By Karen S. Wilson, Ph.D.
Re: Nicholas Oatway’s Feb. 19 Op-Ed, “Open hearts to make Chaparral property ‘alive’”:
I found Mr. Oatway s Op-Ed calling for open hearts to make Chaparral property alive to be inspiring and visionary. The Ojai Unified School District trustees should give serious consideration to Mr. Oatway s proposal, as I stated in an email to Shelley Griffen, trustee of my district.
I encourage other residents interested in the redevelopment of the Chaparral property to make similar requests. Local architect Oatway s vision seems much more compatible with the “Ojai way” than the site plan proposed by an outside firm.
Ojai Unified School District is offering free summer camps for elementary, middle and high school students July 6-30.
( El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Ojai ofrece campamentos de verano gratuitos para estudiantes de primaria, secundaria y preparatoria del 6 al 30 de julio. Además, OUSD ofrece cursos de arte, música y académicos para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria.)
OUSD is also seeking community members to participate in its summer school program from July 6-30 as teachers, aides and support staff. Most classes will be held Monday through Thursday.
There will be in-person, hybrid and online options. Teachers will be paid $50 an hour; the amount support staff will be paid will depend on the position, according to a school district Facebook post.
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The mountain lion, left, killed two pet pygmy goats on Rancho Drive on Dec. 9, and then killed two more regular-sized goats a few blocks away on Fairview Road on Dec. 10 and 11.
After a mountain lion killed two pet pygmy goats on Rancho Drive in Ojai’s Arbolada neighborhood Dec. 9, it killed and ate two more regular-sized goats on Fairview Road, just a couple of blocks away, on Dec. 10 and 11.