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March 16, 2007
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Teaching Zoo welcomes new insect
BILLY MARTIN/Special to the AcornNewspapers MADAME BUTTERFLY- Biologist Jana Johnson, lecturer at Moorpark College's Exotic Animal Training Center, carefully holds a newborn female Palos Verdes blue butterfly, the rarest butterfly on Earth. More...
Moorpark juveniles arrested for vandalism
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Five local teenagers were arrested last week in connection with 12 separate vandalism incidents throughout Moorpark. Dep. Tim Lohman detained two boys, ages 13 and 14, who were allegedly involved in three graffiti incidents. Dep. More...

Spike in vehicle burglaries reported

Vehicle break-ins continue to be a serious concern inMoorpark, where most of the crimes are occurring on residential streets, according to the Moorpark Police Department. More...

 Community
•City Council establishes priority goals
Striving to preserve and improve the quality of life in Moorpark, City Council members reevaluated their Top 10 priority list last week. "This is an opportunity to review what the city has accomplished so far and to get direction from city officials for next fiscal year," said City M... More...
•Young contestants participate in a hometown pageant
•Pageant Winners
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 Health & Wellness
•Local doctor uses NASA technology to treat back pain
During their countless studies of space travel and its effects on the human body, NASA scientists discovered that astronauts who left Earth with lower back pain no longer felt the pain once they entered the zerogravity of outer space. This discovery is being put to use right here in Simi Va... More...
•Teleconference to discuss dealing with death, grief
•Northridge Hospital to host Parkinson's event
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 Bulletin Board
•Full Story
FRI., MARCH 16 How To Sell Artwork Simi Valley Art Association presents Thousand Oaks Art Commissioner Joe DiDonato, 7:30 p.m., Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. DiDonato discusses successful art sales, promotion, portfolios, pricing, marketing and using shows, galleries, Inter... More...
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 Business
•Monarchs youth compete at meet
Monarchs National Gymnastics Training Center was represented at the 2007 All Olympia Invitational Feb. 10 and 11 with a six-member Level 7 girl's optional gymnastics team. The meet was held in the John Wooden Center at UCLA in Los Angeles. More...
•Eclipse Printing to produce guide
•Marders offer organizing service
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 Schools
•Special Olympics to host fundraiser
Ventura County Special Olympics will hold its second annual parking lot sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., March 17 in the Ventura Harbor Village overflow parking lot on the corner of Schooner Drive and Harbor Boulevard. Because the sale is taking place on St. More...
•Count the ways to make arithmetic fun
•Discovery Day is for children
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 Sports
•Sparky spotted at CLU
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers BIG FANS- George "Sparky" Anderson of T.O., left, chats with fans Paul Barton and his children Reece, 5, and Gage, 8, and gives them signed baseballs after the dedication of California Lutheran University's Ullman Stadium on Saturday. Ullman Stadium surrounds the Ge... More...
•Seventh graders win basketball title
•New leader has MHS boys' volleyball team thinking positive
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 Police
•Full Story
Male and female suspects were both arrested between 2:51 a.m. and 3:10 a.m. Feb. 19 as they loitered inside the Alliance Gas station at 50 W. Los Angeles Ave. They were both under the influence of a controlled substance. The female, who was pregnant, was also charged with endang... More...
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 Faith
•Religious group selects most uninspiring films of 2006
Movieguide, in partnership with the Christian Film & Television Commission, recently announced the Rotten Banana Awards for the 10 Most Unbearable Movies of 2006. "We chose these movies because of their antiAmerican, antiChristian worldviews," said Ted Baehr, founder and editor o... More...
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 Family
•Girl Scouts begin annual cookie sale
The Spring Girl Scout Cookie Sale began Sat., March 3 and runs through Sun., March 25. Girl Scouts will visit businesses and homes and host cookie booths in front of stores and businesses throughout the tri-county area. Through the cookie program, girls manage inventory, set goals, lea... More...
•Venture Crew invites young men, women
•Planting trees for Arbor Day
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 On The Town
•The history of love
THEATER TONIGHT- The Moorpark College Theater Arts Department presents the musical "The Apple Tree," by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. It's a look at life, love and fame from Eden to Hollywood. Shows are March 15, 16, and 17 at 8 p.m. and March 18 at 2 p.m. in the campus Studio Theatre, Performin... More...
•Learn how to sell original art
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 Letters
•Thanks for Arbor Day ceremony
I just got home with my daughter from a very nice event, the city of Moorpark's first Arbor Day ceremony. I salute the City Council and city staff that made this neat commemoration possible. A lot of hard work went into it, and I look forward to seeing this become a yearly event that ... More...
•Wants evolution taught as fact
•Library computers need restrictions
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 Editorials
•Speed limits and traffic tickets are everybody's business
If you've ever received a traffic citation, please raise your hand. We thought so. Almost everyone who drives a car or truck has been pulled over at least once. Traffic tickets are an everyday occurrence and even if you're a good driver you can have a lapse in concentration that leads to getting ca... More...
•Guest opinion
•Cartoon
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 Vacation Photos
•Take your Moorpark Acorn on vacation
BIG ISLAND- Donna Eberstein, Joseph Eberstein of Moorpark and Courtney Lucky enjoy the Kona Village Resort in Kaupulehu, Hawaii. More...
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