(above) Miss Queen Kiana Hope. The Miss Fillmore, Miss Teen Fillmore Pageant was held on April 26, 2014 at the Venterans Memorial Building. Fifteen contestants participated. Congratulations to winners Miss Queen Kiana Hope, Miss 1st Jessica Mayhew, Miss 2nd Kaileigh Carpenter, Teen Queen Taylor Wright, Teen 1st Chloe Stines, and Teen 2nd Natalie Johnston. The evening was emceed by Mark Ortega. Photos courtesy Crockett Studios.
(above) Miss Queen Kiana Hope. The Miss Fillmore, Miss Teen Fillmore Pageant was held on April 26, 2014 at the Venterans Memorial Building. Fifteen contestants participated. Congratulations to winners Miss Queen Kiana Hope, Miss 1st Jessica Mayhew, Miss 2nd Kaileigh Carpenter, Teen Queen Taylor Wright, Teen 1st Chloe Stines, and Teen 2nd Natalie Johnston. The evening was emceed by Mark Ortega. Photos courtesy Crockett Studios.
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Miss 1st Jessica Mayhew
Miss 1st Jessica Mayhew
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Miss 2nd  Kaileigh Carpenter
Miss 2nd Kaileigh Carpenter
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Teen Queen Taylor Wright
Teen Queen Taylor Wright
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Teen 1st Chloe Stines
Teen 1st Chloe Stines
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Teen 2nd Natalie Johnston
Teen 2nd Natalie Johnston
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Joanne Dabbs and Jennifer Weir announced that the FUSD will again be offering a summer school session at Fillmore High School, Mountain Vista Elementary (7) and Piru Elementary (1), 8-11:30 A.M. Monday-Friday starting June 19th through July 24th. Last year over 400 students attended.
Joanne Dabbs and Jennifer Weir announced that the FUSD will again be offering a summer school session at Fillmore High School, Mountain Vista Elementary (7) and Piru Elementary (1), 8-11:30 A.M. Monday-Friday starting June 19th through July 24th. Last year over 400 students attended.

It will cost more to build a home or commercial building in Fillmore in a few months due to an increase in Development Impact Fees that Fillmore Unified School District (FUSD) is seeking. That, along with reports on the 2014 Summer School session and Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium Process were the items discussed at the May 6, 2014 meeting.

Ken Reynolds, President of School Works, presented his study which will be presented to the State to ask for an increase in FUSD's school Development Impact Fees (DIF) for residential and commercial property development in Fillmore. Impact fees are payments in advance of completing a development which enables school districts to pay for new construction and improvements and are reviewed every five years. Schools can impose the fees due to Education Code section 17620, pursuant 1996 SB 1562. The new school DIF's will increase from $3.30 to $3.36 per square foot within the perimeter of the residential structure. Each home when built is considered a .7 child occupant, and thus requires more classrooms. Over the past five years 156 homes were built in town and FUSD collected $729,000 in fees. Those new homes represent about 110 new students.
Commercial development School DIF's will increase from $.51 to $.54 per square foot. The new increase in both DIF's is expected to generate $804,000 for FUSD in the next five years and will start sixty days after approval by the State.

FUSD will again be offering a summer school session at Fillmore High School, Mountain Vista Elementary (7) and Piru Elementary (1), 8-11:30 A.M. Monday-Friday starting June 19th through July 24th. Assistant Superintendent Michael Johnson stated, "Last year over 400 students attended....let's hope we'll have the same this summer."
The NASA Science Class is again being offered. Last summer students were extremely happy with the class. The class will again do experiments using recycled material. There will also be credit recovery classes for 9th-11th grades, with a focus targeting 11th graders to enable them to graduate their next year.

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On April 10th, 2014, Sheriff Geoff Dean presented Patrick Maynard, Ventura County Emergency Services Program Administrator, with the 2013 Sheriff’s Department Meritorious Award for demonstrating, through persistent efforts, exemplary service and perseverance.

This service was performed in areas such as grant management and as the project manager for a three-day Ready Ventura County (RVC) preparedness exercise. This event brought together public safety agencies from throughout Ventura County, for six months, to plan for and exercise our county’s response to a catastrophic earthquake. A video of the RVC event may be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nplmd_UwmTk

 
A paving project on Highway 23 at Bardsdale Bridge has begun, and continues south for four miles. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The project is expected to take about 45 days to complete. Vehicles are allowed through the area, but there are long delays. A flagger controls the flow of traffic. Granite Construction of Ventura was awarded the $1.3 million contract for the work.
A paving project on Highway 23 at Bardsdale Bridge has begun, and continues south for four miles. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The project is expected to take about 45 days to complete. Vehicles are allowed through the area, but there are long delays. A flagger controls the flow of traffic. Granite Construction of Ventura was awarded the $1.3 million contract for the work.
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Ventura County Sheriff's Department
Ventura County Sheriff's Department

It has been approximately 1 year since these two unsolved sexual assaults occurred in the Santa
Paula area. Investigators have followed up on previously reported leads and are requesting the public’s assistance in developing more leads.

On the mornings of February 26, 2013 and May 20, 2013, sexual assaults were reported in the area of Santa Paula Street and Peck Road. Both assaults occurred in the unincorporated area, west of the City of Santa Paula.

Nature of Incident: Santa Paula Area Sexual Assaults - Public Assistance Needed
Report Number: 13-4331 & 13-11162
Location: Santa Paula Street at Peck Road, Unincorporated Area of Santa Paula
Date & Time: May 1, 2014
Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit Bureau
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence Age
Unknown
Prepared by: Sgt. Anthony Aguirre
Media Release Date: May 1, 2014
Follow-Up Contact: Detective Christine Rettura at (805)384‐4741, Christine.Rettura@ventura.org
Detective Matt Delahuerta at (805)384‐4740, Matt.Delahuerta@ventura.org
Approved by: Captain Chris Dunn

Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

 
Our City Council can take satisfaction in the street paving program which has now begun. (l-r) City Council members Steve Conaway, Rick Neal, Manuel Minjares, Diane McCall, and Doug Tucker. Fillmore is quickly recovering from a lengthy fiscal slump, during which our streets have, of necessity, been neglected. The new council can take credit for the remarkable recovery the city has experienced during the past year.
Our City Council can take satisfaction in the street paving program which has now begun. (l-r) City Council members Steve Conaway, Rick Neal, Manuel Minjares, Diane McCall, and Doug Tucker. Fillmore is quickly recovering from a lengthy fiscal slump, during which our streets have, of necessity, been neglected. The new council can take credit for the remarkable recovery the city has experienced during the past year.
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On Saturday, April 26th, at the Burlington Linear Park 10 oak trees were planted by 20 citizen volunteers. This project was coordinated with Fillmore’s Planning and Public Works Departments. Trees were donated by Valley Crest Tree Company. Thank you to the Boy’s & Girl’s Club of Fillmore, FHS Leo’s Club, and all other Fillmore Citizens.
On Saturday, April 26th, at the Burlington Linear Park 10 oak trees were planted by 20 citizen volunteers. This project was coordinated with Fillmore’s Planning and Public Works Departments. Trees were donated by Valley Crest Tree Company. Thank you to the Boy’s & Girl’s Club of Fillmore, FHS Leo’s Club, and all other Fillmore Citizens.
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Pictured are 20 citizen volunteers, who planted trees at Burlington Linear Park Saturday.
Pictured are 20 citizen volunteers, who planted trees at Burlington Linear Park Saturday.
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A collision occurred last Friday at the intersection of Highway 126 and C Street. The incident happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. when a late model Volkswagen sedan struck an 18-wheeler on the truck’s right fuel tank. No fuel leakage was caused but the car suffered significant right front end damage. The truck-trailer appeared to be making a left turn onto C Street, No injuries were reported and the cause of the accident was undetermined at press time.
A collision occurred last Friday at the intersection of Highway 126 and C Street. The incident happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. when a late model Volkswagen sedan struck an 18-wheeler on the truck’s right fuel tank. No fuel leakage was caused but the car suffered significant right front end damage. The truck-trailer appeared to be making a left turn onto C Street, No injuries were reported and the cause of the accident was undetermined at press time.
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Michael came into the world on March 22, 2014 – and he arrived in a hurry. His parents Vanessa and Brenden were in route to the hospital, but Michael wouldn’t wait. VCFD dispatchers directed the couple to the closest fire station, Station 28 in Piru. Michael was born at 11:06 a.m. in the office at Station 28. Today, the entire family met the firefighters who delivered Michael and watched as they were awarded with “stork” pins signifying they had delivered a baby. Everyone at the Ventura County Fire Department wishes Michael a long, happy, healthy life. Photos courtesy Sebastian Ramirez.
Michael came into the world on March 22, 2014 – and he arrived in a hurry. His parents Vanessa and Brenden were in route to the hospital, but Michael wouldn’t wait. VCFD dispatchers directed the couple to the closest fire station, Station 28 in Piru. Michael was born at 11:06 a.m. in the office at Station 28. Today, the entire family met the firefighters who delivered Michael and watched as they were awarded with “stork” pins signifying they had delivered a baby. Everyone at the Ventura County Fire Department wishes Michael a long, happy, healthy life. Photos courtesy Sebastian Ramirez.
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