Agriculture Group Raises Cash for Scouts

Ventura County Agriculture for Scouting raised more than $30,000 for Boy Scouts of America’s local character, leadership and physical fitness youth development programs. About 40 area growers donated proceeds from the sale of produce and 30 agricultural vendors made cash donations. The fund-raising program is held annually.

Saticoy Recycling Receives ‘Match’ Award * Saticoy Recycling received a 1996 “Match of the Year” award from the California Integrated Waste Management Board, an honor recognizing outstanding recycling practices. Over the past two years Saticoy Recycling, operated by Rita Gonzales, collected more than 550 tons of waste materials, which in turn was sold to other businesses for reuse. Under the California Materials Exchange program, the company sold plastics, glass and lumber. The reusable refuse was in turn used to make fire logs, decorations and other products.

Conejo Valley Arts Council Names Directors * The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley announced its 1997-98 board of directors.

They are Georgeanne Lees, president; Carol Salyer, vice president; Bonnie Roth, recording secretary; Linda Nelson, corresponding secretary; Rudyard Beldner, treasurer; Everett Ascher, director of finance; Joseph Montague, director of membership; Alice Humbertson, director of events and planning; Margaret Travers, director of public relations; and members at large Jeanette Baker, Carla Larson and Sandra Obrecht.

Diabetes Organization Inducts Officers * The Ventura County Chapter of the American Diabetes Assn. inducted new officers on the board of directors.

They are Peter Tafoya, president; Gloria Chinea, vice president of programs; Yvone Gallegos Bodle, vice president of development; Jeanette Villanueva-Walker, public relations; Susan Thomas, secretary.

20 Accepted Into Summer School for Arts * Twenty art students from Ventura County were accepted into the 1997 California State Summer School for the Arts held at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. Funded with private contributions, the program provides a head start to teenagers seeking careers in the arts and entertainment industry. Of the 1,283 applicants, 554 were accepted for this year’s program.

The county students are Fernando Barcelona, Jesse Bolton, Samuel Casebolt, Cory Chestnut, Erika Fortner, Michael Fortunato, Travis Hedge Coke, Heather Heidel, Charles Kessler, Jinna Kim, Bill Lascher, Justin Murray, Meryl O’Connor, Michelle Ogle, Marin Pearce, Dennis Peterson, Matthew Plomell, Ian Ramsay, Elka Weber and Rita Ziman.

Community Foundation Awards Scholarships * The Ventura County Community Foundation has announced scholarship recipients. Listed are the winners and the schools they will attend.

Berenice Barnard Music Specialist Scholarship: Alan Courter of Ventura (USC); Doug Williamson of Ventura (Cal State Northridge); Jessica Wood of Ventura (Claremont College).

Herbert A. Berlin Memorial Scholarship: Deborah Noonan of Camarillo (University of Virginia).

William Fairburn and Cynthia Fairburn Memorial Scholarship: Regina Sanderson of Ventura (Stanford).

Charles Gose Scholarship: Saundria Zomalt of Ventura (U.C. Berkeley).

Vickey Howard Community Service Award: Marissa Shear of Simi Valley (UCLA).

Parker M. and Virgina Howell Scholarship: Ivana Cingel of Ventura (UC Berkeley).

Joyce M. Kennedy Scholarship: Rosa Maria Robles of Oxnard (Cal State Northridge-Ventura Campus).

Paul Lehmann Memorial Scholarship: Lissett Aguayo of Oxnard (Cal State Northridge); Berenice Manzo of Oxnard (Cal State Northridge); Beatriz Munoz of Oxnard (Ventura Community College).

Alfonso and Dora Romero Scholarship: Rebecca Spendlove of Santa Paula (Brigham Young University).

Sage Scholarship: Ivana Cingel of Ventura (UC Berkeley); Annisa Sepulveda of Ventura (Stanford); Angelica Ponce of Fillmore (Moorpark College).

Salik Omar Shah Scholarship: Monica Garcia of Oxnard (UC Berkeley).

TEACH Scholarship: Alida Ireland of Oxnard; Carmen Martinez of Simi Valley; Veronica Mitchell of Oxnard; Alma Nuesca of Oxnard; Cecilia Ramirez of Ventura; Ruth Tiedemann of Northridge and Lateisha Ware of Thousand Oaks.

Milton McKevett Teague Scholarship: Jennifer Atkinson of Ventura (Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo); Angelica Ponce of Fillmore (Moorpark College).

The foundation is an endowment of gifts from county residents established to address a broad range of changing community needs including human services, education, civic affairs, health, environment and the arts.

Awards and Honors is compiled by Rodney Bosch. Please address items to Awards and Honors, Los Angeles Times, 93 S. Chestnut St., Ventura 93001. Items can also be faxed to The Times at 653-7576 or 653-7548.