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Ventura County will host a free Fair Housing Accessibility training from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed., July 9 at the County of Ventura Administration Building, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura. More ... Seven high-achieving teens were appointed to the Thousand Oaks Youth Commission by the City Council on June 24. The Youth Commission serves as an advisory body to the council on all matters dealing with young people. The group also helps plan several events, including the Youth Recognition Awards, "Rock the Oaks!" and a therapeutic dance. More ... To attract more students to Conejo Valley Unified School District and to offer parents a choice in alternate teaching styles, the CVUSD Board of Education approved creation of a science and technology magnet school in Newbury Park in 2009. More ... The Thousand Oaks Police Department is asking the public to help identify a male who's been exposing himself since September 2006. The latest incident occurred on Thurs., June 26 near the intersection of Pederson Road and Northwood Parkway. More ... The Janss Marketplace Fireworks Spectacular will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Fri., July 4 at the shopping center at Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. Food for sale includes boxed dinners, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob and beverages. More ... Westlake Village resident Elmer Johnson passed away June 5, 2008, shortly after being diagnosed with leukemia. He was 87. Mr. Johnson was born November 22, 1920 in Horton, Iowa. He was the youngest school superintendent in the state of Iowa. In 1946, he married his beloved Gertrude ("Trudy") Kitchen with whom he shared 62 wonderful years. More ... The Conejo Recreation and Park District will present a variety of activities on Fri., July 4. •Pancake breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m., Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. $3 adults, $2 children and seniors. For information, call (805) 381-2791. More ... Bethany Church on the Hill will host a Fourth of July Celebration starting at 5 p.m. Fri., July 4 at 200 W. Bethany Court, Thousand Oaks. More ... Kristen Spear, 11, of Thousand Oaks has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss California Pageant to be held Aug. 14 to 16 at the Hyatt in Anaheim. The pageant is for girls ages 10 through 12. The winner will be eligible to compete in the national pageant at Disneyland. More ... UNIVERSITY VILLAGE NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF- Roushdy Shenouda will be responsible for all aspects of daily kitchen operations at University Village Thousand Oaks, including quality control, purchasing, food preparation, scheduling, More ... IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers TESTING READINESS- Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club member Mike D'Amore, left, and Neil Waybright of Moorpark, right, watch and listen as student Marshall Dormire tries to make contact with other ham radio operators. The CVARC conducted a field day in Thousand Oaks on Saturday as part of a national effort in which clubs operated radio equipment and generators to communicate across America. In an actual emergency, they might assist FEMA or other emergency crews when other forms of communication have broken down. More ... The Democratic Club of Conejo Valley will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tues., July 9 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thou sand Oaks. Guest speaker Dr. Rochelle Sechooler will discuss "The Psychology of Political Persuasion. More ... The Democratic Women's Council of Conejo Valley will hold its monthly meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., July 19 at Mandevilla Restaurant, 951 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. The guest speaker will Hannah-Beth Jackson, candidate for state Senate in the 19th district, who will discuss "The State Budget and How to Fix It. More ... Air Force ROTC Cadet Stephen A. Snelling has received an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship for $15,000 per year of attendance at the University of Washington at Seattle. He is the son of Daniel and Shari Snelling of Thousand Oaks and a 2006 graduate of Oaks Christian High School. More ... The Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo & Las Virgenes' summer program offers a variety of experiences for children in the area. Brothers Cinna, 14, and Goya, 13, recently attended the camp on their first day in America. More ... The Westlake Village Junior Women's Club will present the 39th annual Westlake Village Community Fourth of July Parade starting at 10 a.m. Fri., July 4. The parade will assemble starting at 9:45 a.m. at the Los Robles Urgent Care parking lot, corner of Agoura and Lakeview Canyon roads in Westlake Village, next to Westminister Presbyterian Church. More ... Manna, the Conejo Valley food bank, is at an all-time low in supplies due to an unprecedented need of its services and a related downturn in donations. The food bank is feeding more people, including those from higher socioeconomic positions, and receiving fewer food donations than ever before. More ... The Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library will hold a used book sale from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Fri., July 11 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., July 12 at the Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. More ... IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers NOT A GOOD PLACE TO LAND- Boy Scout Michael Larsen, 11, of Troop No. 765, lands in jail during Ventura County's second annual Monopoly tournament at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks. Money raised last Saturday will help Boy Scout troops in Thousand Oaks and go to a college fund for disadvantaged teens. More ... Community RSS feed |
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