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RELAY FOR
LIFE CANCER WALK |
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 The
Calabasas Relay for Life is a 24 hour team event that raises funds
for the American
Cancer Society beginning on June 24, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. and ending
on June 25, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. The event will again take place at the
Calabasas High School Stadium. The Relay is a chance for the
community to come together to raise awareness of cancer, celebrate
survivors, remember those lost to
the disease, and raise funds to fight cancer through research,
education, advocacy and patient services.
 Anyone is welcome to participate by starting a team, joining an
existing team or simply
donating to a team that is already set-up. Teams are currently
forming from local businesses, student groups and residents and
members are raising funds which can be
donated securely online or by check. For more information about
Calabasas Relay for Life, to create or join a team or to
donate, please visit the
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4TH OF
JULY SPECTACULAR |
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 The
annual
Calabasas July 4th Spectacular promises to be the best yet as
the inaugural July 4th Spirit Parade joins a host of fun-filled
independence day activities in Calabasas. The day starts with
the 29th annual Lakeside Fun
Run, sponsored in part by the Calabasas Park Homeowners Association,
which will take place along Calabasas Lake behind the Calabasas
Tennis & Swim Center beginning at 8:00a.m. After the Fun Run, a pet
show will be held at 11:00a.m. at the greenbelt adjacent to the
Tennis & Swim Center featuring pet adoptions and pet contests in
several categories. A Summer Splash Party, featuring games,
swimming, free use of tennis courts, a barbeque, music and dancing
will take place at the Tennis & Swim Center from 11:00 a.m. until
5:30 p.m.
The July 4th Spirit Parade, sponsored by the Spirit of Calabasas
Foundation, will begin at 1:00p.m. sharp at Park Granada and Parkway
Calabasas. The parade will feature classic cars, floats, a
parade of pets and much more. Please visit
www.spiritofcalabasas.org for more parade information.
 Finally,
there will be the fireworks.
Tickets for the Fireworks Spectacular officially go on sale on
Thursday, June 1, 2006. Gates will open at Calabasas High
School at 5:00p.m. and the fireworks will begin at 9:00p.m.
The event sells out each year so get your tickets early and come to
Calabasas High school for a magical evening to celebrate the 4th of
July. Beginning June 1, tickets can be purchased at the Tennis
& Swim Center and de Anza Park. Tickets are $10 per person and
children under 2 years of age are admitted free!
Please
remember that the private use, discharge or sale of fireworks in
Calabasas is illegal under Calabasas Municipal Code chapter 8.04.
Please take responsibility and enjoy the Calabasas Fireworks
Spectacular or another public July 4th fireworks display . |
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CALABASAS
WINE TASTING EVENT |
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 The 11th annual
Calabasas Wine Tasting and Silent Auction will be held on Tuesday,
June 6, 2006 from 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. at Fins Creekside Restaurant.
The event, sponsored by the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce, will
feature vintage wines, fabulous gifts, treasure chests and gourmet
hors d'oeuvres from Fins. Fins Creekside is located at 23504
Calabasas Road in Calabasas.
Tickets are only $40 and must be purchased in advance at the Calabasas
Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call (818) 222-5680. |
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CALABASAS
HISTORICAL SOCIETY BBQ |
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 The
Calabasas
Historical Society will be hosting a "Wild Wild Western" BBQ on June 11, 2006
from 3:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.
at the Leonis Adobe Museum. The fun-filled, family friendly
event will be catered by Chef Joey of the Sagebrush Cantina and will
feature musical entertainment by Michael Sullivan, a raffle, a best
western costume contest, door
prizes, visits with the animals who live on the grounds of the
museum and tours of the Leonis Adobe. There will also be the
presentation of the Living History Award and scholarship awards for
two Pierce College Students. Admission price is $30
for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 years and children under 5 years of age will be admitted for free.
Proceeds from the BBQ will support scholarships in the history and
agricultural departments at Pierce College.
For ticket
information, please call (818) 878-3705. |
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BOOK
SALE TO BENEFIT LIBRARY |
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 The
Friends of the
Calabasas Library have announced that they will be holding a book
sale at the Library on Saturday, June 10, 2006 from 10:00a.m. -
2:00p.m. There will be plentiful books for children of all ages as well
as popular best sellers and classics for adults. The sale will
take place at the Library, 23975 Park Sorrento just behind the Commons.
There is plenty of free parking. Proceeds from the sale will
benefit the Library's children's programs and the "best sellers" rental
collection. To donate books to the sale, please call (818)
225-7616. Please come to the book sale, browse and buy a few books
to support the Calabasas Library! |
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BEACH
BUS SERVICE RETURNS IN JUNE |
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 The
annual Calabasas Beach Bus begins service on June 19, 2006 and will run
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until August 26, 2006.
The bus drops off and picks up passengers at five convenient locations
in Calabasas and Zuma Beach in Malibu for only $1 each way. A full
schedule and list of locations is
available online.
Please note that exact change and a valid photo ID are required to ride
the Beach Bus! |
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BRANDON'S VILLAGE GROUNDBREAKING |
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 On Monday, May
15, 2006, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at Gates Canyon Park to
celebrate the construction of Brandon's Village, a universally
accessible playground. Brandon’s Village will be the only
universally accessible playground in the area and will serve over
5,000 special needs children from Calabasas and the surrounding
communities. Designed by
Shane’s
Inspiration, a non-profit organization that designs and builds
universally accessible playgrounds, and funded by a $1,000,000
donation from the Friedman Charitable Trust, Brandon’s Village will be
about one acre in size and all playground equipment will be over 70%
independently playable for children with disabilities and will also
provide meaningful and stimulating play opportunities for able-bodied
children.
Photographs of the groundbreaking and ongoing construction can be
viewed online. Brandon's Village is scheduled to open this
fall. |
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SUMMER RECREATION BROCHURE |
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 The 2006 Summer
Recreation Brochure is now
available online. The brochure features detailed information about
adult and youth classes, senior citizen programs, community news and
information, sports activities and much more. Remember, you can also
register for classes online!
The Recreation
Department offers number of quality and diverse
Summer Camp options so sign your child up now for a camp that will
both excite and keep them active this summer. Details about all
the summer classes are posted
online and in paper brochures that can be found at numerous sites
throughout the City. Summer is a great time to see what recreation
opportunities the City of Calabasas has to offer! |
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HAZARDOUS AND
E-WASTE
COLLECTION EVENTS |
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 The
city is holding a free electronic waste collection on Saturday, June
3, 2006 at the future Calabasas Civic Center site located at Park
Sorrento behind the Commons shopping center from 10:00a.m - 3:00p.m.
Acceptable items include but are not limited to CD players, laptops
and personal computers, microwave ovens, printers, radios, stereos,
telephones, and VCR’s.
Also on Saturday, June 10, 2006 there will be a free water based paint
and used oil collection event at the
Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center
located at 23400 Park Sorrento from 10:00a.m - 2:00p.m. For more
information, please contact the City of Calabasas Recycling and Solid
Waste Coordinator at (818) 878-4225.
Los
Angeles County will be hosting a
one day hazardous and e-waste collection on Sunday, June 4, 2006
from 9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. at the Calabasas Landfill (map).
Electronic waste is defined as consumer electronic equipment at or
near the end of its useful life. Computer monitors, CPUs,
televisions, VCR's, stereos, fax machines, copiers, keyboards and cell
phones are all acceptable items for the collection. Household
hazardous waste items, such as lighter fluid, antifreeze, motor oil,
transmission fluid, latex & oil based paint, paint thinner, pool
chemicals, herbicide, pesticides, aerosol products, expired
medications and household batteries will also be accepted. For more
information, including a list of "Do's & Don'ts," please call the
Calabasas Solid Waste Coordinator toll-free at (877) 797-4744. |
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NEW
ZEALAND MUD SNAILS FOUND IN WATERSHED |
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 The New Zealand Mud Snail was positively identified this month in the
Malibu Creek Watershed by Kim Kratz of Aquatic Bioassay and Consulting
Laboratories in Ventura. The
California Department of Fish and Game
verified the finding on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. The snails are an
extremely harmful and invasive species that consume algae resulting in
population crashes of native bottom-dwelling invertebrates like
dragonfly larva. The destruction caused by the snails cause a reduction in forage and thus a reduction in fish and
amphibian populations. This is especially troublesome for the Malibu
Creek Watershed because it is home to two already endangered fish
species: the
Steelhead Trout and the
Tidewater Goby.
The New Zealand Mud Snails were
introduced to North America’s Snake and Madison Rivers in the 1980’s,
and very quickly colonized Yellowstone National Park. Since then
populations have spread to California, probably by attaching to
waders, fishing gear and boats. Averaging a 1/8 inch in length, the
snail appears as a grain of sand during development. Ranging in color
from gray to brown to black, the snails can survive in most types of
water and can live for days attached to moist gear. Densities of over
750,000 per square meter have been found in Yellowstone National Park
waters.
Aquatic Bioassay and Consulting
Laboratories discovered the snails in samples for the Malibu Creek
Watershed Monitoring Program. The snails are already out-competing
native invertebrates at Medea Creek in Agoura Hills. Individuals have
also been identified in samples from Lower Malibu Creek, just north of
the Lagoon. The recommended procedure for preventing the spread of
New Zealand Mud Snails is to freeze equipment exposed to infected
waters for six to eight hours. Mark Abramson of Heal the Bay
referred to the finding as “an ecological disaster in the making.” An emergency summit is being proposed
to address the situation, although fisheries biologist Camm
Swift warns that, “[from] the way it’s been moving around the country you
need to have a strong expectation that you are going to have to live
with it.”
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THE
IMPORTANCE OF POOL AND FOUNTAIN MAINTENANCE |
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 Chlorine
from swimming pool water, when discharged into the storm drain system,
can be extremely toxic to aquatic life.
In lakes, lagoons,
and fountains, the main pollutants of concern are chemical algaecides
that are added to control the development of algae. There are
ways to reduce the risk of contamination from pool and fountain water.
The City's
Environmental/IGR Division has issued a helpful fact sheet on
Pool and Fountain Maintenance to help reduce
this risk of contamination. |
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RECYCLE
OLD CELL PHONES |
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 Because all
cell phones and their batteries contain toxic materials, they should
not be thrown away. Charitable recycling groups make a donation
payment for each cell phone collected, regardless of the age or
working condition of the phone. So, what happens to used cell phones?
Many are refurbished and provided to shelters for cost-free 911
(emergency only) services. Obsolete phones are destroyed in an
environmentally-responsible manner.
Don’t put yesterday’s phones into tomorrow’s landfills. Recycle them
at Calabasas designated collection sites:
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A.C. Stelle Middle
School (22450 Mulholland Highway)
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Agoura Hills /
Calabasas Community Center (27040 Malibu Hills Rd)
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Albertson's (26521
Agoura Road)
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Bay Laurel Elementary School
(24740 Paseo Primario)
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Calabasas High
School (22855 West Mulholland Hwy)
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Calabasas Library (23975 Park Sorrento)
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Calabasas City Hall (26135
Mureau Road)
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Creekside
Preschool (3655 Old Topanga Canyon Road)
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De Anza Park (3701
Lost Hills Road)
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Gelson's Shopping
Center (22277 Mulholland Highway)
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Los Angeles County
One Stop Center (26600 Agoura Road)
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Ralph's (4754
Commons Way)
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Rite Aid (4710 Commons Way)
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Round Meadow Elementary (5151
Round Meadow Road)
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Starbucks (26521 Agoura Road)
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Tennis & Swim
Center (23400 Park Sorrento)
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Viewpoint School (23620
Mulholland Hwy)
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Vons (23381 Mulholland Hwy)
Please note that used household batteries and inkjet cartridges can
also be dropped off at the above locations. |
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HAPPY GRADUATION AND SUMMER SAFETY TIPS |
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 Congratulations
to the Calabasas High
School Class of 2006! Calabasas High School will conduct its annual
Graduation Ceremony on Friday, June 16, 2006. Residents who live near the
high school should be aware of the resulting traffic and parking
congestion on this celebratory day.
With school coming to a
close and summer about to begin, residents are asked to please take extra
note while driving of children playing. The American Red Cross has
made a
webpage of summer safety tips that includes information about water
safety, boating safety and advice about limiting sun exposure. The
Humane Society also has
a helpful page with tips for pet owners. |
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WHAT'S ON CTV? |
Be sure to tune in to CTV
on cable channel 3 in Calabasas, through live
online web-streaming,
or watch any meeting or CTV program at ANYTIME through the new
CTV archive.
Programs this month
include:
Your City, Your Issues
(View
this show anytime with CTV Archiving)
 Host
John Loesing interviews Jeff Rubin, City of Calabasas
Community Services Director. Rubin reviews the many
recreations events scheduled for the upcoming Summer
session, including Summer camps, dance classes, sports
program and more. The highlight will be the Calabasas
4th of July day and night events.
Tune in to find out more.
You may register for classes on-line on the City's
Recreation webpage or by
calling (818) 880-6461
about the organization of the Spirit of Calabasas
Foundation and the relief efforts that they have
provided.
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Host John Loesing
on set with Spirit of Calabasas Foundation
President Red Godfrey |
Also on this episode, Loesing interviews Red Godfrey, a
Calabasas resident, volunteer with the Red Cross
Organization and President of The Spirit of
Calabasas Foundation. Godfrey discusses the recent
contributions that The Spirit of Calabasas Foundation
has provided to the victims of the Katrina
hurricane. Also, new this year, a fund raiser at the
City of Calabasas 4th of July Parade. Tune in to find
out more. |
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contact or more info,
The Spirit of Calabasas Foundation.
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Calabasas
Teen Forum
(View
this show anytime with CTV Archiving)
The
panel of teens discuss future plans for college and
the admissions process.
(left to
right): Host, Jason Peirce and Teen Forum panelists:
Alice Goldsmith, Brian Wade, Julia Tsyurin, Robby Kent,
Nadia Ahmadi and Matt Margolis.
Preview, An Eye on The Arts
(View
this show anytime with CTV Archiving)
This episode host Laureen
Morick, chair of the Calabasas Arts Council, tours the 9th
Calabasas Annual Fine Arts Festival. The Festival was
held on May 6 & 7, 2006.
The annual event took place on Park Sorrento adjacent to the
Calabasas Commons.
Tune in to see Laureen interview a variety of the
distinguished artists, designers and crafts people.
See
the unique art pieces, tune in to watch and listen to the
various entertainment that was provided. If you missed the
wonderful annual event, then this is a must see show.
WATCH PREVIEW, AN EYE ON THE ARTS
only on CTV3:
Saturday & Sunday 9:30a.m. & 5:30p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday 8:30a.m. & 5:00p.m.
Wednesday & Friday 7:30a.m.
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CTV Channel Guide for a complete listing of
programming.
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