These names were received from November 11to November 18, 2009.
A light will be shining on the Hospice “Light Up A Life Tree” at the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Main Street and 8th in Santa Paula.
Join us for the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 4:30 PM.

IN MEMORY OF:
Julie Patricia Bero
Eloise Peterson
Francis Brennan
Diane Dudley
Carroll Courtnier
Max Rudolph
Gwendolin Rudolph
Lane Grubbs
Genevieve Newkirk
Olivier Family
Brown Family
Messer Family
Chamberlin Family
Chris Reynolds
Pat Reynolds
David M. Salas
Margaret D. Salas
Fred Wills
Winifred Wills
Ruth Carlstrom
Verner Calstrom
Jose V. Limon
Jack Ridpath Helvey
Richard L. Perez
Mary Fuller
Sally Phelps
Stanton Spencer
Roy Wilson
Alice T. Cox
John H. Cox
Winifred Cox
Harriet M. Teague
Charles C. Teague
Peter Rubel
Bettie Rubel
Karen WetterichOlga Iwasiuk
Elmer Steiger
Violet Gabrealla Reeder
Kenneth Staufenbery Lee Herron, Sr.
Joe M. Lopez
Johnny “Lil push-up” Lopez
Barbara Cooksey Lopez
Richie Van Lopez
Norma Smith Lopez
Juan Munoz
Lupe Araiza Munoz
Benjamin C. Borrego
Jennie C. Borrego
Nemecio Chavez
Rufina Chavez
Amy Chapman Jennings
Trusten Polk Jennings
Olga Chapman Zink
Merton Zink
Maxine Bryden
Regina Ferris
Rollie Ferris
Percy and Anita Strickland
Charles P. Strickland, Jr.
Mary Strickland Fuller
Hazel Bard Strickland
Serge and Doris Leslie
Gayle Strifler
Jane Harris Warren
William Warren, Jr.
Agatha Terry
Fred Schlichter
Norene Schlichter
Ethyl Schlichter
Gil Jackson
Jack Skousen
Lavenia Sipes
Truman D. Sipes
Delcie Shoemate
John Shoemate
Lori Bernstein
Mary Fuller
Betty Lindsay
Stephanie Casey
Gene Cruise
Bob Laidler
Joyce Giorgi
Dorothy Claypool
Don Claypool
Della Giblon
Bill Ratcliff
Nancy Bright
Don Lindsay
David Dixon
Robert Hunt
Linda Hunt Abbott
Santa Paula Veterans
who died in
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Mary Arguelles

IN HONOR OF:
Jack E. Bero
Mrs. Meg Jackson
All Jackson Kids
Dorothy Allee
Dr. Evan Slater
Dr. Sam Edward
Lilly Araiza Munoz Lopez
Richard M. Lopez
Cathy and Carl Barringer
Men and Women serving in our Armed Forces

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2009 — AT&T* today announced that it will launch the fourth annual campaign to raise awareness of childhood cancer and collect donations to support PADRES Contra El Cáncer (PADRES), a nonprofit organization committed to improving the quality of life for Latino children who are battling the disease, beginning November 22. AT&T set a goal of raising $300,000 this year, which would mean a total donation of $1 million to PADRES since the campaign’s inception in 2007.

Throughout the six-week program, donations will be collected at more than 130 AT&T retail locations throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. AT&T is also offering a promotion throughout the duration of the campaign. When customers purchase an LG phone, AT&T will donate $20 to PADRES and the customer will receive a free LOUVER by Louis Verdad designer cap.

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Tuesday December 1st, Kyle Wilson of Edward Jones will discuss the health of today's financial markets.

Tuesday December 8th, No meeting

Rotary Sun Risers meet every Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. at El Pescador. For more information please contact Joe Aguirre, President at 524-2096

Ventura, CA. - With 410,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine expected in Ventura County, the county has seen 28% of its expected allotment; a total of 113,000 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to local health care providers to date. The number of high risk people lining up for the vaccine is beginning to slow, therefore Dr. Robert Levin, Public Health Officer, has expanded the list of eligible recipients to include health care providers and first responders. These groups are defined as health care and emergency medical services personnel who have direct patient contact.

After numerous public health flu clinics held throughout the county targeting the most at-risk groups, Dr. Levin now feels it is appropriate to expand eligible recipients to this important group. “We’re pleased with the number of people who have been getting vaccinated and that the message has gotten out to those most at-risk,” said Dr. Levin. “Health care providers and medical staff in our county have been extremely gracious to allow their patients most at risk to step to the front of the line, so to speak, and receive the vaccine first. There are counties that have not been as selfless, and I believe our health care providers are to be commended for putting the community first. We are happy to now be able to offer the vaccine to them, as they are in daily contact with those capable of spreading the virus.”

Those who have been eligible to receive the vaccine, and continue to be, are children from the ages of six months to 24-years of age; healthy household contacts of infants under 6 months of age; pregnant women, and adults from the ages of 24 to 64 years of age who have high risk medical conditions, such as lung disease, diabetes and heart disease.

People not included in the above groups have been shown to be at low risk for serious illness from the H1N1 virus. For more information on H1N1 visit the Public Health website at www.vchca.org/ph

Conway Spitler

Volunteers giving their time and talents to: Beautify our community, Enrich our lives and our community, Protect, preserve and promote what our citizens value and desire, Foster cooperation, communication and networking in the community, Teach and mentor our youth and other members of our community; support for our schools, and Maximize our community's resources and opportunities.

Community volunteerism brings different generations and cultures together to exchange ideas, knowledge and history and gives one a healthy outlook on life and a positive attitude. Volunteering makes one feel good about contributing to others and spreads valuable information throughout the community through positive interaction.
This leads to the creation of long-lasting networks in our community and the establishment of common goals.
Volunteerism also furthers our local resources (we can do more with what we have) and helps to keep crime rates low. It also promotes understanding of other viewpoints, cultures, ages, etc. and leads to a "sense of community"
Perhaps most importantly, widespread community volunteerism creates self-reliance within the community and the understanding that progress is not dependent on "others".

Ventura County Sheriff's Department

1:05 PM: Piru : Battery - Main St. @ Center St., Piru. During the filming of a movie, a member of the paparazzi encroached onto a restricted area where she was confronted by a film security guard. The paparazzi photographer, 49 year old Angela Coqueran, struck the security guard while alleging that he had pushed her camera into her face. Coqueran was detained by on-site C.H.P until she was cited and released for misdemeanor battery by Sheriff's Deputies.

Hello-Ho-Ho Fillmore! Santa is on schedule to arrive in Fillmore in time for the Annual Fillmore Lions Club Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 5, 2009. The parade begins at 1:00 PM at the intersection of Second and Central and travels down Central to Santa Clara ending in front of Fillmore City Hall.

This year Santa has allowed time at the end of the parade for the boys and girls watching the parade to visit with him and have their parents take pictures with Santa for free. All Santa said is needed is for people to
bring their own cameras to take the pictures. Look for Santa around Fillmore City Hall to have your picture taken.

Each year the Annual Fillmore Lions Club Christmas Parade is hosted by the Fillmore Lions Club in the honor of longtime Lions Club Member and life-long Fillmore/Piru citizen the late Henry “Hank” Carrillo who saved the parade when it was in danger of discontinuing without a sponsor. To place an entry in the parade, contact Dick Diaz at 524-5315, or 279-3599, or email dickdiaz@roadrunner.com

Vision 2020, Civic Pride Committee, is sponsoring the revived Fillmore Flower Show on April 10-11, 2010. It will be held at the Fillmore Senior Center, like last year, at 533 Santa Clara Street, Fillmore, California, 93015. The event is open to the public both days from 1:00pm-4:00pm and it is FREE.
The theme will be “Spring Fever” and Fillmore’s Asher Smith will once again beguile us with his violin and mandolin music.
This year, the public will be invited to share in several Flower Show preparation workshops. In January, there will be a workshop presentation by Joanne King on pruning your rose bushes, held at Oralia Herrara’s home. Having roses ready for the show depends on the time of pruning! In February, another workshop at the Herrara’s will be on entry preparations. In March, we are hoping to present a workshop focused on Youth entries. Then the first Wednesday in April (April 7th), the week of the Fillmore Flower Show, the public is invited to join the Ventura County Garden Club at their meeting in Santa Paula at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 1:00pm to hear judges, Susan Diller and Barbara Schneider speak on flower arrangements and bouquets with critiques and suggestions. The time and date specifics for these workshops and events will be presented in news articles to follow.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Clara Valley will kick off its annual “It Just Takes One” campaign this week. The campaign will raise funds for the Club’s after-school programs and services for youth, ages 5-18, living in Fillmore, Piru and Santa Paula. Scheduled to run through the end of February, 2010, the campaign seeks donations primarily from individuals.
Serving as the campaign’s co-chairs are Tony Soriano and Mike Mobley, past presidents of Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Clara Valley. The campaign’s goal this year is to raise 75,000 for the Clubs’ annual operating budget. Tony said, “We are proud to announce that to date, our campaign has raised $13,025.00 as a result of some early lead gifts. All we need now is the rest of our community to show their support, and we will be able to reach, maybe even exceed, our goal.”
“Our Clubs are making a difference in the community,” added Mobley. “Last year, our local Clubs served 5,641youth and families, a 7.5% increase from the year before. But there are still many more children in our community that need the kind of positive influence and guidance the Clubs provide, and we want to reach out to these youth and their families.”
Funds raised will help provide quality after school programs such as the Power Hour homework help program, computer skills training, career exploration, arts & crafts, fitness & sports, and character & leadership programs such as SMART Moves (a prevention program) and Youth of the Year (the Club’s premier recognition program).
The Boys & Girls Clubs mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
“The cost of providing the Boys & Girls Club experience to one child for a year is about $850” said Soriano. “You can see what a valuable investment that is when you compare it to the cost of incarcerating a youth who went in the wrong direction – usually $50,000 or more. The Clubs give a good return on investment.”

Our Third Annual Poinsettia Sale to benefit the Fillmore Historical Museum. We appreciate your support! Mail your order to: Fillmore Historical Museum, P.O. Box 314, Fillmore, CA 93016, or call your order in at 524-0948, ore-mail your order to: fillmore.museum@sbcglobal.net. Our large, lush red poinsettias are only $10.00 each. Tell your friends and relatives. Call for more details. Orders may be picked up on Saturday, December 5, 2009. Please make checks payable to: Fillmore Historical Museum. Thank you.

All dependent on vaccine availability and/or delivery, Ventura County Public Health will hold a special H1N1 vaccine dispensing clinic on Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The clinic will be held at Mountain Vista School, 915 5th Street, Fillmore, Ca. 93015.
Public Health Clinic Vaccinations: If you have insurance, bring your card. Vaccines are free to you but we can bill insurance for providing the vaccine. Arrive early. Parking is limited. Long lines may exist, we may have to cut them off at some point.
H1N1 vaccines are only for Ventura County residents.
Due to limited supplies, H1N1 vaccine in Ventura County is limited to:
Pregnant women
Children and young adults from 6 months to 24 years of age
Caretakers and household contacts of infants less than 6 months of age
Persons aged 25 through 64 years of age who have high risk medical conditions, e.g.: lung disease including asthma, COPD, heart disease (not high blood pressure); diabetes; morbid obesity; neurocognitive or neuromuscular disease; immunocompromised (cancer, chemotherapy, steroids, congenital, HIV).
Please check the H1N1 website to determine who is eligible: http://www.vchca.org/h1n1 or call 981-5390. All this information is directly from the website.

County Supervisor Kathy Long, 3rd District would like to announce to all residents of Ventura County that the next Santa Paula Tattoo Removal Clinic will be held on Saturday November 21st, 2009 from 8:30 am – 12 noon, no appointments necessary. Orientation for first time participants will be at 9 am located at 1334 E. Main St. the Santa Paula Family Care Clinic. Due to overwhelming response, spaces will be limited.
County Supervisor Kathy Long spearheaded this clinic in collaboration with the following agencies: Ventura County Public Health, Ventura County Probation Agency, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, Santa Paula Family Care Clinic, Interface Children Family Services, and CalWORKS.
The clinic not only welcomes participants but volunteers to run the clinic. If you have any questions, or would like to find out how you can help, please call the Santa Paula Family Care Clinic at (805) 933-1242.

The Santa Paula Police Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for a year-long anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways. New enforcement measures to combat impaired driving are coming as a result of a recent $49,195 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety to Santa Paula. The Santa Paula Police Department is dedicated to keeping our streets safe through both enforcement and education.

Santa Paula Police Chief Steve MacKinnon stated, “This grant will be a major tool in our efforts to stop drunk driving. Our officers are investigating too many incidents where alcohol was a major contributor to injuries and deaths. With this grant we will be able to make Santa Paula safer, while sending the clear message that this community does not tolerate drunk driving.”

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Make sure everyone in the family gets home safely this holiday season by buckling your seat belt every trip, day and night. That’s the message that the Thousand Oaks Police Department is telling drivers as part of the 2009 holiday Click It or Ticket mobilization, November 17 - 30. Officers will be out in force looking for anyone – driver, passenger or child – not properly restrained.

Given the years of public awareness campaigns, including hundreds of Click It or Ticket highway signs, no warnings will be given out. The Click It or Ticket campaign relies on heavy enforcement and education as a means to help save lives on California’s roadways.

“There is absolutely no question that seat belts save lives,” said Police Chief Jeff Matson. “Buckling up will not only save you a heavy fine, it can also save your life.”

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In observance of Thanksgiving Day, the employees of Santa Clara Valley Disposal are taking the day off on Thursday, Nov. 26. As a result, Fillmore residential customers will have their trash and recyclables collected a day later than normal, on Saturday, Nov. 28.

The regular Friday schedule will resume the following week.

For more information, call 647-1414.

Ventura, CA. – As part of its ongoing commitment to family strengthening, the Ventura Family YMCA celebrates military families during the nation’s first National Military Family Month.

“The Ventura Family YMCA recognizes the sacrifices that members of the military and their families make on a daily basis,” said Kate Bucey, Administrative Services Director of the Ventura Family YMCA. “We celebrate National Military Family Month, and we are honored to provide support to families of deployed military service members.”

In 2008, in an effort to expand access to health and well-being resources to military families, the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) and the Department of Defense teamed up with the nation’s YMCAs to provide eligible military families and active duty personnel with access to youth development, family strengthening, and health and well-being programs through memberships and respite child care services at community YMCAs nationwide.
In its first year, the YMCA Military Outreach Initiative has seen more than 22,000 YMCA family and individual memberships. The program has also served more than 36,000 military children. In Ventura County the Ventura Family YMCA is serving dozens of families with full facility memberships which are subsidized through the ASYMCA-DoD Outreach Initiative. During November, the Ventura Family YMCA will celebrate Military Family Month with additional special activities, such as the YMCA Thanksgiving potluck on November 18th starting at 6pm. The potluck is a special way for the Ventura Family YMCA staff, facility members and members of the community to come together for a celebration of thanks.

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