Business year gets going
| December 30, 2010
Employers can learn about the new legal issues that may alter the way they do business in the coming year during the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Jump Start...
Las Virgenes schools survive difficult year
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com | December 30, 2010
State cuts to school funding compounded the woes for the Las Virgenes Unified School District in 2010. While the continued economic slump threatened increases in class sizes and bare bones...
Oak Park schools find enrollment solution
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com | December 30, 2010
The California District of Choice designation obtained by Oak Park Unified School District in 2004 went into full swing in 2010, the biggest single factor affecting OPUSD’s survival during the...
Chabad news dominates 2010
| December 30, 2010
A plan to expand occupancy at Chabad of Oak Park, which operates a synagogue inside a single-family home on Conifer Street, encountered road blocks as county officials sided with neighbors...
Familes needed to host foster children
| December 30, 2010
For many children without permanent homes, the promise of a stable loving family to call their own is the only gift on their wish list this holiday season. Aspiranet, a nonprofit California social services agency, knows that many people can help make this wish come...
Newly pinned Eagle Scout set to soar in Westlake
| December 30, 2010
Westlake Village resident Christopher DeVries, 16, attained the rank of Eagle Scout on Dec. 16. For his Eagle project, he built an outdoor seating area at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Westlake Village. Chris spent the last six months raising funds for materials and supplies. The...
Amgen drug may aid in treatment of prostate cancer
By Michelle Knight
knight@theacorn.com | December 30, 2010
An Amgen drug recently approved to treat osteoporosis and reduce bone complications for cancer patients could offer hope to patients with prostate cancer. The Thousand Oaks biotech company announced last week that a study found denosumab, marketed under the brand name XGEVA, delayed the spread...
Warriors want to put opponents in a world of pain
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | December 30, 2010
The kids are all right. And so are the Warriors. After going 0-7 in league duals last year, the Westlake High wrestling team earned a...
Tri-Valley League tips its cap to fall’s top student-athletes
| December 30, 2010
The Tri-Valley League honored student-athletes from fall sports teams at Oak Park, Oaks Christian and La Reina high schools. Here is a breakdown of the...
Early application update
| December 30, 2010
A number of colleges have seen record numbers of early applications this year. At some highly selective schools, more early applications resulted in lower admit...
Acorn Bits
| December 30, 2010
Kellie Ryan, a sophomore from Agoura Hills majoring in liberal studies, was named to the honor roll for receiving top grades in the fall semester...
La Reina taking applications
| December 30, 2010
The La Reina High School Admissions Office has opened the application season for the 2011- 12 school year. Applications can be downloaded from www.lareina.com. The...
New classes for mature adults open
| December 30, 2010
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State University Channel Islands offers educational classes for people over 50. These classes, while of university caliber, do...
“The King’s Speech”
| December 30, 2010
Imagine yourself a reader in Hollywood and a screenplay crosses your desk, the log line reading: “This is a story about a king who stutters and how he overcomes the problem in time to save his country.” Most of us would probably giggle and reach...
Jones, Cassidy spread holiday cheer
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | December 30, 2010
With equal portions of glitz and sentiment, Cabrillo Music Theatre’s “Holiday Spectacular” delivered on its promise of a sumptuous, old-fashioned variety show the week before Christmas. Headlined by Shirley Jones and her son Patrick Cassidy, the show was a throwback to the 1960s, when colorful,...
What will you contribute to the continuum?
| December 30, 2010
Many years ago, great contributors to humankind such as Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, Plato and Socrates, as well as spiritual masters such as Jesus, Buddha and St. Francis, stood and...
Senior Fest to explore the road to living well
| December 30, 2010
California Lutheran University will present Senior Fest 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed., Jan. 12 in Samuelson Chapel on the Thousand Oaks campus. The theme is “Living Well...
Sheriff’s Blotter
| December 30, 2010
Agoura A thief stole a $500 car stereo and floor mats worth $150 from a car parked in the 5500...