Police arrested someone for identity theft and possession of false identification at 12:50 a.m. Oct. 24 in the 4600 block of Cochran Street. Between 6 p.m. Oct. 23 and 8 a.m. Oct. 24 in the 2800 block of Briar Patch, a suspect stole a Playstation 2 game unit, games, a TV and a neon sign. The loss was $900. The […]
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Renowned author to visit quilt club
The Simi Valley Quilt Guild will present renowned author and quilter Bethany S. Reynolds, creater of “Magic Stack-nWhack,” at the next meeting at 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 9 at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3901 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. Reynolds, an avid machine quilter, delights in developing new techniques. She’s published her method of making kaleidoscope designs under her BSR […]
Influenza shots work, doctors say
While there’s little we can do to prevent natural disasters, such as a flood or an earthquake, we all can protect ourselves against the flu (also called influenza) through safe and effective flu shots, according to Stanley Shapiro, MD, Kaiser Permanente Southern California infectious diseases specialist and co-chairman of the Regional Adult Immunization Taskforce. The flu vaccine, Shapiro said, is another […]
Simi Valley Hospital recognized for data reporting
Simi Valley Hospital has been recognized for its active involvement in quality and safety data reporting. Health Net Inc., one of the nation’s largest publiclytraded managed healthcare companies, recently presented an award to Simi Valley Hospital for its participation in The Leapfrog Group and California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force (CHART). The Leapfrog Group facilitates improvements in the safety […]
Brain Injury Support Group names director
The Brain Injury Support Group of Ventura County has hired Cherie Phoenix as its new executive director. A longtime Thousand Oaks resident, Phoenix has diverse experience in nonprofit administration, fundraising and special events. “Our goal is to reach every brain injury survivor and caregiver in the county,” Phoenix said. “We encourage survivors to be independent, active participants in the community. […]
YMCA pool to use new safety protection system
Swimmers and swim class participants at the Simi Valley Family YMCA now have an extra layer of swim safety protection. Instead of the lifeguard being the only eyes and ears at the indoor pool, the YMCA has installed a system where staff members are automatically notified during pool emergencies. No other public pool in the area currently uses this system. […]
Jewish Academy to begin new fall semester
The Conejo Jewish Academy in Agoura Hills will be starting its fall semester on Tues., Nov. 8. The Academy is in its 10th year of providing adult education classes and courses to the community on a wide variety of Judaic subjects. Last year, over 3,000 people participated in Jewish studies at the Academy. It offers courses, study groups, lectures, workshops, […]
Like fathers, like sons
A pair of head coaches, RoyalWin or lose, the last game of the season is almost always an emotional time for players and coaches. When the final whistle blows this year, it will be an especially poignant moment for a pair of local high school head football coaches, Royal’s Gene Uebelhardt and Grace Brethren’s Terry Gourley, as both men will have coached their sons, Cody […]
Local cross-country teams power up for season-ending meets
With the Marmonte League meets for boys’ and girls’ cross country finished yesterday on the Agoura High course, the league’s teams begin their annual run to the season-ending championship meets: • Sat., Nov. 12, the California Interscholastic Federation Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. • Sat., Nov. 19 CIF Finals at Mt. SAC. • And then the big […]
Collaborative planning helps create fire-resistant communities
A little planning can help save thousands of American communities from the threat of fire. The convergence of rapid population growth in wildland areas and increasing amounts of invasive weeds and overgrown hazardous fuels has placed as many as 11,000 U.S. communities at risk from wildfire. These wildland-urban interface areas (where wildland fuels meet and mix with urban fuels) include […]