See historic ranch, garden, airport, plywood paradise at SCVH Home Tour!

April 13, 2016
Santa Paula News

 A historic ranch, an eye-popping garden overlooked by a lavish kitchen, two unique airport locations where women flyers hang their goggles and a plywood paradise will be open for the May 7 Hospice Spring Tour: Homes, Hangars, Garden and a Barn Tour held in Santa Paula.

The unique tour to benefit the Santa Clara Valley Hospice-Home Support Group will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are only $40 each ($45 at the door) for the tour.

The Joanna & Randy Axell home and barn located at 14732 W. Telegraph Road is the best in ranch living, even when first built long before Santa Paula became a city.

The history of the house and homestead, dating back to 1867, is celebrated by the Axells, who have lived on the 40-acre ranch since 1985, raising children and growing avocados and lemons. The house and barn are a treasure trove of history, art, handcrafted furniture and turn-of-the-century machinery including an antique fire engine.

The garden of Dr. Larry Schrock, a labor of love by his late wife Jane, is celebrated throughout Ventura County. 

The hillside home overlooking the wide expanse of the Santa Clara River Valley is located at 508 Glade Drive where views are breathtaking from sunrise to sundown. The hours in between are perfect for the garden, which features dozens and dozens of plant and flower varieties in the large area carefully laid out for comfort and gazing.

Visitors will be able to pop into the kitchen to enjoy the garden view from the inside where the heart of this home features all the latest in appliances and accessories as well as magnificent pantries ready to be opened for entertaining.

A unique plywood paradise in the Oaks is home to Doug Green and Brian Kiesow, an abode designed in the mid-1940s by a square-thinking engineer with a wild streak mixing maximum utility with strong touches of fun.

The home and many of the original touches — a plywood clock as well as a plywood radio — mix well with the furniture and accessories ranging from mid-century modern to antique, set on a large lot with plenty of seating areas and courtyards amid flowers and succulents. 

Located at 1009 Holly Road, the Green-Kiesow home will bring a smile to your face as soon as you step on the tile-inlaid staircase to the entry door, with different colored glass inserts that the domestic partners say reminds them of “The Partridge Family” bus!

Flying high will be a rare look inside the Santa Paula Airport hangars of Judy Phelps, whose CP Aviation is located at 830 E. Santa Maria St. and Wilma Melville (Hangar #7) offering a glimpse into the lives of two remarkable women.

Phelps is an acclaimed Master Certified Flight Instructor-Aerobatic, CFI – Instrument, specializing in Tailwheel, Spins, Emergency Maneuver Training and Aerobatics.

She was selected the 2011 National Flight Instructor of the Year and Phelps continues to rack up awards and recognitions for her skills and CP Aviation, a showpiece of the airport. Phelps has also served as a mentor to younger women who want to fly and is active with the Ventura County 99s.

Melville, a retired schoolteacher, is the founder of National Search Dog Foundation and a grandmother with four grown sons. 

She spearheaded the drive to train the nation’s most highly skilled search dogs after she responded to the domestic terrorism bombing of the Murray Building in Oklahoma.

When she came home she founded the organization that matches shelter dogs with firefighters to rescue those lost in the rubble of disaster. Melville’s hangar reflects her rich life with memorabilia including flying, which she took to with a passion later in life.

Melville has been featured as a Person of the Week with Dianne Sawyer and she was named a CNN Hero. 

Presale tickets for $40 each are available at the Hospice Office, 133 N. Mill St.; Santa Paula Times, 120 Davis St.; and the Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce, 200 N. 10th St. Tickets will be available at the door for $45 each.

For more information call 805-525-1333.





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