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November 8, 2007  RSS feed
Beating the Rotary drum
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers DRUM FUN--Jen Camargo of Newbury Park taps and slaps on drums from an African arts booth with her son, Aidan, 4. The Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Festival was held Sunday on Moorpark Road near Janss Marketplace between Wilbur Road and Hillcrest Drive. Due to high winds the event was postponed two weeks ago. More...
Illness takes man from Easy Street to poverty row
Part I of four parts
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

David Berger, a man so downtrodden he now feels useless most of the time, was earning more than $100,000 annually about four years ago. In 2004, Berger had a house, a new car, a wife and children. He worked as a consultant to the food management industry. Then he got seriously ill, he said, and lost everything. More...

Deadlines advance for holiday editions of Acorn Newspapers

Thanksgiving on Thurs., Nov. 22 forces the Acorn Newspapers into early deadlines for the issue dates of Nov. 22 and 23. Letters to the editor, press releases and real estate ads must be received or reserved by noon Thurs., Nov. 15. Display advertising must be reserved by noon Fri., Nov. 16. More...

 Community
• Bill ensures cleanup at former site of Santa Susana Field Laboratory
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory, once a test site for experiments involving nuclear reactors, high-powered lasers, and rockets that helped man get into space, may one day become a state park. Following weeks of negotiations among the governor's office, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Boeing Company, Gov. More...
• Gallegly wants crackdown on illegal immigrants in jail
• Hang wins CLA'Hamm Award
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 Health & Wellness
• Knuckleheads offers fitness options for kids
A fitness center for children ages 6 to 15, Knuckleheads Gym, serves young people at 2080 Newbury Road, Ste. C, in Newbury Park. The facility offers monthly membership options, mommy/grandma and me workout classes, birthday parties and personal training sessions targeting both general fitness and participation in athletic teams. More...
• CVS/pharmacy offers flu shots on Nov. 14
• Headache relief might be found at the dentist's office
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image The Movie Nut
Every parent probably thinks, sooner or later, that their kids may be from Mars. But when the kids start thinking it themselves, we're all in trouble. In "Martian Child," based on a book by David Gerrold, John Cusack plays sci-fi writer David Gordon, a widower who's wrestling with his decision to adopt a child. More...
• Music Society presents 'What She Said'
• Alliance for the Arts awards grants
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 Bulletin Board
• Datebook
THURS., NOV. 8 New On Internet Simi Valley Computer Users Group meets 7:30 p.m., Simi Valley Library community meeting room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Mounir Ibrahim of EZ2 Networks gives update on status of the Internet, what's new, how to be safer. John Burres demonstrates Mixcraft audio editing program. Barbara Cott, (805) 2180909, www.svcug.org. More...
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 Schools
• La Reina to host open house
La Reina High School invites eighth-grade girls to a Step-Up Day from 9 a.m. to noon Fri., Nov. 16 at the school, 106 W. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Guests will meet students and learn about the school's academics and activities. For registration information, call Karen Moore, director of admissions, at (805) 495-6494, ext. 307. More...
• article has image High School Highlights
• Banyan Elementary receives recognition
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 Sports
• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
Newbury Park Panthers (8-1) at Thousand Oaks Lancers (5-4) Friday, 7 p.m.
The Newbury Park High football team had plans of celebrating at least a share of the Marmonte League championship last Friday night but came up just a little short against Moorpark- two yards to be exact. More...
• article has image Other local football matchups
• article has image Weekend schedule
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 Business
• Washington Mutual announces two new additions
Gunnar Pydde, vice president of the Washington Mutual home loan center of Westlake, announced two new additions to the company: Brad Cottrell and Diego Germann. More...
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers WANTS TO BE YOUR HOMEBOY- Homie, a 3-year-old male shorthair gray tabby, needs a new place to live. Homie can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Homie home, ask about identification No. A3742070. Pets may have already been adopted, so call (818) 991-0071 first or visit animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. More...
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 Police
• Blotter
Newbury Park On suspicion of drunk driving the following were arrested at the times, dates and places indicated: A male, 25, at 1:59 a.m. Oct. 28 at Avenida de La Plata and Calle Diamonte; a male, 68, at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Lynn Road and Wendy Drive; and a male, 26, at 10:58 p.m. Oct. More...
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 Family
• Billy Joel's 'Movin' Out' a success
Play Review
In recent years, musical theater has been reversing direction, going back to the pre-Rodgers and Hammerstein era when musical revues dominated and story lines were incidental. That has been the idea behind the recent wave of socalled "popsicals" featuring the music of Abba ("Mamma Mia!"), the Four Seasons ("Jersey Boys") and the Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations"). More...
• article has image Westlake Theater presents 'All in the Timing'
• Jewish children's club opens in Agoura
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 Letters
• Ex-councilman's letter lacks credibility
When will Dan Del Campo go away? We sat in the Conejo Sierra Club meeting when City Council candidate Dan Del Campo told us that he was an environmentalist. He was either lying at the time or the siren song of developers and their minions got to him. More...
• Dos Vientos residents told to fight for open space
• Stretching the truth is getting to be a bad habit
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 Editorials
• A salute to our veterans
Maybe you know somebody who served in America's armed forces. If you appreciate what they did for our country, let them know about it. Sun., Nov. 11 is the traditional Veterans Day and Monday will be a holiday for schools, banks and government offices. More...
• article has image Cartoon
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 Real Estate
• article has image There Is Hardwood Throughout
This 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath townhome was built in 1990 and has nearly 1,700 square feet. It opens to a hardwood floor entry and throughout the first floor (except kitchen) with vaulted ceilings and a formal living room with brandnew plantation shutters and plenty of natural light. More...
• article has image This Home Features Tile Floors
• article has image Paul Puopolo
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