The Marmonte League baseball schedule reached its midway point last week, so, like I’ve done in past seasons, now seems like the appropriate time to name a first-half All-Star squad. Here are the players who’ve made the greatest impact for their respective teams thus far: First base: Dewey Grattan, Moorpark Through his team’s first 19 games, Grattan led the resurgent […]
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Oak Park boys’ volleyball team digs deep to beat Oaks Christian
They battled back and forth the whole night long, but in the end it was the Eagles who sat on the precipice of school history. In the latest installment of the Conejo Valley’s most hotly contested boys’ volleyball rivalry, the Oak Park High Eagles defeated the Oaks Christian Lions at home Tuesday night in five grueling games (25-22, 21-25, 25-20, […]
Sheriff’s Blotter
Agoura Hills A thief stole $3,500 worth of goods, including golf clubs and a navigation system, from a vehicle parked in the 30200 block of Agoura Road April 6. A vandal shattered the glass door of an office in the 5300 block of Reyes Adobe Road April 6. The loss was $500. Someone caused $1,200 in damages to a vehicle […]
Dog owner warns about poisonous pesticides
Critter TailsTwo weeks ago, our family suffered a tragedy with the loss of our beloved dog, Jake. It was a warm Sunday afternoon, the first one of the season. We had a few hours for gardening and proceeded to fertilize the roses. First went the bone meal, then the fertilizer pellets, then the mulch on top. We didn’t see Jake, who […]
Audiobooks are family entertainment
Gathering everyone for quality family entertainment can be as important as sitting down to dinner together. In today’s fast-paced world of hundreds of television channels, millions of web sites and iPods in every child’s backpack, sometimes it seems that entertainment is becoming a solitary experience that each family member enjoys alone. One innovative form of family entertainment that is becoming […]
ASPCA reminds that April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Many generations of animals have lived safer, happier lives because of the founding of one important organization. In 1866, Henry Bergh responded to the animal cruelty of his time by establishing what was the first humane organization in North America, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Today, the ASPCA continues to keep Bergh’s dream alive. As […]
Four for the Month
It was Maya Angelou who once said: “When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.” With that in mind, we offer […]