Sobriety and driver’s license checkpoints, Coast Guard patrols to find people boating under the influence, in-city DUI patrols, maximum freeway saturation by the California Highway Patrol and the emphasis on DUI enforcement with officers on regular More...

Although for most the holidays are traditionally full of cheer, for some the holidays are a source of sadness, according to the Department of Mental Health. The period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s can offer unwanted reminders of loss— for example, the death of a loved one or a recent d... More...

WED., DEC. 27 Activist Speaks Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters present free public lecture by Alice Greenfield McGrath, “My Life as an Activist.” 7 to 8:30 p.m., Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. THURS., DEC. More...

The Moorpark College theater department should make a New Year’s resolution that the inaugural holiday fundraiser on Dec. 16 won’t be the last. On Saturday night the lights went up on a benefit created by new full-time theater faculty member John Loprieno. More...

The Ventura County Football Coaches Association all-county teams have been announced. In the large school division, Moorpark High’s Darrell Scott has been named Offensive Player of the Year. Scott, who rushed for 3,194 yards and scored 46 touchdowns, helped lead the Musketeers to the C... More...

THE OUT-OF-TOWNER— Lourise Hodges of Thousand Oaks shot this magnificent creature in Bryce Canyon, Utah. “This beautiful little squirrel came up to my boys and I, and just sat there and posed for the longest time as if to say ‘Hi and welcome to my home. Isn’t the view great?’” We welcome your Squir... More...

Westminster Presbyterian Church at 32111 Watergate Road, Westlake Village, will offer four worship services on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. All services are in the church sanctuary and open to the public at no charge. Family services for families with young children are 4 and 5:30 p.m., wit... More...

I don’t like shopping. I might even say I hate shopping. I prolong clothes shopping for myself for as long as I can, sometimes wearing shredded pants, faded shirts and sole-flapping shoes until my wife is so embarrassed to be around me that she drags me to the store. More...

Oh, how sinister, how devious the holiday season. Comes along yet another feel-good relationship movie featuring Hollywood’s loveliest lovelorn. How easy it is to set the stage with a quartet of lonely, beautiful people (yes, Jack, even you; even “Nacho Libre” himself, the hairy half of Tenaciou... More...

My name is Steve Swanson, Cubmaster for Pack 3604 that is sponsored by the Moorpark Presbyterian Church. This is the fifth year we have sponsored “Adopt-A-Family” as a Christmas service project for our community. More...

Despite the title of this week’s column, I really enjoy the holiday season. I like the chill in the air, the holiday music, and just the general good feeling at this time of the year. One thing that I don’t like is malls. There’s nothing wrong with malls—I’m just not a mall kind of perso... More...

You’d be amazed at how much time volunteer sports coaches and instructors spend helping our children. Ten or more hours a week working with a program isn’t uncommon for some of these unselfish men and women. With several practices a week plus games on the weekends, their sacrifice... More...

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Southern California helped local charities and families in need get into the holiday spirit this year by collecting and donating an estimated 15,000 pounds of food and more than $6,000 following the “Day Of Giving: From Our Hearts To Their... More...