Yesterday was the deadline for Oak Park residents to file nomination papers for the upcoming Municipal Advisory Council election.The filing period, which opened July 17, had been extended to Aug. 16 because not all the incumbents de More...

A recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association found that many people know little or almost nothing about the warning signs, causes and effective treatments for mental illnesses-even though in any given year, one in five Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder. More...

THURS., AUG. 17 Oak Park Gardeners The Oak Park Gardeners will learn all about worms and worm castings at their 7 p.m. meeting at Mae Boyar Park, Oak Park. Public invited. (818) 706-6331 More...

The Rotary Club of Newbury Park is offering opportunities for businesses to participate in its 20th annual Oktoberfest. The event, presented by Newbury Park Rotary and Farmers Insurance Group, will be held Sat. and Sun., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at Underwood Family Farms, between Thousand Oaks an More...

FOOT ACTION- Zoran's soccer camp for youth ages 5 to 15 will wrap up the summer season with one more week-long camp session from Aug. 21 through 25. The camp, open to beginners, intermediate and advanced players, meets on the Oak View High School Soccer Field in Agoura Hills. For information, visit More...

The start of the football season is less than a month away, and Agoura's football team is preparing to go deep into the playoffs. More...

GONE FISHIN'- A heron shows off his dinner at Westlake Lake recently. More...

Agoura Hills A Hispanic man allegedly entered a home while the residents were asleep and stole two laptop computers, a cellphone and a pair of shoes. The incident occurred on Thousand Oaks Boulevard Aug. 4 and the loss was about $1,000. More...

The Acorn staff learned recently that a beloved colleague, Claire Vereczky Malis, 83, had suffered a burst blood vessel in her brain. She underwent emergency surgery on Sun., Aug. 6 at Pomona Valley Hospital, near her home at Emerson Village in Pomona, and was scheduled to have an additional p More...

MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO- Above, Lupin Hill Elementary School third-grade student Christopher Reilly, 8, gets into the swing of things before the start of the film "Madagasgar" at de Anza Park in Calabasas on Friday. Right, Calabasas High School junior Marie Patterson, 16, volunteers for a test run in More...

Square dancing is all about having a wonderful time with the seven other people in your square and the many other dancers around the room. More...

As a former mayor of Westlake Village, I choose to support projects selectively and I am careful to disseminate only truthful information to my fellow residents. Opponents of the Town Center are using scare tactics in the hopes that some will settle for another office complex. I hope I can cl More...

The question: At what point in an intersection has a motorist run a red light? More...

Many parts of the country began adding fluoride to tap water 50 years ago because it was said to help prevent tooth decay. That's why it's also in many brands of toothpaste. Thanks to fluoridated water, people get fewer cavities. More...