The Eagles are undefeated. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Oak Park High’s girls’ soccer team is 9-0-1 entering its Tri- Valley League opener at 6 p.m. Friday at Santa Paula. The Eagles are ranked No. 6 in the newest CIF-Southern Section Division 3 coaches’ poll. The team has a collective grade-point average above 3.6. They’ve outscored teams 33-2. In other words, […]
2014-01-09
PLAYER TO WATCH
Brittany von Schneidau is a talented junior stopper. Now in her third season on the varsity squad, von Schneidau leads a defense that has surrendered two goals in 10 games. The 17-yearold started playing soccer at 6. She now has multiple Division I scholarship offers. She’s trusting her coaches and improving her communication skills on the pitch. An animal lover, […]
Checking the price is right job for Oak Park pair
Oak Park residents Mary Ann and John Cossentine get up at the crack of dawn six days a week and drive from gas station to gas station, recording the rise and fall of gasoline prices for a tracking firm in Oklahoma. The part-time job, which they’ve held for about 10 years, is far removed from what they used to do […]
Oak Park thieves apprehended
Police have arrested four teenagers on charges of robbing an Oak Park home. The Conifer Street robbery happened several months ago but wasn’t reported until recently, when the homeowner noticed a missing firearm. After a two-week investigation, Thousand Oaks police detectives apprehended 18-year-olds Jack Hannah and Alexander Alger and two 17-year-olds on suspicion of breaking into the home and stealing […]
Calabasas-Old Topanga feud is back
Building offcials irked by illegal constructionA dispute between the City of Calabasas and some residents who live in an eclectic rural neighborhood established prior to incorporation continues to percolate. A disagreement over sewer system and other building laws was settled three years ago, but in a new conflict at Old Topanga, a home at 23408 Valdez Road has been targeted for demolition due to nearly […]
Irwin joins crowded race in 44th
As more competitors line up to represent the 44th District in the California Assembly, threeterm Thousand Oaks City Councilmember Jacqui Irwin said the timing is perfect to launch her bid for the hotly contested seat. Irwin, 52, will run as a Democrat in her first bid for partisan office. She’s among six early contenders for the seat currently held by […]
A step in the right direction
In a community that’s seen its share of teen suicides and drug overdoses, any effort that seeks to deal with the problem is a good one. The Agoura Hills Community Services Coalition was created two years ago to look at the issues that lead to teen drug use and other dangerous behaviors. In its goal to help the city’s at-risk […]
Readers favor Westlake center
I must comment on Ms. Erickson’s letter slamming the City Council for approving a fast-food restaurant in our new Target shopping center. Was she one of the residents who attempted to recall the council that approved Costco? Is she now a faithful Costco shopper? Our city councils have been very consistent in making the correct choices for the good of […]
The dog days of Christmas
The front page photo of The Acorn dated Jan. 2 shows an out-of-town dog owner disobeying the rules and laws of Reyes Adobe Park. Cute photo though. Unless there was some type of dog exhibit occurring the day after Christmas that I was not aware of, I apologize for this article. If there was no exhibit occurring, the photographer should […]