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February 21, 2005
Afternoon update
Rain caused havoc in isolated parts of Ventura County today. And more rain is expected. The Star's coverage for tomorrow's Page One will include a main story wrapping up the reporting from a number of reporters covering incidents along Highway 126, Highway 33, areas of Thousand Oaks, Santa Paula and upper Ojai. There have been no injuries; no major damage. The sun was even shining brightly in some parts of the county; at the same time showers pelted residents just miles away.
A second local storm story planned for Page One on Tuesday looks at the high water today in the Santa Clara River, caused in part by the release of water from Pyramid Lake and Lake Piru, and an explanation why officials let the water loose from there. Also, look for some great aerial photos taken today by Star photograher Gary Phelps around the Piru area.
The weather package on Page One will also include a roundup of rain impact elsewhere in Southern California. Three deaths have been reported.
President Bush continues his European visit, meeting with French President Jacques Chirac, the harshest critic of U.S. policy in Iraq.
The fifth story out front will be a piece out of Arizona on the formation of a volunteer group called the Minutemen who vow to begin mass patrols of the U.S.-Mexico border between now and April.


