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Back to school feast
      A REAL MANWICH- Agoura High School football players Matt McGinnis, right, and Eric Bailey serve themselves man-sized plates of barbecue at the school's annual football picnic at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills last Saturday. The event marked the closing of Charger training camp.
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FOR THE RECORD
      Agoura Village in Agoura Hills is not a development, but a planning document only. No projects have been brought before the city's planning commission for approval.
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Malibu park project discussed
      The Malibu City Council and Planning Commission will host the second Malibu Legacy Park Project public workshop at 6 p.m. tonight, Thurs., Aug. 30, at Malibu City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road. The meeting will allow the public to hear more about what the consultant team has learned ...
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City advises taking low-flow approach
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      City of Calabasas officials are urging residents to consider making the change from highvolume flush toilets to lowflush toilets. The city's environmental commission recently discussed the importance of conserving water in bathrooms and is encouraging local residents to use the Las...
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Grad begins medical career in Africa
Work in rural clinic will be a challenge
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      While most college graduates look forward to hitting the pavement in search of a high-paying job, Michael Avesar will instead donate his time as an intern at a rural medical clinic in Kakamega, Kenya, through the Foundation for Sustainable Development, a nonprofit health organizatio...
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Kimmel named business chief at LVUSD
Longtime employee finally gets her number called
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      When Donald Zimring replaced Sandra Smyser as superintendent of Las Virgenes schools, a void opened up in the district's business services division. After all, finding a replacement for Zimring, a member of the cabinet as deputy superintendent and for years the district's finance ...
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British grocery store giant Tesco opens stores locally
'Fresh & Easy'
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com
      Residents of east Ventura County will get a taste of British shopping in their own backyards when the UK's largest retailer opens up four convenienceformat stores in the area. British grocery giant Tesco will open one store in Simi Valley, one in Moorpark and two in Thousand Oaks, usi...
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Whizin's former chief, area philanthropist Vance Moran dies
Agoura Hills pioneer loved by many
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      Vance Moran, a man who epitomized the spirit of Agoura Hills with his Southern charm, generosity to the community, nononsense business style, and lively sense of humor died Tuesday at his Covington, La. home of complications from stomach cancer. He was 83.
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Oak Park High alumnus becomes pro dancer
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      A little more than a year ago, Christian Denice was triumphantly tossing his cap in the air at the Oak Park High School graduation ceremony. Now, he's reflecting on a year of travels with the Odyssey Dance Theatre, a professional contemporary jazz dance group.
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Team Xpress strikes a victory for the Chamber
      BETTER BOWLERS- The Xpress Strikers accept the CAL Cup trophy for their victory in the second annual Calabasas Chamber Bowling Tournament held at the AMF Woodlake Lanes recently. From left, Jerry Magel, Steve Brevidoro, Stephanie Warren, Marcel Gheta, Steve White, Shedd Fowlks, Tom Haugh, Bill Ha...
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Beaches will clean up their act
      The California Coastal Commission announced that the 23rd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 15 at more than 700 locations around the state. Volunteers will clean trash and debris from 1,100 miles of the coast and 1,000 miles along the inland sho...
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Senior Concerns elects board
      Linda St. Clair of Newbury Park has been elected the board of directors' chair for Senior Concerns, a nonprofit social agency. Anthony Antonelli and Gary Trow, both of Thousand Oaks, were elected to their first terms on the volunteer board.
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Community Center art show brings out the best
      CREATIVE EFFORT- A group of young artists display their work at the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center last Wednesday. From left, Eli Hoffman, 13; Rachel Dyck, 13; Allie Barnes, 12; Megan Ro, 15; Hannah Finders, 15; Kenya Rothstein, 12; Makenzie Taguchi, 13; and art teachers Giuliana Caredda...
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Gypsies close summer with 'Goldilocks'
      The all-volunteer Gypsies in a Trunk will close their 13th season of Fairytales in the Park with "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in September. All performances are outdoors and open to all ages.
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The Arc of Ventura County gets new name
      The Arc of Ventura County is now the official name of the nonprofit organization that provides educational, vocational and residential services for people with developmental disabilities in Ventura County. Its counterpart, the foundation that runs its two thrift stores, i snow officially The...
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College students visit military prison during fellowship trip to Israel
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Matthew Brown and Erez Cohen didn't know one another until they took off on a two-week trip to Israel this month. Brown, from Calabasas, and Cohen, an Oak Park High School graduate, are sophomores at UC Berkeley. They traveled together as part of a fellowship for the Foundation for Defense Mini...
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Actor brings Darwin to the stage
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
      Movie and TV actor Patrick Warburton will turn the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center into a professional theater every weekend in September with his production of "Darwin in Malibu.
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Courtroom artist to sketch at meeting
      The Westlake Village Art Guild will meet for a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. Tues., Sept. 4 at Naylor's Banquet Center, Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Courtroom artist Bill Robles will give a demonstration starting at 7 p.m. Robles will showcase th...
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Triunfo YMCA swim team is expanding
Program goeyear-round
      The Triunfo YMCA, serving Westlake Village, Oak Park and Agoura Hills, is expanding its swim team program to a yearround schedule. After a successful summer program, the Triunfo YMCA Otters will practice and compete in swim meets throughout the year.
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September events for Westlake Rotary Club
      Every Wednesday at noon, the Rotary Club of Westlake Village meets at the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village to discuss local and worldwide topics of interest. The September programs are: Sept. 5, Bill Flanagan will talk about his experiences with Lockheed'sSR-71 Black...
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Author says sparks still fly at 60-plus
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      After 44 years of marriage, Cissy Wechter found herself somewhere she never thought she'd be again- in the dating world. When her husband died, Wechter felt certain she'd be content alone. But a couple years later, in her early 60s, she decided to dive back in.
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Pirates plan to invade Ojai
      The 16th annual Gold Coast Pirate Faire will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the weekends of Sept. 22 to 23 and 29 to 30 at Lake Casitas Recreation Area in Ojai. Costumed pirates will recreate a 15th century pirate village . Battle reenactments and demonstrations will occur throughout both ...
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