I was horrified when I read about the elderly couple in Dos Vientos who discovered a swastika painted on the side of their home. They have good reason to be terrified. Under the unfurling of that dreaded symbol, 6 million innocent men, women and children were killed in Hitler’s death camps. Thousands of American servicemen fought and died in World […]
2010-07-29
The season for rattlesnakes has slithered around again
Children and dogs are most vulnerable to rattlesnake attacks due to their curiosity, but injury and death can be prevented if certain precautions are taken, snake wrangler Bo Slyapich told members of the Conejo Valley Rotary Club at their meeting last week. “We’re at the height of rattlesnake season,” said Slyapich, a Calabasas resident who’s been catching and studying the […]
Grand jury focuses on school district health plans
Initial reactions are varied among area education officials in the wake of a recently unveiled Ventura County grand jury report that examines healthcare benefits among the county’s 22 school districts. The grand jury released “The Half Billion Dollar Elephant in Our Schools’ Closets” on June 11, and it’s given each district 90 days to respond to the findings and recommendations. […]
Theater workshop caters to children
Instruction focused on musical ‘Annie’A workshop on musical theater techniques for children will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Mon. through Fri., Aug. 2 to 6 at Bernadette Nader Music Studio, 229 Via Colinas, Westlake Village. The workshop will incorporate singing, acting and movement instruction from the musical “Annie.” A presentation of excerpts from the musical will be presented at 7 p.m. Fri., […]
T.O. resident needs donations for project
Local resident Evan Dorval is asking for assistance from the community to help him complete his bar mitzvah project. His bar mitzvah is scheduled to take place in October at Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks. Evan is collecting gently used sports equipment to donate to the at-risk children who live at Casa Pacifica in Camarillo. He is looking for […]
Local resident named one of ‘50 Most Influential Rabbis’
“The Sisterhood,” the women’s issues blog of the Jewish Daily Forward newspaper, recently compiled a list of the 50 most influential women rabbis in America and included Rebecca Dubowe of Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks. After being ordained in 1993 at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Reform, Dubowe became the nation’s first deaf female rabbi. “I was truly flattered […]
American jobs must be reserved for Americans
Guest opinionEveryone talks about securing the border, but the border is only a symbol of a much larger problem. Even if the border is sealed, it will not stop those who came to the United States legally then overstayed their visas–– which today account for 40 percent of illegal immigrants. Most illegal immigrants come here for jobs. We know at least […]