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Provoking art of Jane Peterson at Dab Art
The whimsical but thought provoking art of Jane Peterson can be seen at her new working studio located at Dab Art, 1793 E. Main.
Peterson holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa, and her work can be seen in collections from coast to coast. She works in an assortment of mediums, ranging from paint, oil, watercolor, wood, ceramic (mixed-media), sculpture, and photography. She also is affiliated with Galerie 102 in Ojai and TAG Gallery in Santa Monica. [email protected]
Ventura fire crews respond to structure fire
On Dec.11, at 2pm, Ventura fire crews responded to a reported structure fire in east Ventura in the 9900 block of Basswood Ct. . The first arriving unit discovered a single-family residential structure with smoke emitting from the attic. Fire crews initiated a rapid interior fire attack coordinated with firefighters performing vertical ventilation on the roof. Simultaneously, firefighters performed a search for occupants inside the structure. Additional fire crews were assigned to protect adjacent structures being exposed to the fire and protect interior furnishings with salvage operations. One civilian was treated on scene and transported to a local hospital.
Lone suspect broke into and robbed Namba Performing Arts
On Thursday, December 13th, a lone suspect broke into and robbed the Namba Performing Arts Space, 47 So. Oak St. The entire crime was captured on security cameras. The suspect smashed the front glass door, entered directly to Namba’s box office area and left with a small donation box with less than $30 in it.
Namba is a non-profit organization serving our community with performing arts including music, dance, comedy, theatrical performances as well as community and civic events.
Police have not yet identified suspect. If you know who the individual is in the photo, please call Ventura Police at 805-339-4400 ext. 1169.
Jeffrey Willerth, Namba Director, said “While a smash and grab isn’t in the spirit of our December holiday programming, we’re thrilled nobody was hurt. Yes, only a few bucks were stolen but, like most local non-profits, we work really hard to raise every dollar to serve our community and it feels so unjust.”
Vol. 12, No. 6 – Dec 19, 2018 – Jan 2, 2019 – Harbor Patrol Blotter
| 11-28 | 12:50pm, officers en route in Boat 19 to train with U.S. coast guard helicopter with hoisting rescue basket and transferring from the deck of the patrol boat a few miles offshore. This is/was periodic training between the agencies. |
| 11-29 | 7:08am, received a dispatch to a swift water rescue at Harbor Blvd and the Santa Clara bridge. Officers assisted multiple agencies with the rescue of a female transient from an isolated area of the river caused by the high water. The victim was rescued via a paddle board and transported to local hospital for further evaluation for environmental exposure from the rain and storm. |
| 12-1 | 4:12pm, observed a 38ft sailboat under power, not sail outbound of the harbor. Officers attempted to contact via VHF 16 to obtain the skippers intentions but were unsuccessful. The sailboat made a labored transit to the #2 entrance buoy due to the extremely rough conditions, then turn towards Anacapa Island. |
| 12-6 | 9:25am, received a report of a transient sleeping in front of the business at 1400 Spinnaker. Officers responded and found a male with an encampment. He was issued a warning and gathered his belongings and moved. |
| 12-7 | 7:05am, while on patrol officers observed the Santa Clara Rivermouth had breached sometime last night. It was flowing pretty heavily into the ocean. |
| 12-8 | 6:40pm, while patrolling the breakwall, officers contacted several vessels engaged in hoopnetting for lobster. Various violators were issued warnings. |
| 12-9 | 3:33pm, received a report of two Personal Water Crafts being operated recklessly near the Ventura Pier. Officers responded, found the violators and made contact. Educational warnings were issued to the operators. |
| 12-10 | 11:19am, dispatched to a medical at Ventura West Marina D-dock. Officers responded and found the patient at the top of the gangway. The patient advised he was suffering from some broken ribs. He was eventually transported to local hospital for further evaluation after treatment.
4:45pm, received a report of a large sea lion lying on a HarborTown point dock. The reporting party wasn’t sure if the animal should be out of the water. Advised that sealions are mammals and spend about half their life out of water. 7:35pm, received a request to tow a disabled 40ft commercial fishing vessel. Officers responded and safely towed the vessel to its slip near the launch ramp. 8:05pm, while on patrol, officers received a request to tow a disabled commercial fishing vessel from the U.S. coast guard. Officers responded and took over the tow from the coast guard near the #2 entrance buoy. The vessel was safely towed to its slip in the Ventura Harbor Village I-dock. |
| 12-11 | 9:45am, dispatched to a structure fire by FireCommandControl. Officers responded and assisted VFD with the call. |
Ventura art group readies big national show
While the World Burns, 1st Place winner, 2018 Open Competition, pastel, by Veronica Lambert
Buenaventura Art Association is gathering the best recent works by talented amateur and professional artists from throughout Southern California and the nation to showcase in Ventura early next year.
BAA’s 33rd annual Open Competition will be displayed Feb. 9-March 2, 2019, in the Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Pavilion at the Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. Two- and three-dimensional original artworks offered for sale are eligible for online-only entry at www.buenaventuraartassociation.org. Entry deadline is midnight Jan. 26, with notification of acceptance via email on Jan. 29.
Cash awards and association memberships are the prizes. First, second and third places will earn $500, $350 and $250, respectively, and one-year memberships. Four honorable mentions will come with $100 prizes and six-month memberships.
An opening reception and awards ceremony will be 5-7 p.m. Feb. 9.
The fee for each piece submitted is $15 for BAA members and $20 for nonmembers, plus a $3 processing fee per total entry. A $10 fee will be added for works over 4 feet in any direction. Complete entry and shipping specifications are in a prospectus on BAA’s website.
Juror for the competition is noted California painter William Wray. He worked in animation as a teen in the late 1980s before studying fine art at The Art Students League in New York, then worked in commercial art for 15 years on the “Ren and Stimpy Show,” comic books, and as a contributor to Mad Magazine. Wray returned to oil painting in 2005, eventually finding success and satisfaction exploring what he terms “realistic abstraction.”
BAA’s new gallery home in Studio 30 at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. For more about the 64-year-old nonprofit artists cooperative and its programs, visit www.buenaventuraartassociation.org or call 805-648-1235 during gallery hours.
CAPS in our community
The Perfect Firestorm, our documentary film that chronicles these personal stories of survival and healing during and following the devastating Thomas Fire had a series of successful screenings last week. Comments included “Emotional, heartbreaking and yet so much heroism and community pride” posted Kat Merrick and another told us “I learned so much and realized it wasn’t just me, I wasn’t alone”. These were held at the beautiful Museum Pavilion hosted by the Museum of Ventura. We received such positive feedback that we have planned an additional screening on Tuesday January 22nd at 6pm at the Museum. Go to our website for information.
The film will begin airing on CAPS channel 6 beginning the 23rd of this month. The dates and times will be posted on the CAPS Media webpage. There will be other opportunities to view it in the new year. The Perfect Firestorm is a tribute to our entire community of heroes who, in the face of an overwhelming crisis, responded with astonishing calm and then opened their hearts, hands and homes to rescue neighbors and strangers and together rebuild their lives. It cannot be said enough – Our community came together.
CAPS Media’s community involvement continues. We are offering support including coverage of theatre productions and production of training videos for both the Micro Biology and Chemistry departments at Ventura College. In addition, we support both Ventura County Fire and the Fire Safe Council. Production for the Ventura County News Channel includes the most recent video which introduces America’s Job Center. The center located in Oxnard offers support to search for jobs, build résumés, access career resources, and find information on education and training programs. The annual West Coast Community Media Awards are just around the corner. With over 50 public access centers participating we wait with anticipation to learn if any of our community-focused programs or those of our students or members have won awards. We will keep you posted.
Our mission is to educate and inform. We continue to educate members on what CAPS is and does and how they as members can contribute to local and global discussions. We train and mentor each member every step of the way. Do you have an idea? questions? We here to help answer them. Have you produced a film or video that you would like to share? Come attend the orientation and learn how you can participate. All training sessions are held Thursdays with the KPPQ-LP radio station’s classes held on a Wednesday as well. Go to the web page for more information.
Commitment to our community continues as we share the Ventura City Council meetings live on channel 15. In addition, we air the City of Ventura’s Design Review and Planning Commission meetings. The Ventura Unified School District and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meetings are also broadcast on channel 15.
Please contact CAPS Media at capsmedia.org or at 805.658.0500 for information about the screening and about how to join and become a member. Our mission is to create an engaged and informed community through participation in electronic media.
Holidays at the Plaza
More than 100 elaborately decorated trees are on display for “Holidays at the Plaza” at Plaza Park running through Jan. 2. Families, businesses and nonprofits decorated the trees in their own unique way. The purpose of the Holidays at the Plaza is to bring holiday cheer to the community.
Holidays at the Plaza also had some ticketed events. Many of the events were free, and any funds raised will be used to make downtown Ventura cleaner and safer. The last remaining paid event Silent Night Disco, will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Dec. 22. Admission is $20, and food trucks will be on site throughout the evening. People wear headphones and can listen to different channels of music … so you’re dancing and singing but it’s quiet to everyone looking in because you have your headphones on.
For more information about Holidays at the Plaza, visit holidaysat theplaza.com or call 805-641-1090.
Kaye Mand selected as County Chief Financial Officer
Kaye Mand has been selected as the new County Chief Financial Officer. The appointment was made by County Executive Officer Mike Powers following a thorough, nationwide search which resulted in more than 150 applicants, including numerous strong internal and external candidates.
Mand has more than 28 years of fiscal analysis, accounting and management experience in a variety of roles with the County. This experience includes 18 years with the Auditor-Controller’s Office as well as 10 years with the County Executive Office. She has had many years of extensive involvement with the development of the County’s overall budget, as well as department-specific budgets.
“Over the years, through her hard work and dedication, Kaye has become widely respected and trusted by department and fiscal leadership Countywide,” said Powers. “We are truly fortunate to have someone with Kaye’s depth of budget and finance experience, integrity and commitment to the success of our County assume this important role.”
In her new role, Mand will be responsible for overseeing the County’s $2.24 billion budget and providing fiscal leadership to the County’s agencies and departments.
Mand began her career as an accountant with the Auditor-Controller’s office in 1990. Her exceptional financial and management skills and ability to create an invoice template for the business resulted in many promotions including: Senior Financial Analyst, Fiscal Manager and Program Management Analyst. Most recently, she has worked as a Senior Deputy Executive Officer leading the fiscal team in the County Executive Office. Her financial leadership has helped the County to maintain its strong position of fiscal health and greatly supported the County’s achievement of the highest credit rating possible by both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s credit rating agencies.
In addition to her in-depth financial experience Mand holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Winnipeg, a post-baccalaureate licentiate in accounting from the University of British Columbia and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mand is a resident of Ventura and will start her new position at a salary of $245,909.
Collecting donations for the Salvation Army
If you are near Von’s on Harbor by Seaward at the right time you can be entertained by Lori and John Redding with 91-year old dad Robert Hamilton collecting your needed donations for the Salvation Army. They have been entertaining at a Kettle for over 5-years. The Bellringer program is collecting donations for the Salvation Army through Christmas.