March 20, 2008 RSS feed / Community

Thousand Oaks ZIP codes will not be changed

The United States Postal Service announced it won't move its processing operations for the Thousand Oaks Post Office from Santa Clarita to Oxnard. More...

Author will speak on lost history

The Thousand Oaks Branch of AAUW will present "Women's Lost History" at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 17 at the Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

Democrats will honor Cesar Chavez

The Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley will host a luncheon commemorating Cesar Chavez Day at noon Mon., March 31 at Alamo Bar and Grill, 2311 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. More...

Moving moms raise money

Moms in Motion of Westlake Village will host a wine tasting fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Sun., March 30 at The Wineyard, 1948 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

House of Hope hosts open house, asks public to bring toys for patients

Universal Love Foundation will host its House of Hope-Grief and Loss Center open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., April 5 at 28720 Canwood St., No. 104, Agoura Hills. More...

Foundation to listen to needs of area nonprofits

The Ventura County Community Foundation will host "Open Wednesdays" from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wed., April 2 at Westlake City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. More...

Long-distance phone scams cost customers

Periodically, emails warning of a scam involving calls from the 809 area code circulate. The e-mails contend that there has been fraud associated with unscrupulous pay-per-call operators in that area code. More...

Fashion show helps Manna and Teen Center

STYLISH FOR SPRING- Dottie Minich of Thousand Oaks models clothes from Draper's & Damon's of Camarillo at the Heavenly Fashions Fashion Show and Luncheon put on by the Thousand Oaks Women's Club at Thousand Oaks Inn. More...

City can't stop businesses from distributing handbills to dwellings in T.O.

T.O. residents often feel frustrated when they leave town for a few days and return to find advertising fliers adorning their door, mailbox and driveway. More...

Officials express concern about alcoholic beverages being marketed to teenagers

Community leaders and law enforcement have joined together to try to find a way to protect the city's youth from the deceptive business practices of alcohol companies. More...

He makes amazing things happen

BAG OF TRICKS- Lang Ranch Elementary School fifth-grader Alex Golden shows the audience how to make a microphone disappear in a paper bag during the school's talent show last Thursday. More...

Chili event needs cooks

The Thousand Oaks Rotary Club is seeking cooks and vendors for the 33rd annual Conejo Valley Days Chili Cook-Off scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Helping seniors garden

GIVING THEIR ASSISTANCE--Conejo Valley Garden Club members Jackie Cushman, left, and Carolyn Williams, both Thousand Oaks residents, prepare succulents for attendees who will be making bowl gardens at the Senior Concerns gardening pro More...

Reagan Library gets new Discovery Center

The year is 1983. The United States is in the middle of the Cold War, and the communist Cuban military is building an airport on the small Caribbean island of Grenada. How should the U.S. respond? More...

Superior court is seeking grand jury nominations

The Ventura Superior Court has announced that nominations for the 2008-09 grand jury are being sought by the county of Ventura. More...

Give blood, get a pie from Marie Callender's

United Blood Services is holding a Marie Callender's Blood Drive. Through April 12, every blood donor will receive a certificate for a free whole pie from Marie Callender's. More...

Arrow sent skyward

SHOT IN THE DARK- The interactive fountain sculpture of an American Indian shooting an arrow was recently made complete by an aircraft's contrail in the evening sky above Janss Marketplace. More...