BRIEFLY POSTMORTEM SET ON RECENT SIMI FIRE.Byline: - Daily News MOORPARK - The Ventura County Fire Protection District will host a community forum at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss last month's 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. Fire. Ventura County Fire Chief Bob Roper will attend. Officials and residents will assess the deficiencies and strengths in the department's effort to fight the fire. The meeting will be held in the Citrus Room at Moorpark City Hall, 799 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark. For information, call (805) 389-9769. Garamendi to meet with blaze victims California Insurance Commissioner California Insurance Commissioner is an elected executive office position in California who is in charge of the California Department of Insurance. The current Insurance Commissioner is Steve Poizner. John Garamendi John Raymond Garamendi (born January 24, 1945) is a U.S. politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He became the 46th Lieutenant Governor of California on January 8 2007. will appear at a town hall meeting in Moorpark on Tuesday to help residents affected by the recent fire navigate the rebuilding process. A panel of disaster relief experts will be available at the meeting, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers, 799 Moorpark Ave. Advice will be available about making insurance claims and getting financial relief. For more information, call (800) 927-HELP or log on to www.insurance.ca.gov. Chamber to host wine-tasting event SIMI VALLEY - The Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a wine-tasting ``super mixer'' with 65 local business showcasing their products and services from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Grand Vista Hotel, 990 Enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. Way, Simi Valley. For more information, call (805) 526-3900. Foundation forced to postpone event SIMI VALLEY - A fund-raiser for a newly formed education fund that will provide local students with university scholarships has been rescheduled for Dec. 19 because of the Simi Valley Fire. The fund-raiser by the Simi Valley Education Foundation and Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. Foundation at Lost Canyons Golf Club in Simi Valley had to be delayed after the fire destroyed the bridges that connect the fairways along the 240-acre course. The Dec. 19 tournament will begin at 9 a.m. The day will end with a barbecue and silent auction at 3 p.m. Individual VIP golfer registration is $150. Tee sign advertisements are $100. Proceeds will be divided equally between the two educational foundations. Officials say they expect to raise $20,000. Kids bookfest set for Nov. 16 in Simi SIMI VALLEY - A Jewish children's bookfest will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 150 Mount Sinai Drive, Simi Valley. The free event will include storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. , puppetry puppetry Art of creating and manipulating puppets in a theatrical show. Puppets are figures that are moved by human rather than mechanical aid. They may be controlled by one or several puppeteers, who are screened from the spectators. , musical performances and other entertainment. For more information, call (866) 266-5731 or check on the Web at www.jewishchildrensbookfest.org. Simi Valley schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school will celebrate National Children's Book Week, Nov. 17-21, when five children's authors will visit all 21 local elementary schools. The program is part of the 2003 Authors-in-Residence program sponsored by the Simi Valley Friends of the Library and others. A highlight of the book week celebration will be Family Night at the Library, featuring an open house at the Simi Valley Public Library, spotlighting children's literature children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The Beginnings of Children's Literature The earliest of what came to be regarded as children's literature was first meant for adults. and family reading time. For more information, call (805) 581-1906. |
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