Youth volleyball league taking sign-ups
      The United States Youth Volleyball League is accepting registration for the fall 2008 season. The league will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturdays from Sept. 9 to Nov. 1 at Chaparral Elementary School, 22601 Liberty Bell Road.
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Oak Park Community Center seeking teens for council
Middle, high school students wanted
      The Oak Park Community Center, which is part of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, is seeking interested people to serve on the Oak Park Teen Council for a oneyear term ending June 30, 2009. The Teen Council consists of seven and to 11 Oak Park teens entering grades seven to 12 in the fall.
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Bonsai Society to meet tonight
      Conejo Valley Bonsai Society will hold their monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. tonight, Thurs., Aug. 21, at the Community Center of Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Members will prepare their best plants for the Gardens of the World show in October.
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Outdoor play—it's not just for kids
      GOAL!— Westlake Village resident Mark Lefitz, right, scores a goal during a pick-up soccer game at Indian Springs Park in Oak Park on Saturday. Many of the players are over 40.
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Soccer team shoots, scores, wins
      HIGH SCORES— Members of CVU's Girls' U13 team Rage share a victory hug after winning all four of their games at the FC Irvine Showcase Tournament. Back row, from left: Coach Tracy Pierson, Sam Fagerburg, Mackenna Kelleher, Madeline Norling-Christensen, Kylee Poling, Taylor Masket, Meagan Easton, Maddie Gurewitz and team trainer Clay Cameron.
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Barcelona girls are beaming
      NICE JOB— The Barcelona girls' U14 team show off their medals after winning second place in its division at the Irvine FC Showcase Tournament.
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Native American dancer teaches customs to kids
      HISTORY REVISTED— Aaron Ten Bears of the Lakota Tribe performs a Native American dance during the children's summer program at the Leonis Adobe Museum in Calabasas recently. For more information about the ongoing museum programs and other offerings, visit the website www.leonisadobemuseum.org.
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Waste a wish
      It all started in 1982 when I was 6 years old. I got into trouble and had to take a halfhour timeout. I remember thinking a half-hour meant an hour and a half, figuring that "half" was in addition to the hour. So when I sat down on the couch to do my stretch of time, I knew I was in for a long haul.
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Young, old most at risk for fire death
      People at the highest risk of death in home structure fires are the very young and the very old, according to the Characteristics of Home Fire Victims report released this month by the National Fire Protection Association.
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Keyboard shuffle
      MUSICAL PIANOS— Agoura Hills resident and piano teacher Carol Arias, upper left, directs her students in a "tag team" piano performance at Knauer's Piano Store in Agoura recently. More than 35 students, ranging in age from 5 to 50, divided into teams to perform their songs in a team fashion. Three pianos were used at once. "Musically, they all grew.
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Stay cool when driving in hot weather
      With the hot weather continuing, can overheated cars and tempers be far behind? Each summer more than 7 million cars break down on the road, but most breakdowns could be easily avoided.
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Mother/daughter balancing act
      FUTURE GYMNAST— Newbury Park resident T.J. Hull helps her daughter Alena, 3, walk on a balance beam during the Conejo Valley Moms Club End of Summer Kids Olympicthemed party at Indian Springs Park in Oak Park last Saturday.
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Free concerts at Simi Town Center
      The Simi Valley Town Center will present two nights of free, outdoor music concerts. •The Southern California R&B and blues band Reno Jones will play at 6 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 28 at the mall, 1555 Simi Town Center Way in Simi Valley.
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Pick your own tomatoes
      Underwood Family Farms offers PickYourOwn Roma Tomatoes during Labor Day weekend from 6 a.m. to noon Sat. and Sun., Aug. 30 and 31 at 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. Customers are asked to bring containers of equal size that do not hold more than 50 pounds each for easier weighing.
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