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Full slate ready for Agoura Hills council race
      Eight candidates will be running for three open seats on the Agoura Hills City Council. The election will be Tues, Nov. 6.
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Fiddlin’, pickin’ and grinnin’
     NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HOSTS FREE CONCERT
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Vehicle crash may be linked to drug use
      A visitor staying in Malibu plowed her 2000 Range Rover into a utility pole along Kanan Road just south of Castle View Drive around 5 p.m. on Monday.
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Agoura Hills still waits for new fire station
      The new Agoura Hills fire station, already more than three years in the planning, won
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Assemblywoman will discuss Ahmanson Ranch proposal
      State Assemblywoman Fran Pavley (D-Woodland Hills) will host an informational hearing regarding the Ahmanson Ranch project from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 25 at El Camino Real High School, 5440 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills.
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Caltrans/Calabasas benefit when contract comes in under budget
      Caltrans is often perceived as one of the most wantonly wasteful governmental agencies in the state, but just occasionally it comes in under budget.
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Ventura County administrator retires
      Ventura County Emergency Medical Services Agency Administrator Barbara Brodfuehrer has retired after 18 years of service.
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Local roadways getting safer, smoother
Acorn Staff Writer
By John Loesing
      The 101 Freeway between Mulholland/Valley Circle Boulevard and Lost Hills Road in Calabasas is getting a facelift.
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Local legislators work cooperatively to aid in environmental cleanups
      State. Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) and state Assemblywoman Fran Pavley (D-Woodland Hills) recently gathered on the Santa Monica Pier to announce that a series of projects has received funding from the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project (SMBRP) to help clean up and restore the bay. Funding is through California
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Hot summer takes a toll here
Acorn Staff Writer
By Gregory Koteles
      The sun provides warmth, light and joy, but even at a distance of 93 million miles from the Earth, it can also kill.
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Agoura Hills is new boogie capital
Acorn Staff Writer
By John Phane
      According to a lot of the folks that clamor to get through the doors of Agoura Hills-based Canyon Club each Thursday night, the Boogie Knights phenomenon currently sweeping Conejo Valley-Las Virgenes is more than Baby Boomers looking to relive fond memories.
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Local woman named Miss Yosemite Valley
      Jaclyn Dyan Grossman, 23, a 1995 Agoura High School graduate and 15-year resident of Agoura Hills, was recently named Miss Yosemite Valley 2001.
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Local Boy Scouts attend National Jamboree
Special to The Acorn
By Brandon Leafman
      Scouts Darren Gunn, Scott Gunn, Travis Meggini, Brad Parker, Joe Stralka, Ben Stralka and Brandon Leafman from Agoura took a three-week trip and toured historical sites in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Valley Forge, Gettysburg and Williamsburg.
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Forum presents political pundits
      Peggy Noonan and Martin Anderson will discuss the critical importance of the events that occurred in August 1976 during a Reagan Forum presentation from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 22 in Allbritton Hall Auditorium at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley.
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Chamber will host grand opening
      The Agoura Hills/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. on Mon., Aug. 27 at Cravings, a new restaurant at 686 Lindero Canyon Road, Oak Park. The restaurant can be reached at (818) 707-9904.
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‘Gilligan’ makes a comeback
Special to The Acorn
By Elizabeth Angelini
      Stormy weather rocks the ocean, creating huge waves, tossing the small boat called The Minnow, in every direction.
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Retirement living comes to Agoura Hills
Acorn Staff Writer
By John Loesing
      Today, one in 10 people over age 65 and nearly half of those over 85 have Alzheimer
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Storytime helps children
      Children about to enter kindergarten this fall and their parents are invited to attend one of three special storytime programs at 10:30 a.m., 2 or 7 p.m. on Thurs., Aug. 23 at the Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks.
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Historian will tell how his dad’s model train influenced Walt Disney
Acorn Staff Writer
By John Phane
      The son of the man who claims his father was the very first Disney "imagineer" will give a multi-media presentation on the little known private life of one of Hollywood
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Meetings will help those who grieve from loss of loved ones
      The first of four weekly meetings dealing with life changes of the recently bereaved will be offered at 9 a.m. Sat., Sept. 8 at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Mortuary, 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village.
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Laws govern debt collectors
      They send you letters in the mail. They call you at home, work and on your cell phone. There seems to be no escape.
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Stay connected on a working vacation
      A swimsuit and sunscreen aren
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Calabasas-based Ixia CEO captures business award
      Errol Ginsberg, president and CEO of Calabasas-based Ixia has received the 2001 Los Angeles Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the technology category. Award recipients were honored at a banquet in June.
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Court reporters relocate here
      The court reporting firm of Barney, Ungermann & Associates, Inc. has recently moved their headquarters from Woodland Hills to Agoura Hills.
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Doggie Discipline Produces Polite Pooches
Randy Neece
By Joe Timko and
      When you were young, did the people around you take their dogs to be trained?
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Dance Auditions Will be Sept. 8 in T.O.
      The Academy of Dance and School of Performing Arts will host performance company auditions on Sat., Sept. 8 at 3262 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. 260, Thousand Oaks.
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Popular Golf Shop in Thousand Oaks Opens Simi Valley Store
     . In 1965, Roger Dunn was among the first professional golfers to establish an off-course golf specialty retail store and commit himself to better serving golfers
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Custom-Made Furniture Sale to Continue Until Sept. 1
      With a family history of fine craftsmanship, Brittany Hill Ltd. continues the tradition by introducing quality furniture for the discerning customer.
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Student Art Exhibit is Scheduled for Sun., Aug. 18
      Clay Studio and Gallery is hosting their first student art exhibit from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 18 at 1861 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks.
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A sailor’s solitude
     WESTLAKE SAIL-A-THON
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Motorcyclists help kids
      For the 17th year, members of ABATE (A Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education) motorcycle group will collect gifts and toys for the children in Interface Children Family Services programs.
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Auditions planned for chorale
      Auditions will be held for singers interested in joining the Los Robles Master Chorale on Sat., Aug. 18 or by appointment. The 75-voice chorale is comprised of community members from throughout the Conejo Valley and is in its 24th year of performing choral masterworks. James Stemen is the director.
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Local firm offers strategies
      Agoura Hills-based Berson/Dean/Stevens, Inc. (BDS) provided Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Employee Stock Plan Services division with a comprehensive marketing strategy to help launch their Web-based stock option management system site.
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