GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER- Melissa Morris of Glendale, left, Filip Defoort of Thousand Oaks, and Dan and Tina VanGent, also of Thousand Oaks, chat at the Wildwood Block Party on Big Cloud Circle as part of National Night Out. The Saturday night event emphasized neighborhood safety and preparedness. More...
After more than 40 years of school board service between both of them, Dolores Didio and Dorothy Beaubien have decided not to seek reelection to the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education. At press time, six candidates had filed papers to run for the two open seats. The filing deadline was 5 p.m. yesterday. More...
A man claiming to have a gun robbed a bank in Thousand Oaks. At 2:38 p.m. Mon., Aug. 11, a man with a bandana covering part of his face threatened a teller at Citibank, 33 N. Moorpark Road. No one in the bank saw the weapon, but the robber was given an undisclosed amount of money that he put into a black zippered bag, said Capt. More...
Work-related back pain doesn't just happen to physical laborers, as many deskbound office workers can attest. "Health problems caused by long hours sitting in front of a computer are jeopardizing the health of the work force and affecting corporate America's ability to compete in the global economy," said Dr. Peter F. More...
Conejo Players Theatre will hold auditions for "Goodbye Charlie," a farce by George Axelrod, at 7 p.m. Sun., Aug. 24 and 7:30 p.m. Mon. and Tues., Aug. 25 and 26 at the theater, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
FRI., AUG. 15 Amateur Astronomy Ventura County Astronomical Society meets 7:30 p.m., multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3091 Mesa School Road, Somis. Denis Svechkarev discusses amateur astronomy in Kharkov, Ukraine. Free, public invited. More...
HONORED—The CVU girls U-11 team Inferno took second place in its division at the Irvine FC Showcase Tournament. It was the team's first tournament of the 2008-09 season and their first competitive games as a team in the Conejo Valley United Soccer Club. Back row: Annie Ray. Second row, from left: Kylee Appleford, Hanna Muddle, Molley Agapiou, Katie Brennan, Grace Foraker. Third row: Alexis Rosenberg, Allison Easton, Alex Peralta, Paige Cornelius, Alex Peltz, Kaitlin Morley. Front row: Sarah Oechsli. More...
For the last eight months, Thousand Oaks High School senior volleyball player Hannah Clancy has been reflecting on her junior year. Clancy was the Ventura County and Marmonte League's Player of the Year in 2007, but the 17-year-old setter doesn't think about her personal accolades. More...
The 25th annual Bridal Premiere, a day of wedding exhibits and fashion shows, takes place Sun., Aug. 17 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and fashion shows will be at 12:30 and 3 pm. More...
A female, 52, drove her vehicle into a fence and was cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol around 6 p.m. July 31 at Via Rio and Via Juanita. The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of controlled substances: A male, 27 and a female, 18, at 1 p.m. More...
Christian Orthodox young adults are invited to apply to serve as stewards at the 2008 General Assembly of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and Church World Service. The assembly, which convenes annually in a different U.S. More...
BRIDGE IS UP— Playing a game of bridge is an Agoura Hills Concert in the Park tradition for friends, from left, Linda Christopher of Agoura Hills, Don Taetzsch of Simi Valley, Camarillo resident Beverly Piecha and Carmen Lavender of Thousand Oaks.They were waiting for a recent concert at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills. More...
The Thousand Oaks Acorn story dated Aug. 7, "It takes deep pockets to run for City Council" was truly an eye opener. I never realized that a candidate would spend over $100,000 to gain a seat on our City Council. Would someone spend such money to gain a school board seat? I can think of better ways to spend that much money. More...
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