District puts bond measure to work
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
     The first issuance of Measure G bond funds for facility improvements and technology is underway at the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Voters approved the $128 million facilities bond measure in June and the first distribution will be $40 million.
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Early deadlines
     Mon., Sept. 4 is Labor Day, which creates early deadlines for the
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Calabasas collision claims life
     Crosses and flowers mark the spot where a 61-year-old Temple City man died after a collision on Las Virgenes Road in the early morning of Aug. 18.
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Old Agoura residents prep for emergency
     KEEPING TRACK OF LIVESTOCK- Cyrena Nouzille, an Old Agoura resident, holds the reins of her chestnut-colored Arabian named BC, 8, who is painted and tagged with Nouzille's ID numbers. Nouzille was was part of an equestrian emergency evacuation demonstration last weekend at Old Agoura Equestrian Park
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Mayors support emissions bill
     Municipal leaders from across the state converged on Sacramento last week to encourage passage of new laws to curb global warming.
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Splendid day for New West fundraiser
     GRAND ENTRANCE-David Murdock, chairman and CEO of Dole Foods, greets the crowd as he and "A Day at Ascot" co-chairs Judy Linton, right, and Elda Bielanski, arrive at the New West Symphony League's fundraiser.
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'Gridiron Gang' has roots in Calabasas
By Joann Groff joann.groff@gmail.com
     Lee Stanley remembers the day he got the phone call that would eventually change his life. It was a member of the staff at Camp David Gonzales, a juvenile detention camp on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas.
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Chinese display at library
     A mini-exhibit of "The Voyages of Zheng He, 15th Century Chinese Admiral" is on display at the Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, through Nov. 15.
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Agoura vineyard ready for first harvest
By Michael Picarella pic@theacorn.com
     When one thinks of California vineyards, those in Napa or Sonoma come to mind first. Very few people think of Southern California as a place where grapes are grown and wine is made.
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Spotlight the Arts fall event at Sagebrush
     Spotlight the Arts, a nonprofit organization trying to raise funds and awareness for the construction of a new community theater in Calabasas, will host a family barn dance and barbecue from 5 to 11 p.m. Sat., Sept. 16 at Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road in Old Town Calabasas.
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Social dance open to all
     Celebration Dance Ministries hosts "Standing Room Only," a Christian social dance gathering open to all. The next scheduled dance will be from 8 p.m. to midnight Fri., Sept. 8 at the Ventura Moose Lodge, 10269 Tele
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Enjoying a summer day
     THE GOOD LIFE- Terri McCormick, left, of Oak Park and Regina Charles of Thousand Oaks
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Entries sought for photo contest
     The National Park Service invites outdoors enthusiasts to enter their best photograph of any site within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in their annual "Spirit of the Mountains" photo contest.
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Acorn Newspapers lose a longtime friend
By Steve Holt steve@theacorn.com
     There aren't enough people like Claire Vereczky Malis. Now there's one fewer. She died on Sunday at 83 and the sun isn't shining as brightly now that
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Audubon Society plans ahead
     The Conejo Valley Audubon Society has planned the following activities for September.
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Patioworld hosts Chamber mixer
     NETWORKING- Roxanne Turnblom-Lyons, vice president and managing director of Patioworld, and her husband, John Lyons, chief financial officer, host the Agoura/Oak Park/ Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce mixer at the Thousand Oaks store last week. For more information about upcoming Chamber of Commerc
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Speaker examines role of religion in democratic reform
     Guest speaker at the next meeting of the Westlake Village Republican Women Federated will be Joseph Loconte, 2006 distinguished visiting professor at Pepperdine University.
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