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March 26, 2009  RSS feed
From top to bottom, Thousand Oaks is a city that supports the arts
'ALL ABOARD!'— Passengers begin to fill the seats on the top of a double decker bus, above. Known as the Art Bus, it prepares to depart from the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, below, on a tourLast Sunday's event included stops at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery in Newbury Park and the Kavli Theatre Gallery at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. More...
Ventura County to look into costs of fire protection for Thousand Oaks
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A county supervisor has responded to a demand from the Thousand Oaks City Council for equity between taxes paid to the county and services rendered by the fire district. Supervisor Linda Parks requested clarification from the fire district on why the district disagrees with the $6million overpayment in taxes reported by a city consultant. More...

Hearing on charter school is tomorrow
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

A hearing to determine whether a charter school will be housed on the Meadows Elementary campus against the district's wishes is set for tomorrow, Fri, March 27. Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary School (MATES) was created by a group of parents after Meadows was named one of the two schools that Conejo Valley Unified School District will close next fall. More...

 Community
• Financial woes of cinema center don't affect The Oaks in T.O.
Recent reports that the new Muvico theaters in Thousand Oaks are already in trouble financially are incorrect, a company spokesperson has said. More...
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 Health & Wellness
• Asian medicine gaining popularity
Asian medicine is gaining popularity as baby boomers age and look for more natural ways to improve their health. Although Asian medicine has been practiced for more than 3,000 years, people in the U.S. are only recently learning about the benefits it has to offer. More...
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 Dining & Entertainment
• Chamber singers present inspirational music
Concert review
The Oaks Chamber Singers presented an inspirational program of choral and vocal music in the picturesque setting of St. John's Seminary in Camarillo on March 15. The concert, which was sponsored by St. More...
• Musical revue to salute the 'Best of Broadway'
• Auditions for Oaks Chamber Singers
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 Bulletin Board
• article has image Datebook
THURS., MAR. 26 Thousand Oaks High School Music Department Hosts SCSBOA instrumental music rating festival, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in school's Performing Arts Center, 2323 Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Concert ensembles from local middle, high schools play. Open to public. Free admission. More...
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 Schools
• article has image Simulating an alcohol-related crash
DANGERS OF DRUNKEN DRIVING DRAMATIZED- Newbury Park High School student Christina DeLeon plays the part of an injured passenger being treated by Ventura County Fire Department during the school's annual "Every 15 Minutes" program. Students watched a simulated alcohol-related traffic collision on the campus. More...
• District gets award for prevention of dropouts
• High School High-Lights
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 Sports
• article has image Marmonte League spring outlook: Softball
Youth movement
There's a youth movement taking place on the softball fields of the Marmonte League. So many high-quality players graduated after last season that now, throughout the league, underclassmen are being counted on to produce winning results at the varsity level. More...
• Locals earn all-county honors in basketball
• article has image Westlake hoops squad takes the fifth
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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. More...
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 Pets
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BLACK AND WHITE— An 8-month-old black male Chihuahua mix puppy, left, and Suzette, a 4-year-old white female Chihuahua mix, are playful and cute. They both can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take either one home, ask for identification Nos. A3936614 and A3941584. More...
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Newbury Park A male, 57, who allegedly battered and threatened to kill his wife, was arrested at 11:20 a.m. March 19 in the 400 block of Havenside Avenue. A female, 19, was stopped for playing her car stereo too loud and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:25 a.m. March 15 at Ruth and Frankie drives. More...
• New chief deputy is appointed by Ventura County sheriff
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 Faith
• article has image Habitat event provides opportunity to win cruise
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church's Habitat for Humanity Ministry has taken on the challenge of building homes for people working below the poverty level. More...
• First Christian church to present dinner theater
• Easter Sunrise Service coming to Pierce Brothers
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 Family
• Eggstravaganza coming April 4 to Conejo Creek Soccer Fields
Conejo Recreation and Park District will present the 26th annual Spring Eggstravaganza from noon to 3 p.m. Sat., April 4 at the Conejo Creek Soccer Fields at the 23 Freeway and Janss Road in Thousand Oaks. The event will include continuous egg hunts, divided by age group, from noon to 2 p.m. More...
• Movie night coming to Paraiso
• article has image Local girls prove they're up to mental challenges
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 Letters
• Resident rolls out the welcome mat for Home Depot
As a 36year resident of Thousand Oaks, I live a little over a mile from the proposed Home Depot site on Hampshire Road, and I welcome Home Depot into our community. Home Depot has done everything by the book, and opponents are still beating a dead horse. More...
• It's 'survival of the fittest' in the world of business
• Stores that play by the rules deserve the city's approval
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 Editorials
• People who can, should buy things
One of today's letter writers has it exactly right; we are growing weary of the Home Depot debate. Thank goodness that the whole thing will be moot after next Tuesday night when the council, we predict, will approve the proposal and Thousand Oaks can focus its attention on bigger concerns. More...
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 Vacation Photos
• article has image Take Your Thousand Oaks Acorn on Vacation
GOOFING AROUND—The Frakes, Spear, VanZandt and Wise families of Thousand Oaks enjoy camping at El Capitan Canyon in Santa Barbara. More...
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 Real Estate
• article has image Julia Otero
Julia Otero won the award for Top Listing agent from Prudential California Realty's Camarillo office for December 2008. Otero is among the top agents from the Camarillo office and ranked in the Top 20 of all Prudential California Realty agents, to join the prestigious Gibraltar Circle. More...
• article has image Mountain View Home Sits On A Large Sweeping Corner Lot
• article has image CMA And Get REAL Join Forces
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