While the Pleasant Valley School District is receiving applications for the interim superintendent, the board of trustees has asked the community to give them input for leadership qualities and values important to the area. Principals and staff from the district provided their inp... More...

Stress is a part of everyday life. When we experience too many events in a short period of time or have just too much to do we become distressed. We can also become distressed when our life is boring or understimulating. The stress response is a natural physiological response that has helped in t... More...

FRI., JUNE 22 Country-Style Fun City of Westlake Village TGIF presents "Western Hoe Down," Foxfield Park, 31981 Foxfield Drive. Western barbecue dinner for sale starting 6 p.m. Free line dancing lessons 6:30 p.m. Show starts 7 p.m. Live country music, trick roper. Bring lawn chairs, ... More...

BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers CHANGES- The Camarillo Chamber of Commerce installed new board members during its annual luncheon at Spanish Hills Country Club last Tuesday. From left, Ray Pizarro, Keith Grim, Sandra Burkhart, Michael Lavenant and Gary Barsley will head the business advocacy group du... More...

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers WATER FUN- Zoe Minster, 4, of Camarillo has a blast playing in the water feature at the newly remodeled Pleasant Valley Aquatics Center. The Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District hosted a grand opening celebration last Saturday. More...

At the start of each season, Glenn Cecchini gives the players on his Louisiana-based Barbe High School baseball team a contract that they must sign to play. The contract states that a player must follow three rules: Always try doing the right thing, committing to excellence in e... More...

Vandals spray painted a water tanker parked in the 1600 block of E. Los Angeles Ave. in Somis between June 3 and 7. Someone broke into a storage shed kept in the 1600 block of W. Los Angeles Avenue in Somis and stole three leather saddles on June 5 or 6. More...

REBELS IN FUN- Cody and Geoffrey Douglas take a minute to catch up on what's going on back at home with their hometown newspaper as the two stand outside the Harley-Davidson store at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., during a recent trip to the popular theme park. More...

CRACKER JACK DAD- Ryan Ferron, 8, and his dad Mike Ferron will spend the day at Dodger Stadium together July 19 to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the New York Mets with tickets Ryan won in a Father's Day essay contest hosted by the merchants at Las Posas Plaza in Camarillo. In 50 words or les... More...

Pretending to attend The recent case of the 18yearold woman from Orange County who spent eight months passing as a Stanford undergraduate is intriguing, if hard to fathom. Posing as a human biology major, she bought textbooks and studied with friends for tests she would never take. More...

"What'd you do today, Tommy?" "Nuthin'." "What're you going to do tomorrow?" "I dunno." Summer's here and the kids have nothing to do? Not a chance. Not in this town. Just look at all the opportunities there are for fun and games, camps and activities. Summertime should be a ... More...

For more than a decade Julia Otero has been an award-winning real estate professional serving Ventura County. In March, Otero was selected to be the featured agent for Broker Agent Magazine . More...