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December 18, 2008  RSS feed
Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers MIRACLE OF LIGHTS—Rabbi Chaim Bryski demonstrates how to light a Hanukkah menorah candle with Chabad of Thousand Oaks Jewish Center Shifrin family members, from left, Mendel, 10, Boruch, 4, Benjy, 8, and Mirel, 6, at the Chabad earlier this week. A Hanukkah Family Festival is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. Mon., Dec. 22 at Janss Marketplace on Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. More...
TOHS and Westlake named silver medal schools
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Two Conejo Valley Unified School District high schools have been named silver medal schools by U.S. News & World Report in its annual America's Best High Schools edition. Thousand Oaks and Westlake high schools were chosen based on data from their 2006-07 school years. More...

Holiday schedules are in effect for the next two editions

The Thousand Oaks Acorn and The Acorn will be delivered on Christmas Eve next week. This will also create early deadlines. Press releases and letters to the editor for Dec. 24 editions are due by noon today, Thurs., Dec. 18, which is also the deadline for reserving real estate ads. More...

 Community
• Levett retires from Chamber of Commerce
Mark T. Jessee, board chair of the Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce, recently announced the retirement of longtime president and CEO Janet Levett effective Jan. 30. Levett served as Chamber president and CEO for the last 10 years and, prior to that, led the Westlake Village Chamber of Commerce for 10 years. More...
• Cops give safety tips for holiday shoppers
• Brisk cold breezes bring in the bad guys
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 Health & Wellness
• You can help teens who suffer from depression, loneliness and anxiety
Understanding the symptoms of teen depression may help parents get their children the help they need. Here's a situation they may be able to relate to: A girl named "Ronnie" was crying herself to sleep every night feeling lonely, unloved and depressed. More...
• Skin-saving tactics are essential in cold weather
• Brain boosting tips
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 Dining & Entertainment
• No Waiting Dating extravaganza will include dancing
No Waiting Dating presents the fourth annual Jewish Eve Extravaganza for ages 40 and up from 7 to 11 p.m. Wed., Dec. 24 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza ballroom, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake village. The event will have music by DJ Randy J, dancing, mix/mingle, lock and key, prizes and complimentary appetizers served until 8 p.m. More...
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• Fun things are happening at Janss Marketplace
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 Bulletin Board
• article has image Datebook
WED., DEC. 17 Santa Susana High Instrumental Music Performs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the center stage, Simi Valley Town Center, 1555 Simi Town Center Way. Performances by Jazz Orchestra, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble. Free. More...
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 Schools
• article has image Westlake graduate wins award for film about Nepali children
A 2008 Westlake High School graduate has won an award for her work behind the camera during a recent trip around the world. Sarah Miller, 18, created the film "Namaste," which compares her life with those of her peers in Nepal, emphasizing the differences in their conceptions of necessity, wealth and happiness. More...
• article has image Westlake High School Art Club hosts Winter Art Gallery
• Essay a winner for resident and ASU
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 Sports
• article has image Oaks Christian football team leaves no doubt
Lions hammer Serra, 63-28, in Northwest Division final
Great coaches make great calls, and great players execute those calls. On Friday, with the Oaks Christian football team up seven points against Serra High and backed against its own 35-yard line with 31 seconds to play in the first half of the CIFSouthern Section Northwest Division title game, More...
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• article has image Monumental milestone for Coach Parvin
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 Business
• Ideas help consumers reduce holiday waste
Waste Management offers ideas for reducing waste at the holidays. •Composting can reduce the amount of organic waste produced in the home. Holiday meal preparation can generate a large amount of potato peels, fruit rinds, coffee grinds, other vegetable waste and eggshells that can be composted. More...
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers NO NEED TO WRAP IT—Tila, an 8-month-old female pit bull terrier, would make a mellow and snuggly holiday gift. She is obedient and friendly with dogs and cats. To adopt Tila, ask for animal ID No. A3915580 at the Agoura Animal Shelter. Call (818) 991-0071 or visit animalcare.lacounty.gov. More...
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Newbury Park The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the times, dates and places indicated: A male, 25, at noon Dec. 8 at Fallbrook Avenue and Maurice Drive (subject was involved in a hit-and-run collision); and a male, 36, at 5:40 a.m. Dec. More...
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 Faith
• Spend Christmas Eve at Church of the Epiphany
The Church of the Epiphany will offer three services on Christmas Eve, Wed., Dec. 24, at 5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park. •A family oriented Holy Eucharist service with soloists will be at 4 p.m. •Choral Eucharist led by the Choristers youth choir with strings will be at 7 p.m. More...
• article has image Church reaches out to help U.S. military
• Volunteers help foster children
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 Family
• article has image Special guest offers his help
GIFTED MUSICIAN FROM NORTH POLE- Special guest Santa Claus joins in with music director and conductor Bill Benson of the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra at The Oaks mall. The 100-piece symphony orchestra made up of young local musicians performed free seasonal music. There is only one more weekend to shop before Christmas, which is one week from today. More...
• Adoption orientation coming to T.O. Library
• article has image A house that fits the neighborhood
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