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His craft work helps a worthy cause
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PAINTING LIKE A PIRATE—Carter Peterson, 5, may look like a pirate, but he's actually a Madrona Elementary School kindergartner. As his mom, Lisa, assists, Carter paints a ceramic bowl during the Thousand Oaks Arts Festival last Sunday. The bowl will be donated to the Many Mansions Bowls of Hope fundraiser on Nov. 2 at Calamigos Ranch. For details, visit www.manymansions.org. See related photo on page 19. More...
Incumbents reveal sources of their campaign cash
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Did you ever wonder where all the money City Council candidates spend on their campaigns comes from? With computer skills and patience, anyone who's interested can find out on the city's website, www.toaks.org. The ".org" part is very important. Typing ".com" won't get you there. More...

Settlement reached in labor charge against trustee
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

A settlement has been reached in an unfair labor charge filed by the teachers union against Conejo Valley Unified School District. More...

 Community
• Council member challenges expenditure of $375,000 for city furniture
An open contract for $375,000 worth of office furniture over the next three years proposed by city staff took fire as Councilmember Claudia Billde la Peña questioned the consent calendar expenditure. City finance director Candis Hong, whose name was on the report presented to the council on Sept. More...
• article has image MICHAEL REAGAN COMES TO SHERWOOD
• Ventura County explains how to vote by mail
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 Health & Wellness
• Golf benefit to help developmentally delayed kids
The Child Development Institute will host the seventh annual CDI Charity Golf Classic on Fri., Oct. 3 at the Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyons Drive, Simi Valley. Daniel "Rudy" Ruttiger of the University of Notre Dame will be the honoree and keynote speaker. More...
• New staff members added to health center
• Plastic surgeon to host seminar
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 Dining & Entertainment
• The Bodie House presents The Refugees
Concerts at the Bodie House presents The Refugees at 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27. The Refugees are Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland and Wendy Waldman. They began playing music together last year and are working on their first album. More...
• Harvest Festival in Ventura will benefit the Humane Society
• Gala to help Rotary of Westlake Village
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 Bulletin Board
• article has image Datebook
THURS., SEPT. 25 English Roses Ventura County Rose Society meets at Ventura County Office oEducation Conference Center5100 Adolfo Road, CamarilloDoors open 6:30 p.m. Celebration of members' roses 7 p.m. Program 7:30 p.m. Suzanne Horn gives PowerPoint presentation on David Austin and romance of English roses. Visitors welcome. More...
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 Schools
• article has image School board challenger has a long career in education
With each of his three children in a different school in Conejo Valley Unified School District, Dennis Hatland says he has a vested interest the district's future—and that's just one of the reasons he thinks he's the best choice for a seat on the school board. More...
• County board of education may decide on Meadows as a charter school on Oct. 27
• article has image Private school expands its campus
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 Sports
• article has image The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
Canyon Cowboys (2-1) at Thousand Oaks Lancers (2-0) Friday, 7 p.m.
Like Wall Street, the Buena High defense needed a bailout plan. This time, however, there was no relief in sight. Helpless against a mauling Thousand Oaks offensive line, Buena allowed Lancer senior running back John Lister to rush for a school-record 307 yards on 24 carries last weekend at TOHS. More...
• Oak Park (1-1) at Newbury Park (2-0)
• article has image Hart (1-1) at Westlake (1-1)
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 Business
• article has image Experts offer advice in bear market
Investors told to hold on for the ride as stocks go up and down
Following the stock market's roller coaster ride the past two weeks, local investors are assess ing the damage to their portfolios and trying to come up with a financial game plan that will provide more stability in the days ahead. More...
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Police
• Motorist pleads not gulity to manslaughter
Nicholas LaGrotta, 23, pleaded not guilty to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury, driving with 0.08 percent blood alcohol level and causing injury in connection with the death of a woman jogger last month in Thousand Oaks. More...
• Two charged with dealing heroin
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 Faith
• Center for Spiritual Living hosts public speaking seminar
The Center for Spiritual Living will host a public speaking seminar titled "A Word Is Worth A Thousand Pictures" from 1 to 4 p.m., Sun., Sept. 28 at the center, 880 Hampshire Road, Ste. V and W, Westlake Village. More...
• YMCA starts new session of Model United Nations
• Rosh Hashanah service for special needs kids offered
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 Family
• Mom creates school database system
Tracie Oken, mother of twin boys who attend Westlake Elementary School and a former software engineer, has created MyDirectoryMaker, an easytouse, complete software solution that delivers printready directory reports for schools and PTA groups. More...
• WHS to host casino night for music program
• Church's jazz concert coming to Newbury Park
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 Letters
• Disagrees that school closures were a necessity
I'm responding to the Sept. 18 Acorn editorial that said the school board's 3-2 decision to close Meadows and University elementary schools, while mishandled, was necessary. The opinion suggests that I, as one of the candidates running for the school board to reverse this decision, am just trying to impress the voters who don't know any better. More...
• Solutions exist for problems facing our public schools
• Dunn's critic actually proves that he was right
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