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July 24, 2008  RSS feed
Escaping the ordinary in Thousand Oaks
WINDOWS TO THE WORLD- Miki, 2, left, Rory, 1, and Lexie, 3, siblings in the Maturkanic family of Camarillo, peek through a window from a treehouse at the Kids Adventure Gardens at the Conejo Valley Botanic Garden in Thousand Oaks on Sunday. The garden is at 350 W. Gainsborough Road. Gardens of the World, below, just across from the Civic Arts Plaza on Thousand Oaks Boulevard is another place to visit for people who enjoy plant life and landscaping. Watch the Acorn Datebook for upcoming events at both venues. More...
Park district joins city in reducing its budget
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

The Conejo Recreation and Park District board of directors slashed $404,000 from its 200809 budget at last week's July 17 meeting because less revenue is expected from property taxes. The budget had projected a 5 percent increase in property tax revenue, but the district no longer expects that, said CRPD General Manager Jim Friedl. More...

County's breathalizer tests are state-of-the-art

If you fail a breathalizer test in Ventura County, it's highly unlikely the procedure was faulty. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department Forensic Sciences Laboratory has become the first lab worldwide to achieve accreditation for its breath alcohol calibrations through the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board. More...

 Community
• article has image YMCA has new board members
The Southeast Ventura County YMCA has added three new members to its board of directors: Andrew Wright, Jim Carper and Risa Littman. Members serve three-year terms. Wright is vice president and senior private banker with Wells Fargo Bank in Westlake Village. He grew up on the East Coast where his family was active in the Y. More...
• Review Social Security before retiring
• Register now for Chamber's auto show
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 Health & Wellness
• Health Fair for veterans coming
The third annual Veterans' Health and Resource Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Aug. 23 at 1701 N. Lombard St., Oxnard. The fair will include free vision, diabetes and blood pressure screenings. More than 60 government and community agencies are expected to attend. More...
• article has image New plastic surgeon in town
• Alzheimer's town hall meeting to be held
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 Bulletin Board
• article has image Datebook
Thurs., July 24 Square Dance Buckles & Bows Square Dance Club hosts plus level square dance with A1 tip at Goebel Senior Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Rod Shuping guest caller. $6 donation. More...
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 Schools
• Colleges meet emergency preparedness requirements
The Ventura County Community College District, including Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges, became the first of the state's 72 community college districts to be fully compliant with the established federal and state training requirements for emergency preparedness. More...
• NPHS will host an alumni event
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 Sports
• Lambo mashing his way through Dodgers' system
With the mindset that making adjustments is the key to success in professional baseball, left fielder Andrew Lambo approaches each pitch as an opportunity to improve his game. More...
• Here come the Cowboys
• Stueve hired as TOHS baseball coach
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 Business
• article has image Win an Airplane in Museum's Raffle
VALUED AT $25,000- This 1947 Stinson Voyager will be raffled by the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula on Sept. 7. The winner can opt for $20,000 cash in lieu of the plane. There will also be cash prizes of $5,000, $2,000 and seven prizes of $250. Tickets at $100 each and details are available at www.amszp.org or by writing to the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula, P.O. Box 908, Santa Paula, CA 93061. More...
• The 'Best Idea in Hot Water Since Old Faithful' Now Available in T.O.
• Camp Focuses on Developing the Whole Child
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Newbury Park On suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the following subjects were arrested at the times, dates and places indicated: A female, 26, at 9:32 p.m. July 12 on Newbury Road, west of Haigh Road (subject was involved in a non-injury, single vehicle traffic collision); and a male, 48, at 9:51 p.m. More...
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 Faith
• Unitarians have new facility for services
After mostly renting spaces for Sunday services for 46 years, the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will meet and host programs in a newly built center at 3327 Old Conejo Road in Newbury Park. The $4.4 million facility in the new Bollinger Executive Office Park consists of two buildings. More...
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 Family
• Versatile avocado tickles the taste buds
Recently at the Thousand Oaks farmers market I talked to vendor Frank Wells, who was manning the Westfield Farms stand. Westfield Farms has been in operation since 1992, and Wells has been running the farm since 1996. Westfield Farms specializes in avocados, growing more than 20 varieties, including the Fuerte and the Pinkerton, but its mainstay is the Hass avocado. More...
• T.O. undergrad receives honors
• article has image Local student wins Disney writing contest
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 On The Town
• article has image Former 'Maverick' rocks The Canyon
As the founder of the 1990s band the Mavericks, Raul Malo showcased his prodigious talents on a succession of exemplary CDs recorded for MCA Nashville. Unfortunately, country radio, in its infinite myopia, failed to recognize one of the great voices and songwriters on the popular music scene today. More...
• article has image "The Dark Knight"
• Kingsmen Skakespeare Festival continues with 'Henry IV'
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 Letters
• Agrees that city of T.O. has changed
I want to thank Marilee Ullmann for her letter in the July 10 Thousand Oaks Acorn ("Our city isn't what it used to be"). It was factual and to the point, and the truth came out. She has the right to share her opinion, and I appreciate her for standing up for what she believes. More...
• The chief cause of global warming is Acorn letter writer
• The sports editor had it right on the dominant athlete
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