Mountain lion females will protect their young at all costs. So will humans. An adult mountain lion, fixed with a National Park Service tracking collar, tried to break into a Parkwood Estates home near the Three Springs neighborhood in Westlake Village on Feb. 4. Homeowner Nadine Young said the indoor and outdoor lights at her house were on around 8 […]
2018-02-08
Marching to the beat of his own drum
Frequent commuters through the intersection of Kanan and Agoura roads have probably seen or heard the long-haired man who spends his weekends playing a drum kit that he has set up in a dirt lot known for its Halloween pumpkin and Christmas tree displays. The one-man concert band faces Kanan Road, and when he’s there, and he’s on, he’s hard […]
Special message for Feb. 14
LOVE NOTES—Americans Supporting Americans Greater Conejo Valley is sending valentines, like this one, to troops on the front line in Afghanistan. Students at Willow and Sumac elementary schools in Agoura Hills prepared 400 notes for ASA to mail to service men and women abroad.
Roadrunner revs it up
On the TrailIt’s not the most common sight to witness—a ground bird high atop a boulder. But there it was, a roadrunner perched on the edge of a rock the size of a Mini Cooper. Maybe the bird wasn’t used to heights or had made a poor landing, for it stood at an awkward tilting angle. Its long tail quivered as if […]
North Ranch soccer tourney champs
REAL WINNERS—The Real SoCal North Ranch Boys BO8 Soccer Team wins the FC Long Beach Tournament on Jan. 14. Top row, with coach Kenny Dapello, from left are: Jerry Shifman, Santiago Diaz, Stephen Ouvaroff, Kaleb Nehdar and Todd Norton. Bottom row: Ren Thomas, Griffin Valladares, Justice Sullivan, Blake Miller, Braedon Wynalda and Daniel Geft.
Send a singing valentine
The Agoura Hills Harmony Chorus (Ahh!) is offering singing valentines for those who want to say “I love you” in a unique way. Quartets from the chorus will deliver the singing valentines to places throughout the Conejo and San Fernando valleys Sat. through Wed., Feb. 10 to 14. Singing valentines can be delivered to various destinations such as work, homes, […]
A whale of an art guild show
CATCH OF THE DAY— Calabasas resident Charles Diggs wins the Westlake Village Art Guild’s Best in Show for his 3-D sculpture, above, titled“Cruising the Grand Canal.”Otherfirst-place winners of the 2018 Members Show, by category, are: Susan Nelson (oil and acrylics), Virginia Kamhi (pastel and graphics), Jeanne Costello (watercolor), A. Siflinger (photography and digital), Pamela Fong (mixed media) and Tim Koch […]
Cyber threats and the media landscape
Veteran broadcast journalist and author Ted Koppel presented a technological doomsday scenario and critiqued the White House assault on the media to a full house Jan. 23 at the Distinguished Speaker Series at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Koppel envisions world destruction starting through a cyberwar against the United States. If an enemy state were to destroy U.S. power […]
Rethinking how to road trip
Flying SquirrelI was speaking with someone recently about traveling to Washington, D.C., this summer to take my high school senior daughter to college. In my mind, I was thinking about jumping in the family car and heading cross country to the East Coast. For some reason, this made sense to me. Growing up, my family had the opportunity to travel across […]
BRIEFS
Homeless people count Community volunteers are needed for the annual count and survey of homeless persons in Ventura County. Due to the Thomas Fire, the 2018 Ventura County Homeless Count and Subpopulation Survey has been rescheduled to the morning of Thurs., Feb. 22. The annual homeless count is coordinated by the Ventura County Continuum of Care and County of Ventura, […]