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Ventura County homeowners are receiving officiallooking letters offering to help them lower their property taxes for a fee. A business calling itself "Property Tax Reassessment" says it can assist homeowners with reassessment or adjustment services. The letters have a Los Angeles mailing address or a Ventura County post office box address. More ... Many Mansions representatives, along with local civic leaders and advocates for affordable housing, will celebrate the completion of a $1.2-million renovation project at the Shadow Hills apartment complex on E. Wilbur Road later this month. More ... The Sunset Hills Women's Golf Association staged its annual thematic golf tournament Aug. 12 at Sunset Hills Country Club in Thousand Oaks. This year's theme, "diva girl," was centered around a new board game of the same name, said association member Fran Brough of Simi Valley. More ... George A. Jones has joined the board of directors for the Hospice of the Conejo. Jones is a certified senior adviser and owner of the local Home Helpers office. He has been employed with General Motors Corporation, Merrill Lynch, Prudential Securities, and is a consultant to Jones Wall Street which he founded in 1995. More ... The following events will take place at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. For more information, call (805) 449-2660 or visit www.toaks.org/library. •Story time program for children entering kindergarten, today, Thurs., 21 at 1:30 and 7 p.m. Grant Brimhall Library; 11 a.m. at Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road. More ... The Ventura County Arts Council and the California Arts Council have set Fri., Oct. 3 as the eighth annual California Arts Day, coinciding with National Arts and Humanities Month. Events happening during the 10-day celebration, Oct. 3 through 12, will be listed in the Calendar of Events brochure. More ... Five area women traveled to the island nation of Fiji recently on a mission of education and peace. Calabasas Viewpoint School teachers Caroline Hogg and Deborah McDonald went to the South Pacific on behalf of the organization Global Classrooms for Peace to help Fijian schools incorporate better teaching techniques and implement a more advanced curriculum. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SLICE OF LIFE—A sculpture titled "Short Cut" by artist Gene Schklair, right, a member of the Thousand Oaks Art Association, shows half of a woman walking with a framed picture. The artwork was on display during the opening reception of the 20th anniversary of the Excellence in the Arts Awards at the Fred Kavli Theatre Terrace in Thousand Oaks on Sunday. The exhibit is in the Fred Kavli Theatre Gallery through Sept. 8. More ... Westlake Village Junior Women's Club members presented a $15,000 check to Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship on Aug. 9 at the organization's Newbury Park ranch. The donation will be used to replace the flooring in the ranch's stable. More ... If you have business news to announce regarding your operation, such as an award, a promotion or a new location, please write to us at the Thousand Oaks Acorn , Attention: Business Briefs, 30423 Canwood St., Ste. 108, Agoura Hills, CA 91301. Or you can e-mail newstip@theacorn.com. More ... THEY'VE GOT TICKETS TO SELL—Members from the Angels of the Alliance and the Centennial Guild work on reservations for the Sept. 3 Nordstrom Grand Opening Gala. Each ticket sells for $100, and there are 1,500 tickets. Nordstrom is paying for all of the expenses, which means, if they sell out, the two charities will split $150,000. Members are, from left, Sandy Palmer; Jo Ann Horwitz; Patricia Jones, cochair; Paulette Walker, cochair; Tiffany Ternan; and Jill Kinder. More ... Is there anyone out there who needs another credit card offer, envelope full of coupons or invitation to listen to a stranger explain how to invest one's life savings? If so, Thousand Oaks has suggestions on how to get on more junk mail lists. More ... The Thousand Oaks Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its annual fall membership appreciation breakfast. Registration will begin at 8:15 a.m. Sat., Sept. 6 in the Provence Room of Westlake Village Inn, 32001 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. More ... "Stand Up for Cancer Survivors," a comedy fundraiser for The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 14 in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza's Scherr Forum Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More ... Affinity Bank President and CEO Michael R. McGuire recently announced the promotion of Camarillo resident Sean Morreale to senior vice president business banking division manager. Morreale has been leading the bank's growth in business banking services since January 2007. More ... Conejo Valley Bonsai Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Thurs., Aug. 21, at the Community Center of Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Members will prepare their best plants for the Gardens of the World show in October. More ... Watching the arms of the world's swimming elite, such as Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol and Natalie Coughlin, seemingly cut through the water at the Beijing Olympics as effortlessly as if it were melted butter, one tends to give little thought to their feet, which are working just as hard beneath the surface of the water. More ... Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher K. Adams, along with the members of Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9) "Golden Eagles" stationed at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, recently deployed to Ali Air Base, Iraq. VP-9 replaced Patrol Squadron 47 following its sevenmonth deployment and will assume its sister squadron's mission in Iraq. More ... BETTER TO GIVE—Ariana Dermand, 12, was inspired by a Thousand Oaks Acorn article about the Manna food bank shortage and decided to do her part to help out. She organized a food drive for Manna with bags donated from local supermarkets and distributed them in her Newbury Park neighborhood. Ariana collected more than 70 bags full of nonperishables and will help Manna further by volunteering to stock their shelves. Ariana is an honors student at Sequoia Middle School. More ... With hot weather continuing, can overheated cars and tempers be far behind? Each summer more than 7 million cars break down on the road, but most breakdowns could be easily avoided. More ... FLOWER GIRLS— Jan Wagner, left, owner of Jan's Flowers in Thousand Oaks, shows floral bouquets to Lacy Axelson, a Camarillo resident, during the Bridal Premiere at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza on Sunday in Westlake Village. Lacy is planning her June 27, 2009, wedding. More ... The Rotaract Club of Conejo Valley will host a free networking and informational event for young professionals living or working in the Conejo Valley at 6 p.m. Wed., Aug. 27 at Suki 7, 925 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More ... •Big Al's Pet Food Warehouse, 999 E. Los Angeles Ave. Simi Valley, (805) 584-9942 •Theresa's Country Feed & Pet Store, 1836 Erringer Road, Simi Valley, (805) 583-3599 •Healthy Pet, 5881 Kanan Road, Agoura Hills, (818) 706-0360 •Healthy Pet, 1775 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More ... Community RSS feed |
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