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October 2, 2008  RSS feed
As election draws near, which candidate are you behind?
BUTTONS PUSHED— The Nov. 4 election will bring a new round of political memorabilia to the marketplace. An American Political Items Collector's show is Sun., Oct. 12 in Granada Hills. Visit www.apic.us for more information. More...
Investors look for calm following wild market week
Did financial planning go out the window?
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

Following the stock market's roller coaster ride this past week, local investors are assessing the damage to their portfolios and trying to come up with a financial game plan that will provide more stability in the days ahead. More...

Candidate withdraws from MAC
McReynolds sustained injuries in crash
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Mike McReynolds has withdrawn his candidacy from the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council race as he continues to recover from the serious injuries he suffered in the Metrolink 111 train crash in Chatsworth on Sept. 12. More...

 Community
• FOR THE RECORD
The National Archives DVD set "WWII: A Filmed History" was produced in partnership with TopicsEntertainment, not Discovery. More...
• CLvFFie Awards canceled
• article has image Calabasas creek restoration wins award
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Leukemia survivor races to help others
Just over a year ago, ultracyclist and professional trainer Vinnie Tortorich faced the toughest endurance challenge of all—the race to save his own life from a rare form of leukemia. A competitive athlete all his life, Tortorich found himself strapped to a chemotherapy pump receiving hours of treatment each day. More...
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 Bulletin
Board
• article has image Datebook
THURS., OCT. 2 Marketing Strategies Calabasas Chamber of Com merce hosts networking breakfast at Hilton Garden Inn, 24150 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Topic: "Marketing strategies to help grow your business." $15 members, $18 firsttime visitors. More...
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 Business
• article has image Sherwood Lake Club plans for tennis courts
Sherwood Lake Club at the Sherwood Country Club community has broken ground on two tennis courts. A grand opening for the professional grade, hard surface courts is planned for late fall. More...
• article has image More women needed in management, book says
• article has image Local Business Briefs
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 Schools
• article has image School district okays design for high school performing arts centers
A pair of performing arts education centers proposed for Agoura and Calabasas high schools have moved one step closer to construction. The Las Virgenes Unified School District on Sept. 23 approved John Sergio Fisher's architectural design plans for the two facilities. More...
• article has image Laifman comfortable with Oak Park schools
• Brownley honored by state school boards
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 Sports
• article has image Delgado and Armstrong catch on fast at bass tournament
MASTER FISHERMEN— Doug Delgado, left, and Jeff Armstrong, both of Westlake Village, relax after winning first place in a bass fishing tournament at Lake Piru on Sept. 20. The pair caught five largemouth bass with a total weight of 19.08 pounds. Their biggest catch was 5.72 pounds. All fish were released. More...
• article has image Gamebreakers
• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
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 Pets
• article has image Pet owners beware— coyotes never give up
For nearly nine years, Ricki, an energetic blackandtan dachshund, played outside undisturbed in the Robertson family's fencedin backyard in Oak Park. On Sept. 18, after an evening indoors with her owners, Ricki went out to the backyard. More...
• article has image Pet of the Week
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills A burglar stole a $150 iPod and $40 in cash from a vehicle parked in the 20740 block of Colina Vista Street Sept 21. The culprit also caused $200 in damages to get into the car. More...
• Changing of the guard
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 Faith
• Hadassah to hold reception
Thousand Oaks Chapter of Hadassah will host a new member dessert reception from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 15 at Bellavino Wine Bar, 3709 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Westlake Village. Interested persons are invited to meet the members and learn about Hadassah's works. More...
• CROP hunger walks to begin
• Chabad of Conejo to host Yom Kippur services
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 Family
• Swap at Oaks for used Halloween costumes
A costume exchange will be held at 9 a.m. Fri., Oct. 10 on the patio outside of the children's play area and food court at The Oaks mall, 222 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Costume drop-off will be from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Free coffee and bagels will be provided. Costume pickup will be at 10 a.m. More...
• Ventura Harvest Festival this weekend
• Westlake High School baseball team holds fall fundraiser
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 On the
Town
• article has image 'Wonderland' unfolds at Conejo Players
CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER— Olivia Heulitt is Matilda, Francesca Barletta is the Queen of Hearts, McLane Martin is Alice and Alex Karukos is the Mad Hatter in the Conejo Players' production of "Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr." The show runs Saturdays and Sundays at 1 and 4 p.m. Oct. 4 to 12, as well as a 7 p.m. show on Fri., Oct. 10. Tickets are $8. More...
• Bodie House hosts concert
• AIDS benefit concert slated
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 Motoring
• article has image A Neftin celebration
NEW BEGINNING— Neftin Motors owner Howie Neftin shares a light moment with Julie Eaton, a Thousand Oaks resident, during a Sept. 24 grand opening sponsored by the Westlake Village-Thousand Oaks Chamber of Commerce at the new Neftin Mazda dealership in the T.O. Auto Mall. More...
• Westlake Auto Show gets in gear on Oct. 5
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 Letters
• Four reasons to vote against school bond
The opponents of Measure R were unable to get their message into the Ventura County voter information pamphlet. But here's what voters need to know: •School taxes in Oak Park are already too high. They're the highest in Ventura County. More...
• Oak Park's Measure R doesn't add up
• According to reader, there are too many school taxes already
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 Editorials
• Doesn't it bug you when . . .
We're fed up, we've had enough, and we just can't take it anymore. But we don't know what to do about it, either . . . except complain. Time again for another installment of The Acorn's "Doesn't it bug you when? More...
• article has image Cartoon
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