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March 22, 2007  RSS feed
Funny looking cow you have there
UDDERLY ENTHRALLED- A.E. Wright Middle School seventh-grader Nick Staley learns the fine art of milking a (homemade) cow during the school's 32nd annual Medieval Market last Friday. More...
Proposed Old Agoura car wash doesn't float
Project denied, but will be appealed
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

A proposed automotive lube and detailing center would not be a good fit for Old Agoura and should not be built in the quiet equestrian community, Agoura Hills officials decided last week. The Agoura Hills Planning Commission denied Pasadena resident Aitan Hillel's request to construct a carwash on the southeast corner of Chesebro and Palo Comado Canyon roads. More...

Doors opening soon at Yerba Buena
New elementary school cost $36 million
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

The long-awaited new Yerba Buena Elementary School on Lindero Canyon Road will open April 30, Las Virgenes school officials announced. Built on the border between Agoura Hills and Westlake Village, the school cost $36 million and will be home to Yerba Buena's 440 students. More...

 Community
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PITCHING IN- Members of the Shadow Hills 4-H group help clean up Chesebro Creek in Old Agoura recently. From left, Tanner Ouellette, Colby Peffer, Clay Callaghan, Brooke Schneider, Janaye Callaghan, Mia Stoutenborough, Amy Schneider and Taylor Ouellette. More...
• Plans made to trek Backbone Trail
• Join grand jury
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image The truth about what's in our food
The foods we put into our bodies can have lifelong implications, according to a pediatrician and college professor who will speak at 7 p.m. Wed., April 4 in room G-9 at Oak Park High School. Dr. Robert H. More...
• Tips offered on how to quit smoking
• Top mistakes couples make
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 Bulletin
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THURS., MARCH 22 Polyantha Roses Ventura County Rose Society meets Cowan Conference Center, 550 Airport Way, Camarillo. 7 p.m. questions/answers by consulting rosarians. 7:30 p.m. feature speaker James Delahanty, club past president. Topic: Polyantha roses. Visitors welcome. Janet Sklar (818) 993-6622, Dawn-Marie Johnson (805) 523-9003. More...
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 Business
• article has image Local businesswoman has her cake and eats it, too
Craving for chocolate turns into sweet profits
Just about everyone has had a craving for a chocolate cake, but Lisa Donahue turned her craving into For Heavens Cakes, a successful Thousand Oaks business. "I was a stayathomemommy for my two young sons, and I could not find anything just right to satisfy a craving I was having for a chocolate cake," Donahue recalled. More...
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• Wellness Community announces new board of directors
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 Schools
• article has image Math whiz team celebrates win
MATH COUNTS- The Medea Creek Middle School Mathcounts group celebrates a win in the recent county competition. Members of the two teams are: Dayton Martindale (not pictured), Jinny Yoo, Takahiro Tanaka, Pam Chang, Jeff Zia, Stephen Liu, Brandon Kiaselah and Allison Dodds. Teacher Jim Benton coached the teams. With its victory the group advanced to the state competition. More...
• Heed beach, ocean safety tips
• article has image Academic olympians expand their horizons
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 Sports
• article has image Youth basketball and soccer teams celebrate job well done
GEMS- The Black Pearls, a team in the AYBA seventh-grade high school division, went undefeated this year with a record of 13-0, landing the league championship as well as the tournament championship. From left: Coach Dave Flanders, Christine Connor, Chelsea Kanner, Sarah Cohen, Vivian Rotenstein, Alyssa Flanders, Coach John Kogel, Alyssa Kogel, Shannon Tempelton. Not pictured: Jenna Wall. More...
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• Tarheels take top prize
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 Pets
• article has image Little leprechauns
ALL DECKED OUT- Katherine Frees, 9, of Westlake Village, and her pups Lucky, 12 weeks, and Lucy, 4, have the St. Patrick's Day spirit. More...
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 Police
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Agoura Burglars stole a $175 DVD player and several DVDs from a vehicle parked on East Vale Court March 11. A $300 car window was shattered. Someone broke into three cars parked on Old Carriage Court on March 9, stealing two laptop computers and a cellphone. The total loss amounted to $5,100. More...
• Deputies say car break-ins on the rise
• Injured motorcycle cop recovers
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 Faith
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"I don't need to completely un derstand the big picture to know that my role is important. I don't have to know the destination to know I'm headed in the right di rection. Though I may not know where I am going . . . I'm not lost, I am exploring. More...
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 Family
• Annual Youth Congress will focus on real world problems
Event is March 31 at Oaks Christian High
Improving the quality of life outside the United States' borders will be the focus of the 23rd Annual Youth Congress, scheduled for March 31. More...
• Judges needed for fair
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 On the
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"The Ultimate Gift" Directed by: Michael O. Sajbel Starring: Drew Fuller, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, James Garner MPAA rating: PG Running time: 113 minutes Best suited for: traditionally minded, spiritually prone Least suited for: More...
• Malibu Wine Classic will benefit victims of child abuse
• article has image She's stylish for 1922
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 Letters
• Kids have a right to play outdoors
I am one of the residents mentioned in the recent Acorn HOA rules article and would like to reply to one the letters of last week. The original rules of 1980 stated that "every owner of a lot shall have a right and easement of ingress and egress and enjoyment in and to the common areas. More...
• HOA rules can be changed
• Kudos to Agoura High music department
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 Columns
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Butterflies spring free As I walk around the mountains I am in awe. The abundance of life springs forth from seemingly nowhere: grasses from barren sands, buds from dormant trees, colorful flowers from dry hillsides. Animal life is prolific as well, especially the butterflies. More...
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 Editorials
• article has image Relay For Life making great strides
Almost every family in America has known a loved one who's been stricken with cancer. It is the epidemic of ourtime, a killer that won't go away. According to research, 30 percent of the women and half the men will face a cancer diagnosis sometime in their lives. You can do something about it; the American Cancer Society already is. More...
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