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By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com A large project under construction across from the Agoura Hills city hall and library will become the new home for several high tech companies, communication groups and research and development firms, according to the developers. More ... Death of Westlake Village man at LAX said to be suicide Suicide was determined to be the cause of death of 57year-old Westlake Village resident Robert Lee Scoville, whose body was discovered in Parking Structure 3 at Los Angeles International Airport. At around 2:45 a.m. More ... FOR THE RECORD +Nick O'Toole, a member of the winning Agoura South Mustang baseball team, had his name spelled incorrectly. +Elisa Feldman, a 13year-old girl who last year died from a rare heart disorder, was an Agoura Hills, not a Simi Valley resident. More ...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Bellbottom pants, male teachers required to wear ties to class, girls forbidden to wear pants to school, break dancing, shrinking school budgets, serious educational reform and technological breakthroughs that promise to revolutionize education. More ... Gittens receives year in jail for traffic death of 18-year-old SUV with teenage passenger crashed into a tree in 2005 By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com Sean Michael Gittens of Thousand Oaks was sentenced last week to one year in jail and five years' probation in connection with an auto accident that killed Krystin Shank, 18. Shank, who was a passenger, died on Oct. 17, 2005, when Gittens lost control of his SUV and it crashed into a tree. More ... Trails in the Santa Monicas receive a funding boost Lindero, Topanga, Cold Creek among those that are marked Open-space acquisition grant funding in the amount of $2.32 million has been approved for Santa Monica Mountains trail projects, according to Zev Yaroslavsky, chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The money will help purchase six parcels of open space in the Santa... More ...
HAUL IT AWAY- Sgt. Juan Amador, a Marine based at Camp Pendleton, offers his assistance at the Calabasas Landfill hazardous waste roundup last Sunday. The public was invited to bring items that are difficult to discard such as paints, chemicals and old electronic gear. More ... Westlake's city programs are improving the good life By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com A door-to-door hazardous waste removal program is something Thousand Oaks residents only dream about, but Westlake Village Mayor Susan McSweeney reminded her citizens that their city already has such a program. More ...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Eleven years from the day his project started, philanthropist Mark Blum of Agoura Hills is now too ill to continue operating Mission With Bikes. Through Blum's efforts, 3,600 bikes have been repaired and donated to people in need and to organizations from the Conejo Valley to the far ... More ... Tour art studios The sixth annual Topanga Canyon Artists' Studio Tour will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., June 9 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun., June 10. The self-guided tour will begin at Topanga Canyon Gallery, 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., No. 109, Topanga. More ... Yacht Club hosts food, wine event The Westlake Yacht Club will host the annual Food and Wine Festival from 4 to 8 p.m. Sun., June 24 at The Landing, 32123 W. Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. The event will include food and wine donated from local restaurants and wineries, and silent and live auctions. More ...
By Bob Gibbons Special to The Acorn The Leonis Adobe Museum announced that it is creating a new video program to enrich the experience of the many guests who visit the historic site annually. More ... Safeguards to prevent child drownings Summer has arrived and UCLA emergency physicians remind parents how to prevent drownings and water-immersion injuries involving children. These unfortunate events most often occur in the summer months, which are filled with water activities. More ...
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com We all have the ability to read other people's minds, according to Marc Salem, a New York-based mentalist who will perform soon at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Through psychological games and visual cues, Salem's show, "Mind Games Extra: On Second Thoughts," demonstrates how importan... More ...
HARD TO BEAT- Left, Kevin Ha, 9, and Nicolas Leminh, 13, of Oak Park, are finalists in the jump rope competition at Red Oak Elementary School's carnival last Sunday. More ...
JAILBIRD- Lupe Padilla-Mitchell is guilty as charged- guilty of having a big heart and doing good deeds, that is. The local art gallery owner was "arrested" by representatives of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and a local LAPD officer and thrown into a makeshift cell at the Sagebrush Cantina ... More ... Democrats schedule events Local Democratic Party groups have planned events for June. +The Democratic Club of Conejo Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wed., June 13 at the Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. At 7 p.m. Emily Gold, field director for state Sen. More ... Republicans to host mixer There will be a Republican Party mixer from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wed., June 27 in the Jefferson/ Roosevelt rooms at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. The speaker will be Dan Schnur, the founding partner of Command Focus. More ... Ventura County updates state Capitol display Ventura County has updated its shadowbox display in the state Capitol. The display, which is comprised of various elements that highlight Ventura County, will be unveiled in Sacramento at 9 a.m., June 14 with local and state dignitaries in attendance. Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Lo... More ... Women's Council seeks volunteers By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Each of the 42 women who make up the United Women's Leadership Council has found success for themselves. They've led community colleges, overseen countywide social services agencies and helped organize one of the largest music festivals in the area. More ...
THERE SHE IS- Ten-year-old Kaylin Mouchwar of Newbury Park is semi-finalist in her division competing for the title of American Coed Pre-Teen Queen at the American Coed Pageant during Memorial Day weekend. The pageant is for girls ages 13 to 18 years and promotes the theme, "Being the best... More ... How to bake the perfect summer pie The saying goes- "It's as American as apple pie." But while the aroma of homemade pies elicits fond summer memories for many people, the mere thought of having to bake those delectable treats brings on the shadow of selfdoubt and visions of pies gone bad. More ... Enjoy old time barbecue The Calabasas Historical Society will host the Old Town Western Barbecue from 3 to 6 p.m. Sun., June 10 at Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Sagebrush Cantina will provide the dinner with all the trimmings and their famous bread pudding. A no host bar will... More ...
SUPER SENIOR- Roy LaViolette is honored for his outstanding service to the community by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the L.A. County Commission on Aging and the L.A. County Area Agency on Aging at the 42nd annual Older Americans Recognition Day. LaViolette is ... More ... |
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