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January 1, 2009  RSS feed
Picture of the Year
GREETINGS— Award-winning Acorn photographer Iris Smoot took this shot in October of 2year-old Kate Fleming going eye to eye with a horse in a floral harness at the Reyes Adobe Days festival in Agoura Hills. More...
Top stories of 2008
Change comes to Oak Park
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Local cities are ready to turn the calendar following a difficult year that saw home values plummet and jobs disappear. Although the economy tanked, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Oak Park were left in a better position than many Southern California cities. More...

Recession doesn't stop Calabasas
Top stories
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

The year in review for Calabasas begins by turning the clock back to February when the City Council expanded its outdoor smoking ordinance to include rental units in the city. Calabasas passed an ordinance in 2006 that prohibited smoking in public places. More...

 Community
• article has image Sun sets on 2008
A BRIGHTER 2009?— Ben Balke of Oak Park took this photograph of a December sunset in Ventura County. It was shot with a Sony Cybershot 5.1 mega-pixel. More...
• article has image Grazing into the future for a new park
• article has image Community center director reaches out to residents
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Boy donates birthday presents to local Wellness Community
12-year-old gives to Kids Circle
For the Clarks, giving back is a family affair. As his parents, Roger and Kathy, were busy preparing their Agoura Hills home for the Holiday Homes Tour to benefit The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, a local cancer support organization, their son James decided he wanted to help in his own way. More...
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 Bulletin
Board
• Datebook
SUN., JAN. 4 Jewish Genealogical Society Meets 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Ron Arons tells true story of Belva Gaertner, who inspired musical "Chicago," and how to conduct family research. Free to attend. More...
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 Business
• article has image Restaurant serves the community
PLAY BALL— Representatives of The Grill on the Alley in Westlake Village present Richard Isaacs, left, and Eric Fulton, right, of Agoura Pony Baseball with a $5,000 donation. The money will go toward Pony Baseball's VIP program, which is geared toward special needs players. More...
• New business laws discussed
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Schools
• Advanced learning program comes to AHS
International Baccalaureate provides 'rigor and relevance'
The International Baccalaureate (IB) program will be introduced to juniors and seniors at Agoura High School next year, according to Principal Larry Misel. In the program, students at AHS will take the same classes as IB students worldwide. More...
• Alternative elementary school to be renamed
• article has image Schools, library all on the same page
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 Sports
• article has image Increased intensity
January is chockfull of tough league games in boys' basketball
Marmonte League boys' basketball action will resume next week, but three of the league's teams are already off to blazing starts. Last season's league champion, Simi Valley High, has come out of the gates strong by winning 10 of its first 13 games, including a pair of Marmonte contests. More...
• Rubenstein honored at Pepperdine
• article has image Four for the Month
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 Pets
• Dog poisoned on trail
Someone laced raw meat with poisoned grain and put it on a Thousand Oaks open space trail, killing at least one dog, said Glen Kinney, a ranger for the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency. The dog died from the poison last month. More...
• article has image Pet of the Week
• Humane society needs donations for horse barns
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills A guest defrauded the innkeeper of a hotel in the 28900 block of Canwood Street Dec. 15. The loss amounted to more than $4,000. Someone stole a $1,000 laptop computer and two credit cards from a car parked in the 30100 block of Agoura Road Dec. 13. The culprits caused $500 in damages, shattering a window to get into the vehicle. More...
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• article has image New Year brings new laws for drivers
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 Faith
• A job for heroes with a license to pray
James Bond, the world cinema's most famous spy is back, and this time he fights a villain trying to control strategic water resources in a developing country. How far-fetched is that story premise? More...
• article has image How to redesign 2009
• Free concert for peace
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 Family
• article has image We're getting a new year
Everyone's talking about the brand-new year that just came out. And most everyone I know lined up for weeks to get it upon arrival on Jan. 1. I love getting something new as much as the next person, but getting something new is a big deal to me, and it requires lots of thought and consideration. More...
• Strawberry Festival appoints new director
• article has image Turkeys for holiday feasts
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 Obituaries
• article has image Steve Soelberg
Steve Soelberg , 65, of Agoura Hills passed away Dec. 17 at home following a lengthy illness. A third generation Californian, Steve was a career banker for 41 yrs & resident of Agoura Hills for 38 yrs. He was a former Planning Commissioner for the City of Agoura Hills & Staff Usher for the T.O. Civic Arts Plaza. He was an avid collector. More...
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 On the
Town
• article has image Dancing at the Dorothy Chandler
FANCY FOOTWORK— The Rhythm Machine Dancers from Retter's Academy of Dance take a break prior to their Dec. 24 performance at the 49th annual Los Angeles Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. More...
• article has image Author's visit is out of this world
• Musicians invited to compete
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 Letters
• Don't build recreation center at Forest Cove
I strongly urge the city leaders to cease any plans or activity to build the proposed recreation center at Forest Cove Park. As vacant offices and auto services and near-empty hotels proliferate here we need to preserve the open spaces and parks we have, as they are. More...
• Rec center's proposed location an 'outrage' according to this staunch opponent
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 Editorials
• Chin up: It's time for 2009
With the year just ending, here's our formula for a better 2009. Not really resolutions, but mainly wishful thinking. To the Oak Park School Disrict: a year without new taxes, please. The community is in a recession, for crying out loud. Administrators are getting salary hikes and new spending projects are in the works. More...
• article has image Cartoon
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