FASCINATED BY FINS- Above in the foreground, triplets Victoria, Annalise and Zoe Reynolds, 3, and in back, Fenella Russell and her son, Raymond, 3, examine the new fish tank at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Children's Library. The saltwater tank was installed and officially presented in June by More...
The campaign season in Thousand Oaks is officially open, with nine candidates confirmed for three open city council seats. Voters will decide who will fill those seats on Nov. 7. More...
Eight candidates filed papers before last Friday's deadline and will be on the Nov. 7 ballot, seeking election to the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education. More...
Ed Flanagan was shocked to learn that fluoride, a common toothpaste additive that is believed to protect teeth from decay, will soon be added to tap water throughout Southern California. More...
Livingston Memorial Foundation has presented grants totaling $375,000 to 31 Ventura County nonprofit organizations for medical and health-related issues during its 2005-06 grant year ending April 30, 2006. A special grant of $110,000 was awarded to the Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse More...
It's "comedy tonight" when the Conejo Players present the musical farce "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, from Fri., Aug. 25 through Sat., Sept. 23. More...
THURS., AUG. 17 Oak Park Gardeners The Oak Park Gardeners will learn all about worms and worm castings at their 7 p.m. meeting at Mae Boyar Park, Oak Park. Public invited. (818) 706-6331 More...
The baseballs that were whizzing past batters at speeds in the 90s three years ago at California Lutheran University are today propelling Jason Hirsh as he pitches for the Houston Astros. More...
Elizabeth O'FallonWhittington, an animal whisperer, will conduct a workshop on communication for animal owners from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 23 and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Aug. 26 at Horse-N-Around Gallery, 53 Moody Court, Thousand Oaks. More...
The Acorn staff learned recently that a beloved colleague, Claire Vereczky Malis, 83, had suffered a burst blood vessel in her brain. She underwent emergency surgery on Sun., Aug. 6 at Pomona Valley Hospital, near her home at Emerson Village in Pomona, and was scheduled to More...
Every day as I watch my three children grow, I reflect on my most important career choice: the day I became a mom. Like other women, I've struggled to balance work, life, home and family, but the good news is there is a solution. More...
UCLA Live opens its 2006- 07 season and Spoken Word Series with award-winning English novelist Zadie Smith, whose bestselling, critically acclaimed 2001 debut, "White Teeth," earned the then-23-yearold comparisons to Salman Rushdie, John Irving and Martin Amis. More...
Many parts of the country began adding fluoride to tap water 50 years ago because it helps prevent tooth decay. That's why it's also in many brands of toothpaste. Thanks to fluoridated water, people get fewer cavities. More...
Here is a single story property with nearly halfacre complete with a paved side space currently used as an RV pad. This property has more than enough space to build a resort size pool and it is zoned for two horses. More...
Auto dealers to use vacant lot near Civic Arts Plaza for storage