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In observance of Independence Day, employees of Newbury Disposal will be taking the day off on Fri., July 4. Customers who normally have their trash and recyclables or green waste collected on Friday will have them picked up on Sat., July 5. More ... New shuttlesized buses rolling through the streets of Thousand Oaks are air-conditioned, economical and ready to pick up and drop off passengers anywhere along the bus route. "People can flag down a bus almost anywhere and can ask to get off any place the driver can stop safely," said Mark Watkins, public works director. More ... Santa Claus came early to the Manna Food Bank in Thousand Oaks this year. He didn't fly on a sled from the North Pole, but came from Agoura Hills earlier this month and delivered $600 in goods from Costco to keep food on the shelves for a weekend. More ... A "Fight 2 Live" fundraiser has been planned by Rachel Shur, 28, to help her get her life back to normal, the way it was before she was diagnosed with leukemia days before Christmas 2006. The 6 p.m. Sun., July 13 benefit will include dinner, dancing and an auction to help the local leukemia survivor and her family. More ... Law enforcement and the cellular phone industry have announced the next step in the expansion of America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) alert system. In 2002 the AMBER alert network was created to aid law enforcement in the safe return of child abduction victims. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers ENJOYING A HOT MIXER- Chris Kuhlhoff, a bank officer, and Lisa Cartier of a company called Flutter try to stay cool during last week's After Five Mixer at The Lakes in Thousand Oaks. The event, hosted by the Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce, gave guests an opportunity to sample food items from restaurants at The Lakes. More ... The city of Thousand Oaks Municipal Service Center staff and 18 students from various Thousand Oaks high schools worked on Saturday to plant residential trees along Teasdale and Van Dyke streets. Grant funding of $57,000 was awarded to Thousand Oaks through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and their Urban Forestry Grant Agreement. More ... Newbury Park Feed and Pet Supply, 735 N. Wendy Drive, will host a Dog Wash fundraiser. It will raise money to recover the cost of transportation and care of dogs and puppies that are rescued from Kern County dog pounds. The animals are adopted by local residents and saved from extermination. More ... The Ventura County Astronomical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 18 in the multipurpose room at Mesa Union Middle School, 3091 N. Mesa School Road, Somis. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers DANCING AT DUSK- Jen Snyder, right, leads a group of dancers, from left, Katrina D'Amico, Hayley Rose Mihalka, Victoria D'Amico and Amanda Martz, in the Cha Cha Slide. Bank of America sponsored an outdoor movie last Friday evening at the Thousand Oaks Community Center. The dancing came before "Shrek 3" was presented. See related photo on page 29. More ... The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park libraries will be closed Fri., July 4 fothe Independence Day holiday. Books may be returned to the book drops at either library. The library website is www.tooaks.org/library. More ... The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library has announced upcoming events, all of which take place at the library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. •A screening of the awardwinning documentary "Trail End" will take place at 2 p.m. Sat., July 12. A question-and-answer session with local filmmaker Shannan Keenan will also be held. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers 'CHEESE'- Actress Paula Trickey greets former Monkee Mickey Dolenz before the start of the Mel Ashcraft Celebrity Golf Tournament fundraiser hosted by the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club at Moorpark Country Club on Monday. More ... The Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Foundation has provided a $1million grant to fund the Education Suite in the new KCLU Broadcast Center on the campus of California Lutheran University. The Education Suite will provide classroom and laboratory space where student interns can acquire handson experience in broadcast journalism. More ... The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club will host the annual 24hour emergency field operations exercise starting at 11 a.m. Sat., June 28 next to the National Park Service Headquarters, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The event will end at 11 a.m. Sun., June 29. More ... The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation has received a donation of $5.2 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation for the Reagan Library's new Air Force One Discovery Center. More ... From sweet juicy plums to mouthwatering nectarines, the Ventura County Certified Farmers' Market offers California freshgrown fruits now throughout the summer season. More ... June is the last ideal time to plant citrus trees from containers and lay new lawns before summer heat makes successful planting difficult, according to Agromin, a Camarillo-based manufacturer of soil products. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SMOOTH SAILING- Conejo Elementary School student Kellen Gomez, 9, maneuvers a remote-controlled sailboat at The Lakes in Thousand Oaks. Sailboats are available on weekends all summer long at the shopping center which is next door to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. More ... The Humane Society of Ventura County is looking for volunteers to help care for the animals at the shelter at 402 Bryant St., Ojai. This is recommended as a summer activity for children, especially for those who are considering adopting a pet. Children ages 10 to 18 must have parental approval to participate. No one under 10 can volunteer. More ... The public is invited to a foster parenting informational meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Wed., July 2 at 4601 Telephone Road, Ste. 112, Ventura. The presentation will be given in English only. More ... If you know someone who wears a hearing aid, or if you wear one yourself, here are six tips on hearing aid care that you may want to listen to: •Keep the hearing aid away from heat and moisture. Hearing aids are expensive and contain some very sensitive circuitry that should be handled with care. More ... There was an error in last week's story "Protests fail to stop school closures." The Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education didn't take additional school closures off the table for the next three years. More ... The city of Thousand Oaks is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Community Funding Review Committee. There are three vacancies. More ... The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive hosted by Borders Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., from 2 to 8 p.m. Fri., July 11. To schedule an appointment, call Borders at (805) 497-8159. More ... Community RSS feed |
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