Agoura Hills promotes a staff member
     Agoura Hills Director of Public Works/City Engineer Jim Thorsen was recently promoted to assistant city manager. At last week
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New director of development named by library foundation
     The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation board of trustees has announced the appointment of Gina Brown as director of development of the Reagan Foundation.
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Agoura Hills JPA has a vacancy
     The city of Agoura Hills currently has a vacancy on the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center Joint Powers Authority (JPA), a seven-member board that sets policies on operating and maintaining the center.
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Kuehl names Harris ‘Woman of the Year’
     Environmentalist Jean Harris has been named by state Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) as the district
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Oak View High School looks strong on accreditation report
Instruction,
involvement
cited as strengths
By Lori Porter
porter@theacorn.com
     Oak View High School, the only continuation school in Oak Park that offers an alternative educational environment, recently learned that its instructional program is its No.
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Preliminary hearing today for Oak Park man accused of extortion, fraud
     A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd in conjunction with the March 17 arrest of Michael Anthony Bradley, 32, of Oak Park.
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Oak Park committee to meet tonight
     The Oak Park Recreation and Park Planning Committee will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Thurs., April 8, at Mae Boyar Park, 130 Kanan Road, Oak Park. The agenda includes the election of chair and vice chair, a report on recreation activities, the status of the Oak Park Community Gardens and an update on dedication ceremonies for the Oak Park Community Center and Gardens.
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Chamber wants teacher nominations
     The Agoura/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce will present its annual "Educator of the Year" awards honoring teachers in Las Virgenes and Oak Park school districts at 4:30 p.m.
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Auto detailing shop seeks approvals
     The Agoura Hills Planning Commission is scheduled to host a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., April 15 to consider granting a conditional use permit to allow development of a 10,333-square-foot, two-story auto detailing shop on the northeast corner of Reyes Adobe Road and Canwood Street.
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The topic will be transportation
     The Ventura County League of Women Voters will host a luncheon at 11 a.m. Fri., April 9 at 4681 Via Don Luis, Newbury Park. A representative of the Ventura County Transportation Commission will discuss local transportation needs, the lack of state and national funding to meet those needs and a proposal for a local sales tax to bridge the gap.
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Oak Park woman charged with insurance fraud
     Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten announced recently that Alexa Briana Reeves, a 32-year-old Oak Park resident, has been arrested and charged with five felony counts of disability and unemployment-insurance fraud.
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Clean out the garage, turn a profit
     The Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center will have its annual community garage sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., May 15 at the center, 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas.
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Community celebrates youth through health and safety fair
Festival features contests, music, safety-awareness presentations
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com
     "Our Community Celebrates Youth" was a fitting title for the second annual children
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Women’s fashion show funds scholarships, local charities
     The Westlake Women
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New social group forming for ‘40-somethings’
Singles in their 40s shouldn
By Lori E. Porter
porter@theacorn.com

     It
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Tea scheduled
     Hospice of the Conejo will host a "Springtime Tea" from 2 to 4 p.m. Sun., April 18 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 32111 Watergate Road, Westlake Village.
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Art on display
     The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University will present a senior student art exhibition titled "Disclosure" from Thurs.
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Mothers to meet
     The Conejo Valley Chapter of Mothers and More will meet from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight, Thurs., April 8 at Conejo Valley Church of Christ, 2525 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
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Library hours set
     Hours of service at the Oak Park Library have been announced. The library will be open from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Take guided hikes at Ahmanson
     A series of guided hikes will permit local residents to get to know the Ahmanson Ranch property, recently acquired as public parkland in Calabasas. All hikes are about one to three miles in length and suitable for families.
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Kingston Trio will perform in T.O.
     The Kingston Trio will perform at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza at 7:30 p.m. next Wed., April 14.
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Songwriting team creates powerful message
By Lori E. Porter
porter@theacorn.com
     Sometimes it takes something simple (like reading an article in a newspaper) that can alter a life. That
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Easter traditions can make a basket-case out of family relations
By Michael Picarella
pic@theacorn.com
     Last year, just before Easter, Frankie Trotta told his wife, Julie, that they should stay home for the holiday and begin traditions of their own with their 3-year-old daughter, Anna.
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What causes temblors?
     An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip in a subterranean fault, which is an existing weakness in the Earth
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Search unsuccessful for missing dad
     MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn MISSING-Steve, left, and Mark Perryman talk with a television camerawoman about their missing father, Timothy, at the search command center in Agoura Hills on Saturday.
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