Chabad’s annual Chanukah celebration will take place Sun., Dec. 13 with a car parade and drive-in concert at the Janss Marketplace, 215 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The event will follow all COVID-19 safety regulations. Participants never have to leave their car. “We need Chanukah this year perhaps more than ever before” said Rabbi Moshe Bryski. “We need the message […]
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Christmas party for faith-based Toastmasters
The Toast to the Master and Lord Toastmaster club will host a virtual Christmas party at 7 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 17 via Zoom. Organizers say they have several things in store for some lighthearted fun to help people forget about their stress. The club is a positive and supportive place to prepare equip members to share their faith and improve […]
Visualizing the perfect game of golf
COMMENTARY /// Aye, eye docFor many people, golf is what they strive to spend their retirement investing in and why not? The beautiful weather, the smell of the grass, the laughter among friends on the course. It’s the perfect way to relax and stay fit in the golden years. The irony is that when you finally get the time to be able to hit […]
Blood donors are sought during the holidays
The American Red Cross is asking those who are feeling well to donate blood this holiday season. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, more than 1 million blood transfusions will be given in the U.S. Donations of all blood types are needed to ensure hospital shelves remain stocked to meet patient blood needs. Those who come to donate blood, platelets or plasma […]
Rule by land or sea
Colbey Ross breaks Waves’ record for career points in 3-OT UCLA thrillerIn the summer, NBA players intermittently pass through Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. Before the coronavirus ravaged the globe, basketball stars including Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook worked out and hoisted shots in Pepperdine’s little gym on the hill, away from the hullabaloo of the big city. Jimmy Butler sojourned to Pepperdine two years ago. The NBA luminary arrived at 6:30 […]
Ventura County wants no part of SoCal coronavirus designation
Hoping to take more control of when businesses can reopen and locals can be free of state’s most recent stay-at-home order, leaders in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties want Gov. Gavin Newsom to create a new Central Coast region comprising the three counties that is separate from the enormous Southern California region. “The region we are part […]
Farewell Fred Gaines
He steps aside after more than 20 years of Calabasas civil serviceAfter almost a decade on the Calabasas City Council, Fred Gaines’ time in civil service is drawing to a close. The council met in a virtual meeting Dec. 2 to bid farewell to the 61-year-old Gaines, who announced earlier this year he would not seek reelection to a third term on the council. Friends, colleagues and City Council members took […]