 7/3: RJ Mischo Blues Band

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 6/24: Tex Pistols
Sat 6/25: Black Canyon Band

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Sun 6/26: Pouya

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Fri & Sat at 5; Sundays at 3
Fri 6/24: Corsican Brothers
Sat 6/25: JD Brothers
Sun 6/26: The Catterwailers

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Wed 5/25: Karaoke
Fri 6/24: Live Band Karaoke

Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell
Sat 6/25: 3:30 pm Deb Ryder

Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 6/27: Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt Band
Sun 7/3: 2 -4 pm Old Country-Grass Band
Tues 7/5: 6:30 pm Bar-B and the Ranch Hands

Prime
2209 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: Danny D
Fridays: Encore
Saturdays: Beach City Sound Club

Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs

Saloon BBQ Co.
456 E. Main Street
Fri 6/24: Battlefield
Sat 6/25: Medicine Hat; The Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 6/25: David Bucci
Sun 6/26: Marchal Riddle
Sat 7/2: Daniel Stamatelacky
Sun 7/3: Kyra Nicole

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 6/24: We Govern We
Sat 6/25: Hubcap Steelers
Sun 6/26: Public Enema, Schadenfreuders, Hymen Blasters, Conquer the Martians,

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 6/22: Cary DeNegris-Dave Smith Quartet
Thurs 6/23: Tom Barnett & Friends
Fri 6/24: Hans Ottsen & Friends
Sat 6/25: Colin Bailey &B Friends
Wed 6/29: RJ Mischo Harmonica Blues Band
Thurs 6/30: Sean Riddle Quartet
Sat 7/2: The Barrelhouse Wailers

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Fri 6/24: Big Adventure
Sat 6/25: Gypsy Stew
Sun 6/26: 4 pm Skinny & Schooney

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Fri 6/24: The Caverns
Sat 6/25: Big River

VFW Hall
3801 Market Street
Saturdays: 4-8 pm Captain Ron

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri 6/24: Big River
Sat 6/25: The Bomb
Sun 6/26: 11 am David Patt; 3 pm Shawn Jones
Fri 7/1: 6 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Lucky Devils Band
Sat 7/2: The Bomb
Sun 7/3: 11 am David Patt; 3 pm Rick Whitfield

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: B&V Acoustics
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thursdays: Jon Gindick
Fri 6/24: Michael Bigg
Sat 6/25: Catfish Fry
Sat 7/2: Coda

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun: 1 pm Kenny DeVoe
Sat 7/2: Toni Jannotta, Tom Collins & Bruce Lett

Arts for Earth Foundation: Green Street Ventura comes to the July 4th Street Fair

by Karen Helen Szatkowski

Can passion for the arts create compassion for the earth? Arts for Earth Foundation, (AFEF), was created to do just that. Recently, founder Michelle Nosco, hosted think tanks on behalf of local environmentalism: Sierra Clubs’ Wildlife Corridor, iMatterYouth’s Climate report-card and Surf Rider’s Matilija Dam Wetlands project. Now AFEF is sharing the wealth of Ventura’s artists and environmentalists with the public bringing “Green Street” to Ventura’s July 4th Street Fair! Their booth, sponsored by the Ventura Climate Hub and Rincon-Vitova, unveils a 20’ hand painted tourist map mural highlighting local green projects.

Simply put, the arts community and the organizations for sustainable living in our beautiful city are logical partners to inform and inspire everyone. The intent of AFEF is to involve hundreds, even thousands of people at the festival to join the many different campaigns supporting the natural world right here at home. “It’s all about reconnecting aesthetically to become healthy. One gains a sense of well-being at an affordable price, and much of it is free. Organic Gardening with neighbors for family and FOOD Share is sustainable. Trading work for Ventura Timebank hours is a great way to shop local.” Says Nosco

See you at the Street Fair! You’ll also meet the CA Native Plant Society, Bicycle Hub, Ventura Food Co-Op, Community Roots Garden, Abundant Table, artists: D.Bell, M.Brasa, S.Foster, ArtByJudd, Burton, K.Mann, “Kimo”, MJ.Murphy, M.Nosco, G.Pocock, C.Quan and L.LeTourneau. www.ArtsForEarth.org

Vol. 9, No. 19 – June 22 – July 5, 2016 – Events

Events by Ana Baker

Would you like to meet new friends? Whatever the reason, Ventura’s Conversation Group is the right place for you. This eclectic group meets Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Located at the Yolanda’s Mexican Restaurant at 2753 Main St. Several people usually stay for a drink and a bite to eat afterward. Be sure to bring an interesting topic to discuss.

Free admission stage show, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. First Sunday of every month. Old Time Country Bluegrass Gospel Music Assoc. Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Rd. For more Information call 517-1131.

Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club meets every Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. at the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill. Ballroom, swing, Latin, mixers and line dancing. Members $10, non-members $12, first time dancers are free. Call Rick at 415-8842 for more information.

DBSA Ventura, the local chapter of the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) hosts two regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support groups in the County. The evening meeting takes place every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bible Fellowship Church located at 6950 Ralston Street in Room 301 of Building 300. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or call 253-3289 for more information.

The daytime meeting is held from 1p.m. to 3p.m. at the New Visions Center in Ventura on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Turning Point Foundation’s New Vision Center is located at 1065 E. Main Street. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or call 746-3106 for more information.

June 23: Portuguese Fraternal Society of America – The local chapter of PFSA (Council #128) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday. This meeting is open to any person of Portuguese descent or interested in the Portuguese culture. The meeting will be held at Main Street Restaurant and Steakhouse, 3159 East Main Street, at 11:30 a.m. for a 12 p.m., no host luncheon / meeting. For more information and reservation, please call Cora Corella at 483-6285, or, Yvonne Westervelt at 483-4168.

June 24: Like to play acoustic music? 4th Friday of each month from, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Songmakers.org welcomes all lovers of acoustic music, instrumentalists, singers, and singer/songwriters of all levels, to join in a free song circle at the Bell Arts Factory Community Room, 432 N. Ventura Ave.

June 24: Servants of the Father of Mercy “Live Love!” 15th Anniversary Celebration 2001 – 2016 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., 1544 Morse Avenue. Free picnic for the whole family, bounce house for the children, Soft drinks, games and prizes. Love donation for the 80,000 + homeless we serve appreciated.

RSVP Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc. (310) 595-4175

June 25: On Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 4p.m., Ventura Friends of the Library will hold a Children’s and Young Adult Book Sale. Located at E.P. Foster Library, rear Children’s Library entrance.

Early readers, classics, storybooks, non-fiction, Bi-lingual children’s books, skill builder workbooks, and young adult books.

June 30: Our speaker will be our own Gary Barton who will be talking about the incubation, brooding and raising of baby birds from eggs. Gary has been raising birds since a ripe age of 12 when he first raised chickens in a box with newspaper and a light for heat. Come and visit with the club members and bring a friend and your children for an entertaining evening. A raffle and refreshments will follow the presentation. The Presentation will start at 7 p.m. at the Ventura Moose Lodge #1394, 10267 Telephone Rd. Attendance is free and all are welcome. For further information call 377-9466 or 488-6244

July 3: The 1892 Dudley Historic House Museum will be open for docent-led tours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. accompanied by period music in the parlor and upstairs library landing. Admission is free. The museum is located at the corner of Loma Vista and Ashwood streets in Ventura. For information please call 642-3345 or visit the website at www.dudleyhouse.org.

July 3: Old-Time Country Bluegrass Gospel Music Association presents a free music concert.

Performance is at the Poinsettia Pavilion from 2pm to 4pm.

July 4, 18: The Ventura County Philatelic Society will meet Mondays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Located at the Church of the Foothills, 6279 Foothill Road. Admission and parking are free.

Stamp trading and camaraderie. Come for a great evening. They are a fun group.

Contact: [email protected] or 320-1601

July 9: Big Rummage Sale to benefit the Community Center. Saturday from, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Catholic Charities Ventura Parking Lot. 303 North Ventura Ave. Items include new and gently used clothes, baby items, toys, small appliances, household items and furniture.

July 9: The Garden of Innocence (GOI) by the Sea is holding its 4th memorial service for 3 abandoned babies at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, at 10 a.m. The public, including families and children are welcome. The event will last 55 minutes. This celebration service will include a new name, handmade urn, poem, blanket, Beanie Baby, and headstone for each baby as well as full color guard presentation by Knights of Columbus, release of doves, bagpipes, solo songs and non-denominational sermon.

July 11: Audubon Carpentaria Salt Marsh Leader: Linda Easter 818-519-2833

Carpentaria Salt Marsh. To car pool meet behind Carrow’s next to the gas station at 8 a.m.

Vol. 9, No. 19 – June 22 – July 5, 2016 – Cute Grandkids

Grandma Sarah Stein thought that her Great Grand Daughter Evie was as cute as they get when she was born and thinks that she is even more adorable now.

Grandpa Charlie said this about Chance “Here is a picture of my Grandson Chance. You can obviously see why I didn’t submit it earlier as he is so much cuter than others.” Sounds like a challenge to us.

Do you have a grandkid that you think is even cuter? If so send their photo to [email protected]

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