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IN THEIR SHOES- Cancer survivors walk the opening lap at the May 17-18 Relay For Life fundraiser at A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas. Below, survivor Karen Lee gets a kiss from her daughter Jessica. More ... The triple-digit temperatures didn't deter traditional music aficionados as they gathered at Paramount Ranch south of Agoura Hills to socialize and enjoy acoustic melodies last Sunday. The daylong Topanga BanjoFiddle Contest and Folk Festival, founded in 1961, attracts hundreds of musicians each year. More ... Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk's office says an additional 11,300 poll workers are needed to staff polling places for the June 3 primary election. Recruitment has been especially difficult in communities including Agoura Hills, Woodland Hills and Malibu, election officials say. More ... The Agoura Hills City Council said it will appeal the planning commission's approval of an office and medical center development on the corner of Liberty Canyon and Agoura Road. Planners gave the green light for the project on May 1. More ... Gov. Schwarzenegger's revised state budget, submitted to the Legislature on May 14, will restore billions of dollars to education, but Las Virgenes Unified School District must still contend with a loss of more than $2 million in the coming year, said Karen Kimmel, the district's chief business official. More ... Hundreds of protestors rallied at the governor's office in Los Angeles May 16 and brought with them more than 7,500 letters demanding adequate funding for California public schools and healthcare. Seven hundred of the letters were tacked to a poster board that stretched a full city block. More ... Three local schools made Newsweek magazine's list of the top 1,300 public high schools in America. Westlake High School is 201, Oak Park High School is 435 and Newbury Park High School is 460, according to the magazine's method of calculation. More ... Calabasas City Council members have appointed their nominees for the city's newly created Historic Preservation Commission. Judy Jordan, Kim Lamorie, Victor Pesiri, Taryn Wayne and Debra Bruschaber make up the commission, although there is still one vacancy. More ... In response to this year's dry spring season and an increased demand for water, the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District will draw supplies from the Las Virgenes Reservoir earlier than usual. More ... U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (DSherman Oaks) has announced a Department of Interior award of $356,000 in federal funds to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Sherman had sought funding from the department for environmental education and stewardship programs. More ... Teacher Gina Bryant won't be taking the whole summer off, although her teaching gig will have a different backdrop than the Calabasas hills. Bryant is one local teacher who will be traveling to teach in Fiji as part of the Global Classrooms for Peace program. More ... More than 8,000 books have been collected as part of a major book drive, and kids from Redwood Middle School played a big part in reaching that number. The local collection, organized by the Westlake Village/Sunrise Rotary Club, is part of an international book drive that will culminate at the Rotary International Convention next month in Los Angeles. More ... The city of Calabasas has released route schedules for free summer public transportation. Line 1 continues unchanged for the summer, and lines 2 through 7 will begin summer service on either Tues., June 24 or Mon., June 30, depending on the individual line and summer schools served. More ... Hidden behind the sign on Lang Ranch Parkway, just off the northern stretch of Westlake Boulevard in Thousand Oaks, is a tranquil, historical open space area that contains a cool cave, vivid pictographs, Chumash village replicas, a thick oak grove, a museum and a variety of animals. More ... It's almost Memorial Day weekend and my family has nothing to do. Last Sunday I asked my wife what she wanted to do. She said she didn't know. I asked my 4year-old son what he wanted to do. He also said he didn't know. The two of them asked me what I wanted to do. I said I didn't know. More ... Karen Dry of Westlake Village recently attended the National Association of Home Builders business and professional women's leadership summit in Washington, D.C. More ... The Conejo Valley Friendship Circle will honor the 237 teenagers who volunteer to help special needs children with a ceremony tonight, Thurs., May 22 at the Westlake Village Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More ... TICKLISH- Seven-year-old Andrew Johnson of Westlake Village reacts as Los Angeles Kings goalie Jason LaBarbera autographs the back of his shirt during the recent grand opening for Robeks Juice in Westlake Village. More ... The Conejo Valley Audubon Society will host the club's annual potluck picnic at 11 a.m. Sat., June 1 at the original Janss House at the end of Greenmeadow Avenue in Thousand Oaks. A bird walk at 8 a.m. will precede the picnic. More ... IN THE SPOTLIGHT- Agoura High School student Ben Birmingham poses for a photo on the red carpet as he arrives at the Spotlight Student Film Festival Saturday at the Louis B. Mayer Theater in Calabasas. Visit www.spotlightthearts.org. WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers More ... The Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation is already gearing up to present its eighth annual CLvFFie (pronounced Cliffie) Awards. A call has gone out to the community for nominations of worthy citizens by June 30. The event takes place in November. More ... HEY, BATTER BATTER- Above, Agoura Pony Baseball Shetland Division All Star Justin Klausner, 5, a Temple Adot Elohim preschool student, swings at a pitch during an All Star game at the Lupin Hill Elementary School baseball fields last Sunday in Calabasas. Below, Agoura Hills resident Greg Klausner, right, the Agoura Shetland National Division Pony Baseball Blue Team coach, gives the field position to his team at the start of Sunday's All Star game. More ... Mattel will host the inaugural Walk for Wishes to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation Sat., June 7 at Pepperdine University at Malibu, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. More ... The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services announces these upcoming events. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd. For more information on any event, call (818) 597-7361. More ... The Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks is hosting a Celebrity Golf Tournament on Mon., June 23 at Moorpark Country Club. All proceeds from the tournament will help Community Conscience of Thousand Oaks, a group that assists Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services and Conejo Youth Employment, among other organizations. More ... SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers SING OUT- Haley Barth, an eighth grade student at Lindero Canyon Middle School, performs during the school's annual talent show. Lindero Idol is hosted by community member and actor, Don Stark. More ... The Calabasas Teen Activities Council will sponsor a family playdate from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., June 7 at the Brandon's Village universally accessible playground in Gates Canyon Park, 25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Calabasas. More ... The city of Agoura Hills is seeking sponsor support for the fourth annual Reyes Adobe Days in October. Reyes Adobe Days is a regional weekend event that includes cultural entertainment, activities and recreation for all ages. More ... The Triunfo YMCA, serving Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Oak Park, is teaming up with Carl's Jr. at 5709 Kanan Road, Agoura Hills for a day-long fundraiser tomorrow, Fri., May 23. From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., when anyone who brings a Triunfo YMCA "Burger Benefits" flyer to Carl's Jr. and makes a purchase, the restaurant will donate 25 percent of the profits to the Y. More ... St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church will hold a fundraising and recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., June 7 in the church parking lot, 5801 Kanan Road, Agoura Hills. Community members are invited to bring old computers, monitors, laptops, televisions, printers, cellphones and cameras to the church's curbside drop-off for recycling. More ... Community RSS feed |
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