Regional Brown Bag Program in need of community support
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      With money donations down and the number of seniors in need on the rise, FOOD Share is taking a more assertive approach to collecting canned goods. The county's regional food bank needs more nonperishable food items for its Brown Bag Program, which feeds nearly 1,700 low...
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Website encourages recycling
      The county of Ventura sponsors the www.VCMAX.org "Donate, Reuse, Recycle" waste reduction website and invites all county residents and businesses to tour the program's virtual reuse warehouse, check out the items listed or place free "Wanted" or "Available" ads.
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Date set for Monte Carlo night
      The Rotary Club of Simi Sunset will present the fourth annual Monte Carlo Casino Night and Poker Tournament at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyon Drive, Simi Valley. Games featured include blackjack, roulette and craps, as well as the poker tou...
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Former Star publisher joins Ventura Co. Community Foundation
      Author, publisher and speaker Tim Gallagher has been elected to the Ventura County Community Foundation board of directors. His term began in January. Gallagher is president of 20/ 20 Consulting in Westlake Village, specializing in reputation enhancement and building Internet-focused bus...
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Spring, summer excursions planned for seniors
      The Simi Valley Senior Center has four excursions planned for the upcoming months. For more information, prices and space availability, call the center at (805) 5836059 or (805) 583-2732. •Springtime in the South is a nineday, eightnight trip, beginning Friday, April 18, to ...
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Strawberry Festival celebrates 25 years
      The California Strawberry Festival is marking its silver anniversary with a poster featuring a sparkling champagne glass with a floating strawberry amidst a tapestry of festival posters from throughout the years.
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