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🌱 Nutcracker dancers bring ballet to Oxnard’s Driffill School

Oxnard, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Nutcracker dancers bring ballet to Oxnard’s Driffill School
  • How Oxnard’s Costco stacks up on gas prices
  • Oxnard man sentenced in drug-sales and gun case

Also on today's calendar: HERZOG'S CELLAR CLUB DINNER and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and remaining warm, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Nutcracker Performers visit Driffill School (keyt.com) — Driffill School students got an introduction to ballet when Ventura County Ballet dancers brought Nutcracker performances and lessons about music and gestures to their Oxnard campus. Many of the dancers will perform with a live orchestra December 5–6 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, with a sensory-friendly performance also planned.
   

2. Cheapest gas stations in Oxnard (thepress.net) — Costco on Auto Center Drive in Oxnard tied for the lowest regular gas price in Stacker’s comparison, at $4.75 a gallon. The list, compiled using GasBuddy data, also includes stations in Camarillo and other Ventura County communities, so it reaches well beyond the city named in its headline.
   

3. Ivar Laegreid Sentenced to Six Years Four Months for Drug Sales While Armed (keyt.com) — Oxnard resident Ivar Laegreid was sentenced to six years and four months in prison after a jury convicted him of seven drug-sales and gun-possession felonies. Prosecutors said he was caught selling drugs at an Oxnard fast-food restaurant in June 2025 and later found with more narcotics and an unserialized firearm.
   

4. Prosecutors seek to try teen in Oxnard Five Guys shooting as an adult (vcstar.com) — Ventura County prosecutors want a 17-year-old tried as an adult in the August shooting that critically injured an employee at Oxnard’s Five Guys. The teen denied all charges at his Nov. 9 arraignment. A hearing on the transfer request has not been scheduled, and his next court date is Dec. 15.
   

5. Why Fall Out Boy fans are convinced a UK tour is coming to these three cities (newsbreak.com) — SoCal Berry Growers has notified Oxnard officials that it plans to close operations at six Ventura County locations, potentially eliminating 572 jobs. The Driscoll’s supplier expects the closures and job losses between January 11 and January 25, 2027, as California growers face rising production costs.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation?" — I'll be Bach! (Thank you Raymond S. for sending it in!)
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