By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
A 23-year-old U.S. infantry sergeant armed with a telescope and a two-way radio controlled the firepower of at least a dozen cannons and possibly a battleship aimed at the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy on a hot August day in 1944.
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By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
The $6,000 grant/loan Mary Malmo received from the city was a godsend to her, she said. More...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
"I have proof that a great friendship between Arabs and Jews is possible," said Amri Shaffer, a Jewish teen who recently spent two weeks at the American Jewish University Brandeis-Bardin Campus in Simi Valley as a participant in More...
The Conejo Recreation and Park District's Thousand Oaks Community Center will host "Touch-A-Truck" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., June 14 at the center, 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
The Thousand OaksWestlake Village Community Foundation will present the sixth annual Spirit of Community Awards Celebration from 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs., June 5 at the Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers LOVES HER AUDIENCE- Vocalist Nancy Osbourne, left, strolls the audience and meets Thousand Oaks resident Amy Leicht during the Harry Selvin Big Band performance at Conejo Community Park at Dover and Hendrix in Thousand Oa More...
International Christian recording artist Michelle Tumes will perform at the fourth annual LoVEfest '08 concert 3 to 7 p.m. Sun., June 29 at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...
The Conejo Valley Audubon Society will host the club's annual potluck picnic at 11 a.m. Sun., June 1 at the original Janss House at the end of Greenmeadow Avenue in Thousand Oaks. A bird walk at 8 a.m. will precede the picnic. More...
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library announces its June events calendar. All events will take place at the library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. More...
ArtWalk 2008, a juried art and craft show sponsored by the Conejo Valley Art Museum will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., June 7 and Sun., June 8 at the Countrywide Bank building grounds at Hillcrest Drive and Wilbur Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
The Valley Fair is offering free admission to youth organizations from Los Angeles and Ventura counties on opening day, June 26. The fair is at the Saugus Speedway, 22500 Soledad Canyon, Santa Clarita. Fair hours are 4 to 10 p.m. More...
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