264 apartments OK’d near high school
The Thousand Oaks City Council has signed off on another large-scale residential development, its second in as many meetings. On Tuesday, the council voted 5-0...
Blue Bowlers busted in Florida
The Florida couple who manufactured a controversy in Ventura County three years ago, when they claimed their charity flag football tournament to benefit police was...
Bail set at $1M for man accused of rape, forced solicitation of minors
A Newbury Park man was being held on $1.1-million bail after he was charged with forcing two underage girls to engage in sex acts with...
Advisory council chair calls for change in school district
CVUSD Alysia Flamer said her daughter works hard in class and wants to go to a competitive college, so the two sought advice from a...
Former choir member returns to lead group
Emma Roche was 14 years old when she traveled overseas with the Los Robles Children’s Choir for a European tour. The group was rehearsing in...
Entries accepted for arts council show
The Arts Council of Conejo Valley is seeking entries for the Summer Open Show Art Competition, which is open to artists 18 and up. Each...
MAKING HISTORY
A WARM WELCOME—Above, Moorpark College President Julius Sokenu welcomes guests and talks about celebrating the community of African descent as well as supporting community building...
On the road again
While local high school and college graduates spent the month celebrating, another Thousand Oaks resident was focused on his own graduation. Sixty-eight-year-old John Thomson completed...
Mardi Gras Ball selects king and queen
Community Conscience has selected Tony Kourounis and Mary Sepe as king and queen of the 29th annual Mardi Gras Ball, set for Sat. July 23...
July 4 schedule full in Thousand OaksFree Access
Thousand Oaks’ July Fourth celebration—presented by the Conejo Recreation and Park District and City of Thousand Oaks—kicks off with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at Borchard Community...
V-ballers net equipment donations for kids
READY TO PLAY—Five teens recently teamed up to collect donations of new and used sports equipment to give to grade-school kids. From left, Kelsey Maguire, 14, of Moorpark; Emily Morge,...
Teach kids how to deal with jealousy
Question: I need help with the “green-eyed monster” that rears up on a regular basis. My son is jealous of my daughter, my daughter is jealous of my son, and...
Supreme Court decision reverberates locally
DEMONSTRATION—At right, protesters hold up signs at Westlake and Thousand Oaks boulevards on June 24 during a protest in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade....
BRIEFS
Red Cross hosts blood drives As summer begins, the Red Cross sees about a 21% decline in blood donations during holiday weeks, including Independence Day. When blood donations drop, so...
BRIEFS
Support groups meet via Zoom The Livingston Grief and Bereavement Program offers a Survivors of Suicide Loss grief support group for those who have experienced the loss of a loved...
Volunteer instructor offers valuable life advice: Be flexible
Yoga instructor Robert Graham stood at the front of the room as a group of older adults watched closely. But on this May evening, the 78-year-old Camarillo resident wasn’t leading...
A TRAILBLAZER ON ICE
Eight years ago, Chelsey Goldberg dreamed of starting a women’s ice hockey team in Israel. Her dream has come true....
There’s no place like home plate
BASEBALL /// Conejo Oaks The Conejo Oaks college wood-bat baseball team features players from 25 schools and six states. The...
MR. AGOURA HIGH
Jason Rosenthal has spent his career racking up records, wins and championships. He transformed a school that didn’t field a...
Class of 2022 are Century ‘historians’ who watched school grow, evolve
The Century Academy Class of 2022 has seen a lot of change. They saw the school expand to include sixth- and seventh-graders. They watched the campus move from Waverly to...
NEWBURY PARK CLASS OF 2022
LOOK OUT, WORLD—From top to bottm: Christian Merrill takes a selfie with Nathan Summergill and Maddy Mekari before the start of Newbury Park High’s commencement June 10. Taryne Brown waves...
Shelter needs kitten food
Ventura County Animal Services needs 3,000 cans of kitten food to get through the rest of “kitten season,” the time of year when unaltered cats go into heat and produce...
Local charity brings healthcare to Nicaragua
When Dr. Carlo Reyes arrived in a small village in Nicaragua last month to put on a free medical clinic, the first patient who saw him was an elderly woman...
Teen honors Navajo heritage in his mitzvah project
Agoura Hills teen Ellis Green grew up visiting the Navajo Nation reservation in New Mexico several times a year to connect with friends, family and the Native American heritage on...
