[img_assist|nid=45383|title=|desc=CREATIVE SHOT—Melissa Weiner and her father, Neil Weiner, cut a hole in the Thousand Oaks Acorn for this interesting photograph. The family was enjoying a Mexican Riviera cruise in August. Susan Weininger shot the picture while the ship was pulling into port. Melissa is a sophomore at Westlake High School. More...
When California Lutheran College was founded 50 years ago in 1959, James Kallas was a missionary in French Cameroun, Africa, later known as Cameroon.
The school’s first president, Orville Dahl, contacted Kallas and invited him to teach religion at the new Lutheran college that was to be built in a community that would someday be known as Thousand Oaks. More...
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Educational research has consistently found that student achievement in school is highly dependent on several factors. At the top of the list is the effectiveness of the teachers a student has over any three consecutive years. More...
The 13th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar, sponsored by Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, will take place on two consecutive Wednesdays, Oct. 21 and 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the hospital, classroom 1, 215 W. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks.
A light supper will be served. Parking is free in the hospital’s parking structure. More...
Writer/composer Cheryl Talbot has put a new spin on the perennial fairy tale “Cinderella,” which recently completed a run at Conejo Players Theatre. Produced by Deidre Parmenter as part of the Conejo Children’s Theater, the show gives kids a chance to flex their acting and singing muscles within the framework of a familiar story. More...
Imagine the Steel Curtain going head-to-head with the Greatest Show on Turf.
Or picture the Mongols doing battle with the Romans on a 100yard strip of FieldTurf in the Conejo Valley, circa 2009. More...
The Women’s Personal Networking Group for ages 35 to 50 will have a gathering on Sun., Oct. 25 in Thousand Oaks.
The group is for women living in Calabasas, Agoura, Westlake and Thousand Oaks
This is a social group for women to network, share interests and hobbies, and meet new people in a friendly social setting. The group is starting up. More...
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A male, 22, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:55 a.m. Oct. 4 on the northbound 101 Freeway at Wendy Drive.
A male, 20, was arrested for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run injury traffic accident at 12:10 a.m. Oct. 5 in the 800 block of San Simeon Drive. More...
The Wellness Community Valley/ Ventura will host a free seminar titled “Christian Perspectives on Coping with Cancer” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 15 at 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. More...
Western Heritage Weekend rides into town from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Oct. 17 and 18 at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark.
The event will have stunt rope shows, music, cowboy poetry and an old-time medicine show. Guests may also take part in the farm’s various children’s activities and petting zoo. More...
In past Acorn
letters, people are chafed by pet owners who leave their dog’s nauseating excrement in others’ yards. These pet owners think, no way––it’s a small amount of fertilizer that will naturally decompose.
Being in the water pollution field, I’d like to add background to these opposing views. More...
Q:
A Thousand Oaks homeowner writes that a large eucalyptus tree in her neighbor’s yard was radically topped and trimmed, leaving no leaves on the tree. New leaves started to grow back but then died off. Now the tree looks dead. Is the tree dangerous? More...
California Lutheran University and the Alex Fiore Teen Center are both celebrating anniversaries this month.
CLU is 50 and the teen center is 20. More...
Local park gets plenty of water–before the storm