BRIEFLY : VENTURA JOBLESS RATE CONTINUES TO DROP.VENTURA - The Ventura County unemployment rate continued to drop to an estimated 4.5 percent during October, with the largest job increase reported in the agriculture industry. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the state Employment Development Department, total employment throughout the county rose by an estimated 700 jobs, with a 1,500-job increase in farmwork balanced by an 800-job loss in the nonfarm sector. The jobless rate has dropped over the past two months, with 5.5 percent unemployment reported in August and 5.2 percent in September. Between October 1998 and October 1999, the county saw an increase of a total of 8,400 jobs, with 7,700 in the nonfarm industries, officials said. - Daily News Conejo's schools to get time capsules THOUSAND OAKS - Developer Caruso Affiliated Holdings is donating 40 time capsules from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation's Millennium Time Capsule program to local schools to help students grasp the concept of the millennium. The time capsules, which sell for $250 each, are to be filled, then stored for 100 years at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs and Museum in Simi Valley. In 2100, the library plans to host a celebration for their opening. The capsules are to be presented Monday to officials at the Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley Unified School District or CVUSD is a school district in Ventura County. It serves Thousand Oaks, California and its subsections Newbury Park and Westlake Village. . - Daily News Kavli Theatre new home of Russian art THOUSAND OAKS - The artwork ``Duet'' by Russian artist Vadim Kurov will be on permanent display in the lobby of the Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts The Theatre for the Performing Arts is a 7,000 seat theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. History The Performing Arts Center or the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. . The piece was purchased through a donation by Kavli. Kurov's ``Duet'' was part of the ``Russian Resplendence re·splen·dent adj. Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resplend : Masterpieces from St. Petersburg'' exhibition at the Civic Arts Plaza earlier this year. Kurov's work is displayed internationally in Paris, Montreal, Helsinki, Bremen, St. Petersburg and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . - Daily News Public forum today will discuss forests VENTURA - The U.S. Forest Service will hold a public meeting from 9 a.m. to noon today in Los Angeles for feedback on a proposed forest planning rule that includes goals for forest use. The town hall meeting, one of several occurring across the nation, will discuss goals that apply to the Los Padres, Angeles, Cleveland and San Bernardino forests in Southern California. The meeting is scheduled at the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. Center, 570 W. Ave. 26. - Daily News |
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