As a sculptor, Maggie Kildee understands the power of an artist’s vision. It’s the ability to hold raw clay and imagine its potential to become a graceful sculpture, oto stand before a blank canvas and to picture a beautiful landscape. That same giftthe ability to find the diamond in the rough, helped a team of local artists create Studio Channel […]
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Scientists identify new red spot on Jupiter
The spot, a 300-year old storm is nearly twice as wide as EarthBackyard astronomers should aim their telescopes toward Jupiter at sunrise because the largest planet in the solar system is growing a new red spot, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Astronomers recently identified the new red spot, a storm called Oval BA or Red Jr. It’s about half the size of the famous Great Red Spot on the […]
Cornerstone school graduate accepted to Air Force Academy
Introduction to astronomy at an early age sparked Barretts interest in spaceCornerstone Christian School alumna and Westlake High School senior Casey Jane Barrett has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She looks forward to becoming an officer and a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. For the past two years Barrett has served as editor-in-chief of the Westlake High School yearbook. She has been […]
Disability doesn’t stop athlete from winning
Hardship doesn’t intimidate Marc Aten, a Moorpark resident and web developer at California State University at Channel Islands who’s dealt with physical challenges all his life. Aten was born with spina bifida. He was never able to move as others did but that didn’t stop him from doing what most people can’t. He has completed the L.A. Marathon three times; […]
Governor appoints Camarillo firefighter to building commission
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed Ventura County Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Officer Christina Jamison, 41, of Camarillo to the California Building Standards Commission. She will be the fire official member of the commission, which meets bimonthly in Sacramento to review building standards submitted by various state agencies. Local agencies are responsible for enforcing these standards where applicable. Jamison has been […]
Lap-band surgery can be answer to weight problems
For those who have never been able to keep pounds off with diet pills, exercise or other weight loss programs, there is now a minimally-invasive surgery option being performed at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura that significantly reduces food intake. The Lap-band System (INAMED Health, Santa Barbara) creates an earlier feeling of fullness and limits food consumption. The lapband system, […]
Women’s health and wealth conference in Westlake
Wellness Community benefitsThe “Women’s Health and Wealth Conference: A Natural Approach” will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., April 22 at Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Admission is $50 with prepaid advance registration or $60 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Wellness Community. The seminar is […]
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FRI., APRIL 14 Former D.A. is Guest Camarillo Chamber of Commerce: Former Ventura County district attorney Michael Bradbury will speak about his tenure with the county and address issues of employment law at the Chamber’s Business @ Breakfast program from 7 to 9 a.m. at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. (805) 484-4383 Comedy in Malibu Malibu […]