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HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE
CITY OF CALABASAS!
William
Faulkner: "Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be
produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all."
Erma
Bombeck: "What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside
on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else
would they call it Thanksgiving?"
Estonian Proverb: "Who does not thank for little will not thank for
much."
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SNOW IN THE CALABASAS FORECAST FOR
DECEMBER 7TH! |
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 SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
The
City of Calabasas Community Services Department invites children
ages 2 -12 to grab a sled and romp in the snow on Sunday, December
7, 2003. Over 35 tons of the white powder will blanket the hills
of Gates Canyon Park from 11:00a.m. - 1:30p.m.
Santa and Mrs.
Claus will take a break from their busy schedule in order to make
a special appearance at 12:00 noon. Everyone is welcome to sing
along with Rattlin' Ralph Moss, listen to stories with Mr. & Mrs.
Claus, make a special craft to take home, and share a wish list
with Old St. Nick. Snow! Snow! Snow! admission is $5.00. Gates
Canyon Park is located at 25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Calabasas.
Call (818)880-6461 for more information. |
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AHMANSON
RANCH CLOSES ESCROW! |
 Over a
decade long battle by the City of Calabasas to preserve the Ahmanson
Ranch has officially come to an end! On November 7, 2003 the Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy announced the close of escrow on
the Ahmanson Ranch purchase. A simultaneous transaction with
Washington Mutual Bank and the Conservancy's joint powers partner,
the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, made the 2,983
acres of Parkland Preserve a reality.
The long-awaited
purchase of the Ahmanson Ranch, nestled in Simi Hills on the western
edge of the San Fernando Valley, finalized the largest-ever parkland
purchase (both in acreage and dollar amount) in the Los Angeles and
Ventura County region. The purchase price was $150 million.
The
huge property is part of a critical ecological linkage and wildlife
corridor between the Santa Monica Mountains and the ranges to the
north. Now the permanent protection of diverse habitats and
endangered species such as the California red-legged frog, the San
Fernando Valley spineflower, and the Southwestern willow flycatcher
is possible.
Rolling hills studded with valley oaks, sycamore-lined canyon
bottoms, miles of potential trails, and vistas of unspoiled
California landscapes are part of a parkland legacy. The ranch
encompasses headwaters of Malibu Creek which flows to Santa Monica
Bay and supports one of the few populations of Southern steelhead
trout. Historical reports indicate the fish may have traveled
unimpeded upstream to streams on the Ahmanson Ranch.
The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and Mountains
Recreation and Conservation Authority expect to open some initial
trails for hikers, equestrians, and bicyclists within weeks, as soon
as habitat protections, signage, and some visitor-serving amenities
are in place. MRCA rangers will patrol and manage the parkland,
which adjoins the 2500-acre Upper Las Virgenes
 Canyon
Open Space, and National Park Service land in Cheeseboro and Palo
Comado Canyons to the west.
The City of Calabasas held a community party to
celebrate the Ahmanson Victory on October 25, 2003. For more
information on Ahmanson, please contact the city at (818)878-4225
ext. 284.
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HAVE A VERY SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON |
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This
holiday season, don't let the spirit of giving lull you into giving
burglars, muggers, and pickpockets a better chance to do their dirty
work. Crooks love the holidays as much as everyone else, but chiefly
because it's an opportune time for crime.
Homes
jam-packed with glittering gifts. Stores, malls and downtown
streets teeming with unsuspecting shoppers. People rushing
around, stressed out and careless, looking for last-minute gifts,
trying to get everything done. It's enough to make a crook giddy
with holiday joy.
Click here
for some tips on how to celebrate safely this holiday season. |
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K-12
ART CONTEST |
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Do you
have an up-and-coming Picasso in the family? If so, get out those
paintbrushes and cameras, Graphaids, Inc., Agoura Hills (an art supply
store) is sponsoring an Art Contest for K-12 students. Great
prizes include gift certificates of $100 for first, $50 for second,
$20 third and $10 honorable mention. And a $30 gift certificate
to each first-third place winner's sponsoring teacher.
The
deadline for submissions is December 19th. Winners will be
announced on January 13, 2004.
Click here for more information on the Art Contest.
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HOLIDAY PARTY AT THE LEONIS ADOBE
DECEMBER 14TH |
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 Sunday,
December 14th from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, families are invited to the
historic Leonis Adobe for carols and refreshments
in an 1880's festive setting.
Come
home for the holidays at the Leonis Adobe and Plummer House! The
public is invited to experience the holiday season circa 1880's on
Sunday, December 14, with carols, decorations and refreshments at the Leonis Adobe Museum. Throughout the season the Leonis Adobe Museum is
displaying how early California families would have celebrated a
Victorian-era Christmas. The Plummer House, built in 1873, will be
decorated as an upper middle class family might have celebrated in
Hollywood, and the Leonis Adobe will display a rancho Christmas in
Calabasas.
Click here
for more information. |
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WINTER
RECREATION BROCHURE |
The Winter Recreation Brochure should be hitting mailboxes throughout
Calabasas next week. Remember that you can also register for classes
online! Winter classes will be posted on the website soon - so
bookmark this page and register
early for the great selection of activities that our Recreation staff
has lined up for you this winter.
Kids ages 7 - 13 wont
want to miss out on the excitement of the 2004 Winter Basketball
league! |
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CITIZEN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
TRAINING |
 The L.A. County
Fire Department will be conducting a twenty hour Citizens Emergency Response
Training program that will be held on four saturdays beginning in January.
The dates for the training will be January 10th and 24th and February 14th
and 28th at Calabasas City Hall. The classes will be held from 9:am
to 3:pm with a one hour break for lunch.
Those interested in taking the course
can call Tom Wheeler at (818)878-4225 extention 294 to register.
Class instruction includes:
1. Overview of the CERT program
2. Communications
3. Shelter Management
4. Human Services
5. Logistics and Transportation
6. Medical Team
7. Animal Rescue
8. Finance and Administration
9. Post Disaster-Spontaneous
volunteers
10. Team safety assessment
11. Public Information officer
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LIBRARY GRANT RECEIVED |
 The
New Calabasas Public Library can break ground sooner then expected at its
future home, the Calabasas Civic Center site on Park Sorrento. The City of
Calabasas received the long anticipated $8.2 million state grant from
Sacramento on October 28, 2003. Calabasas was one of sixteen recipients of
the grant. This funding covers approximately two-thirds of the estimated
library building costs. Construction of the facility is expected to begin
sometime next year.
Click here
for more information about the Library Grant. |
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MOUNTAINS RESTORATION TRUST
YOUTH PROGRAMS |
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 The
Youth Naturalist Program is the first of many planned environmental
programs at Headwaters Corner.
Each
program is $15 per child to help cover costs. Autumn's
program topics include Mammals in October, Native American Culture in
November and Astronomy in December. For more information about these
programs, call Susan Haugland at 818-591-1701, X181. Reservations are
required. Ms. Haugland would enjoy hearing your suggestion for
subjects to explore in future programs.
Click here for more information. |
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WHAT'S ON CTV? |
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Be sure to tune in to CTV on cable
channel 3 in Calabasas or
online
webstreaming to watch your
favorite CTV programs:
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 Your City, Your Issues -
This month
host John Loesing shares an overview of
the recently awarded $8.2M State Grant for the future Calabasas
Library. Tune in to watch the video submitted with the
application and highlights of the check presentation. |
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Calabasas Teen Forum - This month's topic
is nutrition and guests talk about vegetarianism, healthy diets and
more. As you head into the holiday season, join host Kate
Anders, Nutritionist Alicia Calvo and the five student panel to find
out about healthy eating habits. |
Visit the
CTV Channel Guide for a complete listing of programming. |
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That’s all for this month. If
you have any questions about e.News or City issues in general, please email
our Media Operations Director, Deborah Steller, at
dsteller@cityofcalabasas.com.
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Thanksgiving!!!
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