By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
When people remember Paul Long, they rarely recall just one man. With Long came his wife and son—they were a package deal. They were inseparable.
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By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
Julie Svitenko, a candidate for one of the two spots open on Conejo Valley Unified School District's board, would bring a unique perspective to the group. More...
ITS CLOSING MAY BE A GOOD THING— Before the Burger King on Hampshire Road closed, the Ventura County Environmental Health consumer food protection inspectors made a visit. More...
Ventura's Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) recently announced that Commissioner George Lange was elected to the executive board of the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions at its annual conference in Universal More...
Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks will host the fourth event in her Slow Growth Dinner series at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 1 at Tuscany, 968 S. Westlake Blvd., Ste. 4, Westlake Village. H. More...
A free horse conformation clinic hosted by Thoroughbred Owners of California will be held at 10 a.m. Sat., Oct. 11 at Clockers' Corner, Santa Anita Racetrack, 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. More...
CAN'T SPEED UP TIME—The Ventura County Gilbert and Sullivan Repertoire Company presents "Patience" at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays from Fri., Sept. 26 to Sun., Oct. 12 at Theatre on the Hill, 403 W. More...
A limited number of sponsorships are available for the second annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament, a fundraiser for the Kiwanis of Thousand Oaks Foundation. The event will be Sun., Nov. More...
Conejo Valley Adult School will offer new community classes this fall. More...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
To commemorate the life of their infant son Jason, who died from Sudden Infant Death Syn drome (SIDS) when he was 4 months old, Katie and Andy Lutz will host Jason's Race, an October benefit to raise funds and awareness about the syndrome. More...
The Thousand Oaks Women's Club will have a meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wed., Sept. 24 at the Palm Garden Hotel, 498 Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. More...
Video games, computer exhibitors, free play, food for all
The Moorpark Morning Rotary Club will host GamerDays this weekend, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 20 and 21, at Gilbert Sports Arena, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. More...
•Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher K. Adams, along with members of Patrol Squadron 9 "Golden Eagles" stationed at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, was recently deployed to Ali Air Base, Iraq. More...
The second annual Cats in the Canyon, Hounds in the Hollow picnic fundraiser for the Humane Society of Ventura County will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sun., Sept. 21 at Boccali's Restaurant, 3277 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai. More...
The Ventura County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Sat., Sept. 20 at the Ventura LDS Family History Center, 3501 Loma Vista Road, Ventura. More...
The Alzheimer's Association's annual Memory Walk will be held Sat., Sept. 27 at the Ventura Harbor in Ventura and Sat., Oct. 18 at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks. More...
The Ventura County Community Foundation's Women's Legacy Fund has awarded nine grants totaling $66,000 to programs for women and girls in Ventura County. More...
The annual National Day of Remembrance for Murdered Victims will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 25 at Plaza Park, intersection of Fifth and "B" streets, Oxnard. More...
Conejo Unified School District School Board will hold a candidates forum from 1 to 3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 5 at the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center, 2323 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
Andrew Steinfeld has been training clients for the past three decades, starting as the vice president of Body by Jake and now the president of Body Design RESULTS, a new private fitness gym on Tapo Street in Simi Valley. More...
The nation's freight railroads, already the most environmentally friendly form of ground transportation, are using innovative "green" technologies to further reduce their environmental footprint. More...