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Police are investigating whether road rage was a factor in a fatal collision that took place at 5:05 p.m. Mon., April 3 on Thousand Oaks Boulevard, west of Rancho Road. More ... California-American Water Company (Cal-Am) may continue providing water to 18,600 Thousand Oaks homes for the next 15 years if a public franchise agreement wins approval. More ... The Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477 installed David Naccarato on Sat., April 1 as the exalted ruler for 20062007. More ... 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. More ... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed Ventura County Fire Department%27s Fire Prevention Officer Christina Jamison, 41, of Camarillo to the California Building Standards Commission. More ... Residents can learn how to protect themselves from crime by following these simple, commonsense suggestions. Share these tips with your neighbors and friends too, and make it tough for criminals to work in your neighborhood. More ... In response to growing concerns over underage alcohol consumption, Ventura County officials have passed a social host ordinance that would allow authorities to cite party hosts with a $1,000 fine. More ... Goebel Senior Adult Center is currently accepting signups for two road trips for adults ages 50 and up. More ... The Theater League is bringing Rob Becker%27s "Defending the Caveman" to Thousand Oaks. The show, geared for mature audiences, stars Chris Sullivan as a peacemaker trying to shed light on the misunderstandings between men and women. More ... Conejo Recreation and Park District%27s summer brochure will be mailed to residents on Thurs., April 20. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers EMERGENCY CENTER DEDICATED--Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center president and chief executive officer Jim Sherman and emergency room nurse Deborah Davey are shown at a ceremony to dedicate the new facility in honor of Deborah's husband, physician Darrell L. Davey, founding director of the Los Robles emergency department. The Emergency Medicine Center in Thousand Oaks has been given his name. Dr. Davey died in an airplane crash one year ago. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers ANOTHER UMBRELLA BRIGADE-It's an all-umbrella day Tuesday at Lang Ranch Elementary School in Thousand Oaks where students and parents arrived on another rainy morning. More ... The sixth annual seven-day trek along the Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail will begin on Sat., May 6, providing a 65-mile guided wilderness experience within sight of Los Angeles. More ... One old axiom goes, "April showers bring May flowers," while another advises, "Bloom where you are planted." More ... For five years now, Redwood Middle School in Thousand Oaks has been teaching its students sensitivity to other%27s plights. More ... BILL SPARKESAcorn Newspapers ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION-A work of art resembling that of Andy Warhol is flanked by art instructor Caitlin Wing, left, and student Samantha Lux, 12, and her parents, Jim and Sally of Thousand Oaks. Samantha was one of nine students participating in a recent Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year program at Tierra Rejada Country Club. See related story on page 22. More ... Youth in grades six to 12 can participate in an interactive program, "Mystery of the Pharaoh%27s Curse," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., April 12 at the Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. More ... After a five-year wait, Dani Anderson, 19, of Thousand Oaks finally got a 24-hour personal assistant. More ... The scent of fresh citrus fills the air of Heritage Valley when spring appears with its new crop of lemons and oranges. Passengers on Fillmore & Western%27s Agri-Express Tours will have this experience close-up and personal. Special trains from Santa Paula to Piru will be involved in a More ... The Centennial Guild, a local support group of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), hosted its annual fundraiser at the Air Force One Pavilion of the Ronald Reagan Library on March 11.The theme of this year%27s Spring Gala was "When You Wish Upon a Star." More ... BUCKLE UP FOR SAFETY- Katrina D'Amico, 3, of Thousand Oaks has her helmet adjusted by Guy Fadler, a T.O. bike patrol officer, prior to navigating the riding course during the Kiwanis Club's second annual Bike Rodeo at the Sears parking lot last Saturday. The safety event, co-sponsored by State Farm Insurance, Sears and the police department, featured bike-, helmetand car-seat inspections, food, music, prizes and clowns. PATRICK SHELBY Acorn Newspapers More ... Samantha Spencer, an eighthgrade student at Los Cerritos Middle School in Thousand Oaks, was honored as 2005 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo Valley and Las Virgenes during a dinner at the Tierra Rejada Golf Club on Sun., April 2. More ... The Westlake Village Republican Women Federated will host a luncheon featuring guest speaker Bruce Herschensohn, a professor at Pepperdine University%27s School of Public Policy, on Wed., April 19 at Westlake Village Inn, 31943 W. Agoura Road, Westlake Village. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers RITUAL OF NETWORKING-Exchanging business cards is the name of the game for Fremont Investment employees Rita Klein, left, Heeru Singh, second from left, and Christy Kayser and Mariel Orozco, right, manager of Los Agaves restaurant, during last Thursday's Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce Spring Expo at Hyatt Westlake Plaza. More ... The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2006 board of directors, to be led by chairman John Dokken, the governmental and external affairs director for Verizon in Thousand Oaks. More ... California is among the worst states for legal fairness, according to a new ranking of the best and worst state legal systems released recently by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR). More ... Martina Navratilova will sign copies of her book "Shape Your Self" at 3 p.m. Sun., April 9 at Costco Wholesale, 5700 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. More ... Competition for playing time is so fierce that today%27s teenage bands must promise a profit before they can take the stage in clubs. More ... It only took 2 minutes and 15 seconds for 10 girls with pigtails and bows to cheer, tumble, dance and stunt their way to a National Championship title last month in Irvine. More ... Did you know that the average shoe size of women in the U. S. has doubled in the last 100 years? Even though the current average is size 8 1/2, nearly all shoes stores stop at size 10. Where does that leave the size 11 career woman? Or the 16year-old looking for prom shoes in size 13? More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers DUCKY WEATHER?-A pair of mallard ducks, a drake and hen, enjoy the pool at a Thousand Oaks home. The recent rainy weather has been for great for ducks, not so hot for humans. More ... Community RSS feed |
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