Halftime presentation will target teenage alcohol abuse
Advocacy group to share stats during RHS football game
      Straight-Up Ventura County, a teenage advocacy group dedicated to curbing underage drinking, will share information about teenage drinking at Royal High School's football game during the halftime intermission approximately 7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. tonight, Oct. 17, at the school's football field, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley.
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'Senior moments' may be symptom of epilepsy
      When people in their 60s, 70s or 80s experience unusual feelings—lost time, suspended awareness, confusion, seizures—they may think they're a regular part of aging. But they could be signs of epilepsy, a condition that affects 300,000 older Americans.
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Beating cancer step by step
     Photos by WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers WALKING FOR A CAUSE—Tents and walkers, above, line the football field at Royal High Oct. 11 during the Simi Valley Relay for Life, which ran 24 hours beginning 10 a.m. Saturday. Funds from the walk will benefit cancer research and education. Emily Jandu ,11, of Simi, below right, holds hair she's had cut to donate to people who have lost their hair because of cancer. Malynda Leddy and Cassie Johnson, below left, both 17 of Simi Valley, stay warm as they walk the track.
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Simi Hospital will hold annual Golf Classic
      The 13th annual Simi Valley Hospital Foundation Golf Classic will be on Wed., Oct. 29 at the Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyons, Simi Valley. The scramble-format Golf Classic will start at 10 a.m. with a shotgun tee time on the Shadow Course.
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Red Cross to host fundraiser in Moorpark
      The American Red Cross of Ventura County will host a fundraising dinner from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 23 at the Secret Garden, 255 E. High St., Moorpark. Chef Michel and Laurea Bardavid, owners of the Secret Garden, will prepare a three-course gourmet dinner served in an outdoor garden setting. Herzog Wine Cellars of Oxnard will donate dinner wines.
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