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With Halloween around the corner, local law enforcement officials don't find the "trick" in trickortreat that amusing. From parties to pranks, to general mischief to robberies, Halloween is one of the most hectic days of the year for police, along with the Fourth of July. More ... A proposal for a Triunfo YMCA facility and city sports park in Westlake Village received support from residents and local youth sports groups at a City Council study session last week. The 30-acre project is located on the north side of Thousand Oaks Boulevard between Via Colinas and La Baya Drive. More ... Being on a city council does not make a person an architect or planning expert, yet council members make development decisions that have long-term effects on the city, says Carol Kirschbaum, who is running for Westlake Village City Council in the Nov. 6 election. More ... If reelected to the Agoura Hills City Council, John Edelston will more than likely start his second term as mayor of the city. Edelston has served as mayor pro tem for the past year and says he still has many goals that he'd like to accomplish. More ... Dana Greenspan is known as a tech guru, financial whiz and 21st century education visionary, and hopes her experience and ideas for change will prompt voters to elect her to the Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education on Nov. 6. More ... Grief is inevitable when a family member dies, but for children the overwhelming sadness, helplessness and fear they experience when a parent or sibling dies can shade their lives for years to come, according to experts. More ... Project Holiday Stocking, in which residents fill stockings with items for overseas military personnel, will launch on Thurs., Nov. 1 and continue through Dec. 10. Participants buy a stocking, no longer than 20 inches, and fill it with some of the items listed below. Return the filled stocking, along with a check for $8. More ... The Thousand OaksWestlake Village Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Team Parkinson in the inaugural Pumpkin Walk for Parkinson's Sun., Oct. 28 at Westlake Library, 31220 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. The community is invited to join the team in the 5K walk to support Parkinson's disease research. Participants will meet at 7:45 a.m. The walk begins at 8 a. More ... •Mountains Restoration Trust will sponsor Fall Restoration Sunday: Neighbors Helping Neighbors, as part of the national Make a Difference Day, from 8 to 11 a.m. Sun., Oct. 28 at Juan Bautista de Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road, Calabasas. More ... Ghoulish pranks, high-tech frights and candy galore lure thousands of children into a local cul-de-sac where families are united in their quest for an extreme Halloween. The good people of Hempstead Street in Agoura Hills are a frightful bunch. More ... Waste Management of Ventura County has some Halloween tricks to make the holiday environmentally friendly. "We encourage the community to be eco-friendly at every occasion and holiday," said Mike Smith, the company's market area general manager. "We ask parents and children to recycle materials to save money and create less waste. More ... •Agoura Hills resident Illece Buckley Weber says pay a visit if you dare to the terrifying haunted house at 28920 Calabria Drive in Agoura Hills on Oct. 31 from 5:30 p.m.to 8 p.m. It's the third annual haunted house courtesy of a group of Agoura High boys who are collaborating to create what they say is the best scare in town. More ... Halloween, as celebrated today, is actually a combination of traditions from different cultures, developed over generations. It was not widely observed in the United States until the 1900s. The holiday is believed to have originated in Ireland 2,000 years ago as part of an ancient Celtic festival that celebrated the new year on Nov. 1. More ... Each year on the second Sunday of October, dozens of exotic sports cars line up on Highway 318 in Nevada for a 90-mile, flat-out sprint from Lund to Hiko. More ... SMART ART- From left, Oaks Christian student Roseanne Fleming and La Reina High School student Sasha Blanchard present Oaks Christian Coach Wes Smith with the proceeds from their Tie-dye for Malachi fundraiser. The sale of tie-dyed T-shirts raised money for the coach's 16-month-old son Malachi who is undergoing treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. More ... Representatives from Crystal Cruises and Altour Classic Cruise & Travel of Woodland Hills will speak to potential clients at a reception today, Thurs., Oct. 25 at the Westlake Hyatt Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More ... Managers, sales professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and graduate students are invited to the "Good to Great: Secrets to Success@Work Conference" from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri., Nov. 2 at Calvary Community Church, 5495 Via Rocas, Westlake Village. More ... The Rotary Club of Westlake Village (noontime group) welcomed members and guests to the club's Spirit of the Season 2007 gala dinner and fundraiser Oct. 20 at North Ranch Country Club. The evening's festivities included a live and silent auction that featured vacation packages and works of art on the selling block. More ... In 2003, Alyson Kaplan, 20, was living the dream of so many young adults. A college student on vacation in London, Alyson was on her way to meet a friend in Bristol when a storm left her stranded at a train station. Vulnerable and scared, Alyson sought help from a 28-year-old man, who eventually robbed and murdered her. More ... Triunfo YMCA and the Agoura/Las Virgenes Optimist Club will host a pancake breakfast in conjunction with Sunday's annual Pumpkin Runs. Proceeds from the breakfast will be shared by Triunfo and the Santa Comes to Agoura food drive. More ... The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Conejo Valley Guild will hold its annual Mystic Day luncheon at 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 3 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. There will be a Coldwater Creek fashion show, silent auction of baskets, raffle and vendors. Reservations are required by Sat., Oct. 27. Call Sue at (805) 495-3151. More ... As ghosts, goblins and witches prepare to hit the streets in search of fun and treats, the National Fire Protection Association is urging caution in order for children and adults to be safe this Halloween. According to a recent report from NFPA, Halloween is the fifth highest day of the year for candle fires. More ... Children in kindergarten through grade three can participate in a reading program from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3 at the Calabasas Library, 23975 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Each child will have 15 minutes to read to a therapy dog. Reservations will be taken beginning at 11 a.m. More ... AT WORK- Above, Maxx Mannheimer, 17, refinishes the picnic tables at the Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park for his Eagle Scout project. The Westlake High School senior achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in September. More ... The Center for Jewish Parenting offers a support group for parents with special needs children. The group meets twice a month at Congregation Or Ami, 26115 Mureau Road, Calabasas. Dina Kaplan, a lawyer specializing in special needs issues, conducts the meetings. Participants do not need to be Jewish. Visit www.orami.org/ community/specialneeds. More ... Rhys Newman and Simon James grew up in Cardiff, Wales. However, they didn't meet until 2001- while working for Nokia Design in Calabasas. "I'm sure we drank at the same pubs," Newman said, "and went to the same clubs at the same time in Wales. More ... Ventura and Conejo Valley Audubon societies will sponsor a global warming rally on the National Day of Climate Action, from noon to 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3 at the Ventura Harbor. The rally, part of the Step It Up 2007 campaign, is intended to bring attention to global warming and what can be done about it. More ... Community RSS feed |
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