Squirrel of the Month
NOT EXACTLY IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT- -
      You can try all you want to convince a squirrel that it's better to give than receive and he'll STILL STEAL from the birds. Eagle-eye photographer Michelle Thiesen of Newbury Park caught this thief committing larceny at her bird feeder.
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TOHS band presents its winter concert
Concert review
By Cary Ginell soundthink@aol.com
      The Thousand Oaks High School bands, under the direction of Marty Martone, last week capped off an eventful semester with an impressive Winter Concert at the school's Performing Arts Center. Only weeks before the Dec.
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January events set for Natural History Museum
      The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County presents the following events for January. Most programs are free with paid museum admission. The museum is at 900 Exposition Blvd. For more information on programs, call (213) 763-3466 (DINO) or visit www.nhm.org.
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Our first Christmas
      The trouble began when my wife and I told our parents that we'd spend Christmas Day alone. On previous years, we either woke up on Christmas Day in my parents' home in Northern California, to spend the holiday there, or we woke up in our own home and went to my in-laws' place to open presents there.
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