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Jan Iceland will serve as president of the Oak Park Unified School District Board of Education for 2009 after being named to the post by fellow board members at their annual reorganization meeting earlier this month. Iceland takes over from Cindy Vinson. The board selected Mary Rees as the vice president. More ... In last week's story about the Agoura Hills rehabilitation home, Pete Petersons did not say that Charles Knupp had only been sober for three months. What Petersons said is that people who choose to stay in a residential rehab house must first be sober or drug-free for three months. More ... NEW OFFICE— Five-time Agoura Hills mayor Fran Pavley, second from right, visits UCLA's graduate school of Government and Community Relations Dec. 7 to take the oath of office for the 23rd California Senate District. In attendance, from left, were businessman Jerry Wolf and former Agoura Hills mayors Ed Corridori, Jeff Reinhardt, Jack Koenig and Joan Yacovone. More ... POINSETTIA PLAYERS— Stan and Marilyn Sutton, left, and Pat and Harry Croner, right, flank Harry Selvin after the Harry Selvin Orchestra performed at the 21st Poinsettia Ball benefitting the New West Symphony at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Westlake Village on Dec. 11. More ... Cellular Blowout, an Internetbased discount cell phone and accessory company in Agoura Hills is leaving a trail of angry customers from coast to coast. Disgruntledcustomers say when they order phones or other products online, their credit card is immediately charged whether the company has the product in stock or not. More ... SACRAMENTO MENTOR —State Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica), named outstanding freshman legislator by the California School Boards Association, shows off artwork submitted by Catherine Shi of Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park. More ... Janna Orkney was elected chair of the Triunfo Sanitation District at the agency's Dec. 15 meeting. Orkney takes over from longtime board member and previous chair Ron Stark, who lost his reelection bid to Mike Paule in November. More ... The appointment of Calabasas resident Alex Soteras to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board appears to have been a short lived one. Although Soteras says he is still a member of the nine-member panel, the governor's office is saying he's been out since November. More ... Las Virgenes Municipal Water District has announced a temporary increase in its rebate program for customers who purchase qualifying high-efficiency clothes washers. The new rebate is $300. The previous rebate was $100. "This is a limited-time program funded by a water-conservation grant," said Dr. Randal Orton, resource conservation manager for the district. More ... The board of directors of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District has honored Ginger Bistrow, a fourth-grade teacher at Sumac Elementary School in Agoura Hills, as its December Citizen of the Month. Bistrow was recognized for her commitment to water conservation as part of the education she shares with her students. More ... The Consumer and Environmental Protection Unit of the Ventura County District Attorney's office has settled a civil action against Lowe's and Home Depot regarding their water heater installation services. More ... Calabasas resident Karen Malatesta has been training to take over the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation executive director post that Fran Brough has held for the past 13 years. By all accounts, Malatestsa is ready for the challenge of running the regional think tank. More ... •Air Force Airman Joshua Camarena has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is a 2008 graduate of Agoura High School and the son of Susan Camarena of Agoura Hills and Ricardo Camarena of Newbury Park. More ... SPECIAL DELIVERIES— Jennifer Gilbert, daughter Kinsley, 1, and fellow volunteer Brenda Hagen, unload gift baskets onto the curb to await delivery to Meals on Wheels partricipants at the Oak Park Community Center recently. More ... The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services is seeking a qualified individual to conduct the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village/Las Virgenes Community Concert Band and Jazz Band. For information, call (818) 597-7361 or visit the Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills. More ... GATHERING THE GOODS- From left, Patrick Feely, toy industry foundation board member; Ritchie Geisel, president and CEO of Bienvenidos; and president and CEO of My Stuff Bags Foundation Janeen Holmes load a van with more than 2,000 duffels in Westlake Village. My Stuff Bags Foundation donates bags to children in crisis shelters and foster care homes. More ... BETTER BAGS— Old Agoura resident Ev Rosen, center, is surrounded by San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Troop 995 members during a reusable bag distribution at Ralphs in Agoura Hills last week. From left: Elena England, Peyton Moreau, Holly Schwake, far right, and Daisy Troop 735 member Christina Schwake, second from right. More ... Community RSS feed |
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