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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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Kimball to jail for three years

Mall proposal includes rooftop pool

Neighbors

A Mediterranean feel by the lake

By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Westlake Village can add another hot spot—or rather, return one to its list of posh eateries. After six months out of commission, Mediterraneo restaurant has reopened its doors with a...

RAD parade selects celebrity grand marshal

By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Reyes Adobe Days is still a couple of months away, but a celebrity grand marshal has already been chosen to lead the events, which include a RAD parade down Reyes...

Right in time for WriteFest 2019

| August 15, 2019

The Ventura County Writers Club and the Thousand Oaks Library invite anyone interested in writing to attend WriteFest ’19 from 9 a.m. to noon. Sat., Sept. 21 at the Grant...

Family

It’s off to the races for Reyes Adobe Days

The Acorn Staff | August 15, 2019

Registration is open for the Reyes Adobe Days runs taking place Sat., Oct. 12 at Agoura Hills City Hall, 30001 Ladyface Court. RAD will have 10K and 10- mile courses...

Duo aces Maccabi Games again

| August 15, 2019

GOLDEN GUYS—Local high school players Nate Rosen of Westlake Village, left and Justin Klausner of Agoura Hills win an unprecedented fourth consecutive baseball gold medal at the JCC Maccabi Games...

A cool Cub Scout event at splash pad

| August 15, 2019

Pack 3789 will host a Cub Scout recruitment event Sun., Aug. 18 at Oak Canyon Community Park, 5600 Hollytree Drive, Oak Park. Attendees can arrive any time from 3 to...

Health

Blood collection efforts are not in vain

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Gene Nestor puts blood, sweat and tears into his volunteer work, but mostly blood. The 92-year-old Thousand Oaks resident has organized semiannual blood drives for...

Money for mammograms

| August 15, 2019

The Simone B. hair, nail and skin salon will host a charity fundraiser to provide breast cancer mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women from 2...

Pond cleanup also good for turtles

| August 15, 2019

Ketamine treatment offers hope for pain

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | August 1, 2019

By the time patients find their way to the Camarillo office of Dr. Stefany Wolfsohn, the physician says, they’re often in tears— at their wits’...

Sports

Legend in our time

Jonathan Andrade
Email: jandrade@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Mike Scioscia leaned against the batting cage at Cal Lutheran...

PIGSKIN PREVIEW TIME

| August 15, 2019

The Acorn’s Pigskin Preview, a comprehensive 24-page special section on...

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Editorials

Contest limits words, not imagination

| August 15, 2019

What do Charles Dickens, J.K. Rowling, Mark Twain, Jane Austen, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf...

Bold move by school district applauded

The Acorn Staff | August 8, 2019

Social media response to The Acorn’s Aug. 1 front page article about gender diversity education...

Letters

Don’t like the curriculum? Try home schooling

| August 15, 2019

Nobody should be “shocked and saddened”—and I do have sympathy—by any of the lessons the...

School district is ‘normalizing’ homosexuality

| August 15, 2019

From first grade to 10th grade I was always in the lower 25% of normal...

Sex education

| August 15, 2019

The gender-based curriculum is a bold move by OPUSD and it is certainly not wholeheartedly...

Schools

Platform makes supplies a click away

By Christina Cox
christina@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Gone are the days of parents searching through piles of mail to find the list of supplies needed for the upcoming school year. Today, more...

Saluting academy students

The Acorn Staff | August 15, 2019

Eight Ventura County students have been accepted appointments to attend one of the U.S. service academies this fall. The students, their high school and hometown...

Open house at Stowell

| August 15, 2019

For families and students who struggle with learning and attention challenges, including dyslexia, going back to school can be traumatic and stressful. The Stowell Learning...

College student finds side gig as elected representative

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | August 8, 2019

Forget delivering pizzas or sorting packages in the university mailroom. A Westlake High School alumnus attending Dartmouth College has as his part-time job serving in...

On the Town

Musical a love letter to theater and record lovers

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | August 15, 2019

Record collectors and theater lovers alike will have the most fun with the wacky musical...

‘Addams’ auditions

The Acorn Staff | August 15, 2019

Young Artists Ensemble will hold auditions for “The Addams Family, School Edition” Sat. and Sun.,...

A night of casino games, music and dinner

| August 15, 2019

The Agoura Hills Harmony Chorus, aka Ahh! Cappella, will host a Casino Night Fundraiser at...

A ticket to kill with YAE’s musical ‘Assassins’

The Acorn Staff | August 15, 2019

Young Artists Forever will present a gender-blind production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” Aug. 16 through...

Faith

Former music producer embraces soul music and priesthood

By Krista Abrahamsen
krista@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Anxiety bubbled inside Brian Humphrey as he walked down Sunset Boulevard one Sunday morning in 2006. Confused by where his life was headed and what held value for him, the...

Mental health seminar to address topics from Christian perspective

By Christina Cox
christina@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Carol and Curtis Lowe understand first-hand what it’s like to live with mental illness. Throughout their marriage, the Thousand Oaks couple has coped with bouts of depression, obsessive compulsive disorder...

Business

New NAWBO board is seated

| August 15, 2019

The Ventura County chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners installed its new...

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS

| August 15, 2019

Columns

Jacaranda more than just a pretty face

Gloria Glasser | August 15, 2019

I saw double as I peered through a sprightly patch of society garlic plants growing in a terraced Thousand Oaks garden. An annoying insect had decided to take a swim...

Have a post-vacation assessment celebration

Thor Challgren | August 15, 2019

Walking through a store recently, I saw unmistakable proof that we’re nearing the end of the summer: back-to-school sales. While many of us may travel throughout August, those with school-age...

You must remember something to forget it

Michael Picarella | August 15, 2019

I was just thinking of sharing something about my son, who recently turned 16, and now I forget what it was. I think it was important. Don’t you hate that?...