DAR announces winners of annual education contests
Feb. 4 gala will take place in Agoura Hills
      The Conejo Valley Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has announced the winners of the annual education contests. An awards gala is scheduled for 7 p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Agoura Hills. Each winner will receive a monetary ...
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Midwest summer arts camp now accepting applications
      Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan is accepting applications for its summer program for students in grades three to 12. The suggested application date is Feb. 1, but students are accepted until programs are full. Scholarships and financial aid are available, but preference is given to...
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Giving nature a helping hand
     A TREE GROWS IN MALIBU- Steve Cohen and his son Jordan, 8, of Agoura Hills, plant a tree native to the Santa Monica Mountains as part of Jewish Arbor Day recently. Congregants from Temple Adat Elohim gathered at Paramount Ranch in Malibu to weed non-native plants and restore natural trees and shrubb...
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La Reina High to hold parent education night
      The Guidance Department at La Reina High School will offer a Junior High Parent Education Night 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 30 in La Reina's cafeteria, 106 W. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks.
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Assembly addresses middle school issues
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
      Hormones, changing bodies, depression, peer pressure and selfesteem were among the topics addressed during a performance for eighth-grade students and their parents at Medea Creek Middle School. The Jan.
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We go together
     WEDDING BELLS HEARD- Kristy Jacobsen, daughter of Randy and Linda Jacobsen of Agoura Hills, is engaged to Matthew Kaufman of Las Vegas, Nev. The couple will be married at the Wood Ranch Golf Club in August.
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Jewish Academy to present family seminars
      The Conejo Jewish Academy will offer a two-part workshop on "Overcoming Conflict in the Home" at 8 p.m. on two consecutive Thursdays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, at the Chabad Center, 2524 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village.
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Dr. King Had the Answer: Stick With Love
      Hate is a toxic energy that can wear many different masks, but behind them all dwells the same thing: fear. Have you ever carried the burden of hate? I have, and I know how hard it is to let it go, especially when it seems to be "justified" because of someone else's act of cruelty, th...
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