October 14, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

Lookin’ for adventure

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Health & Wellness

Simi Valley Hospital and Arthritis Foundation to host free lecture

Simi Valley Hospital and The Arthritis Foundation will host a free lecture on arthritis from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 19 in the Citrus Conference Room at the hospital at 2975 N. Sycamore Drive in Simi Valley. More...

Aspen Center unveils powerful $1.4-million MRI machine

The Aspen Outpatient Center unveiled its $1.4-million Magnetic Reasonance Imaging (MRI) machine to the public last week. More...

Sports

The Acorn’s High School Football Game of the Week

Simi Valley Pioneers (5-0) at Newbury Park Panthers (4-1) Friday, 7 p.m.

First place in the Marmonte League standings will be at stake tonight when the Newbury Park Panthers host the Simi Valley Pioneers. More...

Weekend Schedule

Agoura at Royal Friday, 7 p.m. Grace Brethren at More...

Marmonte Standings

League Overall Simi Valley 2-0-0 5-0-0 Newbury 2-0-0 4-1-0 Moorpark 2-0-0 3-2-0 T.O. 1-1-0 4-1-0 More...

On The Town

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Elks to retire old flags

Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477 will conduct the 15th annual Elks Flag Retirement ceremony at 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 23 at the lodge, 158 Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Letters

Teaching ‘intelligent design’ part of keeping an open mind

The guest opinion in the Oct. 7 Simi Valley Acorn More...

Thanks Congressman Gallegly for help in funding parks

The board of directors of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District want to express thanks and appreciation to Congressman Elton Gallegly for his support of the park district More...

Real Estate

What is a fundamental school?

It took two years for Katarina Ritter to get into Hollow Hills Fundamental School. Her name was placed on a waiting list when she was ready to enter kindergarten. More...

Beautiful Curb Appeal on Corner Lot

This original phase, Plan 4 home in the Groves features four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths with beautiful curb appeal on a corner lot facing the greenbelt. More...

Shirley Richards

Shirley Richards of Coldwell Banker Westlake Village Centre has been announced as her office More...

Simi resident announces candidacy for county seat

Although he briefly decided not to challenge County Supervisor Judy Mikels to represent the 4th District on the board of supervisors, Jim Dantona, a 20-year resident of Simi Valley, recently announced his candidacy. The election isn More...

Senior Summit to address ssues of aging population

Experts predict that the everrising number of senior citizens will change the way Americans More...

Parks & Rec employees can convert leave time to funds for hurricane relief

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Community

Residents escape overcrowded house fire

More than a dozen adults and children escaped a burning residence in Simi Valley on Mon., Oct. 10. Portions of the house at 2307 Cordero Ave. More...

Crossing at the corners of Borelli and Orsini

Leo Borelli started a new career in February 1978. More...

Sinbad to headline Make-A-Wish benefit tonight

The comedian Sinbad will host an evening of laughter and music with performances by the Bacon Brothers and Commodores at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza tonight, Fri., Oct. 14, to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Tri-Counties. More...

Police

Police arrested a suspect for arson, drug intoxication, trespassing and for resisting arrest at 1:10 p.m. Oct. 3 in the hills just south of Runway Street. Damages weren More...

Faith

FRI., OCT. 14 Sinbad Hosts Benefit Comedian Sinbad hosts a benefit presented by Hope More...

Family

Education Foundation offers grant applications

Educators currently teaching in grades K through 12 in the Simi Valley Unified School District are eligible to apply for a classroom grant from the Simi Valley Education Foundation. More...

Ready to play big time

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Simi Valley man writes book

An evil sorcerer, a bicycleriding child ghost and a gigantic eagle are just a few of the strange and exciting things readers can encounter in a new collection of short stories by Simi Valley resident C. Francis Carnicelli, More...

Editorials

Earthquake victims need tents

More than 2 million people have been killed, injured or displaced by the catastrophic earthquake that recently hit Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Not surprisingly, the No. 1 request of victims is for tents to provide temporary shelter. More...

Quotes to chew on

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