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Future Foundation conducts senior opportunities forum
By Lori Porter
Acorn Staff Writer
     The Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation presented a forum Sunday afternoon at the Goebel Senior Adult Center in Thousand Oaks which was titled, "Senior Opportunities and Strategies" or SOS in an effort to enrich the Conejo’s maturing population.
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NPHS is subject of bomb threat; fire hits open space
     Sheriff’s deputies responded to Newbury Park High School early on Monday after receiving a report of a bomb threat. School employees found a threatening note tacked the doors to the school’s administration building.
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Tribute to Vets coming to Gardens
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Though some veterans may still get the urge to duck at the sound of a low-flying plane, the "Salute to Veterans of WWII" has one fly-by they and their families won’t want to miss.
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Auditions announced
     The Stage Door Theatre will be hosting auditions for its upcoming production of Rick Abbot’s "Play On!" at the theatre, 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, beginning at 7 p.m.
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Dr. Laura moves to Westlake
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Sometimes the little things can make all the difference, and Dr. Laura Schlessinger is aiming to make a difference with The Dr. Laura Schlessinger Foundation and Volunteer Center which just celebrated its relocation to Westlake Village with an open house and ribbon cutting at its Sterling Center Dri...
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Exchange hosts series of free lectures
     The following events will be sponsored this month by local supporters of Global Exchange, a human rights organization working for peace and justice, based in San Francisco.
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Lake Sherwood Kidney Run raises research funding
     MICHAEL COONS/T.O.A. SUPPORT-Anne Weiner, left, of Agoura Hills runs to finish line for a second time after already finishing to run with her friend, Beth Marks, of Oak Park during the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Run/Walk at Lake Sherwood on Saturday.
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Redwood scores worldwide ‘TKO’ with KMO
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Having placed in the top 2 percent worldwide in a computer-based test, The Knowledge Masters Open, Redwood Middle School’s crack team of students are also basking in the glory of placing first in the state.
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Tips for pet owners
     Following a few tips from the experts can help pet owners prepare for an emergency when a matter of minutes can make the difference between life and death.
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Society presents annual show
     LISA ADAMS/T.O.A. ORCHID DREAMING-Janna Calkins, secretary of the Conejo Valley Orchid Society, carefully places a Asco Finetia cherry Blossom "Odoriko" orchid on the display table during the annual Orchid Society show and sale at the Grant R.
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Skating in the park
     LISA ADAMS/T.O.A. LOVE TO SK8-Zach Webber, 14, of Newbury Park, does a "crooked grind" as a part of a giant skateboard contest in the Conejo Recreation and Park District's skateboard area in Borchard Park.
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Car show is Sunday
     The Thousand Oaks-based Milestone Car Society (MCS) of California will present the 15th annual Thousand Oaks Father’s Day Car Classic from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Surviving cancer makes for celebration
A cancer survivor looks at
National Cancer Survivors Day
By Irish John Gore
     Special to the T.O.A.
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T.O. Acorn Sound off
- Lisa Adams

What establishment do you frequent
     in the Conejo Valley and why?
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Laws of physics, teamwork dominate fair
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Teamwork and remembering science lessons came in handy for students during the recent Colina Middle School Science Olympiad. In each class, grades six through eight, students divided into teams of three or four to compete in the games, which tested their knowledge in the reflection of light, concept...
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Players’ show soars to the top floor
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     It was standing-room-only on opening night for the Vagabond Players’ "Laughter on the 23rd Floor," a Neil Simon play, based on the writers’ group creating the Sid Caesar Show in 1953.
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Coleman is honored by Rotary
By Heather Milo
Acorn Staff Writer
     Though she’s got the enthusiasm of a new hire, Thousand Oaks Teen Services Director Brenda Coleman just celebrated her twentieth anniversary with Conejo Valley Recreation and Park District.
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Walk ranch with RideOn
     RideOn Therapeutic Horsemanship of Newbury Park will host its inaugural "Walk to Ride" walk-a-thon event from 9 a.m.-noon Sun., June 15 (Father’s Day) at Paramount Ranch, a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on Cornell Road in Agoura.
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Public invited to name newborn lamb at Leonis Adobe
     The public is invited to name a newborn lamb at the Leonis Adobe Museum in Old Town Calabasas. The winner will receive a museum membership, or if already a member, a $15 gift certificate for the museum store.
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