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Saberhagen miffed over city’s actions
Donation issue
     Calabasas High School Baseball coach Bret Saberhagen, the former major league pitching star, requested $32,000 from the city of Calabasas for a scoreboard at the new varsity baseball field he
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Early work on Agoura Village under way
Shopping and entertainment
zone located on Agoura Road
     Soil testing and archeological sampling is under way at the future site of Agoura Village.
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New equipment comes to the rescue
     Oak Park fire station 36 is now home to a medic fire engine and three fire paramedics thanks to a new partnership between ambulance provider AMR and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.
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Chamber installs Masry as new president
     The Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce promised to continue its unprecedented growth by reaching out to neighboring communities and thwarting outside "conglomerates" that want to take profits away from local merchants.
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Robbers sample Candy Cottage
     The Candy Cottage and Gift Store on Lindero Canyon Road was robbed Feb. 2 at gunpoint. No injuries were reported.
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Elton John guitarist shares his gift with local kids
     Davey Johnstone has been down the yellow brick road, but on the way the veteran lead guitarist for Elton John has learned all that glitters is not gold.
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Vampire bunny musical coming
     "Bunnicula," a musical based on the hilarious and inventive children
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Band seeks musicians
     Musicians interested in joining the Community Concert Band, sponsored by the city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services, the Las Virgenes Unified School District and the city of Westlake Village are invited to call Roger Vick at (805) 381-1325.The band rehearses Tuesday nights in the band room at Agoura High School.
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Valentine’s a day for ‘sissies’?
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     Hey Tommy, look who it is. It
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Bright students shine in competition
     Moorpark dominated the competition last week in the high school battle of the brains at the 2005 Ventura County Academic Decathlon.
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Scholarships available
     Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California/Scholars of Tomorrow Scholarship Program has announced its inaugural college scholarship, offering $25,000 in scholarships to qualified high school students in Los Angeles, Ventura and other counties.
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How to survive the job market
Part two of three
     Here I am, whirling in a tornado of resumes. Let
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Students ponder career opportunities
     SHADOW STUDENTS-Behr Browers Architects of Westlake Village host job shadow seniors Marques Fallejo, a Newbury Park resident attending the High School at Moorpark College, left, and Kegan Flanderka from Agoura High.
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City history celebrated
     The Calabasas Anza Heritage Association will host its 20th annual "Anza en Calabazas" historical presentation and festivities from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
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Local watercolorist has what it takes
     It is something known but intangible. When something works, it works because the artist has it. Of course, it is not limited to artists. We all know what it is, we just can
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LCMS band to perform at convention
     The Concert Band at Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills will represent all state middle schools at the California Band Directors Association convention Feb. 18 in Fresno.
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Dirt bike rider, 13, lets it roll
     Even at age 5, Shelby Thirkill, of Agoura Hills felt the need for speed.
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Local artist’s work on display in Westlake
     Her art has appeared on book covers and in magazines. Her paintings hang in offices, sitting rooms and over fireplaces in the homes of former presidents, four-star generals, movie stars and royalty.
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Fusion + fundraiser = fun
     MUSIC FOR A CAUSE-The Ellis Island Klez-Mex Band will perform a benefit concert Sun., Feb. 13 for Spotlight the Arts, a Calabasas group raising funds to build a new community theater at the Commons Civic Center.
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Stop in the name of safety
     STOP, GO-From left, Esther Winkelman, principal of Brookside Elementary School in Oak Park, Bill Barry, Susan Cornell, Alan Gassman, president of the Calabasas-Agoura Kiwanis Club, and Marcie Pollock, president of the Brookside PTA, demonstrate a pair of special stop signs the Kiwanis gave to the school recently.
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American Legion honors chaplains from World War II
     The Immortal Chaplains Foundation will join with American Legion Post #826 in observing the Post
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Showcasing travel deals
     IT'S A TRIP-Nancy Gonzales explains the details of an Alaska vacation package from Holland America Line last Sunday during the Michael's Travel Centre "Super Bowl of Travel" event at the Hyatt Westlake Hotel in Westlake Village.
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Blooming in Calabasas
     GARDEN PARTY-Westlake Village Garden Club anniversary luncheon co-chairs Connie Mercurio, left, and Patricia Cohen, pick a raffle ticket last week during a luncheon at the Calabasas Inn.
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Seniors can visit NBC
     The Agoura Hills Senior Center is offering a 70-minute tour of NBC-TV
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Local delegates earn recognition
     Members of the World Affairs Council of Ventura County (WAC-VC), including three people from Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks, were among more than 500 delegates to receive commendation from U.S.
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Soka University sponsors free Bonsai lecture, demonstration
     Soka University of America will host an outdoor Bonsai lecture and demonstration from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sat., Feb. 19, at the Soka
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Local WAC members ‘invade’ Pentagon
     At the invitation of Pentagon officials, a group of World Affairs Council-Ventura County (WAC-VC) members recently "stormed" Washington, D. C. to visit and tour the nation
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Wins bookmarking award
     STEPHANIE BERTHOLDO/Acorn Newspapers LOVES TO READ-Agoura Hills Librarian Raya Sagi presents Simone Liao with a Los Angeles County "Supervisor's Award" during Children's Book Week.
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Learn to cook Chinese cuisine
     Los Angeles Pierce College Extension is offering a class for those interested in learning authentic Chinese cooking. The class will teach the traditional meals and the American style of Chinese cooking in simple and easy steps.
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