August 30, 2007 RSS feed / Community

Trash collection to be a day late next week

In observance of the Labor Day holiday, employees of Newbury Disposal will take the day off on Mon., Sept. 3. More...

Dates scheduled for collection of household hazardous waste

Paint, motor oil and other household hazardous waste is accepted at monthly household hazardous waste collection events. This year's remaining collection dates will be Saturdays, Sept. 8, Oct. 6 and Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to noon. More...

Oaks Christian's Bedrosian Pavilion for performing arts will open today

The new Bedrosian Pavilion on the campus of Oaks Christian School will have a grand opening today. The $16million multipurpose arts center will house the performing arts program at the Westlake Village campus. More...

Thousand Oaks reads ahead of schedule

Thousand Oaks Reads is off to a good start even before it officially begins. Of the libraries' 400 copies of this year's One City One Book selection, 308 were already checked out last week. More...

Learning where help is needed

NEW POSSIBILITIES- Barbara Sladky of Canoga Park, center, is flanked by Ventura County Search and Rescue volunteers from Thousand Oaks, Robert Nirenberg, left, and Dennis Wasserman. More...

Free art fun at Children's Fest

The Children's Festival of the Arts will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 29 at Conejo Creek Park North, 1379 E. Janss Road, behind the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library. The festival is free. More...

Exotic, classic car show to help worthy causes, also features Elks barbecue

Conejo Valley Neighborhood for Learning and AdoptAFuture Inc. will host its premier fundraising event, "Road to the Future" Exotic and Classic Car Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Sept. 2 at Parque de la Paz, 100 N. More...

Rotary September programs

Every Wednesday at noon, the Rotary Club of Westlake Village meets at the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village to discuss local and worldwide topics of interest. The September programs are: Sept. More...

Senior Concerns elects new board posts

Linda St. Clair of Newbury Park has been elected the board of directors' chair for Senior Concerns, a nonprofit social agency. Anthony Antonelli and Gary Trow, both of Thousand Oaks, were elected to their first terms on the volunteer board. More...

Whizin's former manager, philanthropist Vance Moran dies

Vance Moran, a man who epitomized the spirit of Agoura Hills with his Southern charm, generosity to the community, no-nonsense business style, and lively sense of humor died Tuesday at his Covington, La. More...

The ups and downs of being a kid

HAVING A LAST GASP OF FUN AS SUMMER VACATION WINDS DOWN- Jake Clark, 7, of Thousand Oaks leaps over an obstacle as he plays on an inflated activity center at The Lakes shopping center. More...

Come pick some Roma tomatoes

Pickyourown Roma tomatoes will be available over Labor Day weekend Sat., Sept. 1 and Sun., Sept. 2 at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. The farm is open from 6 a.m. to noon. More...

Arts Week participation deadline approaches

The Ventura County Arts Council invites all county artists, community arts organizations, libraries, museums, schools and clubs to submit their cultural arts event listings for the 10-day Ventura County Arts Week 2007 celebration. More...

Mount Boney 4-H starts its new year

The Mount Boney 4-H Club of the Conejo Valley meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Cameron Center, 288 Greenmeadow Drive, Thousand Oaks. The next meeting will be Sept. 10. More...

Local residents earn degrees and academic honors

Local residents have achieved academic distinction at schools of higher education. •Ryan Edberg of Newbury Park graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, Ill., this summer with a degree in stage management. More...

Scam artists at work again

The Ventura County Fire Department wants to alert county residents to a fraudulent enterprise in the area soliciting funds for the benefit of firefighters injured fighting the Zaca Fire. More...

Superior Court gets 2 new commissioners

The judges of the Ventura Superior Court have announced the selection of Kevin G. DeNoce and David R. Worley as the court's newest commissioners. They fill the vacancies created by the appointments of Douglas W. Daily and Bruce A. More...

Here's how to get rid of your old batteries

As if it weren't bad enough to discover a flashlight wasn't working on a dark and stormy night, nobody knew what to do with the old batteries. Don't even think about throwing them in the trash can. More...

T.O. man, 70, overcomes attack by intruder armed with garden shears

Shady Grove Lane residents wake up to demand for cash

A Thousand Oaks husband and wife awakened just after 1 a.m. Tuesday to find a man standing at the side of their bed. The intruder, holding a pair of garden shears, demanded they give him a specific amount of cash. More...

Ferrari's new owner is anonymous

Being a patient man serves Michael Regalia well, especially since he must wait to find out who paid $2.3 million for his 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso, once owned by late actor Steve McQueen. More...

A face everybody knows

MOVIE SCENES SHOT HERE- Mickey Rooney gives a pat on the back to actress Dale Waddington Horowitz at University Village in Thousand Oaks. The two were shooting a scene from "Wreck the Halls," a film produced and co-directed by T.O. More...

Toastmasters to host humor competition

Toastmasters Club TOTAL will host a Humorous Speech Contest from noon to 1 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 6 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Oaks Room on the third level, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

Marine colonel to share Iraq stories

The Westlake Village Republican Women Federated will host a luncheon event at 11 a.m. Thurs., Sept. 20 at Bellavino, 3707 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. in T.O. Lunch will be served at noon. The guest speaker will be Col. James D. More...

Art guild hosts luncheon, includes courtroom artist demonstration

The Westlake Village Art Guild will meet for a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. Tues., Sept. 4 at Naylor's Banquet Center, Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

Take your Acorn on Vacation

Don't forget to share your vacation with other readers of the Thousand Oaks Acorn . It's easy. Take a front page of any edition of the T.O. Acorn the next time you go on vacation. More...

Eye-catching performers

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers COLORFUL DANCE- - American Indian dancers whirl around the new community fountain at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks. The water attraction made its debut on Saturday. More...

Local World of Leather voted readers' fave

World of Leather Furniture has announced that it was voted the No. 1 furniture store in Los Angeles after receiving the 2007 Winner Daily News Readers Choice Award. More...

Gearing up for school

For millions of American families, back-to-school shopping has evolved from a quick dash for paper and pencils into a process that begins much earlier in the summer. The U.S. More...

La Reina reunions set

La Reina High School is planning reunions during the weekend of Sept. 7 through 9 for graduating classes whose graduation year ends in a 7 or 2. All alumnae are invited to a reunion picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sun., Sept. More...

Area Housing Authority has workshops

The Area Housing Authority will present a free workshop, "A Path to Home Ownership," from 6 to 7 p.m. at two Ventura County locations in September. In Thousand Oaks the workshop will be Tues., Sept. More...

Volunteers to remove debris from beaches

23rd annual Coastal Cleanup Day is scheduled for Sept. 15

The California Coastal Commission announced that the 23rd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 15 at more than 700 locations around the state. More...

Aisles of MDA smiles at Vons

The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon has become a tradition. Ventura County citizens can tune in to KEYT and KCAL on Sat. and Sun., Sept. 2 and 3 to watch the marathon show. More...