Center for Spiritual Living hosts public speaking seminar
      The Center for Spiritual Living will host a public speaking seminar titled "A Word Is Worth A Thousand Pictures" from 1 to 4 p.m., Sun., Sept. 28 at the center, 880 Hampshire Road, Ste. V and W, Westlake Village.
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YMCA starts new session of Model United Nations
      The Triunfo YMCA is starting a new session of its Model United Nations designed for children in grades six through eight. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 2 at Sumac Elementary School, 6050 N. Calmfield Ave., Agoura Hills.
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Rosh Hashanah service for special needs kids offered
      The Friendship Circle has teamed up with the Chabad of the Conejo to provide a Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah service for children with special needs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tues., Sept. 30 at Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village.
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Preacher will speak at senior center
Ballard's topic will be 'Prayer and Politics'
      Ron Ballard, a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing, will present a talk titled, "Prayer and politics: spiritual solutions for creative government," on Fri., Oct. 17 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley.
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Locals called to the Torah at Temple Etz Chaim
      Jonah Polkes was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Aug. 23 at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks. He's an eighth-grade honor student at Redwood Middle School and the son of Alysa and Bruce Polkes of Thousand Oaks.
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Chabad of Conejo hosts Tashlich Walk
      Chabad of the Conejo will host a Tashlich Walk on the first day of Rosh Hashanah beginning at 5:15 p.m. Tues., Sept. 30 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Participants will visit nearby Westlake Lake. A special prayer will be recited at the water, and Jews will symbolically cast away their sins into the water.
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Home and Garden Tour to raise money for Hillcrest Christian School
      Hillcrest Christian School will host a Home and Garden Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4. Guests will tour four homes in the Westlake and North Ranch area, each house decorated in a distinct style. Homes will feature complimentary food samples from Nothing Bundt Cakes, Wolfgang Puck Bistro, and Tranquility Tea Room.
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