Nonprofit dance program is a gem
By Brooke Lafferty
Special to The Acorn | September 9, 2021
Sitting in Jewell Gerald Powell’s home office is a laminated handmade card. The card is divided into two parts—a sort of before-and-after image illustrated in crayon. One half is almost...
Reagan Library marks 9/11 anniversary
The Acorn Staff | September 9, 2021
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute will host a 20th anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 attacks in conjunction with Veterans and Military Business Owners Association and America Salutes You...
BRIEFS
The Acorn Staff | September 9, 2021
Succulents and cacti fans to meet The Conejo Cactus and Succulent Society will meet Mon., Oct. 4 at Cal Lutheran University, Lundring Events Center, 130 Overton Court, Thousand Oaks. This...
Challenging first year for CLU prez
By Ashley Mowreader
Special to The Acorn | September 9, 2021
As the eighth president of Cal Lutheran University, Lori Varlotta is charting a new path forward for the 62-year-old institution. The first year of her presidency has been dominated by...
Jewish day school names new headmaster
| September 9, 2021
Ilan Ramon Day School in Agoura Hills has named Alan Rusonik as its new head of school. The student scores at the school are in the top 10% of the...
Artistic reflections
| April 8, 2021
Agoura High School leads all competitors with six finalists in the 2021 Reflections art and music competition. AHS had more finalists than any other high school in a region that includes eight other school districts. Each year more than 10,000 student entries into the artistic...
Tooth be told: dental health
| April 8, 2021
Regular dental cleanings for kids are one of many aspects of people’s lives that have been interrupted over the past year. However, instilling good dental hygiene habits early is still critical in helping ensure long-lasting oral health for a child. Most dental plans cover children...
Clergy and prayer helpful tools for hospital staff in difficult times
By Dawn Megli
dawn@theacorn.com | September 9, 2021
Instead of dropping their kids off on the first day of school, some young parents spent the last weeks of August in the ICU. The medical staff at Los Robles Regional Medical Center are once again fighting to save sick community members during the latest...
Hospital visits require shots
By Alex Wilson
alex@theacorn.com | September 2, 2021
A recent requirement that hospital visitors be vaccinated against COVID or have a negative test within 72 hours has not received pushback from visitors to Ventura County hospitals, medical officials said. The statewide order went into effect Aug. 11. Daphne Yousem, a spokesperson for Los...
Children next in line
| September 2, 2021
ARMED—David Gary, left, watches as his 12-year-old son, Nicholas, gets his COVID-19 vaccine from a Los Angeles County public health nurse Aug. 12 at Founders Hall in the Calabasas Civic Center. The county says more than two dozen children between the ages of 12 and...
Packed and ready to go
By Ashley Mowreader
ashleym@theacorn.com | August 26, 2021
Going back to school means getting back to the basics. Westminster Free Clinic hosted its annual back-to-school wellness fair Aug. 11, providing over 1,600 backpacks for the community and 35 special gifts for its high school interns. Westminster is a health services provider for eastern...
Up the Power Poll Oak Park Eagles soar
THE ACORN’S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REWIND
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | September 9, 2021
In football, there’s the forward pass, the backward pass, the parallel lateral and the transcontinental interdenominational Hail Mary. In The Acorn’s High School Football Rewind,...
LAST WEEK’S TOP PERFORMERS
The Acorn Staff | September 9, 2021
Jake East, WR/S, Agoura: Charger had 11 receptions for 243 yards and two touchdowns, adding 14 tackles and one interception. Louis Brown, LB, Oak Park:...
The Acorn’s POWER POLL
The Acorn Staff | September 9, 2021
1 Simi Valley (3-0) The area’s most complete football team devoured future Marmonte League foe Calabasas 51-7 last week. Next: Pioneers vs. Saugus (3-0). 2...
‘Putnam Spelling Bee’ appears letter perfect
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | August 19, 2021
It’s been 16 months since we reviewed a live musical, so Calabasas High School’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which played...
COLLEGE STANDOUTS
| August 19, 2021
Rachel Sanders of Oak Park was named to the spring 2021 dean’s list at the Palmer College of Chiropractic west campus in San Jose, California....
Oak Park teen treks abroad
| August 12, 2021
Oak Park High School graduate Natalie Almog was one of 80 teens who attended this year’s Heritage Quest Trip. The quest is an annual summer...
A solution to those high textbook costs
| July 29, 2021
Textbooks and supplies are often among the largest educational expenses college students face. As a result, 65% of college students have avoided buying textbooks due...
Museum highlights 20th century art
| September 9, 2021
An exhibition of artwork from the early 20th century California art will go on view from Sept. 10 through Jan. 9, 2022, at the California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks, 350 W. Hillcrest Drive, second level, The Oaks mall. “Gifted: Collecting the Art of California...
The lowdown on Boz Scaggs
| September 9, 2021
Grammy Award- winning musician Boz Scaggs, known for hits like “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle,” brings his Out of the Blues Tour to Thousand Oaks at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 23 at the Kavli Theatre in Bank of America Performing Arts Center, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks...
‘Almost Maine’ is almost here
| September 9, 2021
Conejo Players will present the drama “Almost, Maine” to an in-person audience from Sept. 17 through Oct. 3 at the theater, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. “Almost, Maine,” written by John...
Music, comedy, entertainment at BOA center
| August 26, 2021
The Thousand Oaks Alliance for the Arts announces its lineup for the 2021-22 season at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks. TOArts is the private, nonprofit, in-house presenting division of the arts center. The season line-up includes previously announced shows, as...
Cancer survivor inspired to serve as missionary
By Dawn Megli
dawn@theacorn.com | September 9, 2021
When Carol Benson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, she said a simple prayer: “God, I don’t know what’s happening, but I trust that you do.” The Dos Vientos...
Yom Kippur services Sept. 15-16
| September 9, 2021
The Yom Kippur services with Chabad of the Conejo are open to all Jews, affiliated or not, observant or nonobservant. Services will begin with the Kol Nidre at 6:30 p.m....
Book study on homelessness
| September 9, 2021
United Methodist Church Westlake Village will hold a fourpart study of homelessness featuring the book “Evicted” at 7 p.m. Mon., Sept. 13, 20, 27 and Oct. 4 on Zoom. Church...
Event celebrates pharmacy’s 25th anniversary
| September 9, 2021
Calabasas Pharmacy owner Brenda Johnson will celebrate 25 years in business with a free health...
Local lawyer a ‘top under 40’
| September 9, 2021
Calabasas City Attorney Matthew Summers was recently named to the “Top 40 Under 40” of...
L.A. Rams staying at CLU through 2022
| September 9, 2021
The Los Angeles Rams will call Thousand Oaks home for at least another year. The...
Long-range strategies better than bribes
Bonnie Vandenberg | September 2, 2021
Question: Ms. Bonnie, I’ve fallen into a bad habit of using rewards and bribes for my 4-year-old son, and when they don’t work, I find myself becoming controlling, frustrated and even giving up. I need help. This question addresses the core of relationship-building in parenting....
Funding program for long-term care
Andrea Gallagher | September 2, 2021
The Conejo Senior Resource Network, a subgroup of the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, convenes monthly to learn about new and established senior solutions. At a recent meeting, I learned about Washington state’s new Long-Term Care Trust Act, which takes effect at the start...
Big truths found in tiny mustard seed
Sally Carpenter | August 19, 2021
When I was a kid, I had a piece of religious jewelry that was popular then—a mustard seed encased in a clear plastic bubble and dangling from a necklace chain. The seed represented certain parables told by Jesus. The ancient Israelites used spices such as...
Roller-coaster times due to COVID cause anxiety, stress
Andrea Gallagher | August 19, 2021
My husband keeps asking me why I cry lately at the drop of a hat. I have always been prone to tears when really stressed or when something touches my heart. And I guess that is exactly why I’m crying these days. For the past...
Parents: avoid being pit against each other
Bonnie Vandenberg | August 12, 2021
Question: I’m happy that my husband can be a disciplinarian when our teen daughter requires correcting. However, she has started coming to tell me afterward that (in her perception) her dad “yelled” at her. How do I help my daughter and husband to understand each...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
| September 9, 2021
Agoura Hills A burglar entered a home on Canwood Street on Sept. 5 and stole a Rolex watch, a wedding...
