What H6 offers
     All schools: Solar tech- nology, $1 million; phasing out portables, $600,000; Landscaping with drought- tolerant plants; $1.1 million.
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Malibu Chamber cuts ribbon
     The Malibu Chamber of Commerce and the Malibu Pa- trol private security company are hosting a ribbon cutting cer- emony and reception for the grand opening of the new Malibu Patrol office in the city.
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Malibou Lake resident challenges water district
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Mary Altmann is channeling her contempt for the Agoura Vil- lage Plan, a 135-acre commercial development in Agoura Hills, by running for a Las Virgenes Mu- nicipal Water District board of directors seat.
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Reyes Adobe Days grand marshal named
     The city of Agoura Hills has announced that celebrity resident Jenilee Harrison will serve as grand marshal for the second an- nual Agoura Hills Reyes Adobe Days parade next month.
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Reyes Adobe Days seeks community involvement
     Entry forms and tickets are now available for many of the featured events during Reyes Adobe Days, a three-day festival hosted by the city of Agoura Hills on Oct. 13 to 15.
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Be part of history
      Is grandma's old quilt still up in the attic and you don't know what to do with it? Got a bunch of ancient do-hickies and you're not sure what they are, but you know that they're old? The city of Agoura Hills has created a wish list of period items it would like to acquire for the
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Musicians wanted
     The city of Agoura Hills De- partment of Community Services, the Las Virgenes Unified School District and the city of Westlake Village announced the fall perfor- mance of the Community Concert and Jazz Band at 5 p.m. Sun., Nov. 19 at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills.
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Orchid Society growing in popularity
     LOVELY- Westlake Village resident Jo Maturo checks for fragrance on a flower during the Conejo Orchid Society's annual orchid show at the Thousand Oaks Library recently.
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Reyes Adobe seeks docents
     The city of Agoura Hills is looking for individuals to serve as volunteer docents at the his- toric Reyes Adobe Historical Site in Agoura Hills. Docents conduct guided tours of the adobe and its garden and barn/ museum, and present a short his- tory of the Reyes family and the creation
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Coloring contest open to children
     The city of Calabasas is host- ing an environmentally-themed coloring contest open to stu- dents in elementary and middle schools, "How Can You Help the Environment by Recy- cling?" Students may submit hand-created drawing on 8-and- a-half by 11-inch format in land- scape orientation.
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Demystifying sensory dysfunction
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Children with short attention spans who can't sit still for long and experience frequent "melt- down" temper tantrums are often diagnosed with ADD or another spectrum disorder, but the diag- nosis may be incorrect, some ex- perts say.
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Learn art of networking
     The Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce will have a breakfast on Fri., Oct. 6. This month's topic is "Who are you and what do you do?" Effective networking tech- niques will be discussed.
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Women to host Brandeis fundraiser
     The Conejo Valley chapter of Brandeis University National Women's Committee will host a luncheon to raise funds for the university at 11 a.m. Wed., Oct. 11 at the Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road.
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Noted authors guests at local writers club
     The West Valley Branch of the California Writers Club will host writers and publishers Jerry and Deborah Newark at the group's meeting on Sat., Oct. 7 in the Katzenburg Building at the Movie Television Fund Resi- dence off Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills.
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Senior recreation program info
     The city of Agoura Hills "Older Adult/Senior Recre- ation Program Fall 2006 Newsletter" has been mailed out to current members. In- dividuals who did not re- ceive one may pick up a newsletter at the Recreation Center at 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., or at city hall or the Agoura Hills P
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Celebrate with a hula
     ALOHA- Senior Concerns staff member Janie Winston, left, and guest Agnes "Tutu" Zalar, both of Westlake Village, hula dance during a Hawaiian luau in honor of National Adult Day Services week at the Senior Concerns Adult Day Center in Thousand Oaks on Friday.
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Calabasas sister city tour planned
     An Qing, the Chinese sis- ter city of Calabasas, will host the fourth Huangmei Opera Festival in early November.
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Price was right for this ride
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
     Lauren Marks is counting No. 20 her best birthday ever.
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Appreciating an American classic
     HERE COMES THE JUDGE- Elliot Harvey of Thousand Oaks inspects Bob Bitzer's 1967 black- and-red Roadster Convertible Corvette at the 13th annual All Corvette Car Show at Conejo Creek Park on Sunday. Bitzer, behind Harvey, is from Oak Park.
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Gingrich to speak in Simi
     Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will deliver "The Reagan Forum" at 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 6 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presi- dential Drive, Simi Valley.
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Tips to prevent kitchen fires
     The best recipes are those that list fire safety as the top ingredi- ent. The National Fire Protection Association's annual public awareness campaign, Fire Pre- vention Week, is slated for Oct. 8 through 14.
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Agoura Hills woman wins in Boys & Girls Club raffle
     The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme pulled the second round of early bird tickets Sept. 16, and Agoura Hills resident Terry Wong won $1,000 in the House of Ten Thou- sand Dreams Home Raffle, which will end Nov. 4.
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Symphony League schedules annual Poinsettia Ball
     Marney Janss, the Poinsettia Ball chairperson for this year, an- nounced at a recent New West Symphony League meeting that the Poinsettia Ball has been scheduled for Thurs., Dec.7 at North Ranch Country Club.
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Club invites new members
     The Westlake Village Junior Women's Club will host its annual new member social for prospec-
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