July 20, 2006 RSS feed / Community

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Grieving parents speak about the war in Iraq

By Joe Cohen jcohen@theacorn.com
As dozens filed in to the Thousand Oaks Library to hear the parents of a 20-year-old Marine speak about his death in Iraq, Carlos Arredondo, the father of the soldier, was busy taping poster-sized color photos of his lost son on the front w More...

Young ballplayers to join fight against Lou Gehrig's disease

The Agoura Hills-based Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the ALS Association and the Conejo Valley Little League are stepping up to the plate to battle amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. More...

Potental candidates must look hard for filing details on city's website

Anyone interested in running for Thousand City Council or in obtaining information on candidates must do a little research on the city website to find the information. More...

Conejo Valley YMCA names new executive director

Tim O'Connor is the new Conejo Valley YMCA executive director. He replaces Steve Willmont. More...

Experts offer tips on adopting turtles

American Tortoise Rescue, a nonprofit turtle and tortoise rescue based in Malibu, has a large number of water turtles available for adoption.Called redeared sliders because of the red stripe next to their eyes, these are the most commo More...

Getting ready to 'bleed'

RESCUE SIMULATION- Thousand Oaks resident Dennis Wasserman readies a device that produces "blood" for fake wounds he will suffer during a staged bombing scenario last Friday at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo. More...

Go green for baby and family

The Green for Baby store in Thousand Oaks is in business to give babies a healthy start in life by providing a variety of organic cotton clothes that are free of bleach, pesticides, flame retardants and other chemicals. More...

Financial firm high on survey

The financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in full-service investor satisfaction for the second consecutive year, according to the J.D. More...

Charity tennis camp benefits YMCA

A charity tennis camp for adults and children will be offered from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 5 at Sunset Hills Country Club, 4155 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

A special project

SHARING THE WEALTH- Beth Maiman of Agoura Hills, right, spent six months collecting new and used children's DVDs and videos to donate to residents of Casa Pacifica, a children's group home in Camarillo. More...

Work begins for new wholesale plant nursery in Ventura County

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Motorists who use the rural portion of Moorpark Road between Moorpark and Thousand Oaks may have noticed large earthmovers grading an area near Sunset Valley and Read roads in the Tierra Rejada Valley. More...

For the record

We had the incorrect time for a Thousand Oaks speech on Sunday by U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles). Waxman discussed global warming and other issues. His speech began two hours earlier than the time listed in last week's article. More...

Council gives praise to Little League, group visiting from Ireland

By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Honoring outstanding individuals, groups or causes is something the Thousand Oaks City Council often does prior to conducting business during council meetings. More...

Low income residents may be eligible for property tax rebate

Seniors and residents with an income of $40,000 or less may be eligible for a property tax rebate. More...

'The fish are looking at me'

FISHY EYES- Thousand Oaks resident Katie Goodman, 5, watches fish in the aquarium in the new children's facility at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, which recently opened. More...

Nonprofit group donates money to help literacy

The Book Bag, a nonprofit community bookstore, recently announced it will donate $1,000 to the Conejo Valley Adult Literacy Program. More...

Pageant winner hosts bone marrow registry drive

Hilary Gushwa, Miss Ventura County International 2006 and founder of the nonprofit organization Heart2Heart, recently hosted a bone marrow drive at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church in Newbury Park. More...

Kiwanis to host comedy fundraiser

By Chelsea Ma

Guests will dine, donate and be entertained at the Comedy in the Conejo fundraiser event planned for Sun., Aug. 13 by the Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks. More...

Congressman speaks out

CHAMPIONING AN ISSUE- U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles) addresses audience at the Hillcrest Community Center in Thousand Oaks. More...

CLU receives donation for center

Mariclare and Marvin Suomi of Beverly Hills have pledged a $500,000 gift for the construction of a new Early Childhood Center on California Lutheran University's north campus in Thousand Oaks. More...

'But where's the sled?'

MAKE WAY FOR PIXIE- Harry Schlitz enters a Thousand Oaks Library lecture room with Pixie, a real sled dog, during a presentation about dog sledding last Friday. More...