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Quick and quiet police bicyclists who pedal the streets of Thousand Oaks in the fight against crime united with gang unit special enforcement officers last week. Their purpose for teaming together was solving a graffiti crime. More ... All phone numbers for contact personnel are in the 805 area code. Meetings take place in city hall unless noted otherwise. Mon., Sept. 10 6:30 p.m. Conejo Open Space Trails Advisory Committee, Goebel Senior Center, 1385 E. More ... Simi Valley resident Jim Dantona is running for the California Senate. Dantona, who was narrowly defeated last November in his bid for county supervisor, recently announced he'll seek the Democratic nomination for the 19th District, which is currently represented by Tom McClintock (R-Thousand Oaks). More ... KIDS PLUS WATER- Cathleen De La Torre of T.O. writes: "On Sunday as temperatures reached 100-plus degrees, my children were tired of being at home. . . . We went to Janss Marketplace and found the best thing. The new fountain is amazing. I sat and watched my children play for four hours. They played, met new friends and kept cool. More ... Oaks Christian School dedicated its new Bedrosian Pavilion Aug. 30 in a gala event attended by 250 donors, guests and other members of the community affiliated with the private Westlake Village school. More ... JOSEPH POLLICK Retired aircraft welder "It won't. I'm 93 and I've been retired a long time, so nothing's going to bother me. I will just go on with my life. I drive a car and ride a motorcycle. I bowl two times a week." More ... TROPICAL STYLE- Tina's Ports of Paradise presents a colorful hula demonstration at the annual Aloha Mega Mixer last month. The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber joined forces with the Camarillo, Ojai Valley and Port Hueneme Chambers to host the event at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Mid-State Bank and Trust was the Big Kahuna sponsor. More ... Lorrie Ann Dingman, 40, of Thousand Oaks was recently arrested and charged with two counts of auto insurance fraud, according to the district attorney's office of Ventura County. Dingman was involved in a low-speed, rear-end collision. She sued Sentry Insurance Co. for $487,263. More ... It was Mia Cheng in the photograph on page 1 in the Aug. 23 Thousand Oaks Acorn , not Mia Chang. More ... Kids need to be taught healthy habits, and Aly Covington wants to be the one to do it. Covington and her partners recently opened a children's gym in Westlake Village called The Empowered Place. The facility features exercise equipment and nutrition and fitness classes designed for young people from age 2 and up. More ... The sixth annual "Midsummer Eve of Wine and Arts," hosted by the T.O. Rotary Club Foundation raised more than $80,000 for Special Olympics in Ventura County. More than 414 patrons enjoyed live music, magic, more than 100 wines, food and an auction. More ... The Girl Scouts of Tres Condados will present "Go Girl" Hawaiian style from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 6 and 13 at Conejo Community Park, 1175 Hendrix Ave., Thousand Oaks. Children ages 5 to 12 are invited to learn about Girl Scouting, including songs, dance and crafts. Shaved ice will be sold to benefit Girl Scout programs. More ... Readers Theater Television began its sixth season at 5:30 p.m. on Thurs., Aug. 30 on Time Warner Cable with "Noir," written by Ray Malus of Woodland Hills. More ... The third annual Aloha Beach Festival will return to Ventura on Sat. and Sun., Sept. 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. along the Promenade from the Ventura pier down to "Surfer's Point. More ... MODERN DAY TOM SAWYERS- From left, Jason Adams, 8, and a pair of 13-year-olds, Jake Cavanagh and Sohail Fathi of Thousand Oaks, hunt for crawdads under the bridge in Conejo Community Park. More than a week of sweltering temperatures finally subsided on Wednesday. More ... The Conejo Valley Junior Gardeners earned many awards at the Ventura County Fair. As a group they submitted 48 entries. More ... "Inventing a New Life: the Sacred Journey of Grief in 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'" will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 20 in the Lundring Events Center in the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center at the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard. More ... Toastmaster Club TOTAL (Thousand Oaks Toastmasters At Lunch) will host a speech evaluation contest from noon to 1 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 13 in the third level Oak Room at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More ... Senior Concerns' 22nd annual "Ultimate Dining Experience" netted a record $128,000 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza last month. The money will help the organization continue providing services to the area's frail elderly and special needs seniors and their family caregivers. More ... TIMING IS EVERYTHING- Circus Vargas juggler Matthew Esqueda maneuvers four tennis rackets in simultaneous motion. The circus performed several times at Conejo Creek Park over the three-day holiday weekend. More ... NEW EAGLE- Barrett Goldberg has achieved the highest rank in Scouting. As his public service project, he organized, supervised and obtained donations to tear down an unsafe trash enclosure and replace it with a new one at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks. More ... The Thousand Oaks City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tues., Sept. 11, the first meeting after the panel's summer break. On the schedule for a public hearing is applicant Pasha Mashiri's appeal of the planning commission's denial of his proposal to divide a parcel of land (0. More ... Chabad of the Conejo will host High Holiday services in the ballroom at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Rosh Hashana will be celebrated from Wednesday evening, Sept. 12, through Friday evening, Sept. 14. Catered Rosh Hashana dinners and lunches will be served at the Hyatt following services. More ... The Ventura County Community Foundation announced an expansion of its donor relations and development staff with the additions of Ilana Ormond as director of planned giving and Catherine Lee as director of donor relations. More ... Carla Davies of Westlake Village is an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company which features easy-to-prepare gourmet products. Consultants offer the company's gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home tastetesting parties. Guests receive samples, meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions. More ... SUBSTANTIAL TRIBUTE- Mike and Vicki Melia sit in front of the memorial wall that was unveiled n a ceremony last Saturday at Thousand Oaks High School. The wall honors their son,TOHS graduate Anthony Melia, a Marine lance corporal who was killed earlier this year in Iraq. More ... Navy Cmdr. Jeff Hyink recently graduated with distinction and received his master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. Hyink is a 1987 graduate of Thousand Oaks High School and the son of Sherrill and Cliff Hyink of Thousand Oaks. He received a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. More ... The Democratic Women's Council of Conejo Valley will hold its monthly brunch at 9:30 a.m. Sat., Sept. 15 at Boccaccio's Restaurante, 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Guest speaker Mario Solis Marich hosts a show on Progressive Talk AM 1150. He's served as a political campaign consultant and public affairs/communications advocate for more than 14 years. More ... David H. Murdock will host a fundraising event to benefit Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship and the services that they offer to the disabled on Sat., Sept. 15 at Ventura Farms, 235 W. More ... LOOKING GOOD- From left, Glenn Bachman of Thousand Oaks, Ed Llorco of Newbury Park and Tony Platino of Thousand Oaks check out a 1959 Chevrolet Impala during a car show fundraising event for the Conejo Valley Neighborhood for Learning. It was held at the Parque de la Paz last Sunday. More ... Every Wednesday at noon, the Rotary Club of Westlake Village meets at the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village to discuss local and worldwide topics of interest. The Sept. 12 meeting will in clude a visit from Rotary's district governor, Jane McClenahan; and Sept. 19, Dan Givens will discuss "The Spirit of the Season. More ... The First Neighborhood Property Owners Association will celebrate its 40th anniversary from 1 to 9 p.m. Sun., Sept. 9 at the Berniece Bennett Park and First Neighborhood Community Center of Westlake Village. The private event is open to current and former First Neighborhood homeowners and their families. More ... RIDERS MEET- Joe Jolitz of Thousand Oaks was one of about 375 attendees at the Gold Wing District Rally at the Renaissance Hotel in Agoura Hills on Saturday. More ... It's called the "golden years" for the number of years lived and enjoyed, but in California this could be a golden opportunity for saving money. With housing prices, utility bills and other expenses reaching alltime highs, it could pay to take advantage of some existing programs that can help seniors save. Seniors need to sign up for these programs. More ... Long considered a "B"-level Broadway musical, "110 in the Shade" experienced a trifecta of misfortunes when it made its Broadway debut in 1963, including opening one month before the assassination of President Kennedy, losing its leading lady for three months to a broken ankle and going up against such razzle-dazzle blockbusters as "Hello, Dolly! More ... United Way of Ventura County's free online volunteer matching system, VolunteerVenturaCounty.org, has announced the "Find It. Do It. Share It" contest, sponsored by the Walt Disney Company. Californians of any age can visit CaliforniaVolunteers.org and share a personal volunteer story for a chance to win a trip for four to the Disneyland Resort. More ... The Democratic Club of Conejo Valley will host U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles) at 10:30 a.m. Sun., Sept. 16 at the Conejo Recreation and Park Community Room, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Waxman will speak on congressional oversight. A limited question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. More ... The 16th annual Gold Coast Pirate Faire will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the weekends of Sept. 22 to 23 and 29 to 30 at Lake Casitas Recreation Area in Ojai, Calif. Costumed pirate reenactors will re-create a Pirate Village from the 15th to 17th centuries. Battle reenactments and demonstrations will occur throughout both days. More ... Shop Ahoy, a nonprofit organization responsible for delivering nearly 5,000 grocery orders to homebound adults in Ventura County, will host a golf tournament at 11:45 a.m. Mon., Sept. 24 at Sterling Hills Golf Course, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. More ... Community West Bank this month began offering Great Rate Checking, a nominimumbalance, free personal checking account that rewards customers with 5.5 percent interest and automatic refunds on ATM fees. More ... |
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