TRYING HIS SKILL WHILE HELPING A WORTHY CAUSE- Justin DeBeikes, 8, of Thousand Oaks tries to toss a ping-pong ball into floating rings at the Thousand Oaks High School Associated Student Body game booth on opening night of the Conejo Valley Days carnival. The excitement continued throug... More...
In 1998 the first Harry Potter book was released, the International Space Station was launched and the Thousand Oaks Acorn made its debut. All were major undertakings, made after much preparation. More...
Another tragedy has struck an area high school. A Westlake High School freshman died after an auto accident Friday night involving a suspected drunken driver. Lester Turcios, 15, died at 12:30 p.m. May 3 from blunt force head injuries, according to Senior Dep. Medical Examiner Arma... More...
The Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce's board of directors has voted to support the "Right to Vote on Traffic Congestion" initiative that will appear on the Thousand Oaks June 3 ballot as Measure B. Under Measure B, large developments, such as big box stores, would requir... More...
The Conejo Free Clinic is seeking licensed vocational nurses, certified medical assistants and registered nurses for volunteer duties. Volunteers served for four hours one Thursday a month at a morning pediatric health clinic. Duties include injection, patient intake and compu... More...
Fans came from as far away as Lodi, Calif., to greet Monkees lead singer Micky Dolenz on May 1 at Conejo Valley Days in Thousand Oaks. Audience members began arriving at 5 p.m. to stake out front row seats for the 8 p.m. show. More...
THURS., MAY 8 Science Fair White Oak Elementary School hosts Science Fair 6:30 to 8 p.m., 31761 Village School Road, Westlake Village. Students kindergarten to fifth grade give science demonstration, display results of science experiments. Free admission, open to public. Gina Amenta-Sh... More...
All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this email address: steve@theacorn.com. More...
Last week Michael Avery decided what college he's going to attend. Now all he has to do is choose a high school. Avery, a 15yearold eighthgrader who attends Ascension Lutheran in Thousand Oaks, made a verbal commitment to play basketball at the University of Kentucky beginning in the fa... More...
Four properties valued at about $6 million have closed escrow at the newly completed Bollinger Office Park in Newbury Park, according to Lee & Associates-L.A. North/Ventura Inc., a fullservice commercial real estate brokerage and a member of the Lee & Associates group of companies... More...
An abundance of rattlesnakes is keeping rattlesnake wrangler Bo Slyapich and local veterinarians busy this spring. "I thought last year was real bad with lots of rattlesnakes, but this year is a whole lot worse," said Slyapich. More...
He doesn't want to be called Chris Hanson, but Jeffrey Ferber admits he shares a mission with the host of the popular NBC Dateline series "To Catch a Predator": Both seek to bring sexual offenders to justice. More...
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." - Ralph Waldo Emerson As I departed the airplane and approached the terminal in Cusco, Peru, the faint echo of music wafted through the air. When I entered the te... More...
Mother's Day may not mean three times the presents, but Danielle Kilmer's life as the mother of triplets definitely brings her lots more work, more fun and an abundance of love. Kilmer knew she was in for a lot of work as soon as she was told she was pregnant with three babies. More...
Recently, I wrote the comprehensive analysis floating around of Measure B, the Do-it Center backed referendum formally called the "Right to vote on traffic congestion initiative. More...
We started with a simple plan. We knew that if we produced a high quality weekly newspaper that covers local news, people would read it. With readers come advertisers, and if the paper is a quality product, it goes into homes instead of recycling bins. We reasoned that this formula had wor... More...
Prudential California Realty (PCR) has adopted the slogan "Let's Make It Happen!" Large banners are hung in the center of their six offices as a constant reminder of this philosophy. For several years, PCR has being using a book called, "Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and... More...