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BIT OF HISTORY- Moorpark resident and Stagecoach Inn Museum docent Carol Wheelis, left, talks with vendor and Newbury Park resident Eric Shapiro about a boot pull from the 1800s at the Stagecoach Inn Museum's annual antique fair on Saturday in Newbury Park. WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com During a City Council meeting last week, five students from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks gave an overview of a website, a DVD and a workbook telling the story of the Moorpark mammoth discovered in the Moorpark Highlands in 2005. More ... Free training begins for emergency response team A Community Emergency Response Team training course has begun in Moorpark and will continue Thursday evenings through June 19 at the Emergency Operations Center in the Moorpark Police Services Center, 610 Spring Road, Moorpark. There will be a final disaster drill on Sat., June ... More ... Memorial Day deadlines for Acorn The May 29 and 30 editions of the Acorn Newspapers will have early deadlines because of Memorial Day holiday on Mon., May 26. Editorial items, including letters to the editor for the May 29 and 30 editions, must be received by 11 a.m. Thurs., May 22, the same deadline for real estat... More ... Site open for disposal of electronic waste The city of Moorpark is sponsoring a free electronic waste disposal event tomorrow, Sat., May 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Moorpark Public Services Facility, 627 Fitch Ave., behind the police services building off Spring and Flinn. More ... Circus Vargas is coming to town in June Tabares Entertainment presents an all-new Circus Vargas show with professional artistry and slapstick comedy in Simi Valley at the corner of Los Angeles Avenue and Madera Road. Show times are as follows: 7:30 p.m. Thurs., June 5; 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Fri., June 6; 1:30, 4;30 and 7:... More ... Farewell A retirement party for Moorpark College President Dr. Eva Conrad will be held today, Fri., May 16 at the Westlake Village Inn. Tickets are available by calling the Moorpark College Foundation at (805) 378-1431. More ...
FRIENDLY- Ricky, a 7-year-old black lab, top, was surrendered by his owners because they were moving and couldn't take him with them. He is housebroken, leash trained, and good with other pets and children. Henry, a male baby Nubian goat, was picked up in a rural part of Simi Valley as... More ...
KID PRINT- Kiwanis Club President Charlie Kaufmann, right, takes fingerprint impressions of Rachel Fischer, a Moorpark secondgrader, during Kids Day at the Park at Arroyo Vista Park on Saturday. Children were fingerprinted as part of the club's service project to educate parents ... More ...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com At a business forum in Camarillo last week, HannahBeth Jackson and Tony Strickland, candidates for the 19th District state Senate seat, had few disagreements on the problems facing California, although they differed on how best to solve them. More ...
Nominees give service to community By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The nominees at the fifth annual Moorpark Chamber of Commerce Top Ten Community Awards event, which took place at the Moorpark Country Club Tuesday, prove that Moorpark is home to many remarkable individuals. More ... Heritage Fund reaches goal The Heritage Fund recently celebrated its return to annual grant making through the generosity of donors who helped the fund reach its endowment goal of $400,000. More ...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers NATURAL ART- Charlene Smith, president of the Channel Islands Gourd Society, laughs with artist Michael Giles of El Rio at the annual Gourd Art Show and Sale in Moorpark on Saturday. More ...
ABUNDANT HARVEST- Debbie and Brian Lee, members of the Kiwanis Club of Moorpark, worked alongside other club members to collect and deliver donated food for the Moorpark Food Pantry at the U.S. Post Office on Los Angeles Avenue on Saturday. Residents from throughout the city use the pantry to help ... More ... VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Residents are invited to participate in any of the following volunteer opportunities in the area. For more information or to sign up, call the phone number listed for the event. •Haven Hills Inc. will begin volunteer training in June and applications are being accepte... More ... How to be safe at the beach Summer is rapidly approaching and with it comes an increase in the number of visitors to the county's beaches. Whether you're camping, spending the day or just stopping for a short visit, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office offers the following tips to increase safety and prevent crime. More ... |
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