Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a worldwide movement of committed individuals and organizations working together to prepare young people for their responsibilities and challenges in a changing, interdependent global community.

Each year YFU places a large number of international exchange students with local families while they attend the local high school and extra-curricular activities. More than 2,000 YFU students come to the US from about 50 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America and the Pacific.

Contact YFU today if you think hosting will be an enriching experience for your entire family that will last a lifetime. By opening your home and heart to a student from overseas, your family will gain a new global perspective, many memories, and - quite possibly - a new family member!

To become a host family this upcoming school year or find out more about YFU please call 1-866-4-YFUUSA (866-493-8872) or visit us at www.yfu-usa.org

Since the Fourth of July holiday falls on Sunday this year, Santa Clara Valley Disposal will maintain its regular Friday trash and recyclables collection schedule for Fillmore customers on July 9.
For more information, call 647-1414.

Camarillo, CA July 7, 2010 – The Alzheimer’s Association’s, California Central Coast Chapter will be hosting a free seminar on Memory Loss & Aging on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Find out how memory works, the changes in memory as we age, and tips on how to maintain and improve your memory. Bring your brown bag lunch. Seminar will be held at 80 North Wood Road, Suite 302 in Camarillo

Don’t miss out on this excellent educational opportunity!

For more information or make a reservation, please call (805) 484-6028 or visit www.alz.org/cacentralcoast.

About the Alzheimer’s Association:
Our mission is to provide and enhance care and support for all those affected by Alzheimer’s, to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health and to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research. The California Central Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has offices in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties and serves over 40,000 Alzheimer’s patients and their families every year. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s.

Oxnard, CA. June 18, 2010-The Alzheimer’s Association’s, California Central Coast Chapter will be hosting a kick-off party for the 2010 Oxnard Memory Walk at Channel Islands Harbor. During this event, people interested in participating in the Oxnard 2010 Memory Walk will receive information regarding the walk, how to start a team and/or how to join a team. The event will have light refreshments, non-alcoholic drinks and great raffle prizes! The event will take place on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Bj’s Restaurant and Brewery at 461 West Esplanade Drive in Oxnard from 5:30 – 7 p.m.

About the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association signature event, Memory Walk is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research — and it calls on people of all ages to take action in the fight. The 2010 Oxnard Memory Walk will take place on Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's disease.

For more information, please contact Angie Rosen at (805)484-6028 or visit www.alz.org/cacentralcoast.

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Santa Paula, CA. - Santa Clara Valley Bank (SCVBank; OTC BB: SCVE.OB) today announced that Ms. Suzanne Cole has been elected to its Board of Directors. Cole replaces Mr. Leo Bartley, who was a Founding Director, serving for over 10 years.

Ms. Cole is a partner and office manager for her family’s farming operation, Cole Ranches, which grows avocados and lemons in Santa Paula. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Business from Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo. Ms. Cole is a past director of Tropical Hawaiian Products and is currently on the board of Timber Canyon Mutual Water Company. She is a member of California Women for Agriculture, a group dedicated to the survival of agriculture in today’s changing world.

Chairman Ralph De Leon commented, “We will miss Leo’s leadership, especially in the area of technology, but we are excited that Suzanne is joining the Board, and anticipate her significant contributions for years to come”.

Mr. Bartley was presented with a memento at the annual shareholder meeting, thanking him for his service and unwavering dedication to SCVBank.

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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.

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

Young people who have been in foster care as well as students preparing for public-service careers received inaugural awards from two new scholarship funds during the Ventura County Community Foundation’s Scholarship Awards Reception earlier this month.

The new TEACh Opportunity Scholarship Fund for former foster kids and the John and Agnes McFarlane Scholarship Funds for future public servants were among the 315 awards handed out at the Community Foundation event attended by more than 500 students, family members, educators and donors at the Ventura County Office of Education in Camarillo.

The new TEACh, or Training and Education Achievement by Children Opportunity Scholarship, and McFarlane awards join the family of 98 scholarship funds at VCCF.

“Each scholarship started at the Community Foundation speaks to the vision and generosity of a donor who invests in the future of Ventura County by investing in the education of its young people,” said Hugh Ralston, VCCF president and CEO. “Our donors know if you want to change lives for generations to come, give motivated young people the opportunity to achieve their dreams.”

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Experience the joy of performing on stage with one performance of “The Wiz” on Aug. 7th, at the Sespe Auditorium.
This summer, Sespe Players Inc. has an amazing camp where children can grow and advance their dancing, singing and acting skills in an exciting and popular musical, “The Wiz”, based on the “Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. No previous training required.

Camp Hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays from 4-7 pm. Rehearsals will take place at the First United Methodist Church Social Hall, 421 Sespe Avenue in Fillmore.

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 this wonderful craft of Musical Theater!

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! Ages 7-18.
TO SIGN UP PLEASE CALL: Priscilla Rzezuski (805) 524-0553 OR EMAIL : PRZEZUSKI@ATT.NET

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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