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The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will receive $10.54 million for visitor facility improvements as part of the federal stimulus funding announced last week by Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar. More ... Mother's Day is Sun., May 10, and The Acorn wants your mom to receive the recognition she deserves. In 100 words or less, please write and tell us why your mother is special. Whether it's a poignant memory you have, a small story you'd like to tell or just a few kind words for Mom, your thoughts are important. More ... Agoura Hills has joined the ranks of its hightech neighboring cities with the launch of a mass notification service called "Connect-CTY," an acronym for city. The system allows city officials to use a variety of methods to convey information to residents, said Louis Celaya, assistant to the city manager. More ... Trader Joe's Market is coming to Agoura Hills. The specialty grocery store will be part of the Shops at Oak Creek development next to the the Oak Creek Apartment complex on Canwood Street. More ... Agoura Hills City Clerk Kimberly Rodrigues garnered international recognition recently by being one of the first employees to complete "Master Municipal Clerk" certification from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. More ... Some of Verizon's Oak Park customers say they are less than satisfied with their cellphone service and are complaining about the company's lack of response to the poor coverage in the eastern Ventura County community. Ray Stein said his Verizon service suddenly weakened about five months ago. More ... About 138 customers in Oak Park are going without electrical power from 9 a.m. until about 1 p.m. today, Thurs., April 30. Southern California Edison is replacing equipment on Smoketree Avenue. More ... The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced April 14 that the flow of water to member agencies will be cut 20 percent by July. More ... The Las Virgenes water district has announced a series of community water budget workshops that will explain the water budget program to customers. The following workshops will start at 7:30 p.m. •April 30: Westlake Village City Hall Community Room, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. More ... Agoura High School's auto shop students have been perennial contenders in the National Automotive Technology Competition. This year, the high school won it all. Matt Bezkrovny and Adam Whelan formed Team Lexus and finished first in the April 16 competition in New York, beating teams from throughout the United States and Canada. More ... Las Virgenes Academy homeschoolers Dylan Travers and Hanna Shevin recently completed therapy dog training through Therapy Dogs International. Dylan and Hanna worked with their dogs for several months prior to testing for Therapy Dogs International. More ... The Agoura Hills Department of Community Services will host the 21st annual Trashbusters Day clean up program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., May 2 in conjunction with the Community Expo. Volunteer participants will check in at 9 a.m. More ... Steve Hess, a champion of open space and preservation of the Santa Monica Mountains, said he was surprised to learn that he had been named Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation Citizen of the Year during the organization's annual banquet April 3. More ... The Leo Carrillo Sate Beach Junior Lifeguards in West Malibu will host tryouts for the summer junior lifeguard program from 1 to 5 p.m. Sat., May 2 at Agoura High School pool, 28545 Driver Ave. At the tryouts, students should have a bathing suit and towel and be ready to swim. More ... WENDY PIERRO Acorn Newspapers SERVICE ABOVE SELF— Rotary Club of Calabasas member Bette Hall places Rush plants along the banks of the Las Virgenes Creek on Saturday. Rotary Club members teamed up with Mountains Restoration Trust to plant the bunch grass on Saturday. More than 70,000 Rotarians world wide performed various community services on April 28 to highlight the Rotary motto "Service Above Self." More ... Author Ray Bradbury will sign books and make a presentation on Thurs., May 14 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. He will sign one book per ticketholder beginning at 6:15 p.m. His presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m. More ... Customers of the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District may register for free classes on how to produce a waterwise "Californiafriendly" garden. The four-week garden workshops, which include a complimentary light supper, will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. starting Wed., May 6 at LVMWD Headquarters, 4232 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas. More ... Agoura Hills Dance and Performing Arts Center will present master classes with professional dancer Hilary Rushford on Sun., May 3 at the studio, 5015 Cornell Road, Agoura Hills. From 1:30 to 3 p.m. Rushford will present original choreography of "The Encore" from the Broadway revival of "42nd Street. More ... Many Mansions will honor George and Rosemary Esseff at the organization's 30th anniversary Pearl Gala from 6 to 11 p.m. Sat., May 16 at the Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. The Esseffs have made contributions over the years that have supported affordable housing developments and other philanthropic projects locally and worldwide. More ... About 25 women who contributed to the war effort in World War II will be honored for their work on Sat., May 9 at the Commemorative Air Force Aviation Museum in the Camarillo Airport, Skyway Drive. The public is invited. More ... LAURA STARKS/Special to The Acorn BUDDING BRAINIACS—Students from Sumac Elementary School display a few of the science projects they completed for the school's inaugural Sumac Science Fair on April 1. More than 150 projects were entered into the fair which was organized by student teachers Jessica Blau, left, and Brittany Kim. Students presented the completed projects to their peers during the event. More ... Oak Park High School junior BreeLayne Ring was awarded a certificate of merit from the governor of the Lions Club, William Dunlevy, for her annual "Gift of Sight" project. This year BreeLayne collected more than 2,000 glasses throughout the local communities. More ... GARDEN GIRLS— Kolbe's Corner Preschool students Alexis Luker, 3, left, and Audrey Kim, 4, fill in the dirt around a newly planted white birth tree at the Westlake Village Inn on April 24 in Westlake Village. The young students were learning gardening basics along with their classmates. Kolbe's Corner is part of St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church in Oak Park. JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers More ... IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers CROWD PLEASER—Calabasas High School student Kyle Doldik, 17, competes in the National High School Skateboard Association's Futures AM Series, presented by Sneaux, at Skatelab in Simi Valley on Saturday. Twenty teams from Region 1, representing more than 20 high schools from Los Angeles and Ventura counties, competed in the first event of the competition. More ... Mail carriers will help bolster food pantries throughout the nation by collecting nonperishable goods from postal customers during the Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive on May 9. The annual event is the largest one-day food drive in the country, said retired mail carrier Sandy Gaunce. More ... CLOSE CALL—Steve White of Dream Team II, left, strikes a pose while goofing around with Lade Majic of the Harlem Ambassadors at the Friends of Oak Park Schools and Dole Slam 'n Jam II on April 26. The Dream Team II, made up of Oak Park Unified School District parents, faculty and alumni, played a basketball game against the Harlem Ambassadors. Funds from the event will benefit Friends of Oak Park Schools Education Foundation. WENDY PIERRO Acorn Newspapers More ... The Conejo Valley Moms will host a May Park Day at 3:30 p.m. Tues., May 5 at Old Meadows Park, 1600 Marview Drive, Thousand Oaks. The theme for the day will be "Fiesta for Cinco de Mayo." The event will include a cactus ring toss, bean bag sombrero toss and a piñata. More ... Community RSS feed |
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