May 20, 2010 RSS feed / Community

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Senior citizens learn how they could lose their driver’s licenses

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
Giving up your driver’s license is often the equivalent to saying goodbye to freedom. Motorcycle-riding traffic Sgt. Rick Harwood gets that, but his job is public safety, and that’s his first concern. More...

For the record

Due to an editing error, a May 6 article described Vicodin as a barbiturate. It’s not. More...

Art Guild will host workshops

The Westlake Village Art Guild will present a four-part workshop on “Self Promotion for Artists and Photographers” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. More...

Deep-pit barbecue will benefit Manna, clinic

United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks will host its annual Old-Fashioned Community Deep-Pit Barbecue from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat., May 22 and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun., May 23 at the church, 1000 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Cal Lutheran will host a candidate forum

The public is invited to attend a candidate forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Mon., May 24 at California Lutheran University’s Lundring Events Center, 60 W. Olson Road, Thousand Oaks. There’s no cost to attend the event. More...

Learn to use GPS in the parks

Ranger Mike Theune will teach a class on how to use global positioning systems to explore the Santa Monica Mountains. The lesson will be at 2 p.m. Sat., May 22 at the National Park Service Visitor Center, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. More...

Disc golf course to open

Conejo Recreation and Park District will host the grand opening of its Rabbit Flats Disc Golf Course at 11:30 a.m. Sat., May 22 at Thousand Oaks Community Park, 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

T.O. women to host Musicale fundraiser

The Thousand Oaks Branch of AAUW (formerly the American Association of University Women) will host its second annual Spring Musicale fundraiser at 4:30 p.m. Sat., May 22 at a private residence in Thousand Oaks. More...

Insurance firm offers help with changing laws

The world of insurance is constantly changing. Policy language change, laws and regulations change and, most importantly, individual needs change. More...

Teenager who went on a stabbing spree in Newbury Park is sentenced

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A judge determined the actions of a Newbury Park teenager in 2007 deserve the maximum punishment allowed— three consecutive life sentences plus 10 years and eight months in prison. More...

Trafficking of humans to be discussed

Aaron Cohen, a modern-day “slave hunter” who works undercover to free people from bondage around the world, will speak tomorrow at a community forum at 7:30 p.m. More...

Some on the city staff get an option for early retirement

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

City employees may face cutbacks to help fill Thousand Oaks’ $4.7-million budget gap next year. More...

Conejo Valley Days makes profit

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Nonprofit organizations weakened by the economy have been reinvigorated with a transfusion of cash from Conejo Valley Days, event organizer Frank Akrey said. “It’s been a complete blood transfusion for nonprofits,” he said. More...