January 14, 2010 RSS feed / Community

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Two more take posts on Discovery Center’s board of directors

The Discovery Center for Science and Technology in Thousand Oaks has added two new members to its board of directors, Holly Cole and Stan Mantooth. Members serve three-year terms. More...

City seeks volunteers to serve on disabled advisory board

The city of Thousand Oaks is recruiting for three vacancies on the Disabled Access Appeals and Advisory Board. One vacancy is for disabled-movement impaired and two vacancy positions are in construction. More...

Longtime Discovery Center volunteer retiring, moving to Texas to be with family

Senior’s greatest joy is working with children
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

The three contestants on “Jeopardy” didn’t know the answer to the question being asked, but Anne Organ, watching the television game show from her Thousand Oaks home, did. More...

Soroptimists host spaghetti feast

Soroptimist International of the Conejo will host the eighth annual spaghetti feast and Chinese auction at 6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 30 at the Goebel Senior Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Humanitarians receive award for helping homeless women

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YMCA gets grant

The Conejo Valley YMCA has received a $5,000 grant from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. More...

Tall ship sails into Ventura next week

The tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain makes its annual voyage along the California coast and sails into Ventura Harbor on Thurs., Jan. 21. The historical vessel will remain in the Ventura Harbor through Thurs., Jan. 28. More...

Mobile home residents in T.O. get more bad news

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Residents of the Conejo Mobile Home Park in Newbury Park, which is destined for closure, received more bad news on Friday. More...

Executive with Homestore.com pleads guilty in securities fraud

The former chief executive and chair of Homestore.com pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. More...

No change in trash collection

Newbury Disposal will maintain its regular trash and recycling or green waste collection schedules in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park during the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18 through 23. More...

Poker tournament needs sponsors

Event and table sponsors are wanted for the third annual No Limit Texas Hold ’Em Poker Tournament and Casino Night from 4 to 10 p.m., Sun., April 25. It’s a fundraiser for the Kiwanis of Thousand Oaks Foundation. More...

Casa Conejo Municipal Advisory Council to meet

The first meeting of the new year for the Casa Conejo Municipal Advisory Council for residents of unincorporated Newbury Park will be at 6 p.m. Wed., Jan. 20 at Walnut Elementary School, 581 Dena Drive, Newbury Park. More...

Many Mansions gets donation

Many Mansions recently received a gift of $1,000 from Westlake Women’s Club in support of the organization’s Stoll House transitional living program, which provides affordable housing with on-site, supportive services to p More...

Republican women host forum

The Conejo Valley Republican Women will host its sixth Televised Statewide Candidates Forum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, Jan. 15, at the Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

Actresses shine in dramatic ‘Female Transport’

Play review
By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com

Adversity makes for strange bedfellows in Gothic Productions’ “Female Transport,” playing at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts weekends through Jan. 24. More...