Agoura Hills City Council members will hire an independent consultant to determine whether the public right-of-way on Thousand Oaks Boulevard will make a better location for the proposed cell antenna that was planned for Lindero Canyon Middle School. Council members heard presentations by T-Mobile representatives and opponents to the project on Sept. 23, and continued the public hearing to Oct. […]
2009-10-15
Alternative sites considered for Agoura Hills cellular tower
City wants facility away from middle schoolPlayers remember fallen teammate
TOUCHED— Members of the Conejo Valley Torch softball team hold hands in memory of Jessica Roberts, a 14-year-old high school freshman who died in a Sept. 26 car crash on Mulholland Highway in Calabasas. Jessica was a member of the team which was competing at a tournament in Ventura. At right, some flowers and a softball rest atop first base. […]
Oak Park water rates run higher
Blame placed on dwindling supplyOak Park Water Service customers saw significant increases in their bills this month. The jump reflects an increase in the cost of water purchased from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which provides water to Oak Park via Calleguas Municipal Water District. The higher rates also are required to pay for maintenance and improvements to infrastructure, including construction of the […]
2009 Take Your Acorn on Vacation photo winner!
TREE PEOPLE— Rachel Kraut, Cameron Lloyd, Cooper Coradeschi, Garrett Burns, Andrew Kraut, Cole Coradeschi, Nicholas Lloyd and Connor Burns climb an old oak tree and read their Acorn during a family campout at Lake Lopez in San Luis Opispo County. Their photo won this year’s $100 top prize. For second and third place and honorable mentions, please see page 30.
ALS support group to meet
A support group for individuals with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 at the Westlake Village Library community room, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. The group offers support to those with ALS, their families and friends. Meetings are free. For more information, call Kimberley Daughton at (818) 865-8067, ext. 225.
Surgeon to speak about breast reconstruction Oct. 29
The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura will host a free breast cancer connection seminar titled “Breast Cancer Reconstruction Options” with Jay Granzow, MD, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 at 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. Participants will learn about the different types of breast reconstruction procedures available, and also the pros and cons of each type to help breast cancer […]
Breast cancer awareness programs are scheduled at hospital, mall
Both seminars are freeThe 13th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar, sponsored by Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, will take place on two consecutive Wednesdays, Oct. 21 and 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the hospital, classroom 1, 215 W. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. A light supper will be served. Parking is free in the hospital’s parking structure. •On Oct. 21, the featured speakers […]
RAP session to discuss raising teens
Calabasas High School’s parent advisory program will kick off this year with a panel discussion with Dr. Barbara Greenberg, author of “Teenage as a Second Language: A Parent’s Guide to Becoming Bilingual,” and members of Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station’s Juvenile Intervention Team. The first meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 21 in the school’s library. The adults-only education […]
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