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Saturday, August 24, 2019

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GUNS ON LOCKDOWN

Kuehl and city tussle over affordable housing

Auto sales slowdown sign of recession?

Anderson picked to lead community center

Stars and planets aligned

Neighbors

She’s 90 and still making friends worldwide

By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | August 22, 2019

There have been plenty of articles written about how technology gives the illusion of connection while actually leaving people isolated from the outside world. For Midge Kraas, that’s not the...

Art center recognizes couple for their support

| August 22, 2019

Studio Channel Islands Art Center has named Joe and Joani Halcomb as the recipients of the 2019 Medici Award, the highest recognition presented by the studio. Each year the art...

ROCKIn’ the Canyon

| August 22, 2019

Information expo for military, vets

| August 22, 2019

A job fair and expo for activity duty military, guard and reserve personnel and veterans will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Aug. 24 at Oxnard College’s...

Family

New Eagle Scouts earn their wings

| August 22, 2019

TOP OF THE CLASS—Garrett Green and Aaron Wazana (middle left and right) from Boy Scout Troop 642 receive their Eagle rank during an Aug.18 ceremony at the American Legion in...

She goes for the Gold with passion for photography

| August 22, 2019

Girl Scout Kaylee Jacques has a passion for video and photography that inspired her Gold Award project, Video for a Cause, for which she created short videos about Many Mansions...

Crafters, artisans gather at Harvest Festival

| August 22, 2019

The 30th annual Harvest Festival Original Art and Craft Show will run Fri. to Sun., Oct. 4 through 6 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. Hours...

Health

Kids donate toys for pediatric patients

| August 22, 2019

A HEALTHY WAY TO GIVE—Sofia Paul, left, and Dhiya Patel, both 9 years old and residents of Thousand Oaks, donate care packages of toys for...

New location for 3to9 walk

| August 22, 2019

The second annual Walk 3to9 event will take place Sun., Sept. 15 at a new location—the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, 4100 S. La Cienega...

Event seeks to end suicide

| August 22, 2019

The Los Angeles/Central Coast chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host its annual Ventura County Out of the Darkness Community Walk at...

Blood collection efforts are not in vain

By Dawn Megli-Thuna
dawn@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Gene Nestor puts blood, sweat and tears into his volunteer work, but mostly blood. The 92-year-old Thousand Oaks resident has organized semiannual blood drives for...

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Editorials

City, county play politics with affordable housing

| August 22, 2019

“Affordable housing” is mostly a myth in the Conejo/Las Virgenes valleys. There was a time...

Cartoon

| August 22, 2019

Units at Avalon Calabasas should be preserved

By Sheila Kuehl
Board of Supervisors | August 22, 2019

Dozens of hard-working Calabasas residents may soon face eviction and displacement. Time is short. Calabasas...

Letters

Readers respond to Westlake dog park issue

| August 22, 2019

I am writing to try and save the Westlake Village dog park as it’s currently...

Build a dog park in Agoura Hills?

| August 22, 2019

On July 31, I attended a meeting to hear plans about the new “linear” park...

Schools

Calabasas High golfer an ace at U.S. Women’s Amateur tourney

By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | August 22, 2019

Caroline Canales probably never would have visited Mississippi if it weren’t for golf. The 16-year-old junior at Calabasas High School competed in the U.S. Women’s...

Boys of Summer

The Acorn Staff | August 22, 2019

LEAGUE CHAMPS—The Warriors, comprised of fifth- and sixth-grade boys, are the AYBA Summer League winners. The squad went 7-1. The team members are Jacon, Decian,...

The future looks good

| August 22, 2019

Each year the Future Track Running Pack, a Conejo Valley running club, presents a scholarship to a local high school graduate who has participated in...

Platform makes supplies a click away

By Christina Cox
christina@theacorn.com | August 15, 2019

Gone are the days of parents searching through piles of mail to find the list of supplies needed for the upcoming school year. Today, more...

On the Town

Special actors fill some iconic roles

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | August 22, 2019

Cast members of “The Lion King Jr.” definitely felt the love from the audience. The...

Music circles

| August 22, 2019

Acoustic song circles are free to attend and are open to singers, musicians, songwriters and...

Dark musical is a case of male fraud

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | August 22, 2019

Imagine, for a moment, that John Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot President Abraham Lincoln,...

Faith

Interfaith harvest seeks unity

| August 22, 2019

Over 200 people from diverse faith traditions will come together on Labor Day to promote community and generosity by serving together on an organic farm. The fourth annual Labor Day...

Episcopal priest takes leadership of Lutheran congregation

By Hector Gonzalez
hector@theacorn.com | August 22, 2019

Like the unanimous vote that placed her into the role as the new pastor of Mount Cross Lutheran Church, the Rev. Julie Morris’ calling to the Camarillo parish reflects a...

Business

Stylist to the stars

| August 22, 2019

Hairstylist Allen Edwards, creator of the famed feathered look worn by actress Farah Fawcett, has...

Leadership group names Braga

The Acorn Staff | August 22, 2019

The Camarillo-based Ventura County Leadership Academy has hired Pattie Braga as the organization’s new program...

Credit union becomes billion-dollar business

| August 22, 2019

Ventura County Credit Union and Pasadena-based LA Financial Credit Union announced plans for a 2020...

Columns

Pomegranate flower is no shrinking violet

Gloria Glasser | August 22, 2019

It probably goes without saying that flowers are a great and instant cheer-up tool. The happy factor is especially keen when some floral wonder comes along that you’ve never encountered...

Don’t ignore heart attack symptoms

Andrea Gallagher | August 22, 2019

A few weeks ago, as he was walking his dog around his neighborhood, my friend Jerry experienced pain and pressure in his chest. He’d forgotten his cellphone, so he plugged...

To err is human, but to forgive requires divine power

Sally Carpenter | August 22, 2019

In the fourth and final article on the Lord’s Prayer, we cover “Forgive us our trespasses as we forget our trespassers.” It’s the only petition that’s conditional: God’s response to...