December 27, 2007 RSS feed / Community

Sitting in sludge

PRINCIPAL GETS SLIMED- University Elementary School principal Jeff Rickert, above, gets slimed. In a fundraising effort, Rickert helped motivate students to raise money. More...

Goebel Senior Center seeks applicants for commission

Applicants are sought to serve on the Goebel Senior Center Commission Inc. when the terms of the present members end on June 30. More...

Shoppers seek bargains after Christmas

EARLY BIRDS- A line of after Christmas shoppers wait for the 8 a.m. store opening at Zender's in Thousand Oaks on Wed., Dec 26. Zender's sale is extra special; the store is relocating. More...

Group hosts lunch, cooking demo

The Jewish Women's Circle of Thousand Oaks will host a gourmet vegetarian lunch and cooking demonstration at noon Sun., Jan. 13 at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

Octogenarian fills page of life's scrapbook with her new GED

As a present to her nine grandchildren, Pat Atkins documented her life and family history in nine beautifully decorated scrapbooks. More...

Cancer foundation hosts 30th anniversary membership brunch

The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation UCLA Conejo Valley Guild will host a membership brunch to celebrate its 30th anniversary at 11 a.m. Tues., Jan. 8, at the Los Robles Golf Club, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Amateur stargazer will speak about optics, cosmology, 'riches of the heavens' for all

The Ventura County Astronomical Society will hold its monthly membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 18, 2008, in the multipurpose room at Mesa Union School, 3901 N. Mesa School Road, Somis. More...

Early deadlines in effect

The Jan. 3 edition of the Acorn has early deadlines because of New Year's Day. Space for display ads in the Jan. 3 paper must be reserved by 11 a.m. tomorrow, Fri., Dec. More...

County debuts new website

The county of Ventura has launched a new "Donate, Reuse, Recycle" waste reduction website at www.VCMAX.org. More...

CVUSD board reorganizes

A new president, vice president and clerk were named at Conejo Valley Unified School District board of trustees' annual reorganization meeting last week. More...

Brennick returns kindness once needed by her family

'She makes everyone's Christmas an amazing time. She never expects anything in return- just a smile on someone's face.' - Amanda Brennick, Irene's daughter

For Irene Brennick, the season of giving is year-round. The 48-year-old Simi Valley resident is a board member of the Conejo Hospice. She spends weekends visiting inmates at the Ventura County Jail. More...

Teens invited to New Year's party

The Thousand Oaks Teen Center will present a New Year's Eve celebration for seventh- and eighth-graders from 8 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Mon., Dec. 31 at the center, 1375 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

My Stuff Bags Foundation helps many kids

My Stuff Bags Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides individual duffel bags filled with new belongings to abused, neglected, abandoned and displaced children, sent nearly 9,000 toys, valued at more than $90,000, to a More...

Elks help the holidays

HELPING HANDS- Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477 member and volunteer Duke Kopacz fills his car with food and gifts to be delivered to families in need in the Conejo Valley. More...

Cycling tour is looking online for 4,000 volunteers for Amgen bike race posts

Volunteer opportunities for the 2008 Amgen Tour of California have been posted at www .amgentourofcalifornia.com. More...

Conejo Valley Audubon society trips, speaker

The Conejo Valley Audubon Society will host its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Mon., Jan. 7, at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. More...