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Thursday, December 12, 2019

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School bond hits the ballot

Honig completes mayoral trifecta

Cougar mounts an attack

State hikes taxes on cannabis

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Neighbors

Upbeat holiday concert kicks off the season

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

The Westlake High School Choir, directed by Amy Rolniak, presented its annual holiday concert last weekend, making a joyful noise with an eclectic array of sacred and secular songs in...

Stealth jet sticks landing at Reagan Library

By Melissa Simon
melissa@theacorn.com | December 12, 2019

Shrouded in secrecy and nearly impossible to track once in flight, the F-117 fighter jet was the beginning of a new era of aerial combat for the U.S. military. Known...

Westlake’s in the holiday spirit

| December 12, 2019

Club Hub

| December 12, 2019

THURS., DEC. 12 Woodland Hills Republican Women Fed. 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Holiday party. Dan Olivo sings songs from the Great...

Family

Community art on display

| December 12, 2019

Westlake High Scout goes for gold

| December 5, 2019

Amina Pasha, a senior at Westlake High School, has reached the pinnacle of Girl Scouting. The 17-year-old from Troop 60510 will receive her Gold Award at a ceremony later this...

Sheriff’s office collecting toys for kids

| December 5, 2019

The Share-iff’s Toy Drive has been a tradition in Ventura County for 35 years. Many families do not have the resources to provide their children with a traditional Christmas celebration....

Health

Boutique benefits Cancer Support Community

| December 12, 2019

Lens implants for middle-agers

By Rajesh Khanna, M.D.
Special to The Acorn | December 12, 2019

Presbyopia is a common condition that starts around age 45 and keeps getting worse until the age of 60 or so. Presbyopia means the inability...

10th vape-related ailment in Ventura Co.

| December 5, 2019

Local officials say the state health department has confirmed the 10th case of Ventura County lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarette or vaping...

Opportunities to give blood during the holidays

| December 5, 2019

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, more than 1 million units of blood could be transfused in the United States. Individuals can make an appointment to donate...

Sports

Case closed

FOOTBALL /// Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Jonathan Andrade
Email: jandrade@theacorn.com | December 12, 2019

Make space for Case Cookus on NFL draft boards. Yahoo...

Claiborne out at Calabasas

| December 12, 2019

Chris Claiborne rode out of town on a Trojan horse....

Party of five: Everyone’s in the hunt

GIRLS’ SOCCER /// Marmonte League report
By Jonathan Andrade
jandrade@theacorn.com | December 12, 2019

All five Marmonte League high school girls’ soccer teams expect...

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Editorials

Good schools require our financial support

| December 12, 2019

Recent reports indicate California is in great shape economically, with rising tax revenues and record...

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Report indicates troubling, backward trend

By Chris Anstead
Special to The Acorn | December 12, 2019

Recently, the Cal Lutheran University Center for Economic Research released its annual economic forecast and...

Letters

Developer ‘circumvents’ city process

| December 12, 2019

I read The Acorn’s article in the Nov. 27 issue about the Avalon affordable housing...

Hein’s story made an impact

| December 12, 2019

Seeing Brandon Hein’s face on the front page of the Acorn (Nov. 21) took my...

Wants help for hit-and-run

| December 12, 2019

I live in Palmdale and I was on my way to work on Nov. 29,...

Schools

County test scores show slight uptick

| December 12, 2019

Ventura County students slightly improved their scores on the statewide California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress test, according to new data released by the...

Honor for junior college

| December 12, 2019

Moorpark College recently received the 2019 Examples of Excelencia award for its partnership with Cal State, Northridge and three other community colleges to close the...

Vass a YoungArts winner

| December 12, 2019

Aidan Vass of Westlake High School has been named a 2020 National YoungArts Foundation merit winner in music composition. Vass is one of six composers...

Purple reign

| December 12, 2019

KICKING IT—Agoura Purple Girls U-14 win the AYSO Region 4 division soccer championship Nov. 9. The girls will play the invitational League Playoff tourney Sunday...

On the Town

Play revives glory days of live radio

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

In the golden days of radio, successful films were often turned into radio plays, broadcast...

Harbor sparkles for holidays

| December 12, 2019

Channel Islands Harbor will kick off the holidays with the 54th annual Holiday Parade of...

A deliciously different kind of pizza that’s been wowing customers since 1945

By Ela Lindsay
eLindsay@theacorn.com | December 12, 2019

Barone’s Pizza has been in the business so long that it’s definitely got the hang...

Easy-going show between two old friends

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

“We’re here to break your hearts,” announced Shawn Colvin during her joint appearance with Mary...

Song circles

| December 12, 2019

The nonprofit Songmakers will present the following acoustic song circles for singers, musicians, songwriters and...

Faith

Hanukkah events welcome the holiday

By Melissa Simon
melissa@theacorn.com | December 12, 2019

With Hanukkah set to begin the evening of Dec. 22, local temples are gearing up to celebrate the eight-day holiday. Also known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah commemorates the...

BRIEFS

The Acorn Staff | December 12, 2019

Temple to serve Christmas dinner Temple Adat Elohim invites the community to its 25th annual Christmas dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wed., Dec. 25 at 2420 E. Hillcrest...

Business

Exer adds a new center

| December 12, 2019

Exer Urgent Care opened a new center Dec. 4 in Platt Village near Victory Boulevard...

Conejo networking group for business professionals

| December 12, 2019

The Conejo Valley Business Independent Networking Group will meet from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Thurs.,...

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS

| December 12, 2019

Columns

Holiday dinner is a dish best served cold

Michael Picarella | December 12, 2019

“Come Christmas dinner, I’m not washing or drying one dish. I’m not even clearing my own plate.” “But, Dad, you always told me we have to help. Or at least...

Rudolph: showing how our weaknesses become our strengths

Sally Carpenter | December 12, 2019

One of the seasonal traditions in many homes is watching the Rankin Bass animated holiday specials on TV. The charming shows began in 1964 with “Rudolph, the Red- Nosed Reindeer.”...