HELPING HANDS— Pat McDade, left, and Edwin Velarde from the Rotary Club of Westlake Village thank Dave Warner of Warner Pacific Insurance for his donation of $10,000. The club recently hosted a Community Street Festival and 5K/10K Charity Run, and during a "Day of Giving" at North Ranch Country Club, the proceeds from the event were donated to 17 local charities and nonprofit organizations. More...

When Nancy Chavis first got involved with the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, she assumed she would be volunteering for an organization that makes life better for people with cancer and their families. She had no idea she would also be a participant. More...

THURS., MAY 14 Excursion To Hollywood Museum Sponsored by Calabasas Historical Society. Meet for car pools 9 a.m. at McDonald's near Avenue San Luis and Mulholland Drive, Calabasas, or go to museum 10 a.m., 1660 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. Unguided tour $12. No-host lunch at Mel's Diner. RSVP requested. More...

Kasower Properties purchased a twostory office building in the Calabasas Commerce Center for $7 million from Arden Realty. The 36,660-square-foot office is at 26010 Mureau Road, just off the 101 Freeway near Las Virgenes Road. More...

BORN TEACHERS—Born Learners School owner/director Bea Elliott, left, recognizes Deidre Hayward of Westlake Village, also known as Ms. Dee, for her 24 years as the school's kindergarten teacher. Any alumni who would like to send wishes to Ms. Dee may send an email to bornlearners@sbcglobal.net. Also visit www.bornlearnersschool.com. More...

Westlake High head baseball coach Zach Miller takes a common-sense approach to filling out his lineup card. Miller puts his most productive hitters at the top of the order, and he encourages them to do what they do best—get on, get over and get in. More...

VALLEY GIRL—Lily, a 1year-old female chocolate point Himalayan cat, was surrendered by her owner. Lily can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Lily home, ask for ID No.3965907. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http:// animalcare.lacounty.gov/. JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers More...

Agoura Hills A person working at a business in the 30600 block of Thousand Oaks Boulevard reported being the victim of check fraud, April 17. The loss was $3,900. Calabasas Vandals damaged a yard in the 22400 block of Cairnlock Street, but the amount of loss was not reporter. More...

For two weeks in May the sanctuary of the Woodland Hills Community Church has been transformed into the streets of Paris in the early 19th century as the Youth Musical Theatre, an outreach program of the church, mounts Victor Hugo's classic tragedy, "Les Miserables. More...

CHILD'S POSE—Teresa Anne Power will appear with her new awardwinning children's book, "The ABCs of Yoga for Kids," at the Calabasas Library on May 17. Calabasas resident Brookes Nohlgren is the book's editor and producer. More...

CLASSIC ACT—The Stage Manager (Russell Carter) presides over the wedding of George (Tirosh Schneider) and Emily (Maggie Wilson) in a rehearsal of the Oak Park High School's production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prizewinning play "Our Town." The show will run 7 p.m. Thurs. to Sat., May 14 to 16 with a matinee at 2 p.m. May 16. More...

I read the Sophia Fischer article in the May 7 Acorn, and anyone who thinks this cancer phenomenon in Oak Park is new really needs to research a little further. This has been going on for years. My husband is just one of dozens of children who had childhood cancers who grew up in Oak Park. He is one of the lucky ones who are still alive. More...

Oak Park residents have a right to be nervous following two recent articles in The Acorn about the community's multiple cancer cases and their possible link to the toxins from Rocketdyne. More...