Rees named president of
Oak Park Board of Education
By Sylvie Belmond
belmond@theacorn.com
     The Oak Park Unified School Board has appointed Trustee Mary Rees to serve as president of the board.
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Trustee a veteran in every sense of the word
Judy Jordan has served on
LVUSD Board
for 15 years
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Judy Jordan holds a unique honor in the Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD). A member of the board of trustees since 1989, Jordan is among the longest sitting board members in the history of the school district, which opened in 1948.
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Docents needed for Reyes Adobe
     The city of Agoura Hills is looking for volunteer docents to provide tours of the Reyes Adobe historical site to the general public two days per month and for special group tours.
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Calabasas to try crossing flag program for pedestrians
By Michael Picarella
pic@theacorn.com
     In a move geared toward the greater safety of pedestrians
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T.O. teen sentenced for fatal crash
     A T.O. motorist whose traffic accident resulted in the death of a 13-year-old passenger was sentenced in juvenile court last week.
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Joni Eareckson Tada an inspiration to many
Second of two parts
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Joni Eareckson Tada is an inspiration.
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‘Bicycle Man’ almost another Santa Claus
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers BIKE PATROL-The Agoura/Las Virgenes Optimist Club and Agoura Hills resident Mark Blum, right, have reconditioned 40 gently used bicycles that will be donated to children from the Hopi Indian Reservation's Low Mountain School in Arizona.
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Teen Center in T.O. to
host classes
     The Thousand Oaks Teen Center, 1375 E. Janss Road, announces its Winter Program season, beginning the week of Jan. 10. Each class costs between $10 and $40.
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Local kids make holidays brighter
By Sophia Fischer
sfischer@theacorn.com

     The holiday spirit was clearly visible at The Oaks mall last Friday when a group of local elementary school students arrived at the Thousand Oaks shopping center to help make the holidays brighter for disadvantaged children.
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Learn history of holiday treats
     Chocolate. It comes in dark or white; with nuts, raisins, caramel or crisps; in Santa shapes and bunny silhouettes. The world
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Say goodbye to 2004, hello to 2005 in style
By Sharon Simpson
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City offers snowboard trip to Mountain High
     The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services is offering teen snowboarding and skiing excursions to Mountain High on Mondays Jan. 17 and Feb. 21.
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Donors helped annual food drive
     The following people or organizations helped the local Santa Comes to Agoura and Beyond food drive by sending money to buy turkeys. More than 200 turkeys went to hungry families and needy groups thanks to the following:
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Deep frying a shortcut for making turkey dinner
     Deep fry your turkey for an out-of-the-ordinary holiday traditional dinner in half the traditional time.
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Conejo Valley debutantes honored
     HONOREES-The Conejo Valley chapter of the National Charity League recently hosted an event to honor this year's debutantes. They are (top row, left to right): Courtney Wade, Lauren Pike, Natasha Oswaks, Mary Patton, Jillian McNulty, Christa Ridenour, Jennie Bultema and Nicole Namer.
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Forums coming to LVUSD
     Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) will be hosting monthly Superintendent
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New Scoutmaster named to lead Westlake Village troop
     Westlake Village-based Boy Scout Troop 485 has named Gary Case as Scoutmaster. Case will provide direction and leadership to the youth and adult members of the troop.
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Recreation center to host open house
     The Agoura Hills Recreation Center will host an Open House event from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 11 at 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills.
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     Air Force Airman Tanner Hutchinson and Air Force Airman 1st Class Jocelyne MacKay have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
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Instruments needed for schools
     The Rotary Club of Westlake Village is soliciting support in helping them bring music to the Title I elementary schools in Conejo Valley.
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Seniors sought to serve on committee
     The city of Agoura Hills is currently accepting applications for the 2005 Senior Advisory Committee. This committee is open to seniors 50 or older who would like to get involved with the Senior Recreation Program, to assist with program development and city-sponsored events and to discuss important issues that affect the community.
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Toy boxes fill up
     JAMES FARRALLY/Acorn Newspapers JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS-Marine Corps Pfc. Paul Mendez, left, and Sgt. Antonio Gomez fill boxes of toys with Anaheim Angels manager Mike Scioscia at the Conejo Valley Realtors Association office in Thousand Oaks last Friday.
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Saw Santa in Moorpark
     CRAFTING FOR SANTA-Santa watches over Calabasas residents Melissa Tonery and her son, Mikey, 7, as they make Christmas tree ornaments recently during Moorpark's Breakfast with Santa at the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center.
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Senior Concerns gets new board member
     Ulrich Samietz, general manager of Hyatt Westlake Plaza since August, has been elected to the board of directors of Senior Concerns, a nonprofit service agency that provides quality-of-life services for special-needs seniors in Ventura and western L.A.
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Holiday spirit doesn’t glow everywhere
     JAMES FARRALLY/Acorn Newspapers MISSING-According to Jim Ruddy, "The Grinch is still alive." During the night of Dec.16, someone removed the statue of the infant Jesus from a manger scene in the front lawn of his First Neighborhood home on Village Brook Road.
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