Pence ‘proud’ of work as vice president
By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com | December 2, 2022
Former Vice President Mike Pence, speaking Nov. 17 at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, recalled how the strength shown by many on Jan. 6, 2021, thwarted an insurrection and...
BRIEFS
December 2, 2022
Young musicians play masterworks The Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra, in its 63rd season, will present a Winter Gala Concert at 6 p.m. Sat., Dec. 10 at the Kavli Theatre, 2100...
Merrily the holidays roll along
December 2, 2022
The holidays are in full swing, and the local cities and community service clubs are among those planning plenty of all-ages seasonal fun. •Holiday Road is back for the third...
Centenarian’s secret: Keep it movin’
By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com | December 2, 2022
Opal Friesen celebrated her 100th birthday last month with 100 jumps on her mini trampoline, just as she does every morning. Friesen, born Nov. 7, 1922, uses no cane, no...
A taste of Europe comes to town
November 11, 2022
The second annual Holidays in the Village: A European Marketplace will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sun., Dec. 4 at Lakeview Canyon and Agoura roads, next to Stonehaus in Westlake Village. Two Rotary Clubs of Westlake Village—Sunrise and Noon—and the City of...
Cancer caregivers: the unsung heroes of love and support
By Cathy Cole
Special to The Acorn | December 2, 2022
Over the past year I’ve written about various cancer campaigns celebrated each month. Each month highlighted the aspects of care, early detection and risk reduction. For December, which has no specific cancer awareness messaging, I’d like to share a few thoughts on caregivers. They are...
Sidewalk sale to support senior services
December 2, 2022
With $6 gasoline and $10 sandwiches straining household budgets, Senior Concerns will hold its annual Sidewalk Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Dec. 10 at the Senior Concerns Bargain Boutique and Thrift Store in the Community Conscience building, 80 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand...
Safety tips while hiking
November 25, 2022
The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District has 51 parks and 80 miles of hiking trails for residents in Simi Valley and Oak Park. Here are some outdoor safety tips: •Hikers should walk with a partner and be aware of their surroundings. •Always inform someone...
Hundreds of pounds of opioids removed from the streets in Oct. 29 Take Back Day
November 18, 2022
Los Robles Health System collected 525 pounds of medications Oct. 29 during its annual Crush the Crisis National Opioid Take Back Day. The event aligned with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, to raise awareness about the danger of opioid misuse...
Fantastic four: Panthers run California
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | December 2, 2022
Newbury Park boys secure fourth straight state crown; girls snare second place in Division II Put another exclamation point on the Panthers’ dynasty. They have...
Godsey leads Oaks Christian girls at Division IV meet
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | December 2, 2022
Westlake’s Barber, Thousand Oaks boys race in Fresno The Big Cats can’t have all the fun. High school runners from Oaks Christian, Thousand Oaks and...
Emerson finds family values in ‘Fiddler’
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | November 11, 2022
When Emerson West, a 17-year-old senior at Oaks Christian School, was told that the theater department would be putting on a production of “Fiddler on...
Bay Laurel principal gets state administrator award
November 4, 2022
Jackii Duncan, principal of Bay Laurel Elementary School at Las Virgenes Unified School District, recently received the California Administrator of the Year award by the...
COLLEGE STANDOUTS •
November 4, 2022
Westlake Village residents Celia Grant, Kayla Jou and Raegynn Moody have been named to the dean’s academic honor list for the spring 2022 semester at...
Spelling en Español
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | August 19, 2022
The 2022 National Spanish Spelling Bee in El Paso, Texas, was about to begin. Auditorium lights blazed down upon a nervous Camarillo student, Connor Koch,...
Back in person for annual YMCA fundraiser
August 19, 2022
The Southeast Ventura County YMCA will host its fourth annual gala at 5:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village....
Acorn critic looks how history plays out on the Broadway stage
December 2, 2022
Since 2007, Cary Ginell’s coverage of local high school and community theater have been presented in The Acorn through his regular stories and reviews, but now the Thousand Oaks resident is displaying his knowledge in a longer form with his new book, “Carefully Taught: American...
Concert, food event kick off new season for New West
December 2, 2022
New West Symphony will present the first concert in its 2022-23 Masterpiece Series with holiday music at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 3 in the Kavli Theatre, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks and repeating at 3 p.m. Sun., Dec. 4 in the Rancho Campana Performing...
No swords, open fire pits or ancient armor needed
By Ela Lindsay
eLindsay@theacorn.com | December 2, 2022
New area eatery takes Gengis Khan concept into the modern age These days it’s easy to get hot under the collar about the high cost of eating out and the often smaller portions, but the All Fired Up Mongolian Grill in Thousand Oaks gives patrons...
The sky’s the limit for engineer
December 2, 2022
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory aerospace engineer Tracy Drain will present the marvels of the cosmic backyard at 8 p.m. Fri., Jan. 27 in the Fred Kavli Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Drain is a flight systems engineer who has helped to develop,...
A slave demonstrates the path to spiritual freedom
Sally Carpenter | December 2, 2022
Our series on One-Hit Wonders considers small characters in Scripture who make a big impact. St. Paul’s shortest letter is Philemon, only 25 verses long. While most of his epistles...
Church welcomes Advent with music, crafts
December 2, 2022
An intergenerational Advent celebration will take place at 4 p.m. Sun., Dec. 4 in the sanctuary of United Methodist Church Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. A concert will feature...
Planners give biotech builder green light to build new T.O. campus
By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com | December 2, 2022
A new 19-acre life-sciences campus expected to draw interest from major biotech players will come...
Credit union finds cause with a purpose
November 25, 2022
Logix Federal Credit Union recently concluded its latest Paying with a Purpose: Salute to Veterans...
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
December 2, 2022
Agoura Hills The men’s restroom at Old Agoura Park, 5301 Chesebro Road, was vandalized the weekend of Nov. 11 with...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
November 25, 2022
Agoura Hills A burglar broke into a home Nov. 9 on Cornell Road. A neighbor taking care of the property...
