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    NASA Brings Moon and More to Visitors at COSI Science Festival

    NASA will host a range of activities and demonstrations, including a virtual reality chair and Oculus Go trip to the Moon, at the COSI Science Festival Wednesday, May 1, through Saturday, May 4, in Columbus, Ohio.

    NASA’s exhibit will be in the atrium of the COSI building, located at 333 W. Broad St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT May 1-3, then move outdoors to the Green Area for the Big Science Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4.

    Festival attendees can explore science, flight and space exploration through NASA’s hands-on, interactive exhibits and activities, including:

    • a virtual reality chair, where visitors can get a sense of what it might be like to sit on the surface of Jupiter’s frozen water moon Europa while watching a video about NASA’s planetary missions;  
    • three activities that demonstrate how sound travels through the air, how humans survive at high altitudes and the altitudes where objects fly;
    • an Oculus Go demonstration that will take visitors on a trip from Earth to the Moon, and explore space communication with NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite; and,
    • a model of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and infrared camera, and interactive demonstrations.

    Eric Smith, chief scientist for NASA’s Webb Telescope Program, will discuss the telescope’s unique technologies and take questions from the audience beginning at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the planetarium of the COSI building.

    Media interested in interviewing NASA experts at the science festival should contact Carlos Gomez at [email protected] or 216-870-4135.

    NASA is charged to get astronauts to the Moon in the next five years with a landing on the lunar South Pole. When we go to the Moon this time, it will be to stay. And then we’ll take what we learn on the Moon, and go to Mars.

    Learn more about NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach at:  https://www.nasa.gov/specials/moon2mars/


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    19th Annual Bananarama 5K Cub-Run & 1-Mile Peel-Out | Benefiting Pleasant Valley School District

    On May 5, 2019, the Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions Club will hold the 19th Annual 5K Run, Cub Run and 1-Mile Peel Out (14 & under only) at the Camarillo Ranch.  The event is for runners and/or walkers.  Proceeds will benefit Pleasant Valley School District.

    The 5K will begin at 8:00 a.m., Cub Run will begin at 9:00 am and the 1-mile Peel Out (14 & under only) will begin at 9:30 am.  The event features a flat fast 5K course.

    The Cub Run is for all ages up to 10 years of age.  Parents are invited to run or walk with their children.

    Everyone pre-registered in the 5K or Cub Run will receive an event T-shirt and a goody bag.  Plus, all children participating in the Cub Run under 10 years of age will also receive a commemorative medal.

    If you haven’t yet registered for the 5K, Cub Run or 1-Mile you can do so the day of the event, beginning at 7:00 a.m. Registration for the 5K is $40, the Cub Run is $20 and the 1-Mile Peel-Out is free.  Please visit www.bananaramarun.com to pre-register.

    The Camarillo Ranch is located at 201 Camarillo Ranch Road.  From the northbound Ventura (101) freeway, exit at Flynn Road; turn right immediately on Mission Oaks Blvd., then proceed past Camarillo Ranch Road to the next left, turn into the lot just east of the Ranch for parking.  From the southbound (101), exit at Dawson Drive; turn right at the bottom of the off-ramp on to Petit Street, then turn right on Dawson.  Dawson Drive will go back under the freeway, and then segue into Mission Oaks Blvd.  Take Mission Oaks down to the parking area just past the Ranch.


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    See What We’re Up To In May! – Center4SpecialNeeds

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    Upcoming Events for: Young Adults

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    Hike at Lang Ranch Open Space!

    ▪ Saturday, April 27
    ▪ 11:30am to 2:00pm

    Saturday, April 27

    11:30am to 2:00pm

    Meet at the Trailhead at the end of Lang Ranch Parkway in Thousand Oaks.

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    Available Resources and Options for Young Adults

    Parents are welcome to attend with their young adult!

    Saturday, May 4 | 10:30am to 12:00pm

    Presented by: Mary Rata 
    Simi Valley Institute for Careers & Education Instructional Assistant / Substitute Teacher

    and Donna Crawford 
    TCRC Service Coordinator

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    Do you have any specific resources or topics you want to learn more about? After signing up, please please email us and let us know so our presenters can cover your questions in the workshop!

    Location: Center4SpecialNeeds 
    1337 Thousand Oaks Blvd., #202 
    Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

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    Upcoming Programs for: Kids

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    Center4SpecialNeeds is proud to announce a brand new upcoming program perfect for kids that they will surely love! It will be led by a registered behavior technician and 2-3 volunteer support staff!

    Yummy snacks will be provided, and each meeting will feature a different exciting theme & fun activity!

    Saturday, May 11th

    Ages 4-7: 10am – 12pm 
    Ages 8-11: 12:30pm – 2:30pm

    This play group will focus on:

    ▪ A Fun Environment to Make and Maintain New Friendships
    ▪ Navigating Social Situations
    ▪ Cultivating Communication Skills
    ▪ Reducing Social Anxiety
    ▪ The Ability to Practice Skills in a Safe Environment
    ▪ Modeling and Implementing Correct Play Behavior

    A Fun Environment to Make and Maintain New Friendships

    Navigating Social Situations

    Cultivating Communication Skills

    Reducing Social Anxiety

    The Ability to Practice Skills in a Safe Environment

    Modeling and Implementing Correct Play Behavior

    Registration in advance is required for all participants. The Intake Form, Photo Release Form, and Release of Liability Form must be filled out 24 hours prior to payment. Spots are limited, as each play group will only have a max of 6 kids!

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    Upcoming Events for: Parents

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    C4SN is hosting a supportive forum for parents to discuss the concerns and rewards of raising children with ADHD!

    This group will meet on the first Thursday of every month; our next meeting will be on May 2nd, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM!

    If you are interested, please RSVP to either:

    ▪ Robin (805-320-6602)
    ▪ Tanya (805-450-8774)

    Robin (805-320-6602)

    Tanya (805-450-8774)

    Group Facilitators:

    Robin Schlundt Bodien, MA, OTR/L 
    Tanya Casey, BA-Sociology/Minor-Psych., CMT

    Location: Center4SpecialNeeds 
    1337 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. #202 
    Thousand Oaks, CA 93162

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    The Benefits of Adding Aquatic Physical Therapy (or Hippotherapy) to Your Child’s Therapy Routine

    Thursday, May 9th | 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

    Presented by: Jessica Rodriguez, PT, MPT 
    from Stepping Stones Aquatics

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    ▪ What are the Benefits of Aquatic PT and Hippotherapy?
    ▪ Is Aquatic PT and/or Hippotherapy a good fit for my child/client?

    How are Aquatic PT and Hippotherapy different than traditional therapies?

    What are the Benefits of Aquatic PT and Hippotherapy?

    Is Aquatic PT and/or Hippotherapy a good fit for my child/client?

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    Mom’s Night Out @ C4SN!

    Tuesday, May 14th | 6:00pm to 9:00pm

    Address: 1337 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. #202 
    Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

    Center4SpecialNeeds is hosting Mom’s Night Out for the month of May at our office! We’ll be providing refreshments, food, and chair massages to help spice up your night with fellow moms!

    To RSVP, please email [email protected].

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    Upcoming Fundraiser!

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    You’re invited to a Charmed By Charity© Event!

    15% of all ALEX & ANI sales* will be donated to: Center4SpecialNeeds!

    *Excludes CHARITY BY DESIGN, Licensed Product & LIBERTY COPPER

    Location: ALEX AND ANI @ The Oaks Mall 
    Saturday, May 4th | 12pm – 3pm 
    438 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks CA

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    Be Part of the Change & Help Us Grow Our Programs!

    Our monthly goal is for 300 individuals to make a monthly pledge of $20 or more for one year, which would provide the funding we need to sustain our programs, and expand to reach more individuals and families. For $20 per month, less than the price of one dinner for two at a casual restaurant, you have the opportunity to improve the quality of life for someone with special needs!

    How Many Lives Can You Change with $20?

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    Other Ways to Support

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    Shop at smile.amazon.com! Each purchase made sends a donation to bring a smile to a child with special needs!

    All you need to do is login & select Center4SpecialNeeds as your charity of choice, and Amazon will do the rest!

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    Conejo Deals offers new deals everyday for local leisure. Your purchase will send a dollar to Center4SpecialNeeds when you select an organization at checkout.

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    Ralphs Rewards and Center4SpecialNeeds are working together to ensure all purchases are contributed to a greater cause.

    Simply sign in on Ralphs’ website, check “My Account” & go to“Welcome Valued Customer”. Afterwards, search for our organization’s name or NPO# (QG527), select it, & click enroll!

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    Join VCAS, See the Webb Space Telescope

    Consider the benefits of joining VCAS as a fully entitled Member, because now would be a great time to join. This is to announce that VCAS Tour 16 on July 22 * to the James Webb Space Telescope is now open for signups at the Members Only page of our website, vcas.org, until Monday April 29.**   This tour is scheduled for Monday, July 22, 2019, with arrival for visitors requested by 09:30 for receiving preprinted visitors’ badges, the welcoming presentation (see full-scale model and learn about Grumman’s historic Apollo LEM rocket engine!), and the JWST observation tour at Northrop Grumman Space Park in Redondo Beach, which we expect to complete by 11:30.

    Again:  Tours to JWST are free, and parking at Northrop Grumman is free and usually abundant.  Please remember that no photography or recording of any kind is permitted anywhere on this national defense site.

    Thanks to all who have already joined or renewed and who have registered for the first 6 summer tours! Including several of our members who are returning for another look!

    [Also note that there are still slots open for tours 11, 12, 13 & 15.  Contact Phil Regier at his email to be added to these tours]

    * Tour 16, OPEN NOW FOR 2019-07-22: 0 registered, up to 12 available!  You? Your Family? Your Friends who are also considering joining VCAS?

    Tour 15, 2019-07-15: 1 visitor registered, up to 9 still available!!!

    Tour 14, 2019-07-08: 10 visitors registered.

    Tour 13, 2019-07-01: 6 visitors registered, up to 4 still available!

    Tour 12, 2019-06-24: 9 visitors registered, 1 still available!

    Tour 11, 2019-06-17: 5 visitors registered, up to 5 still available!

    Tour 10, 2019-06-10: 9 visitors registered, including February’s speaker, Cal Tech Astronomer Ms. Anna Ho.

    If you have a few minutes, check out this recent video, which answers some frequent questions about the Webb Telescope.  The telescope is currently fully visible awaiting the return of the sunshield from environmental testing, which will occur by the time of the summer tours.

    Contact Phil Regier VCAS[email protected] if you need assistance with this or any other questions.

    If you wish to correct or change your registration after signing up, please email me and please do not register for multiple tours unless you intend to attend them.

     

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    California Gov. Newsom facing new pressure from environmental groups to block drilling, fracking

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    By Andrew O’Reilly | Fox News

    In the next few weeks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is slated to announce his administration’s energy policy strategy – and many environmental groups there are hoping it will include plans to end oil and gas drilling in the nation’s most populous state and phase out all fossil fuel extraction.

    At the very least, green groups are hoping that Newsom – who campaigned last year on a promise to end controversial extraction methods like fracking and who has been a key figure in the fight to curtail climate change – will create buffer zones for any new oil and gas wells near schools, hospitals and residential neighborhoods and also monitor for dangerous emissions from plugged or abandoned wells.

    CALIFORNIA GOV. NEWSOM OFFERS RARE PRAISE FOR TRUMP

    But as Newsom’s term in Sacramento approaches its fifth month, many of these groups are losing patience as the governor tries to balance a clean energy agenda with the demands of an industry that supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in a state with around 26 million vehicles on the road.

    Read the rest of the story on Fox News


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    ICE Announces Plan To Stop ‘Fake Families’ And Child Smuggling At The Border

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    Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator

     

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday that it is shifting its resources to deal with the influx of “fake families” arriving on the U.S-Mexico border.

    “Fake families are being formed to cross our border and avoid detention. ICE [Homeland Security Investigations] is working with [Customs and Border Protection] to stop individuals, networks and organizations facilitating child smuggling and document fraud to illegally enter the U.S.,” ICE tweeted on Monday.

    The agency stated that it is moving experts to the border to investigate child smuggling, and it will be using science data to “dismantle” the child trafficking rings employed by human smugglers working in Central American and Mexico. The announcement came on the same day as a media appearance by the agency’s acting director.

    “What we’re currently doing is surging resources from ICE’s Homeland Security investigations to the border. We’re sending human trafficking experts, document fraud experts, forensic interviewers, victim assistance specialists, because our first and primary goal is the safety and security of these children,” said Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence during an appearance of Fox and Friends.

    Family units make up a large portion of the illegal aliens apprehended at the southern border. Of all the people apprehended at the southwest border, 62 percent of them were an unaccompanied minor or claimed to be a part of a family unit. In a six-month time period, around 2,700 migrants were determined to be lying about their family unit claims.

    The number of children traveling with adults who are lying about their relationship has raised concerns among immigration enforcement.

    “These children are being victimized. We know they’re being trafficked, we know they’re being recycled and sent back across the border numerous times to be rented by these cartels and by these organizations to be utilized again and placed with a non-relative adult so that adult can be released because they know that we can’t hold them,” Albence continued.

    The Department of Homeland Security has already begun changing policy to deal with the huge wave of “fake” children arriving at the border, with officials now fingerprinting minors that are 14 and younger. Previously, Border Patrol agents would only occasionally take photos and collect some information on children. The changes, they believe, will help them better identify children being used by human smugglers. (RELATED: Pentagon Set To Send Hundreds Of Troops To The Southern Border)

    Radio and newspaper advertisements in Central America are encouraging locals to flee to the U.S. illegally and telling them to bring children with them as that increases their chances of making it into the interior of the country.

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    Need Help to End Absentee Ballot Harvesting

     

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    By Stephen Frank,  California Political News and Views

    We have seen a lot of hand wringing, cries and yelling from Republican leadership in regard to the harvesting of absentee ballot.  Yet, as best as could be told, aside from press statements and words in a speech, the California Republican Party seems to be staying away from the only way we can end absentee ballot harvesting (we could repeal the law—but the Democrats have total control of the legislature.)

    How do you end absentee ballot harvesting?  By going to the courts.  On what grounds?  Easy—there is no chain of custody of the ballot.  No proof the person who picked up your absentee ballot actually delivered it to the Registrar of Voters and more.

    Last Friday I was on the phone with an attorney from a legal foundation based in Washington, D.C.  Also, on the phone was a California attorney concerned about election law—and deeply involved Statewide in the political world.  Based on the call, I realize more is happening to stop absentee ballot harvesting.  But, as a caution, I was told, there is an Arizona case before the 9th Circuit, filed by the Democrats.  They are suing to END the Arizona ban on absentee ballot harvesting.  Need to watch this one.

    In California the attorneys are looking for the following type of Plaintiff and situations, for a proposed lawsuit.  We need the information as quickly as possible. 

    1.  If you gave your ballot to someone who came to the door, was it counted?  Check with your registrar of voters
    2. Were you harassed the last thirty days of the November, 2018 by unknown people coming to your door, day after day, demanding your absentee ballot
    3. Did you receive an absentee ballot when you did not ask for it?
    4. Did you get the name of the person or organization that was sponsoring the door to door pick up of absentee ballots?
    5. Did someone offer to help you finish filling out your ballot?

    Please send me your stories to [email protected]   We need to act quickly, so we do not lose any more elections due to absentee ballot harvesting.  

    Let us not continue to complain about the darkness—lets’ turn on the lights!

    PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO YOUR FRIENDS AND EMAIL LIST.  PLEASE PUT THIS CALL TO END ABSENTEE BALLOT HARVESTING ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER ACCOUNT.  WE NEED AS WIDE A CIRCULATION AS POSSIBLE.


    Stephen Frank: Is the the publisher and editor of the California Political News and Views.  Mr. Frank speaks all over California and appears as a guest on several radio shows each week. He has also served as a guest host on radio talk shows and is a full time political consultant. http://capoliticalnews.com/

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    Why is this happening?

     By Michael Greer

    Even those uninterested in politics have experienced, over recent years, a growing unease about our changing culture, traditions, history, and public opinion. Changes they may not like but feel helpless to resist.

    For example, during Bill Clinton’s administration Congress passed a non-partisan bill, DOMA, that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. Thirty two states had voted against same sex marriage (Liberal California TWICE). But, shortly after Obama became President, his Attorney General, Eric Holder, announced he would not enforce DOMA. An Attorney General as no authority to decide which laws to enforce but neither the media nor our representatives had any criticism. Not long after that the Supreme Court ruled that it was a violation of civil rights to deny gays the right to marry. And over night you became a bigot and could lose your job if you supported traditional marriage (ask the CEO of Mozilla). Although there had been a covert war on religion for decades, banning prayer in schools, separation of church and state, banning the Ten Commandments and Nativity Scenes from Public buildings and lands, etc. this ruling began the open war on Christianity.

    Our country, founded by people fleeing religious persecution, was now persecuting people for their religious beliefs. This is how quickly and profoundly our culture is being changed. Our
    government was instituted by man to protect our rights. Local governments were organized to provide us with what we needed: Roads, power lines, water, police, fire departments, schools, etc. But, at some point, we began to realize our governments, local, state and federal, were no longer supplying what we needed but began telling us what we could have. It’s taken some of
    us longer than others to come to this realization, but even those still in the dark feel something is wrong. We aren’t being listened to. And it is becoming more and more apparent we are being lied to. But this isn’t confined to America. It’s been happening around the world. Why? How is it that people around the world, in countries large and small, are feeling their representatives, their leaders, aren’t listening to them?

    Because they’re not. Although a faction of world leaders have been dreaming of, working toward, a New World Order for decades, if not centuries, it was the signing of Agenda 21 in 1992 by 193 countries that put it in action world wide. Agenda 21 would result in the end of nation states. We weren’t asked if we wanted this. In 1993 the EU was formed, which, for all intents and purposes, ended the sovereignty of the European Nations. At the same time, the North American Union was being pushed but thankfully we resisted it. If we had formed the North American Union, like the EU, we would have been unable to stop migration. English citizens learned too late how much an unending flood of Middle Eastern migrants would harm their culture, traditions, rights and safety. Once the British citizens understood they rose up and voted to leave the EU. Although they voted for BREXIT in 2016, the exit date has come and
    gone and they are still in the EU. Their leaders are working against the will of their people. They don’t want to leave the EU. Now the British people are taking to the streets every weekend
    wearing yellow vests to protest the high cost of energy, the never ending migrant invasion, the loss of their rights, and their representatives working against them. This is all due to Agenda 21
    and the new and improved UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that is Agenda 21 on steroids.

    I learned about Agenda 21 in 2009. And when I learned about it no one I knew had ever heard of it although it had already been in effect for 17 years. Why do you think that is? World leaders
    knew we would fight against it so they called it different things, like Sustainable Development, Green Cities, Smart Growth, etc. It is implemented locally through ICLEI (International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives). ICLEI is an International organization. Cities who join ICLEI get paid large sums of money to implement ICLEI’s Agenda. It’s actually illegal for American Cities to enter into international agreements but no one seems to be objecting or challenging it. When I was in Malaysia at the UN World Urban Forum, the New head of ICLEI, a Malaysian, Muslim woman was introduced.

    If you wondered, as I did before I learned about Agenda 21, how it was possible for cities across the country…..and around the world to be doing the same things, saying the same things and not caring what their communities wanted, it was because they signed on to Agenda 21.

    How was it possible that all of a sudden huge numbers of people from 3rd world countries were migrating to Western Countries around the world. Why did our leaders tell us we must accommodate the migrants culture, not that the migrants needed to assimilate to our culture. Our cultures are being turned into 3rd world. We’re being told our flag, our anthem, and the pledge of Allegiance is offensive to migrants. Our schools no longer continue those traditions, nor do they teach civics or the Constitution. Our history is being erased, statues taken down, founders demonized. You might remember Michelle Obama saying we needed to change our conversation, our history and traditions. That’s what is happening, isn’t it? We can’t even acknowledge biology anymore. Why is all of this happening? Agenda 21.

    The first goal of the new UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is “End Poverty”. How do you suppose they do that? It’s obvious. Redistribute the wealth of the Western Countries to the poor ones. The Paris Agreement would have obligated Western Nations to pay for the damage Climate Change causes to poor counties. Never mind climate has damaged countries for thousands of years before man or cars or plastic straws. The other way to redistribute wealth is to flood Western Countries with poor migrants they’ll go bankrupt supporting. Open borders, world wide migration, enabling homelessness, spreading diseases, eroding law enforcement, normalizing perversion & mental illness, eroding the family, eroding property rights, demonizing Christianity, skyrocketing energy prices (remember Obama saying that would happen with his energy policies), rationing abundant resources, abortion up to and including birth, infanticide, assisted suicide, legalizing drugs, the Green New Deal that bans air travel and cows…..all of it! It’s all Agenda 21.

    What I fear is that in the 17 years before most of us even knew it existed, Agenda 21’s tentacles have reached so deeply into our cities, and our institutions have been so completely taken over by Liberals, that it can’t be reversed as I hoped it could be.


    Michael Greer

    Michael Greer retired from the film/television industry and is the co-organizer of the Santa Monica Tea Party and the Los Angeles Tea Party, on the board of directors of the Citizens’ Alliance for Property Rights and was a member of the Republican Central Committee for the 41st Assembly District.  Her website is: http://madderthanhell.wordpress.com/


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    Fillmore Bicycle Safety Rodeo! Saturday May 4th

    To encourage an increase in bicycle safety in our community, the Fillmore Citizen Patrol will be holding a bicycle safety rodeo from 9 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, May 4th. The event will be near the BMX track at Two Rivers Park and will feature a safety course, bike tune-ups, free helmets and fitting assistance, bicycle registration and raffle prizes. The event will also feature displays from the Sheriff’s Bomb Squad, SWAT team, K9 Unit, Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, and Fillmore Fire Department.

    According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Millions of Americans ride bicycles, but less than half wear bicycle helmets. For example, a national survey conducted in 2001-2003 found that only 48% of children ages 5-14 years wore bicycle helmets when riding. Further, older children were less likely to wear helmets than younger children. In 2010 in the U.S., 800 bicyclists were killed and an estimated 515,000 sustained bicycle-related injuries that required emergency department care. Roughly half of these cyclists were children and adolescents under the age of 20. Annually, 26,000 of these bicycle-related injuries to children and adolescents are traumatic brain injuries treated in emergency departments.”

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    The Fillmore Police Department encourages all riders, regardless of age, to take advantage of modern safety equipment, and for parents to ensure their children are wearing helmets while riding bicycles and skateboards. The safety of our children is a top priority in the city of Fillmore, and we encourage parents to attend this event with their children.


    Ventura County Sheriff’s Office | Fillmore Police Department and Fillmore Citizen Patrol


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    Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Submits Resignation To Trump

    Amber Athey | White House Correspondent

     

    Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump on Monday after months of speculation that he was planning to leave the Justice Department.

    His resignation will become effective on May 11, according to a copy of the resignation letter that was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

    “I am grateful to you for the opportunity to serve; for the courtesy and humor you often display in our personal conversations; and for the goals you set in your inaugural address: patriotism, unity, safety, education and prosperity,” Rosenstein wrote to Trump.

    He also spoke positively of his time in the DOJ, stating, “We enforce the law without fear or favor because credible evidence is not partisan, and truth is not determined by opinion polls. We ignore fleeting distractions and focus our attention on the things that matter, because a republic that endures is not governed by the news cycle.”

    Rosenstein was initially reported to be leaving the DOJ in mid-March after the confirmation of Bill Barr as the new attorney general, but apparently decided to stay on a bit longer for the rollout of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. (RELATED: Rod Rosenstein Staying At Justice Department A ‘Little Longer’)

    Rosenstein’s nearly two-year run at the DOJ was not without controversy.

    In February, reports surfaced that Rosenstein floated the idea of wearing a wire to secretly record his conversations with President Trump. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe claimed Rosenstein was “absolutely serious” about the prospect of surveilling the president, but the DOJ said McCabe’s statements were “inaccurate and factually incorrect.”

    Rosenstein was also responsible for the appointment of the special counsel after Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey. The special counsel’s investigation took approximately two years and cost $25 million in taxpayer funds but did not find evidence of collusion and did not reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice.

    In a speech last Thursday, Rosenstein defended his handling of the Mueller report and implicated the Obama administration for not doing more to stop Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. He also took shots at Comey, stating, “the FBI director [Comey] announced at a congressional hearing that there was a counterintelligence investigation that might result in criminal charges. Then the former FBI director alleged that the president pressured him to close the investigation, and the president denied that the conversation occurred.”

    Before submitting his resignation, Rosenstein also defended his boss, Attorney General Barr.

    “He’s being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre,” Rosenstein said Thursday in a rare interview with the WSJ.

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