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, a... More...
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 We... More...
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...
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...
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...
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 sto... More...
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 un... More...
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.... More...
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 ... More...
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 lit... More...
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...
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...
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...
" 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 w... More...
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...
MAZEL TOV- Rabbi Gershon Weissman, far left, and Cantor Kenny Ellis, far right, of Temple Beth Haverim in Agoura Hills, officiate at the bar mitzvah of Tommy Seidner, son of Ron and Cindy, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. More...
When purchasing real estate on the East Coast it is not at all unusual to buy into a cooperative building. As a matter of fact, it is more the rule than the exception. It is tough to find a coop this side of the Mississippi. More...