The Oxnard City Fire Department will be conducting a training structural fire exercise Friday June 18, 2010 between the hours of 9:00AM – 5:00PM. Personnel will be conducting various types of training on an abandoned residence located on D Street south of Highway 126. Various fire agencies throughout Ventura County will be in attendance.

During this period of time smoke and flames may be visible to Fillmore residents however planned activities should not impact the City of Fillmore. Upon completion of the training exercise the structure will be allowed to free burn, weather permitting.

On Wed. June 16 we will move a caboose from Bud Lowe’s property on Hopper canyon road to the museum site. The caboose will be used for display purposes – the public will be able to walk through it when it is cleaned up and readied. The crane company will arrive at 8:00 a.m. and load the caboose onto a low bed truck trailer and then transport it down Hwy 126 to the museum site. Once on site it will be placed on a short piece of track next to the depot. There is no knowing when the caboose will reach Fillmore – we hope to have the job done and caboose in place by noon but the reality is anyone’s guess.

Fillmore, CA - The 5th Annual Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley Taste of the Valley fundraising event was held on Saturday, June 5th at the Fillmore City Hall Courtyard. The day was a picture perfect ‘Chamber of Commerce’ day, with the weather tempered by a slight breeze, which was welcomed by the 18 participant/vendor restaurant and beverage presenters as well as the 200 plus guests.

Food presentations included savory offerings from Smokin’ Joe’s BBQ, Central Station, Great Central Steak & Hoagie, Mupu Grill, Enzo’s Italian Restaurant, Jonathan’s at Peirano’s, La Unica Bakery, Garden Market, Vallarta Restaurant and Spencer Makenzie’s Fish Company. Desserts provided a sweet respite with donations from Marie Callenders, Bobalu Berries, La Michoacán Bakery and Yanni’s Best Charbroiled. Beverage vendors provided liquid refreshment from Mike Mobley’s Lemonade, Moosehead Properties Group Iced Teas, Pacific Beverage donated bottles of Stella Artois imported beers, and water was provided by Tresierras Market.

Vendors came together from Ventura, Moorpark, Santa Paula and Fillmore to provide these delicious ‘tastes’. The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley was thrilled to play host to guests from around Ventura County, and from Southern California areas as far away as Burbank and Pittsburgh, PA.

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The Fillmore Women's Service Club presented Educational Scholarships to 4 High School Seniors at a luncheon held at El Pescador Restaurant on May 26th.

Fillmore High School Seniors Megan Louth and Kelsey MacDonald each received $1,500.00; Samantha Mchammel and Kevin Brock each received a $1,000 Scholarship. Danielle Rojo (not able to attend) was awarded the Continuing Educational Award.

The FWSC would like to thank the community for supporting their Fire Works Booth which allows us to present these awards.

Written by Susan Banks, 4th V. President, Scholarship Chair, Fillmore Women’s Service Club.

Entry Guides for the 2010 Fair are available now! You can get a hard copy at any County Library (check out a good book while you are there) You can also download the Entry Guide on line. Entry Dates for most departments are Friday, July 23, Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25. Here is a list of the Fair departments and some suggestions of what you can enter!

Agriculture- Enter something you grew in the garden; Zucchini, tomato beans Enter agriculture products; Cheese, Beer, Wine. The entry guide has a category for everything agricultural! There is a Youth division, so encourage your children to grow and show.

Fishes and Friends- If you like raising tropical Fish, Goldfish, Turtles, or Tortoises this is the place for you! Create a beautiful Aquarium, or enter the Fish on its own merit. This is a beautiful department and it is enjoying the second year in its new location down by Small Livestock! Don’t miss the Ugliest Fish Contest!

Floriculture- Flowers and Arrangements, Cactus, Succulents and Bushes, Gardens, Ponds and Patios. Youth and adult divisions available. Pay attention to the special entry days for cut flowers!
Gem and Mineral- Enter Jewelry, Gems, Gem Cutting, Minerals, Fossils and more. Youth department available. Note there are special entry dates for Gems and Minerals!

Hobbies and Collections- Adult and Youth divisions! Model airplanes, Ships, Space Craft, Figurines, Models of all kinds. Collections of Baseball cards, Trains, Ornaments, Dolls, Stamps and all other collections.
Home Arts! Amateur Art, Arts & Crafts! Creative Writing & Poetry! Dolls and Doll Clothes! Scrap Books, Wood Carving. Baked Goods and Preserved Foods! Clothing, Quilts, Knitting, Needlework, Embroidery and so much more! - Enter Cooking and Baking Contests. Talk mom into entering her best recipe, she will love you for it!

Horse Shows- Western, Drill Team, English, Friesian, Mules, Draft Horses, and other special events!

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Read All About It! Fillmore That is…

Kenneth Fine’s “Anecdotal History of Fillmore” is back in print and is available at Patterson’s Hardware, The Treasure Station, Fillmore Historical Museum and Sandi Ward’s Crafts and Things in the railroad car near City Hall. The cost is $20.

Kenneth wrote this in the later years of his life and always enjoyed telling stories and yarns to anyone who would listen. He was unable to get it into print before he died, but it is now ready for the second time for everyone who enjoys good stories about Fillmore and the “good old days.” He worked in the oil fields and knew that Sespe like the back of his hand.

Kennie’s grandfather, Moses Fine, homesteaded most of North Fillmore up to the point on Goodenough Road. With frequent visits at that home, Kennie got a good background on Fillmore and the Sespe.

Did you know the trout limit was 50 fish a day per person? Did you know several of the guys had their own deer camps up Sespe? Did you know Fillmore had a skating rink? For details, read Kennie’s memories of growing up in Fillmore.

This makes a great Father’s Day gift!

Lake Piru will be hosting a Night Tournament. Start time will be 7:30pm weigh in will be 1:30 am, Boaters meeting will be at 7:15pm. Camping is available all year round. It is a 2 person team @ $50.00 a boat. Shoreline fishing is permitted in the set boundary area.

Fee does not include entry into park. Biggest Fish Wins! 1st Place will get 50% of the pot; 2nd Place will get Vehicle Annual Pass for you and your partner; 3rd Place will each receive a $30.00 Bait Shop gift certificate
Sign up begins on 6/2/10 until Friday 6/25/10 ends at 6:30pm. Should you have any questions please feel free to give us a call at (805) 521-1500 ext 208.

All boats must follow all California boating rules and regulations and must have proper PFD’s and Nav. lights for the boats.

Santa Paula, CA June 8th – The Ventura Family YMCA will be holding summer programs at the Santa Paula High School Pool starting June 21st – August 12th. Programs will include Youth Swim Lessons, Swim Team, Wet Ball (Water Polo) and Diving. Registration will be held on June 12th and June 19th from 10 – 12 p.m. at the Santa Paula High School Pool Office.

Swim Lessons will be divided into 4 sessions, each session will run for 2 weeks, and provide (8) 45 min. lessons. Lessons are $50.00 per child.

The Piranhas Swim Team is back. Swim Team will run for 7 weeks from June 21st – August 7th Monday – Thursday for 1 hour. Participants must be 6-15 years old. Swim Team participation is $100.00 per child. Please see registration dates above.

Recreational swim will also be available for youth in the area for $2.00 per visit or save by purchasing a summer pass $75.00 (all inclusive Recreation pass for the entire summer). Recreation Swim will be held daily. Please note that any children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older. Children 13 -18 years old must have waivers signed by their guardian before entering the facility. Waivers can be picked up during registration times as well as at the Santa Paula Pool during open hours.

Pool schedules, Registration forms and additional information will be available on registration days and online at www.ciymca.org/ventura. For any additional information please contact the Ventura Family YMCA .

Contact: Ventura Family YMCA at 805-642-2131

The “Yard of the Month” award for June was presented to Mr.& Mrs. Jack Schleimer at 558 Kensington by Vision 2020, Civic Pride committee member, Linda Nunes.

In 1974, the Schleimer family purchased their Spanish style home which was built in 1928 by the city of Los Angeles for the Basolo family after destruction of property during the St. Francis Dam flood. The yard had grass and a few palm trees existing when they began their task of re-landscaping with cement curbs surrounding flower beds & slate pathway to the front porch.

They planted an ornamental crabapple tree and a carrot wood tree on each side of the yard and filled beds with hibiscus, begonias, pink flax, gardenias, pink verbena, snapdragons, yellow gerberas & daylilies. Yellow tree roses flank the entrance to a shady porch with water fountain, sitting area & pots of cycad, petunias & “donkey tail” succulents.

The award includes a $25 gift certificate for Otto & Sons Nursery. Vision 2020, Civic Pride appreciates Otto & Sons Nursery for supporting our program to encourage beautification of yards throughout our community.

Greeting to all. On Friday June 4 th Fillmore/Piru Relay for Life Committee members would like to ask you to join us in spreading the word about our Relay for Life event. Our purpose is to go to businesses , schools, churches, medical facitlities, friends and neighbors and encourage them to participate by showing there support with a donation, starting a team or joining a team or allowing us to place posters, yard signs or any other information we have to spread the word about our Relay for Life. Please contact me if you think you can help Faith Lugo 990-8736. We will be meeting at City Hall at 8:30 a.m. to hand out material and script if you need it. Piru will doing the same on Saturday morning June 5th at 10:00 a.m. to meet at the Gazebo in town. I look forward to hearing from you!

Here's the article you've been waiting for! Come join the usual fun at our annual Alumni Dinner held at the Memorial Building on June 12th. Happy Hour begins at 4:00pm and dinner is served at 6:00pm. Mr. Gary Laird (Class of 76') from Lairds Butcher shop in Santa Paula will be doing the catering. In addition to the 50/50 raffle, we'll be giving away great door prizes. As most of us know, this year marks the 100th meeting in Football between the Flashes, and the dreaded Cardinals from Santa Paula. The Alumni Association is celebrating this special occasion by compiling stories, and interviews with Football players, Cheerleaders, and fans from both communities. A documentation of all this will be made into a DVD, that will be available after November 1st, 2010. The Fillmore/Santa Paula series is the oldest football rivalry in Ventura County, and one of the oldest in the State of California. Video recordings will be rolling at the dinner collecting more stories from you, the great Alumni from Fillmore High. A short preview of the DVD will be shown at the dinner, and of course we will present our Scholarship Winners from the class of 2010. Tickets are $40.00 at the door. $35.00 if you do not subscribe to the Alumni Newsletter (Flashbacks), and $30.00 for subscribers. The deadline to pre-order tickets is June 6th, 2010. For more detailed information and questions, please call the Alumni office at 805-524-0416. GO FLASHES!

Sespe Players Inc. has a Musical Theater Summer Camp beginning July 7th through Aug. 7th, culminating in a wonderful and exciting musical, “THE WIZ”. One performance on Sat. Aug. 7th at the Sespe Theater Auditorum.

Camp Hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays from 4-7 pm. Rehearsals will take place at the Methodist Church Social Hall on Sespe Avenue in Fillmore.

This is a 5-week program for children 7-17 years of age, beginners to advanced. This class will enhance your current singing, dancing and voice skills or teach new ones!

What a great way to spend your time this summer by expressing yourself through Musical Theater … plus … you can make many new friends! Your family will be so proud to see you perform in this popular musical, “THE WIZ”, based on the Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.

You will love this top-notch instructor, Catrina Quintanilla, who has lots to offer our children since she has directed and choreographed hundreds of musicals! We are so fortunate to have Ms. Quintanilla’s expertise and enormous talent here in Fillmore and surrounding cities teaching our kids so they can advance their skills in the performing arts!

COST FOR SUMMER CAMP: $300 PER CHILD ($275 for siblings)
(9 hours a week – Money well spent!)

REGISTER BY JUNE 30TH. We will only be enrolling 25 kids for this program so that each child will get the quality attention she or he deserves...So hurry to reserve your spot!

TO SIGN UP PLEASE CALL: Priscilla Rzezuski (805) 524-0553
OR EMAIL : PRZEZUSKI@ATT.NET

'Saxman' High School Senior Portrait by Charles Morris
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Local photographers, Carmelita Miranda and Charles Morris, have won recognition for their photography from the Channel Islands Professional Photography Association (CIPPA). CIPPA is an affiliate of Professional Photographers of California. Carmelita won a merit for her print “Wrapped Trees” in the landscape category at the quarterly competition in February. Charles won a merit and Best in Category for his print “Saxman” (Nolan Doktor, graduating FHS senior) in the new high school seniors category at the quarterly competition in May.

Professional photography competition at the local level has three judges who evaluate each entry on specific criteria, without knowing who the maker of the image is. Prints can earn up to 100 points. If a print receives 80 points, it receives a merit. Typically only about 1 out of 5 prints receives a merit in a competition. Often prints that are merit winners are submitted to state and national competitions.

Professional photography competitions are used by photographers to hone their skills and allows them to evaluate their work in comparison to other top photographers in the area.

Principal photographers at KSSP are Carmelita Miranda and Charles Morris. KSSP is a full service photography studio specializing in portrait, wedding and quinceanera photography (and video). KSSP Photographic Studios is the school photographer for Fillmore High School and is the photographer for the upcoming Miss Regional California Pageant to be held at the end of June.. For further information, please contact KSSP Photographic Studios at 524-6400 or visit http://ksspphotostudios.com.