April 2, 2009 RSS feed / Community

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Calabasas names Jonathon Wolfson new mayor

Groveman becomes mayor pro tem
Jonathon Wolfson was named the new mayor of Calabasas at a City Council reorganizational meeting March 25. A new mayor and mayor pro tem are elected each year by the five members of the City Council during its annual reorganization. More...

Man's disappearance solved

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A mysterious disappearance in 2006 may be solved by an againstall-odds discovery last weekend. It will take about a week for a coroner's report to positively identify what are likely the remains of Jeffrey Scott Howard of Thousand Oaks. More...

Westlake women take fashion cues

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

More than 300 Westlake Women's Club members packed the Hyatt Westlake Plaza ballroom March 27 for the group's annual luncheon and fashion show fundraiser. More...

Yacht club marks 40th anniversary

By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

The Westlake Yacht Club in Westlake Village will mark its 40th anniversary Sat., April 4 at the annual Commodore's Ball at the North Ranch Country Club. More...

Club to host Casino Night at Padri

The Westlake Village Junior Women's Club and Tarzana Treatment Center will host an inaugural casino night fundraiser on Sat., May 2 at Padri Restaurant & Martini Bar in Agoura Hills. More...

Acorn Bits

Steps to success

1: Be proactive Take responsibility for your life. 2: Begin with the end in mind Define your mission and goals in life. 3: Put first things first Prioritize, and do the most important things first. More...

Brushing shoulders with wildlife

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers COOL CAT—Molly Hogan, founder of the Nature of Wildworks, introduces Bobby the bobcat during a free program at the Oak Park Community Center in Oak Park on March 28. More...

Business owner stole his employees' retirement

Michael Joseph Pearns, 58formerly of Agoura Hills, has been found guilty of stealing more than $97,000 from his former employees and business partners, the Ventura County DistricAttorney's office says. More...

Wear a seatbelt or face penalties

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will increase its effort to enforce California's seatbelt laws through May. More...

Westlake High grad killed in Afghanistan

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A Navy lieutenant with a kind heart and a love for the people of Afghanistan was shot and killed on March 27 while protecting his friends from an Afghan insurgent. More...

Calabasas actress lends voice to the cause of Alzheimer's

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

After losing both of her grandmothers to Alzheimer's, Dina Sherman of Calabasas pledged to fight the disease. But with two young children and an acting career, she found it difficult to find time for her promise. More...

Fighting for their rights

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SISTER SUFFRAGETTES—Oak Hills Elementary School fifth-grade students, from left, Jordan Bradbury, Vida Davarpanah, Nicole Schwartz and Emily Markarian, stop in the school office to exercise their right to protest du More...

Residents respond during day of giving

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SWEET CHARITY—Westlake Village resident Kimberly Doder places tickets into a silent auction item box during the National Charity League Conejo Valley Chapter Day of Giving 2009 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza i More...