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ORAL TRADITION 2.0 THERE IS AN IRISH GREAT-GRANDFATHER ON a rocking chair. He’s bouncing a child on his knee—tweed flat cap atop the narrow egg of his head, sinewy limbs pockmarked by work scars. He smells of Guinness. Of sweat and pipe tobacco. And the young girl doesn’t mind that his woolen V-neck sweater is grating her skin like Dubliner Cheese. She is a laughing porcelain doll, lost in the moment. Family members are watching and smiling. Because generations are colliding here in front of them. Here in this toasty cottage. And I can smell the wood smoke, the booze and tobacco, the steaming bacon and cabbage. I can feel the heavy mustiness of age. I’ve gone to the Emerald Isle and back in time. I’ve experienced the five senses. I’m four lines, 35 words, into Mary Kay Rummel’s “Ars Poetica” and already I’ve colored her selfreflective poem with my own life experiences. Thirty-five measly words. Granted, it’s the second or third time I’ve read the piece. The rest of it is thick with characters: gangsters, saints and sinners, priests and nuns. And all throughout, there is Mary—first as a child, then a grown woman embracing the confusion of her middle years. She weaves the arc of her life into the present moment and lays it down for us to do what we will with it. Welcome to Oral Tradition 2.0—the evolution of storytelling. Poetry. I’ve never met any of the people in Mary’s poem. I’ve never met Mary. For all I know, her great-grandfather lived in a ritzy apartment and despised tweed, and rocking chairs. And he may have been a white wine drinker or, dare I say, a teetotaler, a soft codger with scarless skin and none of the whiskysoaked Irishness with which I’ve painted him. But in my mind, there is a cottage. The fields are green, of course. Black pints of Guinness flow for the men in the pub while, at home, a gossipy herd sips hot tea and mashes potatoes.
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In life, we color everything with our own perception. In poetry—indeed, in most or all forms of art—that’s the point. As the painter Edgar Degas put it, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Well then, Mary Kay Rummel’s poetry is, undeniably, art. She clearly deserves to be Ventura County’s first poet laureate—no doubt about that. The question is: What exactly is a poet laureate? In our interview on page 25, Mary discusses the position and how it relates to our local community. But I was curious to see what poet laureates have done on a national level. Joseph Brodsky brought poetry to airports, supermarkets, and hotel rooms. Maxine Kumin started a series of poetry workshops for women at the Library of Congress, and both Gwendolyn Brooks and Rita Dove focused on elementary school kids. Robert Hass organized the “Watershed” conference, which brought together noted novelists, poets, and storytellers to talk about writing, nature, and community. One of the things Mary hopes to do is share the stories of older people through poetry. Now, as much as I’d enjoy a little poetry while being frisked by TSA, I think Mary is on to something more significant. (No offense, Mr. Brodsky.) In Japan, on keir no hi, or Respect for the Aged Day, the entire nation bows to those who came first. I don’t expect such grandiosity, but if I do eventually get the big promotion from dad to grandpa to “great,” a simple nod of respect would be nice. And I like to think a few rascally youths would be interested in my stories. That they’d live on in some physical form. As Mary Kay Rummel so eloquently put it, “I do not want to die without writing my watery unwritten universe.”
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smoked pork and squash tacos—and we were on a roll. Squashed Grapes was opened in Camarillo, in 2003, by Gwen Riplinger and Karen and Bob Taylor (former Ventura city councilman) as a make-your-own-wine shop. In 2005, Gwen’s daughter Danielle Aue and her husband, Alan, along with Josh McNutt, bought the business. Adam joined the party in 2009. Basically, the business morphed into a partnership between Adam, 30, and Josh, 40, who run the front of the house, make and bottle the wine, book the talent, and keep the customers happy while Danielle keeps the books. The business moved to Main Street in October 2010. “Once we moved to Ventura, we still helped people make their own wine, but we morphed into a winery and started making wine under our own Squashed Grapes label,” Adam told me. He also admitted that he began making wine, as well as hard apple cider, in high school. Same for Josh, a Southern California native who made high-octane beer before attending art school. He later chucked the corporate world and morphed from a customer of Squashed Grapes into an owner—who, by the way, still works an additional full-time job while raising two kids. The duo produces just 500 cases annually, with varietals such as Syrah, Tempranillo, Zinfandel, Grenache, a Chardonnay-Semillion Blend, and Pinot Grigio. In addition to wine, the venue offers grub from roving food trucks and Cordello’s Pizza, which delivers salads, subs, pizzas, and more. “We put the delivery on a silver tray and bring it right to the table,” noted Adam. Then there’s the music, which isn’t limited to weekends. Wednesdays are particularly hot, when top talent is more available to book a gig in a small venue. When Skip Spirrows’ 12-member “Little Big Band” blows into the 50-seat space, “It’s a ratio of one musician per every four people,” laughed Adam. Join the Facebook page to keep up with the schedule of performers. No matter how you cut it, squash it, fry it, or ferment it, Squashed Grapes is one of my favorite new discoveries. One patron from Santa Barbara, when asked if she’d come back again, replied enthusiastically, “Oh, yes.” v And so will I.
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THE UNIVERSE of the WATERY UNWRITTEN Ventura County welcomes its first poet laureate: Mary Kay Rummel INTERVIEW BY TREE BERNSTEIN PHOTOGRAPH BY GARYANDPIERRESILVA.COM
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How do you see the role of poet laureate in Ventura Country? I see the poet laureate as public ambassador for poetry, a way to make expanded connections among poets and others. The title helps open some doors to poetry, and the poet laureate can use that as a way of reaching out. I don’t think it is about one person—it is about all the gifted poets and writers in Ventura County making community around what can be lonely work. What will that look like? Will you be writing occasion poems for the opening of a new carwash or shopping mall? I hope to initiate projects that will bring in children and their families, as I see poetry as a way to empower children with language and imagination so that they can create new realities. I would also like to begin a project involving older people in sharing their stories through poetry. How do you view the poetry scene in our county? When I came to Ventura I was so impressed with the inclusiveness of the poetry. The unique connections between writers and visual artists also really made an impression. During my tenure, I would like to work with others to deepen these relationships among artists. You’ve been publishing poems for many years. How has your own sense of poetics evolved? Poetry is both private and communal. It is a way for us to be connected to ourselves and our lives, to the wider community, and to the earth through the power and beauty of language. My first big publication, over 35 years ago, was a memory piece about my Irish grandmother sewing clothes for me. Years later I wrote “Ars Poetica,” which goes back to [that grandmother] and even deeper into her influence on me as a writer. What is the job of a poet? And why is poetry important? For me poetry has always been a way to get at deeper meanings of experience—a process of discovery. The languages of the senses, of emotion and music are my passion and my road map through life. I hope to travel deeper into poetry.
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ARS POETICA After Jackson Wheeler Because my mother’s mother carried her Irish language across a stormy Atlantic to St. Paul Because my great grandfather who lived to be 100 sang in Irish as he bounced us on his bony leg Because on the front porch of my grandmother’s house the cousins, all named Mary, learned 100 names for green from rebel songs Because I lived sixty years before I learned my mother’s father died drunk under the hooves of a horse he was driving Because my cousin, Sheriff O’Connell, who took bribes from Chicago gangsters, gave money to my widowed grandmother Because when I read about him in St. Paul histories I thought saint not sinner Because my father’s tiny mother came from Galway with a family too full of priests and nuns Because she loved to talk in the way of Irish women over tea and toast at small tables Because I grew up in the quotidian music of women’s murmuring close to the ground where the world begins Because men were either silent or overbearing I lived my girl’s life with Ann of Green Gables and Little Women the bus plying the Old Fort Road to school became my Bridge at San Luis Rey Because art and music were in the church I thought beauty belonged to God Because roots of my young astonishment cling to my inner life like the pine cone—growing even after fire, living scales Because in the convent we were told to be silent I picked up a pen Because of my heart’s homelessness Because love will not let go Because words un-write as they are written un-speak as they are spoken Because my granddaughters listen to my tales of trolls and beanstalks— their eyes pools where words sink and grow the way I once listened to the old ones I do not want to die without writing my watery unwritten universe.
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town with flowers in her hair.” The Moulin Rouge was not on our list, but a friend from Geneva who met us in Paris wanted to go. He wanted to go so badly he bought new glasses for the occasion and asked wistfully if we could go twice. No. Like the gondola ride in Venice, the Moulin rouge is something to do. Once. It is a melting pot of tour groups, and the dress code is “whatever.” The meal was three ho-hum courses, the champagne was high quality, and the show was a tasteful twohour extravaganza. Topless, but tasteful. The only distasteful act was an underwater swim with a topless woman and several boa constrictors who looked bored with the whole thing. In addition to dancers in sparkling costumes gyrating in flashing, blinking lights, acrobats defied gravity and a
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ventriloquist defied physics. The Moulin Rouge has been drawing crowds since 1889 when the cancan was decidedly naughty. The best thing about the Moulin Rouge was that it inspired a keen interest in the bohemian Montmartre district. Here is where the cancan was born and the first cabaret, Le Chat Noir (The Black Cat), opened in 1881. The cabaret is now a boutique hotel, but the district retains much of its bohemian ambience. Posters and paintings of the Black Cat abound at the Museum of Montmartre. This charming 300-year-old house contains paintings, photographs, and posters that illustrate the bohemian history of the neighborhood. “Le Moulin Rouge” by Toulouse-Lautrec and the “Theatre d’Ombres” by Henri Riviere are two of its most important works. Renoir’s studio was here, and the gardens were recreated using his paintings as a guide. You can sit on a swing swaying in the exact location of his painting “Girl on a Swing,” which now hangs in Paris’ Orsay Museum. The painting was ill-received when he completed it in 1876 and probably never will be put up for auction. Two of Renoir's paintings have sold for more than $70 million, and the Orsay knows how to hang on to its treasures. From the garden, you can see a vineyard that has existed since the Middle Ages and was replanted in 1933. According to the New York Times, the vineyard is reputed to make the most expensive bad wine in Paris. We decided not to sample the wine, but the view is stunning. We saved the most poignant attraction on our list for our last day. The official Le Petit Prince store is in a quiet Parisian neighborhood. No grand marquee announces its location, and
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and-white photographs he’d taken in Europe. This being the month of Cupid, it makes perfect sense to share Elisse and Robert’s love story, which first blossomed some 34 years ago. But first, the Cliff Notes on the couple’s long and interesting bios. Elisse Pogofsky-Harris is a Chicago native known for her highly personalized narrative paintings infused with symbolism, as well as abstract sky and seascapes. She creates evocative etchings, mysterious imagery, and charming drawings. Humans, drapes and kimonos, wolves, sky, and sea have all been represented under her deft hand and keen eye. Her art is in many private and museum collections, and she is currently at work on “not so still” still lives. Her husband, Robert Brown, began as a stage actor in New York in the late 1940s. As a television actor, he appeared in classic programs like “Perry Mason,” “Bewitched,” and “Bonanza.” Fans of “Star Trek” know him as Lazurus, but more interestingly, he pounded the boards on Broadway, appearing with Helen Hayes in Somerset Maugham’s “The Circle,” Dame Judith Anderson in “Come of Age,” and Zero Mostel in “Ulysses in Nightown.” There were other notable productions, includ-
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ABOVE: Elisse “happily spends all of her time” in the studio she designed and had built in 1999. RIGHT: Only a few of the artist’s paintings hang in her home. Here, a dining table points the way to one of them.
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OPPOSITE: In the living room, antique curios and mid-19th-century portraits reflect the couple’s interest in history. BELOW: November 13th. The first painting Elisse did after her mother passed away appears to show a wolf acting as spiritual guide, leading her into infinite darkness. Only after she’d finished did Elisse realize the work was a self-portrait.
ing quite a bit of Shakespeare, before Robert was lured to Hollywood. In 1978, he gave up acting—and “having to put on makeup and fancy clothes”—and moved to Ojai to begin anew, although he commuted to L.A. to do voiceover and narration work. Their property, which they bought 15 years ago after living in the east end of Ojai for many years, is a blended cornucopia of treasures and antiques collected throughout their lifetimes and marriage. Eighteenth and 19th-century Spanish and Italian paintings and furnishings are artistically integrated with Chinese, African, and Native American artifacts. A very small handful of Elisse’s paintings are on display. But stunning bronze sculptures of her as model/muse, created by her first husband, adorn outdoor walls and the entrance gate. As one might imagine, it is not unusual for each of them to finish one another’s sentences or make loving comments. Case in point, regarding the property that took them
six months to put into habitable condition: “We were looking for a place to build a studio, as well as a property we felt comfortable living in,” said Elisse. “We came here and sat for one whole day, and it felt really wonderful. After we moved into the house, we started on the studio, which is almost perfect. Nothing is perfect.” “You’re perfect!” Robert chimed in. As Elisse puts it, “We both had experiences of many different things in life, and we knew what love was really about by the time we met. Robert was totally supportive of my work; there was mutual support and love. We were soul mates, weren’t we?” “Absolutely,” Robert answers firmly, while also referring to their relationship as a renaissance and adding, “We still are. Living together as two creative people was very easy to do. We respected each other’s creative ability and reassured each other on a daily basis. We brought so much joy and support to each other’s lives.”
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I recently saw a black-and-white image of a couple who had been married for 65 years. It reminded me of Elisse and Robert. The pair was wrapped sweetly in one another’s arms, and the caption read, When asked how they managed to stay together for so many years, they replied, “We were born in a time where if something was broke, you fixed it, not threw it away.” Robert harkened back to those times during our conversation. “My Scottish mother and English father were both born before the motorcar and the telephone. They would often talk about life as they knew it no longer existing,” he recalled. “Now, the life I knew no longer exists. But Ojai seems pretty much the way it was before the Second World War, which I was in. This life here is yesterday: peaceful, beautiful, and idyllic. We look at the birds and smell the flowers.” Which is exactly what Elisse and Robert and I did on the Sunday morning of my visit. We spotted squirrels and two woodpeckers with bright red heads in the garden. Elisse showed me her favorite oak tree, a majestic old specimen, and I picked an orange that somehow called to me from of one of their many fruit trees. If it ain’t broke, as the saying goes, don’t fix it. Here’s a toast to the good life, the long life, the creative life—and a life of love, in idyllic Ojai, all under the guise of Cupid’s potent arrow. v
“We both had experiences of many different things in life, and we knew what love was really about by the time we met.” LEFT: Elisse Pogofsky-Harris and Robert Brown at home in Ojai.
TOP: A pool and cool grayish blue color scheme work to ward off Ojai’s infamous summer heat.
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SHORT LIST VINTAGE VALENTINE EXHIBITION AND GALLERY TALK
Through March 2 | Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum More than three dozen valentines from the late 19th and early 20th centuries will be displayed at the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum. Included in the display are elaborately cut Valentines that open to form three-dimensional objects such as a horse-drawn carriage, early motor car, windmill, zeppelin, and hot air balloon. Arts and Crafts era parchment cards, amusing penny postcards, and a romantic card inspired by Robert Peary’s 1909 North Pole expedition complete the display. Vintage candy boxes will also be shown. On Thursday, February 13, at 2 p.m., Jill Stoliker, the woman who collected the valentines, will give a Gallery Talk. 926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula. For more information, visit venturamuseum.org.
“TWELFTH NIGHT”
Through February 16 | Ojai Art Center Theater Comic confusions are the norm in this comedy of disguised identities, false letters, spurned lovers, a clown, and a ludicrous duel. Add to the mix a shipwreck, a pair of identical twins, a former pirate, a besotted uncle, a sour butler, and a goofy suitor and you have the makings of one of Shakespeare’s most delightful comedies. Love, of course, is at the heart of the comedy. 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. For more information, visit ojaiact.org.
T.O. ART ASSOCIATION JURIED SHOW
February 3 - 27 | Thousand Oaks Community Gallery The show will feature some of the finest art and artists from a fourcounty area (L.A., Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Orange). Nationally recognized artist Bill Anderson will judge. Several hundred dollars will be awarded in categories including oil/acrylic, photography/digital art, mixed media, and sculpture. A “Best of Show” cash award was donated by CLU. The public is invited to the Awards Reception on Sunday, February 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery. 2331 Borchard Rd., Newbury Park. For more information, visit thousandoaksartassoc.org.
FOCUS ON THE MASTERS ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: TRACY LEE STUM
EDDIE PALMIERI AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND
February 21 - March 30 | Camarillo Skyway Playhouse Based on the beloved film and book, Willy Wonka is the timeless tale of the mysterious candy man as he stages a contest involving five hidden Golden Tickets that allow five special children into his factory, and give them a lifetime supply of free candy. Four of the five don’t seem to follow the enigmatic Wonka’s rules, but a young lad named Charlie Bucket learns that through Wonka and his Oompa-Loompas, his life can be changed forever. Featuring classic songs from the film, including “Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination,” as well as brand new songs written for the play, this musical is one for those who will be forever young at heart. 330 Skyway Dr., Camarillo. For more information, visit skywayplayhouse.org.
February 22 | Vita Art Center Come for some wine and painting in a relaxed, fun environment, with expert guidance. No experience is necessary. You will be guided stepby-step through an original piece of art. At the end of the night, you’ll take home a one-of-a-kind painting. $40. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, visit vitaartcenter.com.
ON THE HORIZON
March 2 - 5 | Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Artists, critics, academics, collectors, and curators will return to Ventura in March for the second international conference on representational art presented by California Lutheran University. Presentations, panel discussions, and studio art demonstrations will explore the direction of 21st-century representational art, which portrays recognizable people, places, and objects. The conference will include an excursion to the CLU campus, in Thousand Oaks, to see the “Women by Women” exhibit in the Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture and the “Resonating Images III” show in the William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art. CLU faculty members Michael Pearce and Michael Lynn Adams organized the first conference in 2012 to address the lack of critical appreciation of representational art and explore the new directions it might take. 450 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. For more information, visit trac2014.org.
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February 15 | Ventura High School Theater Celebrate Valentine’s weekend with Eddie Palmieri and his Latin Jazz Band, winner of nine Grammy awards and the 2013 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master (the highest honor bestowed by the United States). Palmieri’s music is renowned for its infectious sound, distinctive orchestrations, and trailblazing style. His music in the 1970s was the first to incorporate elements of salsa, funk, soul, jazz, and a band comprised of Latin and African-American musicians. His initial Grammy Award, in 1975, was the first time Latin music was recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2 Catalina St., Ventura. For more information, visit venturamusicfestival.org.
February 11 | The Comedy Club at The Harbor Eight artists have been selected for FOTM formal documentation for the 2014 season. The first artist featured will be Tracy Lee Stum, an internationally recognized American chalk artist and street painter who specializes in spectacular, interactive 3D chalk art street paintings. A visionary and master in the chalk art world, Tracy’s 3D images continue to inspire and amaze viewers around the globe. Tracy is considered one of the finest street painters today and holds a Guinness World Record for the largest street painting by an individual. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 1559 Spinnaker Dr., Ste. 205, Ventura. For more information, visit traceyleestum.com. February 13 | Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza This powerful, dynamic, and unique show will feature Taiko drumming and innovative choreography. Pulse-pounding rhythms will emanate from percussion instruments: from tiny bells to huge drums. Combine the beats with giant props, precision movement, dramatic lighting, and nonstop action and you have any evening of pure adrenaline. The stars of TAO live and train in the mountains of Japan; the performers each bring nontraditional flair to the group by drawing on their diverse backgrounds. Kavli Theater. 8 p.m. Single tickets are priced at $54-$30 with group discounts available. Tickets available from Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000, online at ticketmaster.com, or through the T.O. Civic Arts Plaza Box Office, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard. For more information, call 805.449.ARTS (2787) or visit civicartsplaza.com.
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March 1 | Camarillo YMCA The 4th Annual YMCA Hiji Family 5K Run/Walk will benefit the Camarillo Family YMCA Campaign for Youth and Families. Registration includes the 5K Run/Walk, swag bag, and post-race entertainment, including vendor booths, food, performers, and a silent auction. Awards will be presented to the top three finishers in each age group, with special attention given to child participants. The event starts at 8 a.m. The silent auction runs from 7:30 am to 10 a.m. 3111 Village at the Park Dr., Camarillo. For more information, visit ciymca.org/camarillo.
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6460 W. Greentree Drive, Somis
118 Encino Avenue, Camarillo
‘Hillcrest Cottage’ Gated English Tudor Estate. 360 degree view of Somis Valley extending to Channel Islands. 6BR + 5.5BA, 6,895 sq. ft., with 3 fireplaces. ‘Pebble Tech’ pool, spa, outdoor fireplace. Outdoor ‘kitchen’ w/BBQ, Gazebo. Detached 1,800 sq. ft. metal barn can hold 12 to 16 cars or RV, boat. 4.86 acres. Fantastic! $1,975,000
Las Posas Estates custom. 4BR+5.5BA + office + bonus rm. Formal DR & LR. Coffered ceilings. FR w/fireplace, built-in cabinetry. Gourmet island kitchen w/adjacent bkfst room. Master suite opens to pvt patio. secondary BRs w/ BAs ‘ensuite’. Landscaped, 1-acre backyard. Pool, spa, gazebo, BBQ & orchard. Country Club close. $1,850,000
2005 Alborado Drive, Camarillo
1852 Padre Lane, Camarillo
Desirable Vista Las Posas, Plan 4 built in 1999 with 3,337 sq. ft. and 4BR +3.5BA (1BR + 1BA downstairs) + Bonus room and Office. Formal Living and Dining rooms. Gourmet island kitchen with granite counters, double oven. FR with fireplace. Master suite with high ceiling, shower, oval tub and walk-in closet. Secondary bedrooms have Murphy beds and built-ins. Bonus room and Office could be 5th and 6th bedrooms. Professionally designed backyard with pool, spa, fire pit, built-in BBQ, bar with seating. Generous 10,000 sq. ft. lot, 3-car garage. $925,000
Gorgeous Terra Linda home. 4BR + 3BA + hobby room off the kitchen. Built in 2002 with 2,930 sq. ft. Updated kitchen. Wired for ‘Surround Sound’ and security system. Built-in entertainment center. Wood shutters and/or blinds throughout. Crown molding. Pool and spa and built-in BBQ along with more amenities. $699,000
1906 Via Veneto, Camarillo
1554 Sausalito Drive, Camarillo
Las Posas Hills. 4BR + 4BA on cul-de-sac. Nearly 4,000 sq.ft. 1BR + 1BA down. 3 fireplaces. Formal living room and dining room. FR with French doors to covered patio. Gourmet Kitchen. Large master suite. Zoned for horses. Country Club close. $1,100,000
Beautiful Las Posas North home in one of Camarillo’s most desirable neighborhoods. Plan 5 with 4BR + 3BA (1BR + 1BA downstairs) + loft, 2,584 sq. ft. on a lot of 7,700 sq. ft. Built in 1989 with fully landscaped backyard. Covered patio. Interlocking paver direway to 3-car garage. Cul-de-sac location. Close to Lokker Park, schools and shopping. $699,000
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