February 17, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Making a stand against heroin

Massive crowd addresses Simi leaders regarding growing drug problem
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com
“Not one more.” That was the rallying cry heard Monday night as hundreds of people packed the council chambers at City Hall to speak out on the heroin epidemic that has hit too close to home for several Simi Valley families. More...

Big air!

RACE NIGHT—Thousand Oaks resident Jag Barton, 10, gets some air during his race at the Sycamore BMX race track in Simi Valley on Feb. 12. More...

Health & Wellness

Bandit Trail Run returns

Organizers add 6K to Sunday’s course lineup

Runners, get ready. The fourth annual DCH Toyota of Simi Valley Bandit Ultra Trail Run is happening Sun., Feb. 19. Like last year, the race is hosting 50K, 30K and 15K races. More...

Lecture to discuss hormonal imbalance

“Finding Balance on the Hormone Roller Coaster,” a lecture by Christine Farrell, coowner of Bioidentical Wellness in Westlake Village, and Christine Lang of Intuitive, will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. More...

Benefit concert aids clinic’s dental program

Show on Saturday in Ventura

The Free Clinic of Simi Valley’s dental clinic is the latest beneficiary of a benefit concert by Rock for a Cause, a monthly charity event organization that raises funds and awareness to local causes through music. More...

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Sports

Highlander hoopsters having some serious fun

By Stephen Dorman
sdorman@theacorn.com

Royal High’s girls’ basketball team has caught a wicked case of Saturday night fever. The Highlanders open the CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA playoffs at home Saturday against Ayala of Chino Hills. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. More...

Playoff push starts now

Coming off its most successful regular season in program history, the Royal High boys’ basketball team is ready to make major noise in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA playoffs. More...

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Police

Police Blotter

Feb. 1 During a traffic stop in the 3000 block of Big Springs Avenue, a 27-year-old man was arrested for the possession of a controlled substance for sale. More...

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Family

Birthday expectations

In the beginning of a relationship, men treat their women way too well for their birthdays. More...

Meeting centered on adoption info

The Children’s Bureau will present an informational meeting for anyone interested in learning more about adoption from 7 to 8 p.m. Wed., Feb. 29 at the Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road., Thousand Oaks. More...

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Dining & Entertainment

Storyteller sharing tales at library

The Reagan Library will host Ventura storyteller-writer Jim Woodard for free storytelling programs at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Presidents Day, Mon., Feb. 20, at 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. More...

The Movie Nut

“The Vow” More...

Kole concert coming to Simi

The Kole family musicians will present a concert at 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. More...

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Columns

The third place

I have a neighbor who heads to the beach when life becomes too stressful. More...

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Datebook

Calendar

FRI., FEB. 17 Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated More...

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Noonan steps down as Simi Valley city attorney

Thousand Oaks made offer she couldn’t refuse
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

City Attorney Tracy Noonan is leaving Simi Valley for Thousand Oaks. Noonan announced Feb. 8 she had accepted an offer from her former employer. More...

Council unsure about feasibility of condom law

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

The City Council held off on voting to implement a law mandating condom use on adult film shoots in Simi Valley due to concerns over how the city could practically enforce the ordinance. More...

Community

DAV chapter avoids closure

Low turnouts prompted concerns about keeping charter
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

Suffering from a lack of participation, the local chapter of Disabled American Veterans came close to shutting down last week. More...

Council remains concerned about golf center lights

Simi neighbors want to see more changes
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

With the county soon to make a decision on extending the operational permit for the Tom Barber Golf Center by two decades, the Simi Valley City Council is still on the fence about whether it should drop its opposition due to the range’s nightti More...

Bennett drops out of 26th District race

By Daniel Wolowicz
camarillo@theacorn.com

Steve Bennett has bowed out of the race for the 26th Congressional District, a last-minute move that left the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee unable to endorse a candidate and opened the possibility that another Democrat may step into the More...

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Schools

Mantooth joins county Community Foundation board

Stan Mantooth, Ventura County superintendent of schools, has been elected to the board of directors of the Ventura County Community Foundation. His three-year term started Jan. 1. More...

Eye on the (pickle)ball

SMOOTH MOVES—Simi Valley Boys & Girls Club member Daniel Boemke, 8, practices his swing on the brand new pickleball courts next to the Boys & Girls Club at Rancho Tapo Community Park as More...

Conejo parents pledge to keep homes safe for teens

By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com

Local high school parents are being asked to promise to supervise kids gathered in their homes and keep them away from drugs and alcohol. More...

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Pets

Pet of the Week

BE MINE—Valentine is a female American Staffordshire about 1 year old. She is a low-key, mellow dog with a friendly, outgoing personality. More...

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Faith

Simi model shedding the skin

Faith leads Bisutti on more conservative path
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

Kylie Bisutti has shed her Victoria’s Secret angel wings in favor of more coverage, vowing to God and the world that she will not model lingerie again. More...

Faith Briefs

Gospel singer to perform youth concert More...

Practicing the power of presence

“How often do you have to practice the presence of gravity? All the time! Any time you forget about gravity, and fail to practice your relationship with it, you fall on your face. So it is with practicing the presence of God. More...

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Letters

Heroin battle takes all of us

Monday night, Feb. 13, the City Hall council chambers were packed past the lobby and into the courtyard with people fighting to get heroin off our city’s streets. More...

Join the fight against GMO food

I’ve recently had the pleasure of joining a grassroots movement that is determined to put forth a ballot initiative to require the labeling of foods that have been genetically modified (GMOs). More...

Simi not good about dog waste

I’m concerned about a very irritating thing that the many people in Simi Valley are doing. It involves dog waste and how citizens are handling it. Instead of just picking it up, they put it into a bag and leave it in places around Simi! More...

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Editorials

Time to stand up to heroin

The content of this week’s edition of the Simi Valley Acorn says it all: A centerpiece front-page story. A letter to the editor. A guest opinion from a member of the Simi Valley City Council. More...

Political Cartoon

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Neighbors

Stepping up for Simi’s seniors

Thomson recognized for volunteer efforts
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

She may be small in stature. She may be an octogenarian. But none of that matters: Teri Thomson has a big heart and boundless energy when it comes to giving back to her community. More...

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