The Ventura County Community Foundation has announced the distribution of $41,000 in the first four grants from the "Freeze Fund" through the Community Disaster Fund. The special fund was established by the foundation and United Way of Ventura County. More...

Mind Body Spirit Center will host a seminar exploring natural approaches to cardiovascular disease from 7 to 9 p.m. Tues., March 13 at The Landing, 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Ste. 218, Westlake Village. Topics and speakers are "A Natural Approach to Cardiovascular Disease" with Dr. Sharon Norling and "Cholesterol and Inflammation" with Babette Teno. More...

Little donkeys known for bellowing as they carried heavy loads of coffee up and down the mountainsides of Kona, Hawaii, are pictured in the logo of The Bad Ass Coffee Company that recently opened in Thousand Oaks. Some residents have deemed the company's tribute to the often cantankerous pack animals unacceptable. More...

THURS., MARCH 1 Supervisor Speaks Camarillo Women's Club meets 11 a.m., Sterling Hills Golf Club, Camarillo. Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long speaks about local affairs. Irish Dancers perform. RSVP (805) 488-3478. Swing Your Partner Senior Valley Happy Squares hosts square dance workshop/dance, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Thursday, Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. More...

Thousand Oaks - An extremely popular free workshop is being held for the parents of college bound high school students during the month of March in Thousand Oaks. The workshops will focus on little-known ways of getting money for college, no matter how much income you make, or how good of a student you have. More...

Westlake Village resident John Daykin was named Development Coach of the Year by the CalSouth State Soccer Association Feb. 17 at the Nike Awards banquet held at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. He was selected from 7,900 licensed coaches registered with CalSouth, the United States Youth Soccer Association's governing body for youth soccer in Southern California. More...

HANDSOME FELLA- Amigo is a 3-year-old neutered black goat. He likes the company of horses and is friendly with people. Amigo can be adopted for a fee of $25 from the Agoura Animal Shelter, 29525 Agoura Road, just west of Kanan Road, south of the 101 Freeway. To take Amigo home, ask about identification No. A3633375. More...

Newbury Park Battery occurred at Borchard Road and Via Ricardo the evening of Feb. 15. An incident of indecent exposure was reported at Michael Drive and Newbury Road the afternoon of Feb. 16. Vandalism was reported the morning of Feb. 17 in the 3600 block of Kimber Drive. More...

Chabad of the Conejo is offering a Hawaiian-style luau with Hawaiian cuisine, tropical drinks and entertainment to the Jewish community on Purim from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sun., March 4 at a location in Agoura Hills. Participants are asked to come in Purim or modest Hawaiian attire. More...

HELPS LOCAL MUSEUM- Richard Barnett, left, is joined by Bill Miller, Scouting Committee chairman of the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477, center, and Bill Sternberg, the Grand Lodge Regional Scouting Committee chairman, as Barnett becomes an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouts. Barnett, a Newbury Park High School student, organized and led an effort to replace wooden steps and a handrail at Stagecoach Inn Museum as his project. More...

A free screening of "Normal People Scare Me," a film about autism made by a teenager with autism, will be presented at 7 p.m. Mon., March 5 at the Westlake Village Twin Theater, 4711 Lakeview Canyon Road. The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the teen, Taylor Cross, and his mother and director of the film, Keri Bowers. More...

Responding to Douglas Crocket's letter published Feb. 15 regarding the death of a brave American Marine, Lance Cpl. Anthony C. Melia, this Thousand Oaks "numbskull" is responding. Shame on you, Douglas Crocket, for using this brave Marine's death as a platform to spew your pathetic, unintelligent bleeding heart, liberal views of the war in Iraq and bash President Bush. More...

ANN SELTZER Thousand Oaks "From 3 to 6 p.m., traveling on the 101 Freeway to the 23 Freeway north is all backed up. Do I have a solution? No. I'm for improving the freeway and I understand about how important it is to block the sound, but I'm disappointed with the walls- potential poster board for graffiti- because the walls cover up the beauty of Thousand Oaks." More...

This one-story home has been updated throughout. It has an open floor plan with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. All windows have been replaced with Milgard dualpaned windows. All the ceilings have been scraped. The kitchen has granite tile counters and Kitchen King cabinets. Both bathrooms have been updated with custom ceramic tile. More...