BRIEFLY.Seabee Days sail into town PORT HUENEME Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. -- Naval Base A naval base primarily for support of the forces afloat, contiguous to a port or anchorage, consisting of activities or facilities for which the Navy has operating responsibilities, together with interior lines of communications and the minimum surrounding area necessary for local Ventura County will host its annual Seabee Days on June 24-25, and organizers are seeking public entries for a classic car show, motorcycle show, poker run and karaoke contest. There will also be several sports tournaments, including softball, basketball and golf, open to members of the military. Seabee Days is a free celebration of the Naval Construction Force The combined construction units of the Navy, including primarily the mobile construction battalions and the amphibious construction battalions. These units are part of the operating forces and represent the Navy's capability for advanced base construction. Also called NCF. , featuring ship tours, musical entertainment and a carnival. It runs from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. both days. For more information call (805) 982-6000 or see www.nbvc.navy.mil/seabeedays. -- Daily News Seniors learn financial safety SIMI VALLEY -- The Police Department will host a seminar on June 20 to help senior citizens protect their finances from fraud and other criminal activity. The Financially Prudent Senior will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. Representatives from the Ventura County District Attorney's office, the state Department of Corporations, the Ventura County Financial Abuse Specialist Team, the California Department of Insurance The California Department of Insurance (CDI), established in 1868, is the angency charged with overseeing the regulation of insurance regulations, enforcing statutes mandating consumer protections, educating consumers, and fostering the stability of insurance markets in the state and other groups will be available to inform senior citizens of their rights and potential problems. For more information call (805) 583-6908. -- Daily News 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 Ford dealer donates $2,000 SIMI VALLEY -- Simi Valley Ford recently presented Interface Children Family Services with a $2,000 contribution based on a pledge to donate $100 to charity for every fifth car sold during the dealership's 5th anniversary sale-a-thon. -- Daily News Chumash basket expert featured OXNARD -- An authority on Chumash Indian basketry basketry, art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows, bamboo splits, cane or rattan, raffia, grasses, straw, and crepe paper. will be featured at Saturday's meeting of the Ventura County Handweavers and Spinners Guild. The 9:30 a.m. program will be presented by Jan Timbrook, curator of ethnography at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is the oldest museum in Santa Barbara, California, founded in 1916. The museum is located in Mission Canyon, immediately behind the Santa Barbara Mission. , which has one of the largest Chumash basketry collections in the world. The event is at 701 South Del Norte Blvd., units 115 and 120, Oxnard. For more information call (805) 527-1915. -- Daily News American West art highlighted SIMI VALLEY -- The American West is the theme of several exhibits at the Simi Valley Senior Center during June and July. In June the center at 3900 Avenida Simi is featuring the drawings of Richard Wellington Evans and the sculptures of Dot Stage. In July the center will feature the equestrian paintings of Pat Duggan. For more information call (805) 583-6363. -- Daily News Jazz singer visits Peter Strauss SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. -- Jazz singer Toni Jannotta will perform in a free outdoor concert at 3 p.m. June 25 at Peter Strauss Ranch The Peter Strauss Ranch is a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area operated by the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains near Agoura Hills, California in the United States. . The ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table). is located on Mulholland Highway at Troutdale Drive. -- Daily News Brimhall library shut 'til June 24 THOUSAND OAKS -- The Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 Janss Road, will be closed for two weeks to prepare for the June 24 opening of its expanded children's area. The new section will feature a separate entrance, check-out desk, drive- up book return, story-time room, children's garden, outdoor family courtyard and a 3,600-gallon saltwater aquarium. The grand opening is scheduled at 9:30 a.m., with special family activities planned throughout the day. For more information call (805) 449-2666. -- Daily News |
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