BRIEFLY TWO MEN SOUGHT IN MARKET ROBBERY.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. - Police were searching Tuesday for two male suspects who robbed a grocery store at gunpoint on Sunday. The two men, described as in their mid-20s, entered the Albertson's Market on Cochran Street about 10:30 p.m., brandished a handgun and demanded money from the store manager. One suspect vaulted a counter, removed an undisclosed amount of cash from a safe opened by the manager and handed it to the second suspect. Both men fled the store and were last seen driving north on Sycamore sycamore: see plane tree. sycamore Any of several distinct trees called by the same name though in different genera and families. In the U.S. the term refers to the American plane tree or buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis), a hardy street tree. Drive in a dark pickup. - Daily News Karaoke karaoke (Japanese; “empty orchestra”) Use of a device that plays instrumental accompaniments to songs with the vocal tracks removed, permitting the user to sing the lead. contest seeking entrants NEWBURY PARK - If you think you have the talent to be a karaoke singer, you're invited to compete in Karaoke Fest 2000 at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Bar and Grill, 2311 Borchard Road. Competitions continue Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14, and four winners will go on to semifinals competition, which will be held Oct. 21 at the Alamo Bar and Grill. The two semifinals winners will compete Nov. 5, at the Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
The entry fee is $3 and contestants must be at least 21. For more information, call Tuneful Productions at 583-1250 or the Alamo Bar and Grill at 498-3115. - Daily News Senior services grants awarded VENTURA - More than $1.4 million has been awarded to several community groups that received one-year grants to provide services to Ventura County's older adults, officials said. The grants include $80,000 to Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Senior Concerns; $24,127 to Food Share Inc.; $43,000 to Grey Law Inc.; $40,000 to Helen "To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. It was first published in 1831 collection Poems of Edgar A. Kelly Adult Day Care; $37,500 to Help of Ojai Inc.; $838,800 to the Ventura County Human Services Agency; and $84,507 to Long Term Care Services. In addition, Moran Manor will receive $40,000; Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District, $34,583; Ventura County Public Health, $22,000; Tri-Counties Regional Center, $98,900; Shop Ahoy, $15,000; and Ventura County Transportation Commission, $66,500. The funds are administered by the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging and are allocated under the Older Americans Act, as well as state legislation. - Daily News Sale and carwash to benefit school SIMI VALLEY - The Simi Valley High School Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. Music Boosters will hold a carwash and rummage sale fund-raiser, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the high school, 5400 Cochran St. Donations will be accepted for carwashes. To contribute to the rummage sale, call (805) 581-4750. - Daily News |
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