01_-_The_Alchemyst

CHAPTER FORTY
MOVIE COMPANY CAUSES MAYHEM IN SCENIC OJAI
The latest in a long line of horror movies from Enoch Studios
caused traffic mayhem and more than a little confusion in downtown
Ojai yesterday. The special effects were a bit too realistic for some
locals, and emergency services were inundated with calls from people
who claimed that the dead were walking the streets.
John Dee, chairman of Enoch Films, a division of Enoch
Enterprises, apologized profusely for the confusion, blaming it on a
power outage and an unseasonable fog that swept in as they were about
to shoot a scene from their new movie. “It certainly made the extras
look extra-scary,” his spokesperson said. In a related incident, a drunk
driver smashed through the historic Libbey Park fountain and into the
recently restored pergola. Dee has promised to restore the fountain and
pergola to their former glory.
Ojai Valley News
LOCAL ANTIQUES SHOP DEVASTATED BY EXPLOSION
A gas explosion destroyed the shop of longtime Ojai resident Dora
Witcherly late last night. An electrical fault ignited solvents used by the
owner to clean, polish and restore her antiques. Miss Witcherly was in
the shop’s back room when the explosion occurred and was unharmed
and apparently unconcerned by her brush with death. “When you’ve
lived as long as I have, nothing much surprises you.” She has promised
to reopen the shop in time for the holidays.
Ojai Online