Westminster Free Clinic hosts open house
      Westminster Free Clinic, a private nonprofit healthcare provider in Thousand Oaks, hosted its first open house and volunteer recognition day last month at the United Methodist Church in Thousand Oaks.
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Help available for pain in the neck
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
      Unbearable pain brought Thousand Oaks resident Don McFarlin, 31, to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center to have a stainless steel surgical implant put into his spine. McFarlin is the first person in Ventura County to receive a mechanical vertebrae that pivots and allows him to turn his he...
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Dentist receives a fellowship
      Dr. Robert L. Merin of Woodland Hills was awarded a fellowship in the American College of Dentists during its September meeting and convocation in San Francisco. The American College of Dentists is a national honorary organization for dentists. It was founded in 1920 to recognize dentists ...
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Maxmobile Donation
      GIVING- Las Virgenes Unified School District Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Dan Stepenosky participates in one of Lupin Hill Elementary School's many blood drives. The school began hosting blood drives for Children's Hospital Los Angeles four years ago in support of two students who w...
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Nutritionist joins magazine advisory board
      Monika Klein, clinical nutritionist and owner of Coaching for Health, has joined the Conejo Valleybased Your Health Con nection magazine's advisory board. Klein contributes nutrition and wellness-related articles to the magazine.
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Lupus support group to meet in Westlake
      The Conejo Valley Lupus Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 6 at One Baxter Way, Westlake Village. People with lupus, their family members and other supporters may attend the free meeting. For more information, call (888) 532-2322 or Mary Weyand at (805) 524-3123 or visit www...
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Plans underway for next year's Agoura Relay for Life
      Agoura Relay for Life will host a team captain meeting at 7 p. m. Nov. 6 at 28700 Conejo View Drive in Agoura Hills. The meeting is for people interested in developing or joining a team for the 2008 event scheduled for May 3 to 4.
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Mental health pros to discuss 'bringing baby home''
      The next community meeting for the Conejo Valley Mental Health Professionals Association will be from noon to 1 p.m. Fri., Nov. 2 at the offices of Teen Scene Outpatient Program, 30343 Canwood St., Ste. 208A, Agoura Hills.
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Airline miles support 'Make a Wish'
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Instead of focusing on what she can't change, Patti Harris likes to surround herself with those things that make her happy, particularly the students she teaches at Calabasas High School and photos of her son, Matthew Kaiser, during happier times.
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Grants available for HIV care, prevention
      Ventura County AIDS Partnership is seeking qualified grantees to provide HIV prevention programs and patient care services in Ventura County. VCAP expects to allocate $100,000 for 2008. The deadline to submit applications is Wed., Nov 14.
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