A burial with honors
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com | March 25, 2010
They died homeless but not forgotten. Five deceased United States veterans were honored March 16 with a full military funeral service at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake...
Former employee criticizes sheriff’s candidate Dean
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com | March 25, 2010
She said she’s finally ready to tell her side of the story. He said it’s part of a smear campaign against him. She said no one asked her to come...
Method Fest opens amid sponsorship concerns
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com | March 25, 2010
The 12th annual Method Fest Film Festival will open tonight with more films and events than ever—but a cloud is looming. The city of Calabasas said it might discontinue its...
Friendship Circle’s annual walk well on way to goal of raising $200,000
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com | March 25, 2010
Nearly 1,500 people participated in the Conejo Valley Friendship Circle’s annual Friendship Walk on March 21 to raise funds for programs that pair teenage volunteers with special needs children. The...
Write about community change and win
| March 25, 2010
Ventura County residents ages 12 to 25 who are interested in making a change in their community are encouraged to write about it in 500 words or more in the “Say It Straight Up” competition. Prizes for the two age groups—12 to 17 and 18...
Assistance for those with brain injuries
| March 25, 2010
The nonprofit organization Life After Brain Injury will present a Brain Power Human Services Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., March 27 at California Lutheran University, Alumni Hall, room 113, in Thousand Oaks. Presentations will cover tools for cognitive compensation, caregiver stress management,...
Stop smoking for good with hypnosis
| March 25, 2010
Stop Smoking Hypnosis of Ventura helps people stop smoking in a one-hour session and backs it up with a lifetime guarantee. The approach combines neurolinguistic programming with traditional hypnosis, giving clients the edge to quit smoking permanently. Beverly Bryan guarantees her work. If a client...
Conquering headaches
| March 25, 2010
The Health, Happiness to You (H2U) group of Los Robles Hospital will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Thurs., April 1 at the East Campus, 150 Via Merida, Westlake Village. Dr. Donnelly Wilkes, board certified family physician, will speak at 4 p.m. on “Headaches, why we...
Things get serious on the diamond
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com | March 25, 2010
Preseason jitters, for the most part, have been ironed out. Winter sports stars are back on the diamond, and lineup cards have finally begun to...
Tennis teams eager to match up with elite competition
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com | March 25, 2010
Tennis is about experience, desire and wearing out the guy across the net. Nobody should be surprised to find out that schools with a history...
Agoura High wins big at Fullerton drama festival
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com | March 25, 2010
Agoura High School’s thespian troop earned several awards at the 30th annual Fullerton College High School Theatre Festival on March 12 and 13. For the...
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
| March 25, 2010
Agoura Chargers Fri., March 26: District music festival/ 8 a.m. Comedy Sportz/G building/ 6 p.m. Sun., March 28: ASB-Charger Club spring event Calabasas Coyotes Fri.,...
Get the facts about college at Knowledge Night
| March 25, 2010
The college and career centers and parent-faculty clubs of Oak Park, Agoura and Calabasas high schools are co-hosting College Knowledge Night from 6:30 to 9...
‘Princess Ida,’ a brilliant satire
By Cary Ginell Soundthink@aol.com | March 25, 2010
“Princess Ida,” the latest in the series of classic operettas presented by the Ventura County Gilbert and Sullivan Repertory Company, is also one of the most undeservedly obscure. A brilliant comedy-satire that takes on staunch feminism, Darwin, and the battle of the sexes, the original...
Dern to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
| March 25, 2010
Academy Award-nominated actor Bruce Dern will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th annual Method Fest slated for March 25 through 31 in Calabasas and Agoura Hills. Dern will be honored at 6 p.m. Sun., March 28, before the screening of the festival’s centerpiece...
Acting studio opens in Thousand Oaks
| March 25, 2010
Actor Markus Flanagan has opened a studio for actors who seek professional training in Thousand Oaks. Flanagan is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he trained under Sanford Meisner, creator of the Meisner technique of acting. The studio will offer...
Ms. Wolfish goes to Washington
| March 25, 2010
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected Melissa Wolfish of Calabasas for its nationally recognized internship program this spring as part of the Kennedy Center Institute for Arts Management. Wolfish graduated from Agoura High School and attended Oberlin College in Oberlin,...
Apostles ‘come to life’ at Last Supper tableau
| March 25, 2010
The members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will present a Last Supper tableau with identical productions at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sun., March 28 at the...
Calabasas business students excel
| March 25, 2010
In its second year of existence, Calabasas High School’s Future Business Leaders of America received...
EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
| March 25, 2010
Company Name Symbol Mar. 24 Mar. 17 Mar. 10 Mar. 3 Headquartered AMGEN AMGN 59.07...
Honored for excellence
| March 25, 2010
Matthew Marzec of Westlake Village was named national Courtesy Clerk of the Year by Ralphs...
The Peanut League
| March 25, 2010
Playing for the Boston Red Sox, he’s about 4 feet tall give or take a few dirt clods. He’s the one with the Scooby-Doo snacks stuck in his teeth. Rather than spend time at Fenway, he naps in a bed where Buzz Lightyear communes with...
We don’t want your money
| March 25, 2010
My aunt and uncle told my wife and me that they were putting us in their will. In the unfortunate case of their deaths, we’d get their entire estate. “You guys will be set for life,” my uncle said. We’d have three paid-off vehicles, enough...
Invasive roots
| March 25, 2010
Q: Which has the deepest, most invasive roots, a 30-foot maple tree or 7-foot cedar hedges? We had tree roots in our sewer lines and were told they’ll continue to grow. We dug down 6 feet and found hair roots and a few roots 1...
Sheriff’s Blotter
| March 25, 2010
Agoura Hills A person stole about $2,700 in cash by periodically taking small amounts of money from the wallet of...