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HOA gets $18,300 rebate for converting to low-flow toilets
     Las Virgenes Municipal Water District last week presented a check for $18,300 to the Town and Country Estates Homeowners
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OPUSD seeks waiver on school’s test scores
     Oak Park Unified School District board members last week approved a request to the state Board of Education asking for a review of the department
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Metro passes get an extension
     October and November transit passes will be honored on all Metro buses and trains through December, the MTA announced after a tentative contract agreement was reached between MTA and the Amalgamated Transit Union.
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Bloodmobile coming to Agoura High
     The Red Cross "bloodmobile" will be at Agoura High School on Tues., Dec. 6 until 1:30 p.m. Students and residents are encouraged to donate a pint of blood.
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Kiosk at The Oaks to serve residents
     Thousand Oaks Police Chief Keith Parks has received permission from the T.O. City Council to install a law enforcement kiosk inside The Oaks mall.
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Local woman a genuine heroine in Iraq
     Heroes do come in all sizes.
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Learn about careers in design
     UCLA Extension
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Runner enjoys fall season
     MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn LIGHT SPEED-Vicky Ruh runs through a shaft of light as she pushes her son, Dorian, while jogging Triunfo Canyon Road in Westlake on Sunday. There's been a hint of winter in the air.
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YMCA provides community service
     MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn ONE AT A TIME-Rhys Gilmore, left, and his father, Patrick, plant purple needlegrass, a California native grass, in Malibu Creek State Park on Saturday. The event was organized by Triunfo YMCA.
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Santa needs help in Agoura
     When Santa Claus comes to the Do-it Center in Agoura Hills on Sat., Dec 6, he hopes to have enough food and toiletries donated by the community to give to local families and charities in need.
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Experts say stress can be avoided during holiday season
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Amgen called family friendly
     The city of Thousand Oaks and Thousand Oaks-based Amgen were among 10 employers honored as the 2003 Family-Friendly Employers of Ventura County for successfully implementing policies and practices that support their employees and their families.
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Boys & Girls Clubs name new board members
     The Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo & Las Virgenes has named three new members to its board of governors: Jeffrey E. Blum, chair of the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation and a financial consultant with A.G.
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Calabasas recreation brochure coming soon
     The city of Calabasas Community Services Department has announced that the winter 2004 "Recreation Programs and Community Events" schedule will be available starting Wed.
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Bonsai group seeks members
     Conejo Valley Bonsai Society will host a beginning meeting at 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Hawthorne Savings and Loan, 973 S. Westlake Blvd.
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Holiday shopping should be safe
     As shoppers begin their holiday buying, it pays to keep a few safety tips in mind.
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Seasonal decorating with pomegranates attractive, different
     Ready to deck the halls? Consider the pomegranate. With its rich burgundy-red color and beautiful texture, this fascinating fruit can be used to create the most sensational and lasting seasonal displays.
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Flowers make great decorations
     Ideas bloom around the holidays, especially when families use flowers to express their decorating creativity. To make it more fun, while adding an element of surprise, start out by collecting all the things around your house that can hold water.
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Garage sale reflects good citizens
     MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn 'MIRROR, MIRROR'-Linda Kennedy of Oak Park can be seen in the reflection of a mirror while she browses through clothes on sale during Oak Park High School's garage sale on Saturday.
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Activities offered to kids on break
     Several holiday programs are available for local children during school break in December. Among them are the following:
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Firefighters appreciated
     LISA ADAMS/The Acorn 'WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOU?'-Jeff Pike, firefighter from Station No. 44, left, shows Baxter Flor, 6, how to drive this 1948 Mack firetruck during Firefighter Appreciation Day at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
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Bike Rodeo enables time with firefighters
     'CHEEEEESE'-Taylor and Mackenzie Jordan pose with "Fireman Keith" at a recent Triunfo YMCA Bike Rodeo at Oak Park High School. Hundreds of families involved with the club's Y-Indian Guides, Princesses and Papoose programs participated.
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Cowboy Christmas
     It will be a taste of the Old West when the venerable cowboy band Riders in the Sky take the stage at 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 7 at the Performing Arts Center on the Cal State University Northridge campus, on Zelzah Avenue, between Prairie and Plummer streets in Northridge.
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Consumers expected to spend slightly more
     According to the annual Holiday Spending Survey by Myvesta, Americans are planning to increase their holiday expenditures by 15.6 percent vs. last year.
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VIPs mix it up
     CHAMBER MIXER IN OAK PARK-Networking at a recent Agoura/Oak Park Chamber Mixer co-hosted by Fred's Fine Cleaning and Leila's are (from left to right): Alex Soteras, chamber president; Marla Lee of Fred's Fine Cleaning; Peyman Afshar of Leila's; and John Edelston, newly elected Agoura Hills city councilman.
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Fire department conducts food drive
     The Ventura County Fire Department in conjunction with Food Share of Ventura County, Care & Share of Simi Valley, Manna Conejo Valley Food Bank and the Salvation Army will conduct its annual "Help Fight Hunger in America" holiday food drive.
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