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Water rationing, higher rates and other restrictive measures are being considered by Triunfo Sanitation District to curb water use by customers in Oak Park and a portion of Thousand Oaks. California American Water, a separate supplier for T.O. only, announced it will encourage conservation by giving customers a new rate structure. More ... Thousand Oaks residents will be allowed to trade in old holiday lights for new strands of LED (light emitting diode) energy saving holiday lights through an exchange event conducted by the city of Thousand Oaks Public Works Department through the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance, in partnership with Southern California Edison. More ... Ron Stark, who served on the Triunfo Sanitation District board of directors for 24 years, lost his reelection bid to challenger Michael Paule on Tuesday. Stark, who's currently the Triunfo board chair, got 4,353 votes, or 47 percent of the total. Paule finished with 4,866 votes, or 52.5 percent. More ... Environmental scientist Scott Quady will replace 16year incumbent Jeff Borenstein as director for the Calleguas Municipal Water District board of directors, Division 2. Quady took 43.5 percent of the vote with 14,147 votes versus Borenstein's 10,464 (32 percent. More ... The candidates for the state Senate's 19th District seat are in a deadlock, and officials from both camps say it could be days before the winner is named. Democrat HannahBeth Jackson is ahead of Republican Tony Strickland by just 108 votes, with tens of thousands more absentee and provisional ballots uncounted. More ... For the third time in just over four years, Assemblymember Audra Strickland beat out Newbury Park resident and high school teacher Ferial Masry for the 37th District seat. Strickland captured 73,673 votes (51.5 percent), while Masry was about 4,000 votes behind with 69,646 (48.5 percent). More ... The Democratic Club of Conejo Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 12 at Goebel Senior Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Guest speaker Jose Marichal will analyze the results of the Nov. 4 election. Marichal is a professor in the political science department at California Lutheran University. More ... Holiday shoppers will want to load up their wallets and put on their comfortable shopping shoes because the two-level, open-air expansion at The Oaks mall will be awaiting them on Sat., Nov. 15. More ... U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (RThousand Oaks) has clinched his 12th term in California's 24th Congressional District, capturing 126,052 votes (58 percent). Gallegly beat a once littleknown candidate, Democrat Marta Ann Jorgensen, who garnered 91,289 votes (42 percent). More ... Two-time Olympic medal winner Terry Schroeder was a little worried. Asked to speak at Hillcrest Christian School about coaching the 2008 U.S. Olympic water polo team to a silver medal victory, he was nervous about facing the kindergartners. More ... The Community Forum will present a talk by Lisa Lubow of Studies for Global Justice at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 21 at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park. Her talk is titled "Converging Storms: The Crises of Energy, Capitalism and the Environment. More ... EARNS TOP AWARD IN SCOUTING— Dan Parks, a student at Westlake High School, has reached the pinnacle in Scouting, the rank of Eagle Scout. Dan's service project was making body backboards for his Westlake High School advanced anatomy class. At the award ceremony, his teacher, Nancy Bowman, praised Dan and others who worked on the project. More ... Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast is hosting an "Enchanted Evening" for girls ages 5 to 11 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. This event is for girls who want to learn about becoming a Girl Scout. Girls must be accompanied by a parent for this event. More ... The Agoura Animal Shelter is sponsoring a fundraiser for Malibu Pet Companions, the nonprofit group that supports funding for medical care for the homeless pets at the shelter. The shelter is selling postcards whereby a person can make a donation in someone's name to the organization. More ... Residents in Conejo Valley are expected to tighten their budgets due to the sluggish economy. What are you doing to save money for the holidays? Spending less on gifts doesn't count. Send your suggestion(s) to steve@theacorn.com or to the address on page 4. You can also fax it to (805) 367-8237. More ... DIGNITARIES GATHER— The Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks celebrates its 50th anniversary. The observation occurred last Saturday night at Hyatt Westlake Plaza. Pictured are, from left: Keith Parks, Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks president-elect for 2009-10; Felix Masci, past district governor; Martin Anderson, T.O. More ... Horizon Hills will hold its fifth annual holiday boutique from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 20 and Fri., Nov. 21 at the Horizon Hills Campus, 33 Greta St., Thousand Oaks. The boutique will feature more than 35 vendors. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Conejo Valley Adult Education Parenting Program. More ... The Conejo Valley Audubon Society has announced its events calendar for November. Ron Barns will lead a group to Ahmanson Ranch at 8 a.m. Sun., Nov. 16. The group will look for sparrows, perching and grassland birds, and Lewis woodpeckers. Participants should meet at the Rancho Road ParkandRide. For more information, call Barns at (818) 991-9967. More ... The Ventura County Fire Department announced recently that Ramona Armijo has joined the department to serve as the countywide coordinator for its Community Emergency Response Team training program. More ... A fundraiser to create Our Community House of Hope will be at 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14 at the North Ranch Center, 1400 N. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. The event will have dinner, live music, silent auction and designs for the House of Hope from Cal State Northridge interior design students. More ... Local artist Bob Rickards was commissioned in 2007 by the Stagecoach Inn Museum Foundation to complete an oil-on-canvas rendition of Stagecoach Inn in Newbury Park. At a recent City Council meeting, the foundation made a gift of this work of art to the city of Thousand Oaks. More ... Conejo Valley Botanic Garden will host a plant sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday, weather permitting, at the Kids' Adventure Garden, 350 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. The sale features native and water-wise plants. More ... Chumash Indian Museum will hold special nature hikes 10 a.m. on each Saturday in November in honor of American Indian Heritage Month. Docents will lead groups from the museum and through park for approximately three miles and end at pictograph caves. More ... Navy Reserve Seaman Apprentice Dennis G. Stone recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He is a 2005 graduate of Thousand Oaks High School and son of Ana Maria and Larry Stone of Thousand Oaks. More ... Encounters with coyotes could become dangerous when people begin feeding the wild animals. Whether fed deliberately or inadvertently, coyotes quickly lose their natural fear of people and can become aggressive. More ... The Great Shakeout earthquake scenario will occur at 10 a.m. Thurs., Nov. 13. Thousands of residents will be away from home when the scenario happens. Just as planning for a disaster at home is important, everyone should plan for his or her safety away from home. More ... The fourth annual Cultural Harmony Month celebration for the city of Thousand Oaks was held in October. The city celebrated the cultural diversity among its city hall work force. "Working in a culturally diverse environment presents us with great opportunities for growth and cultural enrichment. More ... Many Mansions announced recently its collaboration with Verizon to launch the Think it Through Program, an education program that utilizes resources provided by Thinkfinity.org, an interactive on-line educational program. More ... The Conejo Valley Moms will hold a "Gobble Gobble Cookie" park day at 3:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 18 at Triunfo Community Park, 980 Aranmoor, Westlake Village. Mothers and their children ages newborn to 6 years may attend. The group will decorate turkey-shaped cookies. The event will also include snack time and playtime in the park. More ... Westlake Village Republican Women Federated recently donated books and a check to Conejo Elementary School librarian Kathy Kurfess. Funds were provided by sales of "Dudley and Beanz, Mysteries of the East" by Sam Johnston, a book about a skateboarding cat and his computer-savvy brother who travel to China. More ... Conejo Senior Singles meets 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. The group is for unmarried persons ages 55 and up, and is not church affiliated. More ... Community RSS feed |
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