September 28, 2006 RSS feed / Community

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City Council candidate has expertise in disaster communications, readiness

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
When a disaster strikes-earthquake, fire or flood-Jerry Goldman will be on the airwaves organizing communication among first responders. More...

Competing cable coming to T.O.

Competition in the cable television market was opened up last week when the Thousand Oaks City Council gave Verizon California Inc. approval to provide cable services to the city. More...

Girl hit by car

A 14-year-old Newbury Park girl walking home from school Sept. 11 was struck by a Chevrolet van as she walked east on Wendy Drive inside a marked crosswalk at Gerald Drive, CHP Officer Randy Pickens said. More...

4-H Club installs new officers to lead projects, help children

The Mount Boney 4-H Club has installed new officers. More...

Operation School Bell outfits kids in need

Assistance League of Conejo Valley recently distributed new clothing and backpacks filled with school supplies to area children in need of help. More...

Top cop honored twice

SHERIFF IS ALL SMILES- Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks receives the YMCA Leadership Award. Also presenting a plaque of appreciation is Assemblymember Audra Strickland, left. More...

More council forums are scheduled, one is tonight

Westlake Joint Board of Homeowners Associations will host Thousand Oaks City Council candidates at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Sept. 28, at North Ranch Community Center, 1400 N. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...

GOP women meet for seminar

POWER LUNCHEON- The Thousand Oaks Republican Women Federated hosted an "Empowering Woman" seminar last week. More...

Public safety in the spotlight of T.O. National League of Cities meeting

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

About 60 people from throughout the U. S. came to Thousand Oaks today to attend a meeting of the National League of Cities Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy Committee Steering Committee. More...

For the record

We received several phone calls and 31 letters on Monday from Sharon Radashan's sixthgrade class at Lawrence Middle School in Chatsworth regarding a front page photograph in the Sept. 14 edition of the More...

U.S. flags to be honorably retired

If you have a soiled, torn or tattered U.S. flag, it will be properly disposed of during a American Flag Retirement Ceremony at 1 p.m., Sun., Oct. 15. Please deliver your old Stars and Stripes to Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. More...

Painter wielded his brush as weapon against repression in former U.S.S.R.

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Val Klever was born with paint, not blood, running through his veins. More...

Harvest Festival rescheduled

The Ventura Harvest Festival Art and Craft show, originally set for this weekend, has been rescheduled for Friday through Sunday, Dec. 8 through 10 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. More...

Breakfast of Champions meet

The Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce will have a breakfast on Fri., Oct. 6. This month's topic is "Who are you and what do you do?" Effective networking techniques will be discussed. More...

A sign of things to come

COMING IN A COUPLE OF YEARS- Thousand Oaks resident Jade Barth, 5, walks past the newly unveiled Nordstrom display in The Oaks mall on Monday. More...

New midshipmen

REPORTING TO CLASS- Brian, left, and Scott Purcell, the twin sons of Bruce and Lorraine Purcell, participate in acceptance ceremonies at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Both are graduates of Thousand Oaks High School. More...