By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
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By Anonymous — Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
(above) Miss Queen Kiana Hope. The Miss Fillmore, Miss Teen Fillmore Pageant was held on April 26, 2014 at the Venterans Memorial Building. Fifteen contestants participated. Congratulations to winners Miss Queen Kiana Hope, Miss 1st Jessica Mayhew, Miss 2nd Kaileigh Carpenter, Teen Queen Taylor Wright, Teen 1st Chloe Stines, and Teen 2nd Natalie Johnston. The evening was emceed by Mark Ortega. Photos courtesy Crockett Studios. Enlarge Photo |
By Jean McLeod — Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
Joanne Dabbs and Jennifer Weir announced that the FUSD will again be offering a summer school session at Fillmore High School, Mountain Vista Elementary (7) and Piru Elementary (1), 8-11:30 A.M. Monday-Friday starting June 19th through July 24th. Last year over 400 students attended. It will cost more to build a home or commercial building in Fillmore in a few months due to an increase in Development Impact Fees that Fillmore Unified School District (FUSD) is seeking. That, along with reports on the 2014 Summer School session and Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium Process were the items discussed at the May 6, 2014 meeting. Ken Reynolds, President of School Works, presented his study which will be presented to the State to ask for an increase in FUSD's school Development Impact Fees (DIF) for residential and commercial property development in Fillmore. Impact fees are payments in advance of completing a development which enables school districts to pay for new construction and improvements and are reviewed every five years. Schools can impose the fees due to Education Code section 17620, pursuant 1996 SB 1562. The new school DIF's will increase from $3.30 to $3.36 per square foot within the perimeter of the residential structure. Each home when built is considered a .7 child occupant, and thus requires more classrooms. Over the past five years 156 homes were built in town and FUSD collected $729,000 in fees. Those new homes represent about 110 new students. FUSD will again be offering a summer school session at Fillmore High School, Mountain Vista Elementary (7) and Piru Elementary (1), 8-11:30 A.M. Monday-Friday starting June 19th through July 24th. Assistant Superintendent Michael Johnson stated, "Last year over 400 students attended....let's hope we'll have the same this summer." Elementary classes offered CONTINUED » |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
On April 10th, 2014, Sheriff Geoff Dean presented Patrick Maynard, Ventura County Emergency Services Program Administrator, with the 2013 Sheriff’s Department Meritorious Award for demonstrating, through persistent efforts, exemplary service and perseverance. This service was performed in areas such as grant management and as the project manager for a three-day Ready Ventura County (RVC) preparedness exercise. This event brought together public safety agencies from throughout Ventura County, for six months, to plan for and exercise our county’s response to a catastrophic earthquake. A video of the RVC event may be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nplmd_UwmTk |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
A paving project on Highway 23 at Bardsdale Bridge has begun, and continues south for four miles. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The project is expected to take about 45 days to complete. Vehicles are allowed through the area, but there are long delays. A flagger controls the flow of traffic. Granite Construction of Ventura was awarded the $1.3 million contract for the work. Enlarge Photo |
By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Monday, May 5th, 2014
It has been approximately 1 year since these two unsolved sexual assaults occurred in the Santa On the mornings of February 26, 2013 and May 20, 2013, sexual assaults were reported in the area of Santa Paula Street and Peck Road. Both assaults occurred in the unincorporated area, west of the City of Santa Paula. Nature of Incident: Santa Paula Area Sexual Assaults - Public Assistance Needed 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). |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
Our City Council can take satisfaction in the street paving program which has now begun. (l-r) City Council members Steve Conaway, Rick Neal, Manuel Minjares, Diane McCall, and Doug Tucker. Fillmore is quickly recovering from a lengthy fiscal slump, during which our streets have, of necessity, been neglected. The new council can take credit for the remarkable recovery the city has experienced during the past year. Enlarge Photo |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
On Saturday, April 26th, at the Burlington Linear Park 10 oak trees were planted by 20 citizen volunteers. This project was coordinated with Fillmore’s Planning and Public Works Departments. Trees were donated by Valley Crest Tree Company. Thank you to the Boy’s & Girl’s Club of Fillmore, FHS Leo’s Club, and all other Fillmore Citizens. Enlarge Photo Pictured are 20 citizen volunteers, who planted trees at Burlington Linear Park Saturday. Enlarge Photo |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
A collision occurred last Friday at the intersection of Highway 126 and C Street. The incident happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. when a late model Volkswagen sedan struck an 18-wheeler on the truck’s right fuel tank. No fuel leakage was caused but the car suffered significant right front end damage. The truck-trailer appeared to be making a left turn onto C Street, No injuries were reported and the cause of the accident was undetermined at press time. Enlarge Photo |