BRIEFS.Trail Blazers will work in Oak Park 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. -- On Saturday, the Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Trail Blazers will be blazing trails in the Oak Park area. The group, which includes more than 100 volunteer members who hike and work on trails in the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, gathers for work parties on the third Saturday of each month. Most of its projects are in Simi Valley, but this month volunteers are holding their work party on the Oak Park trail, which leads to China Flat above Lindero Canyon on the south side of the Simi Hills The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range in Southern California. Geography Simi Hills is located on the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, United States. They run east-west and they extend 26 miles east-west, and 7 miles north-south. . To reach the trail volunteers, take the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. to Lindero Canyon Road in Westlake Village, then go north to King James Court, parking on Lindero Canyon just east of King James. The work party is from 8 a.m. to noon, and tools will be provided for volunteers, who should each bring two to three quarts of water, hats, sunscreen sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays. sun·screen n. and gloves, organizers said. For more information, call Colleen Janssen at the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, (805) 584-4453. -- Daily News Golf raises cash for food bank SIMI VALLEY -- Nearly 200 golfers raised more than $3,000 on Christmas Day for the Care and Share food bank charity in Simi Valley, which provides food and other basic supplies for needy families in the area. The effort was held by the Tierra Rejada Golf Club, where golfers were allowed to play for free, but encouraged to make contributions to Care and Share. -- Daily News Report on county to be released CAMARILLO -- The Ventura County Civic Alliance is planning to release its Ventura County Regional Indicators Report in March, including data on 58 indicators that reflect the well-being of the county. This is the group's second state-of-the-region report and will examine how local communities are balancing concerns about the environment, the economy and social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales . It will include U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census information specific to Ventura County. David Maron, chairman of the alliance, said the group is seeking sponsors for the 64-page report, which will be distributed throughout the county to community organizations, elected officials, chambers of commerce, libraries, schools, government agencies and policy makers. People interested in sponsoring the report can call Rebecca Evans at (805) 988-0196, Ext. 130. -- Daily News O'Riley to play at three concerts THOUSAND OAKS -- Pianist Christopher O'Riley will appear with the New West Symphony in the fourth Masterpiece Series concert of the 2006-07 season at three locations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The concert, featuring works by Smetana, Borodin and Brahms, is scheduled for 8 each night, including Thursday at the Wadsworth Theater in Brentwood, Friday at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. and Saturday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. . For information, go to www.newwestsymphony.org or call (800) NEW-WEST. -- Daily News |
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