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8 / 01 / 2005
-- Oxnard, Calif. --
Oxnard's Best Strawberries: See Vanessa y Melissa of Great Berry / just past 5th on Victoria
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- Downtown Movie Theatre set to open this
Month -
On July 15-16 about 100 people applied for the open
positions at the Downtown movie theater.
Prospective employees were told to expect the theatre to open 18 August
2005. Recruitment took place at Plaza Park.
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Frank Lopez - Oxnard.
| July 22, 2005 Oxnard-Journal Editor: Many Oxnard citizens listened to the City Council meeting on television last Tuesday. We heard Mr. Bill Winter, the INCF Chairman, remind the City Council that at coming elections the voters will remember the unkept promises. We heard about “unkept promises” of the City Council, costs of operating a swimming pool, “prohibitive costs” of constructing a sports park, and reasons why the City Council might have to vote to change the zoning from a “sports park” to “residential” at the corner of Oxnard Boulevard and Gonzales Road. It seemed that the citizens who spoke from the neighborhood initially simply wanted an open grassy field in which their children could play after school and on weekends. These hardy people had been seen with their children playing soccer on the unimproved open fields this last spring. The City staff and the developer who wants the zone changed so he can build over 150 more homes provided the impetus for the concept of a swimming pool and T-ball fields solely to entice the audience to accept the construction of more over crowed housing in the area. At a prior Council meeting during the Big League Dreams agenda item the city staff debated with the city council about the costs for improvements to College Park. The Council even asked for costs if the “BL Dreams Stadium” was excluded from the design. The contentious figure given by staff ranged between $7 million to $12 million and the Mayor indicated his disagreement with those high figures. Since the Northwest Sports Park is a much more modest concept, let us use the $7 million figure to approximate the costs for the City to construct a “sports park” in the corner between Oxnard Blvd. and Gonzales. The annual debt service (annual mortgage payments) required to pay off bonds could be reasonable estimated. In this situation we can use a 20 year bond with a 4% interest rate for “munis” (municipal bonds or certificates of participation). The annual mortgage payments for the bonds would be approximately $515,000. The amount would probably be a little more due to such esoteric costs as bond counsel, capitalized interest and underwriter fees but even with these items the total debt service should still not exceed $549,000 per year to pay for the improvements to the open fields. We know that changing a zone designation is a privilege and not a right. If the Council does not change the zoning for the property it has no market value except as a public park, hence there is no costs associated with the property itself. It is interesting that the City Council is willing to pay $2,000,000 per year for the golf course (for both the bonds on the course and the bonds to improve the parking lot for the hotel next door) even though less than 3% of Oxnard citizens ever use the golf course, plus $1,600,000 per year for 25 years for the Theater Project, plus another $1,103,000 per year for the debt for Big League Dreams. Yet they are not willing to spend less than half of the smallest amount for a much needed northwest City sports park. Could this simply be because no private operator has come forward with whom the city could “negotiate” a deal that would end up costing you twice as much as the half million dollars estimated above? Could it be that unless there is a private concern interested in taking millions of your tax dollars out of the city, the Council just isn't willing to consider the possibilities? Good call by Councilmen T. Flynn and J. Zaragoza. It appears at least they are thinking about the citizens they represent. /s/ Mr. Ventura Fernandez, South Winds Neighborhood Chairman Fairbourne Pl. Oxnard, Ca. 93033 |
National KidsDay 2005 will be held
Sunday August 7, 2005 at the MVS Youth Center (Fifth Street across from the Airport) from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. It will be an absolute blast! Games, activities, local agencies and great food for the whole family will entertain. This event is completely free to the community! Please promote it well. I have attached a flyer for you to distribute at your best. E-mail it to everyone who has local interest. If you want to work the event or have staff that wants to work or if you can find suitable volunteers please contact LaVonne at 271-9773. All involved will get an exciting t-shirt and participate in an appreciation ice cream social at 5:00 pm. Finally, we need 4 sponsors to properly fund free activities to be held at the Club. Each $500 sponsor will be able to have their banner (their cost) present in the area they sponsor and can provide us with 1,000 flyers to be given on registration bags. They will also be mentioned in the live program at noon and thank tremendously! Please send all possible candidates to my attention (contact info below). If you know business people in the arts and crafts field who will do an in-kind for $500 for the shopping at their stores… that works too! Thank you all for everything you are doing to make this an awesome family day, Serena Anderson Chief Operations Officer Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme (805) 815-4959 extension 204 (805) 815-4709 facsimile 1900 West Fifth Street Oxnard, California 93035 sanderson@bgcop.org --- www.positiveplace4kids.org ---------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS MAKER AND BUSINESS LEADER TO SPEAK on Anti-LNG ISSUES.....
Henry Dubroff the editor of the Pacific Coast Business Times who has
written anti-LNG articles for this Ventura County business newspaper has
agreed to speak at the Camarillo Democratic Club August meeting. |
 An Anatomy of the American Anthem. An essay by Bernard Lehrer, lawyer/patriot. The `Star Spangled Banner` is the most inspiring and yet the most difficult of songs to sing. Many celebrations and events require a rendition but the song defies memorization, requires a very wide vocal range, and is virtually impossible to harmonize. The wording is antiquated and the references to the events somewhat obscure. Even professional singers are apprehensive. As an amateur singer I have learned that a song is easier to memorize if you follow the story line that is being told. To that end I undertook to research the song and the poem by Francis Scott Key, lawyer/patriot. Learning the history behind the anthem made it all the more inspiring: `Oh say can you see, by the dawn`s early light` What were the circumstances that caused Key to ask that question? In 1812 war broke out between France and England. The young American republic was drawn into the conflict when the British tried to control American commerce during the war. In August of 1814 the superior British forces had invaded and sacked the lightly defended capital in Washington and set fire to the White House and other federal buildings. President James Madison, his family and cabinet took refuge elsewhere. The small town of Georgetown was only a few miles from the capital. Word came that the British had captured the area`s beloved physician, Dr. William Beanes. The elders in the town approached a well regarded attorney, Francis Scott Key, to negotiate for the release of the good doctor. The British forces were now preparing for their assault on neighboring Baltimore, a thriving community of about 40,000, but they had to subdue the defenders at Fort McHenry in order to do so. On September 13, 1814 the British fleet sat at anchor in the bay preparing for the assault on the fort. Key sailed into the bay on a sloop flying a flag of truce and located and boarded the flag ship of the British fleet and the negotiations began. The British officers were at first reluctant but Key produced a packet of letters from British soldiers attesting to the kind and loving care they received at the hands of Dr. Beanes and the British then relented. But, because the assault on the fort was about to begin, Key and Beanes were required to watch and wait from their sloop behind the British lines. `What so proudly we hailed at the twilight`s last gleaming?` It was now dawn but they had been watching anxiously all night. `Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,O`er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?` They were approximately 8 miles from the fort. How then were they able to see the stars and stripes? The answer: The American commanding officer at the fort, anticipating the onslaught by land and by sea, had ordered a special huge flag be constructed in order to show contempt for the superior British forces. Of course it was also an inspiration to the American defenders. There were 15 stars each measuring 2 feet across and the stripes, eight red and seven white, were 2 feet wide. It measured 30 by 42 feet!! `And the rockets` red glare, the bombs bursting in air` Rocketry in combat was not quite perfected at that time. Many of the bombs exploded prematurely. `Gave proof thro` the night that our flag was still there` As long as they were able to see the flag during the night by the light of the explosions they were assured that the fort hadn`t surrendered. `O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave` Now, why at the break of dawn were they extremely anxious? Because the bombardment suddenly stopped during the early hours of the morning and they could no longer see the flag. This was a strong indication that Fort McHenry was now in British hands. `O`er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? What actually happened was that the British high command had decided to abandon the attack judging that Baltimore was too costly a prize. They had already lost 22 vessels. They ordered a retreat; by dawn`s early light the flag was still waving; against all odds the Americans were victorious!! Bernard Lehrer, Attorney - Ventura, Calif. |
INCF -- SPECIAL MEETING July 25, 2005 Executive Board Meeting Inter-Neighborhood Council Forum Oxnard - Library Meeting Room B Monday - July 25th -- 6:00 P.M. The INCF will receive the INCF / Neighborhood Council Bylaws – City Attorney has completed his review of the proposed INCF and NC Bylaw revisions. INCF Executive Board will receive the documents and prepare for distribution to the Neighborhood Councils.
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360 Mobil Ave., Ste. 211-A Camarillo, CA 93010 Phone: (805) 987-2296 Fax: (805) 987-8410 ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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The recent flurry over the June 2005 issuance of a
Mexican Postage Stamp has hit some heights, but subsided when the majority
of interested parties came from postage stamp collectors clamoring for
stamps on E-Bay. People make great characturatures. History is filled with art from political cartoons to intentionally offensive art depicting the human face and form in manners that may be considered uncomplimentary to any and all observers. This postage stamp represents a "caricatura" from Mexico and these and more similar images have been widely visible to any who sojourned south of the border or looked at magazines in Hispanic markets. Drop by and look at some of the magazines in Oxnard's plentiful local markets. It's worth a look if all you read is English - the pictures tell a thousand palabras........... |
Other News Items for the Month of August:
Rivera
Productions is proud to announce the first Mariachi Beach Fiesta
in the city of
Port Hueneme on
August 14, 2005.
The event will take place at the beautiful Oceanview Pavilion across from
the Port Hueneme Pier. Experience the excitement and culture of Mariachi Music
through traditional world renowned entertainment that will make this an
unforgettable summertime memory.
Upwards of 1,000+ people will traffic the event giving you the opportunity to
advertise to multiple diverse markets that will consist of beach goers, park
visitors, near by neighborhoods and of course concert attendees. Pre-concert,
outdoor entertainment will attract additional traffic to the event allowing the
event to achieve its maximum advertising reach. The concert event will feature
continuous Mariachi music on the pavilion stage, with Mariachi Anacatlan,
Mariachi Camarillo and the all Female Mariachi Las Adelitas.
The concert will be immediately followed by a dance with music by DJ. JAVI.
Event Schedule:
1:00pm - Vendor Set Up
1:30pm - Pre–Concert Outdoor Entertainment
2:00pm - Box office open
2:30pm - Doors open
3:00pm - Concert
-Mariachi Camarillo
-Mariachi Anacatlan
-1st Intermission
-Mariachi Las Adelitas de Jose Luis Salinas
6:00pm -2nd Intermission
6:15pm -Dance DJ. JAVI
10:00pm -End of Event
In addition to the day of the event, Rivera Productions will be promoting the event through newspapers, radio and television in the weeks preceding the event. Food and drink, including alcohol, will be on sale courtesy of the Oceanview Pavilion. The admission cost is low so that entire families can take part of this summertime event. It’s only through the generosity of a business such as yours that we can make this another one of Ventura County’s great summertime events. In return for your support the Mariachi Beach Fiesta will provide your business with recognition as outlined in the attached sponsor application document. The Mariachi Beach Fiesta will be proud to add your name to our sponsor list. Regardless of your decision we hope you can join us on August 14, 2005!
Sincerely -- Ramon Rivera
Rivera Productions
Tel: (805)660-1742
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Here are some bits from the obituary for James
"Scotty" Doohan. . .
At 19, James escaped the turmoil at home by joining the Canadian army,
becoming a lieutenant in artillery. He was among the Canadian forces
that landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. "The sea was rough," he recalled.
"We were more afraid of drowning than the Germans."
The Canadians crossed a minefield laid for tanks; the soldiers weren't
heavy enough to detonate the bombs. At 11:30 that night, he was
machine-gunned, taking six hits: one that took off his middle right
finger (he managed to hide the missing finger on the screen), four in
his leg and one in the chest. Fortunately the chest bullet was stopped
by his silver cigarette case.
(who says smoking is bad for you?)
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Friend,
This much is clear already. Judge Roberts is no Sandra Day O'Connor.
Last night we learned that President Bush wants to replace a woman who voted to uphold Roe v. Wade with a man who argued against Roe v. Wade, and that sends a clear signal that this White House remains bent on opening old wounds and dividing America.
There are big questions that must be answered involving Judge Roberts' judicial philosophy as demonstrated over his short time on the appellate court. The Senate must learn whether he has a clear, consistent commitment to upholding Constitutional standards like civil rights, the right to privacy, and Roe v. Wade. These issues are in serious question if you take even a cursory glance at his record.
We need to ask the tough questions to determine whether John Roberts is the nominee who will give America a Court that is fair, independent, ethical and committed to Constitutional freedoms rather than an ideological agenda, and I promise you I will do everything in my power to assure that no question is sidestepped.
Throughout every step of the confirmation process, I will keep you informed about the questions that need to be asked, the answers we need to demand, and the principles we need to defend. It's impossible to overstate the importance of this moment.
As the U.S. Senate discharges one of its most important responsibilities, I will be active and vigilant. I hope you will do the same, beginning right now. Start by sharing a few words about your personal feelings on the importance of this Supreme Court nomination.
You can submit your comments or questions here:
http://www.johnkerry.com/action/share/
Thank you, - John Kerry
P.S. In the days ahead, we'll be featuring on our johnkerry.com website a cross-section of the comments submitted and contacting you with important information and action requests as events demand. Sign up here if you want to get the latest information. Recruit your friends and neighbors, too.
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Oxnard is mostly registered Democrat with four of its five council-members
being registered Democrat.
An actual estimated population exists within city limits of upwards toward
200-thousand souls.
Oxnard is mostly recognized for it's strawberry harvest and Mediterranean
climate.
| Democrats have a Congressional
Representative who serves us in the House of Representatives - - The Honorable Lois Capps .......
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All Democrats and their family,
friends and neighbors are invited to enjoy a special summer day at a beach
party to be held at Silver Strand Beach, next to Channel Islands Harbor,
at the very end of South Victoria Avenue , Oxnard where the Pacific Ocean
meets the sand.
Come join all of us at "An Afternoon by the Sea with
Congresswoman Lois Capps" on Saturday, August 6 from 2 - 5 PM sponsored by
the Greater Oxnard Order of Democrats
( GOOD Club ). This is our Democrat "kick-off the campaign" fundraiser and tickets are required to properly plan for refreshments crowd control. We anticipate a large gathering of exited and energetic Democrats who like to party. Ticket price TBA.
This party site is right on the beach with a spectacular
view of the surf, islands, sailboats and wildlife. The harbor entrance is
only a short walk on the sand; and hats and sunscreen are recommended.
This promises to be a memorable event for Ventura County Democrats.
Signs will point out the party location at the big,
beautiful house at the far end of Silver Strand Beach on Ocean Blvd.
Parking is permitted on the nearby streets.
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