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Longtime water district employee retires
     While the operations and scientific undertakings of the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District sometimes confound the general public, Arlene Post managed to take complicated information on water issues and make them understandable to the public, even to children.
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Candidates sought for council
     Three seats on the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council are open for election in November. The seats belong to Ron Stark, Bonnie Biddison and Jay Kapitz.
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Residents miffed about crowded homes
     Delores Davis has lived in her Hillrise neighborhood for 29 years, but lately she doesn't feel quite as safe.
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Grieving parents speak against the war
     As dozens filed in to the Thousand Oaks Library to hear the parents of a 20-year-old Marine speak about his death in Iraq, Carlos Arredondo, the father of the soldier, was busy taping poster-sized color photos of his lost son on the front wall of the library.
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Glass artist hopes to donate 9/11 piece to New York City
     The terrorist attacks of 9/11 affected Americans in similar but unique ways. Calabasas resident Paul Greenfield, a glass artist, created a fragile memorial. He donated the 4-foot glass pentagon with its Twin Towers to the Los Angeles County Fire
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National Cowboy Day suited for Agoura Hills
     The steadfast lives of cowboys and cowgirls have been glorified in television, film and books for decades, but an act of Congress has transformed the rough and ready cowboy into an American icon that should be admired, celebrated and acknowledged.
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For The Record
     We had the incorrect time for a Thousand Oaks speech last Sunday by U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman. His speech began two hours earlier than the time given and we apologize to the people who were late because of our missprint.
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Oak Park High soccer team to host car wash
     The Oak Park High School girls' soccer team will host a fundraising car wash from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., July 22 in the parking lot at Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park.
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Help identify this vegetable
     Something strange is happening out there in the vegetable bed. One of my plants, purchased at Do-it Center and marked "Asian cucumber," is producing something round and yellow/orange. I don't know what it is. I do know it's definitely not the skinny green Asian cucumber in the pictu
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Concert series allows young talent to blossom
     How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, as the old joke goes. But it's no joke to serious piano students who spend years perfecting their technique and repertoire with little chance of ever performing a concerto-a staple of music literature-with an orchestra. It's the musical equivalent of b
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Adopt a turtle with a Malibu pedigree
     American Tortoise Rescue, a nonprofit turtle and tortoise rescue based in Malibu, has a large number of water turtles available for adoption.Called red-eared sliders because of the red stripe next to their eyes, these are the most common turtles given up for adoption.
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Boat grounded at Zuma
     HOW'D THAT GET THERE?- A Los Angeles County Fire Department lifeguard boat hits the skids on Zuma Beach in front of lifeguard station No. 9. The boat, used in the rescue of a swimmer earlier in the afternoon, washed up onto the shore after being swept along by strong waves last Saturday. No inj
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Extreme racers on their mark, get set...go
     AdventureCORPS, an Oak Park-based event production firm that specializes in ultra-endurance and extreme sports events, is making final preparations for the 29th Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon on July 24-26.
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Hope Chest volunteer honored
     Faye Long, a longtime Villa Esperanza Services Hope Chest volunteer, was one of the honorees at the recent 41st annual Older Americans Recognition Day Awards Program at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
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Explore wonders of Upper Las Virgenes
     The Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority announces the free programs available at the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve from July through September.
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Recreation activities abound in Agoura Hills
     The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services and Neftin Westlake Volkswagen/Volvo have announced the third concert in the summer "Concerts in the Park" series featuring "Yesterday: A Tribute to the Beatles." The concert will be at 6 p.m. Sun., July 23 at Chumash Park, 5550 Medea Va
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Conejo Valley YMCA names new executive director
     Tim O'Connor is the new Conejo Valley YMCA executive director. He replaces Steve Willmont.
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