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THE VOTES ARE IN-The Democratic Womens Council of the Conejo Valley announce their officers for the 2006-07 year. Front row, from left: Diane Isenberg, treasurer; Mary Kay Donahue, president. Middle row, Katy Smiley, administrative VP; Jody Avery-Smith, publicity chairman. Back row, Margaret Rulon Miller, membership chairman; Sue Gunther, recording secretary; Ingrid Van Eckert, corresponding secretary. For information, call (805) 375-3188. More ... In delays reminiscent of the long-awaited Commons Shopping center, the Calabasas Civic Center project has been put off again again, this time because the one and only construction bid that the city received came in too high. More ... A teacher at Oak Park High School has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Oak Park Unified School District over alleged sexual misconduct More ... Eighteen people spoke about the proposed Agoura Village Plan during public testimony at the May 24 Agoura Hills city council meeting. Most of the comments came from residents concerned about traffic, housing density and the safety of a proposed roundabout. More ... A quick-thinking pizza delivery man helped police track down David Mark, a 42-year-old Camarillo resident, who was arrested Sat., June 3 on manslaughter charges after he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident in Camarillo that killed a 19-monthold toddler, authorities said. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE-Agoura Hills resident Brenda Moffat keeps a watchful eye on son Travis, 18, as he drops his ballot into the appropriate slot at the Lake Lindero Country Club voting center. It was young Moffat's first time voting. More ... Oak Park voters showed mixed feelings towards the dual bond measures, B6 and C6, placed on Tuesday's ballot. More ... Measure G6, the Las Virgenes Unified School District's $128 million bond measure, was approved with 64 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election. The bond needed 55 percent to pass. More ... Nearly 100 key donors, parents, school and city of Westlake Village officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony May 31 for a new $15 million academic and activities center at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village. More ... The Las Virgenes Educational Foundation approved 104 grants totaling more than $56,000, officials said. More ... Father's Day is June 18 and The Acorn wants your dad to receive the recognition he deserves. More ... Who makes snow globes that you can eat? Kathy Jacobs of Calabasas, that's who. And she has some other inventions that have been a long time in the "baking." More ... In the 1990s, Agoura Hills resident Dan Gersten was doing well in life. Then the unexpected death of his wife, Nina, prompted him to change directions and pursue a dream that he had long ignored. More ... In Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," the young protagonist and narrator, Scout, embraces her father's philosophy that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird since all they do is "sing their hearts out for us." More ... Mountains Restoration Trust's Discovery Nature Camp will feature special guest speakers at all of its summer camp sessions.The speakers will discuss wildlife, astronomy, paleontology, entomology, geology and other nature-related areas. They will introduce children ages 8 to 12 to a variety of outd More ... Higher gas prices could have some positive impact on your wallet. If you find yourself driving less to save on the high price of gas, you could wind up saving money on your car insurance. More ... The Waxing Goddess Body Waxing salon is at the same location but has a new address for the site. The salon is in The Courtyard business center, 3625 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More ... SUNSET SERENADE-The Agoura High School Jazz Band performs at the City of Westlake Village Civic Center courtyard during the first night of the 2006 summer concert series. JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers More ... The June 3 "Making Paper" workshop at Soka University of America in Calabasas was rescheduled to Sun., Aug. 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. More ... The Channelaire Chorus, an award-winning women's choral group with members from throughout Ventura County, is once again offering high school or middle school girls a chance to learn more about singing four-part a cappella harmony and performing in front of a live audience. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers OH, 'RATS'-Red Oak Elementary School students from left, Chloe Coss, Rachel Gordon and Cassidy Umann are about to pounce onto the stage for a student production of "Rats" last Thursday. The musical, based on the Pied Piper of Hamlin tale, was acted out by third, fourth and fifth graders. More ... The Ventura County Museum of History and Art will host an exhibit opening, "Cruising the County in Postcards," from 5 to 7 p.m. Fri., June 9 at 100 E. Main St., Ventura. Historian and author Cherie Brant will sign her new book, "Keys to the County: Touring Historic Ventura County." A Vent More ... The Conejo Players will host auditions for the musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at 7:30 p.m. Sun. to Tues., June 25 to 27 at the theatre, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Callbacks will be at 7:30 p.m. Wed., June 28. More ... Lacking a crystal ball or time machine, the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation decided to take a glimpse into the future by inviting a panel of experts to hypothesize what life may be like in 2016. More ... ROUGHING IT-Madison Watson, 7, of Oak Park, stretches to reach a clasp on the tent that she and her father are setting up for the Brookside Elementary School overnight campout. The school celebrates the end of the education year by inviting families to camp out on the grounds and enjoy an evening filled with fun activities. BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers More ... BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers PERSEVERANCE-Matthew Smith, 4, of Thousand Oaks, has the determined look of a marathoner as he starts the 1K run at the Senior Concerns Love Run recently in Westlake Village. About 600 runners participated in the fundraiser to benefit Meals on Wheels. The event also included 5K and 10K runs. More ... Forty-one women will keep the memory of teacher Barbara Alaynick alive while walking to raise money for breast cancer research, education and treatment. Alaynick, a beloved A.E. Wright Middle School instructor, died in February from breast cancer. More ... SAY IT WITH SONG- Sumac Elementary School fourth graders sing "Seasons of Love" from the Broadway musical, "Rent," during the school's Broadway Review show June 1. The show featured singing and dancing from such shows as "Bye, Bye Birdie," "Peter Pan," "Grease," "Mary Poppins" and others. Ticket sales raised money for the Sumac's Parent Faculty Association. Executive producer was Karen Hansen and Jessica Nimoy produced the show. More ... "Don't believe everything you hear, and only half of what you see" is a country music favorite of the '50s that probably could apply to the writings of author Joel Kilpatrick. He admits he has a good time letting his imagination run wild and leaves it up to the reader whether or not to believe the m More ... The Westlake Village Junior Women's Club bid farewell to its outgoing co-presidents, Catharine Chambers and Shawn Klein, and installed Candi James and Leslie Adams as the new copresidents during the club's annual installation dinner at the Westlake Village Inn. More ... BE OUR GUEST-Soka University of America graduate students host third-graders from Flory Elementary School in Moorpark as part of a two-part program designed to foster cultural understanding and awareness. The elementary students enjoyed a nature hike and tour of the Gensley garden. One week later, the Flory students returned the favor, hosting the Soka grads on their campus, treating them to lunch and musical entertainment. More ... The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Community Foundation, under the auspices of the Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce, recently held graduation ceremonies for the third Leadership Conejo Class at Los Robles Banquet Center in Thousand Oaks. More ... Community RSS feed |
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