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The last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 presidential general election is Mon., Oct. 20. The completed voter registration form must be postmarked by that date to be included in the election. Registration forms are available throughout the county at city halls, post offices, libraries, Chambers of Commerce and fire stations. More ... Countrywide Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza may soon get a new name. Countrywide paid $4. More ... PEOPLE LOVE WATER- Whether it's a sandy ocean beach, a lazy river flowing by, a creek, lake, pond, swimming pool or fountain, human beings are naturally attracted to water. Cities have known for years that water attractions, like the fountain display at T.O.'s Civic Arts Plaza, left, are places that draw people. Water, for some reason, is mesmerizing. More ... Due to the uncertain economy and sluggish registration, the second annual Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament has been postponed. It was originally scheduled for Sun., Nov. 9 at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks. More ... The Westlake High School Baseball Booster Club will have its annual golf fundraiser Mon., Nov. 3 at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive, Moorpark. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and tee-off will be at 10 a.m. The event will include lunch from Dakota's restaurant, dinner at Moorpark Country Club, and silent and live auctions. More ... The race to represent the 19th District in the state Senate is one of the most hotly contested in the state, and with just three weeks until Election Day, many say the winner is anyone's guess. More ... A 1991 car accident with an uninsured motorist left Greg Akrey with a broken neck, financial ruin and a life full of emotional turmoil. But he did not give up on life, he said. Now he's running for City Council, and he's giving his campaign all he's got. More ... Lesley Leighton was named artistic director of the Los Robles Master Chorale during a reception hosted by the chorale's board of directors recently in Thousand Oaks. Leighton's goals include building new partnerships within the community while continuing the longstanding mission of the group to give back to the community that has long supported it. More ... On election day, three Thousand Oaks residents will compete for one seat on the Calleguas Municipal Water District board of directors, Division 2, one of whom is longtime incumbent Jeffrey Borenstein, a certified public accountant. More ... The judges of the Ventura Superior Court have elected Judge Kevin J. McGee as presiding judge and Judge Vincent J. O'Neill Jr. as assistant presiding judge for 2009 and 2010. The new term for both begins Jan. 1, 2009. More ... An article last week said that Bernadette Nader recently opened a music and voice facility in Westlake Village. Nader has actually been giving music lessons in Conejo Valley for many years. A photo caption of candidates running for the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education last week showed and identified only three challengers. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers DEALING FOR DOLLARS—Card dealer Denise Burns is about to go bust in blackjack as Jennifer and Haze Arnold of Newbury Park celebrate their winning hands during the recent Las Vegas Cool fundraiser for Hospice of the Conejo at Moorpark Country Club. More ... The Thousand Oaks Republican Women, Federated will hold an "On to Victory" event at 11 a.m. Thurs., Oct. 23 at the Westlake Village Inn, 32001 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The event will include guest speaker Dr. More ... WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers SPOOKY DUDE—Sequoia Middle School student David Zandt, 13, gets his fingernails painted black, a perfect touch for the undead, at the school's Haunted Carnival. The recent fundraising event included games, food, music and dancing. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers ON AIR WITH THE MAYOR—Taylor Papenfus, left, and Tyler Ange, right, watch Thousand Oaks Mayor Jacqui Irwin prepare for a videotaping on Monday for the kickoff of Red Ribbon Week at Redwood Middle School. Taylor and Tyler are seventh-graders in the school's technology applications class. The Thousand Oaks City Council for the first time has given a proclamation in honor of Red Ribbon Week, which emphasizes sobriety among young people. More ... The Conejo Valley Genealogical Society will hold a meeting from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Tues., Oct. 21 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Guest speaker Ed Mann will discuss "The Blue and the Gray: The Richmond Howitzers." He will play the part of a Confederate officer talking about the causes of the war and secession. More ... IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers JUST IN TIME FOR EARLY HOLIDAY SHOPPERS—Suzy Arbaut of Mon Bijou Fashion Jewelry puts the finishing touches on her booth before it's open for business. The Westlake High School Baseball Fall Festival and Boutique was hosted recently at the WHS campus on Lakeview Canyon Road. More ... Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher J. Sparks recently completed a seven-month deployment to Al Anbar province, Iraq. He is a 2003 graduate of Westlake High School and joined the Marine Corps in January 2006. He is the son of Mary and Ronald Parker of Westlake Village. More ... COMMITTED TO HELPING OTHERS- Westlake Village resident Dave Klein, left, is the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club's Kiwanian of the Year. Past president Don Hegarty, right, recently gave the award to Klein for extraordinary effort and leadership in projects and fundraisers that benefit the local community. The presentation was made during a dinner at Thousand Oaks Inn. The Kiwanis meet at 7 a.m. every Wednesday for breakfast at the same location, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. All those interested in joining a service club are invited. More ... The Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks will hold its annual street fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Oct. 19 on Moorpark Road from Hillcrest Drive to Wilbur Road. The event will feature 300 arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and food vendors. There will also be a home improvement area and a children's area. More ... The Democratic Women's Council of Conejo Valley will hold its monthly meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., Oct. 18 at Mandevilla restaurant, 951 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. The group will hear from two candidates, one for school board and one for City Council. There will also be a presentation of the propositions. More ... Westlake NJB will host inperson registration for the winter 2008-09 basketball season at the Westlake Village City Celebration from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Oct, 26 at the Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. More ... Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD) will host a Halloween event from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 at the Thousand Oaks Community Center, 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The event will include a Halloween Trail hike, open from 7:15 to 10 p.m., a hayride, pony rides, petting zoo, reptile show and children's costume contest. More ... Cindy Morrow of Thousand Oaks has opened a website design business, Goodwill by Design. Goodwill by Design was conceived with the notion that the success of one person depends on the support of community and that when neighbors help each other the entire neighborhood benefits. More ... HELPING FEED OTHERS- The El Konejo Kamper Club of Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477 donates $500 to Manna, the local food bank that serves Conejo Valley. Making the presentation were Chuck Kudra, vice president of the camper club, and George Meehan, exalted ruler. John Gorham, left, executive director of Manna, is left holding the check while Meehan; mystery bartenders Catherine Koeritz and Sally Claunch, who donated their tips; and Kudra party on. More ... The Distinguished Speakers Series of Thousand Oaks has lined up an array of presenters for the upcoming 200809 season, its eighth year at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. The season runs from October 2008 to May 2009. The series is sold only as a subscription package, and it sells out quickly. More ... IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers RACING FOR JASON- Overall male winner Dan Goldstein of Thousand Oaks gives the UCLA mascot Bruin a high five after receiving his medal for a time of 18 minutes 17 seconds in the inaugural Jason's Race 5K/Mad Dash last Sunday morning in the city of Westlake Village. All proceeds from the race will go toward the Jason Allen Lutz Memorial Fund to benefit sudden infant death syndrome research in memory of Jason, a 4-month-old who died on March 11, 2008. More ... As the T.O. Acorn was going to press, we learned that Saturday's bike rodeo has been canceled due to the fires. The event was planned for Sat., Oct. 18 at Conejo Creek Park North, which became a staging area for firefighters. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PRETTY AS A PUMPKIN—Riley Whiteside, 2, of Thousand Oaks strikes a pose while sitting at a fountain at The Promenade in Westlake Village on Sun., Oct. 12. The shopping center was celebrating some recent remodeling, two new restaurants and a new store. More ... For the seventh time, the credit card-sized Teen Assist card, which holds a directory of hotlines for teens, has been updated by the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation. Executive Director Fran Brough called the card "userfriendly" for teens. More ... HAPPY HAUNTING—Colton Matthews, 8, of Thousand Oaks, looks at a spooky display at Confetti: The Halloween Store. The shop has returned with a huge supply of props, costumes, wigs, masks, accessories and makeup for sale. You'll find everything you need for a memorable Halloween. Confetti is in the Janss Marketplace on Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. For more information, call (805) 494-6730. More ... A Halloween event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., Oct. 26 at Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. The event will include face painting, trick-or-treating, crafts, cupcake walks and storytellers. More ... WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers THROWING THOSE BONES—Jennifer Beaver of Thousand Oaks rolls the dice at the craps table during a recent Casino Night. The Westlake High School Instrumental Music Department held the fundraiser at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church. It included dinner, a raffle and casino games. More ... The sixth annual Westlake City Celebration will be from 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Sun., Oct. 26 at the city Civic Center, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. •Triunfo YMCA will serve an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. The menu is pancakes, sausage and orange juice for $4 per person. More ... Scott Foraker, Amgen vice president of research and development, will speak at the Corporate Leaders Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Tues., Oct. 21 at Lundring Events Center, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More ... Fresh & Easy Neighborhood market will soon open at Wendy Drive and Old Conejo Road in Newbury Park. Before the opening, residents are invited to nominate a local nonprofit organization to receive a $1,000 donation. The store will present the donation to the group during the opening day celebration. More ... The Westlake Village Republican Women Federated will host a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thurs., Oct. 23 in the Provence Room at the Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The Rev. Jesse Peterson, founder and president of BOND (Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny) will be the guest speaker. More ... BACK TO NATURE—Paul, MaryLou, George and Megan Valdez of Newbury Park visit Yosemite Valley National Park. Half Dome is behind them. More ... Community RSS feed |
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