January 11, 2007 RSS feed / Community

Senior Center offers income tax return filing assistance

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will provide free income tax assistance to seniors age 60 or older and/ or people with incomes of $39,500 or less. More...

Topic: Blue collar housing

A presentation and discussion about affordable housing in Ventura County will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5 in the Meeting Room at Esseff Village, 1423 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., across from Gold Coast Plaza. More...

No change in trash collection next week

Newbury Disposal will maintain its regular trash and recycling collection schedule in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park during the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15 through 19. For more information, call (805) 647-1414. More...

Protect items when moving

The U.S. Census Bureau reports Americans move an average of 11.7 times in their lifetimes, with more than 20 percent of those moves ending in a different state. A survey commissioned by the UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. More...

Seniors needed to fill board positions

The Goebel Senior Center Commission Inc., a nonprofit community service organization, is composed of 15 seniors, age 55 or older, residing within the boundaries of the Conejo Recreation and Park District. More...

Library offering free tour, demonstration

The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library will present a free program to familiarize people with the library from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Fri., Jan. 19 at 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Boy Scout earns top honor

A JOB WELL DONE- - Bill Miller, Scouting chairman of the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477, left, presents a plaque and American flag to Eagle Scout David Michael Atherton. More...

Assistance League plans evening event

Assistance League of Conejo Valley will host its annual masquerade fundraiser on Sat., March 3 at the new Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village. More...

Stroller Strides offers fitness for moms

Stroller Strides, the nation's largest fitness program for new mothers, will offer new classes in Westlake Village and Agoura Hills. Stroller Strides is a fitness program for new mothers that they can do with their babies. More...

Acorn Bits

When to call 911 to report a suspected drunk driver

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the following clues can help motorists detect a drunk driver: +Appears to be drunk or drinking in the car. More...

DUI arrests may have saved lives during the holidays

There is no way to know whose loved ones are still alive because of the hard work of Thousand Oaks police officers, Ventura County deputies and California Highway Patrol officers who kept drivers impaired with drugs or alcohol from driving More...

For the record

Erik Haberstroh of Westlake Village, an avid birder, has pointed out that the bird on last week's front page wasn't a blue jay, but a scrub jay. As an added bonus, he included information about both species. More...

Sheriff names new chief deputy

Cmdr. Chris Godfrey will be appointed to the rank of chief deputy when Chief Dante Honorico retires in mid-February, according to Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks. More...

Turning a page

Founders ready to leave store that sells affordable used books

Elementary schoolchildren packing $1 to buy a book may no longer find their destination open. If no one comes forward to take over the nonprofit Book Bag bookstore at 202 N. More...

Sharing news the old-fashioned way

COMMON GROUND- From left, Erin Bond, 15, Alyse Fuentes, 17, Julia Byrd, 15, and Gage Minton have a late evening chat in the parking lot of Borchard Community Center as winter break draws to a close. More...

Struggling for the prize

FUN AND FITNESS AT THE 'Y'- Moorpark resident Kiara Sherman, 10, left, and Raz Liani, 5, of Newbury Park strain against giant bungee cords to snatch a Velcro target and win a prize at the Thousand Oaks Family Fitness Day on Saturday at More...

Going for 10

ALWAYS A GOOD TIME- Chuck Galvin of Thousand Oaks shows the right form to throw a strike at Harley's Simi Bowl in Simi Valley. More...

Ventura County Genealogy Society presents 'Learning to love the pre-1850 census'

The Ventura County Genealogical Society Inc. will host its regular monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 at the Ventura LDS Family History Center, 3501 Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Meetings are free and guests are welcome. More...

Westlake Village Newcomers Club to learn about crime prevention at home

The Westlake Village Newcomers Club will host Senior Dept. Larry Logan of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department at the monthly "coffee" from 10 a.m. to noon Tues., Jan. 16 at the home of the club president. More...