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October 18th, 2007
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Winners start their first lap
WALKING WITH A NEW LEASE ON LIFE- Cancer survivors, from left, Bernice Jones of Thousand Oaks, Kathi Flury of Westlake Village and Carol Keatley of Newbury Park walk arm-in-arm as they start their first lap in the annual Relay for Life. The event, which raises PICTURES WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers... More...
Battle over pavilion at Rancho Potrero continues

A time traveler would have trouble knowing what year it is if he found himself in the middle of the Rancho Potrero conflict in Thousand Oaks. The argument going on today over whether to make the land available to everyone or keep it in its natural state began years ago. More...

City, county spar over plan for horses at park

Until the city learns more about the potential impact of horse manure on its waste water treatment plant, equstrians won't be welcome at a 50-acre park, long planned by the county. More...

 Community
•Helping hands reach out to those given pink slips
With hundreds in the Thousand Oaks workforce newly jobless due to Amgen's layoffs last week, many are probably wondering what they should do next. Among those who can answer that question is Newbury Park resident Doug Wright, who for years has been in the business of helping people ca... More...
•Mystic Day guild luncheon planned
•Runners wanted for Chamber of Commerce's 29th annual Pumpkin Run
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 Health & Wellness
•Month of October honors physical therapy pros
October is national physical therapy month. What is physical therapy? Physical therapy is the treatment and rehabilitation of an injury, disability or condition. What is a physical therapist? A physical therapist is a professional that has gone through extensive training at an accredite... More...
•Facts revealed about Alzheimer's disease
•'Unprotected' seminar to be held
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 Dining & Entertainment
•The Movie Nut
Once upon a time, celluloid bad guys wore black hats and pencil thin mustaches and tended to squint a lot. These days they tend to own Forbes-list corporations, accidentally kill people while making record profits, then try to cover up the damage so as not to bother the shareholders. More...
•Another Elvis show coming to T.O.
•Curtain goes up at CLU
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 Bulletin Board
•Datebook
THURS., OCT. 18 Thanks To Firefighters Douglas Emmett, Valley Cultural Center present Grateful Hearts third annual Food Faire and Fundraiser to honor L.A. Fire Department, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Oxnard St. between Owensmouth Ave. and AMC Place, Warner Center. 25 restaurants serve ... More...
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 Schools
•High School Highlights
All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: steve@theacorn.com. More...
•'Light Sculptures' to be exhibited
•Gretzky sale benefits Oaks Christian
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 Sports
•The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
Bill Redell and Dick Billingsley are acting too nice toward each other. Oh sure, the two veteran high school football coaches, Redell of Oaks Christian and Billingsley of Oak Park, can still get after it via the media, as evidence by these recent over-the-phone examples... More...
•Other local football matchups
•Last week's top performers
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 Pets
•Pet of the Week
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers FRIENDLY- Sonny, a 5-year-old male Rottweiler/German shepherd mix, needs a home. Sonny can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Sonny home, ask about identification No. A3736431. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always ca... More...
•Protect cats' health with knowledge
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 Police
•Blotter
Thousand Oaks The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence at the times, dates and places indicated: A female, 40, at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 4 at Los Robles Hospital (following a traffic collision on Olsen Road, north of Moopark Road); a ... More...
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 Faith
•Young people lift their voices in praise
LUTHERAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR- The "Aisle Cruisers," a group of second- through sixth-grade singers at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, are led by director Steve Johnson-Egertson, who came from a musical family. In front row, from left, are Bjorn Slattum, Lars Engstrom, Anders Slattum, Luke Groenveld, Came... More...
•Ex-Raiderette to discuss her life and religion at Jewish Academy
•UMC observes Consecration Sunday
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 Family
•A Grand Old Party celebration
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers AUTUMN BARBECUE- Members of the Ventura County Republican Party gather for an annual all-you-can-eat barbecue at Conejo Creek Park North in Thousand Oaks. Sunday afternoon's guest speakers included the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, an author, and Republican officeholders. More...
•Cruise line reps offer information about ships
•Family Men Don't Wear Name Brands
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 Letters
•Picnics are okay for Rancho Potrero but parties aren't
Save Open Space/Santa Monica Mountains (SOS) supports a trailhead, picnic tables and trails in Rancho Potrero. The trailhead will enable everyone in the community to access the park. This includes families who want to go on a hike, bike ride or horse trail ride. More...
•This party pavilion is a bad idea
•Let's preserve our open space
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 Columns
•The Nature of Things
Herbal remedies Often what we need is at our fingertips, but we forget. We are blind to the resources that lay at our feet, feeling that our survival lies on external sources far away. Our worries become more about who and what will provide for us next rather than how will I provi... More...
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 Editorials
•Council majority, county supervisor should try to get along
Isn't it about time officials of the city of Thousand Oaks and the county of Ventura stop acting like children? Neither the City Council nor Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks is innocent in this almost perpetual bickering. More...
•Cartoon
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 Vacation Photos
•Take Your Thousand Oaks Acorn on Vacation
NICE TO MEET YOU- Paige Durand of Newbury Park is greeted by one of the inhabitants of the Maui Ocean Center in Maui, Hawaii. More...
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 Real Estate
•This Home Was Originally A Four-Bedroom And Can Be Easily Restored To That Configuration
This home in the guardgated community of Chanteclair Estates in Thousand Oaks is a 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home. It was originally a 4-bedroom and can be easily restored to that configuration. The home features extensive use of hardwood flooring, three fireplaces including one in the master ... More...
•Marc Smith
•The Barker Team
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