Take Your Simi Valley Acorn on Vacation

ALOHA—Richard and Gloria Troy of Simi Valley take the Acorn with them on their 40th wedding anniversary trip to Hawaii in January 2006. Here, the couple stands atop the summit of Kilauea, an active volcano. TEARING IT UP—From left to right, Skylar Winkler and Austin and Connor Tingley, all 11, brought the Simi Valley Acorn along on a dirt bike excursion to Gorman, Calif. CENTRAL AMERICAN ADVENTURE—Robin Yurrita of Simi Valley shares the Acorn with some friends she spent time with on a trip to Coban, Guatemala, in November 2005. HALF A CENTURY AND STILL GOING STRONG—Longtime Simi residents Dick and Darrell Hostetler pose with their Simi Valley Acorn aboard a cruise ship that took them from L.A. to French Polynesia for the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary in 2005. In the background is Christmas Island, a small, self-governing territory off the coast of Australia. ISLAND HOPPERS—Madison Miessner stands next to her baby sister, Nicole, during a family trip to the island of Kauai, Hawaii, in May 2006. The girls are the daughters of Jennifer Miessner of Simi Valley. THE AMERICAN WEST—Gerri Ream and Walt Tycz of Simi Valley enjoy the view and their Simi Valley Acorn while visiting Grand Teton National Park in Jackson Hole, Wy. in June 2005.