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October 22, 2009  RSS feed
Indian Hills graduates implicated in Hollywood heists
Breaking News
When Rachel Lee and Diana Tamayo graduated in 2008 from Indian Hills High School in Calabasas, it seemed as though their troubled lives had been turned around. During graduation ceremonies at the alternative high school, Lee was presented with a creative arts scholarship, and Tamayo, who was the school’s student body president, was given a $1,500 “Future Teacher” scholarship by the Las Virgenes Educators Association. More...
Shocker: Oaks Christian, St. Bonaventure to join Marmonte for football
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

LONG BEACH—The latest twist in the CIF-Southern Section Northern Area releaguing saga carried the shock value of a murder mystery climax. Southern Section leagues voted to put Oaks Christian and St. Bonaventure into the Marmonte League for football only, while keeping Calabasas in the league for all sports starting in 2010-11. More...

Supervisors send a signal to Oak Park
Medea Creek traffic measure gains approval
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors, meeting Oct. 13 in Oak Park for the first time ever, approved the installation of a fourway stop sign in front of Medea Creek Middle School to slow traffic and improve public safety. More...

 Community
• Woman robbed in Oak Park shopping center
Men blocked her way out of the parking lot
An 18-year-old Oak Park resident was robbed just before 10 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 18 in the North Ranch Pavilions shopping center at the corner of Lindero Canyon and Kanan roads in Westlake Village. More...
• Violators sent to the dump
• article has image Oak Park’s Panec in race for Congress
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 Health & Wellness
• Council waits on plastic bag ban
The Calabasas City Council has decided to wait on the results of a county environmental report before pursuing its ban on plastic grocery bags. The Los Angeles County Public Works Department is developing an environmental study that would look at the impact of banning plastic and paper bags in the county’s 88 cities. The document should be completed by early 2010. More...
• Oak Park teen to lead Visionwalk
• article has image A hairy subject
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 Bulletin
Board
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THURS., OCT. 22 Conejo Valley Moms Park Day More...
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 Business
• article has image Pierce Bros. names new general manager
Tamara Eacker has been named the new general manager of Pierce Brothers Valley OaksGriffin Memorial Park, Mortuary and Crematory in Westlake Village. Eacker has 20 years of experience with Dignity Memorial. Pierce Brothers is part of the Dignity Memorial network of more than 1,600 providers across North America. More...
• Stars shine in Calabasas
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Schools
• High School Highlights
Agoura Chargers Fri., Oct. 23: Homecoming football game/4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24: Homecoming dance/gym/8 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26: Reflections art contest entries due/3 p.m. Calabasas Coyotes Fri., Oct. 23: ASB mixer-backup date/10 a.m. More...
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• Brookside wins grant
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 Sports
• article has image The Acorn’s High School Football Game of the Week
Westlake Warriors (6-0) at Newbury Park Panthers (5-1) Friday, 7 p.m.
The Panthers are backed into a corner. Lose at home Friday night against the undefeated Westlake Warriors and Newbury Park’s hopes of claiming at least a share of the Marmonte League football championship are a distant memory. More...
• Weekend schedule
• Marmonte standings
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 Pets
• Critter Tails
Bond between service dog and owner remembered
My favorite pet story is not about my pet, nor a true “pet,” as most of us think of the word. It was a short glimpse into the interaction between a man and his dog which has stayed with me for many years. More...
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• Pantry provides free pet food
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Agoura Hills A thief stole $100 worth of items from a store in the 5700 block of Kanan Road Oct. 1. Someone stole a $1,700 bicycle from a parking structure in the 5300 block of Willow Court Oct. 8. More...
• Local purse snatchings solved
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 Faith
• Group serves spiritual needs of unemployed
When Lauren Godfrey lost her job, she found her calling. Godfrey, a resident of Thousand Oaks, was laid off from her position as an employee communications specialist at The Cheesecake Factory’s corporate office in Calabasas a year ago. More...
• Educator to speak on raising teens
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 Family
• article has image Halloween is right around the corner
SOUND EFFECTS— Westlake Village resident Ben Kern, 11, a Colina Middle School sixth-grade student, claps his hands to make a clown play peek-a-boo at the Confetti Halloween Store in the Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks last Sunday. Confetti is back for its 26th year. This year the store, which has tripled in size, features 12 theme rooms. More...
• Club Chaparral offers enrichment for children after classes end
• Calabasas Classic charity run is Nov. 8
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 Letters
• Okay to publish accident photo
The Acorn was correct and brave in publishing the accident photo of the 14-year-old girl who died on Mulholland Highway. More...
• Fix the lockers at Calabasas High
• Vote for Combes
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 Editorials
• New water prices hurt the pocketbook
Oak Park residents and businesses saw significant increases in their water bills this month. The Triunfo Sanitation District earlier voted to raise water charges and change rate tiers for customers of Oak Park Water Service, the community’s provider. Under the new plan, each level of use, from basic needs to landscaping to agriculture, leads to higher charges. More...
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• FOR THE RECORD
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