January 25, 2007 RSS feed / Community

018p1_lg.jpg

New Eagle

RANKING - - Benjamin Samuels of T.O.'s Bethany Baptist Church Troop No. 787 is an Eagle Scout. He and his volunteers worked on his service project, a river-rock fire pit, and rebuilt five picnic tables in Oak Park. More...

Republican Women Federated to host GOP press secretary

The Thousand Oaks Republican Women Federated will host a reception for Hector Barajas, press secretary of the California Republican party, from 6 to 8 p.m., Tues., Jan. More...

State expectation for T.O. affordable housing downsized, thanks to Mitnick

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A battle between the city of Thousand Oaks and the state of California was avoided when City Manager Scott Mitnick and other city officials from Ventura County came to an agreement on the number of affordable homes each city could accommod More...

Gallegly bills would fight illegal immigration

U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (RThousand Oaks) recently introduced six bills in Congress to fight illegal immigration in the U.S. More...

Volunteers work to shelter, provide meals for homeless caught in lingering cold spell

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

As area farmers struggle to help their fruit survive during record-low temperatures, Diana Ortuna is trying to protect homeless men, women and children from freezing. More...

Conejo Valley Meal and Shelter Program

Schedule through April 15

Monday: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1 W. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks Tuesday: Calvary Community Church, 5495 Via Rocas, city of Westlake Village Wednesday: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 32111 Watergate Road, More...

CROP Walk orientation breakfast planned

Plans are being finalized for the 29th annual Conejo Valley CROP Walk. CROP is an acronym for Communities Reaching Out to People. More...

Service training never stops

TAKING AIM- Senior Dep. Jeremy Paris of Thousand Oaks, a member of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department SWAT team, fires an Israeli-made Micro Galil weapon. More...

Teen volunteers help special needs kids at winter camp

The Conejo Valley Friendship Circle, a local nonprofit organization that pairs teenage volunteers with special needs children, recently hosted its fourth annual winter camp at the Milken Jewish Community Campus in West Hills. More...

The call of the towhee Just the other day someone asked me to name my favorite hike in the Santa Monica Mountains. Instantly my mind envisioned a place that I have gone to day after day, year after year. More...

Museum explores life's diversity

The Natural History Museum at 900 Exposition Blvd. More...

Camden Frush is honored

Camden Frush from Westlake High School has been accepted into the 2007 National Honors Convocation. Frush will attend the National Honors Convocation on Business June 18 through 27 at Loyola Marymount University. More...

Teen video fest accepts entries

The Thousand Oaks Arts Commission recently announced the ninth annual Conejo Teen Video Festival, open to teenagers 19 years or younger who live in or near the Conejo Valley. More...

County in good shape, official says

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Ventura County has a healthy economy but lacks sufficient affordable housing, the county's executive officer said last week at a meeting of business and government officials. More...

Chamber offers Networking Breakfast

The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce's Networking Breakfast of Champions will be Fri., Feb. 2 at Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration begins at 6:45 a.m. More...

Capitol Steps put the 'mock' in democracy

Comedy troupe visits here, tries to be 'funnier than the U.S. Congress'
By Steve Ames Special to the Thousand Oaks Acorn

Most of their musical numbers are familiar, knee-slapping tunes, and the personalities they skewer are no less recognizable. More...

Psychic brought in to help find missing man

By Nancy Needham nancy@hotmail.com

Jeffrey Howard's family, left without a clue as to how he disappeared in the early morning of Dec. 21, has hired a psychic to help them find the 40-year-old man. "There's still nothing. It may take awhile," said Capt. More...

Chamber sells HR posters

The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce is taking orders for 2007 California employment posters and other human resources related materials. The poster features all 16 mandatory employer notices for 2007. More...

Man who withdrew cash at supermarket ATM is robbed in parking lot

A man who used the ATM inside the Vons supermarket at 2048 Avenida de Los Arboles in Thousand Oaks on Mon., Jan. 15 was robbed of his cash when he went outside the store to the parking lot. More...

History comes alive in Newbury Park

SEE IT THE WAY IT WAS- The Civil War will leap from history books to the Stagecoach Inn Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Jan. 27 and 28 at 51 S. Ventu Park Road in Newbury Park. More...

CVD Marketplace booths are available

Applications are available for craftspeople, artists, businesses and nonprofit groups interested in exhibiting in the "CVD Marketplace"- a large, enclosed commercial tent at the 2007 Conejo Valley Days. More...

Search for happiness to be discussed

Dennis Prager, author of "Happiness is a Serious Problem," will speak at 8 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...

Author offers series of Lenten talks

Dallas Willard, award-winning Christian author and lecturer, will launch a series of Lenten messages at the 9 and 10:45 a.m. services Sun., Jan. 28 at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 588 Camino Manzanas in Thousand Oaks. More...

Singles group meets in Westlake

Conejo Singles, a group that gives single people an opportunity to socialize, meets 8 p.m. Thursdays at the Westlake Village United Methodist Church, 1049 Westlake Blvd. at the corner of Hampshire Road. More...

T.O. woman recalls close-up with Arnold Schwarzenegger

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

When Barbara Baker met Arnold Schwarzenegger in the late 1960s, the encounter sparked a loving, exhilarating relationship that would last several years. More...

Chamber hosts former city attorney

LAND USE AND EMPLOYMENT LAW DISCUSSED- Former T.O. city attorney Mark Sellers, third from left, spoke at a recent breakfast hosted by the Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce. The event was held at Terri's Cafe in Agoura Hills. More...

Watercolor artist to give painting demonstration

Watercolor artist Howard Reese will give a painting demonstration on Tues., Feb. 6 at the Westlake Village Art Guild's monthly dinner meeting at the Los Robles Golf Course Banquet Center, 299 Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...