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A little rain doesn't block the stars
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers DEBUT-Actor Kelli Garner, a Calabasas native, walks the red carpet on opening night of The Method Fest, while film festival director Don Franken happily offers his umbrella. Garner, whose film credits include "The Aviator," received the festival's Rising Star Award. The Method Fest awards ceremony is tomorrow night at Viewpoint School. See page 34A for more festival photos. More...
Opponents hope to send Triangle Ranch back to square one
Attorney hired to fight development
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

A group of area residents has hired noted Santa Monica environmental lawyer Frank Angel to carry the fight against Triangle Ranch, a 71-home development in unincorporated Los Angeles County near Kanan and Cornell roads in rural Agoura. More...

School's future remains uncertain
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

Part I of Two Parts For the first time since kindergarten, Kyle Crane has experienced a successful year at school. Kyle is a ninth-grade student at Weyland Academy in Camarillo, a privately owned special educa More...

 Community
• Momentum for school bond starts to build
Now that the Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) has voted to place a $128 million bond measure on the June ballot, officials say their next step is to garner support for the bond. More...
• Yerba Buena making headway, officals say
• Triangle Ranch's checkered past keeps development from happening
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Award-winning essay describes woman's struggle
Westlake Village%27s Huntington Reproductive Center announced recently that one of its patients, Emilee Garfield of Santa Barbara, has received a $10,000 grand prize for her entry in Ferring Pharmaceuticals%27 My Little Miracle essay contest. More...
• Make cancer pay the tax
• article has image More than a spoonful of sugar
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 Bulletin
Board
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THURS., APRIL 6 Prom for Senior Adults Members of Agoura High School%27s National Honors Society will sponsor a "Senior Prom" for older adults from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the G Building on the AHS campus at 28545 W. Driver Ave., Agoura Hills featuring the theme "All That Jazz." Music of the %2720s, %2 More...
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 Business
• article has image Area woman works hard at the business of relaxing
Most people would agree that visiting 68 health spas and resorts in six years is a great way to relax. For Julie Merrick, though, the time spent traveling to the numerous oases of relaxation throughout the United States and beyond may very well be considered hard work. More...
• Chamber of Commerce presents full line-up of April events
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 Schools
• article has image Westlake Rotary asks, 'What's right?
In a world too often split between black and white, the Westlake Village Rotary Club explored the subtle shades of gray with local students during the annual Homer Dickerson Youth Ethics Conference. More...
• Willow Elementary to host spring fundraiser Event scheduled on Cinco de Mayo
• article has image Pee-Wee gymnasts win national championship
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 Sports
• article has image Westlake swim team enjoying banner yea
Even an unrelenting downpour and one absent CIF official couldn%27t keep the Westlake swim team out of the pool Tuesday afternoon for a scheduled dual meet with Adolfo Camarillo. And although the times of the performance won%27t be official-thanks to the apparently hydrophobic gentle More...
• article has image SWAT soccer team captures T.O. Pot O' Gold tournament title
• article has image Agoura shortstop Farinacci off to another hot start
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 Pets
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NEEDS A BEST FRIEND- Bailey, a female German shepherd, 2, has a great, playful disposition. Bailey can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Bailey home, ask for ID No. #A3324785. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818 More...
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 Police
• Oak Park
At 2:30 a.m. March 25 on Kanan Road at Deerhill Road, police arrested a motorist for possession of marijuana while driving. More...
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 Faith
• Heschel West staff attends Jewish education seminar
From March 19 to 21 in Boston, staff members of the Heschel West Day School in Agoura Hills attended the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE) Assembly for Jewish Day School Education. More...
• Valley Interfaith Council elects new president
• Retired St. Max founder tours Holy Land
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 Family
• article has image Hanging out in the park
HOLD ON-Agoura resident, 18-month-old Sristha Hazra, has a tight grip on both the swing and her bagel as she plays in Rancho Tapo Community park. Her father was participating in the fundraiser sponsored by Multiple Sclerosis Society that left from the park. More...
• Westlake Village Rotary Club festival brings streets to life
• article has image Wrangler tackles dreaded rattlesnakes
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 On the
Town
• article has image The Stars Come Out In Calabasas
Above, veteran actors David Carradine and Michael Madsen share the festival spotlight. More...
• article has image Guest pianist coming to T.O
• Conejo Players to host auditions
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 Letters
• Funds needed for principal
I find it appalling that the city of Calabasas and the Las Virgenes Unified School District cannot come to an agreementregarding the funding of our part time assistant principal at Lupin Hill Elementary School. More...
• Calabasas sign raises concerns
• Reader feels paved under
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 Columns
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The location: Thousand Oaks Boulevard at Carell Avenue near Agoura High School. More...
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 Editorials
• Acorns are sprouting
Last year, The Acorn newspaper celebrated its 30th anniversary as the voice of the Las Virgenes community. Earlier this week, April 3 to be exact, local residents Jim and Lisa Rule observed their own special anniversary. The Rules assumed ownership of More...
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