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The Oak View Sentinel

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The Oak View Sentinel was published in Oak View in the 1950s (at least in 1958). Some remnants of articles published back then include a couple by Percy Watkins (some of Hiram Watkins who owned 75 acres in town).

The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, September 4, 1958
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, September 11, 1958
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, September 25, 1958

The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, October 16, 1958
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, November 6, 1958
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, December 6, 1958
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, December 18, 1958
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, January 8, 1959
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, January 15, 1959
The Road to Ojai (continued), by Percy G. Watkins, January 29, 1959

For a compiled version of Percy's reminiscences, see this page, compiled courtesy Admin at OjaiHistory.com. 

Oak View's First School, by Percy G. Watkins
In 1908, Oak View Had Seven Farm Houses, by Martin Etcheverry and Laurent Aincy
Oak View's library, by Chuck Hill
Oak View Gardens, No. 1 and 2, by Percy Watkins told to Chuck Hill