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IN LINE—Left, Boy Scout Troop 752 leads the city parade at Lakeview Canyon Road on July 4, Westlake Village's 40th annual Independence Day parade. Right, the holiday festivities continue with Foxfield Riding School equestriennes Hannah Goodman, 15; Claire Follmer, 11; and Caitlin Hart, 13, performing a routine at Berniece Bennett Park. The day began with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Westlake Village Rotary Club. JANNHENDRY/Acorn Newspapers More ... Sally Schneider, a longtime Agoura Hills city employee who more than 25 years ago was instrumental in transforming this rural Los Angeles County outpost into a strong, vibrant municipality, announced her retirement. More ... Two experts on cell tower radio frequency emissions will speak at the July 14 Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education meeting. More ... Oak Park High School graduate Marc Clebanoff is carving a successful niche in independent moviemaking. His latest film, "Break," starring the late David Carradine, comes out on DVD on July 14. Clebanoff, 29, wrote, directed and produced the noir thriller. More ... The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services announces these upcoming events. Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place at the Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd. For more information or to register, call (818) 597-7361. More ... Las Virgenes Unified School District celebrated the retirement of 33 employees in May, including several administrators and teachers who have been with the district for more than 30 years. Dan Stepenosky, LVUSD superintendent of personnel, asked the retirees to share their favorite memories during a farewell event at the district office. More ... Carole W. Nussbaum, president and CEO of the Thousand Oaks-based Cabrillo Music Theatre, recently announced the launch of Cabrillo's animal rescue program in conjunction with the theater's upcoming production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers TRADITION— Scoutmaster Lee Mackayof Boy Scout Troop 752, center, and Scouts Jasyn and Jordan Russo burn a retired Westlake Village American flag during a ceremony in Berniece Bennett Park in Westlake Village on the Fourth of July. More ... The 17th annual Ventura County Stand Down, which assists veterans in breaking out of the cycle of homelessness, will take place Fri. to Sun., July 24 to 26 at the California Army National Guard Armory in Ventura. Veterans in Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Los Angeles counties will participate. More ... Parents with children who can't stop climbing trees, couches, trellises—you name it—may want to take a page from the parenting book of Calabasas residents Shannon and Dan Smith. More ... SOPHIA FISCHER/Acorn Newspapers WELL DONE—Conejo Chinese Cultural Association presenters Lei Tsu, left, and Carol Woo, right, flank Oak Park High School senior scholarship winners Maize Wang, Shirley Young, Jesse Chen, Carl Chen, Tiffany Wang and Alice Wang. The students each earned a $300 scholarship for volunteering with the Cultural Association's weekly Saturday Chinese School that meets at Thousand Oaks High School. Those interested in registering for the Saturday Chinese School can stop by the office after school starts on Aug. 29. More ... Ten volunteers who have donated their time and talents to bettering the lives of thousands in Ventura County have been honored with the new Ventura County Community Foundation's President's Award, which was presented at the foundation's biannual volunteer reception in June at the Commemorative Air Force WWII Aviation Museum in Camarillo. More ... FIVE RING CIRCUS—Campers at the Triunfo YMCA day camp at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills participate in relay races and other games while learning about healthy habits and sportsmanship during Olympic Week. Two-time Olympic medalist and water polo player Natalie Golda visited the camp to share tales of her experiences as an athlete. For more information about the camp, call the Triunfo YMCA at (818) 879-9665 or go to www.triunfoymca.org/Triunfo. More ... Registration is open for the U.S. Youth Volleyball League's fall season. The eight-week league will begin in September at Chaparral Elementary School in Calabasas. This is an instructional league for boys and girls ages 7 to 15. The league's motto is "Every child plays." Participants learn how to play volleyball, sportsmanship, cooperation and teamwork. More ... The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will conduct a DUI/driver's license checkpoint on July 10 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Calabasas. Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/ or drugs will be arrested. More ... Pirates will invade Ventura Harbor Village on Sat. and Sun., July 18 and 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. for the fourth annual Pirate Days featuring professional pirate live-action shows, piratethemed activities, pirate look-alikes, children's treasure hunts and visitor participation. More ... SMILES—Pat Wilka is flanked by her staff at The Enriching Hour Preschool in Westlake Village as friends, classmates, teachers and families reunite recently to celebrate 20 years of providing care and education to the children in the community. Back row, from left: Kristin Graves, Monique Kleinfinger, Jill Ashley, Kerin Kelly, Karen Cohen, Kay Waldeen, Paige Draper and Jan Fraker. Front: Sandhya Kotipalli, Wilka, Marcy Jolivet and Lillian Dunwell. More ... WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers TRAILBLAZERS—Westlake Village resident Andy Bouman, left, and Chris Sale of Oak Park hit the bike paths at Cheeseboro Canyon on their way home from work June 30. The two teach summer school classes through the Las Virgenes Unified School District and make a 22-mile round trip each day on their mountain bikes. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HOT CAKES—Matt Ferrin, a member of Boy Scout Troop 6752 and a Westlake High School senior, serves pancakes to Dennis Harding of Thousand Oaks during the Westlake Village Rotary Club's pancake breakfast on the Fourth of July. The good cookin' was at Berniece Bennett Park. More ... SWIMMING POOL FLAP—A neighbor doing research on wildlife told Agoura Hills residenJeri Cohen that placing a brightly colored object in the water, such as the above rectangulafloat, discourages mother ducks from bringing their babies into a swimming pool. Cohen decided to give it a try, but instead of keeping the ducks out of the water, the toy seemed to invite them in for a swim. "Now we can only wait until they are big enough to fly and hope that they find a more appropriate watering hole," Cohen said. More ... •Army Pvt. Ivan J. Skinner has graduated from the Direct Fire Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son of Bryan and Kelli Skinner of Agoura and a 2002 graduate of Agoura High School. More ... The Blue Thong Society, a women's charity group, will host a Ventura County regional event from 4 to 11 p.m. Sat., July 18 at Aloha Steak Camarillo, 5800 Santa Rosa Road, Camarillo. A meet-and-greet party will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Participants may meet the society's founders and hear the latest news from the national office. More ... Community RSS feed |
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