Trivia Questions ... continued Name the first flower shop on Montgomery Street. Bonus: Who was the proprietor?
A: The Flower Box, owner Charlotte Schriber.
Roger Love Oroville Ca
The first Foothills Hotel fell victim to the 1917 fire. What was the cause of its permanent demise after it was rebuilt?
From Patricia Fry's "The Ojai Valley - An Illustrated History
Order this and other books about Ojai from the Amazon.com link on our home page! A: The Great Depression
Richard Laubly, Paris, France
Who were the professional golfing brothers associated with the Ojai Valley Inn from 1946 to 1952?
Diana McCarthy Simi Valley
A: Al and Jimmy Demaret
Dan Cole Ojai
Name the tall man who taught music in the Ojai Valley elementary schools in the 60s through the 80s and walked with a cane because he had polio as a child.
Sandy Myers Helm Ojai
A: Wayne LaRue
Ron Jones San Jose
Name the Ojai elementary and later Matillija Junior High teacher who
moonlighted as a dj for Ojai's only radio station in the 1970s.Kathryn Northrup, Farmington, NM
A: Glenn Coffey
Jim Glaus Atwater, CA
Name the NHS girl who holds the basketball single game, season and career scoring titles.
Sarah Colvin, Ojai
A: Erin Barker
No correct responses
What was the original name of the dairy that used to be in Meiners Oaks?
Vern Craw, Payson, AZ
A: Clausen's Dairy
Tom Bower, Park City, UT
Name the product advertised on a hot air balloon that was filmed in the Valley in the mid 1960s for a TV commercial. Bonus: Name the local boy who debuted in his short-lived acting career.
Steven Jewell, Redding, CA
A: Cheer laundry detergent was first answered by Glen Reeves of Tempe, AZ and Ron Jones of San Jose correctly identified Steve Church
What was the point of origin of Ojai's devastating 1985 brush fire?
(From the Ojai Valley News archives)
A: Just below the double tunnels on Highway 33, right across from the Los Padres Entry Sign.
Don Turner, Ojai
Ojai teens in the 1960s had a favorite policeman. Who was he?
Submitted by Dan Cole , Ojai
A: Anselmo A. "Chemo" Quijada
Larry Baugher , Ojai
What was the only Arcade business to have a neon sign above it until it was removed in the 1970s? And what did the sign depict?
Submitted by James Borgeson, Ojai
A: The sign was for The Hub Cocktail Lounge. Because of lettering
restrictions in the 50's, the sign was a rooster (for cock) and the word
"tails" under it. (Information supplied by Leah Rae Edde)Brad Beitler, Houston, TX
What western movie star lived on a ranch in Rose Valley in the 1950s and 1960s?
Submitted by Steven Jewell, Redding, CA
A: Rory Calhoun
Richard Laubly, Paris, France
What is the name of the legend that disappeared from a firey car crash on Creek Road, and still haunts Creek Road today?
Submitted by Charles Murphy, Rohnert Park, CA
A: Debie Roberts, of Cannon Beach Oregon, was the first of many to correctly reply "Char Man."
Name one (or both) of the Chevrolet dealerships that, in the 1950s and 60s, stood where Fitzgerald Plaza stands today.
Submitted by James Borgeson, Ojai (and others)
A: Ken MacDonald Chevrolet and Tom Mahon Chevrolet
Bettye Wingate, Ventura
Name the market on the corner of Ojai Avenue and Park Road in the 1950s and 60s?
Submitted by Deb Sandefur (aka Edwards, aka Jewell), Ojai
A: Riley's Market
Steve Jewell, Redding, CA
To what do these names refer: "Quality," "Felicity," "Campfire," "Security," "Cut and Try" and "Verity"?
Submitted by Bryan & Dean Beitler, Rancho Cucamonga & Redlands
A: Along with "Ojai Valley Oranges," they were the brand names used by the Ojai Orange Association to market it's fruit.
No correct answers.
Name of the big yellow lab that used to frequent the hospital for breakfast and Nordhoff High School for lunch in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
Submitted by Sandra D. Helm, Ojai
A: "Hoss," owned by Cheryl Sheltren
Leah Beard, Florence, OR
Sharon "Dee "Meyers (Garst), Nordhoff class of 1959, holds which distinction?
Submitted by Linda Irwin, Ojai
A: According to Ms. Irwin, Dee was the first NHS homecoming queen. There were no correct responses.
In 1964, there was a large home that had been converted into a restaurant at the Southeast corner of Ojai Ave. and Topa Topa Drive, across from Adamson's Shell station. It was moved to make way for Loop's Restaurant and Ojai Liquors. What was the name of the restaurant. Bonus: where was it moved?
Submitted by Tony Neuron, Houston TX
A: The Welsh Kitchen (moved to the Evergreen Cottages area)
Leah Rae and Vicki, Florence, OR
What was the name of the ranch in Rose Valley that was leased to the Boy Scouts for camping/retreats?
Submitted by Janice Reams, Houston TX
A: The Rocking Star Ranch (became the Circle B Ranch, and later the Rainbow Valley Ranch)
Leah Rae and Vicki, Florence, OR
Name the flamboyant Nordhoff High School history teacher in the '60s whose favorite phrase was "The roots of the present are deep in the past?"
Submitted by Judy (Lindquist)Pierce, Redding, CA and Craig Walker, Ojai
A: Frank Roller was remembered by many, but the first to answer was Karen (Kelley) Waldrop, La Mesa, CA
What was the name of the property developed as Lake Casitas in the 1950's?
Submitted by Linda Irwin, Ojai
A: The name of the property was the Santa Ana Rancho. One of the parcels within the rancho was named El Rancho Cola.
Brooke Miles, Minden, NV.
Which rock star owned a small ranch near town circa 1975, and where is it located? Bonus: What did he name it?
Submitted by Ron Jones San Jose, CA
A: Jim Messina of Loggins and Messina owned the Mother Lode Ranch (on Creek Road)
Katie Garner of Ojai submitted the first of many correct answers
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