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January 17, 2008
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Always nice to get a blue ribbon
AWARD-WINNING ART--Agoura Hills artist Lyn Conlan, right, receives a first-place award for her watercolor painting "Lime Hill Afternoon" from Mimi Wirth at the Westlake Village Art Council members' show. It was presented last Friday at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery in Newbury Park... More...
Floats, bands, clowns and celebrities needed for CVD parade
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Organizers of Conejo Valley Days are looking for parade entrants--floats, bands, clowns, equestrians, even a celebrity grand marshal--to march or ride down Thousand Oaks Boulevard May 3. Floats will be in competition for trophies. More...

Countrywide employees face uncertainty over bank buyout
By John Loesing newstip@theacorn.com

It's still too early to tell what effect the Bank of America purchase announcement will have on local Countrywide staff and branch offices, spokespersons on both sides of the deal told The Acorn this week. But changes are coming, officials said. More...

 Community
•Second set of school-closure criteria approved
A second group of criteria that will help determine what two Conejo Valley Unified elementary schools with close in the fall of 2009 has been approved. With all the criteria now established, the first group of schools recommended for closure should be ready for presentatio... More...
•For the record
•Diesel engine near WHS campus draws criticism
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 Health & Wellness
•You can get healthier at YogaWorks
INVEST IN YOUR BIGGEST ASSET: YOU- - YogaWorks in Westlake Village celebrates its new center with a ribbon cutting ceremony last week. Regional general manager Paulette Dwyer cuts the ribbon. Yoga increases flexibility, improves overall health and reduces stress. More...
•Techniques, motivation help weight losers win
•Yoga a good idea for date nights
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 Dining & Entertainment
•Acrobatic aerialists stage an abstract, uplifting show
Dance review
Aerial dance is a relatively new performing art form that combines elements of dance and acrobatics in a highly stimulating and entertaining fashion. It was developed in the 1970s. Revelations is the newly minted aerial dance company of Ventura County, led by producer Susie Bellow... More...
•The Movie Nut
•New owner revives landmark restaurant
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 Bulletin Board
•Datebook
THURS., JAN. 17 'Bedtime Story' Moorpark High School's Musical Production class presents original musical comedy "Once Upon a Bedtime Story," school's Performing Arts Center, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road. 7 p.m. tonight. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $5 students, seniors. $7 adults. (805) 529-6490. More...
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 Schools
•County superintendent discusses problems facing public schools
Chuck Weis, Ventura County's superintendent of schools, talked budget, testing, drug use and declining enrollment with a group of administrators, teachers and local business members last week. The Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce's education committee invited We... More...
•Conejo Valley Adult School invites public to drop in
•Parent Talk series presents reading expert
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 Sports
•U-12 girls feeling good about themselves
UNDEFEATED- The Real So Cal Blue Girls U-12 team recently competed in the 2007 Coast Soccer League Cup Tournament along with 131 other teams from Southern California. The team went undefeated and had only one goal scored against them during the tourney. More...
•Hurley calls it a career
•Ten questions with George Hurley
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 Business
•Ways businesses can protect customer privacy
Growing numbers of Americans are making demands on corporate America to treat their personal information with secrecy. According to a Harris Poll sponsored by Microsoft, 60 percent of Americans said they've decided not to support a store because of doubts about that store's privacy protection... More...
•EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Pets
•Pet of the Week
SHORT STUFF- Spot, a 1-year-old male Chihuahua/corgi mix, needs a home. Spot can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Spot home, ask about identification No. A3773551. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always call (818) 991-0071 first or visit anim... 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 at the times, dates and places indicated: A male, 48, at 6:28 a.m. Dec. 29 at the intersection of Old Conejo Road and Jenny Drive (hitand-run traffic accident); and a male,... More...
•Suspect arrested for soliciting murder of T.O. man
•Murder suspect's arraignment postponed
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 Faith
•Presbyterian youth invited to make videos
Tapping the creative energy of potentially thousands of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) youth in order to "connect" and "engage" the denomination around mission and ministry is the goal of a new effort of the Presbyterian Church Foundation. More...
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 Family
•Already bonding as a team
PLAYERS ENJOY SOME DUGOUT FUN- While waiting to try out for teams in the Thousand Oaks Girls Softball Association, Megan Chavez, left, Sarah Ho, Jordan Arnett and Taylor Spence, all 10 and from Thousand Oaks, make up cheers as they sit in the dugout. More...
•Bethany Christian School to host open house
•Teen artists sought for InnerSpark
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 Letters
•City's protection of mobile home residents no longer a priority
It appears that some of the most affordable housing in Conejo Valley is about to disappear. Would anyone in their right mind buy a mobile home in Thousand Oaks today--knowing they can be evicted at the whim of a new landowner tomorrow? More...
•The Oaks needs more parking for motorcycles
•Zero tolerance for 'Zero Tolerance'
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 Editorials
•Not every problem can be solved by government
It was nearly 40 years ago that the city changed the zoning for Conejo Mobile Home Park from residential to commercial. From that moment on, residents of the park lived there on borrowed time. Reporter Nancy Needham writes an update on page 6. It deals with reality, and sometimes the fac... More...
•Cartoon
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 Real Estate
•This Large End Unit Offers City Views
This end unit is the largest model in the complex and has a view of the city and city lights from almost every window and only one shared wall. The floor plan includes a family room, den/study, formal dining room, breakfast bar and eat-in kitchen area with a 6-foot garden window. More...
•Greg Turner
•Caring for Your Hardwood Floors This Winter
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