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Scam artists at work again The Ventura County Fire Department wants to alert county residents to a fraudulent enterprise in the area soliciting funds for the benefit of firefighters injured fighting the Zaca Fire. None of the agencies involved in fighting the Zaca Fire- including the Ventura County Fire Depar... More ...
BACKERS OF THE GOP- Above, people mingle inside and outside of the new Ventura County Republican Party Headquarters in Thousand Oaks. The office is at 2219 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 103. Peggy Sadler, left, of Simi Valley sports a sticker supporting Rudy Giuliani at the facility's grand openi... More ... Superior Court gets 2 new commissioners The judges of the Ventura Superior Court have announced the selection of Kevin G. DeNoce and David R. Worley as the court's newest commissioners. They fill the vacancies created by the appointments of Douglas W. Daily and Bruce A. Young to judgeships on Mon., Aug. 20. More ... Trash collection to be a day late next week In observance of the Labor Day holiday, employees of Newbury Disposal will take the day off on Mon., Sept. 3. Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park residential customers will have their trash, recyclables and green waste collected one day later than usual during the week of Sept. 3 throug... More ... Here's how to get rid of your old batteries By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com As if it weren't bad enough to discover a flashlight wasn't working on a dark and stormy night, nobody knew what to do with the old batteries. Don't even think about throwing them in the trash can. More ... Dates scheduled for collection of household hazardous waste Paint, motor oil and other household hazardous waste is accepted at monthly household hazardous waste collection events. This year's remaining collection dates will be Saturdays, Sept. 8, Oct. 6 and Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to noon. For an appointment, call (805) 449- SAVE (7283) or visit www.toa... More ... T.O. man, 70, overcomes attack by intruder armed with garden shears Shady Grove Lane residents wake up to demand for cash A Thousand Oaks husband and wife awakened just after 1 a.m. Tuesday to find a man standing at the side of their bed. The intruder, holding a pair of garden shears, demanded they give him a specific amount of cash. More ... Oaks Christian's Bedrosian Pavilion for performing arts will open today The new Bedrosian Pavilion on the campus of Oaks Christian School will have a grand opening today. The $16million multipurpose arts center will house the performing arts program at the Westlake Village campus. The grand opening, which will take place at 6 p.m., will include 300 guests... More ... Ferrari's new owner is anonymous By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com Being a patient man serves Michael Regalia well, especially since he must wait to find out who paid $2.3 million for his 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso, once owned by late actor Steve McQueen. More ... Thousand Oaks reads ahead of schedule By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com Thousand Oaks Reads is off to a good start even before it officially begins. Of the libraries' 400 copies of this year's One City One Book selection, 308 were already checked out last week. Thousand Oaks Reads is a communitywide reading program that encourages the entire city to... More ...
MOVIE SCENES SHOT HERE- Mickey Rooney gives a pat on the back to actress Dale Waddington Horowitz at University Village in Thousand Oaks. The two were shooting a scene from "Wreck the Halls," a film produced and co-directed by T.O. resident Michelle Goetsch. The movie will also feature 9-y... More ...
NEW POSSIBILITIES- Barbara Sladky of Canoga Park, center, is flanked by Ventura County Search and Rescue volunteers from Thousand Oaks, Robert Nirenberg, left, and Dennis Wasserman. The three shared information at the Sage Publications Employee Fair last week. Twenty-two nonprofit groups ... More ... Toastmasters to host humor competition Toastmasters Club TOTAL will host a Humorous Speech Contest from noon to 1 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 6 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Oaks Room on the third level, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More ... Free art fun at Children's Fest The Children's Festival of the Arts will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 29 at Conejo Creek Park North, 1379 E. Janss Road, behind the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library. The festival is free. More ... Marine colonel to share Iraq stories The Westlake Village Republican Women Federated will host a luncheon event at 11 a.m. Thurs., Sept. 20 at Bellavino, 3707 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. in T.O. Lunch will be served at noon. The guest speaker will be Col. James D. McGinley of the U.S. Marine Corps who recently returned f... More ...
Conejo Valley Neighborhood for Learning and AdoptAFuture Inc. will host its premier fundraising event, "Road to the Future" Exotic and Classic Car Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Sept. 2 at Parque de la Paz, 100 N. Oakview Drive, behind Tire Man off Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand O... More ... Art guild hosts luncheon, includes courtroom artist demonstration The Westlake Village Art Guild will meet for a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. Tues., Sept. 4 at Naylor's Banquet Center, Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Courtroom artist Bill Robles will give a demonstration starting at 7 p.m. Robles will showcase the art of on-the... More ... Take your Acorn on Vacation Don't forget to share your vacation with other readers of the Thousand Oaks Acorn . It's easy. Take a front page of any edition of the T.O. Acorn the next time you go on vacation. Have someone hold the front page so it's visible in the photograph, with the background depicting scenery... More ... Rotary September programs Every Wednesday at noon, the Rotary Club of Westlake Village meets at the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village to discuss local and worldwide topics of interest. The September programs are: Sept. 5, Bill Flanagan will talk about his experiences with Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird. More ...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers COLORFUL DANCE- - American Indian dancers whirl around the new community fountain at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks. The water attraction made its debut on Saturday. Janss Marketplace is between Hillcrest Drive and Wilbur Road on the west side of Moorpark Road. More ... Senior Concerns elects new board posts Linda St. Clair of Newbury Park has been elected the board of directors' chair for Senior Concerns, a nonprofit social agency. Anthony Antonelli and Gary Trow, both of Thousand Oaks, were elected to their first terms on the volunteer board. More ...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Vance Moran, a man who epitomized the spirit of Agoura Hills with his Southern charm, generosity to the community, no-nonsense business style, and lively sense of humor died Tuesday at his Covington, La. home of complications from stomach cancer. He was 83. More ... Local World of Leather voted readers' fave World of Leather Furniture has announced that it was voted the No. 1 furniture store in Los Angeles after receiving the 2007 Winner Daily News Readers Choice Award. The company is run by the third generation of furniture retailers and has been continuously in the furniture business si... More ... Gearing up for school For millions of American families, back-to-school shopping has evolved from a quick dash for paper and pencils into a process that begins much earlier in the summer. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that almost 18 million students will enroll in American colleges and uni... More ...
HAVING A LAST GASP OF FUN AS SUMMER VACATION WINDS DOWN- Jake Clark, 7, of Thousand Oaks leaps over an obstacle as he plays on an inflated activity center at The Lakes shopping center. The Lakes was hosting a Back to School Bounce event last Thursday. Schools reopened yesterday in Conejo Valley Unif... More ... La Reina reunions set La Reina High School is planning reunions during the weekend of Sept. 7 through 9 for graduating classes whose graduation year ends in a 7 or 2. All alumnae are invited to a reunion picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sun., Sept. 9 on the school campus. More ... Come pick some Roma tomatoes Pickyourown Roma tomatoes will be available over Labor Day weekend Sat., Sept. 1 and Sun., Sept. 2 at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. The farm is open from 6 a.m. to noon. Pickers should bring containers of equal size that won't hold more than 50 pounds. T... More ... Area Housing Authority has workshops The Area Housing Authority will present a free workshop, "A Path to Home Ownership," from 6 to 7 p.m. at two Ventura County locations in September. In Thousand Oaks the workshop will be Tues., Sept. 4 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, and in Camarillo the present... More ... Arts Week participation deadline approaches The Ventura County Arts Council invites all county artists, community arts organizations, libraries, museums, schools and clubs to submit their cultural arts event listings for the 10-day Ventura County Arts Week 2007 celebration. The deadline is Mon., Sept. 10. More ...
23rd annual Coastal Cleanup Day is scheduled for Sept. 15 The California Coastal Commission announced that the 23rd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 15 at more than 700 locations around the state. Volunteers will clean trash and debris from 1,100 miles of the coast and 1,000 miles along the inland shor... More ... Mount Boney 4-H starts its new year The Mount Boney 4-H Club of the Conejo Valley meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Cameron Center, 288 Greenmeadow Drive, Thousand Oaks. The next meeting will be Sept. 10. Enrollment for the 2007-08 4-H year begins in September. More ... Aisles of MDA smiles at Vons The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon has become a tradition. Ventura County citizens can tune in to KEYT and KCAL on Sat. and Sun., Sept. 2 and 3 to watch the marathon show. For the fourth year in a row, Vons stores have started fundraising early by teaming up with the Muscular Dystrophy A... More ... Local residents earn degrees and academic honors Local residents have achieved academic distinction at schools of higher education. •Ryan Edberg of Newbury Park graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, Ill., this summer with a degree in stage management. More ... |
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