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Neighbors September 19, 2008  RSS feed

Teacher, pastor remembered as family man, role model
Victim spent 18 years at Grace Brethren school
      When people remember Paul Long, they rarely recall just one man. With Long came his wife and son—they were a package deal. They were inseparable. Long, who was an English teacher at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, was one of the 25 people who died in the horrific Metrolink crash last Friday.
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Officer killed in wreck never took a back seat
Victim just began working at LAPD headquarters
      Simi resident Spree DeSha took the train each day to and from downtown Los Angeles where she worked as an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, and every day she chose to ride in the front seat of the first car.
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Perfect weather greets paradegoers
Community lines the streets for Saturday's Simi Valley Days Parade
      GOOD OL' DAYS— (clockwise from top left) National American Miss State Amassadors, from left, Amanda Starrintino, Kimberly Bebo and Carissa Constantine, all 16, wave to the crowd during the Simi Valley Days Parade. Members of the Royal High School pep squad cheer their way down Los Angeles Avenue.
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A village of voices
Mobile home park has its own choir
      There's no denying that the residents of Friendly Village mobile home park know how to use their vocal cords. The group of adults who live in the 221-unit Tierra Rejada Road neighborhood frequently show up at City Council meetings to speak up on issues affecting Simi Valley's older population.
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Simi soldier completes basic
      Army Pvt. Ian T. Oliver has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son of Warren and Esther Oliver of Simi Valley. He graduated from the Conejo Valley Adult School in Thousand Oaks this year.
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