Supporting the Red Cross
     BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers BIG CHECK-Jeff Landis and Debra Creadick (on the left) of the American Red Cross receive a check from Walnut Elementary School Principal Linda Hensley and Carrie Sonstegard.
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All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at steve@theacorn.com
Newbury Park Panthers
Fri., April 29
SAT I and II registration deadline for 6/4
     Renaissance celebration/basketball courts/11:40 a.m.
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Kids need loving discipline
By Claudia Harrison
     After love, discipline is the most important gift parents and caregivers can give their children. First 5 Ventura County realizes discipline can be a challenging job for parents and caregivers. Discipline is teaching, not punishing.
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Designer helps foster kids create a successful future
     A driving force in the fashion industry is designing ways to help foster youth enter the workforce.
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Grabbing for the prize
     'I WANT THOSE'-Meadows Elementary School first-grade student Kobi Weisberg, 7, tries to grab a prized autographed ball and bat from second-grade student Connor Humbert, 8, during the Mike Scioscia clinic at Conejo Creek Park in Thousand Oaks on Saturday.
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Kids’ event highlights culture of Mexico
     The Day of the Child Festival is a national holiday in Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Committee, the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard and Teatro de las Americas will observe this tradition by hosting a free festival from 2 to 5 p.m.
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Tips offered for traveling with toddlers
     Traveling with toddlers can be torture.
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End-of-life issues to be discussed
     Christina Fernandez, attorney and medical ethicist, and Dr. "Jo" Soliz from St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, will discuss "end of life" medical decisions and lessons California residents can learn from the recent Terry Schiavo case at 7 p.m.
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Writers club to host authors at Borders
     Jeanne Martin, PhD will be the first guest speaker of the Ventura County Writers Club meeting at 7 p.m. Tues., May 10 at Borders Books, 125 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
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