July 13, 2006 RSS feed / Community

Contract renewed for senior nutrition program

It's been a year since Senior Concerns began providing meals to needy older residents of Thousand Oaks. More...

The Lakes shopping center becoming another revenue producer for T.O.

It's been nearly a year since The Lakes opened in Thousand Oaks. Off-site improvements are almost complete, and the city is realizing sales tax revenue from the $40-million dining/retail project. More...

T.O. woman earns business degree

Nichole Hayashi of Thousand Oaks recently graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She earned a bachelor's degree from the McDonough School of Business. More...

Slowdown continues in home sales

The total number of Conejo Valley single-family homes sold in May was 132, industry officials report. This compares to 126 sold in April and 222 a year ago, according to Glen Scalise, president of the Conejo Valley Association of Realtors. More...

City to donate furniture

Nonprofit groups in Thousand Oaks will soon benefit from the city's overflowing storage facilities. More...

Feeling the beat in Newbury Park

READY TO PERFORM- The Newbury Park Mystikal drum and bugle corps enters the field to compete in competition at Newbury Park High School last weekend. The corps is made up of 57 members. More...

Discovery Center founders honored

The Conejo Council PTA recently presented Linda Organ and Carrie Glicksteen with its annual Honorary Service Award. More...

Conejo moonrise

A DAZZLING SIGHT-- Despite statistics that show the crime rate goes up during the full moon, there's something mystical and mesmerizing about it. More...

Disposal tips offered

It's summertime and that signals the busy moving season. Waste Management of Simi Valley urges movers to "cover your load" when bringing debris to the landfill for disposal. More...

Brush fire season delivers early warning to Conejo Valley

FIRE SEASON ARRIVES-A brush fire darkened local skies last Thursday and kept firefighters busy for several hours. More...

The city of Thousand Oaks will be conducting the following meetings this month, according to the city manager's office. All contact telephone numbers are in the 805 area code. More...

Congressman to discuss the environment

The Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley invites the public to hear U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman discuss global warming and other critical issues facing the U.S. at 4:30 p.m. Sun., July 16 at the Hillcrest Community Room, 403 W. More...

Local man found guilty of murder

Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten announced last Friday that a jury has found Nathan Sessing, 19, of Newbury Park guilty of first degree murder using a knife and a baseball bat in the death of Larry Phifer, 61. More...

Gallegly calls for safety devices at railroad crossings in county

The House of Representatives has approved a request by U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Thousand Oaks) for $500,000 to install active warning devices at up to five rural crossings along Metrolink's Ventura County line. More...

Chamber to offer program on leadership development

The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Community Foundation has announced that recruitment has begun to attend the premier nine-month Leadership Conejo program. More...

California aims to weed out pot farms on publicly owned property

California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer has announced the kick-off of California's 2006 Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) eradication program. More...

Help identify this vegetable

Something strange is happening out there in the vegetable bed. One of my plants, purchased at Do-it Center and marked "Asian cucumber," is producing something round and yellow/orange. I don't know what it is. More...

T.O. resident named dean

Thousand Oaks resident Donald Isaak, PhD, has been named associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Azusa Pacific University, where he is a professor of math and physics. More...

Yard sale to help charity

The Hollywood Storage RoundUp benefiting Many Mansions, originally scheduled for June 10, has been moved to Sat., July 15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Technology can help reveal photo secrets from family albums

When the Conejo Valley Genealogical Society meets at 6:45 p.m. on Tues., July 18 at the Grant R. Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, guest speaker Dr. More...

County fair starts soon

GOTTA HAVE HEART- The 2006 Ventura County Fair poster features a hand-sewn quilt made by Kim Leach, exhibit supervisor for the annual fair. More...