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A LITTLE FRIGHTENING— Above, Kai Hood, 5, gets a big scare from haunted house ghoul Robyn Marks of Oak Park High School during the annual Westlake Village City Celebration last weekend at city hall. See page 17 for story and more photos. Below, 2month-old Charlie Ames finds himself in a land of giants at the Community Garden pumpkin patch in Oak Park. More...
Agoura Hills City Council goes business-friendly
Sign ordinance relaxed due to economic slowdown
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

The economy's continued downward spiral has prompted the Agoura Hills City Council to temporarily suspend its sign ordinance and allow businesses to display a wider range of advertising banners for the next three months. The City Council also voted to lift banner permit fees until Jan. 22, 2009 to help the businesses. More...

Village development finally okayed
'Where the future of the city will be'
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

After 10 years of public meetings, workshops and the courts, the Agoura Hills City Council last week adopted the Agoura Village Specific Plan and approved a final environmental impact report for the proposed commercial and residential development on the south side of the 101 Freeway. More...

 Community
• Agoura Hills lucky again
Two months later and just a few miles from the place where an $11-million dollar SuperLOTTO Plus ticket was purchased, the California Lottery has struck again. This time, someone who purchased a Fantasy 5 ticket in Agoura Hills hit a prize of $186,389. More...
• article has image Sheila Kuehl's Senate seat draws challenge
• article has image Brownley seeks reelection to state Assembly
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 Health & Wellness
• Wellness Community offers programs in spirituality, health
The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura has announced its events for November. All events take place at the center, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. •Spiritual Perspectives: Probing the Silence with Sister Suzanne Dunn will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7. More...
• Plastic surgeon opens new office
• article has image Comedy fundraiser benefits cancer efforts
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 Bulletin
Board
• Datebook
THURS., OCT. 30 Haven Hills Hosts 31st anniversary Horizon Dinner at Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. 6 to 7:30 p.m. registration, silent auction. 7:30 to 9 p.m. dinner, entertainment. India Adams sings songs she dubbed for performers in classic movies. $175. Proceeds benefit local victims of domestic violence. More...
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 Business
• Hyatt renovation underway
Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Thousand Oaks recently began a $1.2million renovation of the hotel's meeting space, VIP suites, lobby and front desk. The renovation will be completed by January 2009. The renovation compliments the recent $4. More...
• Remodeler wins top award
• AAA goes on Alaskan road trip
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 Schools
• article has image President for a day
SITTING PRETTY— Seta Aghababian of Bay Laurel Elementary School in Calabasas plays the role of president and takes a seat in the Oval Office of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. The students from Marnie Davis's fifth-grade class visited the Reagan Library on Oct. 20. More...
• Honor roll
• article has image High School Hi-Lights
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 Sports
• article has image Against the odds, triathlete bounces back
Twenty years ago, Anthony Barton was a talented athlete on the rise. Coaches told him he might even be an Olympian. "There were people who could run faster than me and swim faster than me and bike faster than me," said Barton, now a 40-year-old who lives in Agoura Hills. "But they said they'd never seen anyone who could do all three so well. More...
• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
• Weekend schedule
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
CURIOUS— Lance, 6, a male domestic longhair white and orange cat, was surrendered by his owner. Lance can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Lance home, ask for ID No. A1096368. More...
• Dental care for pets is important
• 'Diary of a Dog Addict' author to appear
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills Deputies found a container of marijuana and a stolen cellphone when they stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Trail Creek and Forest Cove Oct. 20. A thief stole two political signs valued at $20 from the front yard of a home in the 30400 block of Sandtrapp Road Oct. 18. The signs were in support of Obama and against Proposition 8. More...
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 Faith
• Churches raise funds to support Sudan refugees
Local Lutheran churches will host a fundraising concert featuring the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers at 6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 2 in the sanctuary of Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The goal of the benefit is to raise $125,000 to help victims of war and poverty in the southern Sudan. More...
• Walk the walk
• Jewish Academy offers variety of adult classes
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 Family
• City celebration brings Westlake Village alive
'This is one of my favorite things in the city. It has that hometown feel.' — Tami Miller Celebration co-chair
Hundreds of families turned out last Sun., Oct. 26, to celebrate the Westlake Village community. The sixth Westlake Village City Celebration, held at the city's civic center, featured six events—running races, pancake breakfast, carnival and fair, haunted house, and boutique and magic show. More...
• article has image Westlake Village 2008 CITY CELEBRATION
• Keeping the family safe from coyotes
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 On the
Town
• article has image Hoobastank's Agoura roots make them local favorites
Doug Robb, lead singer of Hoobastank, a local rock band that made it big on the national music scene in 2000, has come full circle since his early days as a performer at Agoura High School. More...
• Conejo Players presents 'Goodbye Charlie'
• What's new on DVD
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 Letters
• Battle of the Triunfo candidates
In the 24 years that Mr. Stark has served on the Triunfo Sanitation District (TSD) board he has repeatedly opposed any attempts to allow ratepayers to elect the board's five members. Now, one week before the election, he is suddenly supporting an all-elected board, though with the proviso that the members be elected from districts. More...
• Measure R pros and cons
• Yes on Measure R
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 Columns
• article has image "The Secret Life of Bees"
MPAA rating: PG-13
In rural North Carolina in 1964, 14-year-old Lily (Dakota Fanning) is running away from her intolerant father, pushed by memories of her mother's accidental death and by the fear that she is an "unlovable" child. More...
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 Editorials
• It won't hurt to tighten your belt
Halloween is upon us and the scary events of the past month in the banking industry have been enough to frighten everybody. It's been horrific. The trick facing all of us is to spend less and save more, but without strong consumer spending the economy could fall even further behind. Stores in the Conejo and Las Virgenes valleys have survived quiet fourth quarters before. More...
• This weekend it's time to 'fall back'
• article has image Cartoon
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