Thanks to his many Westlake and Moorpark friends, local music educator Mike Gangemi recently has received the biggest gift of his life-his health. A popular band teacher at Westlake High School, Moorpark High School and Colina Middle School in Thousand Oaks, Gangemi underwent gastric bypass surgery on Sept. 8 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Morbidly obese, the […]
2006-10-19
2006 campus violence
Aug. 24-Aman shot two teachers, killing one and wounding another at Essex Elementary School in Vermont. Sept. 13-A 25-year-old man killed an 18-year-old woman and wounded more than a dozen students and faculty members before killing himself at a college in Montreal. Sept. 26-In Bailey, Colo., a man held six students hostage at Platte Canyon High School. He shot himself […]
Beauty, health information to be shared at Westlake Village expo
The inaugural Health and Wellness Expo, “The Beauty Through Wellness Expo,” is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Oct. 22 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Westlake Village. The event includes vendors providing many health services from ancient herbal medicine to state-of-the-art technology. Exhibitors will feature antiaging agents, weight management, detoxification, chiropractic, Pilates, yoga, nutrition, cancer treatment, acupuncture, […]
Seminar for employers
Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce member Lou Klein of Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh will present a seminar on “Wage and Hour Issues Facing Employers Today,” at 8:30 a.m. Thurs., Nov. 9 at Sherwood Country Club. RSVP to lbirch@jdtplaw.com or call (949) 851-7489 by Nov. 1.
Parlier joins Weiser Litho
Paula Weiser, owner of Weiser Litho Inc., announced the recent addition of Merilee Parlier to the staff. Parlier will be managing the projects of many of the firm’s key clients. Parlier has experience in customer service, communications and marketing, and a degree in business administration and management. Parlier was formerly with the Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce. Weiser […]
Community West Bank opens in Westlake
Community West Bank announced the opening of an office in Westlake Village, the fifth branch in Ventura County. The bank’s current locations are in Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Ventura. The Westlake branch at 951 Westlake Boulevard represents the bank’s debut into east Ventura County. The full-service branch provides a broad range of business banking products including business loans, […]