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September 14, 2006  RSS feed
Westlake Village celebrates 25th Anniversary
PARTY TIME- Above, Westlake Village residents, from left, Aryana Shandel, Jenna Haffavnier, Sabrina Isay and Brooke Jones celebrate Westlake Village's 25th anniversary Sunday. Right, Mike Guzzardo feels patriotic. Westlake Village, once home to Chumash Indians, became part of two spra More...
Classrooms play the numbers game
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

There are many new faces in the school hallways of Oak Park. Among them is Jessie Scharfman, a freshman at Oak Park High who lives in West Hills, but could have attended El Camino Real High School near her home. More...

Medical marijuana distributor under scrutiny
Agoura Hills wants facility closed
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

The city of Agoura Hills said it is investigating the Conejo Wellness Center, a medical marijuana cooperative on Agoura Road, with the intent of shutting the facility down. More...

 Community
• Speakers at women's council
Assemblywoman Audra Strickland and Simi Valley Councilmember Glen Becerra will be the guest speakers at the annual fall luncheon of the Women's Council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wed., Sept. 27 at the Westlake Village Inn. More...
• Citizen lawsuit filed against Agoura Village
• article has image Equestrians hitch a ride at Conejo event
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 Health & Wellness
• Autism gains attention of lawmakers
A proposed state law that would gather the latest research on autism in order to provide consistent educational services in all California schools could receive a financial boost from the federal government. More...
• New flap about the bird flu
• David Murdock to host Ride On benefit at Ventura Farms
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 Bulletin
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THURS., SEPT. 14 Gem of a Storyteller Native American storyteller Grey Wolf, proprietor of the Native Spirit Lodge in Woodland Hills, will present legends and stories associated with different gem stones as guest speaker at the 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Conejo Gem & Mineral Club at Hi More...
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 Business
• More private developer fees to be paid to city
Now that a fee study has been completed, the city of Agoura Hills will recoup 100 percent of its planning, engineering, and building and safety costs that stem from private development. More...
• Calabasas Chamber of Commerce schedule
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 Schools
• article has image Oak Park High seniors clean up for grad night
ANYTHING FOR THE CAUSE- Left, Oak Park High School senior Sami Pearlman, 17, improvises when she finds herself without a sponge during a recent fundraiser to help finance grad night. Below, another enthusiastic participant appears to bare it all for his senior class. Funds raised from th More...
• Heschel West begins new year
• article has image Family fun and feasting
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 Sports
• article has image Man behind the machine
At 10 a.m. Friday morning Bill Redell meets me in the front office at the Oaks Christian campus. Rather than sign in, as I'm asked to do like everyone else, Redell says, "He's with me," and we move through the lobby quickly without protest. More...
• article has image Injuries the only thing holding Calabasas girls' tennis team back
• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
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 Pets
• article has image Not the average family pet
GETTING TO KNOW YOU- Samantha Tsai and Molly Anderson, both 9, meet Wesley, an Asian water dragon from Southeast Asia, with help from Thorsten Pape from Reptile Family during Saturday's show-and-tell at the Mountains Restoration Trust of Calabasas Youth Naturalist program. For information, call More...
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 Police
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Agoura Hills Someone stole a GPS unit from a vehicle parked on Hackers Lane Aug. 27. The culprits also shattered one of the car's windows. The loss was $500. More...
• Help the Sheriff fight reckless driving
• article has image Community comes to the aid of injured deputy
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 Faith
• article has image Foster kids to receive school supplies
More than 200 new backpacks filled with school supplies were delivered to children in Ventura County's foster care system in time to start the new school year, thanks to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Agoura, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, and Newbury Park. More...
• Mormon choir to perform Saturday
• Chabad welcomes all Jews for High Holy Days
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 Family
• article has image Young basketball players hope to measure up
DREAMIN' BIG- Willow Elementary School third-grade student Benjamin Baraad, 8, is measured for height during the Agoura Basketball Youth Association signups by his mother, Janet, at Oak Park High School last Sunday. More...
• Coastal Cleanup Day for Calabasas
• YMCA to honor Sheriff Bob Brooks
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 On the
Town
• Wine tasting fundraiser to help Kiwanis
Conejo Valley's premier wine-tasting event, ConejoFest, will include more than a dozen food vendors this year. More...
• Business women to meet
• Scandinavians to celebrate
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 Columns
• article has image Bolf
Guys need to gather every once in a while. My wife and I have an agreement that, on occasion, she can have an all girls' night out and I can have an all guys' night out- just to escape reality, which sometimes is necessary when you have a 3-year-old. A 3year-old can create a lot More...
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• article has image The Conejo Players: The Play's the Thing
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 Editorials
• article has image Happy birthday, Westlake Village
Chronologically speaking, 25 years old seems young, but it's a grown-up, mature city of Westlake Village that celebrates its silver anniversary this fall. More...
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