Lots of things to play with
     BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers 'WHAT DOES THIS DO?''- Jack Woolf, 4, left, of Newbury Park and Owen Wilks, 5, of Agoura check out each and every control in the cab of a large Seabee truck on display at the Toucha-Truck event held last Saturday at the Thousand Oaks Community Center.
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Summer jazz concerts coming to Gardens of the World in T.O.
      Gardens of the World will present its fifth annual jazz concert series from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sundays July 22 through Aug. 26 at 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Parking is available on the boulevard. Attendees may bring blankets or lawn chairs. No smoking, pets or glassware ...
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Tips to turn laundry into less of a chore
      The age-old chore of laundry is still one of the most frequently done but disliked household tasks and even continues to cause a domestic divide in the home.
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Parents can keep teen drivers safe
      According to data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, car crashes take more young lives than all other causes and in larger proportion than for any other driving age group. Most of the fatal crashes and serious injuries come in the very earliest months of unsupervised d...
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Grant applications available for groups performing at plaza
      Nonprofit performing arts groups scheduled to perform at either of the theaters in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza during the 200708 season may submit grant applications to the Alliance for the Arts Programming/ Allocations Committee.
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     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers VALLEY GIRL- Lily, a 3-year-old female dachshund mix, needs a new home. Lily can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road, just west of Kanan Road. To take Lily home, ask about identification No. A3621382. Occasionally pets have already been adopted...
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How to take digital photos of active kids
      A sporting event can be a gold mine when it comes to taking great photos of children. Soccer matches and swimming lessons are prime material, but capturing fast action can pose challenges. How can you be sure to take digital pictures that are truly worthy of frames?
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Newbury Park girl, 10, semifinalist in pageant
     'THERE SHE IS'- Ten-year-old Kaylin Mouchwar of Newbury Park is a semifinalist in her division competing for the title of American Coed Pre-Teen Queen during the recent American Coed Pageant. The event promotes the theme "Being the best you can be." Kaylin will attend Oaks Christian School in the f...
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