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| Do you think the United States should have some form of national health care insurance or policy? |
Would you like to respond to
this week's question? Send an
e-mail to The Hueneme Pilot
at huenemepilot@yahoo.com.
this week's question? Send an
e-mail to The Hueneme Pilot
at huenemepilot@yahoo.com.
| Andrea Ramirez Oxnard |
“I think it’s important, especially
for small business owners. It’s
hard for us to get reasonable
health insurance. I think it
would be important because
we can’t get it otherwise.”
for small business owners. It’s
hard for us to get reasonable
health insurance. I think it
would be important because
we can’t get it otherwise.”
| Port Hueneme |
care would be great because
the cost is getting very high.
Making national and universal
the cost is getting very high.
Making national and universal
| Gia Merrill |
“No, because I would prefer to
choose my doctor versus being
told who I can see and cannot
see. Keep that ol’ freedom of
choice.”
choose my doctor versus being
told who I can see and cannot
see. Keep that ol’ freedom of
choice.”
| Linda Stover, David Mindiola Port Hueneme |
“Yes, a lot of people are
suffering now and can’t afford
health care. We give billions of
dollars to other countries; it’s
time to start taking care of our
own.
suffering now and can’t afford
health care. We give billions of
dollars to other countries; it’s
time to start taking care of our
own.
| Kevin Brannon Port Hueneme |
“Yeah, everybody needs health
care, don’t they? I’ve got a mom
who’s older and she’s having
problems with her health care.
They give her the run-around.
Everybody should have some,
right?
care, don’t they? I’ve got a mom
who’s older and she’s having
problems with her health care.
They give her the run-around.
Everybody should have some,
right?
| Breaking news |
implementing new water rates for residential and commercial users
beginning in August. If approved after a series of informational a volume-
metered rate that would reward low-end users and charge more for
high-end water users.
Read the story
City, state sales tax increases take effect
The cost of living is going up for all Californians beginning April 1, but
for Port Hueneme and Oxnard residents the increase is just a bit higher.
Read the story
District finishes ‘08-09 budget looks to ‘09-10
Officials of the Hueneme School District and Board of Education
members hope they have closed the books on the 2008-09 district
budget. An explanation of the budget process at the March 23 board
meeting detailed the process district officials used to reconcile
expenditures with state funding cuts.
Read the story
beginning in August. If approved after a series of informational a volume-
metered rate that would reward low-end users and charge more for
high-end water users.
Read the story
City, state sales tax increases take effect
The cost of living is going up for all Californians beginning April 1, but
for Port Hueneme and Oxnard residents the increase is just a bit higher.
Read the story
District finishes ‘08-09 budget looks to ‘09-10
Officials of the Hueneme School District and Board of Education
members hope they have closed the books on the 2008-09 district
budget. An explanation of the budget process at the March 23 board
meeting detailed the process district officials used to reconcile
expenditures with state funding cuts.
Read the story
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Prueter Library to hold annual book sale April 18
All bargain hunters are invited to browse the hundreds of gently used
paperbacks, hardbacks, videos, audio books and handsomely bound
sets available for purchase on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The sale will be held on the patio of the Ray D. Prueter Library, 510
Park Ave., Port Hueneme. All proceeds will be used to extend library
hours and children¹s programs. Admission is free and all items will be
affordably priced.
In addition, the Preuter Library will be hosting a “Make Something New
from Something Old” program from 1 to 3 p.m. to celebrate Earth Day.
Mark April 18 on your calendar … the Ray D. Preuter Library can always
use some new friends.
paperbacks, hardbacks, videos, audio books and handsomely bound
sets available for purchase on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The sale will be held on the patio of the Ray D. Prueter Library, 510
Park Ave., Port Hueneme. All proceeds will be used to extend library
hours and children¹s programs. Admission is free and all items will be
affordably priced.
In addition, the Preuter Library will be hosting a “Make Something New
from Something Old” program from 1 to 3 p.m. to celebrate Earth Day.
Mark April 18 on your calendar … the Ray D. Preuter Library can always
use some new friends.
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| Easter events and entertainment |
Yacht clubs boat parade
Yacht clubs from throughout the Channels Islands held a boat parade at 9 a.m.
April 5 as part of the opening day activities. The yacht clubs -- Harbour Islands,
Pacific Corinthian, Channel Islands and Navy -- held open houses April 4 and 5.
Also participating were the Ventura and Pierpoint Bay yacht clubs. For photos,
click on the links for Harbour Island, Pacific Corinthian, Channel Islands and Navy
Channel Islands yacht clubs.
Yacht clubs from throughout the Channels Islands held a boat parade at 9 a.m.
April 5 as part of the opening day activities. The yacht clubs -- Harbour Islands,
Pacific Corinthian, Channel Islands and Navy -- held open houses April 4 and 5.
Also participating were the Ventura and Pierpoint Bay yacht clubs. For photos,
click on the links for Harbour Island, Pacific Corinthian, Channel Islands and Navy
Channel Islands yacht clubs.
Three drivers were arrested and 49 cited during an Oxnard Police
Department Traffic Division Sobriety and Driver’s License checkpoint
at four locations April 11.
The checkpoints were conducted from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Channel
Islands at Peninsula Road, Vineyard Avenue at “H” Street, Gonzales
Road at Entrada Drive and Rose Avenue @ Gonzales Road.
Oxnard officers screened 1,172 motorists who passed through the
checkpoints. Three drivers were arrested for driving under the
influence of alcohol and 49 drivers were issued citations for various
driver license violations.
Thirty-three vehicles were towed and the owners of the vehicles will
face a minimum release fee of $496. That fee does not include towing
and storage fees.
Traffic coordinator Humberto Jimenez says the Oxnard Police
Department will continue conducting the checkpoints to reduce the
number of alcohol related crashes and to make roadways and
community safer throughout the year. The checkpoints are funded
through grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
Department Traffic Division Sobriety and Driver’s License checkpoint
at four locations April 11.
The checkpoints were conducted from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Channel
Islands at Peninsula Road, Vineyard Avenue at “H” Street, Gonzales
Road at Entrada Drive and Rose Avenue @ Gonzales Road.
Oxnard officers screened 1,172 motorists who passed through the
checkpoints. Three drivers were arrested for driving under the
influence of alcohol and 49 drivers were issued citations for various
driver license violations.
Thirty-three vehicles were towed and the owners of the vehicles will
face a minimum release fee of $496. That fee does not include towing
and storage fees.
Traffic coordinator Humberto Jimenez says the Oxnard Police
Department will continue conducting the checkpoints to reduce the
number of alcohol related crashes and to make roadways and
community safer throughout the year. The checkpoints are funded
through grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
Three arrest, 49 cited during Oxnard checkpoints
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Hueneme, CA 93041 or e-mail to
huenemepilot@yahoo.com. Please
do not call.
April 13-30
two-week fundraiser to benefit FOOD
Share, Ventura ’s regional food bank,
April 13-30.
Customers are encouraged to bring
three cans of food and/or $10 each
to Smokey’s April 13-30. In
exchange, diners will receive a free
Big Easy desert – homemade warm
bread pudding with berries topped
with caramel pecan sauce and ice
cream.
Smokey’s is at 1201 S. Victoria Ave.
at Wooley Road, Oxnard . For more
information, call 805-985-7125, or
visit the Web site at www.
smokeyshouseofbbq.com.
Port Hueneme Library Friends
Annual Book Sale
10 a.m. April 18
The Friends of the Ray D. Prueter
Library will celebrate its 25th
anniversary with an annual book sale.
All bargain hunters are cordially
invited. Hundreds of gently used
paperbacks, hardbacks, videos, audio
books and handsomely bound sets
will be available for purchase.
All proceeds will be used to extend
library hours and children’s programs.
The library will host a “Make
Something New from Something Old”
program from 1 to 3 p.m. to celebrate
Earth Day.
The book sale will be from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the
library, 510 Park Ave., Port Hueneme.
Seminar for business owners
8 a.m. April 23
Courtyard Marriott Oxnard
A free seminar for business owners
and managers, “How to Get Your
Customers to Pay Their Bills and
Legal Options When They Don’t Pay,”
will be presented by Erik B. Feingold
and Michael S. Martin of the law firm
Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones and
Schneider of Ventura.
The seminar will be from 8 to 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 23, at the Courtyard
Marriott Oxnard, 600 E. Esplanade
Drive, Oxnard.
To register, call Tawnee Pena at 805-
644-7188 or e-mail tpena@mwgjs.
com.
Collection topics include preliminary
efforts and legal action along with
contract topics on what should be in
contracts and basic negotiation.
CROP Walk
12:45 p.m. April 26
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Volunteers are being recruited to
participate in the annual CROP
Hunger Walk fundraiser to be held
Sunday, April 26, at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 755 Bard Road,
Port Hueneme.
Volunteers collect sponsors and
participate in the 4.25-mile walk that
raises money to assist people in need
in Ventura County, across the nation
and the world. Twenty-five percent of
its revenue goes to support the Senior
Nutrition Program, FOOD Share,
Oxnard-Port Hueneme Community
Pantry and Bread of Life in Ventura
County
CROP, which stands for Communities
Responding to Overcome Poverty, is
a hunger-education and fundraising
event sponsored by Church World
Service.
Registration and pre-event activities
start at 12:45 p.m.; the walk begins at
1:30 p.m.
For information, contact Anne at 805-
486-0730, anne.ward1@verizon.net
or Sally at 805-485-6358,
sallydunham@yahoo.com.
two-week fundraiser to benefit FOOD
Share, Ventura ’s regional food bank,
April 13-30.
Customers are encouraged to bring
three cans of food and/or $10 each
to Smokey’s April 13-30. In
exchange, diners will receive a free
Big Easy desert – homemade warm
bread pudding with berries topped
with caramel pecan sauce and ice
cream.
Smokey’s is at 1201 S. Victoria Ave.
at Wooley Road, Oxnard . For more
information, call 805-985-7125, or
visit the Web site at www.
smokeyshouseofbbq.com.
Port Hueneme Library Friends
Annual Book Sale
10 a.m. April 18
The Friends of the Ray D. Prueter
Library will celebrate its 25th
anniversary with an annual book sale.
All bargain hunters are cordially
invited. Hundreds of gently used
paperbacks, hardbacks, videos, audio
books and handsomely bound sets
will be available for purchase.
All proceeds will be used to extend
library hours and children’s programs.
The library will host a “Make
Something New from Something Old”
program from 1 to 3 p.m. to celebrate
Earth Day.
The book sale will be from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the
library, 510 Park Ave., Port Hueneme.
Seminar for business owners
8 a.m. April 23
Courtyard Marriott Oxnard
A free seminar for business owners
and managers, “How to Get Your
Customers to Pay Their Bills and
Legal Options When They Don’t Pay,”
will be presented by Erik B. Feingold
and Michael S. Martin of the law firm
Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones and
Schneider of Ventura.
The seminar will be from 8 to 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 23, at the Courtyard
Marriott Oxnard, 600 E. Esplanade
Drive, Oxnard.
To register, call Tawnee Pena at 805-
644-7188 or e-mail tpena@mwgjs.
com.
Collection topics include preliminary
efforts and legal action along with
contract topics on what should be in
contracts and basic negotiation.
CROP Walk
12:45 p.m. April 26
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Volunteers are being recruited to
participate in the annual CROP
Hunger Walk fundraiser to be held
Sunday, April 26, at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 755 Bard Road,
Port Hueneme.
Volunteers collect sponsors and
participate in the 4.25-mile walk that
raises money to assist people in need
in Ventura County, across the nation
and the world. Twenty-five percent of
its revenue goes to support the Senior
Nutrition Program, FOOD Share,
Oxnard-Port Hueneme Community
Pantry and Bread of Life in Ventura
County
CROP, which stands for Communities
Responding to Overcome Poverty, is
a hunger-education and fundraising
event sponsored by Church World
Service.
Registration and pre-event activities
start at 12:45 p.m.; the walk begins at
1:30 p.m.
For information, contact Anne at 805-
486-0730, anne.ward1@verizon.net
or Sally at 805-485-6358,
sallydunham@yahoo.com.
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