Critters entertain at reading finale

ALGONA Snakes and ferrets and salamanders, oh my.

Kids-East Bay Through August 8

ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM Ardenwood farm is a working farm that dates back to the time of the Patterson Ranch, a 19th-century estate with a mansion and Victorian Gardens. Today, the farm still practices farming techniques from the 1870s.

Summer a busy time for animal shelter

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Summer is a time of leisure and relaxation, but for Ventura County Animal Services, its a busy season. The Camarillobased shelter is overcrowded during the summer because more pets tend to stray from home when their owners are on vacation and more owners move and surrender their furry friends to the shelter. read more

Community - West County

As the doors were opened, cow bells rang out, patriotic music played and applause was offered, honoring the men and women departing off a military flight from Ramstein, Germany.

Bucks Bunny! Dwarf rabbit with a giant tooth undergoes surgery to get rid of overgrown 'fang'

The fluffy animal, who is named Skater and is the pet of a family in Croydon, endured the nasty condition for years before being treated in South London.