CONEJO VALLEY: BRIEFLY : CHARITY EVENT PUTS MEN IN THE KITCHEN.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. - The Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks will hold its second Men Can Cook, Too! charity fund-raiser. Scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, the event will feature 50 professional and amateur cooks preparing recipes ranging from wild game, barbecue and seafood to soups, salads, appetizers and desserts. The event will be held on the patio outside the GTE/Century 21 Building at 2801 Townsgate Road. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 on the day of the event. For more information, phone (805) 371-0147. ?13Daily News Barbecue will pay boys' way to camp OJAI - The Pyles Boys Camp is sponsoring a barbecue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 28 at Soule Park to raise money for disadvantaged boys. The event will feature Santa Maria-style barbecue, live entertainment, a children's carnival and other activities. The cost is $12 a person, or $10 per person for groups of 10 or more. Organizers hope to raise $20,000, which will help cover the cost of sending about 80 children to the camp for a two-week stay. The children who attend the camp will be chosen by Ventura County and local law enforcement officials. Pyles Boys Camp offers a rugged camping experience that helps at-risk boys gain a sense of responsibility toward their communities and themselves. In the past 40 years, about 3,200 disadvantaged, at-risk youths from Ventura County have attended the camp. For more information about tickets or donating prizes, call Mary Stephenson at (805) 933-2217, Ext. 221. ?13Daily News Musicians approve symphony contract THOUSAND OAKS - Professional Musicians of Ventura County has reached a contract agreement with the 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 Symphony Orchestra. The contract is the first collective bargaining agreement The contractual agreement between an employer and a Labor Union that governs wages, hours, and working conditions for employees and which can be enforced against both the employer and the union for failure to comply with its terms. to be ratified rat·i·fy tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve. for a Ventura County orchestra and sets a pay scale, benefits and a pension fund. The musicians group is Local 581 of the American Federation of Musicians The American Federation of Musicians (AFM/AFofM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada. The American Federation of Musicians was founded in 1896, at which time it took over from an older and looser organization of local . The symphony is set to open its new season Oct. 4 with a program titled ``Concert Favorites'' at Ascension Ascension, in Christianity Ascension, name usually given to the departure of Jesus from earth as related in the Gospels according to Mark (16) and Luke (24) and in Acts 1.1–11. Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks. Concerts also are planned for December, February and April. For more information, phone (805) 241-7270. ?13Daily News Audubon Society sets Kenya safari THOUSAND OAKS - The Conejo Valley Audubon Society is inviting interested people to join a birding and wildlife safari Wildlife Safari is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves a 600-acre safari park of the same name in Winston, Oregon, United States. Hundreds of species wander freely over the 600-acre park which guests drive through. in Kenya this summer. The safari, scheduled for Sept. 4-19, includes Sweetwaters Private Reserve, Samburu, the Rift Valley lakes The Rift Valley lakes are a group of lakes formed in the Great Rift Valley which runs from south-western Asia through the whole eastern side of the African continent from north to south, with branches into Central Africa. of Baringo, Bagoria and Lake Navaisha. The safari will end with the great Maasai Mara Game Reserve. The cost is $4,650 per person and includes air fare, accommodations, meals, guides, and park entrance fees. A slide presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, where a tour guide representative will answer questions. For more information, phone (805) 484-2739. ?13Daily News |
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