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December 21, 2006  RSS feed
Soka Univ. graduates final class
School closes after 20 years
Parents wept and cameras flashed as the graduates of Soka University walked down an aisle to a stage where their diplomas awaited them. In the auditorium where the 10 students prepared to receive their honors, large crystal chandeliers hung overhead. The procession mirrored that of many previous graduations, but the Dec. 13 ceremony was different. More...
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New loop opens at Kanan interchange
Freeway work picks up speed
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

Work is progressing at a steady clip on the on- and off-ramps to the southbound 101 Freeway, Agoura Hills officials have said. Recently opened to traffic was the northbound loop of the new Kanan Road interchange system. A barricade was erected on northbound Kanan Road to alert drivers that freeway access heading north is now on the right side of the street. More...

 Community
• article has image School board names Finders new president
The Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education reorganized Dec. 13, welcoming Terilyn Finders as president. Finders replaces Cindy Iser, whose one-year term as president expired. Board member Pat Schulz will serve as vice president, and Gordon Whitehead as clerk. More...
• article has image Santa Claus comes to town
• Acorn Bits
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Los Robles Hospital plays Santa to troops, families
Each holiday season the employees of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, under the direction of hospital chaplain, the Rev. Michael McDonald, donate thousands of dollars worth of toys, clothes and food items and play Santa to special families. This year, the families include those of military personnel serving in Iraq. More...
• Knowing when to see a doctor
• article has image Club Pink raises awareness
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 Bulletin
Board
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THURS., DEC. 21 Bring Toys To Improv Agoura High School More...
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 Sports
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Oaks Christian goes overtime to win CIF Division III state title
Stats can be deceiving, but the scoreboard never lies. The Oaks Christian football team was dominated by Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa in nearly every statistical category during the CIF Division III state championship game on Saturday afternoon at the Home Depot Center in Carson, and yet, OCHS still found a way to win, 27-20, in overtime. More...
• article has image Warriors struggling without Williams
• Area volleyball players honored by CIF coaches
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 Pets
• article has image Critter Tails
Me and my Socks
When Socks and I met she was crying like a baby, a kitten only about 4 months old. She was on my rooftop above the front door. I climbed up and got her and returned her to my next door neighbor where I knew Socks lived. After that I must have gotten her out of a dozen bad situations, and I realized she wasn More...
• Tribute to Santa Paws
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 Police
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Agoura Hills Thieves stole a $6,000 iron statue of a boy and girl on a swing from the front of an apartment complex on Colodny Road. The theft occurred Dec. 6. Someone stole $1,500 worth of CDs and a $30 ladies purse containing credit cards and cash from a vehicle parked by a restaurant in the 30000 block of Agoura Road Dec. 3. More...
• Help the Sheriff fight reckless driving
• Contact your local Sheriff’s Department
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 Faith
• article has image Young Life pitches in to help build Habitat for Humanity
Volunteers donate labor, funds
The local chapter of Young Life partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County by providing a day of service at its building site in Oxnard last month. More...
• Local Christmas Eve services
• article has image Students sing reverent melodies
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 On the
Town
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Oh, how sinister, how devious the holiday season. Comes along yet another feelgood relationship movie featuring Hollywood More...
• article has image Songs for the season
• New art exhibit at swim club showcases local talent
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 Letters
• Teacher wars
Recently a couple of people have written letters to The Acorn insulting our teachers. All we have to do is examine their rant a little closer to see that they are disgusted only with themselves. Individuals who are not at peace with themselves find it easier to attack others than to face their own failures. More...
• Classrooms are politicized
• The right move
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 Editorials
• Don’t sell our schools short
Schools are a hard sell these days. Everybody appreciates what they do for children, but nobody wants to deal with the intrusions the schools supposedly bring. For years, the Las Virgenes Unified School District sought residential approval to build A.C. Stelle Middle School in Calabasas. More...
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