January 6, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Truck scales still not in full-time operation

It will probably take a decade before the truck inspection stations at the edge of town reopen full time, but local officials hope to accelerate the process to alleviate truck traffic in Moorpark and on rural Highway 118. More...

Health & Wellness

Eating disorders can damage families

As many as 11 million people in the U.S. have an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, and about 25 million more are struggling with binge eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). More...

State youth improve fitness tests scores

Physical fitness test scores for California students showed some improvement in 2005, but there is still work to be done, according to state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O More...

Leukemia Society provides training for marathon runs

Team in Training (TNT) is an endurance sports training program of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) which helps participants prepare to run or walk a full or half marathon, cycle a 100-mile ride or complete a triathlon. More...

Business

Time to collect unclaimed property from state coffers

The California State Controller, Steve Westly, announced that his office More...

Faith

‘The Chronicles of Narnia’—religious allegory or formula fantasy?

The film More...

Moorpark High decathlete enjoys foreign culture, languages

Taylor Skinner became interested in the Moorpark High School academic decathlon team when he was a freshman, but he initially doubted his own skills and assumed he wouldn More...

North Park opponents to host rally

The public is invited to attend the More...

On The Town

The Best of 2005 Roger Ebert most likely has an entourage. The More...

Real Estate

Ken and Barbie Heller

Frances Lewis, sales manager of the Coldwell Banker Westlake Village Promenade office, recently commended Ken and Barbie Heller for having posted, within the last 60-days, 79 units and over $2.3 million in listings and sales transactions. More...

Moorpark lottery winner sought

Someone who purchased a Mega Million lottery ticket in Moorpark last month could have celebrated the New Year $118,416 richer, but the winner has yet to claim his or her prizeaccording to lottery officials. More...

Broken bridge joint makes for bumpy ride

Drivers traveling from Simi Valley toward Moorpark may have noticed a gap as they move onto the Moorpark bridge connector leading to the 23 Freeway. More...

Stormy weather

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Community

Four injured in local car crash

Four persons were injured in a car accident on Jan. 1 at about 3:30 p.m. on Tierra Rejada Road in Moorpark. More...

New school board president ready for year of transition

Mindy Yaras was appointed by her peers to serve as president of the Moorpark Unified School District board for 2006. More...

Irish family reprises musical on local stage

Charles Davis has already snatched the pot of gold at the end of his professional rainbow, but when he saw the photo of a rare double rainbow on the front page of the More...

Schools

Vegan decathlete also acts, dances

Like most of her peers on the Moorpark High Academic Decathlon team, Ariana Rodgers, a junior, is an accomplished young woman who aspires to make a difference in the world. More...

Helping children to make new friends

Whether your child is a social butterfly or a bit more of a wallflower, there are ways to help him feel less anxious about making new friends, and about making friends with children who are different from him. Try these tips: More...

Moorpark girls’ water polo team looking to take the next step

Musketeers off to a 5-4 start

The goal for the Moorpark girls More...

Family

Knitting group gives warm gifts to elderly

The Knitting and Crochet Group of the Moorpark Active Adult Center donated over 60 handmade lap robes and shawls to Operation Senior Santa of the Ventura County Long-Term Care Services Ombudsman Program. More...

Travel slide show for seniors

Dan Sullivan of Collette Travel will give a free slide show about an upcoming trip to the Bad Lands and Black Hills of South Dakota at 2 p.m. Wed., Jan. 18 at the Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Road, Moorpark. More...

Editorials

How to make the arts work

What if you threw a party and nobody came? More...

Subject: Another year

Well, the holidays are over and it More...