June 18, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

Stranded horse rescued in Hill Canyon

MICHAEL COONS/Simi Valley Acorn HORSE FLY-Los Angeles County Fire Department's Copter 18 carries Willie, a horse, off the side of a hill in Wildwood Park's Hill Canyon after the animal fell nearly 400 feet last Sunday. More...

Pen Women to honor Simi gal

Writer to be recognized

The Simi Valley Branch of the National League of American Pen women, Inc. has selected Susan Deutsch-Salva of Simi Valley to be the recipient of their Woman of Achievement Award. More...

Business

Small firms find a niche

To stay successful in today More...

New executive hired

TMC Communications, headquartered in Santa Barbara, recently announced the hiring of Chris Middleton as an account executive to market the company More...

Rotary honors Simi businessman

Ron Meek, owner and manager of the Oakridge Athletic Club in Simi Valley was honored as Business Person of the Year by the Rotary Club of Simi Sunset at their June 15 meeting. More...

Sports

East completes All-Star sweep with 7-1 victory

Players, coaches and fans alike More...

Summer swim workouts offered in Simi

The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District More...

East County All-Stars rough up the West, 31-7

It didn More...

Police

Police Blotter

Between 5 p.m. June 5 and 8 a.m. June 8 at Country Floral Supply Inc. in the first block of Moreland Road, the loss was $5,040 when several plants were stolen from a company vehicle. More...

Faith

Acorn houses of worship

MICHAEL COONS/Simi Valley Acorn SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY-Simi Valley Community Church is located at 2000 Royal Avenue in Simi Valley. Sunday worship service is at 10:30 a.m. More...

Simi couple ordained

Cardinal Roger Mahony recently ordained 12 men as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The ordination ceremony, June 12 at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple Street in Los Angeles, recognized the men and their wives. More...

‘Amazing Grace,’ Reagan’s favorite

"Amazing Grace," the hymn beloved by our late president, Ronald Regan, was penned by John Newton of England, who had been a godless slave trader. More...

Editorials

Speak out, Simi Valley

As a community newspaper, we have a serious mission. It More...

Adelphia’s Simi rate hike receives poor reception

Adelphia Communications, a countywide cable television service provider with homes in Simi Valley, will increase rates $1.75 for its basic service on channels 2 through 36 beginning July 1. More...

CHP cracks down on license plate abuse

California reports that it is losing millions of dollars in revenue every year because many residents register their vehicles in other states to avoid paying the higher fees here. More...

Seniors celebrate with a cheer

ADAM DAVIS/Simi Valley Acorn SCHOOL'S OUT-Royal High School students wave their arms in excitement as they look for friends and family following the school's commencement ceremony last Thursday. More...

Praise for Simi’s volunteers

Sixteen volunteers were presented with the Community Service Award at the 29th annual Community Council President More...

Community

Simi man named top jailbird

Officials have announced the winners and donation amounts for the 2004 Muscular Dystrophy Association Executive Lock-Up. More...

Camping for kids

The Simi Valley Family YMCA is offering a "Rock & Row Caravan" trip from Mon., June 28 through Fri., July 2. More...

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GUILTY OF SUCCESS-Dane Chadwick of RR Gable Real Estate goes behind bars to raise $1,458 for muscular dystrophy research and programs. The Executive Lock-up fundraiser is held each year. More...

Schools

Camps explore outdoors

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STEPHANIE BERTHOLDO/Simi Valley Acorn SMART KIDS-The Simi Valley High School team celebrates after winning the Ventura County Academic Decathlon competition earlier this year, just one of many accomplishments achieved by the school's students in 20 More...

Make summer travel educational

The world is shrinking, and to succeed, today More...

On The Town

Reviving Simi art movement

Earthy folk artists, struggling for recognition, are alive and well, and living in Simi Valley. They surface only briefly at the sleepy Santa Susana Cantina, tucked away at the easternmost edge of the city. More...

Group encouraging new artists

The Simi Valley Art Association, which began over 20 years ago, lay dormant for a number of years in the 1990s. More...

Letters

A letter to the governor

Dear Gov. Schwarzenegger,

I am the father and caregiver of my 17-year-old son who has been diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). My son suffers from sever mental retardation and has uncontrolled daily seizures. More...

Proud of the

Big Brothers/
Big Sisters
program

I am proud to say I know two American heroes, Larry Ross, my son More...

Neighbors

Learning lessons of government

Euthanasia is a topic close to Elizabeth Suffern More...