I talk a lot about fitness in my columns, but I’ve yet to address the role it plays when recuperating from an injury. From wounds and broken bones, to muscle, ligament and tendon tears, a fit body is a body that heals well, since returning to good health is a lesser battle if your physical conditioning is optimum in the […]
2018-08-16
Pet of the week
EYE-CATCHING—A vibrant color and personality to match best describes Orange Julius. He leans in for head scratching and is easy to hold and handle. If you would like to adopt Orange Julius ask for ID No. A5193433 at the Agoura Hills Animal Care Center, 29525 Agoura Road. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so check Los Angeles County Animal Care […]
Don’t overlook pet’s oral hygiene
Doggie breath could be seriousWe’ve all caught a whiff of kitty or doggy breath that knocks us over. Vets will tell us to brush our pets’ teeth, and some animal guardians do this, but many of us wait too long to give our animals a good teeth cleaning. Their breath is telling us more about their health than what they just ate. Periodontal disease […]
Local brokers shine in real estate game
2018 sales figures released for statewide rankingREAL Trends, a nationwide research company for the residential real estate industry, issued its 2018 America’s Best report and it names brokers from Re/Max-Olson, Century 21 and Coldwell Banker as among the top agents locally. To qualify as California’s most productive real estate agents, the individual men and women had to close at least 50 transactions or $20 million in […]
Kramer charged
Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer of Agoura Hills was arraigned last Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Van Nuys for allegedly assaulting his wife in June. He was charged with misdemeanor battery. Kramer, 53, faces up to a year in jail if he’s found guilty, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. Born in Encino, Kramer played […]
Gang dumps bodies in Malibu Canyon
Sheriff’s department reports new trendA Los Angeles-based street gang is responsible for the two bodies discovered recently in Malibu Canyon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Detective Karen Shonka of the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating the most recent incident: the death of 19-year-old Roger Eli Chavez-Barahona, whose body was discovered on an embankment next to Piuma Canyon Road on July 27. He […]
Study shows crayfish can be harmful
Water district has concernsA new study to be published in the scientific journal “Conservation Biology” indicates that the presence of invasive crayfish could contribute to the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in the Malibu Creek watershed and also reduce its biological diversity. Research about the invasive species found in the watershed and the potential impact they might have on ecosystem integrity was conducted by […]