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BOARD OF DIRECTORS BROCHURE DIRECTORY George M. Lange ......................Chair Borchard Community Center .............................................4 Doug Nickles.............................Vice-Chair Borchard Skatepark ...............................................................5 Susan L. Holt ............................Director Conejo Community Center. ................................................6 Chuck Huffer .............................Director Nellie Cusworth ........................Director Outdoor Unit Programs ........................................................8 Dos Vientos Community Center ........................................9 The Board of Directors generally meets at 6:00pm two Thursdays per month at the Hillcrest Thousand Oaks Community Center ............................. 11 Center, 403 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Check www.crpd.org for specific dates. Old Meadows Community Center ................................. 12 STAFF Thanksgiving & Winter Break Camps/Classes ........... 13 Jim Friedl ..................................General Manager Goebel Adult Community Center .................................. 14 Tex Ward ...................................General Manager Emeritus Hillcrest Center for the Arts ............................................. 15 Aquatics .................................................................................. 16 RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION • [email protected] Sports - Leagues / Classes ................................................ 18 Rochelle Callis • Administrator, Recreation & Community Services Melissa Ruwhiu • Recreation Services Manager Sports - Tennis ...................................................................... 19 Tim Duerr • Recreation Services Manager Teen Center............................................................................ 20 Therapeutic Recreation ..................................................... 22 PARKS & PLANNING DIVISION • [email protected] Tom Hare • Administrator, Parks & Planning In accordance with California and Ventura County Health Matt Kouba • Park Superintendent & Safety Guidelines, the following procedures will be observed: MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION 1. Staff will conduct health checks with all participants, which may include symptom Melissa Smith • Administrator questions, visual inspections for signs of illness, and temperature screening using a no-contact infrared thermometer. FACILITY RESERVATIONS 2. Frequent handwashing with soap/water or hand sanitizer with at least 60% Andy Morales • Reservations Coordinator • 805-495-6471 alcohol. MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS • [email protected] 3. Check-in and check-out procedures with limited contact and physical distancing. Kathie Harrison • Marketing & Communications Supervisor • 805-381-2735 4. Face coverings required for all programs, to be worn indoors and any time six feet of physical distance cannot be maintained. Face coverings should be kept in participants’ possession even when not being worn. 5. Floor markers or other visual cues will be used to assist in physical distancing. 6. Facilities, equipment, and program materials will be sanitized multiple times daily. Adminstrative Office - 805-495-6471 • www.crpd.org The season of festivities is quickly approaching! We are fortunate to live in a country which observes so many different cultures and family traditions. For many of us, these activities consist of large family gatherings or going out in our community to join in the merriment with others, such as Halloween. This year, as we approach these festive months, we may all have to make changes to the way we observe our many holiday traditions and ceremonies, as well as rework family get-togethers. This makes me think of a quote by Stephen Hawking: “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” I know that–from young to old–our community is incredibly intelligent because I have witnessed so much adaptability in our residents, from the way we shop, learn, and recreate, and stay in touch with friends and family. I have also seen annual events change and adapt to meet the current county and state guidelines, including our Labor Day Concert in Your Car at The Oaks, unique online fundraisers, and dining outside. I also like this quote from Dr. Seuss: “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” So, as we start this festive season of celebration, I hope you make it a great day, have fun, be adaptable and creative, and enjoy life in the Conejo Valley! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season, Administrator, Recreation & Community Services 2 BROCHURE DIRECTORY Recreation and parks were and still are important elements to the lives of the residents of the Conejo Valley. In November 1962, voters created the CRPD with more than 80% vote in favor of the District’s formation as a Borchard Community Center .............................................4 Special District – a form of local government approved by the local community to meet this specific need. Borchard Skatepark ...............................................................5 Conejo Community Center. ................................................6 More than 50 years later, with the help of involved and caring citizens, dedicated and generous staff and volunteers, as well as government agencies, property owners, businesses, and non-profit organizations Outdoor Unit Programs ........................................................8 working together, the CRPD has grown considerably with robust year-round recreation programming and Dos Vientos Community Center ........................................9 more than 1,000 acres of parkland. Thousand Oaks Community Center ............................. 11 For more information about the history of CRPD and for a complete list of historical landmaks in the Conejo Old Meadows Community Center ................................. 12 Valley, visit www.crpd.org/history. Thanksgiving & Winter Break Camps/Classes ........... 13 Goebel Adult Community Center .................................. 14 Hillcrest Center for the Arts ............................................. 15 Explore Some of Conejo Valley's Historical Landmarks Aquatics .................................................................................. 16 Sports - Leagues / Classes ................................................ 18 Sports - Tennis ...................................................................... 19 Stagecoach Inn Teen Center............................................................................ 20 51 South Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park www.stagecoachinnmuseum.com Therapeutic Recreation ..................................................... 22 The Stagecoach Inn is owned by the Conejo Recreation and Park District and is operated through a partnership with the Conejo Valley Historical Society. The original structure was built in 1876 but was destroyed by fire in the early 1970s. The Inn, also known as the Grand Union Hotel, is a Monterey-style structure of northern California redwood with a wrap-around porch and balcony. The original structure served as a school, post office, steak house, church, gift shop, and movie set. Situated on four acres containing a 200-year-old sycamore tree (also an historical landmark), the site has recreations of a carriage house, 3-room pioneer house, blacksmith shop, working windmill, Timber School, Spanish adobe, outdoor beehive oven, and Chumash Indian bulrush hut. Due to freeway construction, the Stagecoach Inn was moved to its current location in 1965. Its original location was closer to Route 101 Freeway where a historical marker is placed. OakbrookOakbrook RegionalRegional ParkPark ArchaeologicalArchaeological AreaArea 32903290 LangLang RanchRanch Parkway,Parkway, ThousandThousand OaksOaks www.chumashmuseum.orgwww.chumashmuseum.org The 428-acre park contains 11 archaeological sites within a few yards of each other along the streambed of a narrow oak-wooded canyon, with bedrock mortars and shelters containing Chumash pictographs. In 2003, the County of Ventura transferred the park to Conejo Recreation and Park District. A small interpretive museum, a Chumash village reproduction, and hiking trails–all of which are open to the public–are operated in partnership with the Oakbrook Chumash Indian Corporation. Crowley House 2522 Pleasant Way, Thousand Oaks • 805-381-2739 This house is currently owned by Conejo Recreation and Park District and is used for various District programs. It was built in 1910 for newlyweds Frank and Mae Casey Crowley on the Newbury Ranch. The house earned the nickname “Mother of Thousand Oaks” because in the early 1920s, it served as a real estate office for the first housing development in the Conejo Valley. Carloads of prospective buyers were brought from downtown Los Angeles, shown lots among huge oak trees and given dinner in the Crowley House dining room before making the return trip. Later, Louis and Kathleen Goebel owned the house. The 2-story white frame, 5-bedroom house still has its hardwood floors, mahogany beams and volcanic rock fireplace. Shown by appointment only. McCreaMcCrea RanchRanch NorthNorth MoorparkMoorpark Road,Road, ThousandThousand OaksOaks •• 805-495-2163805-495-2163 The rustic 220-acre ranch, located at the bottom of the Norwegian Grade, was owned by movie stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age, legendary actor Joel McCrea and his wife of 57 years, actress Frances Dee. They lived a simple lifestyle, farming the land and raising cattle. Joel and Frances also raised their