'EGGCELLENT' BALANCE- Lang Ranch Elementary School fourth-grader Tanner Glantz, 10, aboard quarter horse Bailey, holds reins while balancing an egg on a spoon. He was racing for the finish line at Saturday's Equestrian Trails Inc. Corral 37 Playday at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park. More...

The medical disorder we call "stress" was first identified in 1938 by Dr. Hans Seyle. Since 1938, we have cured tuberculosis, polio and made progress with every single cancer. Yet stress continues to grow as a threatening health problem in our country, contributing to virtually every major disease. More...

The Manninghams, Bella and Jack, are poster children for dysfunctional marriage in Conejo Players' thriller "Angel Street." This middleclass couple resides on Angel Street in Pimlico, a residential district of central London, in 1880. Despite the outward respectability- servants, good clothes, well-appointed house- we see immediately that something's amiss. More...

THURS., APRIL 26 Global Food Security Ventura County League of Women Voters meets 9:30 a.m., conference room, Camarillo Police Department, 3701 Las Posas Road. Guest speaker Linda Young, political science professor, Montana State University. Topic: food security in developing countries, reducing world hunger. Public invited. RSVP (805) 377-0888, ruthhi@roadrunner.com. More...

As college faculty members and students everywhere struggled to comprehend last week's tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, authorities at California State University at Channel Islands dealt with an April 19 Internet incident that hinted at similar danger on the Camarillo campus. More...

When the Thousand Oaks High water polo and swim teams take to the pool next season, there's a chance head coach Mike Giles won't be joining them. Referring to himself as the "low man on the totem pole," Giles, who's spent the past four years coaching all of the Lancer varsity aquatic teams except diving, finds himself in the middle of a numbers crunch at TOHS. More...

Community West Bank announced that Declan Kavanagh of Sherman Oaks has won a new 60Gb Video iPod, Bose SoundDock music system, RoadTrip transmitter/charger and three $50 iTunes gift cards, a total $1,000 value. Kavanagh's name was randomly selected from all entries submitted between Oct. More...

SWEET- Harley, an 8-year-old male gray tiger and black domestic shorthair can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road, just west of Kanan Road. To take Harley home, ask about identification No. A3651520. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always call (818) 991-0071 first or visit the website at http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. More...

Newbury Park An unlocked vehicle was ransacked the evening of April 19 in the 500 block of Sierra Heights Court. A window was shattered and items were stolen from a vehicle the night of April 18 in the 200 block of Heavenly Valley Road. Between 3 and 3:35 a.m. April 19, a dwelling in the 1600 block of Calle Diamonte was burglarized. More...

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA will host its seventh annual prayer breakfast on the National Day of Prayer from 6:50 to 8:30 a.m. Thurs., May 3 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Prayer, scripture readings and song will be part of the celebration. More...

Registration is open for the 2007 summer sessions of Discovery Nature Camp presented by Mountains Restoration Trust. Designed for children ages 8 to 12, the camp is an introduction to the wonders of nature, according to Susan Haugland, program director. More...

I couldn't find the letter about the wouldbe poet waxing poetically about the sound walls (April 12, T.O. Acorn editorial, "Widening project on the 23 Freeway creates more than one hassle"), but I do have my own opinions about the sound walls. More...

If you've ever gotten a traffic ticket, please raise your hand. We thought so. Almost everyone has been pulled over at least once. Traffic tickets are an everyday occurrence, and even if you're a good driver, a lapse in concentration can get you ticketed. First there's denial, then aggravation that it's going to cost you at least $150, probably more. More...

BETWEEN GAMES- Patrick Aldrich of Thousand Oaks and friend Mike Reuter from Minnesota take time for sightseeing during a break in competition at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. More...

This twostory, 5bedroom, 8-bathroom home in a gated community has a circular brick driveway and is landscaped with greenery, spring flowers, cobblestone and quartz fountains. The octagon-shaped entryway has distressed wood floors and French doors with a view of the backyard pool and brick patio garden. More...