Cookbook benefits ill child
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      A cookbook containing recipes from City Council members as well as businesses and restaurants in Calabasas is being sold to benefit Kevin Cordasco, an 11year-old local resident who's been fighting cancer since March.
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Substance abuse program honored
      The Ventura County Behavioral Health Department, a division of the Ventura County Health Care Agency, was selected to receive the inaugural Science and Service Award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. They were honored specifically for the Integrated...
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Spreading holiday cheer
     WARM FUZZIES- The Calabasas Chamber celebrates the holidays with a mixer at the Hilton Garden Inn. From left, Stephanie Warren, Chamber chairman of the board; Jeff Richards, director of Center for AbilityFirst-Paul Weston Center; Carol Washburn, Chamber president/CEO and Wendy McAfee, general manage...
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Oak Park student leads Sight Night campaign
      BreeLayne Ring, 16, a student at Oak Park High School, recently led a Sight Night campaign in the Oak Park community. Sight Night was launched by BreeLayne's older sister, Brighton, in 2004.
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Dentist profiled
      Cosmetic dentist Jonathan Ziv of Agoura Hills is featured in the WinterSpring 2008 edition of NewBeauty magazine, which is due on newsstands the first week of January. NewBeauty covers the latest advances in plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, dermatology, cosmetic dentistry, and nons...
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Holiday spirit thriving
     ERNESTO HERNANDEZ FONTE/Special to the Acorn SANTA FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL- Los Robles Hospital employees reach out to military families stationed at Port Hueneme Naval Air Station. Back row, from left: Los Robles Hospital Cardiovascular Clinical Coordinator Sandy Wisler, Yeoman First ...
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Medicare offers free wheelchairs
      Medicare recipients may be eligible to receive a power wheelchair or scooter paid for with the assistance of Medicare, if they suffer from such conditions as respiratory disorders, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and have a mobility limitation and difficulty in propelling a standa...
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