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Part three of three parts Just 11 miles north of Moorpark sits the town of Fillmore, a quaint, agricultural community of 14,000 residents who live amidst the citrus groves of the Heritage Valley. More ... Some of you who read the previous column might be interested to know how the trip down to San Diego with the Moorpark High School baseball team went. Well, we did have a little rain the first night but I returned home with a little sunburn, no doubt due to the terrific amount of sunshine More ... A SPACE ODYSSEY- Moorpark residents Brody Richards, 9, and his brother, Logan, 12, sit next to NASA Astronaut Janice Voss as she described her adventures in space during the first of two presentations at Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology last Thursday night. A veteran of five space fl More ... How does a 300-pound California black bear make it from Westlake Village all the way to Newbury Park without being spotted by the public? Easily, Ventura County Sheriff's Department Capt. Ron Nelson said, when it makes use of the Conejo Valley's extensive drainage system. More ... The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps has openings for a limited number of young people ages 11 to 17 to join the "crew" of Trident Patrol Squadron 65 and TS Minutemen. More ... The student Chorus and Dance Troupe of Walnut Canyon Elementary School will present a musical, "Update Earth," at several elementary schools in Moorpark on Mon., May 15. More ... COLLEEN DURSTON/Special to the Acorn Newspapers SIGN ME UP-The Moorpark Boys & Girls Club begins summer registration with a little help from their friends, the Moorpark Kiwanis Club. Kiwanian Mike Wesner served hot dogs, chips and soda to Brittney Dixson-Bell in the parking lot of the Boys & Girls Club at the corner of Walnut and Casey roads last Saturday. For more information on summer enrollment, call Denise at (805) 529-1140. More ... Prompted by a survey taken last year that showed low user satisfaction with the statewide family law courts, the Ventura County Superior Court held two forums last month to get public input on how to improve. More ... BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers CAREER CONSULTATION-Moorpark High School student Brittany Best, 18, has her portfolio reviewed by Bill Casale, an advertising veteran, at the Moorpark College Multimedia Festival. Best hopes to pursue a career in graphic design and advertising. More ... Adult volunteers are needed to help with a joint project between Moorpark High School sophomores and older adults with a "poetry of witness" project, a longstanding poetic tradition in which poets comment on their life and times through the written and spoken word. More ... A social bridge group will meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays, beginning May 12 at the Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark. More ... FAST LEARNER- Martha Mihalovits, who teaches English as a second language and history at Moorpark High School, is delighted by Ariadna Mendez's visit to her classroom. Mendez, a senior, stopped by to show Mihalovits the graduation gown she selected-and the teacher immediately offere More ... Elite Theatre Company is presenting "Agnes of God" through May 21 at Petit Playhouse, 730 S. "B" St., Ste. 20, Oxnard, in Heritage Square. Play times and tickets, ranging from $15 to $17, are available by calling the box office at (805) 483-5118. More ... During the next six months, motorists will spend about $21 billion more on gas than they did in the same period last year, or an increase of about 8 percent, according to figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. More ... The No. 1 brand of softserve frozen yogurt in Southern California is nowavailableat a new store at 1197 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. More ... Cabrillo Music Theatre will host auditions for "The Music Man" from Sat. to Mon., May 20 to 22. More ... The 31st annual Spring Arts & Crafts Fair, sponsored by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow, Sat., May 6, at Rancho Tapo Community Park and Veterans Plaza, 3700 Avenida Simi in Simi Valley. More ... |
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