SIMI VALLEY: BRIEFLY : VENTURA MAN HELD IN KILLING OF DOG.VENTURA - Police arrested a Ventura man Monday after his housemate house·mate n. One who shares a house with another. Noun 1. housemate - someone who resides in the same house with you reported that the 20-year-old had killed a dog with an ax. James Pykonen, 38, rented a room in the house he shared with Javier Castelanos, said Lt. Carl Handy, spokesman for the Ventura Police Department. Pykonen returned home Monday night to find his German shepherd dog German shepherd dog a large muscular dog with medium length, double coat of tan and black, erect ears and bushy tail. The breed has been used widely as a working dog in police and military activities and as a guide dog for the blind. missing, Handy said. When he asked his housemate about the dog's whereabouts, Castelanos told him that he killed the dog after it tried to bite him, Handy said. Pykonen, who told police the dog was mild-mannered, later found the dog's body in a trash can In the Macintosh, a simulated garbage can used for deleting files and folders. The trash can keeps the files intact in case the user wants to restore them, but can be "emptied" from time to time to save disk space. . The dog had been hit with an ax several times, police said, and then had been set on fire. Police found the ax and a blood-spattered white hockey mask in the trunk of Castelanos' car, Handy said. Castelanos is being held in Ventura County Jail on $5,000 bail and was scheduled to be arraigned today in Ventura Municipal Court. ?13Daily News Adults invited to Exploration Faire 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. - An Exploration Faire designed to expose adults to children's activities will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at University Elementary School elementary school: see school. , 2801 Atlas Ave., and Horizon Hills Parenting Center, 33 Greta St., both in Thousand Oaks. Adult participants will make collages, create bubbles and do some tie-dyeing. Events will begin at University Elementary and move to Horizon Hills for the afternoon. The program costs $30 and includes lunch. For the morning session only, the cost is $15. For more information, call Eilene Green at (805) 497-8448. ?13Daily News University Women to present seminar THOUSAND OAKS - The Thousand Oaks branch of the American Association of University Women ''This article or section is being rewritten at The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. will present a seminar titled ``Putting Punch in Your Presentations'' to help women meet the challenges of the '90s. Guest speaker Larry Caris, president of Training Dynamics Institute, has held more than 500 training programs and seminars for more than 15,000 people in the areas of management, sales, human effectiveness and team building. The event is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. at the Goebel Senior Center, 1385 Janss Road in Thousand Oaks. There is no cost. For reservations and more information, phone Michal Orenstein at (818) 889-3055 or Pat Corner at (818) 889-3233. ?13Daily News Big Brothers, Sisters recruiting CAMARILLO - People interested in becoming Big Brothers or Big Sisters in Ventura County are invited to attend an orientation April 14 from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. at the Interface Children, Family Services office. The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program matches children from single-parent families single-parent family Social medicine A family unit with a mother or father and unmarried children. See Father 'factor.', Latchkey children, Quality time, Supermom. Cf Extended family, Nuclear family, Two parent advantage. with mature, responsible adult volunteers from the community. For more information, phone (805) 485-6114. Interface is located at 1305 Del Norte Del Norte can refer to multiple things:
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