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(Video Below) – The Simi Valley Valley Knights of Columbus Annual Cook-Off & Car Show at its 23rd year. This event attracts chili fans from all over. In addition to sampling all the different entries of homemade chili, there’s a car show with over 100 cars, live music, vendor craft booths, bouncers/jumpers for kids. The [...]

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(Video Below) The Simi Hills Driving Range is open late.  How Late?  9:00 pm or an hour after dark.  The range opens at dawn.  I have a bunch of athletic kids and they wanted to come out with me.  The Simi Hills Driving Range and Golf Course supports junior golf and has buckets of balls [...]

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(Video Below) What a better way to start off 365 Things to do in Simi Valley with the largest event our city has. The Simi Valley Cajun Music Festival takes place every Memorial Day weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The two-day event hosts numerous top Cajun musical acts from across the country including Grammy award [...]

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Yes, that’s right, I’m opening a new section on my blog entitled 365 things to do in Simi Valley. I know this is an ambitious project and will probably create an extra workload, but as a resident of Simi Valley since 1986 and a local real estate agent, my friends, family and clients are always [...]

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Simi Valley Garden Tour April 18 2010

by Ted Mackel on March 20, 2010

12th Annual Simi Valley Garden Tour coming this April 18, 2010 Would you like to get some ideas for your garden? The Simi Valley Republican Women’s Group organizes this event to raise funds to help send our youth to Sacramento. For the past 12 years various homes throughout the city are chosen for the tour. [...]

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Simi Valley is in Bloom – Time to get outside

by Ted Mackel on March 15, 2010

Simi Valley is in Bloom – Time to get outside The heavy rains this season is making the Simi Valley hills pop!  It’s time to get outside and see the hills in full bloom.  There are many trails around Simi Valley to experience a colorful spring.  You can go to the Rancho Simi Park District [...]

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Exploring Wildwood Park Thousand Oaks California (Video Blog) Looking for something to do near Simi Valley that is healthy and inexpensive? Then get out your hiking shoes a knapsack, a couple bottles of water and your digital camera and your ready for some fun. Wildwood Regional Park is located at the end of Avenida de [...]

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Simi Valley Dog Park Now Open

by Ted Mackel on March 20, 2009

Simi Valley Dog Park Now Open (Map Below) I made it up to the Simi Valley Dog Park last Monday Evening with my pooch “Bentley”.  I was quite surprised.  I love the location.  This section of Simi Valley in the Santa Susana Mountains is breathtaking and has the best views of the surrounding  hills, canyons and valley…better [...]

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Simi Valley Ghost Tour at Strathern Park Humorously Haunts Again They are back. That is the Ghosts of Simi Valley’s past.  Strathern Historical Park located in the west end of Simi Valley is home to many of the old buildings that made up early Simi Valley and is the repository of the city’s history.  Set in and [...]

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Thinking about Earthquake Preparedness

by Ted Mackel on July 31, 2008

After Tuesday’s event I think most of us immediately came up with a list of things we need to do to our homes to be more prepared for the BIG ONE. Those of us in the Simi Valley will probably never forget the 1994 Northridge quake, but now 14 years later if you have moved are [...]

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