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September 17, 2009 / Community

Power company helps CLU program

WON’T NEED READING GLASSES FOR THIS ONE—California Lutheran University PresidenChris Kimball, left, and Upward Bound director Sergio Galvez receive a check for $100,000 from Southern Calif More...

Ventura County food bank will host a variety of collection events

FOOD Share, a Ventura County regional food bank, serves more than 40,000 people in need each month, including many children. More...

Fire Department to expand safety seat installation program

The Ventura County Fire Department recently received a grant of $10,985 from CRC Insurance Services and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to expand the department’s child safety seat installation program into the Thousand Oaks area. More...

Crash victim in critical condition

Thousand Oaks resident Julie Brody, 25, suffered serious injuries after allegedly losing control of her 2004 Land Rover while driving westbound on Olsen Road near Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. More...

Water rate discussion among Tuesday’s hearings

Four public hearings are scheduled for the next Thousand Oaks City Council meeting Tues., Sept. 22. An ordinance to increase water rates and related fees will be considered. More...

Bill authored by Audra Strickland that protects student-athlete foster children signed into law

Gov. More...

‘Lovers’ cast makes most of material

Play review

By Cary Ginell soundthink@aol.com

When it made its debut in 1968, “Lovers and Other Strangers,” by the husbandandwife team of Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna, suffered from ill-timing. More...

Jr. Team Tennis sign-ups open

The United States Tennis Association’s Ventura County Section announced that sign-ups are open for its Jr. Team Tennis fall leagues that will start Sept. 27. Jr. More...

Art school offers free drawing workshop

The California Art Institute will present a free drawing workshop with a live model from noon to 3 p.m. Sun., Sept. 20 at the school, 2977 Willow Lane, Westlake Village. The public is invited. More...

Ride On fundraiser includes demonstrations

Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship will host its annual fundraising event at 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. More...

Recycling event benefits toddler

Whole Foods Market and Coastal EWaste will host an ewaste recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 26 in the Whole Foods Market parking lot, 740 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Volunteer for Day of Caring

United Way of Ventura County invites the community to participate in the 20th annual Day of Caring from 9 a.m. to noon. Sat., Sept. 26. All volunteers will receive an event Tshirt for their participation. More...

Amazed at who the winner was

‘HE WON’T HAVE FAR TO TRAVEL’—Ken Hoffman, left, and John Blandin, Frankie Avalon’s son-in-law, laugh after Frankie Avalon wins the Alliance for the Arts Golf Shootout pr More...

Like a page from a history book

GOING ALONG FOR THE RIDE—Thousand Oaks residents Dani Sommerhauser, 13, a La Reina School eighth-grader, left, rides in a cart with her mom ,Tammy, as they warm up Joker, a leopard appaloosa hor More...

Help available for Vallecito residents

On Sept. 8, the City Council voted to approve the conversion of the Vallecito Mobile Estates from rental spaces to owner-occupied spaces. City officials expect the conversion process will take about a year. More...

Public hearing on proposed power lines set for tomorrow

The California Public Utilities Commission will host a public hearing on Southern California Edison’s proposed construction of the Moorpark-Newbury 66 kV subtransmission line at 1:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. More...

Woman arrested in connection with felonies

Newbury Park resident Elizabeth Ann Jones, 43, has been arrested and charged with felonies that include grand theft, forgery and computer fraud. She was also charged with an aggravated white collar crime enhancement. More...

Paraiso Town Center was part of developer’s vision for Dos Vientos

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

When Ventura County Superior Court appointed a receiver to take over the Paraiso Town Center in Dos Vientos Ranch after the owner, Miller Family Companies, defaulted on a loan, some residents began asking, “Whose idea was it More...

La Reina to host e-waste event

A free electronic waste recycling event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 at La Reina High School, 106 W. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Apply now for city committee

Thousand Oaks is seeking a resident to serve on the city’s Investment Review Committee. This committee reviews quarterly investment reports and conducts annual review of investment policy for changes. More...

Fun on wheels

BOYS ON A MISSION—Wildwood Elementary School fourth-graders Mike Gomez, right, and William Kenney, both 9, scoot around Conejo Community Park. More...

Chabad of Conejo hosts High Holy Days services

Chabad of the Conejo will host High Holiday Services at eight locations in the Conejo Valley: the Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Westlake Village, Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills and at the Chabad Centers in Westlake Village, Thousa More...

Cub Scouts seeks new members

All boys in grades one through five who attend Lang Ranch Elementary or Ladera Elementary and are interested in joining Cub Scouts are invited to the first meeting of the year of Pack 3715 at 6:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. More...

Local nonprofit helps families adopt orphans worldwide

By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

When they adopted a California newborn with Down syndrome in 2007, Mary and Warren Cancilla of Newbury Park received financial assistance from The Orphan Foundation, a Newbury Park-based nonprofit, that helps to pay for the expensive undertakin More...