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Major changes are coming for the Ralphs grocery store on Kanan Road in Agoura Hills. Open since 1983, the store will be remodeled into an upscale Ralphs Fresh Fare. More ... Thirteen Agoura Hills streets that had been slammed as speed traps by ticketed drivers will have faster speed limits posted. A recently completed traffic study also identified three sections of Agoura Road- - between Ladyface Circle and Kanan Road, from Kanan Road to Palo Comado Canyon, and from Palo Comado Canyon to Liberty Canyon- - for a change from 40 mph to 45 mph. More ... KENNETH REHMAN/Special to The Acorn TOPPLED- A mature pine tree blocks Bowfield Avenue in Thousand Oaks after falling to the ground at about 10 a.m. last Sunday. Police and Thousand Oaks city crews responded quickly. The tree was cut up and removed within one hour, said Kenneth Rehman, a bystander. More ... There will be an Arbor Day celebration from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., March 10 at Wild Walnut Park at the corner of Mulholland Highway and Old Topanga Canyon Road in Calabasas. Activities include a children's tree planting activity and an official ceremony at 11 a.m. The city of Calabasas will be presented with the 2006 Tree City USA award by the National Association of State Foresters. More ... The economic forecast for the cities of Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village is like their weather: sunny yesterday, sunny today and sunny tomorrow. More ... Alternative education is making headway at the regional level. The Ventura County Office of Education commissioned a study outlining how high school education must evolve to meet the demands of a diverse global economy and the workplace. More ... Several new fourlegged students were welcomed into class at Oak Hills Elementary in Oak Park last Friday. Affiliated with Paws for Healing, Clifford, Esther, Bailey and Barkley spent March 2 at Oak Hills as part of the national Read Across America program sponsored by the National Education Association to promote reading. More ... The Conejo Valley Friendship Circle will hold its second annual Friendship Walk from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., March 18 in Agoura Hills to raise funds to support programs for special needs children and their families. The walk will begin at Canwood Street, off the 101 Freeway at the Reyes Adobe exit, and end at Sumac Park, 6000 Calmfield Ave. More ... BEST BUDS--From left, Chana Bryski and Miranda Berenstein have been pals for four years through the Friendship Circle program. The annual Friendship Walk, which raises funds for the program that pairs volunteer teens with special needs children, will take place Sun., March 18 in Agoura Hills. More ... Martin Scorsese may be the most publicly celebrated director this year, winning his first Oscar after getting beat out five times, but a local filmmaker is on cloud nine after also taking home an Academy Award himself. Ari Sandel, a Calabasas High School graduate, took home the golden statue for best live action short at the Oscars late last month. More ... There will be a St. Patrick's Day community barbecue at the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., March 17 at 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas. Entertainment will be provided by the Western Shore, playing traditional Irish music, andTribal Caravan, performing belly dances. More ... The bright red lips of TV star Jaime Pressley may make it hard for even avid readers of Calabasas Magazine to notice the change in this month's cover. But at second glance it's easy to see that the publication's title has changed. It will continue to evolve over the next two bimonthly editions. More ... Amanda Prince, 12, of Agoura Hills, and Rogan, her 2year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, have had quite a run in their first year of agility competition. Amanda was awarded Outstanding Junior Handler of the Year for 2006 at an awards banquet hosted by Valley Hills Obedience Club at Cal State Northridge on Sun., Feb. 11. More ... A free support group for people with ALS, their families and friends will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sat., March 24 at the city of Westlake Village community room, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. The meeting is conducted by the ALS Association, Greater Los Angeles Chapter. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CAPTIVATED- Students in Marion Morris' Brookside Elementary School first-grade class, including Robert Festa, 6, left, and Eric Gramer, 7, listen intently to Oak Park Board of Education member Cindy Vinson read "The Story of Ping" during a Read Across America program at the school last Friday. More ... Mountains Restoration Trust presents the following events in commemoration of Arbor Day. Arbor Day/Dry Canyon Creek Restoration Project will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., March 10 at Headwaters Corner, 23075 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas. Help is needed to restore the life of this creek at the headwaters of the Los Angeles River. Reservations are required by calling (818) 591-1701, ext. 205. More ... David Charles Goldberg was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah of The Center for Early Jewish Education in Thousand Oaks on Jan. 27. He is a seventhgrade student at Los Cerritos Middle School and is the son of Uriel Chaim and Margaret Mary Goldberg of Thousand Oaks. More ... SUMAC CELEBRATES--From left, Sumac Elementary School teacher Hilary Boss, Principal Karen Hansen, and teachers Rachel Mittleman and Tracie Madden get in the spirit for Dr. Seuss' birthday breakfast. The annual event raises funds for the student council, which uses proceeds to purchase a gift for the school and to contribute to a local charity. Last year the student council bought a wood podium for the school and gave funds to the Agoura Hills Library. More ... Molly Resnick, a veteran journalist and former NBC-TV producer, will speak at 8 p.m. Mon., March 12 at the Conejo Jewish Academy at 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills Her talk, "Saturday the Producer Stayed Home," will tell how she found her way back to her ancestral roots. More ... Cadet Peter G. Zink, son of Donald and Haf Zink, has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at the U.S. Military Academy. To earn this distinction, a cadet must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in all courses. Zink graduated from Westlake High School in 2003. He plans to graduate from West Point in 2007 and be commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. More ... The Agoura Hills Library will present the following activities at 29901 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills. For more information on any of the programs, call (818) 8892278. +A gaming preview will be offered to teens from 2 to 4 p.m. Sat., March 10. More ... The Westlake Women's Club general meeting and luncheon, featuring dancers of the Greenway Academy of Irish Dance, will be at 10 a.m. Tues., March 13 at the Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The program will follow the lunch and will be a celebration of Irish heritage presented by student dancers at the academy. More ... The Village Glen Plaza in Thousand Oaks is undergoing a major makeover. The 70,000squarefoot shopping center on Village Glen Road between Townsgate and Agoura roads will strive for a new "lifestyle" image with upscale shops, spas and restaurants, a spokesperson for Westcord Commercial Real Estate Services said. More ... So I write this column at 30 years of age with a brand-new pacemaker in my chest. I'm very frightened that I had to get a pacemaker at such a young age. In my usual fashion, I worry excessively and obsessively. Every little muscle twitch or gas pain near my heart makes me think my heart is going bad. More ... The Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Las Virgenes will honor one of their club members as 2006 Youth of the Year on Fri., March 9 at the Renaissance Hotel in Agoura Hills.During the year, club members are selected as Youths of the Month. More ... Apex SC soccer is continuing open tryouts in March for the 2007-08 fall season. Apex SC has practice and game sites in the Conejo Valley, including Oak Park and Agoura areas. Tryouts are at different locations and times, depending on the team. More ... Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks presented the Oak Park Community Spirit commendation from the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to California Highway Patrol officer Randy Hosking at the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council meeting last month. More ... Movieguide, in partnership with the John Templeton Foundation, recently hosted the 15th annual Faith & Values Awards Gala recently to honor films for their positive outlook. More ... WAY TO GO- Above, the Tarheels, recently named Boys' AYBA fifth-grade champions, celebrate their win. From left, Assistant Coach Sean Dion, Collin Dion, Adam Yona, Nate Edelman, Mason Harrison, Coach David MacMahan, Shayan Moghimi, Justin MacMahan, David de la Garrigue and Ziv Haikin. Below, sixth-grade champs, the AYBA Spurs, taste victory. Front from left, Liam Wilson, Nick Principe and Jake Stanton. Back row, Coach Tim Davila, Blake Davila, Luca Bruno, Jacob Ojalvo, Luke Winser and Coach Tony Principe. More ... Run, Rabbit, Run We humans find it hard to imagine what life would be like if we were prey. What would our resources for protection be? How would we get away from predators? What kind of senses would we develop to avoid attacks? Would we have more offspring to compensate for losses? More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CHIN UP- Scoupe, 7, a male black tabby-Siamese mix cat, was surrendered by his owner. Scoupe can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Scoupe home, ask for ID No. A3636014. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. More ... "He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." - - Albert Einstein Excuse Me, The Universe Is Calling Last September I attended a marvelous retreat in Big Sky, Mont., where I was honored to be one of the presenters. 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