Repairs in progress at lake in Westlake
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer

      A pile of debris in Westlake Lake, dubbed affectionately as "Bird Island," is being scooped out and hauled away as part of a major effort to clean up the lake and make it safer during winter storms.
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Rain finally falls on parched Southland
CHUCK ROGERS/The Acorn

      AT LONG LAST––Monday’s commuters meet the added challenge of wet pavement as they pass through the Agoura Hills/Calabasas corridor. The view is from Chesebro Road, looking east.
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Great Race of Agoura gears up again
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer

      For the 16th consecutive year, elementary schools from Oak Park and Agoura Hills are preparing for a running event that generates money for the schools; it’s called the Great Race of Agoura. Brookside Elementary, Oak Hills Elementary and Red Oak Elementary are three from Oak Park Unified School District involved in the Great Race.
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Calabasas community spirit shines in park effort
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer

      At Grape Arbor Park in Calabasas last Thursday, the hustle and bustle began at 7 a.m. and didn’t end until dark. Not children playing, but adults working mightily. Almost 100 volunteers from the local community and across the United States chipped in to install new playground equipment for the park at Canwood Street and Parkville Road. The Cheesecake Factory, a Calabasas-based company for more than 20 years, donated some $30,000 worth of slides, swings and other items, while KaBoom, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that helps kids, organized the volunteer work.
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