2014-06-19
Child does part for environment
My name is Kyle Brizendine. I am writing to you because my friends and I have helped our environment. Many of us have done fundraising by doing a bake sale to give money to the Santa Monica Mountain fund for the area. At the bake sale, we had many posters to raise awareness both at the school and outside of […]
Need to be dealt a new Social Security card?
To help combat the rising threat of fraud and identity theft, Social Security will no longer issue Social Security number printouts beginning in August. If you need written confirmation of your Social Security number—perhaps your new employer needs verification—and you can’t find your Social Security card, you can apply for a replacement. But do you really need a replacement? In […]
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THURS., JUNE 19 Channel Islands Gulls 11 a.m. at Saticoy Country Club, 4450 Clubhouse Drive, Somis. Attendees are asked to bring one or two bottles of their favorite wines to sell, with proceeds going to local charities. Luncheon cost prepaid: $25. Contact: Shirley. Phone: 805.263.6062. ‘Genie-ology’ 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Simi Valley […]
A Stanley Cup to remember
I am a lucky dog. I got tickets to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Watching the Los Angeles Kings hoist the Stanley Cup on Friday the 13th was a once in a lifetime experience. Beating New York? That’s sweeter than Goldilocks winning a lifetime supply of Cream of Wheat. The closest I got to Staples Center as a […]
CHS graduates primed for success
Speaking at Calabasas High School’s commencement last week, Principal CJ Foss defined students in the Class of 2014 as bold visionaries, shaped both by current events and by the generation that came before them. In November, CHS students received media attention for two incidents: when they crowned a lesbian couple as homecoming queens and when they held a rally against […]
Filing period approaches for Oak Park races
Eleven seats on boards and councils in Oak Park will be up for grabs come November. The filing period for candidates begins July 14 and ends Aug. 8. There will be three openings each on the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council and the boards of Triunfo Sanitation District and Oak Park Unified School District. The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park […]
Teens to read a play at library
The Westlake Village Library will host Teen Play Readers from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tues., June 24 and July 15 at the library, 31220 Oak Crest Drive. Teens ages 12 through 18 can read a play out loud. Everyone will get to try multiple roles; no preparation or acting skills are needed. Snacks will be provided; a list of ingredients […]
Here comes the sun—and Beatles music
A SHOT OF RHYTHM AND BLUES—Yesterday, a Beatles tribute band, gives all their loving as the Agoura Hills 2014 Summer Concerts in the Park series kicks off on June 15 at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills. Below, Agoura Hills neighbors, from left, Marina Alexander, Christina Haugland and Ashley Masterton groove to the fab tunes. The series continues with Raymond Michael: […]