SHOWCASE— Visitors descend a second-floor staircase in the Agoura Hills home of Elly and John Schneider during the 18th annual Wellness Community Holiday Home Tour last Sunday.
2009-12-10
Bad kid, bad parenting
My wife and I were at the park with our 6-year-old son and saw a little boy wash his friend’s face with a mouthful of juice. Bad kid, bad parenting. While at the mall, a little girl was screaming at her parents like she was challenging them to a death match—and winning. Bad kid, bad parenting. Our boy has been […]
A birthday party at the Community Center
THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION— Right, Chandra Gero dances with friend and Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center charter member Donna McKee (wearing scarf) during the facility’s 10th anniversary celebration last weekend. The building on Malibu Hills Road in Calabasas opened on Dec. 11, 1999 and has a membership today that has grown to 1,400. The Community Center is run by a joint […]
Oak Park water rates become open spigot
A near 50 percent hike this year aloneThis January Oak Park Water Service customers will pay an additional 22 percent for water. That’s on top of a 27 percent increase imposed in September. Water officials are defending the repeated rate hikes and say they will help finance the new $8 million Oak Park water tank that will begin work in the spring, build Oak Park Water’s reserves […]
High school pools won’t be closing
But jobs still lostThe Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education approved sweeping budget cuts at its Dec. 8 meeting, but decided against closing the aquatics programs at Calabasas and Agoura high schools. Counselors at all levels of school will be affected. Elementary school counselors will be eliminated and middle and high school counselors will be pared to bare bones services. High […]
Update on vaccine eligibility
In an updated listing, the Ventura County Public Health Department announced the following groups of people as eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine. •Children and young adults from ages 6 months to 24 years. •Caretakers and household contacts of infants less than 6 months old. •People age 25 through 64 who have high-risk medical conditions such as lung disease including […]
Free nurse consultations
Residents of the Conejo Valley and surrounding communities can access free health information from registered nurses anytime day or night through Consult-ANurse, available through Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. The service offers one-on-one answers to healthcare questions, physician referral information and event registration by calling (877) 888-5746. The nurses do not diagnose symptoms but help callers find the correct […]
Free foot baths at skin care shop
Spa services also availableFour years ago, Kristine Marcey opened KM Skin & Body Solutions in Westlake Village at The Landing on the lake. Marcey wanted to create a space where everyone who walked through her door would feel special and cared for. She personally greets her clients and treats them as though they are long-lost friends. All clients are offered signature spa water […]
Sign up for track
United Track Club will host its annual registration day from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., Dec. 12 in front of Vons on Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Registration is $155 for the first child and includes a club uniform, T-shirt, track bag and end-of-season photo trophy and yearbook. Siblings are $145. All returning track athletes receive first opportunity to registers. If […]