MADD encourages you to report parents who drive drunk with their kids Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) wants to remind the public that those who drive drunk are not only making roadways more dangerous, they are endangering the lives of children. From 1997 to 2002, more than 1,500 children died in crashes while riding with a drinking driver and 68 […]
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Orientation for Interface volunteers scheduled
Interface Children Family Services is having an orientation on Thurs., June 24, at 1305 Del Norte Road in Camarillo. The session beginning at 2:30 p.m. will introduce perspective volunteers to the challenging opportunities available at Interface, such as outreach crisis counseling intervention to runaway and troubled youth and their families, battered women and their children, youth mentors, mediation services and […]
Seminar series to focus on children’s issues
Thousand Oaks attorney Diedre Wachbrit will speak from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., June 19 at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Dr., as part of the PAUSE4Kids Speaker Series. Wachbrit, a special needs trust and estate planning attorney, Stanford law graduate and member of the PAUSE4Kids board of directors, will discuss "Special Needs Trusts: Pitfalls and Opportunities" […]
It’s time for vacation
Bible schoolThe United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. in Westlake Village, will host a Vacation Bible School for children 4 to 12 years of age. "Hero Quest" is the theme of the Bible school which will be conducted from 9 to 11:45 a.m., June 21 through June 25. The cost is $25 per child. For more information […]
Local youth called to the Torah
The following youth will or have been called to the Torah at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks: Agoura Hills: Rachel Friedman, daughter of Laurie and Lester Friedman, was to have celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on June 5. She’s a seventh-grader at Lindero Canyon Middle School. Oak Park: Alexis Pomush, daughter of Bonnie and Steve Pomush, will celebrate her Bat […]
Chabad celebrates 25 years
By Lori Porter porter@theacorn.com When Chabad of the Conejo opened its first local outreach center, an 800-square-foot office in Westlake Village, little did the leaders know that the synagogue would eventually serve 5,000 Jewish residents in the Conejo Valley and Las Virgenes valleys. On June 15, Chabad of the Conejo will celebrate 25 years of serving not only the Jewish […]
Agoura
Agoura Radio communications equipment valued at $1,860 was stolen in the 5800 block of Chesebro Road sometime around 10 a.m. March 24. The incident was only recently reported. Agoura Hills A vehicle windshield had $500 damage after someone threw a rock on Driver Avenue, west of Conejo View Drive at 6:10 p.m. May 24. Several juveniles were seen on a […]
Sports Junkie
Story of the WeekStory of the Week There have been some classic comments by sports figures down through the years. Yogi Berra is given credit for coming up with the best ones. But there are some brilliant "non-Yogis," and I thought you’d like to read some that maybe you’ve never seen. Because my column is "G" rated, there were some I couldn’t print […]
Former major leaguer shares inspiration, hope at Wellness Community event
By Kyle Jorrey Acorn Sports Writer In the mid-1980s, southpaw Dave Dravecky was one of major league baseball’s most promising arms. Pitching first for the San Diego Padres and then the San Francisco Giants, Dravecky amassed a record of 64-57, including a two-hit shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals in game two of the 1987 National League Championship Series. Then […]