My son the comedian
      Some fathers teach their sons how to play baseball, with big dreams that their boys will play in the major leagues. My 4-year-old son doesn't want to play baseball. He says he wants to be funny. So last weekend, I decided I'd take him to a stand-up comedy club.
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Flory students go into the garden
Children decorate stepping stones
      Flory Academy of Sciences & Technology Booster Club treated students to Garden Day on April 10. Booster Club board members along with Ron Mendez and Ronnie Mendez Jr., owners of Construction Management Services, set new stepping stones for "Alice's Garden" on the school campus.
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Larry Elder to broadcast from Ronald Reagan Library
      The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will host Larry Elder starting at 3 p.m. Fri., May 9 at the library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. KABC 790 will broadcast "The Larry Elder Show" from 3 to 7 p.m. live from the library's Presidential Learning Center. Attending the ...
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What moms want for their big day
Gifts that help women relax are the most requested
      It's a day for breakfast in bed, bouquets of flowers, special gifts and simply saying "thank you." For all the work mom does throughout the year she deserves to be pampered on Mother's Day. So what do moms really want the most?
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Organize a stress-free vacation
      Rosemary Chieppo, author of the book "Clutter, Chaos and the Cure" and longtime member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, offers tips for organizing a lowstress summer vacation. •Make sure everything at home is in order so returning home is more enjoyable.
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There's music in the air at Blues Festival
      Write4Hope and Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley present the third annual Blues Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, Sat., April 26 at Oak County Park, 901 Quimisa Drive, Simi Valley.
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Audubon Society goes back to nature
      The Conejo Audubon Society has announced its events calendar for May. •Elzbet Diaz de Leon will present "The Carbon Diet" at 7:30 p.m. Mon., May 5 at the Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology at 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo.
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