WEIGHING IN: County supervisors expected a big...

WEIGHING IN: County supervisors expected a big turnout over Gov. Pete Wilson’s call to close Camarillo State Hospital, but not as big as they got (B1). “Whoops! Are all of these speaker cards?” board Chairman Frank Schillo asked. “We may be here until tomorrow.” . . . But a spirit of compromise prevailed. The board adjourned for several minutes while workers, labor representatives and family advocates chose one or two speakers each.

ON-LINE BANKING: Ventura County National Bank, which turned a $262,000 loss in 1994 into a $3.7-million profit in 1995, is celebrating by posting the news on a newly created web page. Call it up at https://www.vcnb.com. . . . Publicist Steve Fox attributes the financial institution’s upturn in part to improved economic conditions in Ventura County.

FINISH LINE: The end is in sight for those flower and candy vendors who count Feb. 14 as their biggest day of the year (B1). . . . Rick Smith, a florist at Ashwood on Main, says this holiday noses out Mother’s Day because “on Valentine’s Day, everything has to be delivered on one day. Mother’s Day is spread out from Thursday on.” . . . Smith ranks Christmas as the third-biggest floral holiday, with an even easier schedule: Then, orders are spread out over the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

SPEAKING OF HEARTS: Jeff Litoff, the Newbury Park man who came home from UCLA Medical Center last week with a new one, celebrated his improved health and the spirit of Valentine’s Day by taking his longest walk since his January transplant. . . . Where did he go? About half a mile from his home to buy his wife, Rosemarie, a card. “I’m doing much better,” he said. “It’s wonderful.” . . . He also plans to make Rosemarie a special dinner. “I’m going to treat her like a princess. She’s my guiding light.”