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TAKE YOUR ACORN TO THE EMMYS- Representatives of Teranex Video Computer display the Emmy plaque awarded them for outstanding achievement in engineering development. From left, Oak Park resident Kaycee Wong; Steve Wong, Teranex national sales manager; Jed Deame, Teranex founder; and Chi Deame. Teranex is based in Florida with offices in Oak Park. More ... Sophie, a gravely ill 13-year-old German shepherd, will be able to live out her days sleeping on a pillow inside her family's Lake Sherwood estate. Two younger dogs, Marley and Duke, also have received the Lake Sherwood Valley Homeowners association's permission to stay. More ... Telephone customers in California can still request this year's one-time long-distance telephone tax refund. The refund of previously collected federal telephone excise taxes is owed to "just about anyone who paid a phone bill in the last several years," according to an IRS spokesperson. More ... Calabasas apartment and condominium residents have gotten some unexpected visits from their city's staff this month. Evening and Saturday employees of Calabasas have been traipsing around the city distributing blue recycling baskets to help residents of housing complexes get their bottles and cans to the appropriate parking lot garbage bin. More ... Whizin Center for Continuing Education will present a dinner and lecture by former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross at 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 12 at the American Jewish University, 15600 Mulholland Drive in Bel Air. Ross, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, is author of "Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World. More ... A bill that allows criminal and family courts to include animals in domestic violence restraining orders was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week. Senate Bill 353, which was written by state Sen. More ... On Sept. 11, a date scarred by tragedy, Calabasas residents gathered at Native Cafe and Gathering Grounds to raise money for a program that urges people to "give peace a chance. More ... LOCAL MEETING- Las Virgenes Unified School District Superintendent Donald Zimring hosts a forum at White Oak Elementary School in Westlake Village on Monday. Zimring lauded the high API scores for district schools, but pointed out the major challenge for the future is declining enrollment. More ... Westminster Presbyterian Church will host a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 23 at the church, 32111 Watergate Road, Westlake Village. Every three seconds someone needs blood, according to United Blood Services, based in Ventura. More ... The Area Housing Authority of Ventura County received the 2007 National Award of Merit in Administrative Innovation for its collaborative emergency response plan. The award was given by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. More ... RIGHT ON- Above, Mambo, a Dutch warmblood therapy horse, stands at attention during the Ride On fundraiser at Ventura Farms in Thousand Oaks on Saturday. Ventura Farms owner, philanthropist David Murdock, donated $100,000 to the program that provides riding lessons to the disabled. Below, the Foxfield Riding Club Drill Team enters the Ventura Farms arena. More ... The Mt. Boney 4H Club introduced its new name, the Conejo Valley 4H Club, and installed new officers at the September general membership meeting. More ... The city of Agoura Hills is accepting entry forms for the Miss Reyes Adobe Days Pageant to be held on Fri., Oct. 12 at the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, 27040 Malibu Road in Calabasas. The deadline is Fri., Oct. 5. More ... Every 16 minutes in the United States someone dies by their own hand. The national statistic hit home three years ago for Agoura resident Michael Matthew when his brother, Dr. Brian Matthew, took his own life. More ... The city of Agoura Hills announced that the grand marshal for the third annual Reyes Adobe Days Parade is celebrity resident Rainn Wilson, who earned a Best Supporting Actor Emmy nomination for his role of Dwight Schrute on "The Office" television series. More ... The Friends of the Calabasas Library will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Sept. 29 at the library, 23975 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Books include hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Donations are welcome and may be dropped off the week before the sale, or to make special arrangements call (818) 225-7616. More ... September is National Preparedness Month, and the National Fire Protection Association has suggestions to help the public prepare for a disaster before one strikes. "Get Ready! Preparing Your Community for a Disaster" is a disaster preparedness guide developed by the association to make the task of preparing for the unknown more manageable. More ... PARTY PARKING- Bell Canyon residents James and Terri Walker enjoy the Avantair Executive Air Hangar view from inside their 2004 Turbo Porsche Cabriolet during the Avantair Grand Opening celebration in Camarillo recently. More ... The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will present Family Fundays with Creative Playground at 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. Tickets are $8. All shows are Sundays at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Oct. More ... The backyard can provide great additional living space for the family so long as it's a comfortable, inviting place to be. Here are a few easy tips to help spruce up the backyard this season: • Ready the yard . Before doing any major backyard redecorating, start with a clean canvas, and that means weeding. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CRUISIN' THE COMMOMS- Oak Park resident Faith Frenkel, owner of this "grabber yellow" 1971 Mach 1 with 35 Ram Air, prepares to judge other classic Mustang cars in the Classic Mustang and Ford Car Show at The Commons at Calabasas on Sunday. In the 1970's "grabber yellow" was a popular color. More ... CAST AWAY- Left, Michael Sacks, 12, and his sister Brittany, 8, of Calabasas watch Rabbi Moshe Bryski of Chabad of the Conejo blow the shofar, or ram's horn, during the Tashlich ceremony held last Thursday at Westlake Lake. More ... The Brandeis University National Women's Committee San Fernando Valley Chapter will host the annual Polka Dot Luncheon at 10 a.m. Mon., Sept. 24 at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. The event begins with a shopping boutique. More ... The Kaplan family of Agoura Hills has announced the launch of The Global Safe Haven Network, the first program of the Alyson Ilene Kaplan Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization set up in memory of their daughter Alyson, whose life was taken while traveling in Europe in January 2003 when a storm left her stranded and vulnerable in a foreign city. More ... FUN AND GAMES- Boys & Girls Club Board of Governors Chairman Cal Johnston, third from right, celebrates with members of the community during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Boys & Girls Club of Conejo & Las Virgenes at Colina Middle School in Thousand Oaks on Monday. More ... The city of Calabasas community services department offers a recreational adult basketball league. Games will be played in the gym at A.C. Stelle Middle School, 22450 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. The league begins in late September and runs for eight to 10 weeks. More ... The Newbury Park Rotary Club will present its 21st annual Oktoberfest from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Sept. 29 and 30 at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. The two-day Oktoberfest will feature a 25-piece German band, the German dance and musical group Tänze der Gemütlichen Schuhplattler and the Spirit Cloggers. More ... EDUCATIONAL TALK- Dave Holcomb explains the workings of a rifle to his son Nathan, 6, while Nathan's mother Pam looks on. The Westlake Village family was attending the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station open house held last Saturday. More ... The Agoura Hills Department of Community Services, the Las Virgenes Unified School District and the city of Westlake Village will sponsor the fall performance of the Community Concert and Jazz Band at 4 p.m. Sun., Nov. More ... FORE!- Junior golfers, from five to 12 years old, can improve their skills in the Westlake Golf Course fall program. Instructor, pro Steve Walker, promises an emphasis on "fun, teamwork and proper golf etiquette." For information call Walker at (818) 889-0770 ext. 245 or e-mail stevewalkergolf@gmail.com. Applications are also available at the golf course. More ... The American Jewish Committee Los Angeles Chapter, in honor of the Rosh Hashana- the Jewish New Year- and Yom Kippur, is supporting a New Year's resolution to reduce energy consumption in the home. More ... Corey Williams, or Mr. Safety as he's known to his legion of fans in cyberspace, has struck gold with "The Mean Kitty Song." The Thousand Oaks resident is a pioneer in the Internet video blogging world. His most recent inspiration debuted last week on www.youtube.com, and after five days, the comedic video song he wrote and directed was viewed 1,550,672 times. More ... GRAND PRIZE- Sumac Elementary School in Agoura Hills celebrates its annual Kick-Off Day. From left, Principal Carol Martino and Parent Faculty Association President Debbie Pattiz conduct the raffle while a happy Gabrielle Lawrence collects her raffle prize, a new television set. More ... Project Playhouse Village at The Lakes shopping center in Thousand Oaks will present weekend events through Oct. 20. •"Curious George Day" with Lennar Homes will be Sat., Sept. 22. •Pardee Homes will present "American Girl Day" Sun., Sept. 30. More ... A man in his early 40s became the first person in Ventura County this year to be diagnosed with West Nile virus, health officials said last week. The man is now recovering in his home after being admitted to the hospital with high fever, nausea and vomiting. More ... HIDDEN TALENT- HAPA, renown disc jokey of Los Angeles, gives a spinning lesson to Alex Husak, 13, of Simi Valley at the day camp for children with epilepsy held at Camp Mt. Crag in Calabasas last Saturday. Both individuals have been diagnosed with epilepsy. More ... St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church will present its Fall Festival the weekend of Oct. 29 and 30 at the church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. The family dinner will be Saturday night from 6 to 10 p.m. with food, children's crafts and entertainment. Advance tickets are available. More ... The Conejo Valley Bonsai Society will hold its fourth annual Bonsai Exhibition and Demonstration from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Oct. 6 and 7 at the Gardens of the World, 2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More ... The 22nd annual Westlake Village Auto Show will be at 10 a.m. Sun., Oct. 7 at Countrywide Financial Corporation, 31303 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The show, which is free to the public, will feature American classics, antiques and sports cars in more than 51 categories. Awards will be presented at 2:30 p.m. More ... Community RSS feed |
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