Conejo youths excel in sports competitions
     GUESS WHO'S NO. 1?- The Newbury Park Soccer Club Pumas celebrate their first-place finish n the third annual Copa Real Nike Invitational Tournament. It's a girls under age 11 team. Back row: coach Kevin Gould. Middle row, from left: Megan Berthel, Katey Gould, Kennedy Wall, Holly Reynolds, Marissa Bonfiglio and Katya Wolfe. Front row: Nadia Skidanov, Makayla Jimenez, Madison Hutchison, Eva Madarang, Leeza Wolfe, Vanessa Scott and Maya Hutchinson.
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Boys & Girls Clubs honor children basketball players
      The Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo & Las Virgenes held its first Jr. NBA Basketball League Awards Ceremony on Feb. 17 at the Los Cerritos Club in Thousand Oaks. Eighty-five club members ages 3 to 14 gathered with family and staff members to receive accolades for their progress since the program started last November.
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Children are in need of homes
      An orientation for potential adoptive parents will be held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tues., March 31 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. All adults, English and bilingual Spanish-speaking, are welcome.
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Meeting set for prospective foster parents
      Arrow Child & Family Ministries will conduct an informational meeting on Christian foster care at 2 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28 at Living Oaks Community Church, 1033 Business Center Circle, Newbury Park. Prospective foster parents may learn about foster care, and churches can learn more about starting a foster care ministry.
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Homeowners should review annual policies
      High temperatures and drought conditions are combining to boost fire risks in much of the country, including Southern California. That makes it more important than ever to ensure that one's personal fire insurance is adequate.
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Scouts to host spaghetti dinner
      Boy Scout Troop No. 716 of Thousand Oaks, the oldest troop n Conejo Valley, will host the 45th annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. Sat., March 7 at the United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks, 1000 E. Janss Road.
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Ventura County students able to compete for art scholarship
      Buenaventura Art Association announces the third annual scholarship competition, the Buenaventura Art Association Emerging Artist Cup. This competition is open to students attending college or university in Ventura County.
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Egg Artistry Show comes to Westlake
      The 30th annual California Egg Artistry Show and Sale will be on Sat. and Sun., March 14 and 15 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Choir tour in T.O.
      The California Lutheran University Choir Tour 2009 will present a concert at 7 p.m. Sun., March 1 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The choir will present a variety of choral literature, hymns, spirituals and multicultural songs.
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