2003-06-12

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The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing.

Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business.

The Acorn and its parent company, Times Media Group, understand that their biggest responsibility is not only the delivery of credible, relevant information in a timely fashion, but making sure residents have easy access to the publication when stories become available.

That’s why we’re super excited about the news being shared today.

Following a five-year stretch in which Acorn readers were given the option of purchasing online subscriptions to the paper, that so-called “paywall” is coming down.

“Mr. Publisher, tear down this wall,” the late President Ronald Reagan might have once said.

And so we did.

Starting immediately, all online content from our five Acorn publications will be available at no charge to the reader, meaning a paid subscription is no longer required to click and read articles. The weekly Acorn has always been delivered to your driveway at no cost—that more than 40-year tradition will continue—and from now on The Acorn on the internet will be free as well.

Why the change?

The Acorn is your community newspaper, and we want to make sure it stays that way. We believe it’s important that residents feel a connection to the stories we write and also learn about the businesses that advertise in their community. The absence of a paywall is the best way to ensure this free-flow of information remains.

We also invite readers to sign up for the new, easy-to-read Acorn newspaper e-edition delivered weekly to your e-mail. Viewed on mobile, desktop or laptop, the pages are super easy to navigate and, free, just like the print paper.

Local journalism is first gear in the engine that drives America’s free press, and a free press it shall be.

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Golfer wins car with hole in one at tourney

It was his first-ever hole in one

Paul Kaiser shot a hole in one on June 2 at the Tierra Rejada Golf Club, during Brookside Elementary School’s first annual golf tournament. Brookside is in Oak Park. With many local sponsors, golfers anxious to participate and under perfect conditions, the shotgun tournament took place. Sponsor Galpin Ford was pleased to offer a 2003 convertible Mustang GT for a […]

WAGS team, ‘da Bomb,’goes unbeaten



Coach Pete Ackermann says championship is a gift from the seniors

Acorn Sports Writer


Shannon Van Vorst, Ashlee Freeman and Sara Radabaugh hugged their head coach Pete Ackermann and then their athletic director, Jan Hethcock, during post-game ceremonies honoring the Lions championship over Bishop Alemany in Irvine on Saturday. "I think the joy they demonstrated was a selfless joy," Ackermann said of his three seniors, Van Vorst, Freeman and Radabaugh, who had graduated the […]

Oaks Christian wins softball championship, beating Alemany

Acorn Sports Writer

In a third try at winning a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship, the Oaks Christian softball team beat Bishop Alemany, 2-0, in a game played at Barber Memorial Park in Irvine Saturday. The Lions are Southern Section Division IV champs. Oaks Christian manufactured single runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings, and senior right-hand pitcher Ashlee Freeman […]

Stern graduates with high distinction from Harvey Mudd College



Nathaniel Patrick Stern, the son of Mark and Patricia Stern of Agoura Hills, graduated in May with high distinction from Harvey Mudd College, a member of the Claremont Colleges Consortium. Stern received a bachelor of science degree in physics as well as departmental honors in physics and the humanities and social sciences. He also won several major scholarships, and both […]

Elks’ scholarship winners announced



Bob Holm, scholarship committee chairman of B.P.O. Elks Lodge 2477, Thousand Oaks, recently announced that the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge 2477 scholarship winners advanced to win California-Hawaii Elks Association (CHEA) and Elks National Foundation four-year scholarships. For the first time, Thousand Oaks Lodge 2477 had the No. 1 winner at the CHEA level. Winners Jacquelyn Chou: Oak Park, 1st Place […]

AHS senior gets award



Westlake Women’s club gives $5,200 to graduating seniors



The Westlake Women’s Club has awarded $5,200 in scholarships to graduating seniors from Conejo Valley high schools. Chosen from all seven local high schools as recipient of the $1,200 Karen Rufener Scholarship was Jill Savla, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jadazji Savla of Thousand Oaks. An outstanding student at Thousand Oaks High School and a gifted musician, Jill received the […]

Host homes sought for exchange students of the former

Soviet Union

Aspect Foundation International Student Exchange Programs has been selected by the Department of State to help in the placement of high school exchange students chosen from 12 of the former Soviet Union countries. The local coordinator for this program is Mark von Kronemann of Thousand Oaks and he is currently looking for volunteer host families. These students are part of […]

Calabasas resident to attend medical career forum



Lindsay Flacks of Calabasas, a student at Harvard-Westlake School, will attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED) from July 19 to 28 in Los Angeles. She will join more than 350 other high school students from around the country who have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership potential and an interest in medicine. NYLF/MED will introduce Flacks to a variety […]