Month: May 2013

Butterfly Adventures with Peter Noah

May 28, 2013

Peter Noah, co-owner of Butterfly Adventures with his wife Lisa, talks about butterflies within their hands-on exhibit at the Ventura County Fair.
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Pleasant Valley Education Foundation

May 25, 2013

Bob Taylor, President of the the Pleasant Valley Education Foundation, discusses how their volunteer organization helps schools in the Camarillo area, particularly supporting arts and technology. The foundation was incorporated in 1985.
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Blood Cancer and Light the Night Ventura

May 22, 2013

Michael Sullivan talks about blood cancer and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Campaign for Ventura.
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California Native Plant Society of Channel Islands

May 18, 2013

Biologist David Brown speaks about conservation with Our Ventura TV host, Hanna Lynn Roth.
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Benefits of Circular Training

May 14, 2013

Certified Personal Trainer, Steve O’Neill, discusses the benefits of circular training. Steve has a background in martial arts and talks about circular fitness as functional training, which means fitness techniques that help individuals live life.
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Frontier Lesbians: Hatred/Intolerance vs. Love/Friendship

May 11, 2013

In this wide-ranging interview, author Paulette Mahurin speaks with Our Ventura TV host, Ken McAlpine. She discusses writing, self-publishing, the research behind her novel, The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap, and notes that all profits from the sale of the book go to the Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, Ventura County, CA. (The first and only no-kill animal shelter in Ventura County).
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How to Make Paella

May 8, 2013

Twin brothers, Jorge and Felipe Correa, demonstrate how to prepare paella, and provide historical insight into this Spanish dish.
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Traditional Toymaker, Gene West

May 5, 2013

Toymaker, Gene West, speaks about his passion for making wooden toys that are exhibited at the Ventura County Fair.
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Santa to the Sea Half Marathon and Related Charities

May 2, 2013

Mike Barber, founder of the Santa to the Sea 1/2 marathon and other charity events, talks about the nonprofit activities as well as the history of the big Santa Claus that is visible in Oxnard, CA, off Highway 101. (The Santa statue was built in 1948 and visible in Carpinteria until 2003 when it moved to Oxnard).
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