December 7, 2007 RSS feed / Community

City puts a damper on car club event

Local Majestics Car Club members' plans to host a toy drive with a picnic and car show at Arroyo Vista Community Park with the approval of the city were derailed when the group's permit was revoked at the last minute. More...

Toastmasters charter local club

22 members have joined Moorpark group

The Moorpark Toastmasters Club, formed earlier this year to serve residents who want to develop their public speaking abilities, will be officially chartered as a nonprofit Toastmasters International Club on Wed., Dec. 12. More...

Moms connect through local group

A group of local mothers formed the Moorpark Moms Connection in 1998 to organize social activities geared for parents with young children. More...

Santa Claus to make local house calls

Santa will be visiting homes in Moorpark on December 19 through 23. He can even deliver mom and dad's gifts to the children upon request. Each visit lasts about 10 minutes. Visits will take place between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. More...

Recipe of the week

Quick one egg cake

1-1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup melted margarine 1/4 tsp. salt 1 egg 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup milk 2/3 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix with a mixer for two to three minutes. More...

Auditions for 'Golden Pond'

The High Street Arts Center is casting for three male roles in its upcoming production of "On Golden Pond" by Ernest Thompson. Rolland Petrello is directing. Auditions are 7 p.m. Tues. and Wed., Dec. More...

'Cirque on Ice' in Camarillo features aerial acrobatics

Cirque on Ice will offer continued peformances through Jan. 6 at the Camarillo Community Theatre, 330 Skyway Drive, inside the Camarillo airport. More...

Fine increases for parties with underage drinking

Moorpark City officials voted to increase the social host ordinance fine from $1,000 to $2,500 to help defray the city's financial losses whenever there is an appeal. More...

Quotes to chew on

"Fas-cism (fâsh'iz'em) n. A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right typically through the merging of state and business with belligerent nationalism. More...

Residents divided on issue of day laborers waiting downtown

Controversy concerning the dozens of men who gather near the Tipsy Fox store and across the street by the Moorpark 76 gas station at the corners of High Street, Spring Road and Princeton Avenue in the downtown area is not new. More...

Residents invited to second skate park design workshop

The city of Moorpark will hold a second Skate Park Design Workshop at 10:30 a.m. Sat., Dec. 15 at the Moorpark Community Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. The city is seeking input from any interested skaters, particularly local youths. More...

Seniors will ring in New Year early

The Moorpark Active Adult Center will host its annual New Year's Party on Fri., Dec. 28 at 799 Moorpark Ave. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and guests can dance to the music of The Starlighters. More...

Advisory committee has opening

Residents can give input on older adult issues

The Moorpark City Council requests interested persons submit an application for consideration to fill a vacancy on the Active Adult Center Advisory Committee. The appointment is to complete the current term to expire December 2008. More...

Moorpark City Library to host story time

"Home for the Holidays" is the theme for December's Family Story Time at Moorpark City Library from 3 to 4 p.m. Sun., Dec. 16 at the library, 699 Moorpark Ave. More...

Local actors to perform Dickens' Christmas tale on radio

Actor Lane Davies is the celebrity guest host for the Every Now and Then Theatre's 18thyear radio drama presentation of Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story." Goldcoast Broadcasting's AM 1520 KVTA will broadcast the locally p More...

College offers holiday arts benefit

The Moorpark College Performing Arts Center and the Moorpark College Theatre Arts, Music and Dance programs will present "A Holiday Extravaganza," a fundraising benefit for the Performing Arts Center, for one night only at 7 p.m. More...