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Police are seeking anyone who may recall suspicious activity regarding recent burglaries at two optical retailers in Thousand Oaks. Someone broke into an optometry office near Thousand Oaks Boulevard during the middle of the night last week. And an optical shop in The Oaks mall was burglarized during the night earlier in April. More ... Bank of America said it will make Calabasas the national headquarters for its lending mortgage business following the acquisition of Countrywide Financial Corp. More ... After four years of wrangling with Adler Realty Investments Inc. over its plan to build restaurants and shops on Canwood Street, the Agoura Hills City Council felt six more weeks of fine-tuning the project couldn't hurt. More ... Gayle Shank of Agoura Hills wants to spare other parents the nightmare her family faced. Shank, in tears, described to an audience of parents and teens how her 18-year-old daughter Krystin was killed by a reckless driver in 2005. More ... A volunteer community group called Californians Organized to Rescue Education (CORE) and the 12th District Parent-Teacher Association took to the streets to express their grievances with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed education budget cuts. More ... Oak Park leaders are encouraging residents to keep the community beautiful by pitching in to help pick up trash off streets and trails. Oak Park's third annual cleanup day is from 8 to 11 a.m. Sat., May 3. More ... Shari Cole's family struggled for years to find tasty gluten-free foods. Her father suffers from celiac disease, a nutritional disorder which makes him intolerant to gluten. And now that Cole has two teenagers of her own, she had to search for gluten-free foods to help fight her daughter's gastrointestinal problems, a result of her autism. More ... The Conejo Audubon Society has announced its events calendar for May. •Elzbet Diaz de Leon will present "The Carbon Diet" at 7:30 p.m. Mon., May 5 at the Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology at 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. More ... One day last November, Ron Finnerman was playing Texas Hold'em poker at his Calabasas home. After a while, he switched to blackjack. In that moment, a new game was born. "I got bored of playing Hold'em and started to play blackjack, but I lost focus," said Finnerman. "I kept playing and then started to wonder, 'Who's favored here? More ... PROUD SCOUTS- Cub Scout Pack 227 breath a sigh of relief after performing the opening flag ceremony at the Agoura Hills City Council meeting on April 9. Front row, from left: Jenson Risko, Max Stein, Charlson Lee, Jeffrey King, Christopher Yalda, Alec Rizor and Edward Schiff. Back row: Austin Lucas, Alan Goddard, Adam Lunstrum, Micah Moss, Ryan Harrison, Charlie Spaulding, Blake Danon and Joseph Schafer. More ... Women's sports pioneer Lisa Leslie is more than just the first female to dunk a basketball- she's a star off the court with prolific dealings in fashion, business and broadcasting. More ... The Conejo Senior Singles, for those ages 55 and up, meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 Westlake Blvd. There is no charge to attend. The group is not church affiliated. For more information, call Jean at (805) 526-2551. More ... The Resource Center for Nonprofit Management at the Ventura County Community Foundation will offer the following upcoming workshops and training courses. More ... The Democratic Women's Council of Conejo Valley will hold their second annual Mother's Day tea and fashion show from noon to 3 p.m. Sat., May 10 on the island overlooking the lake in Westlake Village. Cost is $20 and reservations must be made by Wed., May 7. For reservations call (805) 495-1515. More ... SOPHIA FISCHER/Acorn Newspapers SPEEDY KIDS- The winners of the Triunfo YMCA's annual Soap Box Derby pose after being honored by the Westlake Village City Council last week. The race, which included 125 participants from the YMCA's Indian Guides and Trail Blazers and other groups, was held in April in Westlake Village along with Healthy Kids Day. The winners were Sioux tribe members Noah Fischer, far right, in first place and Jonathan Pietsch, sitting in car, in second place. Mohican tribe member Ryan Bishop took third place. The car, named Herbie, was built by Jonathan's father, Matthias. Herbie has working headlights, brake lights and a sound system. More ... The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will host Larry Elder starting at 3 p.m. Fri., May 9 at the library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. KABC 790 will broadcast "The Larry Elder Show" from 3 to 7 p.m. live from the library's Presidential Learning Center. Attending the broadcast is free, but reservations are required. More ... Josh Bock wants to help kids who can't afford to play league sports and enjoy the games as much as he does. For his bar mitzvah, Josh, 12, is collecting used sports equipment for Sports Gift. More ... The California Association of Recreation and Park Districts recently selected the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District to receive three Awards of Distinction. The winner for best new facility was Big Sky Park. More ... OFF GUARD- Oak Park High School history teacher Todd Creason, left, reaches in to take the ball away from Josh Marcus, a senior and a member of the school's basketball team during the Oak Park High Student vs. Faculty basketball game on April 25. More ... Thousand Oaks Republican Women Federated will hold a "The Law, Justice and Politics" event beginning at 5 p.m. Wed., May 7 at Westlake Inn, 32001 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The reception will start at 5 p.m. and dinner will be at 6 p.m. More ... KEEPING KIDS SAFE- Willow Elementary School crossing guard Harold Zaff displays the Outstanding School Crossing Guard of the Year award given to him by the Agoura Hills City Council last month. Zaff has manned the crosswalk at Willow Elementary School for the past seven years. More ... It's never been easier to make everything come up roses in a backyard. Often, all it takes to make a rose garden is a little planning, a little time and a little maintenance. Garden expert Lance Walheim, author of "Roses for Dummies," recommends planting new roses at the beginning of the season. More ... Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters will sponsor a panel discussion on peace in the Middle East from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., May 28 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. More ... The Conejo Valley Scuba Dive Club is accepting new members. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tues., May 20 at El Torito Mexican Grill, 449 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The club is for those who enjoy scuba diving in lakes and the ocean. Members receive special discounts on gear, trips and air tank fills. More ... Andrea Gallagher of Westlake Village and Debbie L. Lee of Moorpark have been selected to the board of directors of Senior Concerns, a nonprofit social service that provides qualityoflife services for frail and specialneed seniors and their caregiver families. More ... Rosemary Chieppo, author of the book "Clutter, Chaos & the Cure" and longtime member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, offers tips for organizing a lowstress summer vacation. •Make sure everything at home is in order so returning home is more enjoyable. More ... I recently put $50 worth of gasoline in my car. I don't have a monster truck or a Hummer or an SUV. And I don't have two gas tanks in my car or some huge vessel that holds enough gas to last four months. I have a small 4-cylinder Mazda hatchback with a gas tank equivalent in size to some pieces of Tupperware. More ... ALL ABOARD- Above, several small boats prepare to launch as the sailing season gets underway for the Westlake Yacht Club. Left, Dick Bear and wife Tommie, the first commodores of the yacht club when it began in 1969, lead a procession to the shores of Westlake Lake as part of the club's opening day ceremonies last month. More ... Flowers, vegetables and lawns are entering their maximum growing months and backyard gardeners can do much in May to help them thrive, say experts at Agromin, a Camarillo-based manufacturer of premium soil products. More ... Whether trekking to the grocery store, tackling laundry or racing to a meeting, today's parents are busier than ever. As the frenzied pace of daily life becomes the acceptable norm, parents feel it is increasingly difficult to spend quality time with their children, especially infants. More ... The California Strawberry Festival Gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. Fri., May 9 at the Courtyard by Marriott, 600 E. Esplanade Drive, Oxnard. The event is black tie-optional and will feature a live band and gourmet dining. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75. More ... The city of Agoura Hills will host the following events. •The Community Concert Band will hold their spring concert at 5 p.m. Sun., May 4 at the Westlake Village Civic Center, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. More ... Community RSS feed |
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