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New postal unit opens Casino Self Storage in Moorpark was recently awarded a new contract postal unit, which will provide the same postal products and full services at the same rates as the regular Moorpark Post Office. Casino Self Storage employees will staff the unit. During the holiday season, employees will a... More ... Post office to process passports The U.S. Postal Service will host a passport fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Dec. 1 at the Moorpark Post Office, 215 W. Los Angeles Ave. To speed the process at this event, extra staff will be on hand to assist customers assembly-line fashion with preparing the application, ensuring doc... More ... Help fight pollution The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Advisory Committee has a seat open for a qualified citizen. The 20-member citizens' advisory board is appointed by the Air Pollution Control Board. The committee meets monthly as necessary to review staff-proposed new and revised rules... More ... Shoppers be wary By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com The woman told police she thought her purse was safe in the back seat of her car. She had placed the purse on the seat while loading packages into the trunk after shopping at a local shopping center last month. When she prepared to drive off, however, a thief seemed to come out of nowhere, op... More ... Kids can prowl on animal playground By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com For four decades lions roared loud and often in Thousand Oaks. Leo the MGM lion, along with a panther, giraffe, hippopotamus, monkey and other storied creatures of Jungleland are long silent, children playing on their replicas will be squealing with delight when the new play area a... More ... The high price of lottery scams While Senior Dep. Bob Maclean sat in the Camarillo woman's home, trying to convince her that she was indeed the victim of a lottery scam, her phone rang. On the other end was the scam artist who had already bilked the elderly woman out of $30,000, Maclean said. More ... House sales sluggish The pace of new home sales remained sluggish in September, the California Building Industry Association reported last week. The monthly CBIA/Hanley Wood Market Intelligence New Home Sales and Pricing Report showed that new home sales in September were 45 percent below the same month a... More ...
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com Gary Saderup sometimes has to pinch himself. Yup, he's not dreaming. Saderup's job as an artist has taken him around the world, to Africa, Japan and Australia. One day he sat in a hotel room halfway across the earth and started thinking. More ... Active Adult PROGRAMS The Moorpark Active Adult Center presents the following activities for seniors next month. Events require a reservation and will meet at 799 Moorpark Ave. unless otherwise noted. Programs are free unless a donation is requested. More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com Walnut Canyon School in downtown Moorpark recently received a $1.2-million grant from Magnet Schools of America because the magnet offers innovative instructional programs that promote equity, diversity and academic excellence for all students. More ... Recipe of the week No touch round steak 2 pounds round steak 1 package dry onion soup mix 3/4 stick margarine 1 teaspoon garlic salt Put a large sheet of aluminum foil on a cookie sheet and dot sheet with half of the margarine. Sprinkle half of the on ion soup mix over this. Lay the whole round steak on it. Dot meat with the re... More ... Fortnightlys to hear choir at luncheon The Moorpark High School choir will present its holiday extravaganza concert when the Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club meets at 10 a.m. Fri., Dec. 14 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 13955 Peach Hill Road, Moorpark. More ... Forecast of snow, fun at Hometown Holiday The city of Moorpark will bring in the holiday season with winter weather and festivities at the annual Moorpark Hometown Holiday on Sat., Dec. 8 at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road. The "Winter Wonderland" will provide more than 20 tons of snow to play in. More ... School choir will sing at Barnes & Noble The Mesa Verde Middle School Choir will perform between 2 to 4 p.m. Sun., Dec. 9 at Barnes & Noble, 160 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. From Dec. More ... Donations sought of girls' party dresses The Moorpark Youth Activities Committee is sponsoring a project to provide festive holiday dresses for the little girls whose families depend on the Moorpark Food Pantry. More ... Blanket drive announced Jason Flame's Tang Soo Do University is sponsoring a blanket drive for local people, babies and elderly who have no heating and no blankets. Donations of new blankets may be brought to either school location: 5285-A Kazuko Court in Moorpark at (805) 530-0000; 1494-A2 Madera Road in S... More ...
TO SERVE- The California Highway Patrol is on the watch for impared drivers this holiday season. Moorpark's active CHP includes, from left, Sgt. Rich Langford, Dep. Adam Woods, Dep. Jeremy Gray, Dep. Paul Varner, Dep. Commissioner Joe Farrow, Dep. Chief Adam Cuevas, Dep. Sam Clarkson, Dep. Wayne Gor... More ... |
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