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D.A. may lower charges in violent 2018 murder case


Cypress sings


Los Robles, health workers at odds over negotiations


Council OKs ordinance to protect city’s senior-living…


Reagan Library set for GOP presidential debate


Neighbors

Oncology workers receive recognition

Oncology workers receive recognition

By John Loesing
newstip@theacorn.com
| September 22, 2023

The Cancer Support Community, a provider of cancer support services throughout the United States, met one of life’s most challenging diseases headon during a somber...

Coastal Cleanup Day meant to encourage year-round improvement

Coastal Cleanup Day meant to encourage year-round improvement

By David Goldstein
Special to the Acorn
| September 22, 2023

A retired teacher raised her hand after my presentation about environmental education to a conference of the California Retired Teachers Association last year. “Why is...

Big Brothers, Sisters has flashback fun

Big Brothers, Sisters has flashback fun

September 22, 2023

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County hosted its second immersive experience event, Emerald Prom, on Aug. 26 at the Studio Channel Islands Art Center...

County seeks help in providing emergency shelter homes for youths

September 22, 2023

Strengthening VC Families, an initiative of Ventura County Children and Family Services, is seeking families who can provide safe emergency shelter homes for children and...

Golf tourney to benefit seniors

Golf tourney to benefit seniors

September 22, 2023

Senior Concerns will host the second annual Par and Away Golf Tournament Tues., Nov. 14 with title sponsor Logix Federal Credit Union at the Moorpark...

Family

Offer encouragement, choices to quell anxiety

Offer encouragement, choices to quell anxiety

Bonnie Vandenberg | September 22, 2023

Question: My almost 6-year-old daughter has always had a lot of fear when I leave. Last week at her school orientation, she looked panicked about going with the new teacher....

St. Patrick’s school brings on new leader

St. Patrick’s school brings on new leader

September 22, 2023

There’s new leadership at one of Thousand Oaks’ elementary schools. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School, which has been educating the city’s children for 60 years this month, installed a new...

Back with a blessing

Back with a blessing

September 15, 2023

FALL FUN—Top to bottom: Mary Lamasters makes balloon animals during the Thousand Oaks Seventhday Adventist Church’s Back to School Bash on Sunday. The Rev. Jon Clark waves to passing cars,...

Health

Walkers prepare for Alzheimer’s fundraiser

Walkers prepare for Alzheimer’s fundraiser

September 8, 2023

Marie Natanawan is one of thousands in Ventura County who have experienced the impact of Alzheimer’s disease, and this year she’s taking part in a walk against the disease on...

Current itchy eye treatments barely scratch the surface

Current itchy eye treatments barely scratch the surface

August 25, 2023

Not all itchy eye problems can be solved with the squirt of some eyedrops. More than 80-million Americans deal with blepharitis, a chronic inflammation of the eyelid that causes incessant...

USPS to host annual food drive

USPS to host annual food drive

May 12, 2023

The 2023 National Letter Carrier Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the country’s largest oneday food drive, will take place Sat., May 13. The event provides Ventura County residents with an...

Los Robles Health System reaches milestone in robot-assisted cases

Los Robles Health System reaches milestone in robot-assisted cases

May 12, 2023

Los Robles Health System recently performed its 100th robot assisted case to help patients in need of a biopsy for detection of lung cancer and other lung conditions. More than...

Sports

Rave on, it’s time for spikes

Rave on, it’s time for spikes

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| September 22, 2023

The fantastic voyage continues. Oaks Christian, Westlake and Newbury Park battle in the local high school girls’ volleyball circuit. In...

Westlake fires Servé

Westlake fires Servé

September 22, 2023

Westlake High fired football head coach Mark Servé on Sept. 18, just days after the Warriors lost their fourth straight...

THE ACORN’S POWER POLL

THE ACORN’S POWER POLL

September 22, 2023

Schools

Outdoor learning

Outdoor learning

September 22, 2023

MUCHTO EXPLORE—Above, Brittany Burgess and her 1-year-old daughter, Isla, interact with a percussion instrument that is part of Cypress Elementary School’s new outdoor learning lab. 

Healing and wellness through harmony

Healing and wellness through harmony

By Eamon Murphy
eamon@theacorn.com
| September 1, 2023

Matthew Zhang knows firsthand the healing power of music. As a freshman at Westlake High in 2020, in a new school district and with classes over Zoom, he struggled with...

New teachers glean skills from mentors

New teachers glean skills from mentors

By Christine Menges
christine@theacorn.com
| August 25, 2023

Nearly 17,000 students started or returned to school at Conejo Valley Unified this week, but they’re not the only ones prepared to learn. New teachers, though credentialed, have much they...

On the Town

Milk: It does a budding songwriter good

Milk: It does a budding songwriter good


Symphony CEO nabs award

Symphony CEO nabs award


Make a date for satire . . . and all that ‘Zazz’

Make a date for satire . . . and all that ‘Zazz’


Film fest features array of genres


Outdoor concerts to light up the night

Outdoor concerts to light up the night


Faith

Take action rather than hanging on to longtime hurt

Take action rather than hanging on to longtime hurt

Sally Carpenter | September 22, 2023

In our series of the seven signs in John’s Gospel, we come to an unusual healing story in John 5:1-9. The setting is an indoor pool in Jerusalem with five...

Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb to speak at T.O. temple

Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb to speak at T.O. temple

September 15, 2023

As part of its 2023 community speaker series, Temple Etz Chaim will be bringing psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb to speak in Thousand Oaks on Nov....

Chabad of the Conejo plans Rosh Hashana events

Chabad of the Conejo plans Rosh Hashana events

September 8, 2023

Chabad of the Conejo will host the blowing of the shofar on the second day of the holidays, Sun., Sept. 17. The shofar is not blown on the Sabbath. Jews...

Business

An ooey-gooey slice of pizza heaven

An ooey-gooey slice of pizza heaven

By Ela Lindsay
eLindsay@theacorn.com
| September 22, 2023

A visit to the Slice House in Thousand Oaks is like stepping into a world where every pizza tells a story and each bite is a journey through sensational flavors....

Sharp Couple Opens Local Knife Sharpening Store

Sharp Couple Opens Local Knife Sharpening Store

September 15, 2023

Business Spotlight is a special promotional section reserved for Acorn advertisers only. In 2018 a group of friends and family were sitting around a fire pit in Sweden, toasting marshmallows...

Omega Rehab & Sport celebrates anniversary

Omega Rehab & Sport celebrates anniversary

September 8, 2023

Thousand Oaks health and physical rehabilitation center Omega Rehab & Sport is celebrating its 20th anniversary of service to the community this year. To mark the milestone, the center hosted...

Columns

Addressing women’s concerns about planning for their future

Addressing women’s concerns about planning for their future

September 15, 2023

Recently, a friend asked me if there is a book she can read to learn about the things she should be planning for now that...

A variety of events can lead to staying cocooned

A variety of events can lead to staying cocooned

August 25, 2023

Is our world shrinking as we grow older? A few weeks ago, my husband and I went to visit my sister in Del Mar. Though...

Problem-solving means honoring others’ choices

Problem-solving means honoring others’ choices

August 11, 2023

Early in my career of working with older adults, it was my strong belief that if a person needed help and we were able to...

Information overload may come at a cost

Information overload may come at a cost

July 28, 2023

If you are anything like me, your mailbox and email inbox are filled with statements every month. They arrive for credit cards, banks, investments, utilities,...

Retiring lawyer receives cancer advocacy kudos

Retiring lawyer receives cancer advocacy kudos

July 28, 2023

SPECIAL THANKS—Rachael Shur of United Cancer Advocacy Network presents a community service award to Lawrence Perle of Newbury Park on July 9 at Tierra Rejada...

Crime

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER

September 22, 2023

Sept. 11 Money was stolen in the 4700 block of Via La Jolla. Someone obtained cash via fraud in the 900 block of Cayo Grande Court. Three people used airline...

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