Sibling Eagle Scouts are guerrilla gardeners
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | March 24, 2023
Felicity and Gabe Gonzalez, a pair of Moorpark Eagle Scouts, planted a guerrilla garden on a vacant hillside at Oak Park High School. The siblings were praised for the fruits...
Rebuilding life here after leaving Ukraine
By Cytlalli Salgado
csalgado@theacorn.com | March 24, 2023
The Kurta family has been on the move for more than a year. The family of five from Ukraine is attempting to rebuild their life from scratch after fleeing from...
AT THE LIBRARY
March 24, 2023
The Calabasas Library will present the following free events in April at 200 Civic Center Way. The library will be closed for Easter Sunday, April 9. For more information, call...
Nonprofit as busy as a bee for kids
March 24, 2023
Registration is open for the BumbleBee Foundation’s third annual golf tournament Mon., June 12 at the Sunset Hills Country Club in Thousand Oaks. The foundation supports pediatric cancer families throughout Southern California and parts of Idaho. Golf registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Dinner and...
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...
You want it! We got it!
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | March 24, 2023
After all the assists, steals, dunks, floaters, fadeaways, jumpers and game-winning shots, it’s time to cut down the nets. Well, not literally. It would just...
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...
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...
Musical still relevant after 25 years
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | March 24, 2023
A quarter-century after it made its debut on Broadway, “Ragtime: The Musical” continues to resonate with its themes of racial tolerance, respect for immigrants and the empowerment of women. The highly anticipated production from 5-Star Theatricals runs from March 24 to April 2 at the...
Play touts all-youth cast, crew, leadership
March 24, 2023
Backyard Playhouse Inc. will present “Dear Edwina Jr.” at 2 and 7 p.m. Sat., April 8 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 E. Los Angeles Ave. The one-hour musical redefines etiquette lessons for the swing-set set. The show follows the adventures of Edwina,...
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,...
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....
Open seats on heritage board
March 24, 2023
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors is seeking applications for two at-large members to join...
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...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
March 24, 2023
Agoura Hills The catalytic converter was stolen from a 2015 Toyota Prius on Ridgebrook Drive on March 12 or 13....
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...
