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June 4, 2009  RSS feed
Underfunded school program discontinued
Founder Mark Walpole 'very sad' about loss of Chaparral child care
Mark Walpole launched an after-school care program for students at Chaparral Elementary School in 1978, and the simple activities he created at the Calabasas campus have continued to entertain students for decades. More...
Real estate head forecasts slight thaw

As homeowners and homebuyers in Southern California, including those in the local markets, continue to cope with struggling residential sales, Acorn managing editor John Loesing begins a multipart questionandanswer series with local real estate leaders about the future of the market and possible signs that the worst might be behind us. More...

Moment of silence for school's speech therapist

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers QUIET PLACE—Teachers, parents and administrators gather May 29 for the dedication of an outdoor garden at Chaparral Elementary School in Calabasas, built in memory of Chris Hardeman, a much-loved speech therapist and teacher who died in 2006 of cancer. More...

 Community
• Students suspended for grade-changing at AHS
Chemistry grades altered using a teacher's computer
Two students have been suspended from Agoura High School for allegedly changing up to 12 grades in a college prep chemistry class taught by teacher Ann McCartney. More...
• Let's draw dad
• Oak Park bond measure work begins
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Westlake boy on the move for arthritis cure
For two years Caleb Apthorp, 12, of Westlake Village experienced severe pain in his knees and hips, but his family couldn't figure out why. They thought it might be from the way his shoes fit or perhaps from playing soccer. More...
• Caregiver conference scheduled
• Ten ways to prevent child drownings
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 Bulletin
Board
• article has image Datebook
THURS., JUNE 4 Business & Professional Women's Club Meets in lower lounge by bar, Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Helen Ann Lim, PhD, criminal justice professor, speaks on "Hate Crime as message crime: Understanding harm and the impact of hate." Men and women welcome. More...
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 Business
• article has image They're off to the races
AYSHA BANOS/Special to The Acorn AT THE RACES—Guests gather at the annual Calabasas Chamber mixer on May 21 in Old Town Calabasas. The World Thoroughbred Racing Network served as co-host. From left, Daniel Alamedo of World Thoroughbred Racing Network, Anne Albright de Bonrepos, jockey Joseph Talamo, Calabasas City Councilmember Dennis Washburn, and thoroughbred racing trainer Brian Koriner. More...
• Chamber wine tasting and auction Friday
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Schools
• article has image Calabasas, Agoura high schools shine in Big Apple
Calabasas and Agoura high schools were among the 15 finalists in the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band competition in New York City. The competition was staged at the Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 8 through 10. More...
• Third-grade blog teaches many lessons
• A.C. Stelle students honored
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 Sports
• article has image Westlake won't be denied in championship match
Warriors go the distance to beat Royal
It was an electric atmosphere for a classic CIFSouthern Section boys' volleyball title match between a pair of Marmonte League co-champions. With the Thousand Oaks High gymnasium crammed to capacity last Saturday night, the decibel level rising with each passing point, Westlake and Royal staged an alltime battle for CIFSS Division II supremacy. More...
• Track and field talent off to state
• article has image Oak Park netters come up a little short
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 Pets
• article has image Squirrel of the Month
LOOKING FOR LUNCH— Nuts, the squirrel, as he is affectionately named, peeks out from an owl house above the Oak Park Community Garden in search of his next feast on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Oak Park. More...
• article has image Close encounters of a poisonous kind
• article has image Pet of the Week
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 Police
• article has image Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills Thieves stole seven computers and monitors and an office printer from a lawyer's office in the 30400 block of Canwood Street May 24. The value of the loss at the Mediterranean office complex was $8,800. According to the sheriff's department, several other burglaries occurred in the same office building over the Memorial Day weekend. More...
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 Faith
• Ventura County churches take action
ACTION will present the sixth annual Ventura County "Takin' It to the Streets" community service program benefiting individuals and agencies in need starting at 8 a.m. Sat. and Sun., June 6 and 7 at various sites throughout the county. More...
• St. Max presents parish plan
• Evangelist to talk about evolution
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 Family
• article has image Frog Pond team supports firefighters
NAMESAKE—The WAGS 10U National League champs visit Fire Station No. 89 to present their team banner along with donations to the Fallen Firefighters Fund. The team chose their name in honor of the station on Canwood Street in Agoura Hills, which is nicknamed The Frog Pond. More...
• Summer safety tips
• article has image Shot putters hit their mark
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image Local student wins Richard Carpenter scholarship
Annie Reznik, 12, honor student at A.E. Wright Middle School, won first place in the middle school category of the third annual Richard Carpenter Scholarship Competition in May. She was awarded a $5,000 scholarship for performing "Girl in 14G", a piece which requires a three-octave vocal range. More...
• Summer jams at Janss mall
• article has image JetStream plays The Canyon
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 Letters
• Flaunting the law
On July 1, 2008, the highly publicized California wireless communications device law went into effect. But you wouldn't know it driving around Oak Park, Agoura and Westlake. The law says you can't talk on the phone while driving unless you use a hands-free device. More...
• Meals on Wheels thankful for The Acorn's subscription drive
• Points of view
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 Columns
• article has image Mystery of lizard tracks
As I was examining lizard tracks recently on a dusty fire road in Malibu Creek State Park, I noticed something different about the markings on the ground. Kneeling down, I could see the long spindly toes and claw marks that made up the lizard's feet, but I was stopped short by a large drag mark next to the tail. More...
• article has image Ask the Arborist
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 Editorials
• The truth and nothing but the truth
Children lie. Children cheat. And we're not talking about little white lies, either. Children lie to their parents and teachers to avoid getting in trouble. What kid wants to be grounded at home, suspended from school or embarrassed in front of his peers? More...
• article has image Cartoon
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