Room to roam thanks to new tiger exhibit
By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com | December 2, 2021
Seven golden shovels were plunged into the mound of soil in front of a makeshift stage complete with balloons, a small lectern and photos of the two tigers who will...
Forum on help for survivors
| December 2, 2021
Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Deputy District Attorney Michael Jump will lead an online community forum that will highlight services offered by the county’s Family Justice Center, a...
BRIEFS
| December 2, 2021
Car show collecting toys for Casa Ranch Car Club will host its second annual toy drive and car show from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Sat., Dec. 4 at the Shoppes...
A musical tribute to the winter classics
| December 2, 2021
New West Symphony, led by Grammy-winning artistic and music director Michael Christie, will celebrate the holidays with “Tales of Winter,” a symphonic program of holiday classics and winter-themed music for...
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...
Scientists debate origins of COVID-19
By Michele Willer-Allred
Special to The Acorn | December 2, 2021
Many scientists point to a wet market in Wuhan, China, as ground zero for the COVID-19 pandemic. They believe the virus jumped from bats to other species, then made the leap to humans when infected animals sold as food were consumed by shoppers. But the...
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...
Legends of the fall
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | December 2, 2021
Newbury Park High dominated the CIF State Cross Country Championships last weekend at Woodward Park in Fresno. Other Acorn locals also dazzled at the state...
Newbury Park shatters U.S. record
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | December 2, 2021
Last winter, twin brothers Leo and Lex Young removed every item from their bedroom so new flooring could be installed. Instead of putting everything back,...
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...
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...
Pure imagination is troupe’s golden ticket
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | December 2, 2021
When the pandemic shut down all live theater in 2020, most companies went into hibernation. Some occasionally produced live Zoom productions, but the only local troupe that actually stepped up its activities was Allwayz On Stage, a theater company designed for young adults 16 and...
Jews rejoice in Season of Light
| December 2, 2021
MIRACLE OF THE MACCABEES—As Hanukkah begins, Cantor Leibel Hecht from Chabad of North Ranch sings a prayer calling for the safety and security of the people who protect the land of Israel. The Chabad’s festival was Nov. 29. A nightly menorah lighting continues through Dec....
Xmas hope
| December 2, 2021
The Christmas Festival Concerts “Hope” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 3 and 4 p.m., Sat. and Sun., Dec. 4 and 5 in Samuelson Chapel on the Cal Lutheran University campus, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. CLU choral ensembles and University String...
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...
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...
CHP joins war on retail crime
| December 2, 2021
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, the California Highway Patrol is collaborating with...
Nominations taken for 2022 Journey to Leadership Awards •
| December 2, 2021
Ventura County Leadership Academy is accepting nominations for the 2022 Journey to Leadership Awards. Award...
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...
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
| December 2, 2021
Agoura Hills On Nov. 18, a resident of St. Laurent Drive discovered that $340 worth of items were missing from...
