June 30, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

Health & Wellness

Don’t lose sight over fireworks fun

Decades of accidents have taught that fireworks are dangerous. More than 12,000 fireworks-related injuries occur each year, resulting in about 2,400 eye injuries. More...

Schools

New music director at Mesa Verde Middle School

The Moorpark Unified School District has announced the hiring of Samantha Blake as the new music director at Mesa Verde Middle School. More...

City schedules youth camps

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Clever words translate into cool cash

Ventura College Community Education will offer two workshops this month designed to steer writers in a profitable direction. Each workshop will meet from 9 a.m. More...

Police Blotter

June 28. At 12:55 p.m., a known suspect vandalized a light pole at Arroyo Vista Park with graffiti. The damage to city property was estimated at $100. More...

Faith

Catholics take a closer look at church doctrine

Conventional wisdom says that religion and politics don More...

Quotes to meditate on

"The actions taken by the New Hampshire Episcopalians are an affront to Christians everywhere. I am just thankful that the church More...

Letters

Fourth of July offers time to reflect

While sitting at the Arroyo Vista Park and elsewhere waiting for the fireworks to begin Sunday, Moorpark residents will have time to reflect on the meaning of Independence Day and the special rights and freedoms we as Americans enjoy. More...

Thank-you notes from Mesa Verde

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Dear Mr. Carlson,

I really appreciate your coming and spending some of your valuable time to review some of my greatest work. It was a wonderful experience for me and now I am ready for a job interview. More...

Hallmark films on High Street

Luis and Joan Martinez, owners of the Cactus Patch, were set to host a Hallmark TV movie at their corner café last year. More...

New grand jury appointed

The 2004-2005 Ventura County grand jury was installed yesterday afternoon. More...

Little Miss Independence

WHAT A LITTLE FIRE-CRACKER-This beautiful little lady, Molly Ormsbee, daughter of Leisa, won first place in 2003's Red Wagon Parade com-petition. More...

Community

Police enforce fireworks law

Throughout the Independence Day weekend, police in the Conejo and Simi valleys, Moorpark and surrounding areas will increase patrols to enforce local fireworks laws, officials said. More...

Court elects presiding judge

The judges of the Ventura Superior Court elected Judge John R. Smiley as presiding judge for 2005 and 2006 at their weekly meeting on June 9. The new term begins in January 2005, when Smiley will take the office held currently by Judge Bruce A. More...

Photo

CLASSY COMPANY-Veteran actress Betty White pauses in the production of "Annie's Point," shot last Tuesday at Moorpark's Cactus Patch restaurant on High Street. More...

Business

Firms partner for one-stop shop

Hoping to offer a one-stop shop for all business voice and data services, the Simi Valley-based ITS-Omnicom has teamed with Internet service provider (ISP) Agoura Hills-based ISWest, described as the largest ISP in Ventura County. More...

Cardservice is major sponsor of city’s fireworks celebration

Cardservice International is a major sponsor of Moorpark More...

Family

Resource Center offers free counseling, classes

The Moorpark Family Resource Center is offering the following services free of charge at 609 Fitch Ave. in Moorpark: More...

Interactive Kipling tale to play locally

The Gypsies in a Trunk theatre group will present "The Jungle Book," a "wonderfully imaginative and creative play" based on the famous stories of Rudyard Kipling, at 10:30 a.m. More...

On The Town

Noted director brings ‘Henry V’ to CLU fest

Award-winning director and actor John Slade will direct "Henry V" at the eighth annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. More...

Ventura Harbor to host free concert series

From acoustic to punk and electronic to pop, rock musicians from across the Southland will "heat up" summer nights as part of the Live 105.5 Concert Series featured every Thursday evening at the Ventura Harbor Village, 1583 Spinnaker Drive, More...

Flashback concert is firefighter, paramedic fundraiser

Concertgoers will have an opportunity to step back to the nifty More...

Editorials

Quotes to chew on

"Great is the guilt of unnecessary war." More...