Channel Islands--The Spirit of Giving reached Fisherman’s Wharf Saturday, December 4, as the 3rd Annual Food & Toy Drive brought people to the area with toys and food to help the families that need it most. The donations included new, unwrapped toys and sporting equipment, with the help of Spark of Love and the Fire Departments of Ventura County. Food Share of Ventura County also participat...
Dec 9, 2022
Oxnard-- The rain woke me up, so I decided to write since my weekend is full of Holiday events. SOMETIMES it’s stressful covering so much, but I pride myself on being a good time manager who can get to as much as possible. One stress I handled is getting the paper in my car ready for delivery, and I’m pleased to say that the Tri County Sentry is now printed in Oxnard. Until last week, the...
Dec 9, 2022
Channel Islands-- The Channel Islands Maritime Museum got into the Holiday spirit grandly as the venue hosted its 4th Annual Holiday Lighting of the Tall Ship Mast Lighting, after missing a year because of Covid, in the courtyard Saturday, December 3. THE Museum’s special guest, Santa Claus himself, lit the Tall Ship mast while the crowd cheered. The event featured band Coco Knots, who prov...
Dec 9, 2022
Oxnard— Tamale Lane returned in full force Saturday, December 3, as the Oxnard Tamale Festival brought a hungry crowd glowing from a fun Christmas Parade. THE Tamales were sweet, savory, and gourmet, prepared by some awardwinning cooks. The winners in 2022 are J&K Catering (for their pork and chicken tamal, savory), Casa Lopez (strawberry tamal, sweet), and Me Gusta Gourmet Tamales (chi...
Dec 9, 2022
Oxnard-- The City of Oxnard kicked off its Christmas Season Thursday, December 1, with its 72nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Plaza Park. THE event featured lots of food trucks providing dinner, a pop-up marketplace to start holiday shopping, a bunch of performances by area dancers, a DJ, and the main event, the tree lighting. Community Relations Commission Member Adam Lopez emceed the...
Dec 9, 2022
Oxnard-- The Muscles & Mojo event at the Murphy Auto Museum Sunday, November 20, had all the great attributes of a great classic car Sunday. The morning featured lots of classic cars, Rock n Roll, plenty of people with great fellowship, and handmade crafts and coloring books created by Design Director Fireball Tim Lawrence, ready to go and handle Christmas presents. Murphy Classic Car F...
Nov 25, 2022
Oxnard-- Students at Hip Hop Mindset (HHM) continued their tradition of positive community action through outstanding leadership Saturday, November 19, as the group hosted a food drive helping people in need. With the holidays approaching quickly, the featured item, turkeys, and other canned goods were handed out to happy families smiling broadly. Founder William Venegas said the group reac...
Nov 25, 2022
Oxnard-- The Finance & Governance Committee, Tuesday, November 22, received an update about its Corrective Action Plan (CAP) covering its last audit findings. The City last issued a Corrective Action Plan update in May, and since that report has made good progress in clearing previous audit findings, there aren’t many updates. Senior Manager of Internal Controls Jennifer Hiraoka present...
Nov 25, 2022
Oxnard--It’s hard to believe, but I became the owner of the Tri County Sentry a year ago this week. Honestly, it’s been an unbelievable year. I’ve worked harder than I have ever worked before and learned an amazing amount I had no clue about. One way that I have changed is my sense of fiscal responsibility. As I have said before, owning a newspaper is not cheap, and I have made a lot of cut...
Nov 25, 2022
Oxnard-- The Public Works & Transportation Committee, Tuesday, November 22, approved Sewer Use Agreement A-8503 between the City of Oxnard and Channel Islands Beach Community Services District. The agreement is for 10 years and expires on December 31, 2033. The current agreement expires on December 31 and will generate between $250,000 and $350,000 for the City of Oxnard to be used to pr...
Nov 25, 2022
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