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General Meeting and Holiday Gift Exchange, Dec 7

Our General Meeting will be Thursday, December 7 at 7 PM at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club in Ventura Harbor. The club is providing pizza, so please bring a festive snack or dessert to share. We will have our annual Holiday Gift Exchange. All participants should bring a nicely wrapped gift (new and valued at ~$20). Each participant will get a number and then the fun begins as we choose gifts from the table of wrapped gifts or gifts are “stolen” from those who have already chosen one. Don’t worry, rules will be explained at the meeting. Also the bar will be open for purchases and a LPSC signature drink!

LPSC thanks Island Packers for the generous support they provide our club.

To book your next Island or whale watching trip, please contact Island Packers at https://islandpackers.com/home/

TGIT SetteBello, October 19th 4:30 – 6:30pm

We have a great TGIT Happy Hour planned for Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana located in The Collection at Riverpark, 2760 Seaglass Way, Oxnard, CA 93036. It is near the Movie theater and just down from REI. Plenty of parking in the structure behind the restaurant.

Ralph B. requested this location for a TGIT so we can thank him. Settlebello offers a wide variety of pizzas, salads, salumi, antipasti, pasta and dolci. See their menu at: https://www.toasttab.com/settebellooxn/v3.

Settebello was one of the first restaurants to open its doors to the Riverpark community in The Collection at Riverpark. From the day they opened the pizza oven has been manned by Pizzaiolo/Chef Rafael Garcia. Rafael has been part of the Settebello family since the beginning of our journey that started in Henderson, NV nearly 15 years ago. Since then Rafael oversaw the opening of our Pasadena location before relocating himself and his family to Riverpark to operate Settebello Oxnard.

Los Padres Ski & Social Club to host presentation on Island Packers, Thursday, Oct 5

The Los Padres Ski and Social Club (LPSC) will host Island Packers October 5 from 7 – 9 PM at their monthly meeting. The general public is invited to hear Cheryl Connnally share the founding of Island Packers by her parents when she was only 10 up to the present. The company recently renewed their contract with the National Park Service to take visitors to the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. This National Park is a local gem and has a fascinating history which Cheryl will share through images and her family story.

LPSC meets at the Pierpoint Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor. Feel free to bring a snack to share and drinks will be available for purchase. The Club will soon celebrate 85 years in Ventura. Join us for monthly meetings, happy hours, local outtings, activities and of course ski trips.

General Meeting and Chili Cook-off

Please join us for our General Meeting on Thursday, September 7, 6:30pm, at the PBYC clubhouse, 1363 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura Harbor.

Instead of a BBQ, each person is invited and encouraged to enter the LPSC Great Chili Cook-off and bring a pot of your special chili for folks to sample. First Prize is $25 and Second Prize is $10. The club will provide little cups and spoons for tasting of each entrant’s chili. The club will also provide some chili so no-one goes hungry. Whether you bring chili or not, please bring a side dish or dessert to share!

So start researching recipes and thinking of a descriptive name for your chili, and start cookin’!

We have some exciting fall events coming up that we will discuss, including our Annual Beach Party, a Champagne Murder Mystery Dinner and our upcoming Fall Party.

We hope to see you there!

Fair Meetup, Patti LaBelle Concert, Thursday, August 3

Instead of a General Meeting, we will do a meet up at the Ventura County Fair. We will meet on August 3 at 6:00pm near where the Grandstand Entrance line starts (or ends) for the Patti LaBelle concert. The concert starts at 7:30pm, but the line forms and the gates open much earlier.

Admission to the Fair is $10 for Seniors and $15 for Adults. Parking is tight at the fair, and locations of remote lots and shuttles can be found here: Free Shuttles and Parking

Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the “Godmother of Soul”. She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Some of hits include Lady Marmalade, New Attitude, You Are My Friend.

TGIT, Social Tap, Ventura, July 20, 4 – 6 pm

It’s summer and what a better way to celebrate the season than a TGIT at Social Tap followed by a stroll on the beach. Rebecca is having us meet up there on July 20th, 4 – 6 pm. Social Tap is located at 1105 S Seaward Ave, Ventura CA 93001.

The owners of Social Tap have developed the concept only knowing the restaurant business from the customer side of the table. Their vision is to focus on customer service, great food using high quality ingredients, creative cocktails & an emphasis on local craft beer. Everything that comes out of the Social Tap kitchen is scratch made, from their signature sandwiches, braised tacos or wing sauces. It is their firm belief that great food is the foundation to a restaurant’s identity, therefore they don’t cut corners.

You can view their menu here: Social Tap Menu

After the TGIT happy hour, we’ll take a stroll on the beach and enjoy the fresh ocean air, so bring a wrap in case it is chilly!

Hope to see you there!

General Meeting, Thursday, July 6, 5:30pm

We have decided to officially extend the 4th of July holiday to the 6th of July by having games and a BBQ at our next General meeting. There may be prizes and maybe even a raffle.

Bocce Ball and perhaps other games will start at 5:30pm (note, 1 hour earlier) down by the Bocce court. Please bring your own chair and a side dish or dessert to share.

The Club has planned a bunch of summer activities that we will discuss, including Fair Concerts, Polo Matches, Beach Parties and more!

Hope to see you there on July 6th, 5:30pm, and remember to bring a chair!

Hike up Sisar Canyon, Sunday, June 25, 9:30am

RSVP by June 23 is required for a shuttle from the road to the trailhead, RSVP here: Sisar Canyon Hike RSVP

Bryan has planned a picturesque hike up Sisar Canyon, rated one of the best local hikes. The hike is Sunday, June 25^th, 9:30am, and will be 3 miles round trip with 500′ elevation gain. The trail follows Sisar Creek up into Los Padres National Forest. The trail is wide and well shaded by the stands of oak, sycamore and bay trees. There will be several stream crossings on sturdy logs and stones. More information on the trail can be found at https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/sisar-canyon-trail-santa-paula/

Where to Meet up: We will meet at the parking lot of the general store at the corner of Route 150 and Sisar Rd as shown in this Google maps Link: Meet up Place . As parking is limited at the trailhead, which is about 1/2 mile up the road, we will shuttle you from the Meet up Place to the trailhead.

What to bring: Don’t forget your hiking poles, a broad brimmed hat, sunscreen, water and a snack!

More Description of the Hike: From the trail head the trail rises gently high above the creek on your right which is taking a steeper route tumbling through rocks and pools that form popular swimming holes until the trail meets the creek for the first stream crossing at about the 3/4 mile mark from the trail head. Sturdy logs and rocks provide an easy crossing, dogs and bicycles ford right through the stream. Your hiking poles are helpful here. The trail then continues on through the narrowing canyon, a little steeper now climbing above the stream and with plenty of shade until it arrives at the second stream crossing at about the 1.5 mile mark. The stream crossing here is a little trickier, but there’s no danger, it’s just a shallow creek even with the extra water we received last winter. This is an excellent place to have a snack and turn back for the hike back down, for a total of 3 miles round trip and 500′ elevation gain.

Optional – For those hardy individuals that want to, we can continue on another ¾ mile until the trail meets the stream a third time, but it doesn’t cross, it makes a hard left turn, a switchback that leads up out of the canyon a third of a mile to a beautiful overlook of the canyon, the upper Ojai valley and the Topa Topa mountains rising thousands of feet behind you (about the 2.75 mile mark). Total 5.5 miles and 1000 feet total elevation gain round trip.

Lunch after the Hike: We can plan to meet up after the hike at the Summit Drive Inn, which is only 1 block from the Meet up Place. The Summit Drive Inn features Burgers $7, Fried Chicken Sandwich $8, Grilled Chicken Sandwich $8.50, and a turkey club for $9, BBQ, Shakes and Floats for $5!

RSVP by June 23 is required for a shuttle from the road to the trailhead, RSVP here: Sisar Canyon Hike RSVP