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Two men suspected of buying diamonds with fake credit cards By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com An observant jewelry store clerk helped deputies arrest two men accused of using a fraudulent credit card to buy a $3,000 diamond cross necklace Sunday at the Camarillo store, police said. Hrach Utudjian, a 23-year-old Glendale resident, and 30yearold Varden Baltanyan of North Holl... More ... Join Audubon on trips The Ventura Audubon Society is sponsoring a number of birding trips over the next few weeks. Beginners are welcome and rain cancels any trip. +Restoration Work Day, Santa Paula, 9 a.m. to noon Sat., May 5 for the Hedrick Ranch nature area restoration program. 8 a.m. for birdin... More ...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Like many identical twins, Nicole Brazier and Amber Brazier-Voorhees have done nearly everything together. But the 23-year-old Camarillo residents broke new ground on March 30 when they graduated from the Ventura County Sheriff's academy and became sworn deputies. More ...
Five local homes on the list for charity event Camarillo Hospice will conduct its 11th annual Spring Garden Tour from noon to 5 p.mSun., May 6. The tour will feature five private home gardens in Camarillo as well as live music, free refreshments, a boutique and opportunity drawings. More ... WWII bombers to visit Camarillo The Collings Foundation B-17, B-24 and B-25 "Wings of Freedom Tour" will make a stop at Camarillo airport around noon Wed., May 2 and will be available for tours and rides from Wednesday through Fri., May 4. Visitors may explore the aircraft and talk to veterans visiting the planes from arr... More ...
HOLIDAYS MIXED UP?- This squirrel is gorging himself on a holly shrub, possibly confusing Christmas with spring. Eric DePrano, a resident of the Lynn Ranch area of Thousand Oaks, says his backyard opens to Wildwood Park, so he sees "all kinds of wildlife visiting all the time. It's great." Nothi... More ...
HOOKED- Camarillo resident Rea Williams stands beside her painting Fish Fantasy, which recently won the best of show at the Westlake Village Art Guild's annual juried show. More ... Free gourd fest The Channel Islands Gourd Society will display uniquely shaped and decorated gourds during its annual gourd art festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., May 5 at the Santa Rosa Valley Clubhouse, 11701 E. Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Oldtime fiddlers will perform. There will be a ch... More ... Forum allows students to quiz artists On Sat., April 28 local high school art students will attend a special arts panel and critique at Studio Channel Islands Art Center, a nonprofit art center on the campus of California State University at Channel Islands. More ...
CUT-A-THON- Dilynn Roth, 3, gets a haircut from stylist Rene Fernandez, a Fillmore resident, during a fundraiser at Glow Hair and Skincare Lounge on Camarillo Springs Road hosted by MOMS Club of Mission Oaks. Money raised went to Casa Pacifica, Adopt an Angel, RAIN Project, Mother to Mother Fund, ... More ... A variety of art classes offered at area studio Enrollment is open for the Young at Art Studios' summer art and craft programs for ages 6 and up. Students may take classes in tile mosaic, oil pastels, sand painting, stained glass painting, cultural masters, fine arts, decoupage and shrink-art jewelry. More ...
TEAM EFFORT- Ventura County Firefighter Brian Belitski, center No. 52, uses a high-pressure hose to soak hot spots at a five-acre brush fire in Somis last Wednesday. The fire started in a grove of eucalyptus trees at 5250 Kingsgrove Drive and briefly threatened a few houses but was quickly contain... More ... Gypsies to open trunk at harbor Gypsies in a Trunk will perform a mix of fairy tales and classic children's stories at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of the month from May through September in Channel Islands Harbor at the north end of Harbor View Park. Shows are free, although donations are requested. More ... Club to award scholarships The Camarillo Women's Club will have its general meeting at 11 a.m. Thurs., May 3 at the Sterling Hills Golf Club. Annual scholarships will be awarded to two Frontier High School students. The club's HOBY recipient for 2006 will be the speaker. Alsonew club officers will be elected... More ... Alternative schools find new homes El Camino High School to occupy buildings on college campus The Ventura Unified School District has been working for years to give parents choices in education with El Camino High School and the home schooling program, Homestead School. More options will be available next fall when El Camino moves to the Ventura College campus and Homestead moves... More ... Art center hosts events in May The Camarillo Art Center's spring judged art show, "Spring Passion," will run through Sun., May 13. The show features the first showing of recent artworks. Sally Miller will conduct an oil demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Wed., May 16. More ... Learn about Saturn, Titan The Ventura County Astronomical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 18 in the multipurpose room of Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. The speaker will be David F. Coppedge, a systems administrator for the Cassini Mission to Saturn and Titan at ... More ...
FINISHING TOUCH- Michael Sudman of Specialty Home Hardware in Camarillo shows off some of his decorative bathroom and kitchen accessories at last weekend's home remodeling show in Thousand Oaks. Dozens of vendors were on hand for the two-day event at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza. More ... |
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