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August 7, 2008
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Harvesting her crops
FROM THE VINE TO THE TABLE- Georgiana Specht of Thousand Oaks picks fresh vegetables from her garden plot at the Las Flores Community Garden, 1300 Avenida de Las Flores. The garden was the site of an open house on Saturday, giving residents a chance to see the newly expanded garden. There ar... More...
It takes deep pockets to run for City Council
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Tomorrow, Aug. 8, is the last day to sign up to run for a seat on the City Council. To do this, a prospective candidate must go to the city clerk's office, fill out the paperwork, have a minimum of 20 registered voters sign the nomination form and file for a seat. There's no cost to sign ... More...

Two school board seats up for grabs in next election
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Twelve people have taken out papers for two seats on the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education, including both incumbents, Dorothy Beaubien and Dolores Didio. However, only one person, past candidate Peggy Buckles, has returned her documents and is officially on the... More...

 Community
•Charity teams with doctor to battle substance abuse
One of the first physicians to practice in the Conejo Valley is teaming up with a local charity to run a methamphetamine and opiate detoxification clinic. Greg Akrey, 53, started Open Your Arms two years ago after his daughter's recovery from meth addiction. More...
•Officers from Thousand Oaks Police Department will be on the lookout for children doing good deeds
•City ups the ante in bicycle safety with sharrows
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 Health & Wellness
•Aging parent seminar to be held
A free educational seminar and resource fair for people caring for aging parents will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sat., Aug. 16 at Los Robles Hospital East Campus, 150 Via Merida, Westlake Village. The fair is free and open to the public. More...
•Health seminars coming to mall
•Doctor moves office to T.O.
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 Dining & Entertainment
•"The X Files: I Want to Believe"
It's been tough. Life after "Sex and the City" and "Mamma Mia!" For weeks now, my wife has been walking around the house humming "Dancing Queen." It hits me about 2 in the morning. More...
•Conejo Players presents 'Annie Get Your Gun'
•California Dreamin' for free at park
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 Bulletin Board
•Datebook
THURS., AUG. 7 Laminating Woodwork Conejo Valley Woodworker's As sociation meets 7 p.m., Redwood Middle School, 233 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Presentation on glue, vacuumbag laminating techniques. More...
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 Schools
•When parents are alumni
At a time when anxiety about getting into college is so high, it's not surprising that people are looking for an edge in the admissions process. Parents often ask whether the fact that they graduated from a college will help their child get into that school. More...
•Local earns bachelor's degree
•Honor roll
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 Sports
•Competitive balance at Newbury Park
Panthers' quarterback job is wide open
Multiple quarterbacks. One job. Before the Newbury Park High football team can begin defending its co-Marmonte League championship, the team's coaching staff, led by first-year head coach Gary Fabricius, must decide on a starting signal-caller. More...
•USA Men's Water Polo team ready to make a big splash
•Local Olympians going for gold in Beijing
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 Business
•EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
Company Name AMGEN BAXTER BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP CAMINOSOFT CORP. CHEESECAKE FACTORY DIODES, INC DTS, INC. ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SENSOR INC. ESNR HOMESTORE. More...
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 Pets
•Pet of the Week
'HELLO, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE MINUTES; ISN'T SOMEBODY GOING TO TAKE ME HOME?'- Sparky is a 3-year-old female longhair white-and-gray Persian who wants to know "How soon will you get here?" Ask about the availability of Sparky, whose identification number is A3858008, by calling (818) 991-0071... More...
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 Police
•Sheriff's Blotter
Newbury Park A male, 35, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at 8:49 p.m. July 25 on Greenmeadow Avenue, east of Lynn Road. On suspicion of being under the influence of controlled substances, the following subjects were arrested: A female, 42, at... More...
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 Faith
•Churches honored for going green
The Manassas Church of the Brethren is passing along the values of creation care to the next generation of people of faith, while St. Mark Presbyterian Church was named the Audubon Society's "Greenest in the Nation. More...
•Locals called to the Torah
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 Family
•On the road to filling the shelves at Manna
FIRST-CLASS CONEJO KIDS—These children, from left, Daniel Alessi/ Hausenbauer, Audrey Shephard, Courtland Shephard, Blake Donley, Kieran Patel, Shane Nave, Paul Moon and Thomas Alessi/Hausenbauer, got their Lynn Ranch friends and neighbors to donate food for Manna, the Conejo Valley food bank.... More...
•Ways to help children with writing skills
•Woman earns doctorate despite medical challenges
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 Letters
•Takes aim at the city of T.O. constant complainer
I was happy to read the letters in today's July 31 edition. I wouldn't want to have missed Ed Norfleet's comments regarding Marilee Ullmann's letter denigrating the city of Thousand Oaks. If Ms. More...
•City of T.O. critic deserves to hear from the other side
•Dunn is no friend of Conejo Valley unified schools
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 Columns
•Her name is Orca
A bawdy old babe, she idles at big intersections. Moorpark and Hillcrest. Kanan and Roadside. Borchard and Newbury. Anywhere she can get a fix. Cruising Gold's Gym, she flirts with sumo wrestlers and lumberjacks named Bubba. Or Fat Floyd. More...
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 Editorials
•Be prepared for ugly political campaigns
It's that time of year again. We call it the silly season. It's also known as an election campaign. Two seats are up for reelection in both city hall and on the board of education for Conejo Valley Unified School District. Prepare yourself for signs on the streets and a mailbox full of flyers an... More...
•Cartoon
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 Real Estate
•Located In Morrison Ranch
This 5 bedroom pool home is located in Morrison Ranch and is approximately 3,200 square feet. It has one full bedroom and bath downstairs and there is an additional space off the master bedroom for an office, gym or retreat. The home has stacked stone fireplaces both in the living roo... More...
•Beverly Pickrel
•Erik Sellfors
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