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By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | November 15, 2018

Las Vegas. Sutherland Springs. Parkland. Orlando. Thousand Oaks has taken its place among these and dozens of cities whose names will forever be associated with gun violence. But its shown...

Calabasas leaders are friends across the aisle

By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | November 15, 2018

To say that there is a divide in American politics is an understatement. The gap in major party ideology is now wider than at any point in recent history, according...

Girl Scouts reach out to troops overseas

| November 15, 2018

OPERATION GRATITUDE— The Girl Scouts Las Virgenes Service Unit is all smiles after hosting a recent friendship potluck. The girls in the unit, which covers Agoura Hills and Westlake Village,...

Family

A roaring time at Boys & Girls Clubs gala

| November 15, 2018

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley held a successful Stand up for Kids Gala Dinner and Auction, the organization’s major fundraiser of the year, on Oct. 20...

A chance to help local foster kids in need

| November 15, 2018

More than 800 Ventura County children, from newborns to teens, are in foster care. They need nurturing resource families to help them thrive while separated from their families of origin....

Scout’s work spruces up church

The Acorn Staff | November 8, 2018

LOOKING GOOD—For his Eagle Scout project, Haig Boulgourjian of Troop 127 refurbished the landscape at the entrance to his home congregation, Agoura Bible Fellowship in Agoura Hills. The Agoura High...

Health

A great gift idea

| November 15, 2018

COPD can take your breath away

By Marc Carrel
Special to The Acorn | November 8, 2018

Orange is the color of season and for COPD awareness. While October had us thinking pink, November is all about the orange—pumpkins, basketball, and most...

Organizations asked to host blood drives

| November 8, 2018

To help meet the constant demand for blood donations and prevent blood shortages this winter, the American Red Cross is asking individuals and organizations to...

Businesses can be certified as ‘Dementia Friendly’

| November 8, 2018

This summer the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging, the Alzheimer’s Association and other partnering agencies rolled out Dementia Friendly Ventura County to provide better...

Sports

Love wins the day

COMMENTARY
Eliav Appelbaum
@EliavAppelbaum on Twitter | November 15, 2018

The worst tragedies brought out the best in humankind. Twelve...

Lions press on after tragedy

By Jonathan Andrade
jandrade@theacorn.com | November 15, 2018

The effects of the recent tragedies have been felt all...

Pick up the pieces

By Jonathan Andrade
jandrade@theacorn.com | November 15, 2018

It’s been a hell of a week. After a shooting...

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A community staggered and hurt tries to heal

| November 15, 2018

Now we know the meaning behind Thomas Paine’s famous words “These are the times that...

Cartoon

| November 15, 2018

commentary /// My old home was lost

By Gloria Glasser
Special to The Acorn | November 15, 2018

It is Saturday morning, Nov. 10, and a multicolored smoke plume builds like a thunderhead...

Letters

It can happen here, believe it

| November 15, 2018

In the wake of the fires, we haven’t had a moment to process the shooting...

Deepest condolences

| November 15, 2018

Our deepest condolences to all the families that have lost their love ones at Borderline...

One special shout-out

| November 15, 2018

I am a resident in Agoura Hills Morrison Ranch Estates. In addition to recognizing the...

Schools

Calabasas water polo team warms up community with donated blankets

| November 15, 2018

The Calabasas High School water polo team recently made and donated 10 fleece blankets to Project Linus, a national nonprofit that donates blankets to children...

Student progress tool sports news look

By Hector Gonzalez
hector@theacorn.com | November 8, 2018

Little more than a year after its debut, the California School Dashboard—a state Department of Education website that allows parents to track how schools and...

School district names two new deans

The Acorn Staff | November 1, 2018

The Las Virgenes Unified School District recently announced the appointment of Marty Freel and Mona White as new deans for student safety and wellness. The...

Agoura High music program’s got rhythm

The Acorn Staff | November 1, 2018

Can you chew food and listen to music at the same time? Agoura High will present the third annual Rhythm and Chews Festival and fall...

On the Town

Music to chew by

| November 15, 2018

These kids make beautiful music

| November 15, 2018

SWEET PERFORMANCE— Above, Lubin Hill Elementary School’s second grade chorus sings Nov. 7 in front...

Animals abound in art show

| November 15, 2018

Some five decades after the Jungleland animal park closed in Thousand Oaks, a new menagerie...

Opera talk on ‘Hansel and Gretel’

| November 15, 2018

The Friends of Platt Library will host a LA Opera Talk on at 6:15 p.m....

Faith

Communities of worship respond to twin tragedies of past week

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | November 15, 2018

As terrified family members made their way to the Thousand Oaks Teen Center last Thursday to learn if their loved ones had survived the worst mass shooting in the city’s...

Business

Greater Conejo Valley Chamber names new board members

| November 15, 2018

NP Chris Shaver, vice president of Shaver Automotive Group and the 2018 board chair for...

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS

| November 15, 2018

Columns

Could bad manners mean gifted child?

Michael Picarella | November 15, 2018

I’m not from this place. I flew in from the year 2008. I took a time machine into the future and arrived here in 2018 to check on my 5-year-old...

Former Navy officer’s story helps others

Rafael Stoneman | November 15, 2018

Noticing I was the only one not eating, she made a point to ask if I’d had lunch yet. When I said, “Yes, but not much,” she offered me half...

One fine morning at ‘venerable’ Banyan Park

Gloria Glasser | November 15, 2018

A smidgen of smudgy white clouds appeared in a conga line above Potrero Ridge in Newbury Park. It was a fine clear morning, free of the persistent heat haze the...

Healthy computers

Andrea Gallagher | November 15, 2018

Recently my husband attended a tax conference in San Diego. He came home with a complimentary backpack filled with “swag” that included a journal, highlighters, pens and logo’d Post-It Notes....

Crime

Sheriff’s Blotter

| November 15, 2018

Agoura Hills Someone stole a woman’s wallet and cellphone out of her cart while she shopped at the Trader Joe’s...

What’s Going On

Calendar

| November 15, 2018

THURS., NOV. 15 Antiques And Collectibles Study Group 9:30 a.m....

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JUST IN: An email went out Friday announcing that the Miller YMCA in Dos Vientos will cease operations at the end of December. The Y opened in 1997 and has been struggling financially.

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