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BRAVERY- Lost Hills/ Malibu Sheriff's Dep. Leobardo Truillo was honored for saving a fellow officer's life. More than 400 attended L.A. City Councilman Dennis Zine's annual "Z" awards luncheon at Woodland Hills Hilton. More ... The Sheriff's Teenage Traffic Offender Program (STTOP) wants you to be the eyes and ears of the community. If you witness a case of reckless driving, call STTOP at (818) 880-5420. To learn more, visit www.sttop.net. More ... The Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors has endorsed a pair of proposed bond measures in the June election that would benefit Oak Park's public schools. More ... The San Fernando Valley Fair is coming back in June, and fair organizers are pitching horse shoes this year-for the first time ever, the famed Budweiser Clydesdale draft horses will be visiting the fair. More ... Las Virgenes Unified School District officials have set new goals to improve educational opportunities for students. More ... The Los Angeles Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge will host its 42nd annual patriotic celebration, "Wings of Freedom" on Sun., May 7 at Sherwood Country Club, 320 W. Stafford Road, Thousand Oaks. More ... Almost 100 years old and clearly lost in time amid the new commercial development that surrounds it, the lone house on Agoura Road along the west side of the 101 Freeway in Calabasas, between Lost Hills and Liberty Canyon roads, will be torn down soon. More ... GETTING TOGETHER FOR A CURE-Above, true to the spirit of the day, Cindy Ladin and Bunny Landry carry their team's banner while Paula Farinacci gives a high-five to Karla Barner during the ceremonial survivor lap of the 4th annual 2006 Agoura Hills Relay for Life last Saturday morning. Right, Calabasas Traffic Commissioner Stuart Sobol and his son Adian, 12, walk the track. Teams spent 24 hours honoring those who have survived cancer, as well as remembering those who have succumbed to the illness. Committee members expected to raise more than $40,000. PATRICK SHELBY/Acorn Newspapers More ... A winter that lasted longer than usual will lead to an extra busy rattlesnake season this year, experts say. As a result, residents should learn all they can about the dangers of poisonous snakes and what to do in case of a bite. More ... For 20 years, the Ventura County Certified Farmers' Market at the downtown Ventura location has been bringing fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers directly from the local fields every Saturday morning. To commemorate this milestone, a 20year celebration will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to noon More ... Do men manage corporations differently than women? Do they unwittingly prevent women from breaking through the invisible glass ceiling of top level corporate jobs? More ... Westlake Warrior Baseball will present its inaugural Texas Hold 'Em Tournament from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sat., May 13 at Thousand Oaks Community Center, 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Free instruction will be provided at 3:30 p.m. Registration is at 4:30 p.m. and play begins at 5 p.m. More ... Mountains Restoration Trust and the Los Angeles Fire County Department's Prevention BureauForestry Division have collaborated with Fine Cut Presentations to produce the cable television program "Fuel Reduction Demonstration" for residents in brushfire areas. More ... Lindero Canyon Middle School musicians were recipients of several gold awards at a music contest in San Francisco in April. The event, sponsored by the national Heritage Festivals at Foothill College, drew students from schools in California, Oregon, Utah and Nevada. More ... SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers ALL THAT JAZZ-Lindero Canyon Middle School band teacher Matthew MacKagan shows off two trophies the jazz band brought home from the Heritage Festival in San Francisco last month. More ... JAILHOUSE ROCK- Seventh-grader Aaron Maier sings Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" accompanied by Michael Greene on bass and Connor Greene on drums (not pictured). More than 800 people attended the Lindero Canyon Variety Show on Friday. The show, produced by actor Don Stark, featured performers from the school's award-winning music program. More ... Dennis Neymit, a sixth-grade student at Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills, is a competitive sportsman, but soccer, baseball and basketball have taken a back seat to the mind-strengthening sport of chess. More ... Brandeis University National Women's Committee of the Conejo Valley invites community residents to a special day withmystery novelist Rochelle Krich on Sun., May 7 at the Oak Park Community Center, 1000 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. More ... Docents of the Malibu Lagoon Museum/Adamson House in Malibu are offering one-hour spring garden tours at 10 a.m. every Friday, followed by a one-hour tour of the historic Adamson House and a visit to the museum. The site is at 23200 Pacific Coast Highway. More ... In an effort to beef up donations, Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties is partnering with a Newbury Park organizing firm in sponsoring a $1,300 closetmakeover contest, which will run through May 15. More ... Jason Latimer of Agoura Hills has made it to the top of the magic world because he creates unprecedented illusions, but he said he couldn't trick anybody today if he didn't have his college diploma. More ... The Ventura County Astronomical Society will celebrate National Astronomy Day with a program of special events planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., May 6 at The Lakes, 2200 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. There will be displays, children's activities, eye safe solar observing (if the sun More ... Community RSS feed |
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