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...

A new documentary by Aaron Blum, "Operation Footprint: The Steps to a New Life," will be screened at 7 p.m. Fri., June 16 at Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center, 2323 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

THURS., JUNE 8 Pets Get Microchips Agoura Animal Shelter, 29525 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills will host free microchip clinics for dogs over 4 months of age from 3 to 7 p.m. tonight and from 3 to 7 p.m. tomorrow. If a pet is lost, the chip can be scanned and information matched to a database with More...

California Oaks State Bank, a locally-owned $100 million community bank, has announced a broad new spectrum of loans available to customers. More...

All events (which are subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: newstip@theacorn.com. More...

In all its majesty, baseball can be a cruel and unforgiving game. More...

THE EYES HAVE IT-Pookie is a domestic male black-and-white cat whose owner has died. Pookie can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Pookie home, ask for ID No. A35250561. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http:// animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers More...

Calabasas Someone stole two watches, three iPODs and Canadian currency from a home on West Alsace Drive May 17. The loss valued at about $5,000. More...

BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers LEND A HAND-The Area Christians Taking Initiatives On Needs (ACTION) group saw a lot of action during the weekend as more than 500 volunteers from 32 churches were involved in 129 projects throughout the community. Pictured here, from left, Rick Varnier, Tim Jackson, Noah Jackson, Joshua Earl and Russell Jackson install a wheelchair ramp at Cori Cashier-Gagnon's home in Seminole Springs. Cori's 10-year-old daughter Sydni has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair bound. More...

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers BUSHWACKING-White Oak Elementary School third-grade students Ryan Knaver, left, and Jeremy Dake, both 9, put their all into bouncing a tennis ball off a Westlake Village Civic Center wall during the first night of the city's 2006 summer concert series. For more information on the concerts, visit www.wlv.org. More...

The Oscars are more than just a Hollywood event. Calabasas High School recently presented its second annual film festival, a takeoff on the Academy Awards. The festival, which took place at the campus theater, offered 12 awards to the best comedic, dramatic and animated movies, director, More...

There are some real issues with the Agoura Village Plan residents need to be made aware of. More...

The question: Can motorcyclists share lanes with other vehicles on the freeway, and if so, can they still drive the freeway speed limit? More...

In Agoura Hills and Calabasas, the most important construction projects in a decade are making headlines. Both projects are ambitious and promise to be good for the community, but they've taken way too long to complete. More...