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July 30, 2009  RSS feed
A close-up look at Conejo's critters
HANDLE WITH CARE—Slithering snakes and skinks love the hot weather. Last Saturday, Agoura resident Jennifer Birdsall got a close-up look at Jake the snake during a wildlife show put on by the Nature of Wildworks animal care and rescue organization at Peter Strauss Ranch. Jake is a gopher snake. Below left, Gretchen Mayer of Agoura Hills holds a blue-tongue skink lizard while Gabriele Sellars of Thousand Oaks gives the critter a tickle. The women were at the fifth annual Hugs, Slurps and Slobbers Adopt-athon last Sunday at the Camarillo Animal Shelter. More...
Oak Park's Deerhill vandals strike again
Vehicles rip up the turf
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

Now, just one week before soccer season, the newly reseeded field at Deerhill Park in Oak Park has been vandalized once again. Over the past four years the park has been the target of multiple vandalism incidents. More...

'We're number 41,' Agoura Hills says
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

Despite the spotty data that were used, the city of Agoura Hills said it welcomed being ranked number 41 among the top 100 safest cities in the United States by NeighborhoodScout, a relocation and real estate website. More...

 Community
• Still time to enter contest
If you think you have a knack for writing, we invite you to put your creative juices to work in the annual Acorn contest, "Fiction in a Nutshell." Here's how it works: In 100 words or less, write a fiction story and e-mail it to newstip@theacorn.com. More...
• article has image City puts portable hoops on the sidelines
• Agoura party venue undergoes another change
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Take me out to the ball game
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers WORDS FROM THE WISE—Baseball legend and former Los Angeles Dodger star Steve Garvey provides instruction and words of inspiration as he coaches Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Diamond Dawgs baseball team at a recent practice at Lupin Hill Elementary School in Calabasas. The team is preparing for this weekend's 5th Annual Strike Out Lou Gerig's Disease All Star Tournament in Thousand Oaks, and Garvey is helping out. More...
• Seniors should prepare for emergencies
• Forum will address universal healthcare
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 Bulletin
Board
• SUN., AUG. 2
Susie Hansen Band At Gardens Of The World
5 to 6:30 p.m. at Gardens of the World, across from Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks. Violinist Susie Hansen and her band play Latin, salsa music. Free admission. Parking along T.O. Boulevard. Bring picnic baskets, blankets, lawn chairs. No smoking, glass containers or pets. More...
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 Business
• article has image Not your common sculpture
HOUSE OF SAND—Arists Greg LeBon and Ko Tanaka created this intricate sand sculpture which looks as if it could be a home for Cinderella as part of the inaugural Joys of Summer event at The Commons in Calabasas last Saturday. LeBon is the founding member of Team Archisand, seven-time and current Open Sand Sculpture Champions. That company is based in Orange County. More...
• Newmark Merrill signs new tenants at Janss Marketplace
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Schools
• Summer school teachers go high-tech
Summer school at Sumac Elementary in Agoura Hills is coming to an end today, but the lessons learned by students will help them in the coming school year. Teachers used the latest technology to help about 300 students from throughout the district brush up on basic skills in reading, writing and math. More...
• Scholarship fund extends deadline
• article has image Young scholar chosen for COSMOS program
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 Sports
• article has image Remarkable comeback for former O.C. baseball star
After fracturing a vertebra in his back, Sean Spear's odds of ever returning to the diamond were slim, but he had a different plan in place
Sean Spear dove for a groundball, one of thousands he has scooped up in his life. The shortstop extended his body across the grass infield. Then, he heard a crack in his back. After Spear threw the ball to first for the final out of the inning during a 2007 tournament game in Santa Maria, he collapsed. More...
• article has image Sure-handed Bick primed for a breakout season
• article has image Westlake golfer shines at Simi tourney
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers COMFORT ZONE—Basil, an 8-year-old male domestic shorthair gray and white cat, was surrendered by his owner. Basil can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Basil home, ask for ID No.3645484. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/. More...
• Calling all wildlife volunteers
• Topanga art show is all about animals
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills Someone stole a $1,500 tailgate from a Ford F150 truck parked in the 29200 block of Canwood Street July 17. On July 18, a thief stole a $100 wallet containing a driver's license, several bank cards and $30 in cash. More...
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 Faith
• article has image Let happiness happen
As I sat preparing to go into meditation, I gazed out the window of my hotel room on the 28th floor. I was appreciating the unparalleled view when suddenly a man appeared right in front of me on a hanging scaffold and began washing the window. More...
• Local composer to present two recitals
• Church to screen family flick
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 Family
• article has image From concerts to camps — there's plenty to do this summer
FAMILY TIME—Niko Papanicolaou, 2, from Old Agoura, plays with his cousin Cheyenne Webb during a concert by The Tokens at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills last Sunday. JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers More...
• MakeAWish to host auction fundraiser
• Orchid Society goes on picnic
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
Directed by: David Yates Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman Rated: PG (mild sensuality, mild violence, some scary images) Running time: 154 minutes Best suited for: More...
• Strauss ranch hosts music, art event
• Cats audition for reincarnation
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 Letters
• Fond farewell
Though our family is not affiliated with St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, we have attended numerous events at the church—happy occasions, notso-happy occasions. When I learned of the untimely passing of Father O'Dwyer, my heart and kind thoughts went out to the church, its members and those dear to Father O'Dwyer, and there were many. More...
• Hidden Hills party condemned
• Editor flunked his school commentary
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 Editorials
• Westlake correct in opposing medical marijuana clinic
The U.S. Attorney General's office recently said it would not prosecute medical marijuana users in states where pot clinics are permitted, but that doesn't give the dispensaries carte blanche to sell weed to whomever they like. Some clinics are abusing the law by selling dope to unqualified buyers. More...
• article has image Cartoon
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