News in Old Agoura

Happy Fourth of July!

A reminder that the City of Agoura Hills will be having their annual fireworks show this Sunday, July 5 beginning at about 9pm. The fireworks will be shot off from the lower practice field of Agoura High School and should last for about ten minutes.

Please take any precautions that you feel necessary to ensure the safety of your animals. If you could also please spread the word to let as many people know as possible.

We wish all of you a very happy and safe 4th of July!!_____________________________

A Success: OAHA Benefit Horsemanship Clinic and Neighborhood Social on Saturday, March 14!

Thank you to the riders who participated in the Chip Mandeville Horsemanship Clinic:
Jenilee Harrison, Barbara Wampler, Shirley Stratton, Patrick Kolve, Susan Thomas Emily Ellingwood, Tamara Friend, Alan Peterson, Victoria Payne, Justine Bruner, and Chris Weber (Sponsored by Nona Green).

Chip Mandeville worked with a diverse group of riders and horses. Chip is a gifted horseman with the ability to understand horses and communicate to people how to have a better relationship with their horse through—feel, timing, and balance. His demonstration—riding a horse without a bridle—showed what can be achieved when riding with feel, timing, and balance.

Chip dedicated the day to renowned horseman, Ray Hunt, who passed away March 12. Chip paid tribute to Ray by reciting a poem, “Harmony” which Chip wrote in 1987 and had recited to Ray at a horsemanship clinic in Hidden Valley.

I’m grateful to all the volunteers who helped make this day a major success--- Many thanks to: Jim Thomas, Jason Raphalian, Jan & Kevin Austin, Robyn Britton, Cyrena Nouzille, Joan Freeman.

Thank you Jess Thomas and your cooking crew---Darryl Levine, Phil Ramuno, David Albaum. Great job and good food!

And please visit and support the merchants that contributed the super raffle prizes--- West Valley Horse Center, Calabasas Saddlery, Kahoots (Moorpark), Bright Star, And TIFA Chocolate & Gelato (Kanan—behind Jack-in-the-Box). Thank you Justine Bruner for donating artwork. Thank you Joan Freeman for your wonderful chocolate bars www.smilechocolatiers.com.

A special thanks to Bill and Terri Hickey, friends who stopped by after the clinic to made a donation to the OAHA.

Thanks to all who attended, bought raffle tickets, hotdogs and just came to be sociable---and to be a part of what makes Old Agoura such a special and wonderful community.

Thank you Mary for organizing this event!_____________________________

2009 BBQ being planned! If you want to get involved, help out, have questions or ideas, please email directors@oldagoura.org.

February 2009 Gazette is now available:

Click here to download pdf file (432 KB).

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Wildlife News Flash: White-Tailed Kites observed on Heschel School Site. Film footage can be seen at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1LuNoTNM8&feature=channel_page

white-tailed kite What could be a nesting/breeding pair of White-Tailed Kites (Elanus leucurus) have taken up residence at the school site. Kites are a members of a family of raptors (birds of prey) and hunt in open grassland areas for small rodents. This species of raptor with white and gray coloration is sometimes mistaken for gulls from a distance; but similar to other kites, it has an identifyable hovering behavior before diving down to snatch its prey. The White-tailed Kite was rendered almost extinct in California in the 1930s and 1940s.

Heschel West Day School UPDATE:

If you missed your friends make a final public stand for Old Agoura at the City Council Meeting on Weds. Nov. 12 at 7 PM - you can watch from the comfort of your own computer:

http://agourahills.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2

and click on the video link City Council Meeting, November 12.

The terms of the agreement between Heschel West and the City of Agoura Hills can be viewed by going to the Agenda for Council’s November 12, 2008 meeting - and clicking on Item 8's Heschel – Part I.pdf.

For further info, send an email to: information@oldagoura.org

Read the article in the Ventura County Star...

City OKs day school's agreement to reduce impact of development - Agoura Hills opposes actual plan approved by L.A. County

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/oct/05/teens-ride-float-in-reyes-adobe-days-parade/

(Pardon Our Dust: This website is still under construction and some links may not be active.)

...A message from the City Parks and Recreation Dept...

A Success: OAHA Benefit Horsemanship Clinic and Neighborhood Social on Saturday, March 14!