Bird-watching may help aid a child's development
      Backyard bird-watching with children may pay a number of unexpected dividends. That's because the early experiences in children's lives affect how their brains develop and lay the foundation for intelligence, emotional health and moral development, according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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'Every 15 Minutes' program comes to Thousand Oaks High
      Junior and senior students at Thousand Oaks High School received a sobering lesson on Dec. 4 and 5 on how their decisions can affect themselves and others. The school conducted a simulation to demonstrate that an alcoholrelated accident kills someone in the United States every 15 minutes.
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Home tour raises holiday spirits
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers 'IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS'—Jo Ann and Mark Tattersall shared their Westlake Village Cape Cod-style 4,400-square-foot home as a stop on the 17th annual Holiday Homes Tour. It was a fundraiser last weekend for the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura.
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YMCA to offer health and wellness seminar series
      The Conejo Valley YMCA will kick off a free seminar series on health and wellness issues with a program on Medicare insurance options at 10:30 a.m. Wed., Dec. 17 at the Y, 4031 N. Moorpark Road, Thou sand Oaks. SCAN Health Plan will present the program.
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