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Takumi Matsuda of Agoura Hills did not win first place in the Reyes Adobe Days Family Run. First place went to Cole Coradeschi, age 9, of Agoura Hills. Takumi won the 10andunder age group in the 5K Run. More ... Oak Park voters have another choice besides the candidates who will be listed on the Nov. 4 ballot for the Municipal Advisory Council. Bryan Poe is running as a write-in candidate for the MAC, which means that people must write his name in the appropriate space on the ballot in order for him to receive votes. More ... In his job as vice president of sales and quality for Stealth Aerospace in Canoga Park, Alon Glickstein works on solving problems to the satisfaction of many people. Glickstein believes this experience will serve him well if he is elected to the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council on Nov. 4. More ... Derek Ross, a member of Oak Park's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), is running for an open seat on the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council in hopes of raising awareness about disaster preparedness. "We need to create a community of first responders," said Ross, who has received formal training in the field. More ... Philip Bonoli's twin son and daughter are only a year old, but Bonoli wants to serve on the board of education now to ensure that Oak Park's schools remain outstanding. The 38-year-old attorney is running against incumbents Jan Iceland and Barbara Laifman and challenger Edward Kaz in the Nov. 4 election. Voters will choose two candidates. More ... Jan Iceland has been on the side of Oak Park students from the beginning. She helped form the school district in 1978 and is seeking a record fifth term on the board of education. Each term is four years. "There is still work to be done," said Iceland, 61. More ... The Communifty Foundation of for Oak Park hosted a forum Oct. 14 for the candidates running in the Triunfo Sanitation District, the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council and the Oak Park Unified School District Board of Education races. More ... The Cornell Preservation Organization (CPO) is preparing for a creek cleanup day on Sat., Oct. 25, but organizers say more volunteers are needed to remove the trash and debris from Medea Creek and other waterways that flow to the ocean. More ... The Los Angeles Regional Census Center will conduct testing for persons applying for short-term positions in census taking starting January 2009. Nonsupervisory positions include administrative assistant, recruiting assistant, office clerk, crew leaders, crew leader assistant and enumerator/lister. Salaries range from $11.25 to $18.50 per hour. More ... SIDEWALK SKETCHES— Oak Park residents Adam Kline and daughter Goldie, 9, a secondgrader at Willow Elementary School, stop to observe artist Amy Burkman create a chalk mural of the Promenade fountain during Sunny Day at the Promenade in Westlake Village on Oct. 12. More ... The Distinguished Speakers Series of Thousand Oaks has lined up an array of presenters for the upcoming 2008-2009 season, its eighth year at the Countrywide Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. More ... Through the Youth Services Program, the American Red Cross of Ventura County leads a team of more than 300 young volunteers who do good works in their local communities. High school students have several programs including Safe Kids Day, where students undergo basic aid training; learning to teach children, ages 7 to 12, and fundamental safety skills. More ... MEDAL WINNERS— John and Sandy Hood of Agoura Hills bring home bronze medals for square dancing at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. The games are an Olympic-format international sporting event for athletes age 50 and older. More ... Project Holiday Stocking will accept donations from Sat., Nov. 1 to Fri., Dec. 12. The project sends season's greetings in the form of holiday stockings to American troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. More ... The Nature of Wildworks director Mollie Hogan has published "Phoenix the Mountain Lion Gets a Job." Author Rennie Chamberlain based the book on conversations with Hogan, who tells the story of how she started the Nature of Wildworks when circumstances threatened to separate her from Phoenix, a mountain lion cub she'd raised. More ... Community RSS feed |
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