December 30, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

Simi resident nabbed in CHP pursuit

A pursuit that began in the Antelope Valley ended in Moorpark with the arrest of two men on Tues. morning, Dec. 27. More...

Health & Wellness

Some ‘nutrition zeros’ are really ‘nutrition heroes’

While More...

Help available for those with fading vision

Free low-vision consultations will be available through the Braille Institute from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri., Jan. 20 at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

How mothers-to-be can avoid common back pain

More than 4 million women give birth each year in the U.S. An enormous number of changes occur within a woman More...

Schools

Lecture series launches Botanic Garden’s 80th anniversary

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden celebrates 80 years of service to the community beginning in 2006. Many events and activities are planned to commemorate this important year, beginning with an 80th-anniversary lecture series. More...

CLU selected as one of the best schools for Hispanics

California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks was selected for the 10th consecutive year by More...

Pets

Preparing the cat for a new baby

Today, shelters are still visited by tearful mothers-to-be with cats in tow, having made their appointments after well-meaning relatives or old-school obstetricians have convinced them that keeping a cat risks the health and wellbeing of their More...

Oxnard man to serve on national board of directors

World Affairs Council of America (WACA), one of the largest international affairs nonprofit groups in the U.S., has elected Michael Phillip to its board of directors. More...

Family

New facility an alternative to ER for sick, injured children

Overcrowded hospital emergency rooms have been an ongoing problem in Ventura County. More...

Editorials

Thank you for reading us and helping us do our job

With the new year only a couple of days awayit More...

A look back at 2005 in Simi Valley and a look ahead at 2006

Overall, 2005 was a busy, suc essful and exciting year for Simi Valley. Many years of careful More...

Photos of the Year in Simi Valley

‘SOMEWHERE, OVER THE R A I N B O W ’ — J u s t i n Elementary School students and teachers form a rainbow on the school campus. More...

Fee increases trigger three-year decline in enrollment at community colleges

A California Community Colleges report released Dec. 15 shows that fee increases triggered the last three years of systemwide enrollment decline among state junior colleges. More...

Community

Attemped break-in thwarted at Home Depot

At 8:30 a.m. Dec. 26, the store manager of Office Deport discovered that unknown suspects had attempted to break into the store over the holiday weekend when the store was closed. Simi Valley police officer Christ Hahesy conducted an investigation. More...

Two convicted of violating contracting laws

Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten announced recently that the D.A. More...

Kling indicted for two murders

The Ventura County Criminal Grand Jury has indicted Randall Clifton Kling, 49, for the murder of Michael Budfuloski in Simi Valley on Feb. 24, 2004 and the murder of William Budfuloski in Lancaster on Aug. 9, 2003. More...

Business

Local car mechanic earns certification

Albert Schindler of Simi Valley Chrysler Jeep Dodge has been distinguished as an exceptional technical service professional by achieving the highest certification level from DaimlerChrysler, the Master Technician. More...

Alcoa Fastening Systems awards more than $74,000 in grants

Alcoa Fastening Systems n Simi Valley recently presented two Alcoa Foundation grants, one to the MEND More...

Police

At 10:15 p.m. Dec. 18 at Mervyn More...

Faith

Simi Valley Houses of Worship

Bridge Community Church, Pastor David Wilkinson, 1925 Royal Ave. (crossroads of Erringer and Royal), (805) 520-5802. More...

Real Estate

Centex Homes Ranks Among Top Three In Customer Satisfaction

Centex Homes ranks among the top three home builders in customer satisfaction in the Los Angeles/ Ventura market, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study released earlier this fall. More...