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August 17, 2006
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Something's fishy about children's library
FASCINATED BY FINS- Above in the foreground, triplets Victoria, Annalise and Zoe Reynolds, 3, and in back, Fenella Russell and her son, Raymond, 3, examine the new fish tank at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Children's Library. The saltwater tank was installed and officially presented in June by More...
Campaign season kicks off in T.O.
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

The campaign season in Thousand Oaks is officially open, with nine candidates confirmed for three open city council seats. Voters will decide who will fill those seats on Nov. 7. More...

Eight vie for seats on Conejo Valley school board

Eight candidates filed papers before last Friday's deadline and will be on the Nov. 7 ballot, seeking election to the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education. More...

 Community
•Fluoridated water coming soon, some still believe the additive is dangerous
Ed Flanagan was shocked to learn that fluoride, a common toothpaste additive that is believed to protect teeth from decay, will soon be added to tap water throughout Southern California. More...
•Fitness, martial arts to be showcased in T.O. expo
•Four arrested following vandalism investigation
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 Health & Wellness
•Grants awarded to county healthcare agencies
Livingston Memorial Foundation has presented grants totaling $375,000 to 31 Ventura County nonprofit organizations for medical and health-related issues during its 2005-06 grant year ending April 30, 2006. A special grant of $110,000 was awarded to the Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse More...
•Braille Institute van to visit Thousand Oaks
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 Dining & Entertainment
•Conejo Players present comedy
It's "comedy tonight" when the Conejo Players present the musical farce "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, from Fri., Aug. 25 through Sat., Sept. 23. More...
•Wealth CreatoCo. to present fitness event for singles
•Gardens of the World will continue free jazz concert series
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 Bulletin Board
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THURS., AUG. 17 Oak Park Gardeners The Oak Park Gardeners will learn all about worms and worm castings at their 7 p.m. meeting at Mae Boyar Park, Oak Park. Public invited. (818) 706-6331 More...
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 Schools
•Police Department to present parenting classes
The Thousand Oaks Police Department will present Parent Project classes to help parents when traditional parenting skills don't work. More...
•Grant Brimhall/T.O. Library hosts storytime for new kindergartners
•La Reina High School fall classes set to open Aug. 23
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 Sports
•Former CLU star Hirsh gets promoted to the big leagues
The baseballs that were whizzing past batters at speeds in the 90s three years ago at California Lutheran University are today propelling Jason Hirsh as he pitches for the Houston Astros. More...
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 Pets
•Learn to communicate with your pets
Elizabeth O'FallonWhittington, an animal whisperer, will conduct a workshop on communication for animal owners from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 23 and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Aug. 26 at Horse-N-Around Gallery, 53 Moody Court, Thousand Oaks. More...
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 Police
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Newbury Park Vandals caused over $400 in damages between 8:15 and 8:45 p.m. Aug. 3 on Capitan Street. More...
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 Faith
•Longtime religion columnist is hospitalized
The Acorn staff learned recently that a beloved colleague, Claire Vereczky Malis, 83, had suffered a burst blood vessel in her brain. She underwent emergency surgery on Sun., Aug. 6 at Pomona Valley Hospital, near her home at Emerson Village in Pomona, and was scheduled to More...
•Conejo Valley houses of worship
•Rabbis reach out to the community
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 Family
•Supermodel mom dishes advice on how to balance family, work
Every day as I watch my three children grow, I reflect on my most important career choice: the day I became a mom. Like other women, I've struggled to balance work, life, home and family, but the good news is there is a solution. More...
•Church to host family event
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 On The Town
•Novelist opens UCLA season
UCLA Live opens its 2006- 07 season and Spoken Word Series with award-winning English novelist Zadie Smith, whose bestselling, critically acclaimed 2001 debut, "White Teeth," earned the then-23-yearold comparisons to Salman Rushdie, John Irving and Martin Amis. More...
•Learn to square dance
•Telethon needs more volunteers
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 Columns
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The question: At what point in an intersection has a motorist run a red light? More...
•"World Trade Center"
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 Editorials
•Top 10 reasons that fluoride should not be added to our water
Many parts of the country began adding fluoride to tap water 50 years ago because it helps prevent tooth decay. That's why it's also in many brands of toothpaste. Thanks to fluoridated water, people get fewer cavities. More...
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•Tired of hearing about gloom and doom in the real estate market
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 Real Estate
•Here Is A Property Complete With A Paved Side Space Currently Used As An RV Pad
Here is a single story property with nearly halfacre complete with a paved side space currently used as an RV pad. This property has more than enough space to build a resort size pool and it is zoned for two horses. More...
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•Pat Helton
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