Category Archives: Social

ALS Walk, Sunday October 6th, 10am

One of our honorary members, Chris “Ski” Chergoski, has ALS which is also know as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The 2019 Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties Walk to Defeat ALS, is Sunday, October 6th, and we have a chance to celebrate together at Plaza Park, in beautiful Downtown Ventura! Ski is looking forward to seeing many, many of us joining him as part of the Ventura “Ski” Team, and the ALS Association’s Golden West Chapter, to fight back against the horrible, terrible disease of ALS!

You can donate to support the Ventura “Ski” Team but clicking here: http://web.alsa.org/site/TR?px=1096221&pg=personal&fr_id=13761&et=Z-FOSSw7-ojzQNCPUA5MKA Thank you very much for your tremendous support for “Ski” and the ALS Association’s Golden West Chapter!

TRAIN TRIP TO LA MUSEUMS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

  • 10:04am –Leave from the Ventura train stop at Fairgrounds (we are only booking from the Ventura stop)
  • 12:15pm — Arrive Union Station
  • 12:45pm — Lunch (set menu) at the famous Yang Chow Restaurant in Chinatown with time to visit a few shops in Chinatown.
  • 2:30 — Meet at Broad museum for our reserved time.
  • 4:30 — Meet at Museum of Contemporary Art. We will have your tickets. The Lemonade Cafe inside MOCA has great, reasonably priced food if you want a snack or early dinner. Museum and cafe close at 6pm
  • 7:00pm — Meet at Union Station for 7:16 pm train back to Ventura
  • 8:59pm — Arrive Ventura

Cost, including roundtrip train, lunch and museum fees, is $75.

If you prefer to drive and meet us downtown, or make your own train reservations from another city, the cost for lunch and museum fees only is $25. Alternatively, if you wish to take the train with us and be on your own when we get there, the cost is $50.

The distances between our destinations are short — about 0.5 miles to Chinatown, 1 mile to Broad and MOCA, and 1 mile back to Union Station. If you choose to walk, be aware that there are hills involved.  Metrolink, uber or taxis are always available in downtown LA.

We need to make train and museum reservations as soon as possible, so the only way to guarantee your spot is to make full payment at the ski club meeting this week.

For more questions, contact Carol Sexton, Trip Coordinator.

Beach Party, Saturday, September 21st 10:00am to ????

Remember to bring a chair, your own beverage, tools and decorations for making a sand sculpture, salad/snack/dessert to share!

Our Annual Beach party is planned for September 21st from 10:00 am to early afternoon.  The club provides coffee, Mimosa’s, and bagels for breakfast and a large Sub sandwich for lunch.  You provide your own beverage and a salad/snack/dessert to share.  Bring your favorite beach game and a beach chair.  And don’t forget your sunscreen!

We will also have our third annual sand sculpture  building contest.  So bring shovels, buckets, other tools to form, shape and decorate your sand sculpture.  There will be prizes!

The beach party will be on the beach in front of 1459 Greenock Lane, Ventura.  Parking is near by at Marina Park.  The earlier you get there, the easier it is to find parking. 

TGIT Happy Hour – July 18th 4 – 5:30 & Concert Afterwards

We have a double header for this Thursday, July 18. We will head to downtown Ventura for Happy Hour at Capriccio Restaurant from 4-5:30. Their menu looks great and they are reserving the middle section of the restaurant for us!

At 5:30 those interested will head over to Mission Park (easy walk to Main and Figueroa so you can keep your car parked in the same place) to hear Incendino (Prez Tom’s fav) for a free concert with the Ventura Music Festival. Blankets and low-back chairs encouraged. In fact, you might want to set up your chair/blanket before you come to TGIT. Just a thought – I am not sure when the park opens.


https://www.capriccio-inc.com/pages/happy-hour

Carpenteria Seal Rookery Walk, March 24th

Please join us for a leisurely walk to the Harbor Seal Rookery in Carpinteria at 10:30am, March 24th.  We will be meeting at the  Bluffs Parking lot, which is at the Bailard Avenue exit off the 101 on the oceanside (west) side of the 101. Look for the folks wearing their new , Los Padres Ski Club t-shirts!  We will have lunch afterwards.  If you wish to carpool, call Janie Ferling.  More information can be found at  http://www.carpinteria.com/points_of_interest/thesealrookery/

TGIT Happy Hour, Thursday March 21st, 4:30-6:30pm

TGIT HH is March 21 at Winchester’s Grill & Saloon in downtown Ventura (across the street from the library). We will meet from 4:30 – 6:30. We will either be inside at one of the long tables or outside if the weather is balmy.
Their menu can be found at http://winchestersgrill.com/ and includes many good eats and drinks:

Food Specials:
Wagyu Kobe Hot Dog  4
Firestone Bratwurst 5
Western Cheese Fries  5
Angus Beef Sliders  5
Fried Duck Strips  5
Cheese Potato Skins  6
Shrimp Cocktail 7

Drink Specials:
Well Drinks  4.75
Bud Light, Coors Light  4.75
House Wines  4.75
Moose Drool, Firestone, Dale’s Pale, & Yella Pils  5.75
Select Premium Wines  6.75
Deep Eddy Vodka, Bacardi, Jim Beam, Jose Cuervo  6.75


Tour of Nautical Museum, Thursday January 17, 10:30 am

We will meet at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, 3900 Bluefin Cir, Oxnard, CA 93035 on Thursday January 17th, 10:20 am. Entrance is free!  Please get there at 10;20 am as the tour will start promptly at 10:30 am.

Our member, Jim Graves, is a docent at the museum and will take us on an “unofficial” tour. We will find a nearby restaurant to have lunch after the museum visit. For more information o the museum, check out cimmvc.org .

Caroling Cruise, December 20th, 6:00pm

After happy hour, let’s go Caroling!

Join us for a fun Caroling Cruise of the Ventura Harbor and Keys on Thursday, December 20, 6:00pm – 7:30pm.  We will view the decorated homes and boats while singing our favorite Holiday carols with the crew.  Check-in is at 6:00pm

Cost is $16.00 for adults and $13.00 for Seniors.  Each person needs to make their own reservation  http://islandpackers.com/ or by calling Island Packers at 805-642-1393.  Tell them you are part of the LPSC group.  Also contact Janie Ferling to let her know you are attending.

 

The cruise fills up fast, so make your reservations now!

 

The boat has a snack bar and refreshments available for  purchase.

Parade of Lights, December 15

The Pierpont Bay Yacht Club has invited us to join them for the Parade of Lights Pot Luck Dinner.  The event starts 4:30pm on Saturday December 15th and will have music by John Thawley.  Afterword, we will go out on the docks and watch the  decorated boats float by.

The Theme this year is “Rocking on the Dock side of the Moon”, a nautical play on words to a timeless favorite Pink Floyd album, “Dark Side of the Moon”. We are looking forward to a very colorful, 70’s inspired Boat Parade and Harbor Village festivities!

So bring your favorite holiday dish and join us all for the  Parade of Lights!