Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Thousand Oaks Tropical Daze event at Thousand Oaks High School. Despite the oppressive heat, this was a top-notch event that had very few casualties (nothing major), great music, and a lot of families with smiles on their faces. Check out the website for our next event, …
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with FOOD Share Ventura County and ABC7, are participating in a very worthwhile food drive campaign to benefit the food insecurity in our local communities. The campaign, launched as the Feed SoCal hunger initiative, runs from July 9 through July 29. FOOD Share barrels will be available at …
With a heat wave upon us and predictions of an even hotter summer, please take extra precautions. Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. In fact, on average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined. In the …
On Thurs., June 7, the dedicated volunteer received a standing ovation as he was named Senior of the Year at the Thousand Oaks Council on Aging’s 16th annual awards ceremony at the Goebel Senior Adult Center. Read all about it at the Thousand Oaks Acorn – HERE
Please enjoy the latest edition of The DART Board, our teams community newsletter. Topics include: Thousand Oaks Chili Cook-Off, by Eric Bosworth Relay for Life, by Helen Tallen Volunteerism, by Dave Coe Arbor Day, by Karen Shane Persian New Year, by Karen Shane DART Activity Summary, by Fiona Kilner Earthquake Preparedness, by Lisa Morrissette Which …
Some disasters are unavoidable, but being unprepared IS. We learned a lot from the Eagle Rock Blackout that lasted for almost a week. Imagine what not having power for 4 days means, or worse. Learn more at the ReadyVenturaCounty.org preparedness site for in depth understanding of what to prepare for. D.A.R.T. is ready.. Are you? …
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Heat Stroke by Scott Legal formally published at: http://www.denniscoins.com/geocaching/geoarticle.asp?m=15 By now most of you have heard of John Andrew Doyle. In case you haven’t heard of him, he was a 22 year old hiker who tragically died of heat stroke while hiking in the Boney Mountain area. This tragedy repeats itself far too often. Each …
