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Malibou Lake becoming a destination for dirt
Urban runoff threatens mountain community
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      The bucolic, awayfromitall mountain lifestyle of the 130 Malibou Lake residents doesn't come cheap. But it's not the high price of real estate that is at the root of homeowner discontent. The private community is at the center of lake-choking urban runoff.
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FOR THE RECORD
      +A letter by Shari Goodman in the Feb. 1 Acorn incorrectly states that Hussam Ayloush- executive director of the Southern California Council on American-Islamic relations (CAIR)- co-hosted a 1998 event attended by Egyptian "militant" Islamic leader Wagdi Ghunaym at which anti-Semiti...
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Groveman said to be threatened
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Nidia Cota, a writer, producer and host of a local television show in Malibu, launched a verbal tirade against Calabasas City Councilmember Barry Groveman at last week's city council meeting, creating an uncomfortable scene for council and audience members alike.
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Community groups rise to the occasion
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
      When Oak Park students attend music classes each day, they can thank their parents and others for the program. A small group of Oak Park residents raises thousands of dollars annually to help create and retain new programs in local schools, including music education.
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Filmmaker delves into world of autism
      A free screening of "Normal People Scare Me," a film about autism made by a teenager with autism, will be presented at 7 p.m. Mon., March 5 at the Westlake Village Twin Theater, 4711 Lakeview Canyon Road. The screening will be followed by a questionandanswer session with the teen, Taylor C...
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Sheriff's posse is coming
Volunteers invited to learn about equestrian involvement
      The Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department will host an informational recruiting meeting for those interested in volunteering for the department's mounted posse on Wed., March 7 at the Lost Hills Sheriff Station, 27050 Agoura Road. The mounted posse is made up of reserve deputy sh...
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Malibou Lake Mountain Club to celebrate 85th anniversary
Public invited to all-day event
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      The 85th anniversary of the Malibou Lake Mountain Club will be a public affair, celebrated in style with an all-day event focusing on the history, mysteries and lore of the small lakeside community. The educational event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., March 10 at the ...
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Local children are Highland dancers
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Emma Schiff picked up Highland dancing after her mother, Jehanne, told her about her own childhood fling with the Scottish folk dance. Emma's mother introduced the dance to her when she was 5, and Emma fell in love. "When my mom was a little girl she saw a dancing competition going on...
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Westlake resident named Development Coach of the Year
      Westlake Village resident John Daykin was named Development Coach of the Year by the CalSouth State Soccer Association Feb. 17 at the Nike Awards banquet held at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. He was selected from 7,900 licensed coaches registered with CalSouth, the United States Yout...
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Residents celebrate Chinese New Year at Civic Arts Plaza
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      The Chinese New Year Celebration at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Saturday ushered in the Year of the Golden Pig with a delightful mix of song, dance, drama, acrobatics and even a bit of magic.
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Corporate sponsors needed for 2007 Conejo Valley Days
Festival attracts 55,000 people
      Corporate sponsors are needed to support the five-day Conejo Valley Days festival and carnival, May 2 through 6. The festival attracts 55,000 people each year. "This year, businesses have a variety of sponsorship opportunities," said Randy Strong, Conejo Valley Days sponsorship chair.
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Call Meals on Wheels for service
      Every weekday, volunteer drivers representing Meals on Wheels deliver hot and cold meals to qualified recipients in Agoura, Oak Park and Westlake Village. A hot midday meal and a nutritious cold evening meal are delivered from the East Campus of the Los Robles Medical Center between 11 a....
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Point Mugu Air Show flies into town
      Gates will open for the Point Mugu Air Show at 8 a.m. Sat., March 31 and Sun., April 1. Flight demonstrations will start at 10 a.m. The Air Force Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will headline the show. Other attractions include Bruce Abbott and Star Raider Jet-Powered Space Sh...
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Citizen lifesavers honored
      Ventura County citizens were honored with Lifesaving Awards by the Ventura County Fire Department at its 11th annual Awards Luncheon yesterday in Camarillo. Honorees included a 7year-old boy whose call to 911 helped save his mother, a neighbor who rushed into a burning house to res...
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Helping to care for the local environment
      CLEANUP CREW- Grace Williams, a Willow Elementary School student, picks up trash at the eighth annual Creek and Canyon Cleanup Day last weekend. The Cornell Preservation Organization and the Triunfo Lobo Community Association are working together to fight the pollution that threatens th...
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Day of wine tasting, jazz at Pierce College
      Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds will host the second annual wine tasting, "A Day Without Wine Is Like a Day Without Sunshine," at 5:30 p.m. Sun., March 4 at Pierce College Campus Center. The event will feature the L.A. Winds Jazz Ensemble. Tasters must be 21 or older to attend.
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Homes needed for TV show
Producers looking for houses with a history
      "If Walls Could Talk," a s e r i e sa i r e d Sundays on HGTV, will be in the Los Angeles area to film homes with "intriguing pasts, unusual stories and valuable objects found inside," according to the show's publicist.
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Girl Scouts run mock city council meeting in Calabasas
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      At a special City Council meeting last Thursday in Calabasas the dais was full, but not with the faces constituents are used to seeing. In a special mock meeting, fourth-graders from Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 449 at Bay Laurel Elementary School took turns acting as City Council me...
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Digging for pieces of the past
      ANCIENT ARTIFACT- Westlake Village resident Merle Hamilton views a display of a piece of Ventura's San Miguel Chapel that she discovered after 30 years of digging for relics. The piece, believed to have been painted by a local Chumash artist in the 200-year-old adobe chapel, is part of the new Mu...
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St. Max Casino Night deals a good hand
      HEDGING BETS- From left, Marc and Lisa Pollon of Westlake Village and Chris and Alex Cuilty of Moorpark enjoy a hand dealt by Gold Coast Casinos dealer Jerry Philips at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church's Casino Night held Saturday in Westlake Village.
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Juried art show coming to Thousand Oaks
Paintings, photos, sculptures needed
      Westlake Village Art Guild's annual Open Juried Show will be March 22 through April 13 at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. The show is open to all painters, photographers and sculptors. Take-in day will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sun., March 18. A reception ...
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