Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Several months after the restaurant opened to the public, Hugo's Restaurant finally had its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday.
Though open since last winter, Hugo's Restaurant held its official ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday evening. Co-owners Tom and Emily Kaplan; Richard and Leslie Brenner welcomed City Councilmembers Illece Buckley Weber and William D. Koehler, Jill Lederer, CEO of the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce and the community to the festivities. When asked why the business waited so long to hold the ceremony, spokesman Rich Leivenberg told Patch, "It was planned for an earlier date, but due to scheduling difficulties we were unable to get it done." After the ceremony, champaigne and appetizers were served.
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Volunteers are being asked to help look for the missing Fox studio executive on May 19-20.
The family of missing Gavin Smith is asking the public to help look for him during a search this weekend, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The 57-year-old Fox distribution executive was last seen leaving a family friend's home in Oak Park between 9-10 p.m. on May 1. Smith drove away in a black Mercedes-Benz E420 sedan with license number 6EKT044. The search, coordinated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, will take place on May 19-20 in undisclosed "remote areas," according to the Hollywood Reporter. More details are to be released soon on a website launched by Smith's family, the reports the website. Smith had just returned from a motion picture industry trade show in Las Vegas before he went missing. He lives in West …
The Agoura Hills-based game publisher reports fourth quarter and fiscal year losses, according to the Ventura County Star.
Fourth-quarter and fiscal year losses widened THQ Inc., the Agoura Hills publisher, reports the Ventura County Star. The company reported quarterly earnings with a net loss of $53.2 million, or 78 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $44 million, or 65 cents per share, a year ago, the report said. For fiscal year 2012, THQ reported a net loss of $240 million, or $3.51 per share, compared with a net loss of $136 million, or $2 per share, for 2011, said the VC Star. "With its focused product plan, leaner cost structure, cash balance and existing credit facility, THQ believes it has adequate resources to execute on its plan and deliver its strong multiyear pipeline of games," the company said in a news release with the earnings …
Send us your favorite prom photos and memories!
Ah, the prom, that unforgettable night rife with wonder and excitement; high school seniors on the precipice of adulthood bursting with teenage angst and hormones, praying that damn pimple goes away before the big night, the excruciating pressure of asking that special boy or girl, the last-minute rush to the tuxedo store, the elaborate hair and make-up sessions. And, of course, your mother...and her dreaded camera! It really is a special time in a young person's life, and for Agoura High students, that night is May 26. But for those of us who've been there, we've got great (and not so great) memories of that night. If you have a great prom photo (or if you’re able to sneak us your spouses) please post them here! Have a great, or not-so-…
Sumac's Cindy Simmons and Mariposa's Nanci Powers write and illustrate 'Bad Bill and the Marshmallows,' a true childhood tale about a boy who can't make the right choices.
Nine years ago, former Sumac Elementary School principal Karen Hansen asked kindergarten teacher Cindy Simmons if she would take a student teacher. Simmons said no. A few weeks later Hansen asked again. This time, Simmons agreed under the condition that the student teacher was a “grown-up” and Simmons was able to interview her first. They clicked. The student teacher she agreed to bring onboard was Nanci Powers. At the time, Simmons had become somewhat famous at the school for telling her 'Bad Bill' stories–childhood tales about her younger brother, Bill, who just couldn’t seem to make the right choices and would have suffer the consequences of his actions. Powers said she was enchanted by Simmons’ homegrown stories about her seven-year-…
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Take the little ones to story time at the library, join a networking group and attend a 'Parent's Guide to College Admissions' book event.
1. The Forecast: Sunny, 83 It will be sunny with a high near 83, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be clear with a low around 57. 2. Spring Storytime at the Library Take your little one to this class at 11 a.m. for stories, music, finger plays and art activities to promote early learning. 3. Kids Club at the Lakes in Thousand Oaks The Kids Club at The Lakes meets every Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. Events are outdoors; rain generally cancels events but call first. This week, the attraction is Leaping Lizards. Contact The Lakes for more information at 805.497.9861 or www.shoplakes.com. 4. JNET–Business Networking Nosh, Schmooze and make business connections within the ever-growing 8-chapter community of Jewish …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
With exceptions, here are my observations.
For this post I easily could have listed 500 or more, as the number of differences between the sexes is vast. Note that I used the word, “sexes,” rather than gender. I hate the word “gender” almost as much as I hate being politically correct! So, a disclaimer: If you are a professor of women’s studies, you might want to go visit Gloria Steinem’s web site. A second disclaimer: This man loves and respects women, so this column is not anti-woman at all! What it is, from this one father and husband, is my honest look at our differences with the only guiding principle being the truth, plus a touch of humor. I am going to alternate men and women, so there will be equality with five differences each. Men go first, of course, because we’re more …
Agoura High's boys have found creative ways to ask their dates to the prom.
The Agoura High School prom is right around the corner, and this year, some of the boys have found creative ways of asking the girls to the big event. "It's now become an expectation that the 'asking' is almost as grand as the event itself," said Caroline Abdulhamid, mother of a senior. "Unfortunately, this sometimes lends to public displays of 'Yes, I would love to go!', and then later retractions in the privacy of a one on one conversation." Abdulhamid is not sure how this new method got started, but offered a few scenarios. "For example, one student asked his date at our Agoura Water Polo Casino Night Fundraiser recently. He arranged with the dealer to have a staged deck, perched her on her black jack stool and then the cards were …
Dogs receive training on how to avoid rattlesnakes.
More than 150 dog owners attended Mountains Restoration Trust’s Rattlesnake Avoidance Clinic for Canines on Saturday and Sunday. Masters came as far as Claremont at the other end of Los Angeles County to have their pets trained in how to identify and avoid poisonous rattlesnakes. Avoidance trainers Tracy and Fred Presson have gained a reputation for their experience with training dogs. “Any breed can be trained to identify snakes from their smell, sound and look,” said Fred Presson, a San Diego County based trainer who conducts one-on-one sessions in Calabasas through Mountains Restoration Trust. “We work with them until we are confident they can recognize one.” With a backyard adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains, Oak Park resident …
Know how to identify rattlesnakes, how to stay safe outdoors and what to do if you get a rattlesnake bite.
As temperatures soar and people head outside to hike and engage in other outdoor activities, encounters with snakes are almost expected. According to the Department of Fish and Game, California has a variety of snakes, most of which are benign. The exception is California’s only native venomous snake - the rattlesnake. California rattlesnake species include the northern Pacific rattlesnake (in northern California), and the Western Diamondback, Sidewinder, Speckled rattlesnake, Red Diamond rattlesnake, Southern Pacific, Great Basin rattlesnake and the Mojave rattlesnake (all found in Southern California). Though rattlesnakes are dangerous if provoked, they also provide humans with a tremendous service because they eat rodents, other …
Lori Hultin
11:18 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Agree totally with contrejour. If you're going to talk about actual differences (of which there are many), that's one thing and kudos to you if you actually did that, but this is just a propagation of gender stereotypes. I personally hate sweet drinks, like red wine as much as white, don't watch Lifetime or Nancy Myers movies (don't even know what the latter is), love sports and action movies and… more ›