Paper, rock, scissors—and polymer clay
By Ela Lindsay
elindsay@theacorn.com | November 25, 2021
A child of the ’70s, Shelley Kommers remembers the days when crayons, scissors and paper were the tools of her creative enjoyment, before the internet took over much of that...
OP student is top fundraiser
| November 25, 2021
The athletic booster club at Oak Park High School is collecting unwanted gift cards to raise funds for supplies and equipment for the winter sports program. Student-athletes who collect the...
Motor4Toys revs up for holidays
| November 25, 2021
Porsche Woodland Hills will present the 18th annual Motor- 4Toys Charity Car Show and Toy Drive Sun., Dec. 5 at Pierce College, 6201Winnetka Ave,, Woodland Hills. Attendees must use the...
AT THE LIBRARY
| November 25, 2021
The Calabasas City Library will be closed for Christmas from Fri. to Sun., Dec. 24 through 26. Library hours on New Year’s Eve, Fri., Dec. 31 will be from 11...
Chipping in, sorting out for America Recycles Day
By David Goldstein
Special to The Acorn | November 25, 2021
Nov. 15 marked the 25th annual national America Recycles Day, and this year’s theme was “I want to be recycled.” That may sound more like the promotional slogan for an...
Celebrating Halloween and harvest fests
The Acorn Staff | November 4, 2021
BOO-TIFUL BOUNTY—Area residents big and small celebrated in-person events presented last weekend at two area venues: the Fall Harvest Festival at Conejo Church in Thousand Oaks on Oct. 30 and a Halloween Carnival at the Oak Park Community Center and Garden on Oct. 31. Photos...
Missionaries feed the body, feed the soul for betterment of community
By Alex Wilson
alex@theacorn.com | November 25, 2021
Devotion to Jesus and a love of baking led a married Camarillo couple to a unique calling in Africa. Richard and Karen Lee have worked as Baptist missionaries for 21 years but at first had no idea the role cake would play in their efforts...
New technology is key to recovery
| November 18, 2021
Elena Veytsman did not have a name until she was 7 months old. Doctors in Azerbaijani, Turkey, told her mother that the little girl, born premature, would not survive due to a hole in her heart. Veytsman was born with ventricular septal defect, a birth...
Y gets lifeguard assistance
| November 18, 2021
The Southeast Ventura County YMCA will receive a $70,000 grant from PoolCorp to help fund the Y’s Safety Around Water program and to pay for the training of its lifeguards. PoolCorp representatives will present the YMCA with a check at 11 a.m. Mon., Nov. 22...
Lions seek ninth crown
By Fred Eisenhammer
Special to the Acorn | November 25, 2021
As Oaks Christian High’s football team struggled through an 0-5 start, the worst in school history, the Lions formulated a rallying cry: “We’re going to...
Indomitable Panthers march to Fresno
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | November 25, 2021
A perfect 15 is the new perfect 10. Newbury Park High’s boys’ cross country runners took the top six spots and tallied 15 points at...
On top of the world
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | November 18, 2021
It’s taken 30 years, but the Warriors are back on top. Westlake High’s girls’ tennis team defeated Peninsula 9-9 (72- 68 on games) Nov. 12...
Westlake resident and CSUCI prof named Educator of the Year
—Acorn staff report | November 18, 2021
Westlake Village resident Maria Ballesteros-Sola, assistant professor of management at Cal State Channel Islands, earned Educator of the Year honors from the Western Ventura County...
A blizzard of books
| November 18, 2021
Yerba Buena Elementary School families collected over 400 gently used and new books for a local chapter of Access Books (accessbooks.net), a California-based nonprofit that...
Taking fall 2022 applications
| November 18, 2021
Applications for admission to the fall 2022 semester are being accepted for first-year and transfer students interested in attending Cal State Channel Islands in Camarillo....
Calabasas student sets up safety town hall
| November 11, 2021
Lila Guillory, a 12-year Ambassador Girl Scout and junior at Calabasas High School, is working on her Scout Gold Award and has created a virtual...
YMCA hosting T-Day camps
| November 11, 2021
The three branches of the Southeast Ventura County YMCA will host camps during the Thanksgiving school break, Mon. to Wed., Nov. 22 through 24. Camps...
Modern music interpreted in traditional styles
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | November 25, 2021
These days, new musical groups become popular not through “archaic” media like radio and records but on YouTube. In the past decade, there has been no greater beneficiary of this than Postmodern Jukebox, a perfect example of a guy with a unique vision who has...
Rom-com, actually, at Paramount Ranch
The Acorn Staff | November 18, 2021
Love is all around this holiday season, so break out a festive sweater, share a wintery evening under the stars at Paramount Ranch, and be immersed in the pitfalls of love in its many guises at a Date Night Drive-In screening of the British cult...
A musical baby boom at community theater
The Acorn Staff | November 18, 2021
“Baby” is in its final weekend of in-person performances at Conejo Players Theatre, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., Nov. 19 and 20, and 2 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Nov. 20 and 21. Book is by Sybille Pearson,...
Celebrate California culture
The Acorn Staff | November 18, 2021
Stagecoach Inn Museum will host Fun Fridays: Californios Night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 19 at the museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Gates open for lawn chair setup and Latin music by Jeff Linsky at 5:30 p.m. Celebrate California’s Hispanic...
As nights grow longer, Festival of Lights shines brightly
The Acorn Staff | November 25, 2021
The eight-day Jewish holiday of Chanukah will begin at sundown, Sun., Nov. 28. Chabad of North Ranch will celebrate the season of light with a free outdoor Chanukah festival for...
Community event seeks creches for display
| November 18, 2021
The 15th annual Simi Community Christmas will be held Dec. 3 through 5 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 480 Sinaloa Road. Simi Valley. At the event,...
Baha’is celebrate ascension anniversary
| November 18, 2021
Bahá’ís of Westlake Village and Oak Park will mark the 100th anniversary of the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on Sat., Nov. 27. .Abdu’l-Bahá is the son of the founder of the...
Conejo Chamber wins 5-star accreditation for third time
The Acorn Staff | November 25, 2021
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce with...
Taking action for the children
| November 25, 2021
Action VC, a local nonprofit, is kicking off its 18th annual toy drive and Community...
Hoops team takes floor even though school plans far from slam dunk
By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com | November 18, 2021
Donda Academy played its season opener earlier this month at the 19,000-seat Target Center in...
Food preferences change with age
Andrea Gallagher | November 25, 2021
I come from a family of cooks. We associate food with caring for others and pleasant feelings. Gatherings in my childhood included my mother’s mouthwatering pies, my aunt’s homemade squash-stuffed tortellini and my uncle’s oven-roasted fresh turkey. There were always too many appetizers, side dishes...
Give respect to get respect
Bonnie Vandenberg | November 18, 2021
Question: I’m concerned about my children’s disrespectful behavior. My daughter is 3 and my son is 7. Although both kids are well-behaved when they’re in school, they’re often disrespectful to my husband and me as well as my parents. We’ve taught them to be kind...
Silent Generation has something to say
Andrea Gallagher | November 11, 2021
Recently I sent a survey to several Silent Generation seniors who are between the ages of 76 and 93. A great deal has been written about their beginnings as a cohort, but my goal was to understand their thoughts and feelings as they pertain to...
A time to honor the faithful departed and examine priorities
Sally Carpenter | October 21, 2021
Halloween falls on the eve of a hallowed, or sacred, holiday: All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1, which is followed by All Souls’ Day, or the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, Nov. 2. We have not one, but two days to honor those who...
Zoom cameras: Keep on or switch off?
Andrea Gallagher | October 14, 2021
During the past year I’ve been on more than my fair share of Zoom meetings. Every such meeting has a personality of its own. Take, for example, the Zoom meetings hosted by Community Care Licensing, a jurisdiction Senior Concerns falls under. With hundreds of people...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
| November 25, 2021
Agoura Hills A derogatory term for a male body part was scratched in the paint on the trunk of a...
