Outside of Vons Supermarket Captain Al Huerta, along with a team member, shows citizens how to perform the new “Hands-Only” CPR. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
On Thursday, June 7th, the Ventura County Emergency Medical Services Agency partnered with the American Heart Association to coordinate a county-wide CPR program. This service was free to the public and was held in various locations across Southern California, Including Fillmore, with the goal of increasing the number of lifesavers in the community. Emergency healthcare providers, such as fire departments, ambulance companies, hospitals - Ventura County Medical Center, Santa Paula Hospital, Los Robles Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital and St. John's Hospital — and education programs went out into the community to teach residents how to save a life with "Hands-Only" CPR. CPR instructors were on hand to demonstrate the basics and proper techniques of "Hands-Only" CPR, and participants had the opportunity to practice on mannequins. The training did not result in CPR certification. Sadly, 70 percent CONTINUED » |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Story Courtesy goventura.org VISTA bus riders may soon encounter some service disruption arising from recent bankruptcy proceedings associated with service contractor CUSA. “Within the past two days, representatives from CUSA which operates our popular VISTA inter-community bus service informed the Commission that it intends to halt operations on or about June 30, 2012 due to bankruptcy sale of assets. We clearly understand the negative impact which this action may have on our valued VISTA customers, and VCTC staff is working actively to identify a safe and quality solution”, noted Darren Kettle, VCTC Executive Director. Any possible disruption in CUSA operations would not have an impact on VISTA dial-a-ride services in the Heritage Valley (Santa Paula, Fillmore, and Piru); nor on any of Ventura County’s other public transit providers: Ojai Trolley, Moorpark City Transit, Gold Coast Transit, Thousand Oaks Transit, Camarillo Area Transit, and Simi Valley Transit. About 1,500 passengers are served daily through VISTA. VCTC will continue to honor all Go Ventura bus pass cards on the VISTA inter-community bus service through June 30, 2012. Go Ventura bus pass products will continue to be honored on other participating public transit providers throughout Ventura County, including VISTA dial-a-ride services in the Heritage Valley (Santa Paula, Fillmore and Piru). New sale and CONTINUED » |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Captain Al Huerta brought a 3-year old Rattlesnake into the Gazette on Monday. The snake was found by a gardener off of Goodenough Road. This is a good reminder to be careful when you are doing yardwork. Enlarge Photo |
Fillmore resident Joan Archer took Fillmore City Manager Yvonne Quiring to task at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Archer found serious problems with Quiring’s handling of employee layoffs in that Quiring could not account for any savings to the city in hiring temporary and contract substitute workers. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
[The Gazette’s city reporter was absent this week] For the second week chambers was filled with concerned citizens responding to expressed intentions by the council to close Fillmore’s parks and restrooms. City Manager Quiring suggested last week that, because Fillmore is such a small town, those participating in sporting events at the parks could run home to use bathroom facilities. Councilman Steve Conaway expressed frustration in the Manager’s inability to provide specific answers to budget questions and time is very short for the mandated budget approval. |
(l-r) Volunteers: Bill Dewey, Edward Barajas, Victor Kreider, Ricardo Miranda, James Doran, who donates his truck every week to pick up the food. Community Food Distribution is sustained through small grants and donations by Trinity Episcopal Church. Enlarge Photo By Jean McLeod — Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Throughout Ventura County the number of people needing help feeding their families continues to grow. Food Share of Ventura County, which was established in 1983, helps address this need with its 150 partnered outreach agencies and over 300 volunteers. In 2010 Food Share distributed over nine million pounds of food to more than 74,500 people each month countywide. This number represents more than 6.8 million meals. Volunteers are a huge part of all the programs along with faith based organizations that provide 67% of the distribution outreach and non-profits which provide about 25%. The primary source of food products made available are through donations from local grocery stores, supermarket chains, food manufacturers, distributors, the government, foundations, local farmers, harvesting efforts, food drives and private individuals. One of the biggest food drives, The Postal Carriers’ Food Drive, was recently held. This drive allows the citizens of the county to donate food on a designated Saturday, which was May 12th this year, by putting the items out for their mail carrier to collect and bring back to the local post office. Those items are then distributed to outreach programs. Bonnie Weigel, CEO and CONTINUED » |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
A distracted driver slammed into the back of the Heritage Valley Boys & Girls Club van on First Street, Saturday at approximately 5:30pm. Authorities said the driver may have been reaching for his cell phone and veered to the right, striking the parked van. Enlarge Photo |
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By Ventura County District Attorneys Office — Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Police request public’s assistance
On June 4, 2012, the Fillmore Police Department was dispatched to the area of Meadowlark Drive and First Street for 3 male suspects attacking a male victim who was on the ground and in a fetal position. The juvenile victim was kicked in the head during the attack. The person reporting the crime was an off duty police officer. The suspects fled in a vehicle away from the scene. The off duty police officer obtained enough information regarding the suspect vehicle before he lost sight of the vehicle. The Fillmore Police Gang Unit investigated the crime and learned the suspects are members of a graffiti “tagging crew” and the victim was from a rival “tagging crew.” Witnesses to the crimes identified the suspects involved in the attack. The Juvenile victim received a concussion, laceration to his head, and abrasions to his arms and face during the attack. On June 12, 2012, The Fillmore Police Department’s Gang Unit and Investigations Unit served multiple search and arrest warrants at the suspects’ residences. The three suspects were arrested without incident and additional evidence was located at the residences. All three suspects CONTINUED » |
The bicyclist, Mr. Guadalupe Cruz, succumbed to his injuries sustained in this collision. The investigation is ongoing and anyone who might have witnessed the accident is asked to contact the Fillmore Police Department/Sergeant Aguirre (805) 524-2235. Enlarge Photo By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Thursday, June 7th, 2012
On the morning of June 6, 2012, at 8:27 A.M., the Fillmore Police Department, Fillmore Fire Department / Medic Unit, and American Medical Response (AMR) responded to the intersection of Ventura Street and C Street for an injury traffic accident. Initial reports were that a tractor-trailer had collided with a bicyclist in the intersection. The bicyclist, Mr. Guadalupe Cruz was treated at the scene and immediately rushed to Ventura County Medical Center via AMR. Later that same day, at approximately 4:41 P.M., Mr. Cruz succumbed to his injuries sustained in this collision. The investigation is ongoing and anyone who might have witnessed the accident is asked to contact the Fillmore Police Department/Sergeant Aguirre (805) 524-2235. Nature of Incident: Serious Injury Traffic Collision – Update - Fatal Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477). |