HOMEPAGE.CONEJO VALLEY.Thank you for joining us as we launch an exciting adventure in community access. We hope you'll allow homepage to be your window on the community and that you'll share your story with us as you would with your best friend - over coffee. Stories can be a few paragraphs or longer. Just tell us what you have in mind. And, homepage welcomes your snapshots to help us see the big - or little - picture. Again, welcome to homepage Wynona Majied-Muhammad Your Homepage Editor Address: 1197 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Ave., Suite E, 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. CA 93065. Phone: (805) 583-7604 FAX: (805) 583-0880 SENIORS Fanfare for good deeds The 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. Council on Aging is searching for a special senior citizen who as the 1996 Senior of the Year can receive a commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. and a plaque from the City of Thousand Oaks. Throughout the year the winning senior's photograph will hang on the Goebel Senior Center's Wall of Fame. We're breaking new ground in our attempts to turn a simple, but important, celebration into an event marked by fanfare. The banquet will be a cooperative community effort by the Thousand Oaks Council on Aging, the Elks Lodge and the Goebel Senior Adult Center with help from many others. Traditionally, our honorees show through good deeds that they are not content to be ordinary. The ideal candidates might be involved in charity work or they could be church volunteers. They could be housewives who have raised children and now must care for elderly parents or grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . Working beyond the call of duty at the library or at a social service agency might earn a senior citizen a recommendation. Small obstacles arose as the council began planning the banquet. We knew that an event such as we were planning needed much more than the lunch service available at the senior center. We needed permits and permissions to use pots, pans, dinner services and refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. . We also needed a caterer. Enter the Elks Lodge with its banquet catering know-how. Other local businesses and groups will help with the event. We now have all the permits we need and plans are well on the road to a grand event. The Senior Awards Banquet will be held at the Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, on June 20 at 6 p.m. Members of the Council on Aging committee to organize the banquet include: Robert Baskerville; Marilyn Davis; Marshall Dixon; John Eslick; Connie Kraszewski; Jerry Serota; Martin Shephard; Joe Smolarski; Albert Teitler Last year's recipient, Forest Goetsch, was honored for his work at the public library. Applications will be accepted at the Goebel Senior Adult Center, (805) 381-2744, or at City Hall, (805) 497-2134. Recommendations also can be made by calling (805) 497-1197. SOURCE: Jerry Serota, Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge Service To help with the books:Westlake Women's Club Women’s clubs first arose in the United States during the post-civil war period. As a result of increased leisure time due to modern household advances, middle class women had more time to engage in intellectual pursuits. is accepting college scholarship applications. One student will be chosen from Agoura, Conejo Continuation, Oak Park, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks and Westlake high schools Westlake High School may refer to:
March to the beat: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 Days committee is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. little cowpokes to be in this year's children's parade, sponsored by the Optimist Club. Call 371-8730. Seeking refuge:Zonta International Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. The first Zonta Club was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1919. Women's Service group has joined with the Thousand Oaks Interface chapter to buy, furnish and run a home for battered families. Strike up the band:Members of Elks Lodge 2477 were honored for financial donations to the Music Department Booster Club A booster club is an organization that is formed to contribute money to an associated club, sports team, or organization. Booster clubs are popular in American schools at the high school and university level. at Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. . At a silent auction, the lodge won three hours of jazz band entertainment. In His House:Many Mansions is a group of individuals who pool their resources to help families with limited income gain affordable housing. To offer a gift or to volunteer, call 497-0344. Bulletin Board Birds count with local club If you've been eager to go on a birding vacation, why not do it the weekend of April 20-21 for the National Audubon Society The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservancy. Incorporated in 1905, it is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world. Birdathon? The Birdathon is the organization's annual fund-raiser to help support habitat restoration, educational programs, the national organization, the local group and the newsletter. This is how it works. You get a sponsor who will pledge a certain amount of money for each species that you spot. It could be as little as a quarter. Count the number of species you see during a 24-hour period and collect your pledges! You can go anywhere you like. You can even park yourself in your back yard for the day. Everyone has at least five people they can ask to be sponsors. Here they are: - Yourself - A family member - Your neighbor - A co-worker - Your best friend And, if you think about it, you'll come up with a bunch more possibilities! If you are feeling ambitious, break out your Christmas card list and contact some friends, or even some long-lost relatives. Ask your vet, your florist, your nursery person or your butcher. Hit up your doctor, dentist or attorney. If you deal with local businesses and get them to sponsor you, we will publish their business cards in our Roadrunner roadrunner or chaparral cock Either of two species of terrestrial cuckoo, especially Geococcyx californianus (family Cuculidae), of Mexican and southwestern U.S. deserts. About 22 in. newsletter. It's great advertising for them! Remember, you don't need to be an expert birder to get involved. The Key is to just jump in feet first and do it. Do you have questions? Call the Conejo Valley Audubon Information Line at 289-0440. SOURCE: Jennifer DelaTorre, Bird-a-thon chairwoman From Roadrunner newsletter Conejo Valley Audubon Society Serving Ventura County Handling stress of test Springtime is test time for college-bound students, and kids are stressed to their limits over SATs, college applications, entrance exams, and the need to keep up the old GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted . Here are a few tips to help your student deal with the stress: - Students need a good night's sleep before tests. Waking refreshed helps daily performance, too. - Students must arrive on time. No one will be admitted after tests begin. - Parents, ignore morning situations sure to spike anxiety levels. Avoid arguments. Test-takers need to maintain a positive frame of mind. Insist on a nutritious breakfast built on protein, instead of sugar. Energy from sugar dissipates too quickly. Resist the impulse to lecture on the test's importance. Telling them what they already know can add to the tension. SOURCE: Courtesy of Eagle's Epistle, Good Shepherd Good Shepherd [N.T.: John 10:11–14] See : Christ Lutheran School Lutheran schools and education were a priority for Lutherans who emigrated to the United States and Australia from Germany and Scandinavia. One of the first things they did was to create schools for their children. ,Simi Valley CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1--no caption) Wynona Majied-Muhammad (2) Elks L odge member Chuck Busch will act as chief cook for the Senior of the Year banquet. (3) Jerry Serota, from left, Chuck Busch, Wilma and Marshall Dixon, and Irma and Martin Shephard gather in the Elks Lodge kitchen to discuss preparations for the seniors banquet in June. Elks Lodge photo (4) Head for the mall to pay those pesky traffic fines, track down a traffic school or gather info on court services. The Oaks is home to the area's third Auto Clerk Kiosk. The machines, with their user-friendly touch screens, will accept VISA, MasterCard, ATM cards, checks and money orders. Dusty Locke/Special to the Daily News |
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