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The annual Calabasas street overlay program has begun on various streets throughout the city. The resurfacing will take place from now until August. Streets will be paved one travel lane at a time and traffic control will be provided. More ... Erik Acevedo completed the training academy for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. He is currently stationed in the MidWilshire area. Acevedo is a graduate of Agoura High School. He earned a degree in exercise biology and communications from UC Davis, where he was a member of the university's student firefighter program for three years. More ... If you think you have a knack for writing, put your creative juices to work this summer in The Acorn contest, "Fiction in a Nutshell. More ... Members of the Agoura Hills City Council practically held their noses as they voted June 11 in favor of a new ordinance that gave special concessions to developers who earmark portions of their projects for affordable and senior housing. More ... The Calabasas City Council has changed its RV parking ordinance- again. The new ordinance requires RV owners to obtain a permit if they wish to park their oversized vehicles on public streets for up to 72 hours. The ordinance passed 32, with Councilmembers Barry Groveman and James Bozajian voting against it. More ... Oak Park is preparing for the third annual National Night Out Against Crime on Sat., Aug. 2. Several neighborhoods will host representatives from local departments and boards including sheriff's, fire, recreation and parks departments as well as supervisors and school board members. More ... GAME, SET, MATCH- Shelby Sinoway of Calabasas donates used tennis racquets to the National Junior Tennis League. Shelby, a 15-year-old Chaminade High School student and an avid tennis player, collected 75 racquets for use by NJTL players. For more information about Southern California Tennis Association NJTL summer programs, call Arlene Barco at (310) 208-3838. More ... After performing in more than 40 countries and having won more than a dozen international awards for his work, Jason Latimer and his team of special guests will present a show for all ages in Thousand Oaks. Some of the most advanced magic illusions will be presented for one night only at 7 p.m., Sun. Aug. 10. More ... Jeret Doiron remembers well the day he met MacKenzie Maier, a 4yearold girl suffering from cancer. Doiron, a former Lost Hills sheriff's deputy, had a tradition of passing out stuffed Santa Claus dolls to kids he encountered while patrolling on Christmas Eve. More ... When the call went out that Manna, the local food bank, was low on food and filled with hungry clients, many people responded with cash and food. Bags, baskets and buckets of fresh fruit and garden vegetables began to arrive immediately, executive director John Gorham said. More ... Barry Myerson has a wish he'd like to come true. "If everyone could give something back, outside of writing a check, whether it's to your church, temple, sports, whatever your passion is, it could do incredible things," said Myerson, More ... The Pepperdine University Center for the Arts Guild named its officers for 200809 at a luncheon held recently at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. Ellen Weitman was re-elected as president. More ... Discussing my weight in a public forum such as The Acorn newspaper figures to be a challenging proposition, to say the least. But after hearing about a local program called Weight Loss Challenge 101 that could assist people like me in their ongoing battle against the bulk, I shelved my pride along with my carbladen pasta- and I began to write. More ... Spirit, an a cappella women's quartet, recently won first-place blue ribbons in the Sweet Adelines Region 11 quartet competition in Bakersfield. This qualifies the group to compete internationally in Honolulu in November. More ... BRANCH OFFICE- A coyote lurks in a tree in the yard of Carla and Bill Davies in Westlake Village. The coyote is one of the most adaptable animals in the world and can change its breeding habits, diet and social dynamics to survive in a wide variety of habitats. More ... Community RSS feed |
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