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Authorities respond to street fight Moorpark police, aided by deputies from Camarillo and Thousand Oaks, dispersed about 80 people fighting in the street in the 200 block of Dorothy Avenue in downtown Moorpark at about 8 p.m. last Saturday. "There were two large parties going on at two different houses on the same st... More ... Accidents, fatalities on Hwy. 118 FOR THE RECORD- These statistics regarding traffic safety on Hwy. 118 were recently presented to a task force led by Ventura County Supervisor Peter Foy. The goal of the task force is to find ways to improve driving conditions of the road. More ... Man arrested on charges for traffic fatality in Somis The CHP recently filed charges against Pedro Castro, the driver of a truck involved in a fatal accident on rural Hwy. 118 in November. Castro was charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with the accident that killed Somis resident Bertha Valencia, 39. Valencia was married with two ... More ... Superior Court installs new presiding judges The Ventura Superior Court held a formal swearing in ceremony for the court's new presiding judge, Colleen Toy White, and assistant presiding judge, Kevin J. McGee, Wed., Jan. 17 at the Hall of Justice in Ventura. The oath was administered by Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert, second app... More ...
GOOD GAME- Chapparal Middle School sixth-grade student Allison Green bowls a frame at Harley's Simi Bowl in west Simi Valley. More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com When Barbara Baker met Arnold Schwarzenegger in the late 1960s, the encounter sparked a loving, exhilarating relationship that would last several years. The close-up experience prompted Baker, a Thousand Oaks resident and Moorpark College English professor, to write a book about the ti... More ... Reagan Library puts out a call for docents By Angela Randazzo Special to The Acorn The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum has plenty of visitors. What it needs are more docents to help educate those visitors. "We have tours that we can't fulfill because we don't have enough trained people to do them," said Carol Cohea, visitor services supervisor. More ... Astronaut to speak at banquet The National Engineers Week awards banquet for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wed., Feb. 7 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The guest speaker will be Capt. Heidemarie StefanyshynPiper, U.S. Navy, astronaut and mission specialist on the recent s... More ...
What do you like about Moorpark, and what might you improve? KIA ADIBZADEH Moorpark "I love the fact that it is a safe and quiet place, and I love the view as you come into town. I wish there were less people- there are so many people! I'm seeing more graffiti and trash here." More ...
By Daniel Wolowicz camarilloacorn.com In the e-mailed images on Kyle Morford's computer screen, nearly a dozen infants swaddled in brightly colored baby blankets slumber head-to-foot. Lined up two-by-two, steel cribs fill the small room in a dilapidated house in Kigali, Rwanda. More ...
The call of the towhee Just the other day someone asked me to name my favorite hike in the Santa Monica Mountains. Instantly my mind envisioned a place that I have gone to day after day, year after year. I have spent hours in this place mapping the landscape, learning the plants,... More ... Girl Scouts model uniforms for their mothers at a tea Moorpark Junior Girl Scout Troop 650 hosted a motherdaughter tea and fashion show that featured Girl Scout uniforms from the 1920s to the present last Saturday at the Moorpark Presbyterian Church. After the tea, the 150 guests learned about the changes that have been made to the u... More ... Valentine's Gala set at Country Club Valentine's Gala 2007, an evening of romance, dinner and music, is scheduled from 6 to 11 p.m. Wed., Feb. 14 at the Moorpark Country Club. This year's gala will be open to the public; club membership will not be required. The gala will include appetizers, a buffet dinner, dessert... More ...
Conejo Valley Archers of Simi Valley will host a 45-target archery tournament with 3D plastic ani mals as targets at Tapo Canyon Park in Simi Val ley. Regis tration begins at 7 a.m., rain or shine, and all styles are welcome. The cost is $20. Food and drinks will be available all day. More ... A great way to sweeten someone's day From the woman across the street who collects your mail when you're out of town to the man next door who shovels your sidewalk, a neighborhood is filled with sweet people- and it's always a sweet idea to let them know how much you appreciate them. More ... Girl Scouts seek recruits The Girl Scouts of Tres Condados invites parents/ guardians and their daughters ages 5 to 17 to the "Project Go Girl!" recruitment event from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., Feb. 3 at Michael's Crafts Store in the Moorpark Marketplace beside the Target store. More ... |
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