With hundreds in the Thousand Oaks workforce newly jobless due to Amgen's layoffs last week, many are probably wondering what they should do next. Among those who can answer that question is Newbury Park resident Doug Wright, who for years has been in the business of helping people caught in the downsizing process. More...

October is national physical therapy month. What is physical therapy? Physical therapy is the treatment and rehabilitation of an injury, disability or condition. What is a physical therapist? A physical therapist is a professional that has gone through extensive training at an accredited school. More...

Once upon a time, celluloid bad guys wore black hats and pencil thin mustaches and tended to squint a lot. These days they tend to own Forbes-list corporations, accidentally kill people while making record profits, then try to cover up the damage so as not to bother the shareholders. More...

THURS., OCT. 18 Thanks To Firefighters Douglas Emmett, Valley Cultural Center present Grateful Hearts third annual Food Faire and Fundraiser to honor L.A. Fire Department, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Oxnard St. between Owensmouth Ave. and AMC Place, Warner Center. 25 restaurants serve samples. Emcee Erik Estrada, Smoke and Mirrors LAFD band plays. More...

All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: steve@theacorn.com. More...

Bill Redell and Dick Billingsley are acting too nice toward each other. Oh sure, the two veteran high school football coaches, Redell of Oaks Christian and Billingsley of Oak Park, can still get after it via the media, as evidence by these recent over-the-phone examples: More...

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers FRIENDLY- Sonny, a 5-year-old male Rottweiler/German shepherd mix, needs a home. Sonny can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Sonny home, ask about identification No. A3736431. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us More...

Thousand Oaks The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence at the times, dates and places indicated: A female, 40, at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 4 at Los Robles Hospital (following a traffic collision on Olsen Road, north of Moopark Road); a male, 30, at 10:45 p.m. Oct. More...

LUTHERAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR- The "Aisle Cruisers," a group of second- through sixth-grade singers at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, are led by director Steve Johnson-Egertson, who came from a musical family. In front row, from left, are Bjorn Slattum, Lars Engstrom, Anders Slattum, Luke Groenveld, Cameron King, Halie Swanson, Kori Groenveld, Sydnie Ednie and Megan Goetsch. In back, from left, are Espen Slattum, Carl Engstrom, Nicole Molen, Summer Shafer, Lacey Anderson, Jahna Lindgren, Alex King and Marie Johnson-Egertson. Holy Trinity is situated at 1 W. Avenida de Los Arboles at Mountclef Boulevard, about halfway between Moorpark and Lynn roads. More...

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers AUTUMN BARBECUE- Members of the Ventura County Republican Party gather for an annual all-you-can-eat barbecue at Conejo Creek Park North in Thousand Oaks. Sunday afternoon's guest speakers included the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, an author, and Republican officeholders. More...

Save Open Space/Santa Monica Mountains (SOS) supports a trailhead, picnic tables and trails in Rancho Potrero. The trailhead will enable everyone in the community to access the park. This includes families who want to go on a hike, bike ride or horse trail ride. More...

Herbal remedies Often what we need is at our fingertips, but we forget. We are blind to the resources that lay at our feet, feeling that our survival lies on external sources far away. Our worries become more about who and what will provide for us next rather than how will I provide for myself. More...

Isn't it about time officials of the city of Thousand Oaks and the county of Ventura stop acting like children? Neither the City Council nor Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks is innocent in this almost perpetual bickering. More...

NICE TO MEET YOU- Paige Durand of Newbury Park is greeted by one of the inhabitants of the Maui Ocean Center in Maui, Hawaii. More...

This home in the guardgated community of Chanteclair Estates in Thousand Oaks is a 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home. It was originally a 4-bedroom and can be easily restored to that configuration. The home features extensive use of hardwood flooring, three fireplaces including one in the master bedroom and a retreat with custom shelving. More...