Californians For Making America Great Again Inc. Ventura County will collect wish list items for donation to For The Troops from noon to 2 p.m. on Armed Forces Day, Sat., May 20, in the Janss Marketplace parking lot at the corner of Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The event is also in honor of Military Appreciation Month and […]
2017-05-04
Don’t miss the huddle on a cuddle-club muddle
Single FilesAlthough I can be an independent, confident and self-sufficient gal, sometimes I have to admit that I can be a wimp. Every once in awhile, something comes along that leaves me bewildered, boggled or downright shaking in my boots. There’s been a subject I’ve been meaning to write about for some time now but, frankly, I’ve been afraid to do […]
Digging the trees
HAPPY ARBOR DAY!—Above, Alison Kenney and daughter Shannon are among the volunteers at an April 29 Arbor Day tree planting in Calabasas. Left, 5-year-old James Elginer really digs the work. The City of Calabasas hosted the tree and shrub planting at Mountains Restoration Trust headquarters on Old Topanga Canyon Road. More than 70 volunteers helped restore the vegetation that was […]
AT THE LIBRARY
Calabasas The Calabasas Library will offer the following free programs and events in May at 200 Civic Center Way. Kids age 5 to 11 can stop by the library every day between 3 and 5 p.m. from May 4 to 6 for Children’s Book Week, which will have activities and giveaways featuring book characters. In addition, a story time for […]
As seen through the lens of a journalist
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Lynsey Addario is the final speaker on the National Geographic Live! Series at 8 p.m. Fri., May 12 at the Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Why would anyone willingly plunge into the war-torn areas of Afghanistan, Darfur or Libya? For Addario, the answer is also the title of her memoir, “It’s […]