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Thousand Oaks Celebrates Arbor/Earth Day

Photos by Jann Hendry


EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES-Sequoia Middle School eighth-grader Crystal Jimenez, a student in an environmental horticulture class, hopes to sell roses to support her school and ecology. Environmental horticulture, taught by Allen Saute, is an elective for seventhand eighth-graders at Sequoia. The display was part of last Saturday's Arbor/Earth Day observance at Conejo Creek Park North. EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES-Sequoia Middle School eighth-grader Crystal Jimenez, a student in an environmental horticulture class, hopes to sell roses to support her school and ecology. Environmental horticulture, taught by Allen Saute, is an elective for seventhand eighth-graders at Sequoia. The display was part of last Saturday's Arbor/Earth Day observance at Conejo Creek Park North. HANDLE WITH CARE-Conejo Valley Garden Club member Joyce Reid explains the dangers of handling a cactus to Helen Dziadulewicz and her daughter, Aimee. The cactus from Reid's garden had no prickly spines. HANDLE WITH CARE-Conejo Valley Garden Club member Joyce Reid explains the dangers of handling a cactus to Helen Dziadulewicz and her daughter, Aimee. The cactus from Reid's garden had no prickly spines. STICKING TO THE JOB-Meadows Elementary School kindergartner Tony Drabeck, 6, learns gooey papier-mache techniques at the Art Den's booth. STICKING TO THE JOB-Meadows Elementary School kindergartner Tony Drabeck, 6, learns gooey papier-mache techniques at the Art Den's booth. SAFETY FIRST-Howard Smith of Thousand Oaks takes the fingerprints of Ava Ball, 2, who's with her mother, Julie. The Arbor/Earth Day event has become a popular place for area residents to learn about their environment and its ecology. SAFETY FIRST-Howard Smith of Thousand Oaks takes the fingerprints of Ava Ball, 2, who's with her mother, Julie. The Arbor/Earth Day event has become a popular place for area residents to learn about their environment and its ecology. POSTER DESIGNER- Cal Lutheran University student Malia Kim, a Simi Valley resident, is awarded a certificate by T.O. Mayor Dennis Gillette for winning the Arbor/Earth Day poster design contest. The recognition came during the observance on Saturday at Conejo Creek Park North. POSTER DESIGNER- Cal Lutheran University student Malia Kim, a Simi Valley resident, is awarded a certificate by T.O. Mayor Dennis Gillette for winning the Arbor/Earth Day poster design contest. The recognition came during the observance on Saturday at Conejo Creek Park North. SWEET SAX-Westlake High School senior David Rosenfeld plays a saxophone solo during the Westlake High School jazz band performance at Saturday's Arbor/Earth Day celebration. SWEET SAX-Westlake High School senior David Rosenfeld plays a saxophone solo during the Westlake High School jazz band performance at Saturday's Arbor/Earth Day celebration.