Marie Panec, Oak Park schools leader, memorialized
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
Marie Panec was loved by many, and her sudden death from a brain aneurism on May 3 at the age of 57 sent shockwaves through the community and into the...
Early deadlines for The Acorn
| May 12, 2011
Because Memorial day is on Mon., May 30, The Acorn editorial and advertising deadlines for the issue of June 2 will change. The deadline will be noon on Thurs., May...
Calabasas Lake Fishing allowed to continue
By Sylvie Belmond
belmond@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
Despite a request from residents who want to discontinue the catch-and-release fishing program at Calabasas Lake, a local homeowners association has decided to allow the lake fishing to continue. Last...
Inspecting for brush clearance
| May 12, 2011
Los Angeles County firefighters last week launched their annual brush clearance inspection of more than 39,000 wildland area homes across the county in a move to help save life and...
School, water district collaboration helps
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District has tentatively agreed to provide additional funding to the Las Virgenes Unified School District to save its fourthand fifth-grade science program. The science program...
Many dog parks, many choices
By Linda Levine
Special to The Acorn | May 12, 2011
The sound of the hallway closet door opening and the jingle of leashes never fails to elicit howls of anticipation from my three dogs. They know that every Sunday afternoon is their special time to run and play with their friends at the local dog...
Autism and neuro-feedback
By Siegfried Othmer, PhD
Special to The Acorn | May 12, 2011
Just a few weeks ago I was standing in the waiting room of the EEG Institute when a 6-yearold autistic child entered with his mother. He rushed to hug the neuro-feedback practitioner. While such a connection would seem normal otherwise, here was a child who...
Sign up for charity golf tournament
| May 12, 2011
Hospice of the Conejo will host an 18-hole charity golf tournament on Mon., May 23 at the Sunset Hills Country Club, 4155 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. Check-in is 11 a.m., with a barbecue lunch at 11:30 a.m. and shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Social time...
Co-dependents to meet
| May 12, 2011
The Co-dependents Anonymous Women’s Meeting takes place at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2949 Alamo St., Simi Valley. Co-dependents Anonymous is a Twelve-Step fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is recovery from codependence and the development and maintenance of healthy...
Cancer support, education and hope
Photography by Wendy Pierro | May 12, 2011
EACHING OUT—With its professionally led support groups, educational programs, stress management classes and social events, the Thousand Oaks- based Wellness Community helps improve the quality of life for cancer survivors of all ages. “When you have cancer, The Wellness Community is your lifeline to beating...
Westlake dominates Marmonte meet
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
Todd Irmas will savor this victory. Westlake High’s swim coach received a memorable going-away gift. The Warriors swept the firstplace team scores during the Marmonte...
Volleyball teams advance in playoffs
| May 12, 2011
In the first round of the CIF-Southern Section boys’ volleyball playoffs, Marmonte League champion Westlake High trounced Wilson of Long Beach 25-14, 25-16, 25-14 in...
Warriors survive to play another day
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
Brandon Kelley felt deflated. The Westlake High sophomore golfer didn’t sugarcoat his performance during the CIFSouthern Section Northern Team Divisional at Ojai’s Soule Park Golf...
Students rip in ROP
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
Several students from Agoura and Calabasas high schools’ Regional Occupational Programs earned top prizes at the annual ROP competition March 22 at the Los Angeles...
Band jazzed about first-place finish at festival
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park has many talented young musicians—and it shows. Thirteen schools recently competed in the Music in the Parks festival...
Student picked for West Point summer program
| May 12, 2011
Nicholas Oddi, a junior at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, has been selected as one of the 1,000 attendees at West Point’s Summer Leaders...
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
| May 12, 2011
Agoura Chargers Fri., May 13: STAR testing Mon., May 16: STAR testing Tues., May 17: STAR makeup Wed., May 18: STAR makeup Hollywood Knights/gym/6 p.m....
Dance helps student recover after devastating fire
| May 12, 2011
Four years ago, Agoura High School junior Matilda Sakamoto and her mom, Tamara Noland, lost everything they owned in a fire that swept through Malibu and claimed the homes of many neighbors in that small, tight-knit community. “There wasn’t time to save anything,” said Noland,...
‘Cinderella’ ballet is timeless
| May 12, 2011
The Conejo Civic Ballet Company and Ballet Arts School of Dance present the timeless fairy tale “Cinderella” at 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 20 and at 2:30 p.m. Sat., May 21 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza’s Scherr Forum Theatre, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Tickets...
Concert is a ‘masterpiece’
| May 12, 2011
The final concert of the New West Symphony’s 2010- 11 Masterpiece Series season will feature Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” at 8 p.m. Fri., May 13 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, and again at 8 p.m. Sat., May 14 at the Thousand...
“Something Borrowed”
| May 12, 2011
Watching the first half of “Something Borrowed,” I suspected I’d seen it all before. Rachel and Darcy (Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson) are lifelong best friends. Shy, prim Rachel’s had a crush on her handsome college buddy Dexter (Colin Egglesfield) for a long time, but despite...
Churches gather for day of prayer
By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com | May 12, 2011
Adults, teens and children filled rows of white chairs under the shade of trees and tents last week for an hour’s pause from busy lives. The gathering commemorated the National...
Benefit for VBS
| May 12, 2011
St. Paul Lutheran Church will host a fundraiser for the 2011 Vacation Bible School from 5 to 9 p.m. Sat., May 14 at the church, 30600 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura...
Exotic encounters
| May 12, 2011
Remember that movie “The Sixth Sense” where the kid says he sees dead people? Well, yours truly sees zebras in parking lots. One ordinary Thursday while on a mundane errand to a copy store in Thousand Oaks I found a trio of zebras idling in...
Sheriff’s Blotter
| May 12, 2011
Agoura A person stole a $2,300 laptop computer during a private party in the 31500 block of Agoura Road May...