The city of Thousand Oaks will be conducting the following meetings this month, according to the city manager%27s office. All contact phone numbers are in the 805 area code.
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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. Five local groups, including two school bands and three professiona
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Gunman robs hardware store
     A male suspect pulled an armed robbery recently in Thousand Oaks.
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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.
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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.
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Wall target of controversy in city of Westlake Village
By Avi Rutschman avi@theacorn.com
     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. They can also be seen as symbols of social stratification.
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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. Last year, the senior adults donated 275,000 volunteer hours and providing needed support to the community and organizations which rely on
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Cooking stops at Olga's Kitchen
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
     Diners have one less restaurant choice with the closing yesterday of Olga%27s Kitchen in Thousand Oaks.
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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.
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Sequoia sixth-graders take first place in Quiz Bowl
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com
     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.
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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. Registration may be made online at thousandoaksteencenter.com or by calling (805) 494-5156 after 2 p.m. Brenda Coleman is the teen services directo
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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. 718 and Neil Martin of Troop No. 10 presented the award.
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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. The cost is $25, with an RSVP required to (805) 497-1003.
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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.
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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. Last year's six-mile walk raised more than $40,000. JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers
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WHS graduate dances in $200,000 fundraiser
By Jill Canada
     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. Westlake High School graduate Bristel Bowen danced in a 24-hour fundraiser from Feb. 24 to 25 to
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Sean Connery sues Sherwood Country Club
By Daniel Wolowicz danielw@theacorn.com
     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.
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Garden Club busier than usual this spring
     Conejo Valley Garden Club is having a busy spring.
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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. Purim is observed with a reading of the Megillah (Book of Esther), which recounts the story of the Purim miracle. Purim customs include dressing up in costumes and eating filled triangular cookies called hamantaschen.
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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.
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Squirrels of the Month
     NAP TIME- These little pipsqueaks were rescued after being separated from their parents.
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More people becoming pet owners
     It%27s "reigning" cats and dogs and other kinds of pets, too.
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     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. Both have huge eyes, massive heads, gigantic grins and muscular bodies, and "they both love to eat, sleep and play football," according to Jennifer. If you know of somebody who looks like his or her pet, send a photo to People & Pet Look-alikes at the address on page 4.
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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. The picture was taken during an event at the facility, which helps tell the story of the Chumash, the Native Americans who first lived here.
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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. Both boys attended the recent Car Show and Conejo Valley Days Kickoff Picnic at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
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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. The special event will begin at noon Sat. March 18.
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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 Capuchin, for three weekends beginning March 18 and
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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.
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