BRIEFLY.Erbe chosen chamber chief 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. -- Attorney and engineer Richard S. Erbe has been selected chairman of the board of the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. Erbe, a patent attorney in Simi Valley, has worked in the past in the legal department for Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Imagineering and as an engineer in the energy and environmental fields. He has been a member of the chamber's board since July 2003 and has served as chairman of several chamber committees and as past chairman of Neighborhood Council 4. He served on the boards of the Simi Valley Education Foundation and the Simi Valley Free Clinic. Erbe will begin his term Jan. 1, taking over from 2006 chairwoman Daryl Kleintob. He will serve with chairwoman-elect Karen Gabler of the law firm of Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton. Other new officers include the chief financial officer, Cole Minnick, and vice chairs Steve Reder, Norman Beebe and Colleen col·leen n. An Irish girl. [Irish Gaelic cailín, diminutive of caile, girl, from Old Irish. Janssen. -- Daily News Blood donations badly needed VENTURA -- Blood donations in the Ventura County area are hundreds of units below the 2,538 needed by the end of the month, officials said. United Blood Services of the Central Coast issued an alert, saying supplies of all types have declined, especially type-O negative. Blood donation centers are in Ventura at 1756 Eastman Ave., in Camarillo at 2105 Pickwick Drive and in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. in the North Star Plaza at 1321 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 126. For more information and appointments to donate, call (800) 715-3699 or go to www.unitedbloodservices.org/centralcoast. -- Daily News Tree disposal begins Tuesday SIMI VALLEY -- From Tuesday to Jan. 6, city residents can put their Christmas trees Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. either in their waste containers or at the curb for collection at no additional charge. The trees must be at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the resident's trash collection day. At multifamily complexes with centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. trash collection bins, residents should contact the complex manager for disposal options. The Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center at 2801 Madera Road will also accept local residents' Christmas trees for recycling at no charge from Tuesday through Jan. 13, Monday through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., city officials said. To be recycled, trees more than 6 feet tall should be cut in half. All stands, steel reinforcement rods, tinsel tin·sel n. 1. Very thin sheets, strips, or threads of a glittering material used as a decoration. 2. Something sparkling or showy but basically valueless: the tinsel of parties and promotional events. , ornaments and lights must be removed. Flocked trees and trees treated with fire retardants fire retardant Public health A chemical used to resist combustion, which may contain polybrominated biphenyls and antimony oxide can be placed for residential curbside pickup but will be collected as trash and cannot be recycled. -- Daily News |
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