May 7, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

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City welcomes arts and crafts fair

MICHAEL COONS/Simi Valley Acorn ON STAGE-Amanda Ruberti, 11, of the Rancho Simi Star Spangled Twirlers performs her solo act during last Saturday's Spring Arts and Crafts Fair at Rancho Tapo Community Park in Simi Valley. More...

A backyard paradise

MICHAEL COONS/Simi Valley Acorn COOL DIGS-Tom Boelens of Simi Valley admires the landscaping at the home of Mark and Sandy Swink while taking part in the recent Simi Valley Garden Tour. More...

Health & Wellness

Tips to help seniors reduce medication errors

For many seniors, taking medication is part of their daily routine. And the last thing that seniors need is to worry about a medication error. Unfortunately, errors do occur, but they can be prevented through special attention and careful monitoring. More...

Screening helps prevent colorectal cancer

If everyone aged 50 or older were screened regularly for colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum), more than a third of deaths from this disease could be avoided. More...

Kaiser Permanente events in Simi and T.O.

Kaiser Permanente will host the following blood drives: More...

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Schools

School district relaxes enrollment restrictions

By Sophia Fischer
Simi Valley Acorn

Responding to the emotional pleas of parents, the Simi Valley Board of Education agreed to allow children to enroll next year in schools outside of their neighborhoods if they already have siblings who attend the school. More...

Math can add up to lots of fun

Parents can add to a child More...

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On The Town

Beginner’s guide to the true West

By Saria Kraft
kraft@theacorn.com

Somebody ought to write a book, "Cowboy Poetry and Western Music for Dummies." City slickers who don More...

Habitat plans Simi fundraiser

Ventura County More...

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Letters

A friend in need

The Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley donated $1,000 to Miss McClure and her fourth-grade class. More...

Books for soldiers

The Acorn recently published a story regarding my book drive for the Marines in Iraq. This publicity has been extremely helpful. More...

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Neighbors

Apricot Festival has full slate of activities

The Moorpark Apricot Festival will run Fri., Sat. and Sun., May 7, 8 and 9 at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road in Moorpark. It features something for everyone. More...

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Community has faith that old church can be restored

By Michelle Knight
knight@theacorn.com

The same year the country saw the first movie theatre open and the first Rose Bowl played, a tiny flock of faithful parishioners witnessed the construction of the first house of worship in Simi Valley. More...

Still no motive in stabbing death

Mother allegedly slain by own son
By Saria Kraft
kraft@theacorn.com

A teenage boy accused in the stabbing death of his own mother during an afternoon gathering at the family More...

Many Mansions website requires an overhaul

By Saria Kraft
kraft@theacorn.com

Many Mansions, a nonprofit provider of low-income housing for residents in East Ventura County, will unveil a revised Website this week. More...

Community

Community helps out fire-damaged school

By Michelle Knight
knight@theacorn.com

After a fire damaged a Katherine Elementary classroom on April 24, Simi Valley residents and service groups responded quickly by giving over $1,500 in donations for classroom supplies. More...

Metrolink to increase fares this summer

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Program helps crime prevention

The Simi Valley Police Department offers the community a series of Crime Prevention Programs. More...

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Business

Chamber rallies around its ambassadors

Over 200 people from 11 Southern California counties and 52 chambers of commerce attended last month More...

Moorpark Chamber to host community awards luncheon

The Moorpark Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Top 10 Community Awards Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thurs., May 20 at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive, Moorpark. More...

Women entrepreneurs to be honored

The Ventura County Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) will honor outstanding women in business at an 11:30 a.m. luncheon on Fri., May 14 at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. More...

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Police

Police Blotter

A suspect was arrested for a hit and run at 12:50 a.m. April 24 at an address on Arcane Street. More...

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Faith

Chabad of Simi to host ‘Scribes and Scrolls’ workshop

Chabad of Simi Valley will host a "Scribes and Scrolls" workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Sun., May 9 at Rancho Tapo Community Park (off Lemon Drive), Simi Valley. More...

House of worship

THE LIVE RIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH-Located at 6245 Sylvan Drive in SImi Valley, the church presents celebration services at 5 p.m. Saturdays and contemporary worship at 10 a.m. More...

‘Unlikely heroes’ to be honored at Jewish Federation benefit

The Jewish Federation of Ventura County will host "The Spirit of Tolerance Benefit" at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., May 20 at Channel Islands Cinema, 101 W. More...

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Editorials

Your voice matters

As a community newspaper, we have a mission. It is our responsibility to cover the local news, events, sports and special people of the Simi Valley area. More...

New missions planned as U.S. honors

its space heroes
Director,
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
By David A. King

The new Vision for Space Exploration calls for NASA to return humans to the Moon, then travel to Mars and beyond. Imagine traveling through space to live and work on other worlds. That gets the heart pounding, doesn More...

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