FOR THE RECORD
      The National Archives DVD set "WWII: A Filmed History" was produced in partnership with TopicsEntertainment, not Discovery.
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CLvFFie Awards canceled
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      After seven years of presenting the CLvFFie (pronounced "cliffy") Awards, the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation has canceled this year's Nov. 22 event. The CLvFFies recognize individuals and groups who make a difference in the arts, education, healthcare, public safety, youth leadership, business and other areas.
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Calabasas creek restoration wins award
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Calabasas received an award for the engineering involved in the city's recent Las Virgenes Creek restoration. The project was recognized during the annual meeting and banquet of the local branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers on Sept. 18 in Los Angeles.
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Emancipation Proclamation arrives at Reagan Library
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.co
      "And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are and henceforward shall be free." With that executive order in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln set forward legislation to end slavery in America and ultimately define his presidency.
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Agoura Hills hosts annual Reyes Adobe Days festival
      The city of Agoura Hills will host the fourth annual Reyes Adobe Days from Oct. 3 to 5. Most events will be at the Reyes Adobe Historical Site, 5464 Reyes Adobe Road in Agoura Hills. • Fri., Oct.
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Agoura Hills City Calendar
      The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services has announced its upcoming events. For more information, call (818) 597-7361. •Tennis classes will be offered beginning Oct. 8. Classes are held at Agoura High School, 28645 W. Driver Ave., and run for six weeks.
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Bonsai expo
      The Conejo Valley Bonsai Society will hold its fifth annual Bonsai Exhibition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Oct. 4 and 5 at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Demonstrations will be in the bandstand at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days. For information, call (805) 495-7480.
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Conejo Valley Audubon Society hosts presentation, sightings
      The Conejo Valley Audubon Society has announced its October events. For information, visit www.ConejoValleyAudubon.org. •Thelma Williams will lead a group to Malibu Lagoon on Sat., Oct. 4. Meet at the Rancho Road Park-and-Ride to carpool at 8 a.m. or at the Malibu Lagoon parking lot at 8:30 a.m.
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Volunteer awarded for service
Retiree donates his time to Women's Resource Center
      Jim Senn, 82, of Westlake Village, recently received the President's Volunteer Service Award at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C.
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Saturdays are cleanup days for the creek
      Volunteers with Adopt the Creek Workdays sponsored by Mountains Restoration Trust have been toiling on Saturday mornings at Las Virgenes Creek to transform the sometimes overgrown, clogged up and unhealthy creek into a beautiful riparian waterway.
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At the Library
      The Calabasas Library announces its upcoming events. Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at the library, 200 Civic Center Way. For more information, call (818) 225-7616 or visit www.cityofcalabasas.com/library.
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Regenerate Films to screen feature movie
Fundraiser set for Oct. 4
      Regenerate Films will host a fundraiser with the screening of a nearly completed feature film "My Suicide: A Self Inflicted Comedy" at 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4 at Scherr Forum Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The movie is hosted by Mariel Hemingway and features the music of Radiohead, My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes and others.
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Announce your event in The Acorn
      The Acorn invites community members to submit brief blurbs for free inclusion in our weekly Datebook calendar. Datebook lists local events that are free of charge to the public or require a minimal fee.
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Community Briefs
      Comedy Sportz Oak Park High School's Comedy Sportz team will begin their new season at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Fri., Oct. 3 in room G-9 at the school, 899 N. Kanan Road. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Pizza, baked goods and drinks will be available for purchase.
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Calleguas aquifer like 'water in the bank'
By Janna Orkney Special to The Acorn
      Those of us who live in east Ventura County can be thankful that the Calleguas Municipal Water District took a major step in the 1990s toward improving the local water storage situation.
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Recycling art contest launched
      The Calabasas Environmental Commission is taking entries for the annual environmentally themed drawing contest, "Benefits of Paper Recycling," open to students in elementary and middle schools. Drawings must be handcreated on 8½-by-11-inch format in landscape (horizontal) orientation. Submissions are due by Nov. 3.
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