BRIEFLY.Tall ship Lynx set for docking OXNARD -- A tall sailing ship named the Lynx is scheduled to arrive at Channel Islands Harbor on Wednesday afternoon for a 12-day visit featuring tours, adventure sales and battle re-enactments. The clipper clipper, type of sailing ship, designed for speed. Long and narrow, the clipper had the greatest beam aft of the center; the bow cleaved the waves; and the ship carried, besides topgallant and royal sails, skysails and moonrakers—a veritable cloud of sails. schooner schooner (sk  `nər), sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with from two to seven masts. is scheduled to arrive about 3 p.m., with free dockside tours from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be more tours and adventure sails in which the public can ride on the tall ship at a cost of $55 for adults and $30 for children down to age 13, with children under 12 free. For adventure tour and battle re-enactment reservations, call (866) 446-5969 or go to www.privateerlynx.org. For more information, call the Channel Islands Harbor Visitor Center at (805) 985-4852 or go to www.channelislandsharbor.org. -- Daily News Teen behavior workshop set 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. -- The Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. of Simi Valley is offering a 10-week parenting workshop beginning Thursday to teach parents strategies for dealing with teenagers with behavior problems, failing grades or problems with drugs or gangs. Although the workshops are free, a fee of $20 is charged for a workbook work·book n. 1. A booklet containing problems and exercises that a student may work directly on the pages. 2. A manual containing operating instructions, as for an appliance or machine. 3. , and parents should attend all 10 of the three-hour Thursday workshops, which begin at 6:30 p.m. Registration is under way at the club, 2850 Lemon Drive. For more information, call (805) 527-4437. -- Daily News Senior Concerns starting shuttle 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. -- Senior Concerns, a nonprofit social service agency, is starting a service called the Senior Concerns Shuttle to take passengers to and from Thousand Oaks and the Kaiser hospital in Woodland Hills. The shuttle will leave Senior Concerns at 401 Hodencamp Road in Thousand Oaks at 8:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. and return from Kaiser at 9:10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. The round-trip fare is $20, with a $10 fare for seniors and the disabled. Reservations must be made and paid in full at least a week in advance. For more information, call (805) 341-8004. -- Daily News Gallegly awards medals to teens THOUSAND OAKS -- Rep. Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). , R-Thousand Oaks, presented five Congressional Award About the Award The Congressional Award is the U.S. Congress' award for young Americans. It is non-partisan, voluntary, and non-competitive. The program is open to all 14- to 23-year-olds. Medals to Ventura County teenagers Wednesday in recognition of their service to others and their achievements in various areas including personal development and physical fitness. Receiving gold medals were Mona Derentz of Thousand Oaks; James Black
James Black was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on 1 May 1800. of Oak View, and Jolene Reed and her brother Micha of Ojai. Silver medalists included Teresa Rapp of Oak View, and Moorpark's Ryan Krebs, who also received a bronze medal. Other bronze medalists were Lauren Seckar of Simi Valley and Teal Riege of Ojai. -- Daily News Capitol display to get upgrade VENTURA -- A Ventura County display of photographs and information in the state Capitol is being upgraded under a $20,000 project funded by Ventura County and a $10,000 matching contribution Matching Contribution A type of contribution an employer chooses to make to his or her employee's employer-sponsored retirement plan. The contribution is based on elective deferral contributions made by the employee. from the Meissner Filtration Products Co. "The new design will reflect what we cherish about our county, including our agriculture, military base, private industry, beautiful topography and our prized quality of life," said county Supervisor Kathy Long, who proposed the project in cooperation with the nonprofit Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County. Each of California's 58 counties has a display in the Capitol. -- Daily News |
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