Our Mr. November is Greg Morgan. Greg was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but was raised from age 8 in a Connecticut suburb of New York City. His college and postgraduate education took place in Michigan and Chicago, but for much of his adult life, he worked in Florida as a software designer for several major […]
Read MoreOur new Executive Chef, Bryan Gross, was born in beautiful downtown Burbank, the first of three children followed by two sisters who all grew up in the San Fernando Valley. He started playing the drums in elementary school and then all the way through high school and beyond. He performed with a multiple-time national and […]
Read MoreOur Ms. September, MJ Murphee, was raised in Garden City, Long Island, New York and spent summers between Jones Beach on Long Island, Camp Kokosing in Waterford, Maine, and her family farm in Vermont. She graduated from college in Kansas where she met her husband. They had two children, a boy, and a girl. When […]
Read MoreWe couldn’t let August go by without giving a shout out to our employee of the month Rachel Tucci! In her own words: “WOW! I am happy to be the employee of the month! I have had the privilege of doing activities with Anne for almost three years now. Each day everyone’s positive attitude makes […]
Read MoreCathy Barringer was born in Burbank, a second-generation Californian, and raised in Van Nuys as a Valley Girl. After she graduated from Van Nuys High, she enrolled at Stanford University. She met James Carlisle Barringer (Carl) when he returned to Stanford after serving in the Infantry in Europe during WWII. They were married when she […]
Read MoreWe’d like to give an official welcome to Mariah Sever! Mariah has worked as our concierge at the front desk for the past two months. She said she is loving it! She is currently a student at Ventura College studying to become a psychologist. She has a passion to work with and help children and […]
Read More“Honest Abe” is our July Man of the Month. In our latest newsletter, Abe tells about his early years growing up in Central California, his stint in the army during the Korean war, and his career and family life after. You’ll also meet our newest residents and meet our employee of the month, Ana Rosas. […]
Read MoreCongratulations to our Employee of the Month, Mirella Rocha! Mirella has four sisters and one brother named Aaron Rocha who also works here at Ventura Townehouse. He motivated her with the stories he shared about all the residents. Mirella says she enjoys being a part of the residents’ lives each day, especially when the servers […]
Read MoreMY DAD WAS A RACE CAR DRIVER AND I GREW UP IN BLUE JEANS! By Townehouse Resident Maxine Snelgrove The green flag drops and the race cars enter the first corner of the quarter-mile dirt oval. My dad, in an open cockpit #15 red V8 midget race car, is among them. Dust covers our vision. […]
Read MoreIn the May issue of our resident newsletter, you’ll meet our Man of the Month, Lee Bartosh! Lee is a native Californian. He was born in Los Angeles and attended college in San Luis Obispo. Lee met his wife of 57 years in high school. They raised four boys in Oxnard Shores, enjoying the laid-back […]
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