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September 4, 2008  RSS feed
Season closes for Concerts in the Park
T.O. goes Motown
GOOD SOUNDS OF SOUL MUSIC- The vocal group known as The Best Intentions, above, based in the Bay Area, performs hit songs from Motown. The final Concert in the Park was performed on Labor Day at Conejo Community Park. The concerts are presented by Conejo Recreation and Park District, and the Thousand Oaks Acorn helped sponsor the Labor Day presentation. The weather was perfect, especially for those who arrived early and found shade, like Shea Prior, 13, right, and her sister, Shannon, 10. Shea is an eighth-grader at Colina Middle School and Shannon is a fifth-grader at Westlake Elementary School. JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers More...
Chamber of Commerce committee opposes prison hospital for Camarillo
Proposal calling for a hospital for inmates gets virtually no support from local officials
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A federal judge appointee, known as a receiver, is considering construction of a 1,500-bed prison hospital in Camarillo. More...

Library fees under review by city and county systems
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Sometimes librarians tell patrons to hush. Ventura County Library Director Jackie Griffin's reprimand is a little stronger: She believes the county has been paying Thousand Oaks too much for services to unincorporated areas. More...

 Community
• Two public hearings to go before council
The Thousand Oaks City Council will hold two public hearings during its Tues., Sept. 9 meeting. To help reduce noise problems, the council will consider the planning commission's recommendation to allow fences and walls on properties adjacent to streets with four or more lanes, such as Lynn or Erbes roads, to exceed the current citywide 6-foot height limit. More...
• Water consumer report available
• article has image Largest freshman class ever enrolls at CLU
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 Health & Wellness
• Sharps need proper disposal
Home-generated hypodermic needles, or sharps, are forbidden in waste containers beginning Sept. 1, when a new law takes effect. All home-generated sharps waste must be transported in an approved sharps container and disposed of at a hazardous waste facility, medical waste generator facility or a facility managed as part of a mail-back program. More...
• More restaurants offer a variety of dietary options
• Arthritis support group comes to Thousand Oaks
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image Crazy characters create comic chaos in 'Noises Off'
Play review
Actors in live theater agree that rehearsal goofs and backstage hijinks are often more entertaining than the play seen by the audience. Playwright Michael Frayn pushes this notion to its most outrageous extreme in "Noises Off," running at Camarillo Community Theatre. The noise you'll hear offstage during this uproarious farce is laughter from the audience. More...
• Gallery exhibit includes watercolors, mixed media
• Get the most out of a staycation
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 Bulletin Board
• Datebook
THU., SEPT. 4 Library Book Sale Woodland Hills Library hosts book sale, 22200 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. New, used books for adults, children. Every child receives free book. Paper bags provided or cloth bags for sale, $1; no plastic bags. All proceeds support library. More...
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 Schools
• Local students are scholarship winners
•Evan Green of Thousand Oaks was awarded the 2008-09 California Grocers Association Educational Foundation's Albertsons Kids for College Scholarship worth $1,000. Green will attend UCLA this fall. His high school accomplishments include superintendent's honors, and wind and jazz ensembles. More...
• Elks offer scholarships, do good deeds
• Troop No. 133 captures the bronze
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 Sports
• article has image Lions have big names, bigger expectations
The Oaks Christian football program has gone through a roller coaster of emotions during the offseason. In December, Lions head coach Bill Redell and his wife, Cheryl, were involved in a vicious automobile accident on the 10 Freeway that left each of them with compression fractures in their backs. Both are making full recoveries. More...
• FOR THE RECORD
• article has image The Acorn's 2008 Marmonte League Preview
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 Business
• Fragrance specialty store opens tomorrow
Shirtless male models will be infusing unsuspecting guests with baobab oil, jujube and okra extracts; Thousand Oaks' movers and shakers will move to the beats of live bongo music, and VIPs will take sneaky sniffs of Fruits & Passion's scent-sations. More...
• Professional women to learn about exercise, health
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Police
• Newbury Park
A male, 46, allegedly kicked a police officer and resisted arrest by trying to roll away and sit on his hands. The subject was arrested at 8:15 p.m. Aug. 25 on Newbury Road, east of Ventu Park Road. More...
• Thousand Oaks
• Westlake/T.O.
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 Faith
• EV Free sponsors lectures for women
The EV Free Church of Newbury Park is sponsoring a lecture series designed to help women cope with difficulties in life using biblical principles. The first lecture in the series, "Anger, Bitterness and Forgiveness," will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 18 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. More...
• article has image CLU selects director of church relations
• Gathering for Jewish singles
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 Family
• article has image Free Fairy Tales in the Park to present 'Little Mermaid'
The all-volunteer troupe of Gypsies in a Trunk will conclude its 14th season of free Fairy Tales in the Park with family friendly performances of "The Little Mermaid" at the following sites in Ventura County: •11:30 a.m. Sat., Sept. 6, Foxfield Park, 31965 Foxfield Drive, Westlake Village. More...
• article has image Pet of the Week
• Shoes should, above all, be comfortable
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 Letters
• Dunn defends his decisions on the board of education
I get the impression Arleigh Kidd and Tina Aschenbrenner do not love me (through their letters to the editor). Why? Arleigh Kidd's salary is paid for by the CTA (California Teachers Association). I'm the only Conejo Valley Unified School District member not taking money from the CTA. More...
• Voters must avoid electing another trustee like Dunn
• McCain no example of family values
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