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July 23, 2009  RSS feed
Families grieve loss of loved ones
Survival amid the tragedy
Alessandra Amati, a 12-year-old Westlake Village girl, is expected to fully recover from injuries she sustained in a July 11 car accident in Italy that has now claimed the lives of four people. Alessandra's mother, Teresa Amati, died instantly along with Amati's mother, Guiseppina Terrameo, 62, andAlanna Moorman, 12, from Agoura Hills. More...
Local schools opposed to grand jury request for unification
Superintendents prefer local autonomy
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Area school districts have turned a cold shoulder to the recent Ventura County grand jury recommendation that some of the districts consolidate their facilities and services in order to save taxpayer dollars. In its May report, "School District Administration: Is the Cost Too High? More...

Oak Park water tank awash in legal issues
Construction remains on hold
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Triunfo Sanitation District has hit a snag in its quest to build a new water tank in Oak Park. The problem involves a complex history of deed restrictions on the open space where the tank would be built. More...

 Community
• article has image Wachtel named principal at Bay Laurel
Susan Wachtel, a longtime teacher in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, was named principal of Bay Laurel Elementary School in Calabasas. Dan Stepenosky, LVUSD assistant superintendent of personnel, welcomed Wachtel to the school district's management team during a recent board of education meeting. More...
• Attention all fiction writers
• article has image Workers pave way for new parking lot
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image City hosts blood drive for Kevin
12-year-old wants other kids to appreciate their health
The city of Calabasas is holding a blood drive in honor of a 12-year-old resident who's been battling cancer for more than two year. Kevin Cordasco, diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in March 2007, was named the city's 2008 Citizen of the Year. More...
• Workshop will tackle pain management
• article has image Westlake's John Notter named institute chair
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 Bulletin
Board
• article has image Datebook
Sunday, July 26 Agoura Hills Concert In The Park The Tokens performs outdoors at Chumash Park, 5550 Medea Valley Drive, Agoura Hills. Bring picnic dinner, lawn seating. Free. Phone: 818.597. More...
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 Business
• New restaurant anchor for The Oaks mall
Undaunted by recent store closings throughout Conejo Valley, one restaurant has decided to open a freestanding, 7,500-square-foot location at The Oaks mall in Thousand Oaks. Lazy Dog Cafe opened last weekend on Hillcrest Drive, adjacent to the Muvico Theaters. More...
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
• article has image Strickland reschedules
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 Schools
• article has image Calmont camp offers unique program
Engineering, drama added to summer camp
Engineering with Lego from Play-Well TEKnologies and dramatic theater with Kathie Gibboney are two new programs at Calmont Summer Day Camp this year. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 10 to 29 at Cottontail Ranch in Calabasas, nestled in 22 acres in Las Virgenes Canyon. More...
• article has image Agoura High student enters USC honors program
• Acting classes for kids
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 Sports
• article has image Fantastic voyage
Fans, media flock to greet Sunderland as he returns from worldwide sailing adventure
Brad Dobin perfectly summarized Zac Sunderland's 13-month journey sailing alone around the world in a small boat. "I think it's one-half crazy and onehalf really cool," said the 14yearold spectator from Simi Valley. Brad and about 500 people watched Sunderland, a Thousand Oaks teenager, arrive home last Thurs., July 16 after solocircumnavigating the globe. More...
• article has image Slot machine
• Football clinic in Westlake
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
JANN EHNDRY/Acorn Newspapers BIG AND BOLD—Cocoa, a female brown and brindle 2yearold bull mastiff, was surrendered by her owner. Cocoa can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Cocoa home, ask for ID No. A4008740. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/. More...
• Pets need dental care, too
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 Police
• article has image Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills A burlgar stole a $300 video game console from a home in the 6000 block of Lake Lindero Drive July 9. A thief stole a $1,000 computer from an office in the 29500 block of Canwood Street July 6. Another computer theft occurred the same day in a different office of the same building. More...
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 Faith
• article has image Mitzvah project lights up many lives
BRIGHT IDEA—Alan Feit, left, shows Adam Maiman of Agoura Hills the Feit Electric Company plant in Pico Rivera. For his mitzvah project, Adam purchased 584 lights from Feit's company and donated them to the Casa Pacifica home for children, the SOVA food bank and Many Mansions, which provides low-income housing. More...
• Shomrei Torah welcomes new rabbi
• Church invites kids to Vacation Bible School
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 Family
• College workshop is free, space limited
A series of upcoming college workshops sponsored by the Las Virgenes Educational Foundation will help students and parents with the college application process. The foundation is a nonprofit group that raises funds to supplement programs in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. More...
• article has image Agoura High spirit team charges USA Camp of Champs
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 Obituaries
• J. Brooks Gunderson
J. Brooks Gunderson, 77, of Westlake Village, CA passed away July 11, 2009 after a eight month battle with bladder cancer. Born September 26, 1931, to Ralph and Josephine (Schiltz) in Centerville S.D., he attended The University of South Dakota graduating in 1953. He then proudly served in the 82nd Airborne Division in the U.S. Army. More...
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image Shayna Turk's stars bring down the house
Shayna Turk of Agoura Hills recently directed 27 children in the musical "Grease," which closed July 19 at the Hidden Hills home theater of Shayna's grandparents, Jerry and Erica Miller. The teenager raised enough money to save a child with congenital heart disease. More...
• article has image 'Seussical Jr.' showcases Conejo Valley kids
• Cabrillo auditions for 'Guys and Dolls'
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 Letters
• Father O'Dwyer will be missed
The passing of Father Patrick O'Dwyer at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Westlake Village is a great loss. When I spoke to Father O'Dwyer about continuing the support for the children at St. Michael's School in South Central Los Angeles, Father O'Dwyer was extremely proud to carry on this tradition to help the less fortunate. More...
• Oak Park water fines debated
• Props to the city of Westlake Village
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 Editorials
• School unification snub hurts taxpayer
We're disappointed that school district officials throughout the county weren't interested in consolidating with other districts, a suggestion put forth by the Ventura County Grand Jury. More...
• article has image Cartoon
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