A debate between candidates for the Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 22 at the district office, 4111 N. Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas. The League of Women Voters and Westlake Revelations are hosting the candidates forum, which will be moderated by Neil Ticktin of Westlake Revelations. More...

Calabasas High School’s parent advisory program will kick off this year with a panel discussion with Dr. Barbara Greenberg, author of “Teenage as a Second Language: A Parent’s Guide to Becoming Bilingual,” and members of Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station’s Juvenile Intervention Team. More...

THURS., OCT. 15 Pleasant Valley Garden Club More...

Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, in conjunction with the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation, will host a Landscape and Water Conservation Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 at its Calabasas headquarters, 4232 Las Virgenes Road. The event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available on site or across the street at Church of the Canyon More...

Agoura Chargers Fri., Oct. 16: Comedy Sportz/G building Sat., Oct. 17: PSAT/8 a.m. Tues., Oct. 20: Late start day College-bound athletes/G building/7:50 a.m. Thurs., Oct. 22: Fall pep rally Calabasas Coyotes Fri., Oct. More...

Imagine the Steel Curtain going head-to-head with the Greatest Show on Turf. Or picture the Mongols doing battle with the Romans on a 100yard strip of FieldTurf in the Conejo Valley, circa 2009. More...

LOVE ME— Paisley, a 5month-old female dilute tortie-colored shorthair cat, is a stray. Paisley can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Paisley home, ask for ID No. A4041135. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http:// animalcare.lacounty.gov/. More...

Agoura Hills Someone stole $2,000 worth of construction equipment from the garage of a home on Rock Tree Drive sometime between Aug. 23 and Sept. 20. Vandals caused $1,000 in damage to a car parked on Rock Tree Drive Sept 23. Another car parked on the same street also sustained similar damage the same evening. More...

Jacob Tobias of Agoura Hills is using his passion for reading to help other children. Jacob, 12, has decided to collect and donate books and dance shoes to children who may otherwise not be able to afford them. More...

Frankie Greico had a lifetime of experiences to share with students at the 18th annual Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities. But it was the experiences of the other 59 students in the program that proved enlightening for Frankie, who returned from the event with a deeper insight into the challenges students with disabilities face on a daily basis. More...

SIXTIES REVISITED— Oak Park High School will present Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” with a 1960s twist. Veteran television and stage actor and director Allan Hunt will direct. From left, Claire Adams, Allison McPherson, Ari Stidham, Ali Kafka and Jonalyn Saxer. Shows are Thurs. through Sat., Oct. 22 to 24 at 7 p.m. More...

I would like to express my thanks to The Acorn for your courage shown in publishing the picture of the car wreck from the recent crash on Mulholland Highway, which killed one and seriously injured two people. More...

This year for the first time, Acorn readers were allowed to vote online for their favorite Acorn on Vacation photos. Ten pictures from each of the five local Acorn newspapers were posted at www.theacorn.com and voters were asked to choose the ones they liked best. More...