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Foundation provides money for farmworkers The Ventura County Community Foundation has announced the distribution of $41,000 in the first four grants from the "Freeze Fund" through the Community Disaster Fund. The special fund was established by the foundation and United Way of Ventura County. More ... Juried art show coming to T.O. Westlake Village Art Guild's annual Open Juried Show will be March 22 through April 13 at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. The show is open to all painters, photographers and sculptors. Take-in day will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sun., March 18. A ... More ... New officer joins fire department The Ventura County Fire Department announced that Marya Barlow has joined the department as a public information and marketing officer. Barlow will support Capt. Barry Parker in working with the media and the public and helping manage internal and external communications and marketing function... More ... DA's office appoints deputy chief investigator The district attorney's office ofVentura County recently promoted senior investigator Glen Kitzmann to the position of deputy chief investigator. Kitzmann's law enforcement career spans more than 28 years, including the last 16 with the DA's office where he served in every unit of t... More ...
U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (RThousand Oaks) has introduced a bill intended to protect the Social Security fund. The United States has 20 agreements with other countries to coordinate the payment of Social Security taxes and benefits for workers who divide their careers between two countries... More ... Emergency fund launched for county's farmworkers United Way of Ventura County and the Ventura County Community Foundation have established an emergency fund to benefit farmworkers in Ventura County displaced due to the recent freeze that damaged local crops. Each organization has agreed to contribute $20,000 as seed money for the "Free... More ... Meals on Wheels help feed the homebound Every weekday, volunteer drivers representing Meals on Wheels deliver hot and cold meals to qualified recipients in the Conejo Valley, Agoura, Oak Park and Westlake Village. A hot midday meal and a nutritious cold evening meal are delivered from the East Campus or main hospital of Los Robles... More ...
OPENING CELEBRATED- - Hollywood Storage Center owner Jay Sundher, right, presents awards for service to three recipients, from left, U.S. Postal Service manager Vikki Noblitt; Newbury Park Post Office station manager Tom Cloonan, and post office officer in charge Tom Thomas durin... More ... Teens earn Congressional Award medals U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (RThousand Oaks) presented Congressional Award medals to three Ventura County teenagers during a ceremony at Gallegly's district office Feb. 21. Local students honored are Mona Derentz, 18, Thousand Oaks, gold medalist; Ryan Krebs, 16, Moorpark, bronze and silver med... More ... Sports groups receive recycling bins Conejo Recreation and Park District is partnering with some of its sports user groups to provide more efficient recycling on game days. More ... Conejo kids to go birding with experts The Conejo Valley Audubon Society will sponsor a nature awareness program for children ages 7 to 12 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat., March 24 at the Oakbrook-Chumash Museum, 3290 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks. The program will include guided bird walks, nature hikes, Chumash ... More ...
The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library will present free programs in March. The library is at 1401 E. Janss Road and the website is www.toaks.org/library. For more information on any of the programs, call (805) 449-2660. Online shopping will be the theme at 10 a.m. Thurs., March 8. Part... More ... Conejo Valley Days seeks corporate sponsors Corporate sponsors are needed to support the five-day Conejo Valley Days festival and carnival, May 2 through 6. The festival attracts 55,000 people each year. "This year, businesses have a variety of sponsorship opportunities," said Randy Strong, Conejo Valley Days sponsorship chair. More ...
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. +Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks is looking for volunteer docents to lead educational tours. Training ... More ... Rotary Club sponsors Project TRIUMPH benefit An intercultural evening and fundraiser to benefit Project TRIUMPH (Today's Revolution Is Understanding; Make Peace Happen) will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sat., March 24 at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 1360 S. Wendy Drive, Newbury Park. More ... Mineral show this weekend The 45th annual Gem, Mineral, Lapidary and Fossil Show of the Ventura Gem and Mineral Society will be March 3 and 4 at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura. Times are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. The show features 50 displays of gems, minerals... More ...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com The Chinese New Year Celebration at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Saturday ushered in the Year of the Golden Pig with a delightful mix of song, dance, drama, acrobatics and even a bit of magic. More ...
HONORED ROYALTY- - The Mardi Gras Ball king and queen, Frank Bellinghiere and Marion Schillo, left, are honored for helping Senior Concerns at Hyatt Westlake Plaza. The Saturday evening gala fundraiser featured dancing, silent and live auctions, music and dinner. It helped Under One Roof, the mult... More ... |
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