Spin control

ICE RINK OPENS—Olympic bronze medalist Amber Corwin shows off her moves during the opening ceremony of The Lakes holiday ice rink in Thousand Oaks last Friday. Area shopping centers, including The Promenade in Westlake, The Commons in Calabasas and The Oaks in T.O., are bracing for the holiday shopping season beginning this Friday. JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers