November 13, 2009 RSS feed / Community

019p1.jpg

No bum steer here

COWBOY UP—Cornerstone Christian School fifth-grader Christopher Minkoff tries his hand at roping during a recent class field trip to the Camarillo Ranch House. More...

Camarillo Hospice to kick off fundraiser

24th annual Tree of Life starts next month

Camarillo Hospice has kicked off its 25th annual Tree of Life Campaign. The lighting of the Tree of Life will take place at 4 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5 at Camarillo’s Constitution Park. More...

Nonprofits awarded $30,000 in grants

Ventura County Together, a countywide coalition of social service agencies, has issued the coalition’s first checks totaling $30,000 in support of critical social service needs. More...

The most important meal

FLAPJACK FLIPPER—Camarillo resident and Adventure Guide Garrett O’Brien, 9, helps serve the pancakes during the Camarillo Family YMCA’s Adventure Guides Annual Pancake Brea More...

Whiskey club seeks members

Ventura County residents are invited to join Whisky Business, a whiskey tasting club for those looking to better understand and learn the differences between various types of whiskey. More...

Holiday classic to be performed

Ventura County Ballet Company will perform “The Nutcracker” at 2 and 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21 and at 2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 22 at the Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard. More...

Camarillo among four local cities that lost out on funding to help prevent homelessness

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

The cities of Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and Ventura have missed out on hundreds of thousands of dollars for homeless prevention due to what state housing officials say was an application error. More...

Discovery Center presents speaker series

Lectures make science relevant, interesting
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

The Discovery Center for Science and Technology is presenting its second season of talks, “Science Everyone Can Understand,” at Baxter BioSciences, 1 Baxter Way, Thousand Oaks. More...

Free physician examinations

The Women’s Resource Center of the Conejo Valley is offering free physical exams for women and men two days each month, with morning and evening appointments available. The exams are thorough physicals. More...

Holiday crafts

The annual holiday craft and gift bazaar will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. The event will benefit the arts center’s Share the ARTS Program. More...

PONY baseball registration now open

Camarillo PONY Baseball inperson registration for ages 5 to 19 will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 19 at the Camarillo Community Center. More...

Moose to serve turkey

Moose Lodge No. 2047 and Women of the Moose Chapter No. 1957 will present a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 4 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 26 at the Camarillo Family Moose Center, 341A Arneill Road, Camarillo. More...

Candlelight gala to warm home

The ninth annual Camarillo Ranch Holiday Candlelight Gala will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4 at the historic Camarillo Ranch. More than 400 people are expected to attend the gala, which is open to the public. More...