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The staff of America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College recently announced that they euthanized a 43-year-old female primate on June 20, after a rapid decline in the animal's condition due to advanced age. More ... The California Highway Patrol in Moorpark said it will begin accepting applications in midJuly for its new Explorers volunteer program set to begin later this summer. More ... The filing period for candidates interested in serving on the city council begins Mon., July 17. More ... The Deep Ocean Energy Resources (DOER) Act recently passed the state Resources Committee by a bipartisan vote of 29 to 9. Rep. Elton Gallegly (RVentura) voted in favor of the bill and is a senior member of the committee. The bill is said to be a common sense approach to escalating fuel More ... The Moorpark Police Department staffed a driver's license checkpoint for westbound traffic on Princeton Avenue east of Spring Road in Moorpark from 11:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. on June 22. More ... The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced recently that state roadside rest stops are being enlisted in the battle against alcohol-impaired driving in California, just in time for the start of the busy summer driving season. More than 100 million motorists visit roadside More ... California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer has announced the kick off of California's 2006 Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) eradication program. More ... Red, a handsome 10-month-old black steer, blissfully ruminates in his shaded pen in the backyard of the Levy family home on Hitch Boulevard, just outside Moorpark. More ... The Simi Valley Historical Society announces the addition of a docent-led tour at the park narrated in Spanish on the first Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. More ... The annual Academic Rodeo at the Ventura County Fair has announced a new division of the competition known as "The Ponies." Teams of children in fourth and fifth grades are now invited to compete in this annual summertime academic challenge. More ... PARTY SPIRIT- Natalia Dodd and neighbor Jan Costa, both of Moorpark, get festive with Torkil Hammer of Newbury Park at Moorpark's Third of July celebration and fireworks show at Arroyo Vista Community Park. More ... A total of 13 high school students have been selected to be junior apprentices for the 10th annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. Featuring performances of two Shakespeare plays, the festival is presented every Friday, Saturday and Sunday now through Sun., Aug. 6 in Kingsmen More ... Sell Smart, a new real estate company in Simi Valley, held a promotional event last week to debut the futuristic-looking Smart Car. Richard Cook, president of Sell Smart, has been driving this eco-friendly little car through the state as part of the company's grand opening promotion. More ... KCLU, the National Public Radio Station for Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, recently brought home three awards from the Los Angeles Press Club. More ... |
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