November 1, 2007 RSS feed / Community

Assemblymember Strickland updates Chamber on health insurance options, state prisons and water quality concerns

Some of the state's universal healthcare ideas can easily be compared to a cheap Las Vegas buffet, Assemblymember Audra Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) recently told the Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce Government R More...

Parcel to be discussed by council

COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE SITUATION- Previously graded land reviewed by a geotechnical engineer will be discussed during a public hearing on Tues., Nov. 6 during the City Council meeting. More...

CLU will host international chapel service on Nov. 14

As part of International Education Week, California Lutheran University will host an International Chapel Service at 10:10 a.m. Wed., Nov. 14 in Samuelson Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. More...

Redevelopment agency to get report card

How millions of dollars are being spent and whether or not goals have been reached will be discussed by the City Council next week at its Nov. 6 meeting. More...

Local YMCA spruces up

The Conejo Valley YMCA received a spruce up last month when the facility shut down for a week for repairs and upgrades.More than 20 volunteers, including YMCA staff, community members and CLU students, helped during the week. More...

Entries sought for garden tour

The Westlake Village Garden Club is looking for new gardens to include on its 35th annual garden tour, which will take place Sun., April 27, 2008. More...

Rockin' readers

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK- Lang Ranch Elementary School first-graders Aarti Subramanian, left, and Megan King, both 6, dance to live rock music performed by the Momeraths during a kickoff pep rally for the Lang Ranch Readi More...

Former Beach Boy to play at charity event

Many Mansions will host its third annual Bowls of Hope Project from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 11 at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. More...

Library screens 'Flyboys' film

The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library will host a free matinee screening of the film "Flyboys" at 1 p.m. Tues., Nov. 13 in the library's community room at 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

One Eagle . . . and another

REACHES THE PINNACLE- Jeremy Scott Hanna, a Newbury Park High School student, has obtained the rank of Eagle, the highest in Scouting. More...

Volunteer Opportunities

Residents are invited to participate in any of the following volunteer opportunities in the area. For more information or to sign up, call the phone number listed for the event. More...

Staying in shape raising money

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers 'READY, SET, GET FIT'- Meadows Elementary School students charge through a banner for the first lap of the Mustang Marathon to raise funds for the school and promote student health and fitness. More...

Benefit concert to help police officer's family

Friends and colleagues of the late George Michael "Mike" Selleh will hold a benefit concert in his memory at The Canyon club in Agoura Hills on Sun., Nov. 11. More...

YMCA will honor Boggs at Leadership Award Celebration

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA will honor Steve Boggs, president of Standard Pacific Homes, at its 10th annual YMCA Leadership Award Celebration at 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. More...

Senior Concerns will preview gifts featured at its Bargain Boutique and Thrift Shop

Senior Concerns' Bargain Boutique and Thrift Shop will host a preview of its holiday boutique from 4 to 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 9 at 80 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The boutique will take place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. More...

Jr. Women's Club hosts holiday boutique for charity

The Westlake Village Junior Women's Club will host its 26th annual Gingerbread Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 15 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., Nov. 16 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. More...

Council will review city codes; some may be made stronger

The City Council will take a look at new municipal codes concerning building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical wiring, solar energy and other areas that are regulated by the state and sometimes enhanced locally. More...

Parenting lectures begin tonight in Thousand Oaks

To help moms and dads with perhaps their most difficult job- parenting- a Parent Talk lecture series kicks off tonight and runs through the end of the school year. More...

For the record

A vacation photo caption that appeared in last week's Thousand Oaks Acorn misidentified Shanghai as Singapore. More...

T.O.'s law governing oak trees can infuriate homeowners and businesses

It should be waived for those who planted their own trees, mayor says

Oak trees, often regarded as sacred in Thousand Oaks, were targeted as threats to public safety during a recent City Council discussion over property owners' rights concerning the city's namesake trees. More...

City Council prevents lot split, acts to protect neighborhood

The City Council, after deciding an 0.8-acre lot at 718 N. Rancho Road cannot be subdivided into two lots, set in motion a zone change so that the issue in one of the city's oldest neighborhoods won't come up again. More...

Mobile home parks may face zoning changes

Commission unanimously recommended that two mobile home park areas should be designated for residential use if zone changes and General Plan amendments are made for the sites. More...

Gretzky sale raises $200,000 for private school

Wayne and Janet Gretzky's estate sale benefiting Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village raised more than $200,000 to go toward construction of the school's new baseball stadium and various programs at nearby Carden Conejo School. More...

An autumn tradition continues

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers 'WE WILL HAVE THESE MOMENTS TO REMEMBER'- Newbury Park homecoming queen Sangeeta Nair, 17, and king Samir Siddhanti, 17, smile at the crowd, and their parents, no doubt, during halftime at Friday night's NPHS homecoming fo More...

Turkey Day Dash to help YMCA

The Conejo Valley and the Miller Family YMCAs are hosting the third annual Turkey Day Dash on Thanksgiving morning, Thurs., Nov. 22. Preregistrations are underway now, and dayof registration begins at 7 a.m. More...

Vets to share WW II stories at CLU

The California Lutheran University history department will present "World War II Remembered: Our Greatest Generation" from 4 to 6 p.m. Mon., Nov. 12 in the Lundring Events Center on the university campus at 60 W. More...

Condors to fly over Veterans Day event

A Veterans Day celebration will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sun., Nov. 11 at the Thousand Oaks Veterans Memorial at Conejo Creek Park, 1379 E. Janss Road, behind the library in Thousand Oaks. More...

Center presents free demo of new technology used for teaching Chinese

The Golden Key Culture Center and Greater Thousand Oaks Telecommunity will host a free demonstration of some new technologies, used to teach Chinese and to video-conference, at 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. More...

Elks Lodge to hold flag retirement ceremony

The Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477 will hold its 13th annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at 1 p.m. Sun., Nov. 11 at 158 Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks. Scouting units sponsored by the lodge will assist in the ceremony. More...

Blind cougar adjusts in captivity

Our sightless cougar The Nature of Wildworks, a nonprofit wildlife care and education center in Topanga, strives to provide the best care possible for all its resident animals. More...

Workshop teaches people ins and outs of credit repair

Financial Solutions Services educates people on how credit repair can save thousands of dollars or more throughout a lifetime. More...

Networking group gets charter

LeTip of Conejo Valley, a networking group of professionals, has chartered with 15 members. The members meet for lunch every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. More...

Meeting will include bingo and luncheon at Palm Garden

The Thousand Oaks Woman's Club will hold its next meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wed., Nov. 14 at the Palm Garden Hotel, 498 Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Luncheon and bingo will follow the meeting. Cost of luncheon is $23.50. More...