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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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Westlake’s Eddie Money dead at age 70

Last of dive boat victims identified

Bud Marley, education leader, dies

Team follows in wake of boat tragedy

Neighbors

Cougars cross highways at great risk

By John Loesing
newstip@theacorn.com | September 12, 2019

The gritty mountain lion has proven its ability to crisscross Southern California’s freeways in an effort to hunt and procreate— but to make the move in the middle of fast-moving...

Recycling necessary despite new challenges

COMMENTARY /// Eye on the Environment
By David Goldstein
Special to The Acorn | September 12, 2019

Local environmental activists have been sharing through Facebook and forwarding via email an article published by a British newspaper about a month ago. In the inflammatory style of a controversial...

Bright lights shine on Conejo Valley art exhibit

| September 12, 2019

The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley presents Bright Lights at UBS, an arts exhibit with paintings by six artists. The show will run through Wed., Oct. 30 at the...

SQUIRREL OF THE MONTH

The Acorn Staff | September 12, 2019

ALMOND JOY—David Acton of Thousand Oaks captured this up-close photo of a squirrel nicknamed Wanda. The family rescued the critter after she fell out of a pine tree in their...

Family

Magic show benefits cancer programs

| September 12, 2019

BUBBLE HEAD—A magician from the Magic Castle in Hollywood performs at an Aug. 24 benefit for the Cancer Support Community Valley/ Ventura/Santa Barbara. The show was held at the Agoura...

AT THE LIBRARY

| September 12, 2019

The Agoura Hills Library will offer the following free programs at 29901 Ladyface Court. For information, call (818) 889-2278. Book donations to the Book Cellar help fund programs. For details,...

Back-to-school blues also affects pets

By Yvette Berke
Special to The Acorn | September 5, 2019

All summer, the kids and pets have kept each other company. But now that summer break is over and kids are going back to school, what does that mean for...

Health

County reports vaping-related injuries

| September 12, 2019

Ventura County public health officials recently reported that two Ventura County residents are suspected of having suffered vaping-associated pulmonary injuries. The cases were passed along...

Name a surgical robot, win a prize

| September 12, 2019

Los Robles Regional Medical Center is holding a contest for organizations to name the robotic surgical assistants used at the hospital for robot-assisted surgery. Use...

Blood donations for hurricane

| September 12, 2019

Hurricane Dorian has forced the closure of blood donation centers and the cancellation of blood drives in its path. The Red Cross is seeking donors...

BRIEFS

The Acorn Staff | September 12, 2019

Fire victims can tell their stories Still lost in the ashes of the Woolsey fire 10 months later are the voices of thousands of victims...

Sports

Agoura (1-2) vs. El Camino Real (1-2)

The Acorn’s High School Football Game of the Week
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | September 12, 2019

The Chargers, at times, are their own worst enemy. Agoura...

Last Week’s Top Performers

The Acorn Staff | September 12, 2019

Mister Williams, RB/LB, Oaks Christian: Williams had 14 carries for...

The Acorn Power Poll

The Acorn Staff | September 12, 2019

1 Grace Brethren (3-0) Lancers defeat Muir 38-18 on the...

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Editorials

Aerial tracking strengthens fire prevention

| September 12, 2019

In the 10 months following the Woolsey fire, Southern California Edison remains Southern California’s whipping...

Cartoon

| September 12, 2019

Answer to recycling woes is not to stop recycling

| September 5, 2019

There’s been a lot of news coming out of the recycling world in recent months....

Letters

A community becomes divided

| September 12, 2019

What is happening to our community? Since the introduction of the gender diversity lessons by...

Civility needed for gender issue

| September 12, 2019

While I am applauding the courage of responsible parents for refusing neutrality in the moral...

Motorcycle fatality

| September 12, 2019

It is with sadness and dread that I read of the passing of Mr. Richman...

Schools

A cat a day keeps the mice away at CLU

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | September 12, 2019

Cal Lutheran University has a batch of new employees: They’re furry, they’re four-legged and they’re the university’s way of combating rodents without the use of...

An app for that

| September 12, 2019

The Congressional App Challenge is a competition for middle school and high school students to create their own software applications. Students of all coding experience...

Classroom pets teach children compassion

By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | September 5, 2019

Grants provided to public and private school teachers through the Pet Care Trust have enabled some local educators to keep animals in their classrooms, critters...

New year, new CLU

| September 5, 2019

About 650 first-year students and nearly 300 new transfer students completed the four-day new student orientation earlier this week at Cal Lutheran University’s Thousand Oaks...

On the Town

Band does justice to Credence Clearwater

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | September 12, 2019

Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center kicked off its monthly series of acoustic concerts with a...

Song circles make the rounds

| September 12, 2019

Songmakers will host free acoustic music events for singers, instrumentalists, songwriters and listeners of all...

Almost flawless Diamond tribute

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | September 12, 2019

When you see one of those tribute bands that dot the landscape every summer, do...

Faith

Westlake United Methodist turns 50

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | September 12, 2019

Back when Agoura Hills was mostly an expanse of sagebrush, and Westlake Village was still an open field, a group of 30 people gathered in the First Neighborhood community center...

School enrollment open

| September 12, 2019

EAGER TO LEARN—Religious school enrollment for K-6 is open at Nachshon Minyan in Encino. Classes run Oct. 20 through May 31, 2020. For more about the school, bar/bat mitzvah and...

Chabad welcomes new year

| September 12, 2019

Chabad of the Conejo will hold its High Holiday services in the grand ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. Auxiliary services will take place at eight...

Business

After 5 years, Verizon gains approval for cell tower in Westlake

By Becca Whitnall
becca@theacorn.com | September 12, 2019

Barring an appeal, Verizon Wireless has won the right to install a cell tower in...

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS

| September 12, 2019

Columns

Lipstick and Stones make for a rockin’ girls’ night out

Elizabeth Kirby | September 12, 2019

“Goes great with red lipstick, girls!” Spoken triumphantly with authority, but we aren’t surprised. Because she discovered in the ’60s how her sparkling red lips make everything look better, like...

Intervention can help homeless veterans

Rafael Stoneman | September 12, 2019

How did I get involved with doing outreach work for homeless veterans? It started because I needed help finding a place myself and I couldn’t afford the cost of living...

A teen date will eat your food

Michael Picarella | September 12, 2019

I don’t mind sharing. Relationships, however, can be complicated, especially when it comes to food. Not every restaurant serves ‘family style’ like Buca di Beppo, so when my wife and...

Angels: God’s protectors

Sally Carpenter | September 12, 2019

Heaven must be pretty crowded. Along with the many faithfully departed, heaven also has “thousands upon thousands” who minister to God and “myriads upon myriads” who stand before him (Daniel...