2012-12-13
NBA champion launches teen program at community center
Mitch Richmond and his wife, Juli, see the bullying and teen suicide that goes on in today’s world and want to do something about it. Richmond, a former NBA and Olympic basketball star, launched the Rock Life—Redefining Strong Foundation to help vulnerable kids safeguard themselves during their difficult teenage years. Richmond’s nickname is “Rock.” The Richmonds, who live in Calabasas […]
City honors young environmentalists
Americans use 5 million tons of aluminum each year. Of that, only half is recycled, and the remainder takes up valuable space in landfills, said Khai Berry, a seventh-grader at A.E. Wright Middle School who was speaking at a meeting of the Calabasas Environmental Commission last week. Berry is one of 14 young artists whose drawings are featured in the […]
Visitor Center hosts inaugural holiday sale in Newbury Park
Western National Parks Association, a nonprofit education partner of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, will host its inaugural holiday sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 15 at King Gillette Ranch, 26876 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. Nearly all items in the visitor center will be marked down by 15 percent. A percentage of the sales are donated back […]
Art guild hosts painter
The Westlake Village Art Guild’s dinner meeting will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tues., Jan. 8 at Los Robles Greens West Ballroom, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by a watercolor demonstration with award-winning artist Frank Eber at 7 p.m. Eber is a plein air painter […]
O Little Town comes alive in Westlake
HOLY NIGHT—Right, Newbury Park resident Sara Habib and her son, Christian, portray villagers during the 16th annual Bethlehem Experience at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Westlake Village last Saturday. Below, Robin Smilie leads Caleb the camel. The church parking lot was turned into a recreation of the ancient city of Bethlehem on the night of Christ’s birth.
Book signing for Christian kids’ author
Children’s author Laurie Donahue will be signing three Christian books she has written or co-written from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Dec. 15 at Christian Family Supplies, 1770 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. The books are: “Mr. Blue-a Job for You,” a rhyming picture book about finding God’s purpose in life; “God, Should I Be Baptized?,” a preparation workbook for believer’s […]