Going shopping
      I don’t like shopping. I might even say I hate shopping. I prolong clothes shopping for myself for as long as I can, sometimes wearing shredded pants, faded shirts and sole-flapping shoes until my wife is so embarrassed to be around me that she drags me to the store.
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Chamber gathers gifts for AbilityFirst
      CHARITY FIRST— Guests gather at the Calabasas Chamber’s holiday party and collect gifts for AbilityFirst as part of the holiday celebration. From left, Chamber President/CEO Carol Washburn, Chamber Chairman Stephanie Warren, Jeff Richards of AbilityFirst-Jeff Weston Center, and Wendy McA...
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Nature hikes in January
      Mountains Restoration Trust will sponsor these hikes in January. The Cold Creek Docents will lead a first Saturday walk in the Cold Creek Valley Preserve from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sat., Jan. 6. Hikers meet at the Lower Stunt High Trailhead, one mile from Mulholland Highway.
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YMCA will offer winter camps during holiday break
      The Conejo Valley and Triunfo YMCAs will offer winter camps during the upcoming winter school break for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Triunfo YMCA camps will be Dec. 22 through Jan. 5. Conejo Valley YMCA camps will run from Dec. 26 through Jan. 5.
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Nutcracker Suite
      POISED TO MARCH— Wooden nutcrackers stand ready to mobilize in the Canfield Persons store at The Oaks mall in Thousand Oaks. The store is all decked out for Christmas.
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Children share the holiday spirit
      GLOBAL GATHERING— Students at Partners in Learning Preschool and Kindergarten in Agoura Hills perform songs for family and friends to usher in the holidays. From left: Annette, Connor, Garrett, Santa Claus (played by Agoura Hills resident Wayne Bouffard), Philip, Christina and Isaac.
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Elks deliver for Santa
      SEASON TO SHARE —Annie Pearson of the Thousand Oaks Elks Club No. 2477 assembles food baskets and wraps gifts for 74 families. The annual effort was funded by Christmas tree sales, dinner dances and Saturday barbecues.
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Itty-bitty sports league growing
      The Triunfo YMCA, serving Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Oak Park, is planning its Itty-Bitty sports league for boys and girls ages 3 and 4. Sign-ups for players and coaches are underway. The season will run from Jan. 9 through Feb. 7 at Willow Elementary School, 29026 Laro Drive in Ag...
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