Patch.com recently asked Agoura residents these 3 questions:
By: Sheri Karp
Right by Urbane Cafe on Kanan and Canwood
By: Sheri Karp
Although the Agoura Hills Trader Joes was scheduled to open in March 2010, it looks like this time it’s really happening. Manager Heather O’Toole explained that they will be opening August 27th if all goes to plan. So far, they have about 25% more construction to complete. The new Trader Joes is located at 28941 Canwood St. Agoura Hills, Ca.
Sumac Elementary School…
By: Sheri Karp
…is offering a new program for the PRE-kindergartners. This is for our pre Willow and Yerba Buena children. It is for the children that are on the age cusp for kindergarten, a bit too young for kindergarten and a bit too old for pre-school, they turn 5 between July 1-Dec.1st. Sumac and Lupin Hill had the program last year and it has now been added to White Oak Elementary in Westlake.
It is scheduled from 8:00-1:00 M-F and they are preparing them for kindergarten rather than another year of pre-school. Last year was the first year and the parents are raving about the program. After a year in the Journey’s program, most students will enter traditional Kindergarten although some may be eligible for 1st grade. It is open to all Las Virgenes families. It is just another way our schools are working to better the education program. Hats off to
Las Virgenes Schools.
Utilizing Your Living Room
By: Sheri Karp
The Living Room is not obsolete; it has just changed into a more relaxed
atmosphere. No longer is it the roped off area, soley designated for company.
No longer is it looked at but not touched. Bring it into 2010
and unwrap the furniture. The new way to enjoy your living room is to add a
T.V. to the room and the room will finally be used. No longer do we have a
big, awkward T.V but a slim flat screen, barely noticeable to be enjoyed
in your new room. Some flat screens double as mirrors or art when not in
use.
The family room is where the toys, kids, the Wii and games remain but the
living room is where the adults can quietly watch their programs….finally!
If you are considering redecorating, try something more casual.
You may even want to put a small desk in there to put your laptop on as well….
come on, be daring, enjoy the room.
By: Sheri Karp
This is story that’s been floating around and it’s so important, it just may save someones life.
During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall – she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening
Jane’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital -
(at 6:00 pm Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don’t die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this…
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke…totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough…
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the ’3′ steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke ——– Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ‘stick’ out his tongue.. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
I have done my part. Will you?
Phase I Completed
By: Sheri Karp
Lindero Canyon Middle School
Lindero Canyon Middle School is completing phase I of a $30million capital construction project. Phase I is schedule to be completed by June 2010. The New Media Center and Science Building is underway as well as a new administration building. There’s a disproportionate investment into the science classrooms and the media centers, intentionally. The classrooms are a bit bigger than before but they are fairly vanilla. The 2 story building housing the state of the art science classrooms along with dozens of new classrooms and an exceptional library media center.
The construction project is scheduled to be completed in 2011. The Lindero Canyon Middle School campus was the last school in Las Virgenes that hasn’t been renovated. It is a 40 year old campus and was in dire need of expansions and renovation. They have been an award winning school before these renovations now there will be a new sense of pride from parents, teachers and students.
Who are “they” you ask? They are the buyers. The #1 upgrades that “they”
want.
By: Sheri Karp
If you are living in a home that still has cottage cheese ceilings then get
rid of it! Yes, it is messy. Yes, you might have to leave the house for
a few days. Yes, I know that you have lived with it for all these years and
you are okay with it. And Yes, the buyer could do it when you move out.
BUT they won’t buy your home….not unless the price reflects it 10 times
over! The cottage cheese ceilings age your home. Buyer’s don’t comment
when you don’t have it but when you do, they have a lot to say.
And PINK. I hear buyer’s saying, “all these Morrison Ranch homes are pink,
what’s that about?” So if you have an opportunity to take your home out of
the 80′s then that’s the next step. What are the “newest” neutrals, you
ask. The experts are saying, taupe’s and grays and golds.
And gold. The buyer’s do not like gold (yes, they liked it in paint but not
on the metals). They want all the fixtures and fittings in our homes to be
silver or black or nickel. You can have all the gold dipped, I hear.
Now saying all this, I worry that next year I will be putting out a
newsletter saying that PINK is the new neutral and gold fixtures are
back! I can bet on it though that cottage cheese ceilings are not coming
back!
Local Agoura Hills plant business booming
By: Sheri Karp
This Agoura Hills company specializes in manufacturing custom artificial trees. Although it may sound strange, Make Be-Leaves is a strong business that sells artificial trees, palm trees, silk plants, silk floral arrangements and plantscapes for commercial interior use. This national preferred supplier for hotels and restaurants is headed by founder, Susie Ameche. Ameche started her business from her own home and slowly expanded into an Agoura Hills office. The small business is increasingly popular as commercial interior designers opt for low maintenance, green options.
By: Sheri Karp
Since it’s genesis in August, 2009, the Agoura Hills farmers market in the Agoura Hills City Mall has been a hit. Every Sunday from 9am to 2pm, the market pulls in the community to help support local farmers. The idea is fabulous and the community has thoroughly embraced it.
Recently, however, musicians with amplifies will be allowed to perform at the weekly farmers market. Although no stage is permitted, they are allowing a signer and 2 other musicians to accompany. Given the music is not disruptive, this idea could add a complimentary element to the community farmers market. Look for a change next week when you head over to grab your fresh vegetables.
Jonathan Cabral goes after his goals
Jonathan Cabral (Courtesy of the Acorn)
By: Sheri Karp
The Agoura Hills track and field hurdler recently ran the 3rd fastest time in the nation for the 300 hurdles with a time of 36.83 seconds. On March 4th, Jonathan Cabral also set his personal best in 110 hurdles in 13.81 seconds, which is also a top 10 national mark.
The 6-3, 180 pound hurdler is built perfectly for the sport, but his technique is superb. “Every day I get my technique better, slowly by slowly,” says Cabral. “It’s kind of cool but I don’t let it get to me.”
Despite his lax attitude, Cabral aims to obtain a world record the end of his senior year. He then plans to attend the London Olympics in 2012. Keep your eye on this star, he is doing big things.