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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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 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...
