Pastor builds birdhouses to fund Russian seminary
      The Rev. Sam Duree could be enjoying his golden years in an easy chair. Instead, the retired United Methodist pastor came up with an idea that took wing: building birdhouses to support a Moscow seminary. "I build about 35 different kinds," said Duree, 77. "I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, so I design birdhouses.
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The art of exceptional cooking
      TEACHING TECHNIQUES- Celebrity Chef Ray Duey shows Thousand Oaks residents Devorah Rosenberg, left, and Melody Rafelson how to carve a flower from a turnip during a Chabad of Thousand Oaks Women's Circle undraising cooking class at Gardens of the World on Sunday. The event helped celebrate TuB'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees.
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Lutheran church to hold discussions during Lent
      What if the Christian church had never changed from Jesus' day until today? Have all the changes been for the good of Christianity? Ascension Lutheran Church at 1600 E.
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