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May 1, 2008 / Family

Practice makes perfect

LEARNING ABOUT SAFETY- Brandi Porterieko of Thousand Oaks hands her daughter Annie, 5, to a Ventura County firefighter as part of a home fire safety evacuation exercise. More...

Flowers, vegetables and lawns are entering their maximum growing months and backyard gardeners can do much in May to help them thrive, say experts at Agromin, a Camarillobased manufacturer of premium soil products. More...

Possibly worthy of a purchase

FANCY FABRIC- Rita Sweeney of Newbury Park selects a piece of hand-dyed 100 percent silk at the McGrath Family Farm booth. She attended last Saturday's Camarillo Celtic Fair, a free event at Constitution Park in Camarillo. More...

Al Simmons to play in Thousand Oaks

Performances to Grow On will present Canadian singer and comedian Al Simmons at 7 p.m. Sat., May 17 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

How to turn everyday baby moments into discovery

Whether trekking to the grocery store, tackling laundry or racing to a meeting, today's parents are busier than ever. More...

Mothers love variety of gifts

It's a day for breakfast in bed, bouquets of flowers, special gifts and simply saying "thank you." For all the work mom does throughout the year she deserves to be pampered on Mother's Day. So what do moms really want the most? More...

Skip through the sprinklers on a sunny day

H2O=PURE HAPPINESS- Graham Lyons, 2, of Thousand Oaks teaches those willing to watch and learn that all someone needs to have fun is a little water and a lot of imagination. More...

Saving costs too much

I recently put $50 worth of gasoline in my car. I don't have a monster truck or a Hummer or an SUV. And I don't have two gas tanks in my car or some huge vessel that holds enough gas to last four months. More...