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Thursday, February 21, 2019

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Local ambulance on the move

New sheriff in command

Agoura Hills planning commissioner appointed

Nature paints the town green

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Neighbors

Celebrating Black History Month

By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | February 21, 2019

February might be the shortest month on the calendar but it’s one of the busiest. There’s Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day and the lunar new year. It’s also Black History Month,...

Former FBI director speaks on ethical leadership

by Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | February 21, 2019

For a brief moment in time, the 6-foot-8-inch James Comey stood as the most notorious man in American. The former FBI director injected himself into the 2016 presidential election and,...

Create your own cards

| February 21, 2019

Sheri Updike will lead a class for ages 18 and up on Creative Cardmaking from 6 to 9 p.m. Tues., Feb. 26 at the Agoura Hills Recreation and Event Center,...

Writer pens words for Hollywood awards shows

by Adrienne Wigdortz Anderson
Special to The Acorn | February 21, 2019

Jon Macks is the king of the Hollywood red carpet. Having written for 21 Academy Awards, 21 Emmy Awards, 10 Golden Globes, two Tony Awards and countless TV specials, the...

Family

YMCA offers spring basketball league

The Acorn Staff | February 21, 2019

The Yarrow Family YMCA spring co-ed basketball league will hold sign-ups and assessments from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun., March 3 at Westlake Hills Elementary School’s outdoor courts, 3333...

County fair accepting poster contest entries

| February 21, 2019

The 2019 Ventura County Fair is taking entries for the 10th annual poster contest, which is open to artists in grades five through 12 who reside in Ventura County. The...

Street festival seeks vendors, sponsors

| February 21, 2019

The Rotary Club of Westlake Village and the City of Westlake Village will co-host the 25th annual Street Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., April 28. The family-...

Health

Oak Park college senior plans to run coast to coast

By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | February 21, 2019

Instead of a time to get away from the grueling schedule of homework and tests, Oak Park resident Stephanie Allen sees summer break as a...

Weyman off to Pan Am games

The Acorn Staff | February 21, 2019

Dr. Terry Weyman, a sports chiropractor who practices in Westlake Village, was selected to care for the USA taekwondo team at the Pan American Games...

Bio-Identical Wellness in new office

| February 21, 2019

Christine Farrell, certified family nurse practitioner, and Bioidentical Wellness have moved to a new location at 343 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The move has...

New labeling proposed for medications

| February 21, 2019

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-San Fernando Valley) recently introduced legislation to protect patients by requiring physicians to include the purpose of any prescription medication on the...

Sports

Triple threat

GIRLS’ WATER POLO /// Oaks Christian 9, Mira Costa 8 (triple overtime)
Jonathan Andrade
Email: jandrade@theacorn.com | February 21, 2019

Gracelyn Hurst couldn’t believe it. Mira Costa High girls’ water...

Eagles eye second CIF crown

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL /// Oak Park Eagles
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | February 21, 2019

Eighteen years. That’s how long it’s been since the Oak...

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Serious commitment needed from power company

| February 21, 2019

If you drove along Kanan and Malibu Canyon roads following last November’s Woolsey fire, you...

Cartoon

| February 21, 2019

School demonstrates that all Americans are important

By Adrienne Brodie
Special to The Acorn | February 21, 2019

Americans say we are Africans; Africans say we are Americans. So who am I? Black...

Letters

Misled about immigration

| February 21, 2019

Quotes by Trump are so misguided. El Paso is one of the safer cities in...

About those social Democrats

| February 21, 2019

A growing segment of the left-of-center electorate, having been roused by the noxious idea of...

More delays on climate change

| February 21, 2019

We cannot afford the luxury of time and space to ignore climate change any longer....

Schools

Jazzing it up at Lindero

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 21, 2019

Since 1990, Matt McKagan has been Lindero Canyon Middle School’s band guru, shepherding thousands of students through his program on their way to more advanced...

Allan Hunt and Oak Park students team up in ‘The Music Man’

| February 21, 2019

Oak Park High School will present the classic musical “The Music Man” Thurs. through Sat., March 7 to 9 in the school pavilion, 899 N....

Middle school stages play

The Acorn Staff | February 21, 2019

Lindero Canyon Middle School will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical” at 7:30 Fri. and Sat., March 1 and 2 at the...

Agoura High senior takes director’s chair

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 21, 2019

He probably has a few gray hairs by now, but Agoura High School senior Griffen Hamilton has done what is probably the hardest thing a...

On the Town

A musical trip around the world

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 21, 2019

Far beneath the musical mainstream, which is ruled by profane rappers and other eardrum-pounding acts,...

Radio station adds vintage hits to playlist

By Erin Newman
Special to The Acorn | February 21, 2019

What’s old is new again at 99.1 FM The Ranch. Earlier this month, listeners of...

The sounds of Peter, Paul and Mary on stage

The Acorn Staff | February 21, 2019

Folk icons Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey bring their songs and stories to the...

Appreciation for first responders

| February 21, 2019

The Westlake Village Symphony will present a musical thank you to first responders at 4:30...

Faith

Believers urged to take a day of rest on the Sabbath

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | February 21, 2019

The idea is simple. Abstain from work and consumer activity for 24 hours and spend time focused on relationships, family and faith. Associate pastor Marty Milligan at Christian Church of...

Takes a village to build a home

| February 21, 2019

Community volunteers will team together and construct phase one of a Hands of Mercy loft-house at 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Feb. 23 in the parking lot of StoneBridge...

BRIEFS

The Acorn Staff | February 21, 2019

Sabbath for young and grandparents Temple Etz Chaim Preschool and Infant Care Center invites grandparents and their grandchildren ages 12 months to 5 years to Grandparents Shabbat from 10 to...

Business

CLU economists chosen for survey group

The Acorn Staff | February 21, 2019

Cal Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting has joined a group of contributors...

Top business leaders honored

The Acorn Staff | February 21, 2019

Come together, right now, and celebrate local businesses and business leaders during the Greater Conejo...

Meet Your Local Business

140 Promenade Way, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805)-230-0010 • www.vintagegrocers.com | February 21, 2019

Vintage Grocers is a locally-focused grocery store with multiple locations. This Q&A is with Melissa...

Columns

Smartphone operator perhaps not so smart

Elizabeth Kirby | February 21, 2019

In the words of those great philosophers, the Minions, I won’t be impressed with technology until I can download food. Back in the Dippity-Do days, I had a sound system...