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June 18, 2009  RSS feed
A time of year for smiles and tears
TURNING A PAGE IN THE GAME OF LIFE— Thousand Oaks High School Class of 2009 graduate Rachelle Cornelius celebrates after receiving her diploma. Commencement at TOHS was last Thursday. See profiles of senior standouts and photos on pages 18 through 24. Lists of graduating seniors are available online at www.theacorn. More...
14 are banned from graduation ceremonies
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Fourteen high school seniors will be collecting their diplomas from the district office this week after being barred from participating in last week's graduations. Fourteen seniors, 13 from Newbury Park High School and one from Thousand Oaks High School, were suspended for five days after testing positive for alcohol at the NPHS prom, which took place on June 5. More...

Schools will be all right, says county superintendent
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Stanley Mantooth asked a group of Conejo Valley residents to have faith that the education system isn't broken, and is in fact "alive and well" in Ventura County. More...

 Community
• Former Arkansas governor to speak at Reagan Library
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will appear in a Reagan Forum and Book Signing at 6 p.m. Mon., June 29 at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Huckabee is the host of "Huckabee" on the Fox News Channel and appears on the "Huckabee Report" on the ABC Radio Network. He is the author of six books. More...
• Boy, 7, still in critical condition
• Two public hearings on council agenda
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 Health & Wellness
• Doctor to discuss cancer research
Susie Jun, MD, will discuss the stateoftheart findings of international leaders in the field of breast cancer research, detection and treatment as presented at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. More...
• Walk for love
• article has image A bright future
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 Dining & Entertainment
• Local wines will accompany six-course dinner at Spanish Hills Country Club
Spanish Hills Country Club will present a Ventura County Wine Trail Dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Fri., June 19 at 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. Wines from Ventura County will be served with a six-course meal by the country club's Chef Karl Holst. More...
• Enjoy music
• article has image Former child actor now a musician
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 Bulletin Board
• article has image Datebook
THURS., JUNE 18 Wellness Community Valley/Ventura Is collecting new and used books for an upcoming book sale to raise funds for support and education programs. New and used books can be dropped off at the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until July 3. More...
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 Schools
• Local school graduates 20 nurses
Twenty nursing students successfully completed 185 hours of nurse's assistant training at Professional Medical Careers Institute and received their CNA pins on June 15 at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library in Thousand Oaks. More...
• article has image Century High senior standout
• Grad Facts
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 Sports
• article has image Summer fun
Conejo Oaks baseball team features some of area's top talent
They've given up summer freedom in the name of baseball, and they wouldn't have it any other way. The Conejo Oaks, a collection of some of the area's top baseball talent, be it in college or just leaving high school, has begun its fourth season competing in the five-team California Collegiate League. More...
• Star power
• article has image Seeger shines for Warriors at state golf tourney
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 Business
• article has image Realtors honor their own
The chairs and vice chairs of the committees of the Conejo Valley Association of Realtors were commended by Connie Reed, the association's president, for their outstanding work at a recent recognition luncheon at the Mandevilla restaurant in Westlake Village. More...
• EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
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 Pets
• Clinics spay, neuter pets for free
The Herman Bennett Foundation will conduct a free Ventura County Spay Day Sat., July 25 at participating clinics in Simi Valley, Fillmore, Ojai and Oxnard. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling (805) 479-3139. More...
• article has image Pet of the Week
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 Police
• Sheriff's Blotter
Newbury Park The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the times, dates and places indicated: A male, 24, at 2:15 a.m. June 7 at Borchard Road and Theresa Drive; and a male, 32, at 10:25 p.m. June 9 at Jenny and William drives. More...
• Mark Ball appointed undersheriff
• Budget to cut patrol car hours
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 Faith
• Baha'is mark several issues and events
Baha'is in Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks and Calabasas will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. Thurs., June 25 at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, to mark the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran. More...
• Recycle e-waste at Holy Trinity
• article has image Another Eagle Scout
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 Family
• article has image I hate dancing
I'm in the sixth grade. It's a birthday party. Someone put together a bad '80s music mix tape that blasts through a HiFi stereo system. She comes to me with the sweetest smile, one that's loaded down with innocence. She's wearing that incredible dress she wore for her yearbook picture. Wow. More...
• Help available for families
• article has image Local kids have drawn the faces of their dads for the T.O. Acorn
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 Letters
• The water shortage was no big deal on new development
Someone recently wrote in the Acorn that it was time for the city to start policing residents who weren't controlling their sprinkler systems and saving water. Now Thousand Oaks is encouraging residents to report violations. But T.O. More...
• Big Brother is watching in Thousand Oaks
• Hopes for support regarding her mobile home park
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 Columns
• article has image Ask The D.M.V.
Do you have questions about general drivingrelated requirements like registration and insurance? Are you unclear about laws and restrictions related to driving? The California Department of Motor Vehicles has answers at www.dmv.ca.gov. More...
• article has image Primp and Circumstance
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 Editorials
• Zero tolerance is what it says
Thirteen graduating seniors didn't collect their diplomas at Newbury Park High School during commencement last week because they drank a toast of champagne before the senior prom and they were caught. One senior at Thousand Oaks High School faced the same predicament. More...
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 Real Estate
• article has image Guard-gated Calabasas Hills
The guardgated Calabasas Hills enclave serves as a backdrop to this remodeled fourbedroom, threebath, 2,516squarefoot Tuscan home built in 1988. Wroughtiron individual gates lead to the Mediterranean ambience of a gravel path, adorned with a fountain and professional landscaping. More...
• article has image Chris McClintock
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