1980s-themed celebration marks library’s 40th
“Get ready to dust off your leg warmers and jump-start your DeLoreans”—the Grant Brimhall Library is marking its 40th anniversary by celebrating the ’80s. Library...
Slow-flow irrigation systems a lifeline for plants
When watering restrictions were announced in June, residents began pondering how to keep their plants and trees alive and thriving. Drip irrigation became the immediate...
Man accused of human trafficking
A Thousand Oaks man previously convicted of child sex crimes is facing fresh allegations after police say he coerced a woman to engage in commercial...
Home burglary suspects charged with crimes
Two men from Los Angeles County have been charged in connection with home burglaries that happened earlier this year in Newbury Park. Lewis McCants of...
Life in the Rancho Conejo
For the first time in its 45-year history, the Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park is marking Hispanic Heritage Month with a dedicated exhibit and...
Conejo Masons name new master
Conejo Valley Masonic Lodge No. 807 is under new leadership. Fillmore resident Steven Hood has been named the 2022- 23 worshipful master of the Thousand...
Transportation committee has vacancies
The City of Thousand Oaks is seeking applicants to serve on the Ventura County Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee, which offers suggestions to the Ventura County...
Who captured best snaps?
Summer is ending and it’s time again to select the winner of the Take Your Thousand Oaks Acorn on Vacation Photo Contest, a tradition dating...
Trafficking film calls on viewers to ‘Wake Up’
Posters at bus stations and inside bathroom stalls urge victims of human and sex trafficking to get help by calling a hotline. The world of human trafficking is closer than...
Tomato time
RIPE FOR THE PICKING—Lucia Fabio, 2-year-old Gigi Fabio and Andy Mueller have their photo taken by Jimmy Fiatarone at Underwood Family Farms during the Pick Your Own Romas event Sept....
Private lake opens gates for public celebration
Malibou Lake will celebrate 100 years with a public open house Sat., Oct. 1 at the lake, 29033 Lake Vista Drive, Agoura. Malibou Lake is a private, membership-based community but...
Ride benefits group founded for fallen cyclist
Soaring Spirits International will host the 13th annual Share the Road Ride on Sat., Oct. 1 with the start of the ride and registration at Simi Valley DMV, 3855 Alamo...
Senior Concerns offers memory loss support group
Senior Concerns will lead an in-person Early Memory Loss Support Group from 3 to 4 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month at Senior Concerns, 401 Hodencamp Road,...
Fitness challenge aims to support, empower cancer survivors, families
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and residents can join dozens of local childhood cancer survivors and their families as they conquer Cancer Fit’s first annual Warrior 300 Fitness Challenge....
Bring on the big hitters
GIRLS’ GOLF /// Local report, Part II Local high school girls’ golfers follow President Teddy Roosevelt’s words of wisdom, at...
Panthers, Lancers tangle
Panthers and Lancers are on a collision course in the Conejo Valley Championship. High school football teams at Newbury Park...
Conejo Valley crushers
GIRLS’ GOLF /// Local report It’s time to grab a 9-iron, pop open a can of Fresca and quote Judge...
Upping the stakes
A press room befitting America’s commander in chief was set up inside the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. Journalists and others gathered inside. “Ladies and gentlemen, I need you all...
BRIEFS
Trustee candidate forum set Conejo Unido will host a community forum for the six candidates running for the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education from 6 to 8...
School board battles break down along party lines
A clash over what should and should not be discussed in Conejo Valley classrooms is at the center of this fall’s school board race. With the backing of Free Ventura,...
Families ‘Walk for Life’ at Conejo Creek
PURPOSEFUL STEPS—Residents take part in the Walk for Life around Conejo Creek Park on Sept. 10 in Thousand Oaks. The purpose, organizers said, was to raise awareness and support for...
BRIEFS
Speaker will help ‘Unwind the Mind’ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center will host a free talk by Gen Kelsang Rigpa from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1 in the outdoor...
Fountain Foursquare Church seeks more visible location
Moorpark’s Fountain Foursquare Church has sat quietly on a plot of land off Los Angeles Avenue since 1988, but its pastor, Reggie Mercado, needs to move the church to a...
