Healthy beverage choices are good for families
      Eating dinner together as a family can have beneficial effects on the health and wellbeing of the whole family. But when sitting down to the table, don't just focus on what's on the plate- what is in the glass matters, too.
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Reduce Halloween sugar fix with simple steps
      Halloween is the time of year when sweet children can turn into sweet-toothed monsters- that is, when they have too much sugar. That's why it's important to implement strategies to keep them out of the candy jar.
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Students get a taste of what to expect at Newbury Park College Faire
      GETTING THE STRAIGHT SCOOP- Newbury Park resident, Dylan Ruby, 16, left, a junior at Newbury Park High School, and her mother, Barrie Ruby, speak to Stanford representative Kathy Logan during the College Faire held last month at Newbury Park High School.
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Cowboy music coming to Northridge
      The Western Music Association California Chapter will host a concert of cowboy music at 2 p.m. Sun, Oct. 21 at Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 9015 Wilbur Ave., Northridge.
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Aiken performs at the Bodie House
      Neil and Renee Bodie have the ultimate home stereo system. As part of an ongoing service to the local music community, the couple hosts live concerts at their Agoura Hills home featuring a variety of performers. The next Concert at the Bodie House is 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 13 with Caroline Aik...
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Conejo Players' musical 'Once on This Island, Jr.' is concise transformation of classic Tony nominee
Play Review
By Cary Ginell soundthink@aol.com
      "Once On This Island, Jr." as presented by Conejo Players, is the result of a recent trend in musical theater in which pared down adaptations of contemporary and classic Broadway musicals, designed especially for younger voices, are made available for performance by schools and commu...
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On foot at the car show
     CLASSICS- John Fitzpatrick and Carolyn Skeren, Thousand Oaks residents, check out "Lola," a 1935 Ford roadster, at the Thousand OaksWestlake Regional Chamber of Commerce Westlake Village Auto Show at Countrywide in Westlake Village on Sunday. JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers
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VCCF adds to board
      Gary E. Erickson, Roz McGrath and Michael D. Bradbury have been added to the Camarillo-based Ventura County Community Foundation board of directors. Erickson is president and CEO of The Erickson Group, which provides consulting services to the nonprofit community.
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