American Girl Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 at The Lakes in Thousand Oaks. The family friendly event, co-hosted by Pardee Homes and American Girl, will feature the Kit’s Home on Abbott Place playhouse, part of the Project Playhouse HomeAid fundraiser. Madison Davenport, who played Ruthie in “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl,” will make […]
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Boy among top young U.S. chess players
Dennis Neymit, 14, a ninthgrader at Agoura High School, has been playing competitive chess for the last three years. Despite playing relatively late, as many children he competes against have been playing since they were 5 and 6 years old, Dennis is in the top 100 youths in the country by chess rating for his age and is in the […]
Oak Park family appeals for support
VisionWalk raises awareness for eye diseaseThe Wolinksy family of Oak Park hopes the community will once again support them when they walk in the second annual VisionWalk at 9 a.m. Sun., Oct. 26 at the UCLA campus. Last year, Marsha and Fred, along with their children Matthew and Jessie, walked the 5K course with friends and family, raising money to help find a cure for […]
Student celebrates Chinese Moon Festival
Three families from Viewpoint School in Westlake Village hosted a party to celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival and welcome Sara Qianrong Sun, an exchange student from China. Observed when the moon is closest to the earth, the Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar. It is a time when families gather together, watch the […]
Agoura Hills’ new town center builds momentum
Neighborhood FocusThe Agoura Hills Planning Commission last week adopted the Agoura Village Specific Plan and also approved an updated environmental impact report for the commercial and residential development on Agoura Road. Senior Planner Allison Cook said the Agoura Village plan is a document that provides a framework for developers who want to build in the 135-acre zone south of the 101 […]
Women’s book study program slated
Church in the Canyon will sponsor a study for women on the book “The Organic God” by Margaret Feinberg from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays beginning Oct. 3 at the church, 4235 Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas. The community is invited. In the book and DVD study, Feinberg said, “In our everchanging world, simplicity is a craving. What if we […]
Youth group recognized
At their dances, retreats and weekly lounge nights, the members of Temple Aliyah’s youth group appear to be happy teens simply having a good time. But there’s a lot more going on among the young people who make up the United Synagogue Youth chapter at the Woodland Hills congregation. The group was recently recognized by its umbrella organization for the […]
Driver pleads not guilty in death of woman jogger
Nicholas LaGrotta, 23, pleaded not guilty to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury, and driving with 0.08 percent blood alcohol level and causing injury in connection with the death of a woman jogger last month in Thousand Oaks. During his Ventura County Superior Court arraignment, LaGrotta also denied two enhancement charges that would add three years […]
Sheriff’s Blotter
Agoura Hills Vandals shattered two windows worth $750 at a school in the 29000 block of Laro Drive between Sept 8 and Sept. 9. A burglar stole a $300 satellite receiver and caused $250 in damages to a vehicle parked in the 29200 block of Fountainwood Street Sept 8. Someone in the 5000 block of Chesebro Road reported Sept 7 […]
A new home for lost puppy
Critter TailThe emaciated puppy sat shivering and whimpering on the sidewalk of a busy a section of town. Traffic roared past, brakes screeched and horns blared. My daughter, Denise, a fourth-grade teacher, was driving to work and saw the helpless animal. She knew that if she didn’t immediately carry the puppy into her car, it would certainly be killed in traffic. […]