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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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Westlake explores options for Iskander park


Fuming public confronts utility reps


Expert says inflation here for ‘some time to come’


DA files charges in Leech cold case


Purim fest a family affair


Neighbors

Agoura High student bakes for a cause

By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com
| March 17, 2023

Yaas Motamedinia, stuck at home during the pandemic, discovered a talent for cake decorating and a supportive community of bakers online to help her with her craft.. Now a sophomore...

Primary care providers are hard to find

Andrea Gallagher | March 17, 2023

In the past five years I’ve had four primary care physicians. No, I’m not a difficult patient; I am the product of changing dynamics in the practice of primary care....

Resources for seniors in a changing world

March 17, 2023

The Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation will convene the 19th annual Senior Congress from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wed., March 29 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, O’Riley Hall, 5801...

Front row seat in Westlake Village

March 17, 2023

AT THE LIBRARY

March 17, 2023

The Agoura Hills Library will present the following free programs at 29901 Ladyface Court. The library is open Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call (818) 889-2278. •Teens Create from...

Family

Big Paramount Ranch farewell for Malone

March 17, 2023

Day of Giving brings out the best

March 10, 2023

Life is sweet for 95-year-old pancake customer

By Scott Steepleton
scott@theacorn.com
| February 24, 2023

Swap the beer for coffee, age the star by several decades and leave in the part where everybody knows your name, and you have the John Overton story. Think of it as “Cheers” for the breakfast crowd. Every day, sometimes twice a day, the 95-year-old...

Health

Fentanyl deaths still on the rise

By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com
| March 17, 2023

While the overall number of fatal overdoses decreased slightly in Ventura County in 2022 compared to the year before, fentanyl-related deaths continue to peak, according to a special report on drug use released last week by the Ventura County medical examiner’s office. Sometimes first-time users...

County COVID order ending

By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com
| February 17, 2023

Three years after public health officials first uttered the words “COVID-19,” Ventura County authorities are preparing to lift the emergency declaration that gave government the power to shutter businesses, order vaccines and face coverings, and enforce social distancing measures. The Board of Supervisors announced it...

Judaism and the life-saving potential of organ donation

By Brian Goldenfeld
Special to The Acorn
| February 10, 2023

Organ donation, the process of transplanting healthy human organs into sick patients, can be a life-saving procedure, which is why many Jewish authorities from across the denominational spectrum believe it to be a religious duty. Jewish tradition considers saving human life—pikuach nefesh in Hebrew—to be...

Screenings catch cervical cancer

January 27, 2023

While new exercise routines or healthier diets may occupy people’s minds, there is another step women can take in the new year: schedule a cervical cancer screening and possibly vaccination with a healthcare provider. The U.S. Congress designated January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month to...

Sports

The Birds: Best in school history

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| March 17, 2023

Welcome to the Eagles’ golden age. Oak Park High’s boys’ soccer team, the most dominant force in Acorn country this season (with a tip of...

Stock, Israel in the zone

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| March 17, 2023

Robert Stock earned a curtain call with a side of matzah ball soup. The Agoura High graduate struck out the last batter of the game...

Oaks Christian honors legendary coach

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| March 10, 2023

The Acorn softball community marches forward without a legendary skipper roaming the diamond. Peter Ackermann, who guided Oaks Christian High’s softball team for 22 seasons,...

Schools

Agoura, Calabasas high school music students under the spotlight

March 17, 2023

Five Agoura High School musicians and three Calabasas High Schools students have been named semifinalists in the Music Center’s 35th annual Spotlight program. The local...

Mermaids, movie actors in school plays

March 17, 2023

The Las Virgenes Unified School District Performing Arts Centers will present two shows for the public next week. Agoura High School’s Visual and Performing Arts...

COLLEGE STANDOUTS

March 17, 2023

•Sophia Hawk of Hidden Hills was named to the dean’s honor roll for the fall 2022 semester at the University of Mississippi. •Hongliang Liu of...

Trinity takes county Mock Trial crown

March 10, 2023

The verdict is in: Trinity Pacific Christian is still the mock trial team to beat in Ventura County. The small private school in Thousand Oaks...

Supporting girl programmers

March 10, 2023

Calabasas High School has earned the College Board’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles. The...

On the Town

Tradition continues with ‘Fiddler’

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com
| March 17, 2023

With the conflict in Ukraine entering its second year, the venerable 1964 musical “Fiddler on the Roof” has never been more relevant. The national touring company, presented by American Theatre Guild and featuring Jonathan Hashmonay as Tevye, was one of the best productions you’ll ever...

Hot sauces, music a winning ticket

March 17, 2023

The Wild Oaks Country Music Festival, presented by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village, will debut Sat., June 3 from noon to 7 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park South, 1300 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. The fest will features top-name Nashville country entertainment, food trucks,...

Fans of country music to rejoice

March 10, 2023

The Round-Up Country Music Festival returns Sat., April 1 at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. The all-day event for families and music lovers will have gates opening at 10:30 a.m. The fest is sponsored by Kiwanis Club of...

‘The Tempest’ will land on college stage

March 10, 2023

The student production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” filled with comedy, magic, love and treachery, will open Thurs., March 16 on the Moorpark College Performing Arts Center main stage, 7075 Campus Road. Show times are 8 p.m. March 16 to 18 and March 23 to 25,...

Faith

Purim, the festival of laughter

By Brian Goldenfeld
Special to The Acorn
| March 3, 2023

Jewish festivals are certainly a time of rejoicing, yet they all contain an element of seriousness. There is a commandment to rejoice on Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot, sometimes even to...

Episcopal church installs new vicar

February 10, 2023

The Rev. Jamelia “Jamie” Barnett was installed as vicar of the Church of the Epiphany during a festival service on Jan. 28 at the Oak Park church. The Rt. Rev....

Rabbi’s lectures will explore life, humanity

February 3, 2023

Rabbi Moshe D. Bryski will deliver a two-part lecture series at 7:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 6 and Wed., March 1 at the Conejo Jewish Academy, 30347 Canwood St., Agoura Hills....

Business

Expert says inflation here for ‘some time to come’

By John Loesing
newstip@theacorn.com
| March 17, 2023

Matthew Fienup, a leading economist in the area, sang the praises of Ventura County officials...

Program offers reality check on financial literacy

March 17, 2023

Logix Federal Credit Union employee volunteers delivered the financial literacy program, Bite of Reality, to...

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS

March 17, 2023

Columns

Helping children to deal with their fears

Bonnie Vandenberg | December 2, 2022

Question: I have three kids—3, 8 and 11—and I want to know how to help them handle being afraid. I notice an increase in angst in all my kids, caused by the things they read, hear about, watch or imagine. My friends tell me their...

Social Security cost-of-living increase a good time to discuss senior finances

Andrea Gallagher | December 2, 2022

Due to this year’s meteoric rise in the consumer price index, a measure of inflation in the cost of goods and services, Social Security beneficiaries will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment for 2023. Only three times in the past 46 years has the Social Security...

Organ donation: questions and answers

Andrea Gallagher | November 25, 2022

The organ and tissue donation process is unfamiliar to a lot of us. Some people may not even know they’re registered donors. Understanding the law and how it’s applied is important. The first time many of us heard of choices about organ donation was at...

Heads up to prevent injury from falls

Andrea Gallagher | October 21, 2022

Morning walks in my neighborhood are one of the most enjoyable parts of my day. I love the coolness of daybreak and the special sightings of the stag and two does that frequent our open space. I also enjoy my walk because each day at...

Signs that point to the best time for retirement

Andrea Gallagher | October 6, 2022

I’ve been thinking a lot about retirement lately. One of our amazing staff members, who has been with Senior Concerns for the last 13 years, retired last month. It just doesn’t seem real. I always thought of Dana as young. Certainly not the person to...

Crime

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER

March 17, 2023

Agoura Hills On March 4 or 5, a vehicle parked in front of a home on Colodny Drive was vandalized...

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER

March 10, 2023

Agoura Hills --On Feb. 20, Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station deputies say they were patrolling an unincorporated area of Agoura and...

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Editorials

DNA comes to the rescue again

March 17, 2023

Ventura County is a pioneer when it comes to bringing killers to justice through DNA....

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Letters

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