March 22, 2007 RSS feed / Community

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City says more are taking buses

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
The number of people on the bus grows and grows. Thousand Oaks Transit has made improvements that have resulted in an increase in ridership. More...

POW bracelet from Vietnam War brings strangers together

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Wearing a POW bracelet in the 1970s was often not much more than a fashion statement. Lots of people, including Janet Hall, sported one just to be in vogue. More...

Showing a fashionable love for others

GENEROSITY ALWAYS IN STYLE- Students Amanda Conrad, Madison Shane and Kathryn Reinke display jeans donated by Sycamore Canyon School during a "Jean's Drive" last month. More...

It's time to nominate Senior of the Year

Nominations for Senior of the Year will be accepted until April 10. Nominees will be honored at an awards recognition ceremony Thurs., June 7 at the Goebel Senior Adult Center. More...

Listening to a special guest

ATTENTIVE LISTENERS- From left, Jennifer Boone, principal of Manzanita Elementary School; Alice Starr, wife of Kenneth Starr, dean of Pepperdine University's law school; and Rosemary Licata, first vice president of the Thousand Oaks Republican Wome More...

Kids to gather at The Lakes

The Lakes Kids Club is offered every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at The Lakes community stage, 2200 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

Elks have another achiever in Scouting

HELPS THOSE IN NEED- Trevor Wineman, center, is flanked by Bill Miller, left, and Bill Sternberg. For his Eagle project Trevor created more than 150 hats and hat pins for patients who are fighting cancer and going through chemotherapy. More...

For Heavens Cakes explodes with success

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Just about everyone has had a craving for a chocolate cake, but Lisa Donahue turned her craving into For Heavens Cakes, a successful Thousand Oaks business. More...

Noted writers to address women's group in Los Angeles

The Brandeis University National Women's Committee San Fernando Valley Chapter will host its 18th annual Words, Wit and Wisdom luncheon from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon., April 16 at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 Sepulveda Blvd. More...

Putting their faith to work

'DIRT IS FUN'- Melissa Labnow, 9, of Newbury Park, center, is flanked by Moorpark residents Nicholas Heard, 3, and his mom, Rene, as all three work in the flower gardens at Conejo Elementary School. More...

Cops chase juvenile in a stolen vehicle

A 17-year-old was arrested on charges of auto theft, DUI, driving without a license and evading a police officer after he allegedly led police on a short chase March 14. It all began on a foggy night at 12:32 a.m. More...

Construction worker dies after trench collapses

Daniel Contreras, a 32yearold construction worker, was killed Monday morning when a trench he was digging in Thousand Oaks collapsed on him. More...

For the record

Virgilio Garcia, winner of the Conejo Valley Boys & Girls Clubs Youth of the Year award, is in the eighth grade at Los Cerritos Middle School, not seventh. More...

Nonsmokers receive preferential treatment in city-subsidized housing

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A homeless person who smokes will now find it more difficult to obtain a city-subsidized roof over his or her head. More...

Youth Congress will focus on real world problems

By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

Improving the quality of life outside the United States' borders will be the focus of the 23rd annual Youth Congress, scheduled for Sat., March 31. More...

Scam artists back at work in Conejo Valley

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Door-to-door peddlers are back in Thousand Oaks, attempting to sell books under false pretenses, according to Thousand Oaks resident Dave Saltmarsh. More...

Arts festival taking exhibitor applications

Ventura County visual artists are invited to exhibit in the fourth annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival, which will be Sat. and Sun., Sept. 15 and 16 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Mary and Richard Carpenter Plaza Park. More...

Cops find methamphetamine lab in Janss Road home

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A 911 call for a medical emergency led to the discovery of a methamphetamine laboratory in a Thousand Oaks home. When deputies and emergency medical personnel arrived at a home in the 900 block of Janss Road at around 10 a.m. More...

Antiques Faire vendors sought

Vendors are needed for the Stagecoach Inn Museum's annual Antiques Faire from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. More...

CRPD to host summer registration

Mail-in registration for Conejo Recreation and Park District recreation activities will be from Tues., April 24 to Fri., May 4. Program guides are available at all community centers. Patrons may register online at www.crpd.org. More...

Eagle makes owl houses

'WHOOO'S HOUSE?'- Westlake High School senior Roger Parks, 18, earned Scouting's highest honor for his Eagle Scout service project. More...

Refugee of Sudanese civil war to speak at library

Valentino Achak Deng will speak at 7 p.m. Thurs., April 5 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Deng, a refugee of the Sudanese civil war, is the subject of the novel "What is the What" by Dave Eggers. More...

Tickets available for garden tour

The Westlake Garden Club will present its 34th annual Garden and Patio Tour from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun., April 29. The tour will feature five gardens in Westlake Village with a variety of styles and plants. More...

Superior Court of Ventura County seeks grand jury nominations

Nominations for the 2007-08 grand jury are being sought by the Superior Court of California, Ventura County. More...