The Simi Valley Public Library will offer free computer classes from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at the library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. The Computer Basics Course can teach some of the beginning skills necessary to understand and navigate the modern world. Laptops will be provided or patrons can bring their own. To reserve a spot for any class, call […]
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Pet of the Week
READY TO GO HOME—Madam is a 10-year-old cream tabby. She has been at the shelter for eight months and is looking for a good home. If you would like to adopt Madam, ask for ID No. A663474 at the Ventura County Animal Services in Camarillo, 600 Aviation Drive. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so check www.vcas.us before visiting the […]
Auto tech class
Nanor Deirboghossian, the sole girl in Simi Valley Unified School District’s new automotive repair program, knows more about fixing cars than many twice her age. “I’ve learned how to do oil changes, how to change tires,” said Nanor, 16, “definitely more than your average (teen).” Offered for the first time this semester for students in the district’s three high schools, […]
Part B standard premium to stay the same in 2018
COMMENTARY /// Medical feesHow much will your Medicare cost in the coming year? The numbers just came out, so let’s go over them. We’ll start with the Medicare Part B premium. Part B covers doctor services, outpatient hospital services, certain home health services, durable medical equipment and other items. The standard monthly premium for people with Part B will be $134 for 2018, […]
Program offers info on Alzheimer’s
Help and Hope will be presented in MarchHelp and Hope, a program for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and their partners, provides information to promote quality of life and family health. A program of the Alzheimer’s Association California Central chapter and co-sponsored by the Camarillo Library, Help and Hope will offer four modules over two days from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
Unusual lives inspire creative hymns
Roots of FaithTwo great hymn writers illustrate how God can use the most unlikely people in his service. John Newton (1725-1807) was speaking of himself when he wrote, “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.” Newton worked at sea on British merchant ships. […]
Christmas trees can be recycled at the curb
Free Christmas tree recycling pickup service is available to Simi Valley residents with curbside trash service through Sat., Jan. 6. Christmas trees placed in the green yard waste container or at the curb on the designated collection day will be picked up and recycled at no additional charge. Trees must be placed at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the […]
Experienced agent joins team of Lydia Gable Realty Group
Lydia Gable Realty Group with Compass has announced that agent Lynn Yang has joined the team. A Los Angeles native who now lives in the mountains of Malibu, Yang has been in real estate for 14 years. She has detailed knowledge of properties throughout the Westside and the San Fernando and Conejo valleys. Her vast experience and transaction volume make […]
Photo exhibit supports fire victims
“Let’s come together, our doors are open” is the theme of the opening reception for the exhibition “In High Style: The Photography of Neal Barr,” from 5 to 7 p.m., Sat., Jan. 13 at the Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. Admission is free for the reception. Refreshments from downtown businesses will be served. A no-host bar […]
It just keeps going around and around
The Movie NutDo we have to lie to ourselves in order to live? Do we have to pretend we control the choices we make? We do—according to Woody Allen. He believes each of us has character flaws that make us tragic and cause us to make the same poor choices over and over again. That belief forms the plot of “Wonder Wheel” […]