Sierra Club offers hikes to meet all abilities
LISA ADAMS/The Acorn
      EXPLORING THE GREAT OUTDOORS––Hike leader Tom Siebert, front, leads a moderately paced six-mile round trip hike with the Conejo Group Sierra Club through the trails of Paramount Ranch in rural Agoura.
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Blackouts a distinct possibility
Likelihood increases
if conservation efforts don’t work
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer
      With California’s current energy crunch, how likely are we to have rolling blackouts in this area? Very likely, according to Southern California Edison (SCE) regional manager Rudy Gonzales.
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Liquor license, office building approved in Calabasas
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer
      After two votes and tense words between members, the Calabasas Planning Commission granted a full liquor license to Money Pancho Mexican restaurant during a recent meeting. The restaurant, located in the Malibu Canyon Plaza Shopping Center at 26500 Agoura Road, is within the Las Virgenes Gateway Master Plan.
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Teens learn about careers firsthand through ‘Operation Shadow’
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer
      Punxsutawney Phil wasn’t the only one to see his shadow last Friday (Groundhog Day) as 60 students from Agoura High School joined a nationwide program in which they shadowed professionals to learn about their careers. Actually, the national program sprung up only a few years ago, while the "Operation Shadow" program has existed at AHS for much longer, said Susan Cox, college and career advisor, who with the help of parents and the chair of a school district education committee, Pat Croner, contacted people in a wide variety of careers that students wanted to learn about.
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