What's new on DVD
      Film and television author Randy Williams reviews the lat est movies, television shows, documentaries and music pro grams now available for purchase online and at retail stores.
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Lupin students make holidays brighter
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      Lupin Hill Elementary School helped make the holidays a bit brighter for 30 families from the Women's Care Cottage in North Hollywood. The Calabasas school adopted families living at the cottage during the holiday season, said Lesli Kraut, president of Lupin Hill Parent Faculty Club...
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Members of Oak Park troop earn rank of Eagle Scout
      Boy Scout Troop 2956 held a Court of Honor to confer three Eagle Scout ranks on Dec. 23 at the Latter-day Saints Church, 6100 Double Tree, Oak Park. •Alex Thompson's Eagle Scout project was to organize a spaghetti dinner to benefit Casa Pacifica, an agency that provides help for abus...
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Snow caps rainy weekend
     GREAT VISTA--Last weekend's storms leave behind a beautiful view of the Topa Topa Mountains dusted with snow as seen from Sunset Hills Boulevard and the 23 Freeway overpass on Monday. JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers
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A day with books
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers WIDE WORLD-Jenna Hitchcock, 4, shares a dinosaur pop-up book with her dad, Steve, of Westlake Village when they visited the Barnes & Noble in the Westlake Promenade on New Year's Day.
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Family health seminar slated
      The Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Las Virgenes will present "Got Health? Your Family's Health Matters" at 6:45 p.m. Mon., Jan. 14 at the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center, 2323 N. Moorpark Road. Health educator Tami Hulcher, president and CEO of Ola Loa Inc., will ...
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Avoiding gluten, casein in daily diet
By Barrie Silberberg Special to the Acorn
      Gluten and casein woes One in 133 people have celiac disease. Celiac disease, or CD, renders people unable to digest and tolerate gluten. Gluten can be found in wheat, spelt, triticale, rye, barley and most often in oats.
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