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Annual spaghetti fundraiser helps Soroptimist International of the Conejo
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers EATING CAN HELP RAISE MONEY FOR A WORTHY CAUSE—Marcy Shewman, a member of Soroptimist International of the Conejo, serves spaghetti to John Wade of Newbury Park during the club's annual Spaghetti Feast. The event was last week at the Masonic Temple in Thousand Oaks on Crescent Way at Thousand Oaks Boulevard. Shewman, a Camarillo resident, is a charter member of the Soroptimist of the Conejo, which was founded in 1983. Soroptimist helps projects that advance human rights and especially the status of women. More...
Home Depot faces one more hurdle
Decision by city planning commission has been appealed
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Neither a reason nor a need exists for a second Home Depot store in Thousand Oaks, according to an appeal of the city planning commission's Jan. 26 decision in favor of constructing a new home improvement store on Hampshire Road at the former site of Kmart. Such appeals must take within 10 days of a planning commission decision. More...

Protesters in T.O. demand adequate state funding for public schools
No solution in sight
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com.

Standing in the pouring rain, about 50 local education advocates braved the cold to rally on Thousand Oaks Boulevard last Thursday to protest deep cuts in the state education budget. The protesters, most from the 12th district ParentTeacher Association, rallied in front of the office of state Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks). More...

 Valentines Special Section
• Love Stories. . .
We asked our readers to share stories about how they met the love of their life. Their answers warm the heart.
I left the USMC in March 1970 as a 27-year-old first lieutenant with 13 months Vietnam combat duty. I accepted an armed security guard position with a home improvement center in Pomona. My job was to stand outside the cashiers' booths to deter losses. Because the job alternated days and evening hours I had time to look for a better career. More...
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 Community
• article has image Aquarium at library costs the city $29,000 in annual upkeep
About 15 fish swimming peacefully in a saltwater aquarium at the city's main library unwittingly made a big splash during a City Council meeting last month. More...
• Meeting topic will be eating disorders
• No change in trash collection next week
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 Health & Wellness
• article has image Thousand Oaks man provides information on pituitary disease
The numbers reflect the size of the problem—one in five Americans, or 60 million people, have a pituitary disease, and most don't realize it, said Robert Knutzen of Thousand Oaks. Among the symptoms are headaches, mood swings, memory loss, eating disorders, weight gain, excessive hair growth, weakness in limbs and sexual dysfunction. More...
• Women can cut heart disease risk
• Free cardiac bypass seminar coming to The Oaks
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image "He's Just Not That Into You"
Here's what I learned from seeing "He's Just Not That Into You." 1. If you're a guy: ouch. Chances are you're conceited, shallow, selfabsorbed and totally driven by random sexual urges. More...
• article has image Famous chef signs autographs in Westlake
• Meet the Artist event will feature noted pianist at Civic Arts Plaza
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 Bulletin Board
• Datebook
THURS., FEB. 12 Somis Thursday Club Meets at clubhouse, 5380 Bell St., Somis. Lunch, program of Aloha Singers trio and Pineapple Strummers. Hawaiian attire suggested. $15 for lunch. Member California Federation of Women's Clubs. More...
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 Schools
• article has image High School Highlights
All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. Thousand Oaks Lancers Fri., Feb. 13: No school/Lincoln Day Mon., Feb. 16: No school/Washington Day Newbury Park Panthers Fri., Feb. More...
• Students named to dean's list
• Apply soon for Cal Grants
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 Sports
• article has image Marmonte grapplers get down to business
Lancers claim four titles at league finals
Love them or hate them, Royal High's wrestling squad proved once again why they are the cream of the crop in the Marmonte League. During the Marmonte League Wrestling Finals held at Simi Valley High last Saturday, six Highlanders claimed individual championships, matching last year's effort by RHS. More...
• Thousand Oaks lacrosse club battling for CIF status
• article has image 10 questions with La Reina's Jillian DeGennaro
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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 SENSOR TECHNOLOGY TECH INC. ESNR HOMESTORE. More...
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 Police
• article has image Newbury Park
Jeffrey McClanahen, 51, was arrested and charged with assaulting two deputies by allegedly lighting and throwing a false explosive device at them at 6:21 a.m. Feb. 1 in the 2400 block of Borchard Road. McClanahen said, according to police, that he was going to "blow up" the deputies with a pipe bomb. More...
• article has image Thousand Oaks
• Westlake/T.O.
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 Faith
• article has image Mayan calendar: doomsday prophecy or a new age of enlightenment?
Does the Mayan calendar, which some say ends on Dec. 12, 2012, predict the end of the world, the transformation into a new age of enlightenment or simply the start of a new astronomical cycle? More...
• Congo teach-in coming soon
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 Family
• Robert Wagner comes to town
Silver screen legend Robert Wagner is coming to town to promote his bestselling book, "Pieces of My Heart." The memoir recounts both joyous and tragic events in Wagner's life, including his younger days watching Clark Gable and Cary Grant golf, and the death of his beloved wife, Natalie Wood. More...
• article has image The show goes on at Wildwood
• article has image Pet of the Week
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 Letters
• T.O. Acorn editorial called 'character assassination'
The Thousand Oaks Acorn in its Feb. 5 editorial about council member travel, resorted to the politics of character assassination. The Acorn viciously attacked me for my proposal to reduce- yes, reduce- the travel costs of council members, in order to help close a significant budget gap. More...
• The waste must stop in city hall
• Wants Costco soon
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 Editorials
• The best role model is you, the parent
Now we know. Michael Phelps and Alex Rodriguez are not heroes. They're just fallible human beings who happen to be athletic superstars. That's all. Kids who put sports action heroes on a pedestal set themselves up for a fall. More...
• article has image Cartoon
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 Real Estate
• article has image Agents Learn Techniques for Handling Multiple Offers
Multiple offers in this market? No surprise to Conejo Valley REALTORS®, who recently learned from a panel of real estate attorneys how to most professionally and fairly handle more than one offer on a property. More...
• article has image Susan Stone
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