TOTAL LOSS- Ventura County Firefighter Kyle Arledge from Fire Station No. 30 soaks the smoldering remains after a Sunday fire consumed the inside of a motorhome on Drayton Avenue in Thousand Oaks at around 11 a.m. No one was injured.
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By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
On Tuesday the City Council will continue last week's public hearing to decide whether or not a 0.8-acre lot at 718 N. Rancho Road can be subdivided into two lots. More...
Christina Jamison has been named the county's new fire marshal. She took over the position Sept. 9, replacing Diane Morgan, who is retiring. More...
FUN AND GAMES- Boys & Girls Club Board of Governors chair Cal Johnston, third from right, celebrates with residents during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Boys & Girls Club of Conejo and Las Virgenes at Colina Middle School in Thousand Oak More...
Richard Aluise, 35, of Newbury Park, recently pleaded guilty to one count of felony distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. More...
Due to a production error, a photograph was incorrectly identified in last week's edition as Carnegie Hall in New York. In a Sept. More...
BRUSH FIRE SUBDUED- A fire was quickly put out by the Ventura County Fire Department on Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m. This shows the view from Arroyo Vista looking toward Camino Dos Rios near Ventu Park Road. More...
Photos by BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers 'THANKS, DAD'- Chris Erickson of Thousand Oaks pushes his three children, from left, Liz, 7, Isabella, 2, and Annaliese, 5, across the finish line of the 5K run. More...
The Thousand Oaks Teen Center will host the following teen workshops: Successful Learning and Test Taking, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tues., Sept. 25, $10. Slow Down and Lose Weight, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wed., Sept. 26, $10. The center is at 1375 E. More...
SAFETY FIRST- Ventura County firefighter Mark Frailey dons a protective mask and checks his breathing apparatus Sunday morning before entering the burned-out carcass of a motor home on Drayton Avenue in Thousand Oaks. More...
The Mount Boney 4-H Club introduced its new name, the Conejo Valley 4H Club, and installed new officers at the September general membership meeting. More...
QUIET TIME ALONE- A Jewish woman spends a few reverent moments by the lake in Westlake Village last Thursday as she participates in a Tashlich ceremony. More...
The Westlake Village Junior Women's Club will host its annual new member social for prospective members at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 27 at the home of Brooke MacLean in Westlake Village. More...
The Thousand Oaks Rotary Foundation will present "Las Vegas Cool" at 5 p.m. Sun., Oct. 7 at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive, Moorpark. The evening will feature Vegas-style games, entertainment, food, prizes and live auctions. More...
'THIS ISN'T WORK'- Newbury Park High School's cross country team members, from left, Brandon Rista, 15, Courtney Chason, 16, and Alex Wood, 15, are having lots of fun as they participate in a recent car wash to raise money for their team. More...
The Women's Resource Center of Thousand Oaks will host its annual charity banquet, "A Season for Change," at 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 6 at the Four Seasons Grand Ballroom, 2 Dole Drive, Westlake Village. More...
Thumb sucker Does anyone know how to cure a thumb-sucker? My son is now 4 years old. Six months ago, the dentist told me that my boy needed to stop sucking his thumb by the age of 4 or he'd push his teeth out and would need braces. More...
Court Appointed Special Advocates, also known as CASA, will sponsor a 5K walk/ run fundraising event Sat., Oct. 13 at College Park on Rose Avenue in Oxnard. More...
The Ventura County Rose Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 27 at a new location, the Ventura County Office of Education Conference Center, 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo. More...
Tifa Chocolate has announced the launch of its new website, www.tifachocolate.com. "Our mission is to promote the experience and pure enjoyment of quality chocolate," said Mike Ashamalla, founder of Tifa Chocolate. More...
The Kaplan family of Agoura Hills has announced the launch of The Global Safe Haven Network, the first program of the Alyson Ilene Kaplan Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization set up in memory of their daughter Alyson, whose life w More...
The community is invited to the Thousand Oaks High School Lancer Band's annual pasta dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 29 at the high school, 2323 Moorpark Road. Guests may dine inside the cafeteria or outside under lights. More...
Several new members have joined the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley. More...
NICE MOVES- Clayton Mosbey, 14, an Oaks Christian School eighth-grader, shows his style and wins a hula hoop contest in the Conejo Creek Park North pavilion during the All-Corvette Car Show in Thousand Oaks on Sunday. More...
The Ventura Harvest Festival will take place Fri. through Sun., Oct. 5 through 7 at Seaside Park, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. More...
Photos by JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers LOOKING GOOD ON HORSEBACK- - The Foxfield Riding Club drill team enters the Ventura Farms arena to welcome the audience to the Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship fundraiser on Saturday at Ventura Farms in Thousand More...
Bella Vista, an office condominium project in the Conejo Valley, is available for pre-sale. The commercial offices are expected to be completed in October. More...
The Ojai Art Center Theater, a nonprofit community ensemble, will present its annual One Act Festival on Sept. 21 through 30 of seven short pieces culled from the Humana Festival of New American Plays based in Kentucky. More...
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