NEW HOME- Friends of the Library volunteers stand outside the Friends Bookstore at the new Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road. From left are Rudie Vandermeyde, Mary Yee (front), Kathleen Addis, Mary Stumpf, Barbara Emmitt, George Kroll and John Anderson, the first group of volunteers to staff ... More...

Pilot Michael Hunter will present a free, 90minute program to children affected by diabetes and their parents from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sat., March 31 at the NAS Point Mugu Station Theater. Hunter is scheduled to perform in the air show at the base following his presentation. More...

Ventura County Marketing Professionals is a new networking and professional development group dedicated to supporting those working in the fields of marketing, public relations, and graphic design. The group was launched earlier this month by Tea Silvestre of Social Good Marketing ... More...

Seven of 13 Pleasant Valley schools were ranked in the state's top 20 percent of scores attained, according to a California Department of Education report released Tuesday. The 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) uses test scores from last spring to rank schools on two levels- how ... More...

Taking his turns at the plate and running down flies to right field, Pepperdine University junior Don Brown of Camarillo approaches both aspects of the game with equal intensity. But between the two- offense and defense- the 6-foot-2, 185pound student athlete majoring in business a... More...

Camarillo Ventura County Sheriff's Department deputies are still searching for a detainee who walked away from his post with the Ventura County Work Furlough program, 500 Eubanks Way, on March 14. Vandals kicked in the back door of a home on the 2400 block of Lomita Drive sometime ... More...

"I don't need to completely un derstand the big picture to know that my role is important. I don't have to know the destination to know I'm headed in the right di rection. Though I may not know where I am going . . . I'm not lost, I am exploring. More...

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HOUSE BUILDERS- Conejo Valley Audubon Society volunteer Bill Anderson, a Camarillo resident, helps Meadows Elementary School fifth-grader Hailey Speerstra, 11, construct a bird house during the Conejo Valley Audubon Society Nature Awareness Day on Saturday. More...

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SHOWTIME- La Mariposa Elementary School first-grader Derek Chun, 6, takes the spotlight during a recent rehearsal for the upcoming CineMagic performance. The Pleasant Valley Education Foundation produces the annual show to raise money for local schools. CineMag... More...

My sixthgrade daughter recently transferred mid-year from Las Colinas Middle School to Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School. A happy, well-adjusted child, she was overwhelmed by the oppressive crowding, the cliques, the long faces she always saw at Las Colinas. More...

All too often city planners sacrifice form for function when designing public buildings. That parochial mindset- driven primarily by budget- leaves many communities with aesthetically uninspired city-owned property that does very little to beautify a neighborhoodThe Camarillo Library stands... More...

The American Red Cross of Ventura County honored seven women for their contributions in bettering the lives of others at the fourth annual Clara Barton Awards Gala on Sat., March 24 at Camarillo's World War II Aviation Museum. Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten co-chaired the... More...

The Ventura County Superior Court is soliciting applications for the position of Superior Court commissioner in anticipation of potential future openings. The recruitment will be used to establish a list of eligible candidates for vacancies, which may occur during the next 18 months. More...

Speaker Series Ventura County Speaker Series presents author/radio talk show host/college lecturer Robert Scheer, 7 p.m., Oak Park Community Center, 1000 Kanan Road. Book signing, "Playing President," after talk. $3 donation. Seating is first come, first served. Coffee, refreshm... More...

James Collins of Kiefer and Partners Real Estate Company has completed the Realtor e-PRO course to become one of a few real estate professionals to earn the certification offered through the National Association of Realtors. More...