March 5, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

Community concerned over Christian cross, Iron Cross

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The German Iron Cross has been banned from student clothing in the Simi Valley Unified School District after teens claiming ties with white supremacists wore the symbol on their clothes. More...

Health & Wellness

Woman

Linda Martins is passionate about helping people afflicted with multiple sclerosis. More...

Blood drives are planned

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Hospice of the Conejo seeks volunteer trainees

Hospice of the Conejo is seeking volunteers to assist with various programs. An eight-week volunteer training program, offered free of charge, will begin on Thurs., March 18 to assist those facing serious illness and grief issues. More...

Sports

Royal girls bow out after great year in hoops

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The 2003-2004 season finally came to an end for the Royal High School girls More...

Pioneers cautiously optimistic about baseball season

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Faith

Local rabbi teaches Hebrew language and literature at Cal Lutheran

Rabbi Michele Paskow Cohen of B More...

Houses of worship

MICHAEL COONS/Simi Acorn ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH-This Simi Valley church is located at 1305 Royal Avenue. Saturday vigil is at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday service is at 7, 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m. More...

Letters

From U.S. Congressman

It is often said that in the marketplace of ideas, truth will win out. More...

From state Assemblymember

Welcome to the first edition of The Acorn just for Simi Valley! I am honored to be a part of this historic publication. Newspapers are vital to our communities. More...

From county superivisor

As the Ventura County Supervisor representing the 4th District, I would like to welcome The Acorn newspaper to the Simi Valley area. More...

Community Notes

The Movie Nut

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Simi quilters tie one on

Wearing their pajamas and slippers, all cozy for the evening, members of the Simi Valley Quilt Guild will conduct their annual Quilt-a-Thon for Charity at 6:30 p.m. More...

Newcomers Club welcome new members

The Conejo Valley Newcomers Club (CVNC) will host a variety of events this month. CVNC describes itself as "a social, nonpolitical, nonprofit, non-philanthropic, non-fundraising organization." More...

Neighborhood focus

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Simi Valley’s two crosses to bear

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Although the stone cross on top of Mount McCoy in Simi Valley has long been an historical monument, it has come under fire recently because some object that it More...

School bond wins handily

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Health, safety and technology improvements are in store for Simi Valley schools following the passage of Measure C4 this week. More...

Community

Voters approve three of four state bond measures

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Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly agreed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger More...

Girls spell out success

Two Simi Valley girls will compete in a countywide spelling bee later this month after winning the local competition on Feb.19. More...

Prop. 55 good news for

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In addition to local voters approving the $145 million school bond known as Measure C4, the Simi Valley Unified School District will benefit from the statewide passage of Prop. 55. More...

Schools

To Simi Valley Academic Decathlon team: Good luck

Students preparing for March 12
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The pressure is on. More...

Team is congratulated

Results of the nationwide U.S. Academic Decathlon show that Simi Valley High School earned the fourth highest overall score in the nation in the recently completed county-level portion of the competition. More...

Pets

Squirrel Of The Month

NUTS ABOUT YOU-Jacqui Appell of Westlake Village took a photo of this little fella while walking through Capitol Park in Sacramento. Seems like it wants to pose for the occasion. More...

Pet Of The Week

MYSTERIOUS-"Mystic," relaxing above, and other orphaned pets are ready to be adopted from the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Dr. at the Camarillo Airport. More...

On The Town

Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center will rock this month

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center will be rocking the roof this month with productions of the classic rock opera "Tommy" and "The Rocky Horror Show" at the center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. More...

Future stars present ‘Fiddler’

MICHAEL COONS/Simi Acorn FUTURE STARS-Choreographer Catrina Quintanilla, right, teaches a brief dance routine to actors during auditions for "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center last weekend. More...

John Steinbeck classic to run at Moorpark College

Moorpark College will present a full mainstage production of John Steinbeck More...

Neighbors

Resident fondly recalls old Simi Valley

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Frisbie Van Duyne Brown doesn More...