Tag: Westlake Village

Free Water Safety Classes At the Yarrow Family YMCA June and July

by Community Contributor • June 4, 2026 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — June, July, and August are the peak months for childhood drownings, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Yarrow Family YMCA branch of the Southeast Ventura YMCA is hosting free water-safety classes for ages 5 through 12 with little or no water experience.

YMCA’s Safety Around Water (SAW) program offers multiple sessions. The 12-class session runs from June 29 through July 16. Classes take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Two-week sessions of eight classes each are from June 8 through June 17 and from June 22 through July 2, with a number of afternoon class times available.

Hermance Law in Westlake Village changes name to The Heritance Lawyers

by Community Contributor • May 1, 2026 • Comments Off

VENTURA — Hermance Law is now The Heritance Lawyers.

The Heritance Lawyers, founded by Crista Hermance, is an all-female legal team serving Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The firm specializes in estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, guardianship and other legal matters regarding securing a family’s future, and the focus on family is part of what led to the name change.

‘Heritance’ comes from both the words heritage and inheritance, and represents the values families pass down, the protections and planning behind those decisions and the continuity and care that extends across generations.

Guest contribution — Gayle Nagy brings decades of experience to Gem Mortgage

by Community Contributor • March 18, 2026 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — Gayle Nagy, an expert mortgage lender with deep ties to the Central Coast, has joined Gem Mortgage, a division of Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc.

Nagy, who has been working in real estate since 1980, works with her clients to find the right financing solutions for them. While that includes conventional, FHA and VA loans, Nagy can also broker “niche” loan products for clients with more specialized mortgage needs.

Southeast Ventura County YMCA expands Summer camp opportunities; registration open

by Community Contributor • February 24, 2026 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — Signups for summer camp at the Southeast Ventura County YMCA branches are underway with camp locations at the Yarrow Family YMCA in Westlake Village, Simi Valley Family YMCA day camp sites and at the Conejo Valley YMCA.

“We’re happy to bring summer camp back to the Conejo Valley YMCA site,” Katie Oberman, Yarrow Family YMCA child care senior program director. “It has a perfect outdoor space for games, water sports and nature hikes, and indoor spaces for STEM activities and arts and crafts.”

June 7 — Senior Concerns to present 32nd Love Run in Westlake Village

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2026 • Comments Off

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YMCA’s ‘Gifts of Hope’ donation drive for Mountain and Los Angeles fire victims through Dec. 9

by Community Contributor • December 3, 2025 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — The Southeast Ventura County YMCA is seeking holiday gift donations for those impacted by the Mountain and Los Angeles Fires. Its Gifts of Hope holiday shopping experience is on December 10 at the Yarrow Family YMCA. It will provide parents and guardians who lost their homes in the fires an opportunity to “shop” for new, donated gifts for their children at no cost.

Westlake Village Mortgage lender Gayle Nagy adds Reverse Mortgage Expert Witness to her credentials

by Community Contributor • October 20, 2025 • Comments Off

“I enjoy counseling and guiding seniors to help them select the reverse mortgage product that is best suited for their goals and needs,” Nagy said. “Over the years, I have counseled hundreds of seniors about various reverse mortgage options. As my reputation has grown, becoming a reverse mortgage expert witness was a natural extension of my skills, especially as the amount of elder financial fraud litigation increases.”

YMCA Adventure Guides taking sign-ups in Simi Valley and Moorpark

by Community Contributor • July 30, 2025 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — The Southeast Ventura County YMCA is taking signups for its Adventure Guides programs in Simi and Conejo valleys and Moorpark for the 2025-26 school year.

Adventure Guides (for Kinder-6th graders) is set up into parent-child groups called Circles. Parent-child pairs join a Circle with families in their neighborhood or the school in which their children attend. They usually meet once a month for games and crafts and other activities. Also planned this year are a Pinewood Derby, a trip to Descanso Gardens, camping at Big Bear and Lake Casitas, and taking part in a plant restoration community service project.

Registration open — Senior Concerns’ Love Run returns for 31st Year on June 1 to Support Meals On Wheels in Westlake Village

by Community Contributor • April 16, 2025 • Comments Off

This annual fundraising event supports Senior Concerns’ Meals On Wheels Program, which provides over 65,000 meals per year to over 450 homebound seniors in Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Oak Park, and Agoura Hills.

YMCA To Host Summer Camp in Big Bear, Taking Sign-Ups

by Community Contributor • May 23, 2024 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — Southeast Ventura County YMCA is taking sign-ups for its annual summer resident camp at Camp Bear in Big Bear. Camp runs from July 28th through August 3rd.

The YMCA camp is for kids entering 3rd through 7th grades. Campers unplug and take part in such activities as kayaking, tubing, archery, rope climbing, hiking, and swimming, with campfires each night. Campers also learn about nature around them, wilderness survival and leadership skills. Throughout the camp experience, emphasis is placed on the YMCA’s core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

Enrollment For YMCA Winter Swim Lessons in Westlake Village Now Open

by Community Contributor • January 3, 2024 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — Enrollment for winter swim lessons is open for classes at the Yarrow Family YMCA in Westlake Village and Simi Valley Family YMCA. Group lessons are from January 16 through February 26. Private lessons are also available.

Weekly swim classes have a maximum ratio of one teacher per five swimmers. Swimmers are assigned classes based on their age and swimming ability. Age groups are three to five years, five to seven years and eight to 12 years. Parent/child classes are for children from six months of age to three years old. Swim diapers are required for infants and toddlers. Parents can select from class times and days on Mondays through Thursdays and on Saturdays.

Yarrow Family YMCA—Final Fundraising Push Before Spring Opening

by Community Contributor • February 4, 2019 • Comments Off

THOUSAND OAKS — The Yarrow Family YMCA is $375,000 away from reaching its $12 million fundraising goal needed to complete construction before its opening this spring. Construction recently resumed in May 2018 with the building slated to open very soon.…

Center for Autism & Related Disorders Is The Presenting Sponsor At 13th Annual Denim, Diamonds & Stars

by Community Contributor • August 7, 2018 • Comments Off

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — The Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD) is the presenting sponsor of the 13th Annual Denim, Diamonds & Stars, a red-carpet evening to raise funds for ACT Today!, the nation’s leading autism nonprofit organization providing help…

More local financial news

by Amigos805.com • February 1, 2014 • Comments Off

> California Lutheran University this summer will open a Westlake Village center to house a new business incubator and provide expanded facilities for its Community Counseling Center and School of Management, the university reported in a media release. At the…