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April 6, 2006  RSS feed
Loves horses and helping others
PATRICK SHELBY/Acorn Newspapers TENDER LOVING CARE-Devin Walton, 11, of Thousand Oaks gives Rita a kiss during Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship's open house in Newbury Park last Saturday. For the past year, Devin has been helping childen with special needs learn how to ride and take care of horses. The program on Saturday featured a barbecue lunch sponsored by the Newbury Park Rotary Club and included riding demonstrations and plenty of other activities. To learn more about the good deeds of Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship, please call (805) 375-8640. More...
Teachers' union locks horns with CVUSD trustee
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com

The ongoing battle between the Conejo Valley teachers%27 union and trustee Mike Dunn was taken to a new level last week when the union made good on its threats to hold the school board member accountable for interfering in negotiations over the timing of winter break. More...

Dial-a-Ride fares are standardized
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Users of Dial-a-Ride in Thousand Oaks will soon all pay the same price for transportation service. More...

 Community
• article has image Road rage may have been factor in fatal vehicle wreck
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
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...
• Water provider may continue to serve 18,600 Thousand Oaks homes
• T.O. Elks Lodge names new exalted ruler
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 Health & Wellness
• Websites help fight heart disease
Women are known to juggle family, work and activities, but they may be ignoring risk factors for heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. The good news is that women can take simple steps to reduce the risk. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services%27 Office on Women%27s More...
• Relay for Life committee to meet
• Loneliness, arguing can affect heart
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 Bulletin Board
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THURS., APRIL 6 Prom for Senior Adults Members of Agoura High School%27s National Honors Society will sponsor a "Senior Prom" for senior adults from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the G Building on the AHS campus at 28545 W. Driver Ave., Agoura Hills featuring "All That Jazz" as a theme. Music More...
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 Schools
• Conejo Valley YMCA to offer spring break camps
Signups are underway for grades K-8
Signups are currently underway for the Conejo Valley YMCA%27s holiday spring day camp for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The camp will be held Monday through Friday, April 10 to 14, to coincide with spring break for children in the Conejo Valley and Moorpark school d More...
• Museum to present 'Awesome Aquatic Adventures'
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 Business
• T.O. Surgical Hospital announces changes
Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital has announced the appointment of Linda Michaelis, RN, CNOR, as manager of the operating room. More...
• Storage center to be site of yard sale
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 Pets
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JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers LIKES TO PLAY-Bailey, a 2-year-old female German shepherd, has a playful disposition. Bailey can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Bailey home, ask about identification No. A3324785. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. More...
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 Police
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Newbury Park Just before midnight on March 25 in the 400 block of N. Ventu Park Road, police arrested a suspect for drug intoxication, forgery and giving false information to a police officer. More...
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 Faith
• Valley Interfaith Council elects new leader
The board of directors of Valley Interfaith Council (VIC) has selected Cambria Smith to serve as the president of VIC following Barry Smedberg%27s retirement on April 17. Smedberg retires after 18 years as president and executive director of VIC. More...
• Temple to host Passover events
• Area artist's ceramic tiles accent historic Camarillo chapel
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 Family
• article has image Fitness shown at Street Fair
BILL SPARKESAcorn Newspapers TAKING A FUN RUN-Makaela Hoang, 5, of Newbury Park completes a one-mile race. The run was part of the annual Street Fair sponsored by the Westlake Village Rotary Club. The event was conducted Sunday on Lakeview Canyon Road near Agoura Road in the city of Westlake Village. More...
• 'Eggstrava-ganza' event coming Saturday
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 On The Town
• Golf tourney will benefit Special Olympi
The public is invited to sign up for the Phillips & King International annual Charity Golf Tournament 2006 scheduled for Thurs., May 4 at the Lost Canyons Golf Course, 3301 Lost Canyons Drive, Simi Valley. More...
• article has image Renowned pianist will be New West guest artist
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 Letters
• Linda Parks deserves to be reelected
Despite some negative comments fromJoe Gibson, who will be running against Linda Parks in the next election for Ventura county supervisor, Linda Parks has met the expectations of her voters and hopes to accomplish that and more in her reelection to office. More...
• T.O. dog park defended
• More time off before Christmas makes sense for public schools
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 Columns
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The location: The bike lane in front of Los Cerritos Middle School on Erbes Road in Thousand Oaks More...
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 Editorials
• Dial-a-Ride costs more, but it's still reasonable
Nobody likes it when fees go up for users of public services, but inflation is a fact of life-even for people on fixed incomes. More...
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 Real Estate
• article has image Chuck Leko and Michael Schaller
Century 21 Adobe Realty announced that it recently received Century 21 Real Estate Corporation%27s Centurion Office Award for production for its impres More...
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