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October 9, 2008  RSS feed
Reyes Adobe Days 2008
Annual festival puts spotlight on Agoura's rancho culture •Parade and art show among the many highlights
The fourth annual Reyes Adobe Days, which pays tribute to the rich history of Agoura Hills, featured several new and expanded festivities for the hundreds of residents of visited the weekend-long event. The festival kicked off Fri., Oct. More...
Black eye for soccer
Player attacks referee and sends him to the hospital Boy charged with felony battery
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

A 14-year-old soccer player from Agoura Hills who allegedly struck and injured a referee during a game on Sat., Oct. 4 has been arrested by police and charged with felony battery. More...

Oak Park water pipe broken again
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Crews were expected to complete repairs this week on a 20foot stretch of underground water pipe that broke in Oak Park. The damage occurred on Thurs., Oct. 2 under Kanan Road between Golden Eagle Drive and Lindero Canyon Road. More...

 Community
• School voyeuer to be sentenced
Nearly six months after he was arrested, the man accused of secretly videotaping female students in an Oaks Christian School locker room is scheduled to be sentenced in a Van Nuys court. Shiara Davila, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, said the prosecution expects that Hilario Hernandez Medina will be sentenced Oct. More...
• article has image Three candidates vie for water board
• article has image Candidate Mike Paule campaigns for change
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Breast cancer looks for a Cure in the Canyons
The second annual Cure in the Canyons breast cancer awareness and fundraiser event came to the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village last Sunday—along with more than 600 enthusiastic supporters. More...
• Reality show contestant leads health walk
• Singer Diahann Carroll to promote cancer awareness
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 Bulletin
Board
• Datebook
THURS., OCT. 9 For Camarillo Women GFWC Camarillo Women's Club meets at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. Representative of Ventura League of Women Voters to speak. $15. All local women invited. Lunch reservations requested. More...
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 Business
• article has image Locals present Lasorda with award
TEAM PLAYER— Former Dodger baseball manager Tommy Lasorda receives the Justice Armand Arabian award for community service at the Woodland Hills Hilton Hotel last week. From left, L.A. More...
• Employees who can benefit
• article has image Local Businesss Briefs
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 Schools
• article has image Local teacher specially proud
Victoria (Vicki) Willig, one of 16 Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year recipients, will represent the county and the Las Virgenes Unified School District in California's top teacher competition next month. Willig is the only special education teacher among the finalists. A specialist in autism, she teaches special education classes at A.C. More...
• Conejo, Las Virgenes teachers union boss steps down
• article has image It's a fact — Lindero Canyon student reporter likes her new job
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 Sports
• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
Thousand Oaks Lancers (4-0) at Agoura Chargers (3-1) Friday, 7 p.m.
Two teams with tons of momentum will face off Friday night when the Thousand Oaks High Lancers travel to Agoura to take on the Chargers. Agoura is fresh off its first win over Westlake since 1995. More...
• Weekend schedule
• Marmonte standings
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 Pets
• article has image Pet Of the Week
ON THE FLY— Nate, 3, a male dalmatian mix, needs a new home. Nate can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road, Agoura. To take Nate home, ask for ID No. A3853122. Call (818) 9910071 for information. More...
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 Police
• Teens learn smart driving in classes
The California Highway Patrol will offer a Smart Start traffic safety program for teenage drivers and their parents at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 23 at the Ventura CHP office, 4656 Valentine Road, Ventura. More...
• Sheriff's Blotter
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 Faith
• article has image A fresh start for the new year
SEEKING RENEWAL— At Paradise Cove in Malibu, 500 members and guests of Calabasas's Congregation Or Ami gather for the annual Rosh Hashana Tashlich walk to the beach. Following the service, participants threw bread crumbs into the Pacific Ocean and symbolically cast away their sins. More...
• Church to hold Harvest Festival
• Called to the Torah
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 Family
• article has image Gnome sweet gnome
I had to have a garden gnome. My wife asked why I had the sudden urge to decorate the garden, and why a gnome. "I just saw the little guy at the store and thought he'd look fabulous in our garden," I said. "How can you not have a gnome in the garden? More...
• article has image Pumpkin Festival heralds the harvest
• article has image Beau Bridges and daughter to perform
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 On the
Town
• article has image The Movie Nut
"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
Directed by: Peter Sollett Starring: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron, Alexis Dziena, Ari Graynor Rating: PG13 (for adult language, drunken behavior) Running time: 91 minutes Best suited for: More...
• article has image 'Marvelous cast' in Victorian satire
• Arts Council presents photography exhibit
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 Letters
• Readers support the Oak Park Measure R school bond
I am proud to represent Oak Park residents in the Assembly and am pleased to have this opportunity to express my strong support for the Measure R school bond, which will appear on the November ballot. More...
• These Voices are against Oak Park's school bond
• A picture worth 1,000 words
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 Columns
• article has image A good year for acorns
I woke up this morning with the cognizance that my summer blankets were no longer keeping me warm. The calendar confirmed my suspicion that fall is upon us. With the equinox, it is not only the calendar that indicates autumn. Light breaks the morning later and later. The cool crisp air of dawn and dusk shimmers as if diffused through crystal. More...
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 Editorials
• Ballots are the currency of a democracy
The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 4 election is Mon., Oct. 20. A completed voter registration form must be postmarked by that date to be included in the election. Given the stakes in this year's races—local, state and national—there's no excuse for any citizen to remain on the sidelines. More...
• article has image Political Cartoon
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