Those wondering what Assemblymember Audra Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) has been up to and how she's representing her district will get an hour of her time. From 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Fri., March 13, Strickland will be at Roxy's Deli, 1345 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

Jodi McIntosh, associate program director of the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, will facilitate an interactive discussion about the emotional challenges faced by young women with breast cancer from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow, Fri., March 13, at the Wellness Community, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. More...

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company will present one show only on March 21. It will be at 2 p.m. at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library. There will be no performance at the Newbury Park Branch. More...

THURS., MAR. 12 Somis Thursday Club Meets at clubhouse, 5380 Bell St., Somis. Lunch, program with Barbara Evans and her paper craft. $15 lunch. Member California Federation of Women's Clubs. Phone: 805.987. More...

All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. Newbury Park Panthers Fri., March 13: ASL field trip/Redwood Middle School/8:30 a.m. Talent show/performing arts center/7 p.m. More...

Minutes before his team was scheduled to take the court for last Saturday's CIF-Southern Section Division IIAA boys' basketball championship game, Thousand Oaks High head coach Richard Endres stood alone in the bowels of the Honda Center. More...

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MAKE THAT ' PETS OF THE WEEK'— Shadow, left, a 2-year-old male Australian shepherd mix, and Kandy, a 1-year-old female golden retriever mix, hope to be adopted together. They're available at the Agoura Animal Shelter, 29525 Agoura Road. To take Shadow and Kandy home, ask about identification numbers A3937609 and A3937610. More...

Newbury Park A male, 50, allegedly struck his grandson with a belt twice, causing a visible injury. The subject then allegedly pushed his wife, who fell nto a table and fractured her hip, n the 3300 block of Daniel Street. The subject was arrested at 8:07 p.m. March 1 at Kimber Drive and Baxter Street. More...

Theologian Craig L. Nessan will present a free lecture on "Hearing the Word: Lutheran Perspectives on Biblical Interpretation" at 1 p.m. Sat., March 21 in Samuelson Chapel, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

PUBLIC SAFETY IS EVERYONE'S JOB- Sycamore Canyon School seventh-grader Austin Shi, 12, rides a bicycle through a makeshift roadway under the guidance of Safe Moves founder Pat Hines, left, and instructor Alex Dade. A bicycle safety program was presented at the school last week in Newbury Park. More...

It's important to respond to the letter published on Feb. 26. Fortyone people attended the hearing, not including the Home Depot representatives, to register support for the project. Second, the speaker from the Agoura Chamber happens to be the president, and on his executive board is Jess Ruf, the owner of Doit Center. Mr. More...

I just saw a video about a retired elephant who bonded with a dog as they shared their golden years together in a Tennessee retirement community for . . . elephants. More...

Academic standards for Conejo Valley Unified School District are among the highest in the nation, but according to Education Week magazine, the per pupil funding for it and other school districts in California has dropped to 47th in the nation. More...

This house is in Thousand Oaks on Canyon Vista Drive at the end of a culdesac. This home backs to open space that will appeal to those who love privacy and nature. More...