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Tell the world why your mother is the greatest
      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 that you have, a small story you'd like to tell or just a few kind words for...
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Registration begins for Boys & Girls Clubs summer camps
      Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Las Virgenes are accepting kids for summer camps for incoming fifth, sixth, seventh- and eighth-graders. The nine one-week sessions run from Mon., June 16 to Fri., Aug. 15. Camps will be held on the campuses of Colina and Los Cerritos middle schools.
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CVD festivities continue this weekend
      The 52nd annual Conejo Valley Days festivities will take place this weekend and also Wed. through Sun., April 30 through May 4 with a variety of familyfriendly activities. The event is the largest allvolunteer festival on the west coast. Proceeds will benefit more than 25 local nonprofit or...
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'Joseph' a labor of love for families
      "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" will come to life in Thousand Oaks thanks to the participation of many family members.The role of Joseph will be played on alternate nights by Mark and Brock Talbot, a father who is a professional event planner and his son, a studen...
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Botanic garden holds poppy fest
      The Conejo Valley Botanic Garden will hold their annual Matilija Poppy Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Sun., May 18 in the nursery at 350 Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. The event will include guest speakers, tours, children's activities, a plant sale, free popcorn and more.
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Oaks Christian plans black tie dinner, auction
      Oaks Christian School will have its eighth annual dinner auction, "One Child, One Dream," at 5:30 p.m. Sat., May 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 2 Dole Drive, Westlake Village. The event will benefit the school's financial aid program, which supports 35 percent of the students.
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Admiring nature's incredible beauty
      DETAILS ARE EVERYTHING- Camille VanAst, chair of the Conejo Valley Garden Club Flower Show, is surrounded by her passion as she marvels at long-stemmed roses. Members showed about 150 displays of flowers at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library last Saturday.
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Seedling may produce bounty of tomatoes
      PLANTING ADVICE- Organic Garden and Herb Society member Mary Freed of Thousand Oaks gives tomato seedlings to Aspen Elementary School fifth-grader Kelsey Escobar, 11, during the 11th annual Thousand Oaks Arbor Day/Earth Day observance. The event attracted a crowd last Saturday to Conejo Creek Par...
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Scuba enthusiasts dive into their club
      The Conejo Valley Scuba Dive Club is accepting new members. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tues., May 20 at El Torito Mexi can Grill, 449 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The club is for those who enjoy scuba diving in lakes and the ocean.
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It's a busy time of year at T.O.'s equestrian center
      RACE TO THE FINISH- Thousand Oaks resident Stacy Tanner races Storm, a quarter horse/paint cross, during the Altavia Baronial Equestrian Championship at the Thousand Oaks Equestrian Center last Sunday. The facility on Avenida de Las Flores, just west of the 23 Freeway overpass, has been busy th...
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Running for their school
      PARTICIPATE- Every student at Conejo Elementary School ran in last week's jog-athon, which raised more than $15,000 for art, music and reading programs. Shown here from left are Mads Rasmussen, Kevin Kurtzman and Noah Coscarelli.
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Learning about science
      SPIN CYCLE- Liane Olin of T.O. and her daughter Sofia, 3, watch a party hat spin inside a vortex at the Discovery Center hands-on booth. It was one of many exhibits at the recent Thousand Oaks Arbor Day/Earth Day celebration.
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Ventura Harbor Village to host Art in Motion
      Ventura Harbor Village will hold Art in Motion in celebration of Ventura's ArtWalk Weekend from 10 a.m. to dusk Sat., April 26 at Ventura Harbor Village. The event will feature opportunities to view artwork in progress and talk to artists about their work, as well as hands-on projects.
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Capturing the view
      ARTIST PAINTS A LANDSCAPE- - Thousand Oaks resident and plein-air watercolorist Larry Thomas paints in the garden at Westlake Village Inn. The group hosted a show there last week.
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Boulderdash to host indoor climbing competition
      Boulderdash Indoor Rock Climbing will host a regional climbing competition starting at 10 a.m. Sat., May 10 at 880 Hampshire Road, Ste. A, Thousand Oaks. Non-climbers are invited to come and watch. For more information about the competition and online registration, go to www.usaclimb...
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