That was the warning the brave and legendary Paul Revere announced as he galloped through the streets of Concord over three hundred years ago warning the populace about the threat of a British invasion. Now the Brits have had their sweet revenge. Sixty years ago an unlikely quartet from England—Liverpool to be precise—invaded America—and conquered […]
Streaming Spotlight by Cindy Summers True Spirit – Netflix Based on true events, “True Spirit” shares the inspiring story of Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft), who at 16-years-old was the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world. She departed from Sydney Harbor Oct 18, 2009 on a course that would take approximately […]
∙ SPAN Thrift Store is now open to the public and looking for donations of adult clothing, household items and tools if you’ve got items you no longer use. SPAN Thrift Store is providing $10 spays and neuters for low income households with cats and dogs. Two upcoming clinics are: Tuesday, May 25th at SPAN […]
by Richard Senate Philip de la Riva was born in 1892 at the Olivas Adobe. His mother was Rebecca Olivas de la Riva, the youngest of the twenty-one children of Raymundo and Teodora Olivas.The builders of the Olivas Adobe, now a museum. When the United States declared war on Imperial Germany in 1917, Philip answered […]
∙Congratulations to Pam Baumgardner for being elected to the Board of Directors at CAPS Media. You can read all about it in the CAPS article in this issue. Pam, of course, covers music in the Ventura Breeze with her Ventura Music Scene appearing on page 20. ∙California health officials have issued a warning that people […]
Movie Review by Cindy Summers Good Boys 2 palm trees out of 4 Having been invited to his first kissing party, Max and his friends Lucas and Thor set out to discover how kissing is actually done being only 12 years old and having never kissed a girl before. Not able to find reasonable answer […]
by Shirley Lorraine Secrets Abound at Santa Paula’s Casa A retro revelation into a world many of us have little or no knowledge of takes the main stage at the Santa Paula theater Center. Casa Valentina, written by Harvey Fierstein (of Kinky Boots, La Cage Aux Folle fame) is based on actual events. Casa explores […]
by Pam Baumgardner VenturaRocks.com How quickly time passes as we find ourselves in the final month of the year. My next column will cover New Year’s Eve parties, but for now, let’s take a look at a couple of special events you might want to support during December. The 5th annual 4 Kids 2 Kids […]
Hi: I’m Madison a beautiful 11 years young Australian Shepherd / Chow X. I was rescued from VC Animal Services where I was turned in for being too old. Thankfully C.A.R.L. didn’t think I was too old and I have found a place in C.A.R.L.’s Golden Oldies!. I’m good with children and have lived with […]
Hi: I’m Harley an adorable cat! (A640007) I’m a bit picky but I have a huge heart to share with you. I’m a little scared but I’m getting more brave every day! I’m not quite ready for you to pick me up because I don’t know you yet…but I really love head scratches. I can […]
