BRIEFLY : BULLDOZER FALLS OFF TRUCK, KILLS MOTORIST.CAMARILLO - A motorist died Monday after a tractor-trailer slammed into a hillside and overturned, sending the bulldozer on its flatbed crashing on top of the driver's vehicle. California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officials withheld the name of the victim pending notification of relatives and also would not reveal the identity of the truck driver, described only as a male. It was not known whether the truck driver was injured. The 12:59 p.m. accident by the Camarillo Springs Road exit on the northbound Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. caused traffic to back up well into Newbury Park, about five miles away, a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman said. Although all four lanes were clear, she said traffic was expected to be backed up past 8 p.m. while Ventura County firefighters and the state's Highway Department and Office of Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' Workers cleaned up a gas spill on site. -Daily News Volunteers needed for water board 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. - The city is seeking volunteers to serve on the Water Resources Advisory Board. The board, which meets quarterly, was created in 1979 to advise the city regarding the Simi Valley Sanitation Section and the Ventura County Waterworks waterworks: see water supply. District No. 8. The vacancies for two regular and one alternate position will be filled by appointment. Board members serve four-year terms. For more information, contact the district engineer's office at 583-6805 on or before Feb. 25. -Daily News Spaces available for arts, crafts fair SIMI VALLEY - The Council on Aging is seeking applications from people 50 years of age or older who would like vendor space at the Spring Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. Fair. The fair, which is free and open to the public, is set for April 3-4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative . Vendor fees for the two-day event are $25 for outdoor space and $35 for indoor space, which include tables and chairs. With only 40 spaces available, applicants are urged to apply soon. For information, call Rosie Aguilar, senior services administrative aid, 583-6364. -Daily News Elections panel seeks members SIMI VALLEY - The Citizens Election Advisory Commission is seeking two regular members and one alternate. The five-member panel generally meets five times during an election year. Members review candidate and committee financial statements, prepare candidate and committee orientation briefings, and inform candidates and committees of state and local election code requirements. Any registered voter who lives in Simi Valley is eligible to serve on the CEAC CEAC Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry CEAC Conférence Européenne de l'Aviation Civile (French: European Civil Aviation Conference) CEAC Compensatory Education Advisory Committee . Applications may be obtained from the city clerk in City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, or by calling 583-6720. All applications are due by 5 p.m. March 20. |
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