HANDS-ON TRAINING Above, Firefighter Terra Vandewiele, left, of the Portland Fire Department helps Abigail Kerns of Newbury Park learn to use a fire hose during Ventura County Fire Department’s Girls With Grit fire camp April 15 at the Ventura County Fire Department’s Regional Training Center in Camarillo. Marisol Rodriguez will never forget the first time she
ALL FOR ONE Above, students and firefighters put their hands together after the first day of Ventura County Fire Department’s Girls with Grit fire camp on April 15 at the department’s Regional Training Center in Camarillo. Below, Jazlyn Ponce, left, of Ventura hands off a doll she rescued to Maya Murillo of Ventura inside a simulated
GRIT Kenna Bayer, above, learns to use a hose at Ventura County Fire Department’s training center in Camarillo. At right, girls and firefighters celebrate a fantastic first day of camp. Marisol Rodriguez will never forget the first time she saw a female firefighter. In an instant, she went from not knowing being a firefighter was possible
Kick off the season at a Dodgers Holiday Fest. Watch Love Actually Live on stage. Celebrate Hanukkah. Head to Solvang for Julefest. Nosh on chiles en nogada, sufganiyot, tamales and giant cookies. Start your holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday.