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Cool weather helps district meet goals Las Virgenes Municipal Water District says its customers responded quickly to a request for voluntary cutbacks in water consumption. District officials said there was 9 percent decrease in water use during December 2007 when compared with the same period in 2006. More ... Remember falling in love? Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to win your heart. Do you recall the moment your spouse or loved one walked into your life? Was it love at first sight? Did fireworks go off and Cupid's arrow find its mark? More ...
JAIME LOPEZ/Special to The Acorn IN THE LINE OF DUTY- Paul Scrivano of Agoura Hills, left, gives Dep. Mike Ranes of the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station the second annual Samuel Scrivano Award for Bravery at a Jan. 19 sheriff's function. The award, named after Scrivano's father, is given to law enforcem... More ...
AHCCC offers a 'wonderful' opportunity By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com Annemarie Flaherty has been in the field of parks and recreation since she worked as a swimming pool lifeguard while in high school near Chicago. After college, Flaherty moved right into her first job with the Arlington Heights, Ill. recreation program and has been building her c... More ... Oak Park school taxes voted separately By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com An Oak Park schools facilities bond measure and a renewal of the D4 parcel tax should be put to voters in separate elections rather than on the same ballot, the school board decided Monday. The parcel tax will be determined in the June election; the bond measure in the November electio... More ... Alternative elementary school has rocky first semester, sixth grade class still wanted Behaviorial problems may have led some parents to pull their children out By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com The Las Virgenes Community Learning Center says it wants to add a sixth grade class even though the school has lost 50 students since it began operations. The alternative kindergarten through fifth grade school opened last September on the campus of A. E. Wright Middle School in Calaba... More ...
The California League of High Schools has honored state Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Woodland Hills) as their "2008 Legislator of the Year." The award was presented Jan. 12 at the league's annual conference in Monterey, which was attended by 800 high school teachers and administrators... More ...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers UP FOR GRABS- Steven Steinbeck, left, Nicolas Lane, right, and Ryan Weiss, back, play a muddy game of football in between the rain showers last Saturday afternoon at Sumac Park in Oak Park. More ...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Ellen Brennglass, a fourthgrade teacher at Heschel West Day School in Agoura, presents her students with the same challenge every year- write a letter to a famous author. If they are lucky the students might receive a standard form letter from the author's publishing company thanking the ... More ... Music Center announces Spotlight semi-finalists The Music Center of Los Angeles County has chosen 90 high school students as performing arts semi-finalists for the 20th annual Music Center Spotlight Awards. More ... Food banks accept fruit donations The San Fernando Valley Citrus Project will be picking the excess fruit on area trees and donating it to food banks throughout the San Fernando Valley. Local residents who have extra citrus on their trees and would like to make a donation to the food banks can call the Citrus Proj... More ... Resumé writing class tonight The Employment Ministry of St. Maximilian Catholic Church will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Thurs., Jan. 31 in room 2 at the church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. The public is welcome. A panel of human resources professionals will assist participants in writing an effective resume. More ... DDR, Halo 3 in library tourney The Agoura Hills Library invites teens to a double header video game tournament beginning at noon Sat., Feb. 2 at the library, 29901 Ladyface Court. The tournament will start with DDR Extreme 2 from noon to 2 p.m. and will continue with Halo 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. Prizes will be given fo... More ...
Two graduates from Viewpoint School in Calabasas played a big role in the success of the four-time Oscar-nominated film "Juno." Daniel Dubiecki, who graduated from the Calabasas school in 1995, is one of the film's executive producers. More ...
The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services presents the following programs. For more information on any event, call (818) 597-7361. •New signs have been installed to identify the plants and trees in the garden of the historic Reyes Adobe in Agoura Hills. More ... Red Cross to give safety class The American Red Cross invites third, fourth and fifthgraders to Safe Kids Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 3 at the Oak Park Recreation Center, 1000 N. Kanan Road. Training will be given in basic first aid, rescue breathing, water, fire, sports and transportation safety. More ...
Craig Bohrson of Calabasas, a member of Boy Scout Hidden Hills Troop 642, organized an Eagle Leadership Community Service Project to help restore native plant life in Cold Creek Valley Preserve, a 66acre riparian wildlife area protected by Mountains Restoration Trust. More ...
Comedy writer won Emmy for 'Saturday Night Live' Kristin Gore, daughter of Al and Tipper Gore, shared her experiences as a television comedy writer for such programs as "Futurama" and "Saturday Night Live" at a packed gathering sponsored by Viewpoint School's Cum Laude Society. More ...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HEAD GAMES- Lindero Canyon Middle School student Somerset Peterson, left, along with her sister Paris Peterson and Jessica Alt, both of White Oak Elementary School, play bingo during Family Night in the school's multipurpose room last Friday. More ...
Photography courtesy Phil Berkner 1 1. Douglas Ridley is named the new chairman of the board of the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce, which installed its 2008 officers during a Jan. 26 gala at the Calabasas Country Club. More ... |
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