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The location: Westbound Lindero Canyon Road at the Russell Ranch Road/Via Colinas intersection More ... Conejo Valley recently lost a long-time volunteer and popular magician when Chris De Palma of Westlake Village suddenly passed away. De Palma, 49, suffered an aortic blood clot on Sat., March 25. More ... After a year of monitoring the city's sign ordinance, Agoura Hills staff members have asked for further direction from the city council and left the door open to amend the law in six areas. More ... Some U.S. soldiers overseas receive more care packages than they need from loved ones at home. Some receive nothing at all, More ... The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community services is accepting enrollments for its Spring Teen Paintball Trip. More ... The Agoura Hills Optimist Club is teaming up with the MyStuff Bags Foundation in the hopes of giving abused, neglected and abandoned children a reason to smile. More ... From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., May 13, the 20th annual Cook's Tour will feature four estates in Malibu. More ... Jeremy Burgess and Thomas Hazard, members of Boy Scout Troop 22 in Woodland Hills, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. More ... The 10th annual Triunfo YMCA Pancake Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. Sat., May 13 at Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. More ... The Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center offers a variety of classes for all ages, as well as summer camps. The center is at 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas. More ... Agoura Hills resident Simone Liao, 7, took second place in her division in the Super States Chess Tournament on April 29 and 30. More ... MANY THANKS-The Philanthropists of the Year are named at Oaks Christian's annual gala last Saturday at the Reagan Library. From left, award recipient Raja Gosnell, master of ceremonies John Schneider, award recipient Celeste Gosnell and Oaks Christian founders Bill Dallas and Dallas Price-Van Breda. The private school in Westlake Village is in its sixth year. More ... Soroptimist International of the Conejo will host its fifth annual Margarita Mix-off from 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs., May 18 at Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks. More ... BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers STARS FOR A DAY-A group of secretaries enjoy a luncheon in their honor at the Sterling Hills Country Club. Howard Hamilton, center back, an honorary member of the Education Foundation, helped organize the event. The foundation supports Cine Magic, among other organizations. More ... Assistance League of Conejo Valley has successfully launched its first auxiliary, Assisteens, with a charter membership of 21. Membership in Assisteens is open to young men and women entering seventh through 11th grade. More ... The nonprofit Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Community Foundation is seeking sponsorship donations for the fourth annual Spirit of Community Awards Celebration. The donation will allow businesses to promote their presence in the area and also help honor community leaders. More ... Under the direction of Kelly Lampert and the White Oak Student Council, White Oak Elementary School students in Westlake Village raised nearly $1,900 in a weeklong drive to benefit the More ... GOOD CITIZENS-A group of civic-minded children who took part in the annual creek cleanup at the Juan Bautista de Anza Park in March receive thanks from the city of Calabasas Environ-mental Commission last Tuesday. The children collected several hundred bags of trash from the Las Virgenes creek. Among those who helped out (not all are pictured) are: Alexandra Wilder, Olivia Alpert, Lindzie Borris, Jessica Harmon, Erin Pool, Quinn Fulton, Alexandra Zadeh and Jacqueline Rose Piszker from Girl Scout Troop 154. Also on hand were Jack Viespi, Spencer Izenstark, Aaron Goldberg, Noah Palm, Andrew Isaac and Derek Gross from Boys in Action. More ... PATRICK SHELBY/Acorn Newspapers FEE FI FO FUN-The mythical giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk" lets out a holler with Jack right behind him in the Gypsies in a Trunk production at Foxfield Park in Westlake Village last Saturday morning. The classic children's fairy tale was presented with a modern day twist. More ... The American Association of University Women-Thousand Oaks branch will be celebrating its 40th anniversary since being chartered in 1966 with a luncheon on June 3 at North Ranch Country Club, Westlake Village. More ... The National Rifle Association reports that 50 percent of homes now have guns and that gun ownership in America is at an all-time high. Weapons makers continue to sell 4.5 million new guns every year. More ... On Sat., May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its 14th annual Stamp Out Hunger! food drive in an effort to help fight hunger across the nation, the largest single-day food drive conducted by any organization. It's made possible by the n a t i o n ' s 240,0 More ... BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers REMOVING BARRIERS-Katie and David Thommen of Agoura Hills listen to a presentation at the Simi Valley Senior Center on modifications that can be made to homes so multigenerational families, aging baby boomers and seniors can maintain independent living. For further information, call the Simi Valley Council for Senior Housing at (805) 583-5022. More ... Calabasas Historical Society will visit the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley at 10 a.m. Thurs., May 18. The group will meet at the Vons Shopping Center. More ... That car or truck you're driving likely was made in part from some old milk jugs, carpet scraps and dead battery casings. When it comes to recycling, cars take the lead in terms of being made from recycled parts and, more importantly, being recycled into other cars or consumer product More ... WE'RE NO. 1-The eighth-grade Girls Travel Team of the Agoura Youth Basketball Association beat Moorpark 51-38 in the championship game to become the Ventura County Champions of 2006. Top row from left are Coach Bob Varney, Lauren Varney, Brittany Oster, Taylor Fitzpatrick, Shea Gorden, Amanda Portaro, Allie Lord and Coach Scott Gorden. Bottom row from left are Norean Gill, Elham Kamali and Stephanie Valentino. The team was 14-2 for the season. More ... SOCCER STANDOUTS-The Agoura U-12 Girls' Kicking Comets soccer team celebrates a victory after coming in third place at the California State Championships in Irvine. Team members include Maya Aviezar, Karis Schneider, Nahal Mirfendereski, Sowgand Bashiri, Rebecca Sephton, Holly Petrusson, Brittany Cunningham, Kelsey McLaughlin, Sabrina Isay and Robin Estrin. The team is coached by Dave McLaughlin and Valerie Petrusson. More ... The Conejo Valley Chapter of the National Charity League will introduce its 2006 debutantes as part of its annual New Member and Debutante Announcement Tea on Sun., May 21 at Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks. More ... FLASHING THEIR PEARLY WHITES-Zava and Limor Shapria, a mother-daughter duo from Calabasas, are among the top 10 finalists in the Crest Whitestrips Renewal AgeDefying Photo Contest. The public voted for a grand prize winner online at www.keepthemguessing.com. Zava is a fifthgrade teacher at Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills and Limor is an account associate at KCET-TV Los Angeles. More ... The Special Education Advisory Council of Oak Park wants to assure parents of special needs students that they don't need to feel hopelessly lost when dealing with local education agencies. More ... There are more than 32,000 homes for sale in the Los Angeles metropolitan area today and many analysts believe that the housing market is entering a More ... May is National Military Appreciation Month, and United Spinal Association, a national veteran's service organization, reminds Americans that they can honor the members of our armed forces this month and every month by flying the American flag. More ... CHAMPS-The Nets, recently named fourth-grade AYBA champions, celebrate their victory. From left, Assistant Coach Brad Ruben, Shawn Green, Aiden Menell, Sam Ruben, Coach Jeff Menell, Danny Smooke, Allen Chen and Jack Evans. More ... The Westlake High School Aquatics Booster Club will sponsor a free swimming and water polo clinic for young people ages 8 to 20 with physical and developmental disabilities from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sun., May 21 at the Westlake pool. More ... PATRICK SHELBY/Acorn Newspapers FREEDOM RINGS-The Los Angeles Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge honors Connie Stevens-actress, entrepreneur and humanitarian-during its 42nd annual celebration, "Wings of Freedom" at Sherwood Country Club last Sunday afternoon. The chapter recognized Stevens for her work to improve the lives of underprivileged and special needs youth. Carol Connors sung the national anthem and a children's group acted out the Constitution in song with a presentation "Celebration U.S.A.-Catch the Spirit." Wink Martindale was master of ceremonies. More ... The fifth annual Golden Coast Wine & Food Festival, an event benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Las Virgenes, will be presented this month. More ... Sponsored by the Conejo Valley YMCA and supported by the National Park Service, the annual "Wheel to the Sea" from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sat., May 13 at Point Mugu State Park will enable wheelchair users to tour the park. More ... MARTIAL ARTIST-Thirteen-year-old Scott Haskell of Old Agoura receives his black belt from instructor Dino Haynes, owner of Warrior's Heart Karate Studio in Agoura Hills. Scott, a seventh-grade student at St. Mel's Catholic School in Woodland Hills, has been studying martial arts with Haynes for three years. More ... A nationwide search is underway for Purple Heart medal recipients to share stories, photos and other objects to be included in the nation's only Purple Heart museum. More ... The 24th Infantry Division Association has announced it will host its annual reunion honoring veterans of the division from Sept. 20 to 23 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 123 W. Louisiana St., Indianapolis, Ind. More ... Community RSS feed |
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