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T.O. resident takes senior issues to Sacramento
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Taking an active role in the development of senior issues is Thousand Oaks resident June Glasmeier, who is a senior assembly member in the California Senior Legislature (CSL).
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Marijuana
plants
found in

T.O.
     The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is currently knee-deep in a marijuana investigation, with one of the latest located in the 1900 block of Rancho Conejo Boulevard in T.O.
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Recent shooting keeps schools on lookout
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer
     The recent gang-related shooting in front of Taft High School in nearby Woodland Hills that left three students critically wounded has put local school and law enforcement officials on their toes.
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Psychologist honored in CVUSD
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Hard work in the back rooms of special education was brought to light recently when the Ventura County Association of School Psychologists (VCASP) bestowed a meritorious service award on Lucy Ableser, a psychologist for Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD).
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File soon for T.O. traffic commission
     One unscheduled vacancy exists on the city of Thousand Oaks’ Traffic & Transportation Advisory Commission for a term that will end in November 2006.
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Local teacher pens tome on ‘Joyful Learning’
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Thousand Oaks teacher Gail Claudia Small knows how it helps to have a creative mind in the classroom and wishes to share her enthusiasm for teaching with her students and peers.
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Get the look you’ve always wanted
     Eden Surgical Center is a full-service plastic surgery center located in the heart of Calabasas. Open since fall 2001, the center has performed surgery on hundreds of local residents since then according to owner Gale McMahon, a nurse turned entrepreneur.
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Oktoberfest
     LISA ADAMS/T.O. Acorn OOM-PAH-PAH-From left to right: Jacque Eckert-Stokes, Ed Cheung and Joe Joyce cook some bratwurst during the 17th annual Oktoberfest celebration at Conejo Creek Park North.
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Teen book group gathers
     Westlake Village Library will host the first meeting of "Book Scene for Teens," a teen book discussion group, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wed., Sept. 24 at the library, 31220 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village.
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Free Soka events focus on nature
     The Soka University of America Botanical Research Center and Nursery (BRCN) will host its semi-annual Native Plant Sale from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Sat. Oct. 4 on the campus at 26800 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas.
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High speed access: Local libraries to demonstrate new computer system soon
     To improve library access and customer service both in the library and from home, the Thousand Oaks Library and Newbury Park Branch have launched a new computer system.
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American Tortoise Rescue seeks homes for shellbacks
     American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), a nonprofit turtle and tortoise rescue based in Malibu, is looking for good homes for both water turtles and desert tortoises.
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From A/C to furnace call Aladdin
     Located in Newbury Park, Aladdin Air Conditioning and Heating Inc. was founded by Wayne Beck on May 1, 2000, although the company ownership represents more than 30 years of air quality experience.
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Free genealogy classes available
     Free beginning genealogy research classes will be offered from 1 to 2 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., Oct. 7-9, at the Newbury Park Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 35 S.
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This home accessories/furniture store caters to your specific needs
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     A family’s home is their castle. While most people are attracted to a more relaxed, casual look for their abode, variations on an Old World theme are a popular option.
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‘Ride on’ therapeutic horsemanship group raises funds for mentally disabled
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer
     Ride On, the therapeutic horsemanship nonprofit group that teaches horseback riding to children and adults with physical and mental disabilities, presented a fundraising event over the weekend that, according to Ride On of the Conejo executive director Bryan McQueeny, was the most successful event i...
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Group seeks permanent facility for homeless in Conejo Valley
     Lutheran Social Services (LSS) in Thousand Oaks conducted its fifth community forum at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church recently to address homelessness in Conejo Valley.
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TV class to be open for teens
     The city of Westlake Village and the Agoura Hills Department of Community Services are currently accepting registrations for a television production program open to youth ages 11 through 17 that will be offered twice per week beginning in October.
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Lake Sherwood resident honored
     Professional speaker and best-selling author Jim Cathcart of Lake Sherwood was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the National Speakers Association.
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They’re back - a men’s club
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer
     After years of scrutiny over the fairness of "men only" clubs and the near end to such groups, the West Coast Men’s Center is making the guys-only gathering popular again.
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