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December 6, 2007  RSS feed
Menorah lighting signals days of Hanukkah
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SOLEMN SERVICE- Members of the Jewish community join the Agoura Hills City Council in a menorah lighting ceremony Wednesday in front of city hall. From left, Mayor John Edleston, Councilmembers Bill Koehler and Denis Weber, Rabbi Moshe Bryski from Chabad of the Conejo, and Rabbi Eli Broner from Conejo Jewish Day School. Hanukkah began Tuesday at sunset. More...
Growing up Jewish in a Christian world
Neighborhood Focus
By Rina Baraz Nehdar Special to The Acorn

Rabbi Jennifer Flam of Temple Aliyah referred to it as a "December dilemma." How do you make Hanukkah special for your kids in a country that mostly celebrates Christmas? "I grew up living in a place where there were very few Jews, so Hanukkah was overshadowed by Christmas," said Wendy Ross to a group of parents who met at the Woodland Hills temple on Nov. More...

Agoura Hills City Council forms business task force
Move upsets Chamber board

Eleven business owners, restaurateurs, and other professionals who work in Agoura Hills will serve on a new task force aimed at improving the business climate in the city. More...

 Community
• Four Seasons marks anniversary
The Four Seasons Hotel marked its first anniversary in Westlake Village with a Nov. 30 luncheon and media briefing that included words of cautious optimism about the future of the city's newest hospitality gem from Dole Chairman and CEO David Murdock. More...
• Site chosen for Oak Park water tank
• article has image Newcomer Ned Davis joins Westlake City Council; Klessig named mayor
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 Health & Wellness
• Antibiotic-resistant bacteria on rise
Recent cases of staph infections that are resistant to antibiotics have caused state and local school officials to reexamine hygiene practices on campuses and to stress the importance of implementing preventive measures. More...
• Head of cancer support group honored
• article has image The Art of Giving
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 Bulletin
Board
• Datebook
THURS., DEC. 6 'Skin Of Our Teeth' Malibu High School presents Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth" by Thornton Wilder, 30215 Morning View Drive. 7 p.m. Dec. 6 to 8; 2 p.m. Dec. 9. $15 adults, $10 students, seniors. (310) 457-6801, www.malibuhigh .smmusd.org. More...
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 Business
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
Company Name AMGEN BAXTER BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP CAMINOSOFT CORP. CHEESECAKE FACTORY COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP. CFC DIODES, INC DTS, INC. More...
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• article has image Business of the Year winner
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 Schools
• article has image Veterans visit Brookside Elementary
FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY- Veterans of several wars pose with members of Brookside Elementary School Student Council and Principal Debra Burgher. At schoolwide spirit assembly held recently, fourth graders sang the official songs of each branch of the military in honor of the veterans present. The men stood for recognition when they heard the song representing their branch of service. The Brookside assembly was one of five similar events held at Oak Park schools in honor of Veterans Day. More...
• Local schools make Honor Roll
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 Sports
• article has image Meet the Chargers' not-so-secret weapon
Senior Taylor Lord has helped revitalize the Agoura girls' basketball team
The secret is out- Agoura High senior Taylor Lord is a pretty good basketball player. In her first year on the varsity squad last season, the 6foot forward/center averaged 16.7 points and 11 rebounds per game for the Chargers. With stats like that, Lord's coach doesn't expect her to fall under the radar again. More...
• Ventura County Fusion holding tryouts
• article has image Drive for five
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
PRETTY BOY- Noodles, 8, a male Himalayan mix, needs a home. Noodles can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Noodles home, ask for ID No. A3751231. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit www.animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. More...
• Underwood Farms has animal show, petting zoo
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills Thieves stole a pair of $400 sunglasses, three digital cameras worth about $1,000 and a $69 bicycle from a vehicle parked in the 5400 block of Forrest Cove Lane on Nov. 18. Vandals caused $260 in damage by destroying a mailbox, a fence post and an address marker in front of homes in the 28000 block of Balkins Drive. More...
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 Faith
• Christmas concert at St. Max
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church's department of music will present its sixth annual Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 16 in the sanctuary of the church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. Featured performers include the church's adult and youth choirs, small ensemble and liturgical dancers, all with chamber orchestral accompaniment. More...
• Dance party for Jewish singles group
• Employment ministry kicks off
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 Family
• article has image Snow day comes to Calabasas
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SLIPPERY SLOPE- City employee Patrick Moore of Calabasas watches Bay Laurel Elementary School secondgrade student Andrei Niemczyk, 8, slide down a pile of snow. Bay Laurel fourthgrader Trevor Wong, 9, waits his turn during Snow Day, held Sunday at Gates Canyon Park. More...
• Register for Rose Parade trip
• The Oaks invites kids to play Tarzan among wild animals
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 On the
Town
• article has image Comic masterpiece still funny after 70 years
Play Review
Despite the fact that its first performance took place more than 70 years ago, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's comic masterpiece "You Can't Take it With You" wears its age quite well. It is being presented by the Conejo Players in a run that continues through Dec. 15. More...
• article has image Young local filmmakers debut new movie
• Stage Door presents 'Fourposter'
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 Letters
• Kidnapping fear overblown
Did I read the front page story in last week's Acorn correctly? Two boys accuse their friendly neighborhood FBI agent of attempted kidnapping for offering to help them pump up their flat bike tire? More...
• Longing for the good old days
• Safe at home
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 Columns
• article has image The art of awareness
" Kyk mooi ," I am told by a San tracker. A phrase in Afrikaans that cannot be translated directly to English, but is something like, "Look beautifully, with attention and awareness." I was advised to " kyk mooi " at tracks and the landscape to determine the behavior of the animal. This would help me to see more deeply, beyond what is immediately apparent. More...
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 Editorials
• City, Chamber need to move on
Last week we wrote in this column about the 25th anniversary celebration in Agoura Hills, and the fact that much progress had been made over the past two decades toward building a strong and successful city. At the core of any community is its business and commerce. More...
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• Closed early
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