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Vandals return to Oak Park
Vandals tore down nine trees last weekend in Deerhill Park in Oak Park with most of the 10to 14-foot tulip and golden ring trees broken off at their bases. More...
Life with Cousteau in the wild

ADVENTURER- Above left, Agoura Hills resident Gary Holland has his sound equipment ready to roll as he and Jean-Michel Cousteau travel off the coast of Monterey, Calif. recently. Below, Holland hangs over the bow of his Zodiac communing with a pod of dolphins. Holland has sailed the seas with the Co More...

Arrest made in death of Agoura teen
Defendant has long traffic record, officials say
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

Sean Michael Gittens of Thousand Oaks was arrested last week on felony charges of gross vehicular manslaughter in the Oct. 17, 2005 death of Agoura Hills resi More...

 Community
• Strike averted at Los Robles Hospital
There will be no healthcare workers strike at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, thanks to a new contract that was reached last week. More...
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 Health & Wellness
• Walking to school can help youth get fit
Children in California are gaining more weight than ever before, which can be detrimental to their health as they move into adulthood. According to the California Department of Health Services, during the last two decades, the prevalence of overweight children in California has doubled. T More...
• OCD group meets on Thursdays
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 Bulletin
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THURS., SEPT. 21 Calabasas Gals Lunch The Calabasas Women's Connection hosts "Heartfelt Bear-Hugs" luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Donna Powell of Matters of the Heart will discuss handmade Memory Bears to celebrate loved ones and for special oc More...
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 Business
• Maguire business seminar in Westlake Village
Frank Maguire, an internationally acclaimed public speaker, business guru and author, will present a business seminar from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Fri., Sept. 29 at the Westlake Village Inn. More...
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• Before tragedy strikes, get house in order
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 Schools
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HAPPY FACE- Oak Hills Elementary School kindergartener Zoe Ballen is pleased with her work, painting a gourd at the back-to-school barbecue on Thurs., Sept. 7. More...
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• Woodcrest Preschools accredited
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 Sports
• article has image Agoura's one-man show can't beat Highlanders
To beat the Royal boys' water polo squad Tuesday afternoon, Agoura head coach Dustin Litvak knew he'd need an entire team effort. More...
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• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Year
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 Pets
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CUDDLES- Dr. Denise Danne and Drucilla demonstrate how dogs really are man's (and woman's) best friend. The pair were enjoying the afternoon at the Westlake Village 25th anniversary party recently. More...
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 Police
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Agoura Hills A thief stole a $750 ham radio from a vehicle parked on Rock Tree Drive on Sept. 9. The culprits also caused $300 in damage when they shattered the car's window. More...
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 Faith
• Chabad to host annual Tashlich Walk Sunday
Chabad of the Conejo will host a Tashlich walk on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Sun., Sept. 24. More...
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• Third-graders to get Bibles
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 Family
• article has image Love of nature turns into a lifetime passion
Life's journey has taken Agoura Hills resident and filmmaker Gary Holland to some of the farthest reaches of the globe, yet his work is far from over. More...
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 On the
Town
• RSVP for Masry awards event
The Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Edward L. Masry Awards for Integrity in Community Service to honor civic leaders, sheriffs and teachers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westl More...
• Sea Fest coming to Ventura
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 Letters
• City gives take on Lowe's
The Town Center at Westlake Village, which includes a Lowe's home improvement store, is an excellent opportunity to enhance the city of Westlake Village and its general plan. That's right, to enhance. And I don't want the chance to be lost because of misconceptions and distortions being More...
• Lowe's is not the only choice
• Town Center marketing is an 'illusion'
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 Columns
• article has image "Hollywoodland"
"Hollywoodland" is dark, adult-oriented and intelligent noir, a throwback to Hollywood's heyday, when tortured gumshoes would single-mindedly tackle unsolvable murders for little reward-perhaps only for redemption. The carrot wiggling on this cinematic stick happens to be a very real crime: the a More...
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 Editorials
• article has image Ouch, who would want to hurt a tree?
Respect for property, both public and private, is taught to our citizens since the day they are born. In Oak Park, some apparently never got the message. More...
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