Free application webinars offered daily in several languages.

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Sacramento, CA – California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), today announced that Round 2 of the Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program is open.

The $500 million program is intended for small businesses and nonprofits impacted by COVID-19. Grants range in size from $5,000 to $25,000. Approximately half of the available funds were awarded in Round 1, with disbursement beginning January 22, and the remainder will be awarded to eligible businesses in this second round. The application portal opened at 8:00 a.m. today and will remain open through 6:00 p.m. February 8. Eligible applicants who submitted all necessary documents in Round 1, but did not receive a grant, will be rolled over for consideration in this second round – there is no need to reapply.

"What we are seeing is an unprecedented, urgent need,"said Dee Dee Myers, Director of GO-Biz. "Millions of hardworking Californians, who provide jobs to millions more, need help. Inclusive, equitable relief is fundamental to the small business support this state is providing. Surveys find that without additional funding, more than one in three small business owners will not survive past the next three months, including an astounding 32% of Latinx-owned and 41% of Black-owned businesses. This grant program serves to address an immediate need, but there is so much more that needs to be done. We look forward to the additional grants and loans proposed by the Biden Administration."

California’s small businesses employ nearly half of the state’s private sector workforce and create two-thirds of new jobs. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies showed small businesses were facing low cash flow levels – estimating nearly half of all small businesses had only two weeks of cash flow pre-pandemic.

CalOSBA is pleased to share preliminary data from the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program's first round of recipients:
• 77% of selected applicants went to underserved & disadvantaged small businesses, which are businesses owned by minority, women, veteran, or businesses located in rural, low-to-moderate income (LMI), low-wealth, and rural communities (applicant may fit into more than one category).
o 53% of selected applicants are minority-owned businesses,
o 49% of selected applicants are women-owned businesses,
o 14% of selected applicants are business owners in rural areas, and
o 58% of selected applicants are business owners in low-to-moderate income areas.
• 61% of selected applicants are business owners in highly impacted industries including personal care, restaurant & other eating places, child daycare services, retail clothing stores, & specialty foods.
• Small businesses or non-profits in all 58 counties received awards.
The California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant is administered by CalOSBA through a competitive bid award to its intermediary, Lendistry, and its statewide network of community-based lenders and partners. Many of the State-supported small business centers, which prioritize the expansion of technical assistance to underserved business groups, are also available to help small businesses with the application process in multiple languages and formats.

For more information on grant requirements and eligibility, along with links to application tips and webinars, visit CAReliefGrant.com.

About GO-Biz
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth and economic development efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. For more information visit,www.business.ca.gov.

About CalOSBA
The Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) helps support economic growth and innovation by working to ensure that California’s small businesses and entrepreneurs have the information, tools and resources they need to plan, launch, manage and grow their businesses successfully and be resilient. The CalOSBA serves to elevate their voices in state government and to advocate on their behalf to help ensure all aspiring and current small business owners and entrepreneurs are provided with the opportunity to access capital, access markets, and connect to the networks and resources they need to succeed. For more informationvisit the website.

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Courtesy City of Fillmore Facebook Page

Fillmore is the future home of Mountain View Apartments. Many Mansions partners with the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura to start construction on their very first affordable housing community in the City of Fillmore.

Mountain View Apartments design influence is inspired by Fillmore’s rich history in rail and agriculture and has a timeless agrarian craftsman style. This beautiful development will feature 42 townhome style units with attached garages and 35 flats and walk-ups for a total of 77 apartment homes. There will be 37 one-bedroom, 21 two-bedroom, and 19 three-bedroom apartments, built as workforce housing for very low- and extremely low-income families.

There are numerous on-site amenities including but not limited to a spacious community room that will host free after school programs for the resident children and family services such as food assistance and life skills training for the adults. Access to on-site County of Ventura library services will also be available for the tenants. This is a new partnership we look forward to bringing to more of our affordable housing communities.

“Many Mansions invests in more than just building apartment homes, we invest in the future of individuals, families and youth through comprehensive whole person support. We will continue to provide affordable housing and support so that everyone can achieve their life dreams.”
– Rick Schroeder, President

There will also be lots of outdoor activities such as a playground, outdoor activity center, barbecue/picnic area, community garden, and a bike and pedestrian paths connecting the property to beautiful downtown Fillmore. This development will be a shining example of a high-quality and well-designed affordable housing and a true community asset.

The following is a letter to the City of Fillmore from Yesenia and Alejandra Robles about their new Free Little Library.

Hello city of Fillmore,

Our names are Yesenia and Alejandra Robles and we are the proud owners of the new Little Free Library located at 853 Oliver Sr. in Fillmore. This Little Free Library was made by our friend, neighbor and local artist, Jack Stethem. We hope you enjoy reading as much as we do. You are welcome to read the books, the more you read the smarter you get. We want our Little Free Library to be for all ages, so come on take a book and leave a book. If you would like to donate books, they are welcomed, you can leave them inside the library or you can leave them in front of our house. And remember, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the places you’ll go.”

- Yesenia and Alejandra Robles

1978 Los Serenos.
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1978 Hwy 126 Fillmore entry.
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1914 remains of the Sespe RR crossing.
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1914 February 27 Bardsdale Bridge.
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1938 Damage to the Bardsdale bridge.
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1938 Hwy 23 south of the Bardsdale bridge.
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1969 March 2 dead crocodiles.
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1969 Sespe Bridge.
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1969 Sespe RR bridge approach.
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1969 Sewer Plant damage.
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2005 Equestrian Center damage.
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Courtesy Fillmore Historical Museum

February! This is the time of year when we hope it will rain. When it does, we hope it will be enough and then we hope it won’t be too much.

History has shown us that, in Fillmore, it is often the unexpected quantity of rain or its lack that stands out. Local farmers keep exacting records of the date and amount of rain. Was it enough to not have to irrigate? Is the river or creek going to rage through the orchard? Will it interrupt our plans?

Over time many rainstorms have left indelible impressions both good and bad. One of the earliest storms mentioned in Ventura County history was the deluge of 1862. Rain was statewide and is referred to in the history books as the “Great California Flood of 1862.” Early photos show Sacramento inundated with flood waters up to the second stories of buildings. Author Yda Addis reported that, here in Ventura County, rain fell for 60 days leaving all the ground saturated and “reeking.” In San Buenaventura, “landslides were frequent” and “houses were submerged or carried away bodily.” Cattle, which were the main source of income in those times were starving. The overflow from the Ventura River was 3 feet deep on Ventura’s Main St.

The rains of 1884 were deeply embedded in the memories of those who were living in the Santa Clara Valley at the time. Fillmore had not yet been founded but Santa Paula was a growing city and Ventura well established. According to Lowell Hardison, the rains began with small typical showers in October and November of 1883 allowing the withered grasses of summer to grow and turn the hills green. On January 24th of 1884 it began to rain and continued for 34 hours measuring 15”. From January 31 to Feb 8 it rained every night measuring 20”. Mr. Hardison, assuming that the rains had ended, set off for Los Angeles to purchase a wagon. On the trip home with the new wagon he found 4” of snow on the ground at Newhall and flooding throughout the valley. In a time with no bridges over the creeks and river, they had to leave the wagon and head home on the mules. They found the road up Santa Paula Canyon obliterated with rocks, boulders and debris everywhere. Arriving at home they found the family safe but the cabin nearly wrecked as the wind had forced the rain into the interior. There was debris everywhere, the interior of the cabin was drenched, and the creek behind the cabin was a raging torrent 14 feet deep. A fire was impossible as everything that might burn was wet. They spent the night huddled under blankets trying to stay warm.

The Santa Clara River was flooding bank to bank. Animals, buildings and people were caught in the flood. A dog was seen floating down the river on a mattress. One rescue boat was swamped and the survivors succeeded in climbing a tree and were then rescued. Nearly all the bridges in Southern California were swept away. According the newspapers Santa Paula received 40” and Ojai received 70” in just 60 days. Newspapers of the time called it the greatest rainfall ever recorded in the valley.

In more modern times, we have had our share of excessive rain and damage here in Fillmore. In 1914, shortly after construction of the bridges across the Sespe and Santa Clara, torrential rain caused them to wash out leaving Fillmore isolated. In 1938 the north approach to the Bardsdale Bridge was washed out. Access from Bardsdale was at first by boson’s chair and then by swinging bridge as a new section of the bridge was built.

1969 once again brought excess rain and flooding to our area with three major storms from January through March. The vulnerable approaches to the Sespe auto bridge and the railroad bridge failed. Landslides were common. The 9 hole golf course located where the school farm is now located was washed out. Los Serenos was flooded for the first time and Pole Creek flooded east of Mountain View as far as Main St. Tragedy struck when a group of Boy Scouts being rescued from the mountains above the Sespe were swept away and killed in the raging Sespe. The oddest result was the damage to Africa USA located above Guiberson Road near Piru. After the rain ended, two crocodiles were found along the Santa Clara and rapidly dispatched so as not to cause a panic should they disappear into the orchards.

Los Serenos took a hit again in 1978 when after several months of rainstorms a violent rainstorm sent the Sespe rampaging through the neighborhood when debris formed a dam under the Sespe Auto Bridge. One of our local heavy equipment operators took it upon himself to blow the bridge to release the backed up water. Better to solve the problem and ask forgiveness later. After the citizenry rose up in anger because of the damage, the U.S. Corp of Engineers finally agreed to build the levee which stands today.

Most recently, in 2005, heavy rain caused the Santa Clara River to run full from bank to bank. The Sherriff’s office closed the Bardsdale Bridge in midafternoon when the river threatened to wash out the south approach. The river broke through south of the equestrian center, flowed over Hwy23 and back out to the river. As often happened in these wet years there were storms from January through March creating a situation ripe for disaster when the final heavy storms hit.

It has now been 16 years since the last major flood event. We’d like our rains to be soft, gentle and enough to wash away the drought. It looks like that won’t happen this year. Just remember that in the case of rain storms, be they mild or heavy, history tends to repeat itself in the Santa Clara River Valley.

Two subjects were contacted by Fillmore detectives during an investigation. Detectives located several bicycles that were believed to be stolen and are requesting the public’s assistance to solve the crimes.

On January 20th, at approximately 8:00 a.m., detectives contacted the subject at his Fillmore residence and arrested him for a felony warrant. He was contacted with a transient, Phillip Davison. Both men were found in possession of several bicycles that were believed to be stolen. Detectives linked one of the bicycles to a Fillmore resident that reported his bicycle as stolen in October 2020, and determined Davison was responsible for the crime.

The Fillmore resident was booked into the Ventura County Main Jail in Ventura for violations unrelated to the bicycle theft and held on $50,000 bail. Davison was cited and released for HS 11550(a) – Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance and PC 484(a) – Petty Theft.

If you believe one of the attached bicycles is yours, or if you have any information about the theft of these bicycles, please contact the Detective Cesar Salas at (805) 524-2234. The Sheriff’s Office is also asking residents to be aware of the rise in recent bicycle thefts and to keep all unattended bicycles locked or in a secure location to prevent thefts.

Nature of Incident: Bicycle Theft Arrest / Request for Public Assistance
Report Number: RB# 20-137708
Location: City of Fillmore
Date & Time: January 20, 2021 @ 8:00 AM
Unit(s) Responsible: Fillmore Investigations Unit
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent, City of Residence, Age
(S) Resident, Fillmore, 41
(S) Phillip Davison, Transient (Fillmore/Santa Paula), 37

Vinnie Hinckley, daughter of Dr. J.P. Hinckley, who passed away at 15 years old due to the virus.
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The pandemic which swept the world from 1918 through at least 1920 did not skip over Fillmore. Inaccurately dubbed “Spanish” influenza, it was first identified at an Army camp in Kansas. The recruits shipped out to France and from there it spread. The “Spanish” appellation was derived from the fact that neutral Spain did not have the censorship controls that the Allied nations had and openly reported on the epidemic including the fact the Spanish king, Alfonso XIII, had contracted the disease. In the United States, it was believed that if the general public was aware of the situation it would hurt the war effort.

The first mention of the epidemic appeared in the October 18, 1918, local paper. Because of the growing number of cases in the town, the school board debated closing the schools. After considerable discussion, it was decided to keep the schools open. Dr. W. R Manning, the city health officer, commented that there would be less danger of a serious epidemic if the children were kept in school than if the schools were closed and the youngsters allowed to run the streets.

A week later, the tone in the paper was much different. The number of cases had exploded and there were deaths. Judge Merton Barnes, chairman of the Fillmore Red Cross, headed up the support effort aided by Mrs. Lawton and Mrs. Hadley as heads of the nursing team. At the suggestion of Hattie King, a temporary hospital was set up in the Presbyterian Church Sunday School at Sespe and Clay Streets. There the Red Cross volunteers aided the local Doctors Hinckley and Kerr as well as Dr. Soegaard from Piru and Dr. Mott from Santa Paula.

Dr. Manning and his wife had contracted the virus so he was no longer able to attend to patients. Entire families were hit by the virus including the Harthorns, Fairbanks, Fosters, Froehlichs, Booths, and many others.

A curfew was enacted, and public gatherings were banned. Pool halls and theaters were closed. A mountain lion hunt that had been scheduled was cancelled because the owners of the dogs were sick with influenza.

By November 18, the epidemic seemed to have subsided, and the temporary hospital was closed. As a precaution schools remained closed. There was a sad report that the Reese family had lost 4 family members to influenza. Advice was given on the proper diet for victims.

The situation continued to improve, and it was announced that the schools would reopen on November 25. It was decided that places of amusement should remain closed on Saturday evenings, when unusually large crowds congregate.

The influenza of 1918, a strain of the H1N1-A virus, seemed to be particularly deadly to young adults, perhaps because it triggered a cytokine storm, which ravages the stronger immune system of young adults. This may explain why the next mention of the epidemic was on December 13, 1918 when a strict quarantine was announced. Dr. J. P. Hinckley, who lost his 15 year-old daughter, Vinnie, to the virus just a few weeks earlier, said he had twenty-five new cases, the majority of whom were high school students. Dr. Soegaard stated he had 19 patients, all high school students. It was decided that wherever the disease appeared a placard would be posted in a conspicuous place on the home, all cases had to be reported, and anyone residing in homes with the infections shall not be permitted to attend any public or private school or attend a public gathering. Churches were asked to cancel Christmas events and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stephens cancelled their annual movie for the town’s children, although a toy giveaway would be held.

Bob Crum

A service will be held at Bardsdale Cemetery at 11am on Thursday, January 21, for our friend Bob Crum. Many in town knew Bob, and we will all miss his ready smile and abundant joy for life. You are all welcome to come remember our friend. Bob's obituary will be in next week's Gazette.

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Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise statewide. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public to be aware and consider taking simple precautions that could help safeguard their vehicles from this and other types of crime.

Your vehicle’s catalytic converter is a device used to reduce toxicity of emissions from an internal combustion engine. It is required by law on every motor vehicle operated in the United States since 1975. It is attached to your exhaust system underneath your car. Catalytic converters contain expensive precious metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium. These recyclable materials can be easily “scrapped” for a quick profit. Thieves usually commit these crimes in the early morning hours, often targeting trucks or SUVs because the higher ground clearance allows easier access underneath the vehicle. However, sports cars and sedans may also be targeted. The most common vehicles targeted are 1999-2003 Ford F/E series 250 and 350 vehicles, Toyota Prius, Honda Element, Honda Accord, and older model Jeep Cherokee SUV’s.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROTECT YOUR VEHICLE?
1. Park in a secured garage when possible or in a well-lit area with surveillance cameras and/or where the vehicle will be seen by passersby.
2. Install motion-sensitive lighting to illuminate driveways used for parking.
3. Consider adding security cameras to oversee driveway and on-street parking areas.
4. Engrave the VIN number onto catalytic converter. This will make it easier to track if stolen.
6. Research catalytic converter anti-theft devices and weigh the pros of having one installed.

Help us to deter this and other crimes. Be alert and aware while in parking lots, on roadways and in your neighborhood. Report suspicious activity by calling the Ventura County Sheriff's non-emergency number at 805-654-9511. If you see a crime in progress, call 9-1-1.

Prepared by: Sergeant Victor Medina
Approved by: Captain Eric Buschow

Merton Barnes

The Hammond home.
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Charlie Chaplin Day in 1923.
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The Theatre in 1994 after the earthquake.
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The Theatre today in 2020.
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Courtesy Fillmore Historical Museum

In January 1912, the citizens of Fillmore waited impatiently to find out who would win the contest to name the new moving picture theatre opening on Central Avenue. The winner would receive a coveted six month pass to theatre. The manager of the theatre, Merton Barnes, had been overwhelmed by entries. Some of them included “Fillmorine” (Elsie Sallee), “El Favorito” (E. A. Pyle), and “Citrus Valley Opera House” (Mrs. L. Snow). The winner was decided by a group of Fillmore luminaries, F. L. Fairbanks W. E. McCampbell, and John B. McNab. The winner entry was “The Empire” with Ralph Guerrant winning the pass.

This theatre was in the Brinley Building, where 341/343 Central would be in 2021. The manager, Merton Barnes, had been in theatre stock companies traveling around the United States before coming to Fillmore and opening The Empire. Besides managing the theatre, in 1912 he was chosen as the Judge for Fillmore township and would serve as Judge for the City of Fillmore until 1928. He also coined the promotional slogan, “Fortune Favored Fillmore.”

The Empire Theatre operated until 1916 presenting a mixture of movies, vaudeville acts, and speakers on a variety of subjects.

In 1916, Leon Hammond built a commercial building where his home had previously stood. He was the son of a British surgeon and French mother and had arrived in Fillmore about 1905. His father served in the Confederate Army in the “War Between the States” and later emigrated to Brazil where Leon was born. They returned to the United States when Leon was a young child.

The building Hammond built was to Merton Barnes’ specifications. According to his daughter, Barbara Barnes Jones, the stage was very modern with its equipment for scenery, a large door at the rear to bring scenery in and out and a trap door on stage. It had an orchestra pit which was later taken over by a large electric organ played by Mr. Sallee, Barbara Barnes or Pauline Irwin. There was also a steep pitch to the seating area about 5 feet, unusual for the time. There was a large lobby which had large picture frames in which photos of coming events were placed. Colors of cream and soft green were selected for the interior.

As with the Empire, this was a multiuse facility. Besides motion pictures there were piano recitals, plays, public lectures and “Country Store” nights when groceries were given away at the movies. On November 2, 1917, there was a “RAH, RAH” night for high school students. According to the paper, students held a rally in front of the Barnes Theatre to boost the Fillmore-Ventura football game to be held the next day. Afterward they were guests of Judge Barnes at the Theatre. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stephens hosted all the town’s children to a special Christmas movie, a tradition they had begun in 1912 at the Empire Theatre.

In April 1920, to please the public, Judge Barnes ran a coupon in the paper asking people to send in their preferred time for weekday shows.

Merton Barnes sold the theatre in October 1926, to H. C. Stearns and the name of the theatre was changed to the Stearns Theatre. In 1930, Mr. Stearns added the new marquee changing the look of the front of the theatre completely. If you look carefully today you can still see the top of the original arch behind the marquee. He also upgraded the sound equipment and added new lounge seats in the balcony.

By 1931, the theatre changed hands again and became the “Fillmore Theatre”. The name was kept as the management of the theatre changed hands several times through the next decades.

Connie Victoria told the Museum in a 2009 interview of the seating segregation in the theatre. She and her husband, Manuel (still in uniform from World War II), went to the theatre one night and asked to be seated in the loges. They were told there was no room so were seated on the main floor almost directly in front of the screen. Later in the evening, they looked up and saw the loges almost empty. When they confronted the assistant manager, he told them he was told not to seat Mexicans there. Connie escalated the issue to the county district attorney. Shortly thereafter, the theatre contacted them saying it was a misunderstanding and provided them free passes. From then on, they could sit wherever they wanted.

By 1989, the building, by now the Towne Theatre and owned by Dale Larson, was deteriorating. The City Council allocated redevelopment funds to help in restoring the theatre, especially the marquee and lobby.

Then in January 1994 the Northridge Earthquake struck, severely damaging the theatre and leaving it red tagged.

As with many buildings in Fillmore, the Theatre was severely damaged in the January 1994 earthquake. After the 1994 Northridge earthquake the City of Fillmore purchased the building. Though extensive fund raising by citizens in the Save the Towne Theatre Committee, as grants the theatre was restored. It reopened in 1996 and showed first run movies. It did not, however, make enough to cover the upkeep of the building and the City made the decision to close it in 2011.

Hopefully, the theatre that has survived over 100 years will someday again have a life as a theatre.

Former Fire Chief George Campbell and Lois Lawanda Campbell.

George Richard Campbell of Fillmore passed peacefully on January 6, 2021 at 96 years of age from complications of COVID-19. Born in Cleveland, Oklahoma on October 21, 1924, his childhood was spent in several different places. His family finally moved to Superior, Arizona, where he graduated from high school. He and his family went through the Great Depression, which explains those frequent moves.

Lois Lawanda Campbell, his loving wife of 75 years, also passed peacefully at the age of 96 at the family farm home on January 6, 2021, after a long bout of Alzheimer's disease. Born on July 17, 1924 in Superior, Arizona, she met George as a high school classmate in Superior. She was always known to all as Lawanda. George and Lawanda were inseparable in life and now in death.

After graduation, George enlisted in the USAAF. He attended flight training and was commissioned as a lieutenant. During the latter part of WWII, he was one of the youngest first pilots of a B-17 and flew many bombing missions from bases in Italy and North Africa.

During his flight training, he and Lawanda married in a small military ceremony. She accompanied him to training bases, and then returned to Superior after he was sent to Europe. Following the war, George returned to Arizona to rejoin Lawanda and their infant son, George Campbell, Jr. Shortly thereafter, the new family moved to Fillmore, where George began working as an auto mechanic for Rudkin Motors.

Their second child, Carol Lynn Campbell, was born in 1946, followed four years later by David Roger Campbell, a former Mayor and City Councilman in Fillmore. Roger died at age 67 and is sorely missed by the entire family. George, Jr., and Carol deeply mourn their parents' passing.

In Fillmore, George soon joined the Fillmore Fire Department as a volunteer, often being called out late at night and during holiday meals by the fire siren. He later served as Fire Chief for more than two decades. As all who knew George will attest, honesty, fairness, and public service were his watchwords.

Lawanda staunchly supported George in everything he did, and was a smart, loving mother to her three children. She shared George's commitment to honesty and fairness and raised her children to maintain those standards. As their children became adults with their own families, she was a beloved grandmother, great-grandmother, and hostess for countless family gatherings.

George opened Campbell's Auto Repair in the 1960s, first on Central Avenue and then on Santa Clara St. He was widely known as the best automotive diagnostician in the area. He was joined in the business by his son Roger. In the late 1960s, George and Lawanda purchased a 15-acre citrus orchard on Grand Avenue, a long-held dream for both of them. It was their home for the rest of their lives. The couple was always joined in a loving relationship.

George and Lawanda are survived by their son George, Jr. and daughter-in-law Kathy Yakal, and their daughter Carol and son-in-law Patrick Askren. Four generations enjoyed family gatherings at their home on Grand Avenue. Their grandchildren, Patrick Askren, Jr., Chrissy (Askren) Fratzel, Mike Campbell, Laurie (Campbell) Best and their spouses make up the third generation. Eleven great-grandchildren, who all loved tractor rides and the orange groves at the Grand Avenue orchard, are the fourth generation now mourning the loss of George and Lawanda Campbell.

Both George and Lawanda will rest in peace at Bardsdale Cemetery. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no services will be held at this time.