Family Day to help Neighborhood for Learning
      Conejo Valley Neighborhood for Learning will host its "Annual Family Day at the Park" for families with children ages 1 to 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Sat., April 26 at the Thousand Oaks Community Park, 2525 N. Moorpark Road.
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Latter-day Saints provide support for moms, babies at women's shelter
      Women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park joined together to provide relief and support for the Lighthouse Women's and Children's Shelter in Oxnard.
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Chaplain helps troops readjust to home life
      After two years away from his family for training and a tour of duty in Iraq, Capt. Colin Fleming of the Minnesota Army National Guard was in no mood for a homecoming party. "Being in a crowd is something that's taken me awhile to work on," Fleming said. "People will talk to me every once in a while and say, 'Hey, where have you been?
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Moorpark College debate team wins its 5th straight state championship
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
      The Moorpark College forensics team won its fifth straight state championship with a narrow victory margin of 3.75 points over longtime rival Orange Coast College at a recent competition in Concord, Calif.
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CLU's School of Education dean to retire in May
      Terence R. Cannings is retiring as dean at California Lutheran University, where he has led the School of Education since 2005. His retirement on May 31 will mark the close of a 46year career in education.
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Making art with water
      ALMOST MAGICAL APPEARANCE- - Mikayla, the 6-year-old granddaughter of John and Jane Visser of Thousand Oaks, was playing in the backyard of their home on Easter Sunday when this photograph was taken. Mikayla lives in south Orange County with her parents and brother, and she loves horses, painting and music.
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Local joins Irvine College fraternity
      Vladimir A. Netchiporuk of Westlake Village will be inducted into the Alpha Omega Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Irvine College on Sat., May 3. Netchiporuk, an economics major, is the son of Christian and Tatiana Netchiporuk of Westlake Village.
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Picture-perfect springtime day
      WINDS OF CHANGE- Pepperdine University student Melissa Ocepek catches a breeze and launches her Spiderman kite at Oak Canyon Park. The action took place on Sunday in Oak Park. Possible showers are in the forecast for Sunday and Monday.
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Happy with her work
      WORKING WITH A SMILE- - Stacey Barnett of Newbury Park, a member of the Conejo Valley Chapter of the National Charity League, delivers baskets to silent auction winners at the recent luncheon and fashion show at Four Seasons in Westlake Village. The event generated money for NCL's philanthropy.
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You can protect children from a common respiratory virus
      With cough and cold season still around, parents with infants and small children should be on the lookout for a common virus that may lead to potentially serious complications- respiratory syncytial virus. Nearly half of all children are infected during their first year of life, and almost all children get an RSV infection by the age of 2.
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