Big bad goblins came early to the Herold house and left broken hearts and tears for an 8-year-old girl. Every year for more than a decade the Herold family has decorated their yard on Avenida de Las Flores for Halloween. More...
You get back this weekend that hour of sleep you lost in March. At 2 a.m. Sun., Nov. 4, clocks should be turned back one hour. Daylight saving time began the second Sunday in March and ends on Sunday when we return to standard time. More...
Westminster Free Clinic, a private nonprofit healthcare provider in Thousand Oaks, hosted its first open house and volunteer recognition day last month at the United Methodist Church in T.O. More...
Ventura County AIDS Partnership is seeking grantees to provide HIV prevention programs and patient care services in Ventura County. VCAP expects to allocate $100,000 for 2008. The deadline to submit applications is Nov. 14. More...
According to the new cat behavior survey conducted by Harris Interactive, 75 percent of cat owners are not familiar with important bladder health issues that may affect their companions. More...
THURS., NOV. 1 Tribute To Military Camarillo Women's Club meets 11 a.m., Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. "Tribute to the Military" theme. NBVC Honor Guard shows how to fold American flag. Speaker Lt. More...
WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers DISPLAYING MORE THAN A FASTBALL- - Zak Lovenson of Simi Valley, dressed as Bamm Bamm, tests his pitching speed at University Elementary School's Fall Festival in Thousand Oaks. More...
Scientists from the UCLA department of physics and astronomy will present an extension seminar, "What's new in physics 2007," from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3 in Dodd Hall room 147 on the UCLA campus, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles. More...
FLUFFY- Bobby, a 5-year-old male spaniel mix, can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Bobby home, ask about identification No. A3538461. More...
The Hogan Family Foundation, which has operated the Lifeline 4 Paws program for small breed dog rescues for several years, has begun its Big Paws 4 A Cause dog rescue program for larger dogs in Ventura County and is seeking volunteers. More...
"If an idiot were to tell you the same story every day for a year, you would end by believing it." - Horace Mann That's my story and it's stickin' to me! More...
The Conejo Jewish Academy will host a lecture with Thomas "Toivi" Blatt titled "Escape from Sobibor- Resistance During The Holocaust" at 8 p.m. Mon., Nov. 5 at the Conejo Jewish Academy, 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. More...
The Rancho Potrero property has had a complicated and controversial history since it was purchased by the city and Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD) in the 1990s. More...
Thousand Oaks' reputation as a desirable film location is history, according to Michele Pettes, president of the Ventura County Film Commission. More...
A teenager is suspected of entering two Newbury Park homes in the middle of the night last week and stabbing two adults and a sleeping 8-year-old girl. More...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PUMPKIN PALS--The Spaeth family siblings, Emily, 4, and Mike, 7, a Madrona Elementary School first-grader, play in the pumpkin maze at Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch in Thousand Oaks on Monday. More...
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...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers READY TO SERVE HER CONSTITUENTS- Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks welcomes visitors to her new office at 2967 Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...
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...
I'm somewhat amazed at the kind of pre-release negativity "Dan in Real Life" is generating in certain circles. Steve Carell is Hollywood's current poster boy of choice. Juliette Binoche is, well, Juliette Binoche. More...
Two themes pervaded the New West Symphony's concert at the Fred Kavli Theatre last Saturday night: one focusing on the cello, the other a selection of nationalistic works by Rossini, Shostakovich and Dvorak. More...
The Oaks Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 10 in the Samuelson Chapel at California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
Six area teams from the Marmonte and Tri-Valley leagues entered Monday's CIF-Southern Section Girls' Golf Northern Team Divisional at River Ridge Golf Club in Oxnard. Only one survived. More...
With a three-game victory at Moorpark High Tuesday night, the Thousand Oaks High girls' volleyball team captured the Marmonte League championship for the third consecutive season. More...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PENNY PINCHING- Leukemia Society representative Blair Brooks presents a plaque to Lang Ranch Elementary School student body president Megan Nespor for the school's fundraising efforts. More...
ROMAN CASTRO/Acorn Newspapers A BUSY SEASON- - Newbury Park High School color guard members Lynsey Mikels, a senior, left, and sophomore Aurora Ginzburg smile on their way to present the NPHS band's competitive performance during the recent Royal More...
The Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club is hoping for a full house at the inaugural Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament on Sun., Nov. 11 at Borderline Bar and Grill in T.O. More...
Bernyce Green and Norm Kaman of Dilbeck Realtors are pleased to announce their new listing in the waterfront community of Westlake Bay in Westlake Village. More...