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Calabasas to consider a design review board
Acorn Staff Writer
      After 10 years, the city of Calabasas Design Review Board may actually have members appointed to it by the city council.
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Intern helps U.S. senators from Illinois
     COMPLETES HER OBLIGATION
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Local schools stand out in standardized testing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Students in the well-tended local school districts showed strength once again in the Stanford 9 Achievement Test, but statewide results for the broader STAR testing (Standardized Testing and Reporting) came out mixed.
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L.A. county to host a workshop
      L.A. County is embarking on an update of its General Plan.
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Cops to crack down on motor scooters
Acorn Staff Writer
      Responding to criticism from residents of Agoura Hills, Lost Hills Sheriff
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Early deadlines
      Deadlines for the issue of Sept. 6 will be advanced by 24 hours because of Labor Day on Mon., Sept. 3.
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Calabasas tastes great
      Turnout was high for the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce
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North Area Plan to take next step on Aug. 29
      The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing for the Santa Monica Mountains North Area Plan implementation program at 9 a.m. on Wed., Aug. 29 in Room 150, Hall of Records, 320 W. Temple St., in the Civic Center.
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Oak Park student is ready to take flight
Acorn Staff Writer
      Mark Nahan of Oak Park is flying high and its not just because he
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Camarillo Air Show takes off
      The 21st annual Camarillo Air Show blasts off into local skies the weekend of Aug. 25 and 26 at Camarillo Airport. Gates will open 8 a.m. and close 5 p.m. The family-oriented event will feature the Confederate Air Force, aerobatics, aerial demonstrations, fly-bys, military, vintage, sport, war birds, experimental, ultralight and homebuilt aircraft.
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Writer’s ‘inner child’ comes out
Acorn Staff Writer
      You might say that Jeff Lappin is indulging his "inner child" by pouring his personal passions onto the pages of his new children
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A variety of local volunteer opportunities are available for seniors who still desire to work
      The Conejo Valley Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is recruiting men and women, ages 55 and older, to volunteer at a wide variety of local nonprofit agencies.
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Program encourages seniors to do more exercise
      The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services Senior Recreation Program is offering a PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) program.
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Bridal premiere coming to Westlake
      The fall edition of the Bridal Premiere will be Sun., Sept. 16, at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd. in Westlake Village. Exhibit hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and fashion shows are planned for 12:30 and 3 p.m.
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Agoura Hills offers literature discussion class
      The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services Senior Recreation Program is offering a literature discussion class.
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Agoura Hills dancer attends summer workshop in Ohio
      Judy Sandoval of Agoura Hills has attended the BalletMet Dance Academy
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No fish tale: Teen in kayak catches big thresher shark
Acorn Staff Writer
      A 14-year-old kayaker from Agoura Hills got the ride of his life last weekend, pulled out to sea for over two miles by a thresher shark estimated to be 10-to-12 feet in length.
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Learn basics of gardening
      "Green Side Up: The Basics of Gardening" is a three-part series that gets underway in September at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia.
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Event to help cancer patients
      Walkers and runners will go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society
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Volunteering A Passion for Sharing
      Meet Paula Adams, a resident of West Hills and for 35 years the owner of Adams Specialty Shop, a store in Northridge that sold bras to mastectomy patients. Paula made lifelong friends through her business and, in particular, with many breast cancer patients in Thousand Oaks.
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Citizenship seminar held
      Pepperdine University recently hosted more than 270 high school juniors and seniors on their Malibu campus for the 24th annual Southern California Youth Citizenship Seminar (YCS).
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Red Cross prepared to teach CPR
      The Ventura County Chapter of the American Red Cross will teach a course in Adult CPR from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 22 at the Conejo Valley Community Center, 1300 Hendrix Ave., Thousand Oaks.
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Some divorce problems can be mediated
and Wendy Gregson, MFT

      Parenting is never easy, but during and after divorce, parenting differences become exaggerated, and the willingness to compromise evaporates. Some situations escalate out of control, leading one or the other parent to sue for custody. But, according to the Coalition for Cooperative Divorce, it doesn
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Try a ‘Family Night’–– it can enhance togetherness
      When is the last time you saw "Family Night" penciled in on your calendar between soccer practice and ballet class, business meetings and trips to the vet? Most families wish they had more time together. A national survey confirmed that more than 50 percent of Americans said they
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Magic show set for Pepperdine
      Magician Bradley Fields will brings his Magic Theatre and Illusion Show, billed as "full of fun and thrills for the entire family" to Pepperdine University
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