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We want to hear about your mom Mother's Day is May 11, and the Thousand Oaks Acorn wants your mom to receive the recognition she deserves. In 100 words or less, please write and tell us why your mother is special. Whether it's a poignant memory, a small story you'd like to tell or just a few kind wo... More ... County Science Fair ready to launch "Science in Our Lives" is the theme of the 54th annual Ventura County Science Fair, which runs Tues., April 22 to Thurs., April 24 at Seaside Park in Ventura. About 800 students countywide in grades six through 12 have entered science projects in the fair. The projects will be available ... More ...
The seventh annual César E. Chávez Children's Book Drive will continue through May 5. More ...
Professional swim instructor Barry Shrewbury will discuss and sign copies of his new book "Luca Learns to Swim: A Family's Companion to Swim Lessons" at the following times and locations: •Tues., April 22, 6:30 p.m., Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court. More ...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Students were encouraged to get political and become involved in grass-roots community activities at the 24th annual Youth Congress, which convened last Saturday at Oak Park Community Center. More ... Games to help cancer research The Conejo Valley Guild of the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation/UCLA will hold a game day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues., April 29 at North Ranch Country Club, 4761 Valley Spring Drive, Westlake Village. The event will include a buffet lunch, boutiques, a gift baskets drawing and games. More ...
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will hold the seventh annual Colonial America Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., April 12 at the library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. More ...
The 11th annual Ventura Seaside Basketball Tournament, a fundraiser for youth programs in Ventura, is scheduled from Fri., April 18 to Sun., April 20. More ...
The Church of the Brethren will hold a Level 1 Children's Disaster Services training workshop from 5 p.m. Sat., April 19 to 8 p.m. Sun., April 20 at Pacific Union Conference Office, 2686 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village. More ... Teen Driver Safety Week opens April 14 statewide Legislation was recently introduced to the state Assembly to declare the week of April 14 as Teen Driving Safety Week in California The resolution is being introduced in conjunction with Impact Teen Drivers, a new public awareness and education program created by the Californian Associati... More ...
In the sixth of a series of eight seminars for parents who want to better understand child and adolescent disorders, Dr. Stazan K. Sina will lead a presentation on bipolar disorder on April 22. More ...
The Parent Talk lecture series continues with the fourth seminar in a five-part series. Jon Pearson will speak on "Drawing on the Inventive Mind" Tues., April 15 at Ascension Lutheran Church. The lectures are presented by the Conejo Valley Adult School, which calls this fourth installment "the wo... More ...
DIPPED IN DEW- This lipstick-red rosebud appeared, bathed in dewdrops, early Monday morning. The first bloom of the season, it graces one of two bushes in the photographer's local front yard. The plants were already well established when the family bought their home in 1995. More ... Give your baby a massage Conejo Valley Neighborhood for Learning will offer a three-part class on infant massage from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tues., April 15, 22 and 29 at the Crowley House, 2522 Pleasant Way, Thousand Oaks. More ... Car seats and umbrella strollers needed Joni and Friends, a local ministry reaching out to disabled children, will be accepting donations of car seats and umbrella strollers through May 31 at Newbury Park First Christian Church, 801 Knollwood Drive, More ... Is music linked to teen alcohol, drug abuse? Do parents know what their children are listening to when they're blocking them out with their iPod earbuds firmly in place? If they are listening to popular music, chances are high that they are hearing references to substance use. More ...
Some fathers teach their sons how to play baseball, with big dreams that their boys will play in the major leagues. My 4-year-old son doesn't want to play baseball. He says he wants to be funny. So last weekend, I decided I'd take him to a stand-up comedy club. More ...
LEARNING HORSEMANSHIP- - Caroline Mascia of T.O. waves to relatives while demonstrating her riding abilities while being led by Thousand Oaks residents Katie Bradshaw, left, and Holly LaRue during the Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship demonstration in Thousand Oaks. More ... Listen up! You can turn audiobooks into magical family entertainment Gathering everyone for quality family entertainment can be as important as sitting down to dinner together. In today's fast-paced world of hundreds of television channels, millions of websites and iPods in every child's backpack, sometimes it seems that entertainment is becoming an experien... More ... St. Max collecting instruments to benefit sister church school St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church is helping its sister parish, St. Michael's in Los Angeles, to improve its school music program by donating musical instruments. Alan Brauer, a member of the St. Max community, launched a drive to collect gently used musical instruments to start up a mu... More ... |
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