BRIEFLY; THREE FILERS JOIN SIMI SCHOOLS RACE.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Three more candidates have filed nomination papers to enter the Simi Valley Unified school board race since Friday's deadline was extended. The extension was granted because one of the three incumbents, Caesar O. Julian, opted not to seek another term, allowing five more days for potential candidates to pull and file papers. The three newest candidates are Gloria Bowman, Tim Keaney and Debbie Sadland. The extended deadline ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Incumbents Janice DiFatta and Diane Collins are each seeking another term and will be challenged by Fred Clark, Chris Hamilton Chris Hamilton (born 21 November, 1987 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dumbarton in the Scottish Second Division. External links
Steven Charles Gould (born February 7 1955) is a science fiction author. and Terry Hamilton. - Daily News Operation to give blind poodle poodle, popular breed of dog probably originating in Germany but generally associated with France, where it has been raised for centuries. There are three varieties, differing in size only. sight CAMARILLO - Seeing-eye people are giving a blind poodle named Pierre the gift of sight. Retired police Detective Christa Keesling spotted the blind 9-pound dog at the Commons canine rescue group in Calabasas five months ago and they have been inseparable ever since. A $2,000 cataract cataract, in medicine, opacity of the lens of the eye, which impairs vision. In the young, cataracts are generally congenital or hereditary; later they are usually the result of degenerative changes brought on by aging or systemic disease (diabetes). operation to restore his sight is being sponsored by Keesling's parents as a gift. The two-hour surgery was being performed Wednesday at the Animal Eye Clinic in Camarillo. The Westlake Village woman said, for her, it was love at first sight when she spotted Pierre. ``He wouldn't let me go and I wouldn't let him go,'' she said. ``They gave him to me that day. They could tell he loved me and I loved him.'' Pierre has grown confident and sure of his place in the world inside Keesling's home. Keesling is his guide, the center of Pierre's universe. He gets around by keying on her voice and her footsteps. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Cafes being hit by cleaning scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. VENTURA - Police issued a warning Wednesday that local restaurants have been the targets of a cleaning bill scam. Several restaurants have received letters from an individual claiming to have been a recent customer who stained his clothes by sitting in a seat that wasn't properly cleaned. The individual requests reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. for his cleaning bills. The letters are identical and have a copy of a cleaning bill attached. Any business owners who have received such a letter are asked to contact the Ventura Police Department at (805) 339-4400. - Daily News Challengers seek water board seats CALABASAS - Two challengers are going up against two incumbents for seats on the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District board, elections officials said Wednesday. Incumbent Gordon Knopp of West Hills will be challenged by Charles P. Caspary of Hidden Hills in Division 1. And District 4 incumbent Kenneth Rufener of Westlake Village will be challenged by Glen Longarini of Westlake Village. - Daily News |
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