April 28, 2011 RSS feed / Community

Inmates get another day for visitors

In an effort to enhance visiting opportunities at the Todd Road Jail facility, a third visiting day has been added on Fridays. The weekday visiting day will be beneficial for those visitors who find it difficult to visit on the weekend. More...

Janss mall post office awaits its fate

Lucy Frokjer doesn’t want to drive from her Conejo Oaks home to a crowded post office across town to mail packages. She’s not alone. More...

Teen earns Soroptimist award

NPHS student involved in supporting several causes

Soroptimist International of the Conejo in Thousand Oaks will present Taylor Johnson, a 17-yearold student at Newbury Park High School, with the Violet Richardson Award at 6 p.m. Tues., May 17 at the Los Robles Golf Club. More...

Bike rodeo memorializes T.O. traffic commissioner

The third annual Glenn Garvin Memorial Bike Rodeo will be held in conjunction with Arbor Earth Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., April 30 at Conejo Creek Park North, 1379 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, behind the library. More...

Club combines laughter, yoga

A new daytime Laughter Yoga Club will run Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon starting May 3 at St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church Parish Center, 2475 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. There is no charge for the class. More...

Learn how microloans are making a difference in Africa

The Greater Contribution, a Thousand Oaks-based nonprofit organization, will host “A Woman’s Worth” fundraising reception and tribute from 5 to 7 p.m. Thurs., May 5 at the Lawrence Janss Four Friends Gallery, 1408 E. More...

Local residents flex their poetry muscles

More than 100 people attended the awards ceremony for the 2011 Ventura County Writers Club Poetry Contest on April 12, where many of the winners read their poems. More than 300 entries were received, with one winner from as far away as New York. More...

Wellness Community turning 20

The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura will celebrate 20 years of providing support for people fighting cancer at the Celebration of Life anniversary gala fundraiser from 6 p.m. More...

Girls Scouts seeking Women of Distinction

Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast has announced the opening of the nomination process for the 2011 Women of Distinction Awards. The annual luncheon benefitting Girl Scouts will be on Sept. 16 at Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo. More...

Area Freemasons will celebrate golden anniversary with community

Local residents will have a chance to look within one of the world’s oldest secret societies at an upcoming milestone celebration of the Conejo Valley Masonic Lodge, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner-dance. More...

Summit explores domestic violence

A program on domestic violence and child abuse titled “Responses to Victimization: A Workshop Exploring Legal and Practical Responses to Family” will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

TOP 25 Local People of 2011

Our communities make us proud. From Thousand Oaks to Hidden Hills and all points in between, we enjoy a beautiful environment, excellent schools and strong businesses. Few people who live here will tell you they’d rather be somewhere else. More...

National recreation area gains 160 acres in L.A. County

The National Park Service recently purchased 160 acres of land in Los Angeles County, bringing the total public parkland within Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to almost 79,500 acres. More...

Trio accused of operating pot grow house

Three Thousand Oaks residents were arrested earlier this month in connection with a marijuana-growing operation Ventura County sheriff’s detectives found at a home in La Conchita in February. More...

Alert neighbor breaks up burglary

Tip leads to 3 arrests

A good Samaritan tipped police off to a residential burglary in progress last week in an unincorporated area of Newbury Park, leading to the arrest of three individuals. At around 4:25 a.m. More...

Woman won’t stop turning her wheels for charity

Newbury Park resident has ridden 4,000 miles in support of causes

Marilyn Becker doesn’t let age stop her. The 67- year- old Newbury Park resident has cycled some 4,000 miles for charity over a dozen years More...

Dramatist will portray famous author

Martha Abbey Miller of Westlake Village, a dramatist and lecturer, will present one of her first-person programs about a historic individual, Margaret Mitchell, author of “Gone with the Wind,” at the May 10 meeting of the Westlake Women&r More...

Sprucing up the Y

TRASHING WEEDS—Above, Shayda Ansari, 17, and Vini Mandyam, 16, and other members of the Newbury Park High School Interact Club, pull weeds to help local Rotary clubs beautify the Conejo Valley More...

Community Briefs

The Housing Rights Center, in collaboration with the city of Thousand Oaks, will host a Housing Rights Workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. Mon., May 9 at the Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Garden tour will visit magnificently manicured Conejo Valley homes

The Westlake Village Garden Club will showcase five home gardens in Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks at its 38th annual Garden and Patio Tour from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., May 1. More...

Kids celebrate Easter at Janss Marketplace

SPRING FLING—Above, Woodland Hills resident Danica Gantt, 3, has her face painted by Cat Conner during the Easter Eggstravaganza at the Janss Market Place on Saturday. More...

Historical Society calls for Don and Doña nominations

The Conejo Valley Historical Society is accepting nominations for individuals to be honored as Don and Doña Triunfo at the 46th annual Fiesta Del Triunfo on July 23. More...

In total control

HORSE FOLLIES—Above, rider Finley Burger’s pony shakes his head and makes a face as she takes him around a turn during the Hunters Handy Cross Country event at the Foxfield Riding Club&rs More...