Local artists and art aficionados alike will be pleased with the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation's next project. The nonprofit organization, which is known for studying quality of life issues in the region, announced its next project will focus on housing artwork created by local talent living in the Conejo Valley. More...

Residents are invited to participate in any of the following volunteer opportunities in the area. For more information or to sign up, call the phone number listed for the event. •The Conejo Valley Art Museum is seeking an ArtWalk coordinator for ArtWalk 2008. More...

THURS., SEPT. 27 Public Forum Westlake Joint Board of Homeowners Associations host a forum with Westlake City Council members, 7:30 p.m., North Ranch Community Centre, 1400 N. Westlake Blvd. Public welcome. Kathy, (805) 497-2276. More...

Joan Klein is a professional educational therapist with Klein and Associates Educational Therapists and Consultants Inc. Klein and her colleagues assist in finding the appropriate school placement for students and provide educational therapy to address the child's individual needs, which improves learning, academic skills and self-esteem. More...

All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: newstip@theacorn.com. More...

Nobody was going to hand the Calabasas High football team its first win in years. They had to earn it on their own. Following 44 consecutive losses, the third-longest streak in state history and a mark that dates back to November of 2002, the Coyotes finally won a game last Thursday night, upending Channel Islands 28-14 on the road. More...

FREEZE FRAME- Agoura Hills resident Debbie Bitterly met this little fellow while visiting Sequoia National Forest, next to the upper Kern river. Bitterly said the Douglas squirrel "paused long enough in his chattering" to pose for the photo. More...

Agoura Someone stole a book bag containing an $80 textbook from a vehicle parked on Rainbow Crest Drive on Sept. 22. The thief caused $2,500 in damages to the vehicle's soft top cover by ripping it to gain entry. Thieves stole a $1,500 billboard from a vacant lot on Kanan Road on Sept. 17. More...

When Paul Kipnes was 9 years old, he dressed up as a biblical character for the Purim holiday. Since then, Kipnes knew the path he wanted to take in life. "Everyone thought I was a rabbi," said Kipnes, who is now the rabbi at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas. "It just stuck in my brain. I wanted to help people see Judaism as engaging and real. More...

Eighth-grader Johnny Hadzipetros carefully looked over his grand opening speech, handwritten in pencil on looseleaf paper. He had nothing to worry about. After all, Johnny was the first Boys & Girls Club member at Colina Middle School, having joined in early 2006. He knew what he was talking about. More...

Conejo Players Theatre will present "Once on this Island Jr." weekends from Oct. 6 to Oct. 14. Shows are at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with a Friday performance at 7 p.m. Oct. 12. A Caribbean adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," the musical was written by Lynn Ahrens with music by Stephen Flaherty. More...

I do not know your names, but I would like to sincerely thank all of you for your help today (Sept. 18) when I took a nasty fall in front of Starbucks. Don't ask me what happened, for I don't really know. What I do know is that immediately after my fall a man came over, asking I was all right. Another man came offering his help. More...

Thank you if you took a copy of the The Acorn on vacation and sent us a picture during the past 12 months. Over the years, readers have taken copies of The Acorn to every continent and probably all 50 states. More...