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Washburn becomes Calabasas mayor again
     The Calabasas City Council held its annual reorganization meeting last week and Dennis Washburn, a founding father of the city, became mayor for the fourth time.
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Chamber hosts spring expo
     The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its Spring Expo from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs., March 30 at Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. The event has the theme "Fifties Rock %27N%27 Roll into Business Expo and Trade Show."
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School budget under review again
     For the second time since Assembly Bill 1200 was passed in 1991, the Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) filed a "qualified" interim budget with state officials to explain why the district has not raised its financial reserves to the mandated 3 percent.
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Masry fitness room dedicated
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers KEEP IN SHAPE-Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station Capt. Tom Martin, left, celebrates the official opening of the station's new Edward L. Masry fitness center. He thanks Law Offices of Masry and Vitatoe partner Louanne Masry-Weeks, Malibu/Lost Hills Booster president Chris Levinson and Jim Vititoe for their help in raising funds to build the deputies' room.
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O'Connell to attend fundraiser
     California%27s chief educator, State Superintendent Jack O%27Connell, will be the special guest at an event hosted by local education and civic leaders on behalf of Barry Groveman and his campaign for the 41st Assembly District.
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Grading on the curve
     WILD RIDE-Student Cami Raich, 8, Calabasas, smiles in the face of an exciting coaster ride during a threeday carnival of fun, food and games at Calabasas High School last weekend.
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Class for toddlers
     The Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center is offering a new class for parents and toddlers led by a facilitator with more than 20 years of early childhood education.
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Actor Connery sues Sherwood
     Academy Award-winning actor Sean Connery is suing the ultraexclusive Sherwood Country Club for $1 million, according to court papers filed last week with the Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Oak Park parents learn the hard realities of Internet safety
     The Internet has placed the world at our fingertips and has ushered in a communications revolution, but it also has fallen prey to individuals who use its power to exploit and terrify others.
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Local director to debut film at Method Fest
     One of the top entries in this year%27s Method Fest independent film festival has roots in Calabasas and Westlake Village.
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Spirit of Calabasas hasn't forgotten hurricane victims
     The victims of September%27s Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast still need your help.
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Art show highlights student's talent
     SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers BODY OF WORK-Center, Agoura High School senior Tom Suzumoto displays his art during a recent school open house while ceramics teacher, Lucy Taylor, left, and former student Ari Chamasmamy, right, look on. Suzumoto has been accepted to study at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Learn to rescue mammals
     The California Wildlife Center in Calabasas is hosting a marine mammal rescue training course Sat., March 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Students recognized for visual arts
     Three Agoura High School students were recognized in the photography division of the 2006 Music Center Spotlight Awards Visual Arts competition.
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Learn to rock 'n' roll
     Aspiring rock stars can learn how to form a rock band in Rock and Roll High I, offered on Thursdays at the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas.
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Learn about gourd jewelry
     The National Park Service will host a cultural craft workshop from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 3 p.m. Sun., March 26 at the Satwiwa Native American Culture Center on the grounds of Rancho Sierra Vista/ Satwiwa, off Via Goleta/Lynn Road in Newbury Park.
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     Army 2nd Lt. Argyle S. Nelson has graduated from the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son of Argyle and Barbara Nelson of Oak Park and a 2000 graduate of Oak Park High School. His wife, Kamrine, is the daughter of Kenn Miller of Oak Park.
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Singles support group to meet
     One Again Inc., Thousand Oaks chapter, is a singles support and social organization for divorced, widowed or separated men and women which meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the United Methodist Church, 1049 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village.
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Everything's coming up roses with Conejo Garden Club
     BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers FLOWER GIRLS-Amelia, 14, and Marirose Meyer, 11, both of Thousand Oaks, fill out forms at the Timber Schoolhouse at the Stagecoach Inn Museum. The girls are applying to enter the upcoming flower show sponsored by the Conejo Valley Garden Club. The show will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., March 25 and Sun. March 26 in the museum at 51 S. Ventu Park Road in Newbury Park. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children.
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WHS grad dances in marathon
     Bristel Bowen plunged into volunteering at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill as she has in many Caribbean and Central American scuba dives. The Westlake High School graduate danced in a 24-hour fundraiser from Feb. 24 to 25 to raise money for the North Carolina Children%27s Ho
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War on terror discussed
     Bruce Herschensohn, a professor at Pepperdine University%27s School of Public Policy, will be the featured guest at the Malibu Republican Women Federated luncheon at Pepperdine%27s Villa Graziadio Executive Center on Tues., March 28 at 11:30 a.m.
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Earth Day to be celebrated at Headwaters Corner
     In conjunction with Earth Day and Arbor Day, Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT), the city of Calabasas and the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District are sponsoring an Earth Day Celebration, "Stream to Sea: Family Fun Day," from noon to 4 p.m. Sat., April 1 at Headwaters Corner Interpretive
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Charitable event will raise funds for seriously ill children
     The Talbert Family Foundation was founded by the Talbert family of Calabasas and is dedicated to the belief "that fitness and charity are integral parts to leading a fulfilling life, and should be lifetime commitments." Together with the Amanda Vorhies Fund, the foundation will sponsor a charity gol
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Distinguished painter to speak at art guild meeting
     Robert Schaar will be the guest presenter for the Westlake Village Art Guild on Tues., April 4 at the Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration is at 6 p.m. The dinner meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by the art demonstration at 7:30 p.m.
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Free tax prep available to Agoura seniors
     The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services Senior Recreation Program is offering assistance to adults ages 50 and up in preparing their tax returns for 2005.
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