Embracing Our Differences
By Naomi Juan, RN, BSN
Director ICU/CCU | May 11, 2005
By Naomi Juan, RN, BSN Director ICU/CCU I was thrilled when I was able to hire five new, experienced and very professional nurses to work the night shift in our...
The Power of Nursing
| May 11, 2005
A Message From One Thankful Los Robles Nurse to Another The nurses, physicians, surgeons, and anesthesiologists had tears in their eyes when they spoke of the miracle that they witnessed...
The Language of Caring
By Erika Vasko-Mate, RNC
Medical/Surgical Charge Nurse | May 11, 2005
By Erika Vasko-Mate, RNC Medical/Surgical Charge Nurse I was at work one day when I received an urgent phone call from the ER telling me to come down "stat". My...
Heart to Heart
By Sandy Wisler, RN, CCRN
Cardiovascular Coordinator | May 11, 2005
By Sandy Wisler, RN, CCRN Cardiovascular Coordinator I will never forget this selfless act of kindness. When I worked as a cardiac educator, my job was to instruct patients before...
Going the Extra Mile
By Nancy Hendrickson, RN
3N Charge Nurse | May 11, 2005
By Nancy Hendrickson, RN 3N Charge Nurse While I was working in OB, I met a couple having trouble conceiving. After they finally did, they, sadly, lost the baby. They...
Developer sponsors literacy program
By Sophia Fischer
sfischer@theacorn.com | May 11, 2005
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com Carol Ryan’s grandson, Carson, isn’t even 2 years old, but the Westlake grandmother is already teaching the boy to love reading. The grandmother takes Carson to the library at least once a month and either she or his mother reads to...
Event to benefit African orphanages
| May 11, 2005
Lily of the Valley Endeavor (LoVE) will host its inaugural benefit concert titled "LoVEFest," at 5 p.m. Sun., June 26 at Gardens of the World, 2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Performers include smooth jazz artists Tim Heintz and Grant Geissman, Tin Drum and Benise...
Survivor takes message on a ride
| May 11, 2005
Pancreatic cancer survivor Tom Cronan will spend nearly six weeks on his Harley-Davidson visiting 22 Wellness Communities across the country and waging a nationwide war on cancer across 6,600 miles. The retired professor of health and fitness will bring his "W.A.R. (Wellness/Attitude/Research) on Cancer. ....
Women’s Wellness program adds bone density testing
| May 11, 2005
Rolling Oaks Radiology and Women’s Center has announced the recent addition of state-of-the-art bone density and body composition assessment into their women’s wellness program, said Robert Princenthal, M.D., head radiologist. "Our wellness package is designed especially for today’s women," Princenthal said. "Traditionally one thinks of...
Calabasas tennis team hoping for a home court advantage
By Stephen Dorman
Special to The Acorn | May 11, 2005
By Stephen Dorman Special to The Acorn Its playoff draw is tough, but the Calabasas boys’ tennis team says it’s prepared, focused and excited about...
OPHS netters hoping to make a statement in the playoffs
By Kyle Jorrey
jorrey@theacorn.com | May 11, 2005
By Kyle Jorrey jorrey@theacorn.com Since the start of the regular season, head coach Meredith Mangum has challenged the Oak Park boys’ volleyball team to find...
Educator nominations are now due
| May 11, 2005
Nominations are due by Mon., May 16 for the Las Virgenes Special Education Parent Teacher Association’s Exceptional Educator Award. At 7 p.m. Mon., June 6...
School district wants applicants
| May 11, 2005
The Las Virgenes Unified School District is seeking applicants to serve on the Curriculum Council. Three positions for two-year terms ending June 2007 are available....
New theatre camp formed in Calabasas
| May 11, 2005
Bill Garrett, director of the Calabasas High School theatre program, announced recently the formation of a summer theatre program for children in kindergarten through 12th...
All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at newtip@theacorn.com
| May 11, 2005
All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us...
Westlake Village student to attend leadership conference
| May 11, 2005
Ashley Lai of Westlake Village has been selected to participate in the National Student Leadership Conference, a leadership development program for outstanding high school students....
Fiddle contest, folk festival returns to Paramount Ranch Sunday
| May 11, 2005
The Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival will return to Paramount Ranch in Agoura from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun., May 15. Tickets range from $5 to $10; kids under 10 are admitted free of charge. The ranch is on Cornell Road. For...
‘Mary Poppins’ coming to Kavli Theatre
| May 11, 2005
The Pacific Festival Ballet will turn the classic story of "Mary Poppins" into a family musical theatre ballet at 4 and 7 p.m. Fri., May 20 in the Kavli Theatre at the Countrywide Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks...
`Oaks Chamber singers to present comic operata
| May 11, 2005
The Oaks Chamber Singers will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta "The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty" at 7:30 p.m. Sun., May 15 in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. This musical...
Elton John band helps local school
| May 11, 2005
Elton John Band members and their friends will perform at The Canyon club this Sun., May 15 in a fundraising event to benefit Lupin Hill Elementary School. The event, titled "All Shook Up," is an Elvis tribute featuring the entire Elton John band, minus Elton....
Often when I talk to people with many problems the question I seem to get often is “Where is God in all this?”
| May 11, 2005
Often when I talk to people with many problems the question I seem to get often is "Where is God in all this?" In developing a strategy to deal with...
Day of Prayer shared by Westlake faithful
By Daniel Wolowicz
danielw@theacorn.com | May 11, 2005
By Daniel Wolowicz danielw@theacorn.com Last week, 350 Conejo Valley residents, some holding Bibles, others wearing yarmulkes, took part in the National Day of Prayer at the Westlake Hyatt in Westlake...
Soil-Therm wins award
| May 11, 2005
Agoura Hills-based Soil-Therm Equipment, Inc., an environmental technology and equipment manufacturer, has been awarded the...
Q: When a person dies and is taken to a funeral home, what is done to the body? Where is it held?
| May 11, 2005
Q: When a person dies and is taken to a funeral home, what is done to the body? Where is it held? A: Several weeks ago during an in-service education program with hospice staff, this was the first question a nurse asked me. Most people...
Agoura Hills
| May 11, 2005
Thieves stole snowboards, computer equipment and a cell phone and other items, from a storage unit at a business in...