Amy Richman will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks on Sat., Sept. 8. She is the daughter of Susan and Andrew Richman of Oak Park and an eighthgrade honor student at Medea Creek Middle School. Taylor Stein was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Aug. 4 at […]
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Or Ami presents education program
Kesher offers small group instructionCongregation Or Ami invites the community to its September open house to learn about its award-winning Kesher youth learning program at 7 p.m.on Wed., Sept. 5. On hand will be Kesher faculty and Principal Michal RozenbergYalovsky, who recently won the Ner Ami Innovator Award for creating this program in the field of Jewish education. Kesher, meaning “connection” in Hebrew, replaces […]
Blotter
Agoura Hills Someone stole a purse containing Spanish bank cards, a Spanish ID card and $400 in cash from a locked room at the Renaissance Hotel on Agoura Road Aug. 18. A $300 watch and $350 worth of Euro currency were also stolen. Someone installed a “skimmer” on a gas pump at the USA Gas Station at the corner of […]
Pet of the Week
PRETTY BABY- Theo, 5, a male domestic longhair brown tabby cat, needs a home. Theo can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Theo home, ask for ID No. A1085274. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us.
L.A. County animal agency is largest in country
More than 28,000 pets adopted last yearThe Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care is now the largest animal adoption agency in the United States. The department placed 28,309 animals last year, an increase of more than 600 animals from the 2005-06 fiscal year. “Our staff and volunteers work diligently to place abandoned animals into new, loving homes,” said director Marcia Mayeda. “They should be recognized […]
Girls rule in this litter
PUPPY LOVE- Carly Forgrave, a fourth-grade student at Lupin Hill Elementary School in Calabasas, has her hands full with six sheltie puppies. The all-female litter, born on July 11, is keeping the Forgrave family busy this summer.
The Acorn’s 2007 Marmonte League Preview
Westlake Warriors Last season’s results: (1st in Marmonte, 12-1 overall) Westlake surprised a lot of people last year by beating Moorpark in the final regular-season game to win the league title. The Warriors did a fine job of capturing the close contests in 2006, going 3-0 in games decided by three points or less. Westlake lost 427 at home to […]
Oaks Christian, Oak Park expected to be class of Tri-Valley League
Eagles' defense features 11 seniors; Lions carry 46-game winning streak into seasonBefore any team wins a championship, there always seems to be another team that blocks its path. For the current Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, that team was the New England Patriots. For the Brooklyn Dodgers, it was always the New York Yankees. For Oak Park High’s football team, their nemesis has been Oaks Christian. There are six teams in […]
Chamber will promote school, career program at breakfast
The Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce will promote the SchooltoCareer programs of Las Virgenes and Conejo Valley unified school districts at the Networking Breakfast of Champions from 7 to 9 a.m. Fri., Sept. 7 at the Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration begins at 6:45 a.m., with an Early Bird Drawing at […]
Banned books on display
Books that people have attempted to ban will be on exhibit Sept. 4 through 28 at California Lutheran University’s Pearson Library. “Banned Books: From a Historical Perspective” will be held in observance of Banned Books Week, which the American Library Association created in 1982 to remind people of the freedom to read. The ALA has designated Sept. 29 through Oct. […]