March 16, 2006 RSS feed / Community

Motorist, 72, dies in car accident

An elderly driver died in a car accident Thurs. morning, March 9, on Newbury Road, east of E. Kelley Road in Newbury Park. More...

Wall target of controversy in city of Westlake Village

A wall is much more than a vertical structure. Whether constructed from masonry, plaster, wood or mud, walls can be seen as barriers from the elements or defenders against the unwanted. More...

Women's Club to host fundraiser

The Westlake Women%27s Club will present its 37th annual spring fundraiser, "Fashions on Parade," at 10 a.m. Fri., April 21 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. The public is invited. More...

Teen Center offers classes

The Thousand Oaks Teen Center%27s spring season of youth programming will get underway the week of March 20. Class fees range from $10 to $40. More...

Democrats to host a brunch

The Democratic Women%27s Council of the Conejo Valley will host a brunch from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sat., March 18 at the Westlake Yacht Club, 32123 Lindero Canyon Road at The Landing in Westlake Village. More...

They're helping to fight hunger

WALKING FOR OTHERS-Thousand Oaks resident Rose Balding, 92, is surrounded by students from Los Cerritos Middle School who were to join her at Cal Lutheran University on Sunday for the 28th annual Conejo Valley CROP Walk to Stop Hunger. More...

Sean Connery sues Sherwood Country Club

Academy Award-winning actor Sean Connery is suing the ultra-exclusive Sherwood Country Club for $1 million, according to court papers filed Monday with the Los Angeles Superior Court. More...

Celebrating Purim

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CLOWNING AROUND ON PURIM-Temple Adat Elohim pre-school student Jaycen Sussman, 5, waits for the school's Purim parade to begin on Tuesday. More...

More people becoming pet owners

It%27s "reigning" cats and dogs and other kinds of pets, too. More...

BIG BRUTES OR GENTLE GIANTS?-Bear, left, and Nate Dawg, right, are actually a pair of gentle giants, according to Jennifer Slocum of Thousand Oaks. "But don't mess with their food," she writes. More...

Desotos were big, but this is stretching it

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers ENJOYING A MOMENT OF RELAXATION-The open window of a 1959 Desoto helps frame this picture of Ascension Lutheran seventh-grader Joey Scobey, 12, right, and his brother, Dylan, 8, a Madrona Elementary School second-grader. More...

Art, architecture trip planned

Conejo Valley Adult Education will host an Art and Architecture of Pasadena day trip on Sat., March 25. The tour coach will leave from Thousand Oaks at 10:30 a.m. and return by 6 p.m. More...

Fundraiser planned for WHS music teacher

Enjoy great music and food while supporting a good cause at "Java and Jazz," a concert to benefit a local music educator. The event is planned for 2 to 7 p.m. Sun., March 19 at Mesa Verde Middle School in Moorpark. More...

Gunman robs hardware store

A male suspect pulled an armed robbery recently in Thousand Oaks. More...

USAF likes WHS senior

Westlake High School senior Casey Jane Barrett has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She looks forward to becoming an officer and a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. More...

Nominations sought for Senior of the Year

Thousand Oaks has 1,200 senior adult volunteers who contribute their time to more than 80 nonprofit agencies, school and community organizations. More...

Cooking stops at Olga's Kitchen

Diners have one less restaurant choice with the closing yesterday of Olga%27s Kitchen in Thousand Oaks. More...

Sequoia sixth-graders take first place in Quiz Bowl

The school day was nearly over when Sequoia Middle School teacher Chris Turman logged on to her computer to see how the sixth-grade Quiz Bowl team had fared in the previous day%27s statewide competition. More...

T.O. teen earns Eagle Scout

Robert (Robby) Wayne Evans, 18, the son of Wayne and Meryl Evans of Thousand Oaks, received his Eagle Scout award in a court of honor ceremony on Feb. 27 at Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks. Scoutmasters Lee Hess of Troop No. More...

Larkin to challenge Strickland

Bob Larkin, a former Ventura County Republican Party chairman, has filed papers to oppose state Assemblywoman Audra Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) in the 37th Assembly district. More...

WHS graduate dances in $200,000 fundraiser

A Ventura County woman plunged into volunteering at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill as she has in many Caribbean and Central American scuba dives. More...

Garden Club busier than usual this spring

Conejo Valley Garden Club is having a busy spring. More...

Lecture to explain Jewish mysticism

The Conejo Jewish Academy will host a lecture on "Divine Peek-a-Book: Does God Play Hide and Seek?" at 8 p.m. Mon., March 20 at 30345 Canwood Street, Agoura Hills. More...

Squirrels of the Month

NAP TIME- These little pipsqueaks were rescued after being separated from their parents. More...

Chasing windmills

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CATCHING WIND-A windmill spins in the breeze at Satwiwa Park in Newbury Park. Windmills have been around for many decades and can grind grain or pump water. More...

Borealis to host grand opening on Saturday

To fully appreciate this store, you must see it

Add some adventure to your weekend by joining in the free family festivities at the grand opening celebration of the new Borealis Expedition Adventure Resource store, 75 N. Moorpark Road, Suite C in the Janss Marketplace. More...

Animal training program at Moorpark College to present spring show

16th annual event will continue for three consecutive weekends

The Exotic Animal Training and Management (EATM) Program at Moorpark College will present its Spring Spectacular Show, "Peter Pan and the Perils of the Pixie," starring Schmoo the Sea Lion, Happy the American Alligator and Scooter the Cap More...