Trivia Questions ... continued
Q: Name the hair salon that has been in the valley the longest and its owner.
Submitted by: Nancy Spencer Oak View
A: The Hair 'em, Cheryl Sheltren
Kim Ravera Bend, OR
Q: A Vietnam veteran spent many hours sitting at the corner of Signal Street and Ojai Avenue during the 60s and 70s. What was he called?
Submitted by: Paul Leon Ontario, CA
A:"The Green Beret"
Richard Laubly Paris, France
Q: What was the nickname of the Mira Monte Liquor Store clerk in the late 1960's who was sometimes lackadaisical checking ID's?
Submitted by: Steve Jewell, Redding, CA
A: "Thank you."
Dean Buckley, Paso Bobles
Q: Name the original auto repair shop at the corner of Signal and Oak streets in the late 40's that later became Small's garage.
Submitted by: Bob Huber, Chico, CA
A: Nate's Garage, owned by Nate Strong
There were no correct answers.
Q: Name the jolly gentleman that prowled the arcade during the 60's and 70's in various states of inebriation and later, with a walker.
Submitted by: Paul Leon, Ontario, CA
Fourteen people remembered "Uncle Eppie Hernandez," but Richard Laubly, of Paris France was first.
Q: What Nordhoff coach had the same last name as a famous TV character?
Submitted by: Phil Sims, El Paso TX
A: No one remembered Coach Alf.
Q: Name the Nordhoff Pool lifeguard that all the girls loved during the late 60s summers.
Cynthia Husted Sherman, Las Vegas
A: In Cynthia's mind, Bob Hill was the answer, although nobody else agreed.
Q: Name the old lady with pink hair who worked at the Village Drug in the 50's and 60's
Submitted by: Linda Whalen Redding, CA
A: Eunice Berry
Roberta Nichols Banning, CA
Q: What Nordhoff High School graduate is an assistant basketball coach at Montana State University in Bozeman?
Submitted by: Bryan Nichols Columbia Falls, MT
A: Scotty Carson
Homer Nichols Banning, CA
Q: Name the giant fish that used to be in the 4th of July parade
Submitted by: Sandra D. Helm Ojai
A: Ol' Hoover
Danny Cole Ojai
Q: Name the Swiss gentleman who used to own and operated the pastry shop next to the Gaslight Restaurant in the 1970s.
Submitted by: Janice Reams Houston, TX
A: Alfred Zurcher
Katie Garner Oak View
Q: Name the four letters cemented into the home grandstand at the old football field at what is now Matilija Junior High, and for what do they stand?
Submitted by: Steven Milroy Ukiah, CA
A: N.U.H.S. stood for "nerds underwear hides socks," or maybe Nordhoff Union High School.
Kenny Strasser Sweet Home, OR
Q: Name the couple who started Ojai's first appliance and repair shop out of their home.
Submitted by: Cynthia Sherman Las Vegas, NV
A: Richard and Audrey Husted
Debby Turner Holcomb Placerville, CA
Q: What former Matilija & Nordhoff student is now an award-winning actor and major heartthrob on "The Young And The Restless"?
Submitted by: Christi Garner Wilson Grand Bay, Alabama
A: Kristoff St. John plays "Neil Winters"
Don Guito Los Angeles
Q: Where did Ojai hold it's 4th of July fireworks display before Nordhoff?
Submitted by: Don and Jeri Turner Frazier Park
A: The Ojai Valley Inn
Scott Peddicord Medford, OR
Q: Who painted The Pink Moment on the back wall of the Ojai Playhouse?
Submitted by: Wanetta Naki Hilo, Hawaii
A: Billy Dorsey
Lexi Mann Ojai
Q: Which 1974 N.H.S. graduate is now a city councilman in Ontario, CA?
Submitted by: Kenny Strasser Sweet Home, OR
A: Paul Leon
Holly (Jewell) Baker Redding, CA
Q: Name the East End group that was active in preventing the destruction of the Post Office tower in the early '60s when someone claimed that it was leaning?
Submitted by: Steven Milroy Ukiah, CA
A: The EOVA, or East Ojai Valley Association
Richard Laubly Paris, France
Q: Who operated the "club" at the corner of East Aliso and Lion streets in the 1960s?
Submitted by: Paul Leon Ontario, CA
A: The Girl Scouts
Donna Tindle Ojai
Q: Who designed the seal for the city of Ojai?
Submitted by: Jim Davis Carson City, Nevada
A: Claire Hill
Jim Glaus Atwater, CA
Q: In the late 1960s, who was the Ojai Police Department's first (and only) Harley Davidson-riding motorcycle cop?
Submitted by: Sgt. Larry Baugher Ventura County Sheriff's Department
A: Larry "Howard" Curtis
Don and Jeri Turner Frazier Park, CA
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