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August 1st, 2002
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Contractor defaults on Oak Park Library
The building contractor for the new Oak Park Library told officials earlier this month that he’s abandoning the $2 million construction project with almost half the work left unfinished. More...
Oak Park has better news
on its community center

Oak Park officials have a friendly wager in place. They’re trying to determine which building will be finished first in the community; the problem-plagued Oak Park Library, which began to be built in July 2000, or the Oak Park Community Center and Gardens, which started in April of this year. More...

Traffic signal light approved for Topanga Canyon, Bluebird Street

The Calabasas City Council awarded $135,000 to a contractor recently to construct and install a traffic signal at the Topanga Canyon Road and Bluebird Street intersection. More...


Library excitement

MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn HAPPY-Maddie Friedman, 4, right, has a big smile on her face after meeting "Madeline" on Saturday at the Calabasas Library. Several books have been written about Madeline, a creation of author/artist Ludwig Bemelman, who started them in the 1930s. More...


New school progresses

With the possible return of El Niño in the forecast for this winter, officials of Las Virgenes Unified School District say they’re glad to be on schedule––even slightly ahead––in the construction of the new middle school for Calabasas. More...


Sand games at the beach can be dangerous, local family discovers

A day at Zuma Beach nearly turned deadly for the Standrowiczs of Oak Park, but the waves and the riptide weren’t the culprits this time, the sand was. More...


 Community
•Tips offered for small businesses
The devil might call Hades home, but in the business world he’s in the details—and amid the day-to-day operations of a small business, it’s easy to lose track of those details. More...
•Hey! Where did summer go?
•‘Flight Across America’ to include Calabasas pilot
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 Health & Wellness
•Free community health expo is this Sunday in West Hills
The West Valley Community Health Expo will be presented free of charge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Aug. 4 at Shomrei Torah Synagogue (STS), 7353 Valley Circle Blvd., West Hills. More...
•Program to explain mammogram alternative
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 Schools
•Westlake Village resident graduates with honors
in
Marlee Sara Organ, daughter of Stan and Linda Organ of Westlake Village, recently received the degree doctor of optometry from Inter American University, San Juan, Puerto Rico. More...
•Science camps available this month in Calabasas
•ACT exam registration deadline is approaching
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 Sports
•Calabasas baseball set for Marmonte League after fruitful summer
The Calabasas baseball team appears ready to step up to Marmonte League action next spring after finishing its summer schedule with an impressive 22-8 mark. Last spring’s varsity team won the Frontier League title and was 17-9 overall. More...
•Sports Junkie
•82-year-old woman bleeds Dodger Blue
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 Pets
•Pet of the Week
'I'M BLUE WITHOUT YOU'-Here's Hershey, a 1-year-old black American shorthair ready to be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter, 29525 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. More...
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 Police
•Sheriff’s blotter
Stolen from the back seat of a BMW were music CDs and a briefcase. The loot was valued at $270 and a window was smashed to gain entry ($250 in damage). The break-in occurred on Agoura Road between noon and 6 p.m. July 16. More...
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 Faith
•Slain
On Aug. 12, 1952, the Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin executed 14 prominent Yiddish writers in an attempt to wipe out Jewish culture. More...
•Bar and Bat Mitzvahs celebrated
•Westlake Lutheran Church services announced
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 On the Town
•Summer Wine Festival coming
Westlake Village Inn will host its inaugural Summer Wine Festival on Sun., Aug. 25 on the Inn’s lushly landscaped grounds at 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. More...
•Macbeth meets Mad Max
•Disco flashback is Sunday at Chumash Park
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 Letters
•Agoura Hills
Your article and editorial concerning the proposed expansion of Roadside Lumber overlook some very important points the public should be aware of. More...
•Books will be available
in Oak Park
•Concerned about power lines
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 Columns
•If words could Talk
There’s only 29 years and three months left to go on the new Agoura Hills Library lease with a worrisome total of $29 in lease payments remaining to be paid to the city of Agoura Hills, the library’s benevolent landlord. More...
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 Editorials
•Frivolous lawsuits are totally out of line, it’s time for a crackdown
It’s getting ridiculous when people start suing fast food restaurants, blaming them for their obesity. More...
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