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Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Moorpark Road Guadalupe Ceja, a pedestrian who suffered head injuries Monday when he was struck by a car, is in serious but stable condition at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, according to hospital spokesperson Kris Carraway-Bowman. More ... County board has a vacancy The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Advisory Committee has a seat open for a qualified citizen. The 20 member citizens' advisory board is appointed by the Air Pollution Control Board. The committee meets monthly as necessary to review staff-proposed new and revised rules and m... More ... It's a good time to save water- even when it rains The California Department of Water Resources reported on Sept. 30 that the state's precipitation rate in 2007 was at 60 percent of the average, water runoff was at half of the average, and by May 1 snowpack was at about 25 percent of average. More ... Mobile home parks again on the council's agenda Some question city's motives By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com It's like a scene from John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" as the elderly, disabled and working poor in Thousand Oaks gather together in misery to worry about what's going to happen to them and their families as those in charge prepare to decide their fate. More ...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Senior nutrition programs across the county have been thriving since cities and other agencies took over operations from the county some 30 months ago. In April 2005, the Ventura County Human Services Agency handed over to cities and other agencies the lunch program that provide... More ... Global Exchange to present film The Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters and Fellowship of Reconciliation Ventura County will present the film "Joyeux Noel" from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wed., Dec. 19 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. More ... Malibu residents will bring forgotten carols to Thousand Oaks The musical "The Forgotten Carols" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 21 in the Fred Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. The show was written by and stars Malibu resident Michael McLean. More ... The fire department is collecting toy donations All Ventura County Fire Stations are drop-off points for new, unwrapped toys, sporting goods or educational supplies for the 15th annual ABC 7 Firefighters' "Spark of Love" Toy Drive. The program will run through Dec. 24. More ...
The Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks, under new President Don Hegarty, is welcoming the holiday season with several community service events. For the 22nd year in a row, the club will be ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at three locations. They'll be ringing at the kettle on Saturdays, De... More ... Osher Institute offers adult lecture series The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State Channel Island will offer a lecture series called "A Taste of OLLI: An Intellectual Buffet" from 10 a.m. to noon starting Sat., Jan. 11 at the CSUCI Center, 501 Marin St., Thousand Oaks. More ...
NEW OFFICEHOLDERS- Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten congratulates incoming president of the T.O. Republican Women Federated, Rosemary Licata, center, and her sister, Bea Restifo, incoming first vice president, last Thursday during the club's luncheon at Sherwood Country Club. Related... More ... Employment Ministry begins St. Maximilian Catholic Church will host a "Get Ready for 2008" kickoff meeting of the Employment Ministry from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., Dec. 15 in room 2 at the church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. The ministry is for people seeking employment or those who have suffered recent jo... More ... Group to collect holiday gifts for kids Support for the Kids is collecting toys to be given to children in need in Ventura County. "Our goal for this year is to reach 6,000 children who would not otherwise receive presents this holiday season," said Lynda Miller, president and founder of Support for the Kids. More ...
NO FAIR PEEKING- Partners Marie Sefton, left, and Pat Hatron, second from right, both Thousand Oaks residents, and Westlake Village residents Connie Averill, second from left, and Mae Trahand play canasta at the Goebel Senior Center. Next to the Mark Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, the c... More ... Many Mansions gets $5,000 grant from Bank of America Bank of America has awarded Many Mansions a $5,000 grant to support the organization's affordable housing programs and related services for resident adults and children. More ... Tea and Gratitude event coming soon Residents are invited to express their appreciation to significant individuals at a nonprofit "Thankful Celebration- A Victorian-Style Gratitude Tea" at 12:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. More ... Girl Scouts collect items for troops overseas Girl Scout Brownie Troop 200, based in the Wildwood area of Thousand Oaks, conducted a neighborhood care package drive to collect items for frontline troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each girl handed out empty grocery bags to friends and neighbors with a list of items needed for... More ... T.O. Transit offers holiday shuttle In an effort to ease local holiday traffic, Thousand Oaks Transit is running its annual Holiday Shopper Shuttle Service, which provides shoppers access to local shopping centers, including The Oaks mall, Janss Marketplace and the Westlake Promenade. More ... Reagan Library is a collection center for toys Toys for Tots donations can be dropped off through Tues., Dec. 18 at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Donors of toys worth $10 or more will receive $2 off up to two general or senior admission tickets to the Reagan Library for that day. More ... Software program wins state award A software program developed by social services agencies in 18 counties won an award this month as the best application serving multiple jurisdictions. The award was presented by the Center for Digital Government on Dec. 12 in Sacramento. More ... 25 children treated to shopping spree Twenty-five children, ages 6 to 17, were given the chance to shop for new clothes with money raised by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village. The children were referred to the organization by Interface Family Services. The 7:30 a.m. shopping spree was also hosted by J.C. Penney in The Oaks ... More ...
PIED PIPERS- Ladera Elementary School band members Carly Ramer, right, and Amanda de los Santos, center, both 10, and Pattie Chen, 9, play "Jingle Bells" during a Sunday band performance at The Oaks mall. More ... Make-a-Wish Tri Counties ends campaign The MakeAWish Foundation of the Tri-Counties completed its "Giving Miles, Making Smiles" campaign that ran from Oct. 3 to Dec. 7. Seven different campaigns were run by groups throughout the tri-counties, including schools, workplaces, churches and groups of friends. More ... |
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