August 24, 2000 RSS feed / Front Page

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A new trail opens up in the Santa Monica Mountains

Acorn Staff Writer
By Gloria Glasser
They showed up on bikes, with their dogs, babes in arms, on horseback, on foot More...

What’s up with that? CHUCK ROGERS/The Acorn

NEW TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD More...

City of Calabasas goes back to the drawing board on its new oak tree ordinance

Acorn Staff Writer
By Sharon Makokian

The Calabasas City Council reversed its recent approval of a new oak tree ordinance at its most recent meeting last week. More...

Enjoying their first set of wheels CHUCK ROGERS/The Acorn

SKATE NIGHT AT DeANZA PARK More...

Health & Wellness

Von’s supports Hospice of the Conejo

COMBINED EFFORT More...

Los Robles operating room moves ahead

COMING SOON - Nurses Felicia Palmer, left, Susan May and Colleen Pawlowski look overblueprints for the new operating room that will open at Los Robles Regional Medical Center at the end of September. More...

Convention touches on alternative healing

The latest breakthrough information regarding the prevention and control of cancer through nutrition, tests and non-toxic alternative therapies will be discussed at the 28th annual Cancer Convention on Labor Day weekend, Sept. More...

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Sports

Unfinished business as Agoura starts football

Acorn Sportswriter
By Cory Schwartz

The memories of last year More...

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MARCUS ALLEN, future NFL Hall of Famer, tees up at Sherwood Country Club during Monday More...

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On the Town

Stage Door’s mystery features outstanding characterizations

Acorn Staff Writer
By Sharon Makokian

Strong characterizations by seasoned performers highlight "Night Must Fall," the current murder mystery playing at the Stage Door Theater. More...

Romantic comedy challenges viewers

Rarely do movie goers expect a romantic comedy to challenge them and their ideas about men, women and the conundrum of contemporary relationships. More...

Chorale to host auditions

The Village Voices Chorale is gearing up for the opening of its 32nd season. Persons interested in singing with the chorale should call (805) 529-1412 for more information and audition appointments. More...

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Letters

Motorists urged to obey laws around school campuses

With school quickly approaching, I More...

Halt all development now or boot out the incumbents

My, but the city councils of Calabasas and Agoura Hills and their developer buddies seem to be scratching each other More...

Preserve the rural character of Las Virgenes

I have lived in Agoura for seven years and drive on Agoura Road numerous times each week. I have never noticed traffic on the two lane road to be a problem. Nor have I ever had trouble accessing any stores or services, including Home Depot. More...

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Agoura Hills man pleads guilty in stock fraud John Loesing Acorn Staff Writer

Aerick Wesley Brown, a 35-year-old Agoura Hills resident, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to two counts of securities fraud. More...

Drinking football players weren’t punished enough, according to some residents

Acorn Staff Writer
By Sharon Makokian

With Oak Park High School starting classes next week and football practices in progress, some people are upset. More...

ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS DANCE–A group of women above can’t resist dancing to the beat of Cannibal and the Headhunters, an L.A. rock band that performed this summer’s final Concert in the Park in Agoura Hills. Mayor Louise Rishoff, right, thanks sponsors of

Concerts More...

The Acorn launches its own Web site How does one see the forest through the trees? Where do you find the acorn among the nuts?

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Agoura ranch to host Special Olympic event

Pegasus Creek Equestrian Center in Agoura will host the seventh annual Tri-Valley Special Olympics Pegasus Creek Invitational Equestrian Competition from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 24. More...

Community

Chamber offers networking

The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce recently announced it has the following five chamber-sanctioned networking groups. More...

Kids to party

Conejo Recreation and Park District will host a "Fourth to Sixth Grade Back to School Party" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 9 at the Thousand Oaks Community Center, 2525 N. Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. More...

Agoura Hills computer course is tailored for senior citizens

The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services is offering a beginning computer class for those age 50 and up from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 14 through Oct. 19 at the Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

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Schools

CHS welcomes a new principal

Acorn Staff Writer
By John Loesing

Students return to Calabasas High School (CHS) next week under their fourth principal in the last five years. More...

Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s back to school we go! LISA ADAMS/The Acorn

GETTING THEIR TOOLS FOR SUCCESS More...

New kids on the lock CHUCK ROGERS/The Acorn

LOCKER ASSIGNMENTS-Freshmen Lauren Frieband, left, and Kelly Gelpi, signed-in Tuesday morning for their first Oak Park High School locker. More...

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Faith

Young actors portray orphans to benefit orphans

Acorn Staff Writer
By Sharon Makokian

It was a night full of miracles, when Kingdom Kids Ministries premiered an original musical, "Miracle on Mason Street," at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, recently. More...

Chabad hosts annual Phone-A-Thon LISA ADAMS/The Acorn

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Conejo Jewish Academy opens registration

Conejo Jewish Academy has opened registration for its Hebrew School program for this fall. Open houses will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays, Aug. 27 and Sept. 10. More...

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Motoring

Ultimate Drive arrives at Bob Smith BMW on September 17

Acorn Automotive Editor
By Michael Binstock

Earlier this year, amidst cheers from a sea of flag-waving onlookers, many of them breast cancer survivors and their families and friends, a fleet of gleaming BMWs simultaneously gunned their powerful engines, revving up for the kick-off of the fourt More...

Compliments to the Tribute

Acorn Automotive Editor
By Michael Binstock

I do take time to read my colleagues offerings in the other motoring media and despite what you might have read elsewhere the SUV is not dead. It is just evolving. More...

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Columns

On the Trail

Celestial follies
By Gloria Glasser

Each year I faithfully clip the announcement of the annual Perseid meteor shower from the newspaper and vow to stay awake to see this spectacle in the August night sky. More...

There Goes the Neighborhood!

Owed to a friend
By Jason Love

I spend a lot of time protesting affairs in the community because, frankly, I enjoy it. The more absurd the circumstances, the better. More...

Pet of the Week

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