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An 18-year-old Canoga Park man died last week when his car rammed into a power pole on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas, the result of a high speed road race to the beach, according to sheriff More ... Memorial Day on Mon., May 27 will cause early deadlines for the Acorn Newspapers for the issues of Thurs., May 30. More ... The traffic death last December of two Westlake High School students served as a sobering reminder More ... The California State Assembly Committee on Education has passed AB-2600 by state Assemblywoman Fran Pavley (D-Woodland Hills). More ... The Agoura Hills City Council has named a seven-member committee to serve as advisors on the Reyes Adobe renovation project. More ... A Westlake Village man in his 50s was injured yesterday afternoon when two males, possibly teenagers, broke into his Three Springs home on the 32000 block of Carrie Place and attempted to rob the victim with a pellet gun. The victim was shot in the buttocks with a pellet, but his injuries weren More ... Over the past 15-20 years, many oaks in Los Angeles were moved from one place to another to accommodate development. Developers loved the idea of being able to "save" the trees and incorporate them into their new and improved landscapes. More ... The award-winning music program at Lindero Canyon Middle School is bidding fond farewell to longtime conductor Greg Fried. The 44-year bandleader and his wife, who More ... Photos by MICHAEL COONS MEMORIAL-Students at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills enjoy a new rose garden dedicated on campus recently in memory of J.D. Thornbury, a popular Willow crossing guard for 14 years. More ... A local mother and son were paying a recent visit to the Steven Spielberg Pediatric Center in Calabasas when spaceships and menacing figures with flashlights chased them all the way to the ocean where a giant shark showed the couple its tonsils, up close and personal. The chase led to a nearby cave complete with a giant, rolling boulder ala "Indian Jones," and finished back in the pediatric center where a Tyrannosaurus Rex was about to rip the roof off of the building. More ... SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS-Village Voices Director Gloria Hilliard, left, and Voices President Pat Johnson, right, award California Lutheran University student Monica Jones a $1,000 scholarship to pursue her career in vocal music. Jones studies voice and sings in the Cal Lutheran choir. The Village Voices Music Awards Program also presented $500 music scholarships to Agoura High School seniors Robin Saxer and Sarah Spigelman, and made cash awards to the elementary school music programs at Red Oak in Oak Park, Sumac in Agoura Hills and Westlake in the Westlake Village portion of Thousand Oaks. More ... The Conejo Valley Chapter of National Charity League (NCL) will introduce its 2002 debutantes during its annual new member and debutante announcement tea on Sun., May 19 at Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks. More ... OINK IF YOU'RE HAPPY--Red Oak Elementary School Principal Sondra Rosenthal is shown above kneeling by a tree to kiss Gooey the pig. Rosenthal promised to kiss the 200-pound oinker if the Red Oak students raised $10,000 in the school's first Jog-A-Thon. Lucky for the charity (and the kids, no doubt), Rosenthal lost the bet. After the event, Gooey decides that smooching with humans isn't all it's cracked up to be. Proceeds from the Jog-A-Thon will be used to upgrade computers and other technology at the school in Oak Park Unified School District. More ... Jenny Tannenbaum of Calabasas, a sixth grader at Viewpoint School, will host her third annual "Kids Walking for Kids" 2K walk at 11 a.m. on Sun., May 19 at Pierce College to raise money for the Variety Club Children More ... MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn LIGHT AND FANTASTIC-Amy Santo of the group "Ballet Folclorico do Brasil" performs a limpeza (cleansing ritual) for students at Sumac Elementary School. During a presentation at the Agoura Hills school last Friday, the group played several traditional instruments and performed some of country's favorite dances. The Brazlian culture is rich in song and dance. More ... The Thousand Oaks Arts Commission reminds area teens interested in participating in the fourth annual Conejo Teen Video Festival that the deadline for entries is May 31. More ... MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn OVERCOME-Debra Greenfield, left, of ABC Learn and Renee Patterson helped raise more than $3,800 for Danny Ocegueda, 12, who's with his mother, Susie. Danny, has a triton nerve sheave tumor, a rare form of cancer that was apparently caused from heavy exposure to radiation that was applied to Danny in an earlier fight against another cancer when was 2 years old. More ... Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a program of Interface Children Family Services, is looking for a few people (especially men) who want to be a powerful voice in the life of an abused or neglected child. CASA will begin its 52-hour fall training program on June 18. More ... The 19th annual California Strawberry Festival will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. More ... "We are proud to be opening a Hilton Garden Inn in Calabasas," said Adrian Kurre, senior vice president-brand management, Hilton Garden Inn for Hilton Hotels Corporation. More ... With family-owned and operated establishments in Thousand Oaks, Channel Islands Harbor and Ojai, Sea Fresh offers people who love fish a fresh fish market, restaurant and Sushi & Oyster Bar. Sea Fresh features a full selection of entrees More ... Rise & Shine Coffee House in Calabasas offers customers a variety of gourmet coffees and fresh-baked bagels and pastries in a warm and friendly atmosphere, according to owner Trevis Rucci, who opened the shop in November 2000. More ... Many Americans who have lost their jobs retain their right to health coverage thanks to a little-known federal law More ... The Calabasas Chapter of Leads Club has selected new officers. The new team heads a group of local business owners and sales people who meet weekly to exchange business leads. More ... You may not realize it, but chances are a child or adolescent you know has a serious mental health need. In fact, mental health problems affect one in five young people. More ... MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn HOT FOOD, COOL KIDS-Eric Whelan, 12, of Boy Scout Troop No. 127 delivers pancakes and eggs on Sunday morning during group's annual Mother's Day Breakfast at Malibou Lake. More ... Community RSS feed |
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