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🌱 How a Rancho Simi board dispute could affect your local park leadership.

Good day Simi Valley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Rancho Simi board dispute could affect your local park leadership.
  • How did Hillside Middle School shine in countywide Mock Trial?
  • How Simi Valley’s Reagan Library revisited the day Reagan nearly died

Also on today's calendar: Crushed Glass Suncatcher Workshop Sparkling Art: Crushed Glass Meets Resin Magic and 6 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jerry F.!

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Simi Valley or nearby? Post it to the Simi Valley calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: Strong winds; mostly sunny, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Rancho Simi board member takes legal action after insulting texts (vcstar.com) — A Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District board member from Simi Valley has filed two legal claims alleging harassment and disability discrimination by the district’s top leadership. He says insulting texts from the district manager and delayed accommodations for his ADHD hindered his ability to serve residents, while the board has rejected his claims and the manager plans to retire this summer.
   

2. Students Excel in Recent Ventura County Mock Trial Competition (venturabreeze.com) — Simi Valley’s own Hillside Middle School earned second place in the Ventura County Mock Trial middle school division, highlighting local students’ legal skills on a big regional stage. The broader competition drew dozens of schools to real courtrooms, with Trinity Pacific Christian again topping the high school bracket and Mesa Union advancing to a new statewide middle school contest.
   

3. Ronald Reagan Presidential Institute recalls the day when Reagan nearly lost his life (dailynews.com) — Simi Valley residents recently gathered at the Reagan Library as journalist Del Quentin Wilber revisited the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, highlighting the split-second choices that saved his life. The commemoration, marking the attempt’s 45th anniversary, also reflected on how the event reshaped Reagan’s presidency and public image.
   

4. Lola the dog reunites with her Simi Valley owner, after missing for 5 years (cbsnews.com) — A Simi Valley woman has been reunited with her dog Lola five years after the schnauzer mix escaped from a Reseda backyard and seemingly vanished. Thanks to a microchip and an Echo Park shelter’s call, Lola is now back home, still cuddly and affectionate despite some health issues and a mysterious missing chapter in her life.
   

📸 Around Simi Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Simi Valley

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★ Featured events ★

    Friday April 3
  • Flower Fun (6+)
    Painting with a Twist, 24201 Valencia Blvd Space #3422, Valencia
    4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My nephew’s cat ran off while visiting us.
    If anyone sees him please let me know. His name is Goofball. He’s a very timid and sweet cat. He is chipped (will locate to Texas). We’ll check local… (Nextdoor Santa Susana Knolls)
  • There is a major accident on I-5 N reported at...
    There is a major accident on I-5 N reported at 11:17 PM. (Nextdoor )
  • Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Associate in Simi Valley. Apply here.
  • AeroVironment posted a job opening for Material Control Specialist I in Simi Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Simi Valley here.

Ok Simi Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Sign language! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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