Lorie Alford

Jul 21, 2023 | ojaivalleynews.com | Lorie Alford |Jill Breitner |Robin Gerber |Karen Banfield

By Lorie Alford, Jill Breitner, Karen Banfield, Robin Gerber and Viv Rutland OUSD crisis avertedI have been fraught with worry these past few months during the interim period between school superintendents. My concerns were: Would the school board hire a superintendent who was ethical, and would they make sure that whomever was hired had a moral compass that was pointed north?

Jun 16, 2023 | ojaivalleynews.com | Larry Yee |Lorie Alford |Barbara Bowman |Robin Gerber

By Larry Yee, Lorie Alford, Barbara Bowman, Robin Gerber and Dee ReidRiver runs throughEach year, the Ojai Music Festival comes like a river that runs through our community. Some watch it flow by, others stick a toe in and enjoy a concert or two, and then there are those, like me this year, as I have done for the last several, who jump in, go with the flow and immerse in the experience. When you do that and are able to enjoy many of the different performances, the river takes you.

May 19, 2023 | ojaivalleynews.com | Robin Gerber |Tim Edwards |Lorie Alford |Candace Hull

By Lorie Alford, Robin Gerber, Candace Hull, Tim Edwards and Megan TelferA teacher’s thank youThis is my 24th year teaching for Ojai Unified School District and I’d like to take a moment to thank several people and organizations that have worked hard to make teacher appreciation so special.