Unusual for the day after Labor Day…we have a misty and gray sky, as the kids head to school on the old traditional starting day. Of course, most students now start back sooner, sometimes by weeks, but today is when my internal alarm clock tells me that it is time for the school year to begin. Above is a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Oak Park'
Back to School and Safety
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Education, Las Virgenes, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
Tags: Conejo Valley·CVUSD·Oak Park·OPUSD·Thousand Oaks·Westlake Village
Strolling with my Grandson
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Green, Oak Park, Outdoors
My 7-year-old grandson and I took an early morning walk along a stretch of Medea Creek in Oak Park. The creek is not channelized in concrete, but instead, meanders through the open space area similar to a natural stream, but with a little help from large rocks and concrete place here and there. We saw two large “conejos’ hopping along, [...]
Tags: Medea Creek·Oak Park
Such Fun at the Local Easter Egg Grab this Morning!
April 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Oak Park, Outdoors
I know, the event was billed as an Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Rancho Simi Rec and Park District at Mae Boyar Park in Oak Park this morning (3-3), but I am going to have to challenge the title. A fun time was had by all the kids, but there was no hunting [...]
Tags: Easter Egg Hunt·Oak Park·RSRPD
Thousand Oaksians?
February 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Lake Sherwood, Las Virgenes, Meditations, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
Have you ever wondered what to call yourself as a resident of your Conejo Valley city or community? Well, I got to wondering that, as I sent out an email to folks who live in my community of Oak Park. I came up with Oak Parkians, Oak Partinos, and Oak Parkistas, all which sound pretty [...]
Tags: Agoura Hills·Calabasas·Lake Sherwood·Newbury Park·Oak Park·Thousand Oaks·Westlake Village
Great Board of Supervisors Meeting in the Conejo Tonight!
October 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Oak Park, Ventura County
I would describe the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting in Oak Park this evening,  as very special, even sweet. It felt like a small town, friendly gathering, even if the Supervisors (all of whom attended) were seated at a long table on risers. A lot of county staff was present in the audience, but I would [...]
Tags: Oak Park·Pfc Brian Wolverton·Ventura County Board of Supervisors
The Supes are Coming to the Conejo!
October 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Oak Park, Ventura County
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors will hold their Tuesday, October 13 board meeting in the Conejo Valley! Supervisor Linda Parks announced in a press release that the meeting will be held in Oak Park at 6 PM, at the Pavilion of Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road. This is a first time [...]
Back to the Books, free in Thousand Oaks
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
On Tuesday night, the Thousand Oaks City Council repealed the library fee of $70/year for library users living outside the city, and that was effective Wednesday.  I am very pleased. I was willing to pay the fee as a nonresident, but have always looked at the large T.O. Library on Janss Rd. as the [...]
Tags: Agoura Hills·Newbury Park·Oak Park·Thousand Oaks·Westlake Village
Who is going to Pay for Thousand Oaks Library Services?
June 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Agoura Hills, Lake Sherwood, Newbury Park, Oak Park
I dropped by the main Thousand Oaks Library last weekend to stock up on some new mysteries. I got the books, but  I also picked up at the checkout, a 1/4″ thick packet of letters about funding for the T.O. Library system. I have since plowed through the packet.  From a letter from Library Director, Stephen Brogden, I [...]
Tags: Newbury Park·Oak Park·Thousand Oaks·Ventura County·Westlake Village
Public Space in the Conejo Valley
June 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Meditations, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
When I first moved to the Conejo Valley, into a condo in Westlake Village, I asked people I met, where the downtown was. It slowly dawned on me that there was no downtown in the Conejo! To me, that is the challenge of newer communities, to provide public gathering places, that spark interaction and community [...]