What’s in your wallet? Starting in late 2003, the bills won’t all be green. To protect your hard-earned money from increasingly tech-savvy counterfeiters, the U.S. will issue new currency designs––with color. The $20 note will be the first to get new colors, and you’ll start seeing the new $20s in circulation in the fall. New designs for the $50 and […]
2003-08-14
Participants of sailing fundraiser keep cool while helping the needy
By Lori Porter Acorn Staff writer On what was possibly the hottest day of the year, there was no better place to be Saturday than at the lake in Westlake Village where the Westlake Yacht Club presented its 10th annual charity Sail-A-Thon to benefit Casa Pacifica, the Santa Monica Bay Sailing Foundation and Create-A-Smile. The event, designed as a sailing […]
Filmmaker looks for answers about his brother’s death through motion picture
By Michael Picarella Acorn Staff Writer John Altobello III, 26, has written, produced and directed a short movie called "Brothers" that’s based on the passing of his older brother, Jeff, who died of an accidental drug overdose. The movie will premiere at the Breckinridge Festival of Film from Sept 11 to 14. For more information about the screening, visit the […]
Knowledge vital to watercraft users
Since being introduced in the early 1970s, personal watercraft (PWC) have increased in popularity. An estimated 1.3 million PWCs will ride waves on waterways this summer, outnumbering larger pleasure boats. Statistics show, however, that as PWCs become more common, so do PWC accidents on lakes and beaches. There were 2,562 PWC-related accidents that resulted in 50 fatalities and 1,924 injuries, […]
Three named to board
Veterans Park Conservancy (VPC) is a nonprofit community public/private partnership dedicated to the enhancement and preservation of 400 acres of public land in West Los Angeles established to honor the nation’s veterans. Recently they announced the election of three new members to the VPC board of directors: Glen McDaniel, Michele C. Coyle and Stanford E. Brown. McDaniel served as a […]