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August 24, 2006  RSS feed
Students prep for back to school
FRESH START- From kindergarten to college, students are revving up for the fall semester as summer draws to a close and classes begin. Above, from left, Westlake High School sophomores Ted Baum, Brian Levine, Seseslolas Carnoskvitch and Jared Erickson complete registration on Tuesday a More...
Los Robles to keep status quo
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Although the parent company of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks has agreed to a multibillion-dollar merger, the move will have no effect on hospital jobs and patient care, officials said. More...

Microchips required on local dogs
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

To reduce the number of dogs euthanized at animal shelters, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has amended animal control codes to require that all dogs in the county's unincorporated areas must be spayed or neutered and have a microchip implanted containing the owner's con More...

 Health & Wellness
• article has image Outdoor exercise class at Soka
Gail Holloway, a personal fitness consultant and dance instructor, will lead an outdoor fitness and exercise walk at Soka University of America on Fri., Sept. 1 from 9:30 to 11 a.m., rain or shine, on the campus at 26800 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. Admission is free. More...
• Group supports ALS sufferers
• Advance directive eases end-of-life decisions
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 Bulletin
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THURS., AUG. 24 Chamber Mixer The Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a mixer at 5:30 p.m. at Patioworld, 419 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. featuring food and door prizes. More...
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 Business
• Mid State Bank & Trust opens local branch
Mid-State Bank & Trust recently opened a new branch at 2663 Townsgate Road in Westlake Village. Mid-State has 41 branches, including nine in Ventura County. More...
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 Schools
• article has image Back to school for spelling
A BAD SIGN- To further confuse students and their carpooling parents on the first day of school, this new traffic sign altering access to the A. C. Stelle middle school campus went up with a typo that brings to mind Stanley Kowalski's soulful cry in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Add t More...
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• article has image Oak Park grad earns scholarship
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 Sports
• article has image A red flag day following hole-in-one
HE ACED IT- Westlake Elementary School fifth-grader and avid golfer Charlie Keith, 10, scored a hole-in-one recently on Hole No. 7 at Westlake Golf Course. Charlie sunk his tee shot on the 75-yard-hole with a 7 iron during a Junior Cup golf tournament. Nice going, Charlie. More...
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• article has image Equestrian fun day coming soon
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 Pets
• article has image Penthouse with a view
NICE NEST- Gil and Elaine Skopp of Calabasas have become unwitting landlords to a pair of doves who have chosen the couple's hanging basket as a neat nesting place. Early in the season, mama dove won a "stare down" with the Skopps, making it very clear that she is not to be More...
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 Police
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Agoura Hills Jewelry worth $900 was stolen from the bedroom closet of a home on Terrace Lane on Aug. 19. More...
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 Faith
• Evangelicals can research articles on website
Page designed for church leaders
Evangelical News announced recently the availability of the new search facility for its website, www.evangelicalnews.org. More...
• United Methodist services
• Village Voices seeks singers for holidays
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 Family
• article has image Community mourns the loss of Oak Park graduate
Nicole Kristina Rogers, 19, had movie-star good looks with long blond hair, big brown eyes, and a wide, infectious smile. Her stunning appearance, friends said, was matched only by her zest for life, but all was shattered on Aug. 9 when the Oak Park High School graduate died suddenly at her Orang More...
• article has image Wedding bells
• Comedy fest to include improv
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 On the
Town
• article has image Here comes the bridal show
ALL DRESSED IN WHITE- A model wearing one of several new wedding gown designs graces the runway at the Bridal Premiere Bridal Show at the Hyatt Westlake on Sun., Aug. 20. The fashion show included designs for grooms, mothers of the bride and wedding party members, as well as traditional More...
• Brandeis club to host lunch
• Library exhibit to highlight handmade artists' prints
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 Letters
• Refuting the former mayor
Regarding the letter by Kris Carraway-Bowman of Aug.17, Ms. Carraway-Bowman gives her message an accomplished spin. More...
• Supports Lowe's Town Center
• How will the 'big box' be regulated?
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 Columns
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Sometimes, my 3-year-old son comes out with embarrassing comments, things that make me want to say to others nearby, "He's not with me." More...
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 Editorials
• School's back, and so are all the expenses
It's Aug. 24. Do you know where your summer went? In another week, kids will be back at school, days will be getting shorter and traffic will snarl at every campus. More...
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