The city of Thousand Oaks is seeking residents interested in contributing their talents toward shaping the quality of life in the community by filling one of three vacancies on the Investment Review Committee. The committee reviews quarterly investment reports and performs annual review of investment policy. More...

Andrew Kaufman, M.D., dermatologist on staff at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, will give a free seminar on skin cancer prevention from 9 to 10 a.m. Thurs., May 28 at The Oaks mall, near Macy's Women's store on the lower level. More...

A full audience attended a recent talk by author Ray Bradbury at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library. Seated in a wheelchair, his shoulders hunched over, his head on his chest, his white shirt stained, the 88-year-old seemed decrepit and unaware. More...

THURS., MAY 21 Margarita Mix-off 6 to 8 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park North, behind Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Sponsored by Soroptimist International of the Conejo. Guests sample margaritas from 10 local restaurants, vote for best drink. $30 includes drink samples, appetizers. Must be 21 to attend. More...

Three Conejo Valley Unified School District high schools will receive top honors from the state of California at a special ceremony in Anaheim on May 29. Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park high schools will each receive the Career and Technical Education award. Westlake High School will be recognized as a 2009 California Distinguished School. More...

With so many good softball teams in the area, coaches know the playoffs will be ruthless. Oaks Christian and Oak Park hope they have the mettle to make a deep run in the CIF-Southern Section Division III bracket. More...

A group of Ventura County women were honored by the National Association of Women Business Owners for their business prowess and commitment to their local communities. NAWBO-Ventura County hosted its annual BRAVO Awards luncheon last Friday at the Moorpark Country Club. More...

LUCKY YEAR FOR A NEW HOME More...

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Steven Mark Flamm, 42, has been arrested after turning himself in to Thousand Oaks police earlier this month. More...

International Christian songwriter and recording artist Brenton Brown will be the headlining artist at the fifth annual LoVEFest '09 concert from 3 to 7 p.m. Sun., June 7 at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks. More...

The Ventura Community Colleges/Moorpark College Foster and Kinship Care Training Program will present the program "Resilient Strategies for Dynamic Living" from 6 to 9 p.m. Thurs., June 4 at the Aspiranet Ventura Conference Room, 1838 Eastman Ave., Ste. 100, Ventura. More...

I completely agree that the citizens in our community need to take water conservation more seriously, but I'd like the city to organize a hotline to report on city violations also. I find it infuriating to see sprinklers on at 2 p.m. to water the landscaping on city streets. More...

In today's T.O. Acorn , readers are being asked to sign up for a voluntary subscription to their favorite weekly paper. This special subscription will only apply to residents already receiving the newspaper. More...

Steve Young was recently acknowledged for consistent high production. He has been a Realtor with Century 21 for 30 years. He is one of the all-time top producing agents in the Conejo Valley, winning numerous awards and being inducted into "Master's Hall of Fame. More...