Erin Huizinga is excited to step back into the classroom. The veteran educator has spent the last two years writing a $6-million grant for Oxnard Union High School District to pay for a program that develops partnerships between the district’s academies and local businesses. The aim is to give students real-world experience in a variety of career paths. With the […]
2014-11-28
Program looks at impact pot has on teens
While marijuana use has been legalized in many states for medical purposes, and in four states for recreational use, research indicates that teens who smoke pot could be damaging their brains. According to long-term studies by the New England Journal of Medicine and others in New Zealand and Sweden, pot affects the teenage brain differently from how it affects the […]
Free joint replacement class
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association will hold joint replacement classes to prepare persons for total knee or hip replacement surgery. Home preparation, exercises and information about rehabilitation will be discussed. The classes will be held: Wed., Dec. 10 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Pleasant Valley Hospital, 2309 Antonio Ave., third-floor classroom No. 2, Camarillo. Wed., Dec 10 from 1 […]
A feast of burden
Overeating makes no sense to me. Unless there’s competition involved. My younger brother and I used to try to out-eat one another at buffets and Thanksgiving feasts, and we’d eat so much we’d make ourselves sick for days to follow. But it’s been years since we’ve been to a buffet or spent a Thanksgiving together due to the more than […]
Many activities at Ventura Harbor
Island Packers will offer the following special holiday cruises and whale-watching excursions. For more information, reservations or gift certificates, visit the office at 1691 Spinnaker Drive, Ste. 105B in Ventura Harbor Village, go to www.islandpackers.com or call (805) 642-1393. •Caroling Cruises will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22. Passengers […]