March 13, 2008 RSS feed / Family

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Summer camp registration an adventure

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
Faith Mori said it's been quite a while since she was willing to camp out overnight- in fact, it was back in the day when Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones were in town and concert tickets were the prize. More...

Harbor Village in Ventura will be hopping for Easter

The Ventura Harbor Village will hold their Harbor is Hopping event from 1 to 3 p.m. Sun., March 23 at the Village Carousel Stage. More...

Tribute concerts to be presented by Rock Nation

Rock Nation, formerly known as School of Rock Agoura, will present two local concerts this weekend. •Rock Nation will present a tribute to AC/DC at 6 p.m. More...

Italian Catholics to host table event

The Italian Catholic Federation Branch 380 will host its 22nd annual St. Joseph's Table Celebration beginning at 8:15 a.m. Sun., March 16 at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church, 155 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Contemplating a courtroom career

LEARNING HOW IT WORKS- Rockie Perez, left, and Sue Campana let Thousand Oaks High School student Rachel Davis, 14, try her hand at being a court reporter at Conejo Valley Unified School District's annual Career Faire. More...

Summer theater camp presents a play

Kids Acting Out West summer theater camp 2007 presents the musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" at 7 p.m. Mon., March 17 at the Adventist Academy, 180 Acad emy Road, Newbury Park. More...

It's time to change alarm batteries

Changing clocks to daylight saving time is a reminder to change batteries in home smoke alarms. Smoke alarms save lives if they're properly installed and in working order. More...

Book brings magic to a child

BETTER THAN A MOVIE- Thousand Oaks resident Jen Sommers and her daughter Paige, 5, examine a book they got at the used book sale during the Lang Ranch Elementary School's Reading & Rockin' with Dr. Seuss event. More...

Walking to fight hunger

NICE DAY FOR A WALK- Rita Solis and Rhonda Coure of Newbury Park gleefully participate in the 30th annual Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty- CROP Walk. The event began and ended at California Lutheran University. More...

High-powered machinery

My wife and I recently bought a new vacuum and I've since changed my attitude about the carpet cleaning chores around the house. Let me break down the model we bought. First of all, it's not your typical vacuum. More...

La Reina does Broadway

La Reina High School's Regent Performers will present "Gypsy Robe: Our Broadway Favorites" at 7 p.m. Fri., March 14. Additional performances will be 2 and 7 p.m. Sat., March 15 and 2 p.m. Sun., March 16. More...