LVUSD stars in student testing
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Students in Las Virgenes Unified School District continue to outperform their peers throughout California in standardized testing.
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Legislation benefits Backbone Trail
     U.S Rep. Brad Sherman (DLos Angeles) secured $800,000 for projects in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in legislation that President Bush signed recently.
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Lowe’s unveils plans for Westlake
By Daniel Wolowicz danielw@theacorn.com
     The proposed Lowe
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YMCA wants youth in government
     The Triunfo YMCA, which serves Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Oak Park, is signing up high school students who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors next year for its Youth and Government program.
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Vandals destroy signs in Calabasas
     The city of Calabasas last week found that at least eight traffic signs in the Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Parkmor Road area were vandalized.
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More signs to the rescue
     Traffic remains a top concern for Calabasas residents and this week the city plans to install two new
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Agoura teen has her eye on the sky
by Daniel Wolowicz danielw@theacorn.com
     Outside the window of Camarillo Airport
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Local scout meets world explorer at national jamboree
     Eagle Scout Jeff Lyon, 16, of Agoura Hills, received more than a camping experience at the National Scout Jamboree held recently at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. He met record-setting explorer and adventurer Steve Fossett.
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Calabasas Pumpkin Festival returns
By Michael Picarella pic@theacorn.com
     Many residents were disappointed to hear last year that the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce had to postpone its popu
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Local teens hungry to help
     BILL SPARKESAcorn Newspapers FILLING THE PANTRY
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Hospital talk to deal with depression
     Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center
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     Hitchhiking was a common occurrence in Agoura in 1975, but not always a safe practice.
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Sign up to be environmental interpreter
     Individuals who enjoy nature are invited to join the Topanga Canyon Docents, a group of environmental interpreters who lead school tours and easy-paced hikes.
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Just for the halibut
     CATCH OF THE DAY
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Helping Boys & Girls Clubs
     BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers FANCY FOOTWORK
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Oak Park students attend summer leaders conference
     Hannah Mansky of Oak Park participated in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. from July 23 through Aug. 2.
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Adult basketball league begins in Calabasas
     The city of Calabasas Community Services Department is now offering a recreational adult basketball league. Games will start in September, or when leagues are filled, and be played at the A.C. Stelle Middle School gym in Calabasas.
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Longtime Hope Chest volunteer honored
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Two thrift shop volunteers bid farewell to jobs that began and ended as a pure labor of love.
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Fighter to be displayed at library
     An F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft will be on permanent display beginning Mon., Aug. 22 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley.
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     Cadet Sakellarios M. Spirtos graduated from the U.S. Military Academy with a major in computer science.
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Last chance for youth to attend basketball camp
     The final session of Run and Shoot Basketball Camp will be offered Mon. through Fri., Aug. 22 to 26 at the Agoura Hills/ Calabasas Community Center, 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas.
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     SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) Patricia Louise Kanan Trustee of the Patricia Louise Kanan Trust Dated April 19, 1999; Terry O. Herrick, an individual; Joseph Patrick Hopkins, an individual; Patricia Kathleen Kanan, an individual; Judy Jeanette Kanan, an i
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