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March 5, 2009  RSS feed
Happy 100, dear Thelma
CENTENARIAN— One-hundred-year-old birthday girl Thelma Crowder, center, enjoys a party thrown in her honor by family and friends at Castle Hill Retirement Village in Thousand Oaks on Saturday. "She looks and acts like she's 80," said Jolene Carlson, a Castle Hill employee. "Her mind is as sharp as anyone half her age. More...
Experts travel west to admire T.O. wastewater
Chicago treatment plant officials see how it's done
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A bio-gas digestion process from human waste might not be something the average person would travel 2,000 miles to see, but Osoth Janjun did just that. More...

City planning improvements to Thousand Oaks Boulevard
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Community Development Director John Prescott discussed the latest developments with Home Depot and Costco and the plans for improving Thousand Oaks Boulevard at the city's goal-setting session last month. The Thousand Oaks Boulevard Association is planning to hold community outreach meetings to discuss its plans for Thousand Oaks Boulevard at 6 p.m. Wed. More...

 Community
• article has image A fine first lady
HISTORY COMES TO LIFE— Ladera Elementary School fifthgrader T.J. Barnholtz, 10, portrays Eleanor Roosevelt in the school's quad. Last month, Ladera's fifth-grade classes transformed the quad into a living history museum, and the students gave speeches about the characters they portrayed. More...
• Library's radio museum archives still in limbo
• State makes T.O. add more density to city plan
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Gigi the giraffe brightens hospital for kids
HEALING STATUE— Local children gather around a 5-foot papier mache giraffe named Gigi that brightens up the hall at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. The giraffe was a community project at Pandora's Paintbox Craft Studio in Newbury Park. More...
• Experts offer health advice at Four Seasons
• Brain Balance holds open house
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image Smothers Brothers at The Canyon
Concert review
When Tom and Dick Smothers first brought their sibling rivalry act to San Francisco's Purple Onion nightclub, Dwight Eisenhower was president, the New York Mets didn't exist and America was yet to send a man into space. That was 1959, and today, the Smothers Brothers are the longest-running comedy team in history. More...
• article has image Muvico Theaters opens
• article has image The Movie Nut
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 Bulletin Board
• article has image Datebook
THURS., MAR. 5 OneClub Breakfast Third annual Boys & Girls Club event, 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. Speakers: Tony Pedeferri, Leslie Margolin. Reservations required. More...
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 Schools
• article has image High School, Hi-Lights
All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: steve@theacorn.com. More...
• SELPA presents workshops in Ventura County
• Students learn bike safety tips
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 Sports
• article has image Thousand Oaks one step closer to elusive title
Boys' basketball team will play for section banner Saturday at Anaheim
Will the third time be the charm? That's the milliondollar question locally as the Thousand Oaks High boys' basketball team prepares to make its third CIFSouthern Section title-game appearance since 2002. More...
• article has image Brea Olinda ends Lancers' magical ride
• article has image OCHS girls' soccer squad upset by South Torrance
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 Business
• Networking comes with breakfast
The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. tomorrow, Fri., March 6, at the Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The Chamber's seven networking groups will be featured at the meeting. More...
• Crafting workshop held at Indiana Joan's
• Deli celebrates anniversary
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
SWEETHEART— Shelley, a 6-year-old collie mix, is sweet and calm but a little shy. She prefers women and needs to go to a home with no young children. Shelley can be adopted at the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. Ask for ID No. A3908209. Occasionally pets have already been adopted so call (818) 991-0071 first or visit animalcare.lacounty.gov. More...
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Newbury Park The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the times, dates and places indicated: a male, 35, at 11:35 p.m. Feb. 25 at Greendale Street and Churchill Road; a female, 41, at 3:10 p.m. Feb. 25 in the 200 block of W. More...
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 Faith
• College student's religious views censored in speech class
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College Districts after a professor censored and threatened to expel a student following his presentation in a public speaking class about marriage and the Christian faith. More...
• 'Wild West' Purim comes to Newbury Park
• Locals called to the Torah
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 Family
• SADD hosts safety fair
The Students Against Drunk Driving chapter at Newbury Park High School will host a Safety Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., March 7 at DCH Honda of Oxnard, 1500 E. Ventura Blvd., Oxnard. For more information, call Colleen Fairman, customer relations manager, at DCH Honda at (805) 973-1132. More...
• Teen drivers get free class on how to drive wisely
• Local girls do fashion show
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 On The Town
• article has image Texas Hold 'em Poker returns to Conejo Valley
Save the date
Be sure to mark your calendar for Sun., April 19 when the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club Charitable Foundation presents its second annual Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament and Casino Night at The Canyon, 28912 Roadside Drive in Agoura Hills. More...
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 Letters
• Sees no advantage in new Home Depot
I'm not sure how one could turn the proposed Home Depot site into a political partisan issue, as was done in your Feb. More...
• Either let Home Depot open here or residents will pay the consequences
• Let's think 'outside the box' on Home Depot
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 Editorials
• It's time for council members to lead
City revenues are down and expenses are up, making it a challenge to keep a balanced budget. The City Council must do what voters of Thousand Oaks elected them to do—take charge and use their intelligence, experience and judgment to make tough decisions instead of waiting for city staff to do all the work. More...
• article has image Cartoon
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 Real Estate
• article has image Blankets of Love Program Brings Comfort To Animals In Shelters And Pet Rescues
Realtor Toni Hanson, an agent with Prudential California Realty's Thousand Oaks office, loves devoting her time to Blankets of Love. This program was formed to bring comfort to animals in shelters and pet rescues. More...
• article has image Kevin Lehman
• article has image Beautiful Thousand Oaks Pool Home
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