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“Guides 2: Death is Weird” is a tale that originates in the Afterlife and revolves around The Grim Reaper losing his job as Death and must return to the mortal realm to become a mortal once more. Who finds Death and helps him adapt to life as a human? The most capable teachers of all… teenagers! Death finds love (weird, I know!), makes friends (definitely weird!), and hopes to become an amazing human (yup – Death is Weird!). This comic tale features some poignant moments as well, as we meet a cast of fun, diverse characters. There’s a little music, a little dancing, a lot of hand-holding, and ALL of it is weird.

“Death is Weird” features the talents of: Emilia Magdaleno, Andres Gonzalez, Yeta Hurd, Abigail Sandoval, Erin Overton, Fidel Escoto, Evelyn Martinez, Presley McLain, Connel Ferguson, Yanely Lara, and Hannah Fairall. The excellent set crew contains an amazing group: Sam Kafka (Stage Manager), Jordyn Hastings, Manuel Valenzuela, Isabella Minjares, and Natalie Parrish, and Judy Fairall was a huge help as Assistant Director.

Show Dates and Times:
Friday, March 13 at 7pm (Opening Night!
Saturday, March 14 at 7pm
Sunday, March 15 at 2pm
Friday, March 20 at 7pm
Saturday, March 21 at 6pm (Notice the time change!)
Sunday, March 22 at 2pm
Friday, March 27 at 7pm
Saturday, March 28 at 7pm (Closing Night!)

“Death is Weird” is the first new play from drama teacher/director Josh Overton in seven years. The idea for this production has been brewing for almost a decade.

Fillmore Unified School District

The Superintendent of the Fillmore Unified School District has scheduled a series of stakeholder meetings in the month of March.

First meeting scheduled for March 11th 6pm – 8pm at the Fillmore High School Library.

The purpose of the meetings is to provide parents, staff, students and community members an opportunity to give input for the District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

The LCAP is an important element of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) which is how public-school districts are funded in California. The LCAP is a three-year District-level plan which is updated on an annual basis. The LCAP describes the District’s goals and specific actions, including expenditures, the District will take to achieve the goals and measure progress toward District goals.

The LCAP is designed to address the needs of all students and those students in specific groups including English Learners, Foster Youth and Low-Income students.

A key part of the LCAP annual update is the gathering of input from members of the District school communities.

Important Topics will be considered including:
- Academic Instruction and Intervention
- Behavior Support for Students & Social Emotional Learning
- School Safety
- School Facilities
- Parent Engagement
Childcare, interpretation and light snacks will be provided.

For more information, contact: Principal John Wilber

Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Between January 22, 2020 and March 2, 2020, the city of Fillmore has seen an increase in thefts of catalytic converters from parked vehicles. Often times, victims of these thefts have left their vehicles parked unoccupied for several hours before realizing their catalytic converter has been stolen. The perpetrator(s) of these thefts typically use mechanical dollies to slide under vehicles and use a wrench or cordless reciprocating saw to remove the catalytic converter from the vehicle. It takes approximately three minutes for the perpetrator(s) to complete this crime. Catalytic converters are targeted by these thieves because they contain metal that can be recycled or sold to scrap yards.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking citizens to be aware of these thefts and is encouraging vehicle owners to park their vehicles in well-lit areas, close to business entrances, or inside their garage. The Sheriff’s Office is also asking citizens to report any suspicious activity or subjects tampering with parked vehicles with tools or equipment as mentioned above.

Nature of Incident: Theft of Catalytic Converters
Report Number: RB#’s 20-19788, 20-12036, 20-22827, 20-26174, 20-26510, 20-34062
Location: City of Fillmore
Date & Time: 01/22/20 to 03/02/20
Unit(s) Responsible: Fillmore Patrol Services and Detectives
Prepared by: Detective Shawn Pewsey #3867
Captain Garo Kuredjian

Submitted by Jan Lee

The Fillmore Lion’s Club has long supported the Girl Scout Organization. At a recent meeting, Girl Scout Troop 65101 of Fillmore presented a program to the Lions. They are the only troop in Fillmore. This is an “open troop” which means that members are welcome to join at any time. Girl Scouts focus on being good stewards of our community through service. The troop is girl led which means the girls vote on which ventures they choose to help our community. Their donation to the local library expansion is one troop project.

As most everyone knows, it is Girl Scout cookie sale season. The girls earn money to attend camp and other enterprises. So, if you get the opportunity to buy some of those delicious cookies, the funds earned will be used to help their various projects. Thank you Troop 65101 for helping our community.

The Fillmore Lion’s Club donated $300 to the troop to help girls attend camp.