July 19, 2007 RSS feed / Community

For the record

It is against the law for anyone under 18 to ride a bicycle, scooter, skateboard, roller skates or in-line skates on a street without a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet. More...

Sheriff's Blotter

Newbury Park A male, 18, was arrested on a charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance at 12:20 a.m. July 9 in the 2800 block of Camino Dos Rios. More...

All five seats on Triunfo Sanitation will be elected

Triunfo Sanitation District board of directors took a major step this week toward becoming an all-elected body. More...

County air monitoring plan available for review

The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District has released its 2007 draft Ambient Air Monitoring Plan for public review and comment until Fri., July 27. More...

Outdoor enthusiast

A ROAD LESS TRAVELED- A lone walker makes his way through the trails of Wildwood Park as another California weekend draws to a close under the setting sun. More...

School board approves new plan

Conejo Valley Unified School District has outlined its goals for the next four years . More...

T.O. fitness instructor shot to death in San Diego

Thousand Oaks resident Lisa Walsh, 42, was found dead of a gunshot wound July 6 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. According to police, she was killed by a male acquaintance who then committed suicide. More...

Not far from where you live

RESERVATIONS FOR TWO- A pair of coyotes search for Sunday dinner in the dry grasses of Wildwood Park. Wildlife from deer and skunks to opossums and coyotes share suburbs. More...

Local Girl Scouts box up 2,000 books in contribution to literacy

TOP ACHIEVEMENT- Young people from Girl Scout Troop No. 557 of Newbury Park collected 2,000 gently used books for The Book Bag, which will distribute them where they're most needed to promote literacy. More...

Learn a language at UCLA extension

UCLA Extension will offer four-day Weekend Immersion Workshops from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Aug. 4, 5, 11 and 12. More...

Westlake Village girl named scholar

Michaela K. Shaw of Westlake Village has been named one of 52 Emerson Scholars, entitling Shaw to a full scholarship to attend Interlochen Arts Camp, a summer arts program for aspiring young musicians. More...

Paiva Academy to host dance

Paiva Dance Academy will host an Argentine Tango/Milonga Dance at 9 p.m. Sat., July 28 at 2636 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. An all-level class will take place at 8 p.m. before the dance. More...

Summertime and the livin' is easy

MUSIC APPRECIATION- - A couple soaks up some sunshine at Tin Drum's free Sunday concert at Conejo Community Park. More...

Bicycle safety gets renewed emphasis

The Bicycle Advisory Team's recommendation to implement a bicycle safety sign program was approved by the Thousand Oaks City Council. It was also agreed that a search would begin for a consultant to start a public outreach program. More...

Rotary seeks exchange students

Rotary clubs in the Conejo Valley area are seeking young professionals ages 25 to 40 to participate in a group study exchange program in India. Those selected will leave Jan. 1, 2008, and return Jan. 24. More...

Learn all about Paramount Ranch

The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will host "Living a Dream: Paramount Ranch Reborn" at 2 p.m. Sat., July 28 at the National Parks Visitor Center, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. More...

Victim identified, witnesses needed

The man who died July 11 at the scene of a collision between the car he was driving and a tractor-trailer rig in the No. 4 lane of the 101 Freeway in Thousand Oaks just north of Westlake Boulevard has been identified as Kunhi Ahn. More...

Residents face a power outage

About 19,000 Southern California Edison customers in Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks experienced a blackout on Monday between 12:56 and 1:51 p.m. More...

Hungry Hunter closes in Thousand Oaks

Hungry Hunter patrons who've been stopping by the restaurant that had been serving prime rib in Thousand Oaks for 35 years were surprised this month to find the doors closed. More...

Meeting tries to soothe anger over flier, class

John Bravos, 81, is at the center of controversy after he circulated a flier to spark interest in a session of a religion class he taught at the Goebel Senior Center in Thousand Oaks. More...

Private firm will explore feasibility of Discovery Center for T.O.

Some people hope to see an 8,000-square-foot theater and planetarium, a 25,000squarefoot permanent exhibition area and 15,000 square feet for traveling and temporary exhibits rise up on the two acres between the Thousand Oaks Civic A More...

City wants input on Plaza turnaround

Fragile or disabled attendees at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza performances may be dropped off at the turnaround on the third level of city hall during the turnaround's trial period. More...

Westlake Village comedian, a WHS grad, finds laughter as good medicine

A 2005 car crash that left Westlake High School graduate Brady Kelman with a broken femur, sternum, shoulder and back apparently left his funny bone intact. More...

Mature workers often face discrimination

Older workers and their employers need to be on the lookout for unfair treatment or age discrimination in the workplace. More...

Residents die in slaying, suicide at convention

Thousand Oaks residents Lisa Walsh, 43, and Harold Kent, 54, were found dead of gunshot wounds in Kent's room on the seventh floor of the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. At about 7:45 p.m. More...

Horsemanship gets help from Redwood

NOT HORSING AROUND- Redwood Middle School's Kids That Care club has donated money to Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship to help sponsor "Yankee," one of Ride On's therapy horses. More...

Oakwood Village changes hands

Jim Fisher and Craig Stevens, principals in the Sherman Oaks office of Lee & Associates' L.A. North/Ventura Inc., have negotiated the sale and purchase of a 191-unit multifamily property for more than $46 million. More...

Resident gets culinary suggestion

SOMETHING NEW- - Patrick Wood of Ventura, an employee with Underwood Family Farms, explains to Madeleine Fitzer of Westlake Village how to cook radish tops at the Thousand Oaks Certified Farmers' Market. More...

When in T.O. do as the Romans do

'IT'S ALL IN THE WRIST'- Thousand Oaks resident Jesse Carmichael, a member of the rock band Last American Buffalo, plays boccie ball on the grass at The Lakes. Boccie ball is an Italian version of lawn bowling. More...

Camps offered in Simi and Oak Park

Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District is offering four summer day camps this year: Crosstown Kids Camp and Rancho Day Camp in Simi Valley and Fun Oaks Summer Day Camp and Fun Oaks Mini Camp in Oak Park. More...

Adult group to discuss classic movie

The Challengers Adult Sunday School Class of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church will screen the 1962 movie "To Kill a Mockingbird" at 7:30 p.m. More...

How to enjoy a summer free of pests

Take back your summer fun from those pesky insects. Rather than enjoying backyard barbecues, poolside picnics and other outdoor summer activities, homeowners are being chased indoors as pests put a stinger in summer fun. More...

Civic Arts Plaza seeks volunteers

Residents are invited to volunteer as "Friends of the Civic Arts Plaza." The annual cost of belonging to the Friends is $15 or $25 as a Patron. More...