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Ventura College Foundation provides financial support to students
The Ventura College Foundation recently announced the addition of three new employees. Sean Donnelly has been brought on as database coordinator, Jaimee Hanna as programs and events coordinator and Susan O’Connell as administration and operations coordinator.
“We’re excited to have Sean, Jaimee and Suzie join our core staff, as they each show such enthusiasm and dedication and can provide our growing foundation with unique skills and expertise that will give us more capacity to expand our goals,” said Norbert Tan, Ventura College Foundation executive director.
Hanna received her bachelor degree in public health at Oregon State University. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served as an executive assistant at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County. As programs and events coordinator, Hanna will implement programs such as the Ventura College Promise and textbook lending library, as well as manage events such as annual scholarship galas and ceremonies.
Donnelly received his bachelor degree in liberal arts at Thomas Aquinas College, and was employed in various positions there for over three years before graduating in May. As database coordinator, he will oversee the analysis of the annual fund, major and planned gifts, marketing, and fundraising. He will also help identify annual, major and planned gift donors to help support the Foundation’s funding more student scholarships and academic program needs.
O’Connell received her associate degree at Ventura College, and her bachelor degree in psychology at California State University, Channel Islands. She brings over 15 years of experience in customer service to her position as administration and operations coordinator. O’Connell serves as office manager and supports executives and staff by managing the day-to-day operations at the Foundation.
Established in 1983, the Ventura College Foundation provides financial support to the students and the programs of Ventura College to facilitate student success and grow the impact and legacy of Ventura College as a vital community asset. The Foundation also hosts the Ventura College Foundation Marketplace, an outdoor shopping experience held every weekend on the Ventura College campus east parking lot. For more information, contact Norbert Tan at 289-6160 or [email protected]. Or visit www.venturacollege.edu/foundation.
Vol. 10, No. 2 – October 26 – November 8, 2016 – CAPS
Inform our community
by Elizabeth Rodeno
October brings in our new board of directors who support the vision of CAPS , Patrick Davidson, our executive director and the staff. The non-profit CAPS Media Center has as our mission to create an engaged and informed community through participation in electronic media.
We are here every day working hard to support our members, organizations and community in spreading our mission and vision to bring media to everyone. That our studios, camera equipment and edit facilities are in high demand is a testament to our mission. Everyday more and more youth arrive happy to find such a cool place to hang out and produce their videos. Granted, many people young and old use phones and tablets to film and produce their videos. The products can look good. When they realize how much can be accomplished here with the training by experienced instructors and the use of pro gear, they sign up. For only $25 a year you get it all. We are here to support you every step of the way.
Speaking of community, CAPS Media enjoys our partnerships with local media and shares the vision to be the voice of Ventura. With the assortment of media outlets available, you can keep abreast of most everything happening it town. Our bulletin board system offers organizations the opportunity to post an event or provide valuable information regarding your non-profit, education facility, government agency, or spiritual group. This information is available throughout the day on channel 6 and 15, streaming on our site and available to view on the website anytime day or night.
Presently, in the forefront of our minds are the elections, from national to state to very local, there is so many issues and concerns that we, at CAPS do our best to share information about the state, county and local elections in a non-partisan way. CAPS exists to maintain freedom of speech over the airways and we continue that every day.
Watch channel 6 and check out our website to watch great coverage of Ventura City Council and VUSD forums and learn about the propositions, candidates and issues on tap for November 8. Time is running out so be sure to vote. Go to www.capsmedia.org to see what our members are creating for you and sign up to be part of the story.
Fainer/Tauber, MD Awards
Leo Tauber, MD and his family at the David Fainer, MD Awards Dinner
In 1992, the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation (VCMRF) presented the First Annual Fainer Awards and the health care community came together to commemorate the life of the late David Fainer, MD who served as role model and mentor for many in the medical community. An exemplary and empathetic professional, Dr. Fainer was known for his motto: “The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient.”
At the First Annual David Fainer, MD Awards Dinner the Foundation honored physician Emeritus of the Year, William J. James, MD who was Ventura County’s First Neurosurgeon. The second year, Leo Tauber, MD was honored as the Ventura County Internist, and in 2004, Dr. Fred Gunn, Jr. was honored as the Physician of the Year.
At the Fourth Annual event the community honored a Physician Emeritus, Physician of the Year and Nursing Award and the following years more worthy professions in the health care arena were recognized for their contributions to the community.
In 2013, The Board of Directors added Dr. Leo Tauber’s name to the event. Dr. Tauber, along with four other fellow physicians founded the Buenaventura Medical Clinic in 1950 and formed the Medical Research Foundation – today known as the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation.
On Thursday, August 18 at the historic Lloyd-Butler Estate, VCMRF held the 23rd Annual David Fainer, MD & Leo Tauber, MD Awards Dinner. The Masters of Ceremony were Lucas Johnston, VCMRF Board Chair and Vice President & Regional Relationship Manager of Pacific Western Bank; Mary Jarvis, VCMRF Board member and Public Affairs Director of Kaiser Permanente, and Gary Wilde, President/CEO of Community Memorial Health System, and the event Live Auctioneers were Bonnie and Richard Atmore.
These awards recognize outstanding community contributions by those directly involved in the delivery of health care in Ventura County who, through professional, charitable and public service activities, has demonstrated they exemplify Dr. Fainer and Dr.Tauber’s ideals of generosity, excellence and integrity. At the event this year, VCMRF also celebrated its 60th anniversary, as well as Dr. Tauber’s 100th birthday.
The 2016 award winners include: Hospital Physician, Gail Simpson, MD; Community Physician, John Walters, MD; Hospital Nurse, Diana Jaquez, RN, MSN, OCN, ACHPN; Community Nurse, Rosemary Libman, RN; Oral Health Specialist, Scott Packham, DDS; Vision Care Specialist, Paul J. Dougherty, MD; Behavioral/ Mental Health Professional, Deborah Thurber, MD; Allied Health Professional, Camarillo Health Care District, and Trailblazer Award, Assisted Home Health & Hospice – Elaine Donley.
Since, 1956, VCMRF’s mission is to improve, in partnership with others, access to needed health care for the most vulnerable and underserved residents in Ventura County. VCMRF provides oral health, vision care and mental health care services to low-income children through our Children’s Resource Program and survivorship wellness retreats for underserved women undergoing cancer treatment at Ventura County hospitals.
Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at Island Creations
An official Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony was recently held at Island Creations in the Ventura Harbor Village. Owners Jo Hawthorne and Alioune Diouck cut the ribbon as Chamber members, City Councilmember Christy Weir, Harbor merchants welcomed them to Ventura. Island Creations is a laid-back seaside boutique offering a collection of stylish, hard to find Tropical and Afro-Caribbean clothing and accessories. 1591 Spinnaker Dr. #113 www.IslandCreationsVHV.com.
Photo by Richard Lieberman
Bill Green’s first cartoon
Bill Green’s first cartoon that appeared in the first Ventura Breeze issue.
Sandra Laby laid to rest
On Wednesday, September 28 a funeral service was held at Temple Beth Torah for Sandra Laby. It was attended by hundreds of her friends, relatives and admirers of this most remarkable woman.
Photos by John Ferritto
Lloyd Properties donates 860 acres to local land trust
The Lloyd Ranch has been a part of the Ventura community for over a century, providing stewardship of a large section of the Ventura hillsides since the early 1900’s and contributing to Ventura’s economic vitality for decades.
On Sept. 29, 2016, The Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust accepted the donation of 860 acres of agricultural and open space land donated by Lloyd Properties. Richard Atmore, founder of the Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust (RSBCT), approached the Lloyd family of shareholders in 2014 about donating land to achieve the vision of conservation and protection. The Lloyd family has a long history of supporting public benefit corporations in Ventura, including a donation of the land that is now Arroyo Verde Park and the Ventura Poinsettia Pavilion.
“The donation of this parcel of land to the Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust is a significant event for the Lloyd family,” said Gary Brummett, President of Lloyd Properties.
The RSBCT’s mission is to conserve and protect the land entrusted to it while honoring the land’s heritage through informative and engaging programs, including structured public access. Working with Ventura County’s agricultural community, the RSBCT will inspire future generations to continue the protection and conservation of the county’s agricultural lands and open space. The Conservation Trust is committed to doing their part in preserving Ventura County’s rangeland, farms, air, water quality, wildlife habitat and local food supplies.
“The Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust was established to protect what matters most to the citizens of Ventura County: our quality of life,” said Richard Atmore, founder of the Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust.
Atmore’s commitment to protecting and caring for the agricultural and open space land led to a vision of establishing an agricultural land trust that could protect and conserve the land in perpetuity. The goals of the RSBCT are to conserve and protect the land entrusted to RSBCT while honoring the land’s heritage .
For more information about Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust www.venturaconservation.com
Randolph Siple’s passing sentiments
Randolph Edward Siple, born June 5, 1933 in Glendale, California left this world on September 20, 2016.
It is with some regret that I tell you I have died, but with no regret that I have joined so many of my friends on the other side. Let me tell you a little about my life. Soon after my birth to a very liberal lady, I hit the decks a common sense conservative and a Renaissance man. (Such a person is restless in learning and studying and there is no end to it.) Because of a split family, I attended some thirteen elementary schools, two military schools, one junior high, and two high schools. No middle schools. I graduated from Stanford University in History and Political Science. Then ROTC sent me to Germany as a tank platoon leader. Once I was back stateside, I graduated from USC as a Doctor of Law. I practiced law in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, and finally Ventura counties. I was both a prosecutor and a private attorney. I joined the Navy Reserve, as an officer in intelligence and retired from that service. At one time I led a law firm of eight lawyers and designed and built the office building known as Lincoln’s Inn in Ventura. When I came to believe progressives pushed the law business into an extortion racket, I quit and started several companies, developed raw land, built homes, etc. In the process, we ended up with several ranches and a brewery (Smoke Mountain) and winery (Rincon Mountain).
Somewhere along the line, I collected some 30 cars and restored many of them. I made ship models, learned to play some 13 or so musical instruments, including the Scottish pipes. With all this, I founded and led the Swing band named “The Society Big Band”. We played in most of the hotels in Ventura, Los Angeles and specially played aboard the Queen Mary and at Avalon for New Year’s Eve. Once my small band played under the wing of the Spruce Goose in Long Beach. For over 16 years my family and I have opened our ranch, above the Pacific, to New Orleans Jass and BBQ on the first Sunday of every month. No charge. It is the West Coast Traditional Jass Club. No! Jass is correct if you know your history. I have written the following books:
The most important events have been my family. I have three sons, Shaun, Edward Darren, and Tanner, and one daughter, Heather. My wife, Susan, has been my best friend and life’s partner. We have loved each other very much and still do.
Besides being in politics most of my life, the thing which I am very proud of is that I have had many business partners and they are all my friends. To do that, you must be honest, fair and always ready to help. Since this is my last opportunity to say so, I have concluded that every society is divided into three parts. One is left and dangerous, one is the middle and waffles back and forth, and one is to the right where all the common sense folks work and play. You know where I have been.
Personally, I would rather slip out the back door with a wave of my hand and a shout good-bye, but the family will want a day to remember. So be it. Keep a scotch and soda ready, I might come back!
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Randolph Siple will be held Sunday, October 23, 2016. Please visit www.TheRoosterCrows.net for details. – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/venturacountystar/obituary.aspx?n=randolph-edward-siple&pid=181624689#sthash.gY1xM1p4.dpuf
Open space usage debate – Part one
What’s a voter to do?
by Sheli Ellsworth
In November, Ventura County voters will decide how they want to promulgate their open space kingdom. Is NIMBY-ism a bad thing? Should Ventura County become an extension of the San Fernando Valley? Depends on whom you ask.
In the VC Star, Columnist Joe Mathews espouses that the princes and princesses of Ventura County are immature about questions of growth. “If a county wants to protect open space from development, great. But it must be compelled to open gates in its walls wide enough to bring more progressive development into the Kingdom.” Mathews claims that open space initiatives “. . . drive dense, multifamily development into urban cores . . .” He blames SOAR for Ventura County’s choking traffic, high housing prices and economic slump. He is supported by a governor who wants to, “exempt many urban housing developments from local review.” Mathews also seems to think that San Fernando Valley’s housing and traffic problems are caused by Ventura County’s SOAR, and without SOAR all of the valley could live like______. Voters must fill in the blank.
Assistant professor of economics at CSU, Jared Barton is also against both SOAR and SUSTAIN VC’s Measure F. Barton writes that geography alone protects Ventura County from overcrowding. From the VCS, “ . . . 80 percent of the land in this county isn’t buildable. Open space will still be there.” Barton doesn’t think that Ventura County Voters (many of whom are property owners) should get to vote on how the land is used. “It’s like if all the grocery store owners in a town got to vote on whether a new grocery store could go into business, of course everyone would vote ‘no,’” he said in an interview.
Barton feels that healthy economics should decide on the best use of the land, and that because farming in Ventura County is subsidized by lower water rates, it is not the best use of the resource or the land. Barton writes that if voters are worried about housing and environmental issues without SOAR then the answer is, “. . . pricing the use of water and roads at the true cost to society (charging all water users the same, scarcity-based price and charging drivers for the traffic and air pollution to which they contribute), not restricting housing.”
Neither Mathews nor Barton own property in Ventura County.
Part two in Oct.26 issue