See Thanksgiving prep work at the Ventura County Rescue Mission - Rescue Mission Alliance

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See Thanksgiving prep work at the Ventura County Rescue Mission

Chef Richard Varble, who has cooked the annual Thanksgiving banquet at the Ventura County Rescue Mission in Oxnard for the past 18 years, tastes some of the turkeys prepared the morning of Nov. 20, 2025. The mission hosted its annual Thanksgiving banquet on Nov. 26.

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