Music For Heart Foundation schedules Heart Walk
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      A benefit "Heart Walk" to raise funds to help save the lives of children with congenital heart disorders is scheduled on Sun., Feb.
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Oak Park Unified Schools to screen 'Two Angry Moms'
      The Oak Park Unified School District's Wellness Council Film Series will present a showing of "Two Angry Moms" 7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 21 at in room G-9 at Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road. "Two Angry Moms" is a movie about the growing nationwide movement to improve school food programs.
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Dangerous liaisons
      Years ago, folk artist Joni Mitchell wrote a song called "Big Yellow Taxi." The lyrics had a refrain that went: "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone." Betrayal in relationship can be summarized in this way. No matter what the betrayal is, something is irretrievably lost.
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Food dangers to be addressed
      A free community workshop will be held 7 p.m. Tues., Feb. 19 in the Oak Park Library Conference Room, 899 N. Kanan Road. The workshop, titled "How to Save Your Family's Life," will be presented by the Foundation for Wellness Professionals.
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Separating fitness fact from fiction
      The first step to a toned and firm body may be figuring out which fitness tips really work. After separating the myths from the facts, getting in shape is a lot easier than one might imagine. Here are a few myths and the facts to counter them.
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Substance abuse discussed
      Milestones Ranch Malibu sponsors a free Substance Abuse Education Night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Calamigos Ranch near the corner of Kanan Road and Mulholland Drive. At the Wed., Feb. 20 meeting, the guest speaker will be chemical dependency specialist Pat Moomey. For information, call (805) 484-0804, ext. 2.
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