Meadows and University elementary schools are now the two schools recommended for closure due to declining enrollment in Conejo Valley Unified School District. The district's Facilities Goals Committee met in a Feb. More...
Nicotine Anonymous meetings are conducted from 7 to 8 p.m. every Monday night in the classroom at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2500 Borchard Road in Newbury Park. More...
The Conejo Valley Arthritis Support Group will meet from 12:15 to 2 p.m. Sat., March 8 at the Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. The guest speaker is Dr. More...
THURS., FEB. 28 Beauty And Beast Oak Park High School Drama Department presents musical "Beauty and The Beast," 7 p.m. tonight through March 1, school Pavilion, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. Also 2 p.m. matinee March 1. $10 to $20 at door. More...
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...
The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation of Los Angeles has given $250,000 to California Lutheran University for renovations to Pearson Library. The foundation was established in 1988 to advance education in California. More...
The Zonta Club of the Conejo Valley area awarded five $1,000 Women Helping Women Scholarships at the club's meeting on Feb. 19. The recipients were honored with dinner, a check and a yellow longstemmed rose. More...
Carrier Corp., a unit of United Technologies Corp., recently announced that Wayne G. Beck of Aladdin Air Conditioning and Heating Inc. has been awarded the Carrier 2008 President's Award, one of the highest honors for its dealers. More...
Newbury Park A male, 31, allegedly battered his spouse, threatened to kill her if she called police and kept her from leaving her apartment to get help at 2:23 p.m. Feb. 16 in the 1800 block of W. Hillcrest Drive. More...
More than 300 million palm fronds are harvested each year for consumption in the United States, mostly for Palm Sunday worship and floral displays for churchrelated events, according to Lutheran World Relief. More...
The Conejo Jewish Academy will host a lecture titled "Raising kids to stay Jewish and love it" with author Doron Kornbluth at 8 p.m. Mon., March 3 at 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. More...
Can you remember your first time at the beach when you stepped into the ocean and felt its awesome power in the form of the waves, swells and undercurrent? More...
Barack Obama, they say he's quite nice And in Chicago they'll vote for him twice The most devoted stump for Ron Paul It's either him or they won't vote at all They all are crazy but they've got lots of guts I'm just looking for clues as to whi More...
The ingenuity of the Do-it Center's owner in attempting to keep his home improvement monopoly here on the east side of Thousand Oaks almost makes me chuckle. More...
I thought we had a country where competition was the byword. Unless, of course, we (experience the outrageous tactics) of Mr. DeFranco and Mr. Sedighi, who actually represent Lumber City, the former Do-it Center. More...
Search warrants and arrest reports for Calvin Sharp, the man accused of killing 6-year-old Sev'n Molino with a meat cleaver last August, continue to be sealed from the public at the request of both prosecutors and defense attorneys. More...
Thousand Oaks Police Chief Dennis Carpenter appeared before the Thousand Oaks City Council Feb. 12 to assure those who attend the local meetings that they are safe. His assurances came in response to a Feb. More...
WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers 'WOULD MOM APPROVE OF THIS?'--Aiden, 6, and Shanaya Fox, 8, of Thousand Oaks play with Oobleck, a dough-like substance made from corn starch and water. More...
A female student in her 20s was sexually battered while walking from a classroom to her car at California Lutheran University, according to a police report. On Feb. More...
The dispatchers of the Ventura County Sheriff's Communications Center have developed presentations to share behind the scenes information about the 911 system with the public. More...
There were two typos in a Datebook item about last Saturday's breakfast at Westlake High School. The address was 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, not 200, and the cost was $5.50, not $4.40. We apologize for the errors. More...
Making a film, whether it's a lowbudget picture, a studio production with a large budget or a no-budget movie made in the filmmaker's backyard, is a difficult task because there are so many elements that must come together for the piece More...
The Westlake Village Music Society Concert Series will present "A Sunday Evening with Amici Musicae" at 6:30 p.m. Sun., March 2 at the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. More...
Come February, finding a good film can be difficult. Juxtaposed between the holiday blockbusters and the spring hopefuls, more often than not we're left with a potpourri of mediocrity. More...
A play that the Newbury Park High boys' soccer team had tried several times earlier in the game was successful for a goal in the final moments of the first overtime for a 10 win vs. the visiting Los Alamitos Griffins Tuesday afternoon at NPHS. More...
The first goal lifted their spirits. The second goal sent the Oaks Christian girls' soccer team to the CIF-Southern Section Division V championship match for the fifth time in six years. More...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SURVIVE AND ADVANCE- With a 4-3 victory over Salesian Tuesday in the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division V boys' soccer playoffs, Patrick Harmon, left, and the Oaks Christian Lions have qualified fo More...
ANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SWEET GIRL- Lola, a 2-year-old female Chihuahua mix, needs a home. Lola can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Lola home, ask about identification No. A3408680. More...
WENDY PIERRO Acorn Newspapers LIFTOFF- Samantha, 3, left, and Christopher Kealey, 5, both of T.O., ride the Magic Carpet- a hovercraft powered by a leaf blower during the "Is it Magic or is it Science?" event. More...
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., has announced that Megan Spehar of Thousand Oaks has earned dean's list honors for the fall semester. More...
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