Former Skatelab co-owner Todd Huber is keeping skateboarding alive in the East County with a new skateboarding museum and skate school at the Simi Valley Town Center. Huber founded the nonprofit Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2009 and owns one of the largest skateboarding memorabilia collections in the world, which is on full display at its new location. The space […]
2019-01-24
Duck is a fond companion
CRITTER TAILThere was a quaint cottage on Mulholland Highway that was occupied by an elderly couple when I moved to rural Agoura more than 20 years ago. Eventually the couple had to relocate to nursing care facilities, and the property sat vacant, their lovely gardens growing neglected. This fall, the Woolsey fire spared the property, but by then time and the […]
Pet of the week
SHY GUY— Although abandoned in a field, cautious Tommy is ready to be a regular house cat. With time and patience, his personality will shine. Meet Tommy, ID No. 5229149 at the Agoura Hills Animal Care Center, 29525 Agoura Road. Pets may have been adopted, so check Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control before visiting.
Boys & Girls Clubs roll out winter programs
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley has kicked off the winter session of enrichment programs at the nine clubs in the Conejo Valley and Las Virgenes unified school districts. All types of enrichment classes are offered, including sports and fitness, art, science, dance, modeling, cooking and musical theater. Most of the classes are free to members enrolled […]
Pianists show their skills in annual contest
Youths ages 7 to 18 earn cash prizes and master classesThe New West Symphony recently announced the winners of its Quick Bowman Piano Competition, an annual event earlier this month that gave local youth an opportunity to play before judges and be awarded for their participation in the competition. The young musicians performed at a Jan. 13 recital at Samuelson Chapel at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Musicians were […]
Parish welcomes back Catholics
Padre Serra Catholic Church will host a program designed to welcome back returning Catholics on 10 Thursdays at 7 p.m. starting Feb. 7 in the church’s San Juan Batista room, 5205 Upland Road, Camarillo. The series, titled “Landings,” will share and explore faith issues and reach out to those Catholics who are currently inactive. Trained, compassionate lay people will guide […]
Small church makes large donation
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Thousand Oaks, donated its Dec. 16 Sunday collection of $4,310 to the Ventura County Community Fund to support the Borderline survivors and the Woolsey and Hill fires victims. Barbara Drogmund, president of the church’s executive board, said that with the devastation so near the church, which sits across from Conejo Elementary School on Conejo School […]
Secret mission to bring Jews home to Israel
The Conejo Jewish Academy will host a lecture titled “Rescue: The Clandestine Mission to Bring Them Home’” with guest speaker Arielle Di-Porto at 8 p.m. Mon., Jan. 28 at the academy, 30347 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. Di-Porto was born in Safi, Morocco, and made aliyah (Jews moving to Israel) at the age of 17. In 1985, she began what has […]
Like the magi, wise people still search for God today
Roots of FaithAn early title for the movie that became“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” was “Watch the Skies.” In fact, the phrase was used in the film’s ad campaign. In ancient times, Persian astrologers known as magi (they were not kings) also searched the night skies. They believed the appearance of a new star signaled the birth of a future king. […]