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LETTER: July 12, 2011
Dear Editor, Did you get a chance to drop by the Meiners Oaks Solstice Festival on Sunday, June 26th? I hope you did, because it was so much fun! There was great live music, dancing, art and crafts, children's activities, food and celebration to welcome the arrival of SUMMER! The Meiners Oaks Business and Artists Association (MOBAA) and The Solstice Festival Committee, would like to thank the many people and organizations that contributed to the production and success of our community event. Sponsors and Supporters: Healthy Lifestyle's Marketing, Nutiva, Rotary Club of Ojai, Meiners Oaks ACE Hardware, Wells Fargo Bank, Kevita, Genesis Group, Cardinali Brothers Music, MacGregor Acupuncture Clinic, Papa Lennon's, Summer's Dawn Massage, Ojai Pool Store, Team Chris and Gillian ReMax, Graphics by Evan Austin, The Farmer and The Cook, The Ojai Mardi Gras Wake Up! Krewe, Euterpe Farms, Whorf Entertainment, California Solar Electric, Kit Willis, Bob Kemper, Don Lalos, Ventura Hay, Greg's Rents, Jeff Lennon, K'hilat Jewish Community of The Oaks, Ortiz Nursery, Barbara Kennedy and The Oak View Park and Resource Center, The Ojai and Ventura View and The Ojai Valley News. Performers: Julie Tumamait, Lanny Kaufer, Aaron Embry, Fish Fry, Noble Creatures, Ted Lennon and The Time Bandits, The Ojai Mardi Gras Band, The Divine Crime, Sliding Glass Doors and MSU Band, Ojai Youth Talent Show featuring: Jesse Lucas, Jamey Geston, Anna Kasper, Sophia Montano and Brooke Weston, Smitty West and Julija Zonic, Toni Janotta and Tom Collins, Cindy Kalmenson and Lucky Ducks, National Cat, Kristina Knapic, Kimberly Roemisch and Rod Martinez. Raffle Donations: David Whipple Jewelry, Casitas Mud, Foxy Lady, Bliss Frozen Yogurt, Cardinali Brothers Music, Don Lalos, Kathleen MacGregor Acupunture, B-Fabulous Hair Salon, Ojai Pool Store, Healthly Lifestyles Marketing, Ojai Healing Movement, Fred Evans, REMax, Gold Coast Realtors, Ortiz Nursery and Papa Lennon's. Workers and Volunteers: Mike Tregler, John Zeretzke, Bill Whorf, Scott Smith, Brian Pavelco, Dale Hodges, Johnny Melina, Don Humer, Tony Harrison, Judy Nelson, Jack Joshua, Don Cardinali, DJ Holmes, Leah Cardinali, Kimberly Roemisch, Lisa Barbee, Michael Levine, Camille Chandler, Char Chatterton, Scot Olson, Joel Anderson and many others. If you volunteered or donated to our event and are not mentioned here, please contact us and let us know who you are! We appreciate your contribution and want you to be acknowledged. Solstice Festival Committee: Summer McComas, Kasey Lennon, Patricia Cardinali, John Obraza, Kathleen Mac- Gregor, Chris Bentz, Gillian Bartley, Olivia Chase, Bill Whorf, Margo Haas, Jeri Becker, Brian Pavelco. We have a few event T-shirts left. They are only $10 and you can pick one up at the Ojai Pool Store at 510 W. El Roblar Dr. All proceeds from t-shirt and raffle ticket sales go to our "Welcome to Meiners Oaks" sign fund. If you have suggestions, ideas or would like to participate next year, please contact us: www.meinersoaks.org (805) 323-OAKS (6257) info@meinersoaks.org On behalf of The Meiners Oaks Business and Artists Association, (MOBAA), I would like to especially thank the friends, family and neighbors who turned out to enjoy the day together. Let's do it again! Patricia Cardinali President, MOBAA
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