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Allison Sprague, Tara Tyrell, Wayne and Janet Gretzky and Russ McFaden were among the donors present at the dedication of Oaks Christian High School's new baseball stadium complex earlier this month. More ... Countrywide Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is getting a new name. And that new name—Bank of America Performing Arts Center—will be visible from the 101 Freeway on a sign scheduled to go up by the end of April. More ... ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE—James Bozajian, a Calabasas City Council member, looks over the saplings available for planting at the April 4 Earth Day fair on the banks of Las Virgenes Creek near Agoura Road in Calabasas. The event was staged next to a 400-foot section of the creek where on old concrete-lined flood channel was dug up and replaced with native riparian foliage. At the event, green products were put on display along with information about how to increase environmental awareness. Earth Day has its roots in 19th century Nebraska where settlers became aware of the need to populate the barren plains with more trees. IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers More ... When Gary Klein was in college, he had a professor who encouraged his students to participate in community service. It is how Klein, who was a student at California State University Northridge studying urban planning, de veloped his commitment to volunteerism. More ... February sales of Conejo Valley single-family homes totaled 65. This compares to 52 sold in January and 65 a year ago, according to Connie Reed, president of the Conejo Valley Association of Realtors. The median sales price for single-family homes in February was $519,737. In the same month of 2008 it was $676,723. More ... Calabasas and Agoura Hills were reminded of the local water crisis when Jeff Reinhardt, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) customer service and public affairs manager, gave recent presentations to each city and discussed the impact of the drought. More ... Residents of the Conejo and San Fernando Valleys will soon need to change how they make their local phone calls. Beginning April 18, all calls within the 818 area code area will require 11-digit dialing. Callers will need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number, even if they're calling another 818 phone. More ... Laurel Ford will retire in June after serving the Oak Park Unified School District for nearly two decades. Ford spent 17 years as principal at Medea Creek Middle School before her promotion in 2007 to director of teaching and learning for the Oak Park district. More ... Davey Johnstone, the lead guitarist in Elton John's band for 35 years, will join other seasoned professionals and a bevy of youth musicians at The Canyon club on April 26 for a concert to benefit Lupin Hill Elementary School. More ... It's not easy for Lou Schotland to talk about his life during the 1940's. Still, the 87-year-old Agoura Hills resident spoke recently to students at Oak Park High School about his experiences during the Holocaust. More ... The 10th annual Topanga Earth Day Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to sunset. Sat. and Sun., April 18 and 19 at Topanga Community House Fair Grounds, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, California, 90290. More ... The Westlake Village Republican Women Federated will host a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tues., April 21 in Mediterraneo Room at the Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The guest speaker will be writer and director Cyrus Nowrasteh. He will discuss his miniseries "The Path to 9/11," which aired on ABC in 2006. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers LUSH LANDSCAPE—Eliana and Nick Lagattuta relax in the beautiful retreat they created on their La Cresta Drive property in Thousand Oaks. The pool is surrounded by a pillared trellis covered with flowering trumpet vines. This home and four others are featured in the Westlake Village Garden Club 36th annual Garden and Patio Tour, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., April 26. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets, call Eileen Leonard at (818) 597-1255. More ... IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers HOME SWEET HOME—Many Mansions board member Kevin Kozal of Calabasas chats with fellow board member Chris Soltow and his wife Kitty following the 2009 State of Many Mansions Address at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on March 31. At the event, Many Mansions president Rick Schroeder presented details of the organization's activities and plans for future expansion. The address preceeds the organization's upcoming 30th anniversary celebration on Sat., May 16. For more information, see www.manymansions.org. More ... The Agoura Hills Library announces its upcoming events. All programs will be at the library, 29901 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills. For more information, call (818) 889-2278. •Children's storytimes will be presented through June 17. Preschool time for children ages 3 to 5 is 11 a.m. Tuesdays. More ... The California Stars Soccer Club is looking for club and recreational soccer coaches and managers to lead new forming teams for boys and girls in the under 9 through under 19 age groups. The club provides resources and support necessary to compete at the club level. More ... BELTING IT OUT—Ashley Marks, a 2008 graduate of Calabasas High School, performs at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York City. She was part of a live audience show directed by composer and lyricist Georgia Stitt. Marks lives in Los Angeles and hopes to study music at Boston University. More ... A fourweek docent training program will begin at the Malibu Lagoon Museum/ Adamson House on Mon., April 27. Trainees will learn about Malibu's history and the historic Spanish Colonial Revival house built in the 1920s. More ... The Acorn invites community members to submit brief blurbs for free inclusion in our weekly Datebook calendar. Datebook is devoted to announcements of local events that are offered free of charge to the public or require a minimal fee; exceptions are made. More ... TYING THE KNOT—Judy Santos of Oak Park is engaged to Michael Karsting. They will be married March 27, 2010. More ... NP The Conejo Valley Home Remodeling and Green Building Show will take place Sat. and Sun., April 25 to 26 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. More ... Leonis Adobe Museum will host speaker Art Langton as part of its 2009 lecture series from 1 to 3 p.m. Sat., April 18 at the museum, 23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Langton is the former president of the San Fernando Audubon Society and is the leader of the Annual Valley Bird Count. More ... RUN AND FUN—Top, runners head down Agoura Road April 5 at the start of the 10K portion of the Westlake 5K/ 10K Charity Run. Above, Newbury Park resident Karen Randall shops for a hat in one of the many vendor tents att hefestival,whichincludedlivemusicand performances, food, vendors, craft displays and games. Of 174 runners who finished the 5K, Edmond Roche (19:22) finished first in men's and Katrina Kuratli (25:27) was first in women's. Of the 127 runners who completed the 10K, Howard Jacobs (36:11) came in first in men's and Christina Lightfoot (43:22) was first in women's. Event proceeds will be donated to local charities and organizations More ... HONORED—Barry Rudin, back row right, an Agoura Youth Basketball coach, is honored at the Staples Center during a Clippers game on March 18. Rudin received an award from the Clippers and his own basketball team for his charitable work with inner-city youth and long-time sponsorship of the Clippers. Rudin arranges for youths to attend games and meet their NBA heroes in person. He also organizes clinics between professionals and his young players. More ... QUACKERS UNITE—A mother duck and her eight newlyhatched ducklings enjoy a swim March 30 in the Washkewicz family pool in Westlake Village. Yoko Washkewicz submitted this shot at the urging of her 9-year-old daughter, who wanted to see the new feathered family featured in The Acorn. More ... A recent landscaping workshop at Oak Park Community Center included nursery and landscape exhibits and a presentation by Owen Dell, a landscape architect and author of "Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies." "You can make a better world just by working in your garden," Dell said. "This is a revolution that starts in your own backyard. More ... Community RSS feed |
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