Connectors to close at 101, 405 on Sunday morning
     The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the westbound 101 Freeway connectors to the northbound and southbound 405 Freeway on Sun.
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Cityhood activist dies at age 70
     Carole Dynda passed away on Mon., Sept. 1 due to complications resulting from lung cancer. Born in Trenton, N.J. on Sept. 7, 1932, she was a longtime resident of Agoura Hills.
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Transit services expanded
     A transit service now offers Calabasans door-to-door taxi-like services anywhere within Los Angeles County
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U.S. weak on drunk driving, but California does better than most states, MADD says
By Lori Porter
Acorn Staff Writer
     A nationwide organization is lobbying for tougher drunk driving laws.
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Too early to tell if school traffic’s worse or not
     Wednesday of last week was the first day of school for students enrolled in Las Virgenes Unified School District. Traffic trends around the camupuses seemed to be similar to last year, according to LVUSD Deputy Superintendent Donald Zimring.
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Legislation targets intoxicated drivers
     Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) wants to make prevention a top priority.
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Public feedback sought on Calabasas annexations
Meeting set for Saturday afternoon
     Don
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LVUSD to host meeting on home schooling tonight
     Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) will host a parent meeting regarding its home schooling program at 7 p.m. tonight, Thurs., Sept. 4 in the LVUSD boardroom, 4111 N.
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Local boy to collect donated music instruments for schools
By Lori Porter
Acorn Staff Writer
     If you have any musical instruments around the house collecting dust, please call Ryan Darling of Oak Park, a 12-year-old student at Medea Creek Middle School who
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Western craftsmen, artisans needed
     The Calabasas Arts Council is inviting artisans specializing in Western and vintage arts and country crafters to display their artwork at the Calabasas Cultural Festival from 9 a.m.
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Take a hike at Soka soon
     Thousand Oaks landscape architect Thomas F. Kaye will lead a "Chaparral Walk-and-Talk" from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 20 on the campus of Soka University, 26800 W.
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Smoketree block party a splash hit
     MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn END OF SUMMER FUN-Rebecca Makitalo, 12, slides through a water ride during the sixth annual Smoketree Avenue Block Party in Oak Park on Saturday.
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Recreation brochures are in the mail
     The Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
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Medea Creek spruce-up part of Coastal Cleanup Day
Annual event planned for
9 a.m. to noon on Sat., Sept. 20
     The 19th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will run from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 20 at 400 coastal and inland shorelines throughout the state. Locally, there will be a cleanup of Medea Creek in the vicinity of Paramount Ranch on Cornell Road in Agoura.
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Boys to learn about Scouting
     Boys in first through fifth grades and their parents from Willow, Sumac, Yerba Buena or Viewpoint Elementary Schools are invited to attend an Agoura Hills Cub Scouts recruiting night from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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Become a hero, learn home fire safety
     According to the U.S. Fire Administration, an average of about 100 firefighters die in the line of duty each year, and 100,000 are injured. Many lose their lives fighting residential fires.
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CPR class now for teens
     The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services and the city of Westlake Village are accepting registration for a fall session of "Adult/Infant/Youth CPR" geared to teens ages 13 and older.
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Docent training available
     Topanga Canyon Docents are seeking volunteers interested in learning about the natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains, and who in turn would be interested in sharing this knowledge by leading mid-week interpretive walks for schoolchildren and weekend family walks within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Local man gets married
     Dr. Jonathan David Grossman, son of Susan and Mark Grossman, 20-year residents of Agoura Hills, was married to Marisa Dawn Lemmon, daughter of Erika and Dale Lemmon of Laguna Beach, on Sun.
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New resource available for travelers
The National Landscape Conservation
System offers
40 million acres of national monuments, scenic places for canoeing, caving, hiking, more
     There
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Get snapping for photography contest
     Conejo Recreation and Park District has announced a deadline of 4 p.m. Tues., Sept. 9 for its photography contest open to all ages.
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Traffic program rolling in Calabasas
By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer
     The city of Calabasas continues to fight its traffic problems.
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Kids course on public speaking coming to Calabasas
     Calabasas Community Services Department is offering a public speaking course for ages 11 through 15.
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For the record
     The Agoura/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce breakfast at Cilantro Restaurant in Agoura Hills will be at 7:30 a.m. Tues., Sept. 9, not 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12 and the reservation deadline is this Friday. Call (818) 889-3150 to RSVP.
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Dogs, handlers needed for disaster programs
     Among the long list of heroes of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are the dogs and their handlers who worked rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero and the Pentagon.
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