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When people remember Paul Long, they rarely recall just one man. With Long came his wife and son—they were a package deal. They were inseparable. Long, who was an English teacher at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, was one of the 25 people who died in the horrific Metrolink crash last Friday. More ... The Conejo Valley Unified School District staff has released this year's enrollment numbers, revealing surprising dives in upper grades and an unexpected increase in kindergartners. Dep. Superintendent Jeff Baarstad presented the board with preliminary numbers based on how many students are now enrolled in the district's schools compared to last year. More ... In the city of Thousand Oaks, household batteries can be recycled at four locations: •The Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. •The Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. More ... Julie Svitenko, a candidate for one of the two spots open on Conejo Valley Unified School District's board, would bring a unique perspective to the group. Julie and Steve Svitenko's two daughters have both faced challenges, and both have grown into happy, well-adjusted, young girls. More ... If City Council incumbents Tom Glancy and Jacqui Irwin are reelected, they may be able to earn lifetime health benefits for themselves and their eligible dependents—paid 100 percent by the city. More ... Holly LaRue explained she's running for City Council to protect Thousand Oaks from developers who could put the city's unique ambiance in jeopardy. "I think we're in danger of losing Thousand Oaks' familyoriented lifestyle by becoming overdeveloped," LaRue said. More ... ITS CLOSING MAY BE A GOOD THING— Before the Burger King on Hampshire Road closed, the Ventura County Environmental Health consumer food protection inspectors made a visit. More ... Residents can learn techniques of emergency response. The Thousand Oaks Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is an allvolunteer disaster response and community action team dedicated to training its members and educating residents in emergency preparation and response. More ... Ventura's Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) recently announced that Commissioner George Lange was elected to the executive board of the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions at its annual conference in Universal City on Sept. 4. More ... It wasn't until after her family installed synthetic grass that Thousand Oaks resident Audrey Wilson realized how glad she was her four children were no longer playing in the real stuff. "We love our synthetic lawn. More ... Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks will host the fourth event in her Slow Growth Dinner series at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 1 at Tuscany, 968 S. Westlake Blvd., Ste. 4, Westlake Village. H. More ... A free horse conformation clinic hosted by Thoroughbred Owners of California will be held at 10 a.m. Sat., Oct. 11 at Clockers' Corner, Santa Anita Racetrack, 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Participants will meet leading California trainers and get an up-close look of racehorses during a tour of the barn. More ... The Thousand Oaks City Council will take a look at construction that would remove two oak trees and encroach upon seven others during one of the public hearings to be held during its Tues., Sept. 23 meeting. More ... CAN'T SPEED UP TIME—The Ventura County Gilbert and Sullivan Repertoire Company presents "Patience" at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays from Fri., Sept. 26 to Sun., Oct. 12 at Theatre on the Hill, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students, seniors and children. Prices vary for the opening evening gala and Thursday night performances. For tickets, call the box office at (805) 381-1246. For more information, call (805) 491-6103. More ... The Thousand Oaks City Council will host a reception for residents who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games at 5 p.m. Tues., Sept. 23 in the Scherr Forum Theatre lobby at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More ... Cure in the Canyons II, the luxury lifestyle-fest for breast cancer research, will take place Sun., Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Four Seasons Hotel, Two Dole Drive, Westlake Village. More ... A limited number of sponsorships are available for the second annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament, a fundraiser for the Kiwanis of Thousand Oaks Foundation. The event will be Sun., Nov. 9 at Borderline Bar & Grill, 99 Rolling Oaks Drive in Thousand Oaks. More ... Los Cerritos Middle School will host a free electronic recycling fundraising event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 at the campus, 2100 E. Avenida de Las Flores, Thousand Oaks. Accepted items include computers, monitors, TVs, printers, scanners, cellphones, cameras and laptops. More ... Conejo Valley Adult School will offer new community classes this fall. New classes include bookkeeping, job searching, retirement planning, income coaching, consulting, fingerprinting, market management, Spanish guitar, gluten-free diet and skin care. More ... The California Oil Museum will host a new traveling exhibit, "A View From Space," from Oct. 3 through Dec. 28 at 1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula. The exhibit will open at 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 3 with a special reception and viewing party hosted by the Ventura County Astronomical Society. More ... To commemorate the life of their infant son Jason, who died from Sudden Infant Death Syn drome (SIDS) when he was 4 months old, Katie and Andy Lutz will host Jason's Race, an October benefit to raise funds and awareness about the syndrome. More ... AMAZED AND EXCITED- Dylan Kolbe, 5, of Newbury Park can't believe he broke a board with just his hand during the Red Cross Kick-Break-athon at the American Academy of Self Defense. More ... The Thousand Oaks Women's Club will have a meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wed., Sept. 24 at the Palm Garden Hotel, 498 Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. The meeting will feature a luncheon with a mixed green salad, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and ice cream sundaes. More ... The Moorpark Morning Rotary Club will host GamerDays this weekend, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 20 and 21, at Gilbert Sports Arena, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. More ... Schedule for GamerDays at Cal Lutheran University: Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m.: Exhibit floor opens. 10:30 a.m.: Start of Halo tournament 1 in Gilbert Arena exhibit hall 12:30 p.m. More ... Santa Monica National Recreation Area will celebrate National Public Lands Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy., Agoura Hills. More ... •Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher K. Adams, along with members of Patrol Squadron 9 "Golden Eagles" stationed at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, was recently deployed to Ali Air Base, Iraq. More ... My 5-year-old son proved he's a true Italian-American male at a neighborhood eatery with his parents the other night. The boy transformed into a mini Marcello Mastroianni when three done-up teenage girls walked into the place and sat next to us in line for a table. More ... The second annual Cats in the Canyon, Hounds in the Hollow picnic fundraiser for the Humane Society of Ventura County will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sun., Sept. 21 at Boccali's Restaurant, 3277 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai. The event will include music by the Iron Mountain Boys, cats and dogs available for adoption and a silent auction. More ... The Ventura County Fire Department deployed 14 members of its swift water rescue team to assist people affected by Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana. "We realized after Hurricane Katrina that there was no national pact in place for one state to request help from another," said Chief Bob Roper. More ... The Ventura County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Sat., Sept. 20 at the Ventura LDS Family History Center, 3501 Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Guest speaker Gene PhilibertOrtega will discuss "The Needle in the Haystack: Finding your Female Ancestors. More ... The Ventura County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta is selling tickets for grandstand seating at the UniverSoul Circus on Sat., Nov. 8 at Hollywood Park in Inglewood. Cost is $25. Proceeds will benefit the sorority's community service programs. More ... The Alzheimer's Association's annual Memory Walk will be held Sat., Sept. 27 at the Ventura Harbor in Ventura and Sat., Oct. 18 at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks. Corporate sponsors at the $500 and $5,000 level are needed. More ... Janet Barron of Ventura has been elected chair of the Ventura County Commission for Women. She is an advocate for social justice issues and serves as co-chair of the Ventura-Oxnard chapter of the National Organization for Women. More ... The Ventura County Community Foundation's Women's Legacy Fund has awarded nine grants totaling $66,000 to programs for women and girls in Ventura County. The grants were awarded to programs which focus on domestic violence prevention and service programs, and programs that provide education, training and economic opportunities for women and girls. More ... The local chapter of Military Order of World Wars and Military Officers Association of America will host a dinner meeting on Thurs., Sept. 25 at Eric's Restaurant, 495 N. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. The guest speaker is Dr. Eduardo Rubinstein, renowned educator of anesthesiology. More ... The annual National Day of Remembrance for Murdered Victims will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 25 at Plaza Park, intersection of Fifth and "B" streets, Oxnard. The event will honor the memories of murdered victims and recognize the impact of homicide on surviving family members and friends. More ... FATHER / DAUGHTER FUN- Carrie Mack and her dad, Don, both of Thousand Oaks, examine the inside of an Aeronca Champ 7DC, made in 1947. They were at a commemoration of the Battle of Midway, a major turning point of World War II. The event was at the Commemorative Air Force Aviation Museum in Camarillo on a recent Saturday. More ... Conejo Unified School District School Board will hold a candidates forum from 1 to 3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 5 at the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center, 2323 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The event is sponsored by the Conejo Council PTA. Attendees will be given the chance to ask questions. More ... Andrew Steinfeld has been training clients for the past three decades, starting as the vice president of Body by Jake and now the president of Body Design RESULTS, a new private fitness gym on Tapo Street in Simi Valley. More ... The nation's freight railroads, already the most environmentally friendly form of ground transportation, are using innovative "green" technologies to further reduce their environmental footprint. More ... The county of Ventura sponsors the VCMAX.org "Reuse, Donate, Recycle" waste reduction program and encourages community members to browse through the Available for Reuse and Wanted for Reuse ads posted on the website. The VCMAX. More ... 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