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There will be a Ventura County Grand Jury open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri., March 23 on the third floor of 646 County Square Drive, Ventura, across Victoria Avenue from the County Government Center. Attendees will meet the current jurors, learn about grand jury service and view the chambers. Refreshments will be served. More ... The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted last month to review the operations of all nonmandated citizen advisory committees that serve the county. The goal is to assess the work of all the county advisory boards and committees to see if some of them can be eliminated or combined to save money, said Supervisor Peter Foy, who proposed the motion. More ... A Jan. 1 change in redevelopment laws has prompted the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency to alter its contract with Urban Futures, Inc., the consulting firm that is helping the city restore eminent domain authority. Eminent domain enables public agencies to acquire properties even if the owner is not willing to sell. More ... U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (RThousand Oaks) presented Congressional Award medals to Ventura County teenagers during a ceremony at Gallegly's district office Feb. 21. Local students honored are Mona Derentz, 18, Thousand Oaks, gold medalist; Ryan Krebs, 16, Moorpark, bronze and silver medalist; and Lauren Seckar, 16, Simi Valley, bronze medalist. More ... The Miss Moorpark and Miss Teen Moorpark 2007 Scholarship Competition will be at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Sat., March 10 at the Moorpark High School Performing Arts Center, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. More ... BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers COME IN, CUSTOMERS- Moorpark Chamber of Commerce members and other local dignitaries welcome the Campus Plaza Shell Station at 6599 Collins Drive with a ribbon cutting ceremony recently. Store owners Brian and Joanne Doherty, center, hold the scissors. To their left are Rachel Resnick, director of operations, and Brian Mercer, general manager. More ... Firefighters throughout Ventura County will host the Fill the Helmet fundraiser Sat. and Sun., March 10 and 11. Firefighters will collect donations at major intersections and host open houses at stations. The public is invited to stop in to any local fire station between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. this weekend for a tour or to make a donation. More ... Peter Carrube of Street Smart Self Defense will be teaching an eight-week self-defense course for the girls' gym class at Moorpark Community High School every Friday from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. According to program organizers, it is essential that girls this age, and all ages, be aware of the dangers in the streets and learn how to defend themselves against them. More ... BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers FAMILY MATTERS- Assemblymember Audra Strickland, her husband, Tony, and their baby, Ruby Ruth, drop in on the recent opening of the Campus Plaza Shell Station at 6599 Collins Drive. More ... Moorpark resident Jacquelynne Fontaine will sing during a concert slated for Samuelson Chapel, California Lutheran University, at 8 p.m., Tues. March 13. She'll be accompanied by pianist Janet Kao. Fontaine was named Miss California last July and she competed in the 2007 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas in January. More ... The Moorpark Chamber of Commerce will host a Bunco Networking Social from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fri., March 23 at the Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark, 200 Casey Road in Moorpark. The social is open to Chamber members, co-workers, friends and family. Participants are encouraged to bring business cards to distribute. More ... Residents are invited to participate in the American Cancer Society's 2007 Moorpark Relay For Life scheduled from 10 a.m. Sat., June 2 through 10 a.m. Sun., June 3 at the Moorpark High School stadium, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road. Relay For Life is a 24-hour event to increase awareness in Moorpark while raising funds for the American Cancer Society's programs and services. More ... There will be a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues., March 20 at Kaiser Permanente Simi Valley Medical Offices, 3900 Alamo St., Simi Valley. For more information, call (818) 719-2397. More ... |
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