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September 14, 2007 / Front Page

Simi Valley Days gets rockin'

Parade will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Simi Valley Days are here again. The annual community celebration taking place this weekend is marking its 23rd year with a handful of new features and a comeback of oldiebutgoodie traditions. More...

Father of Jewish player doesn't agree with Rosh Hashana rule

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

For the past two years, the Simi Valley school board has enforced a rule that no studentathlete in the district can practice or play any sporting event on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, an edict that applies to every player and coach on ev More...

Health & Wellness

Preventing hearing loss in a noisy world

More than 28 million Americans have hearing loss, and a growing number of them are baby boomers. More...

Demonstrating Tang Soo Do

MARTIAL ARTS- Left, Matt Jones, 15, impresses the younger students with his aerial display at the grand opening of Jason Flame's Tang Soo Do University in Simi Valley on Saturday. More...

Connecting

The domestication of desire

I've heard it said that we Americans are extremely prudish about sexuality as compared to the rest of the world, perhaps a legacy from our Puritan ancestors. More...

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Schools

SVUSD records slight enrollment dip to start year

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Issue not large enough to warrant closuresdistrict says Although enrollment figures in Simi Valley schools are sliding, the drop in number of students is not cause for alarm, according to Lowell Schultze, associate superintendent of busines More...

Students invited to enter mall art show

Ventura County students from kindergarten through grade 12 are eligible to enter their artwork in the annual Pacific View Mall Student Art Show, which will take place during Ventura County Arts Week 2007 from Oct. 5 through Oct. 14. More...

Local grad receives high honor at CLU

Katherine Snyder, a biochemistry major from Simi Valley, was recently inducted into the Scholastic Honor Society at California Lutheran University. More...

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Pets

Pet of the Week

BEST BROS- Winston and Monty, beautiful purebred British shorthairs, are 10-month-old brothers. A backyard breeder was overcrowded and didn't want them. More...

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Family

Build memories with family fun time

There could be good news for the many parents who strive to find the right daily balance as they juggle the demands of work with carpooling kids and teammates to soccer practice twice a week. More...

Organization hosts Day of Remembrance

The Ventura County Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children Inc. will host a National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at Plaza Park between "B" and Fifth streets in Oxnard. More...

The Fourth Annual Simi Valley YMCA Barn Party

Photos by Iris Smoot

UNLUCKY CARDS - Simi Valley YMCA employee Sonja Marotta giggles as executive director Mark Elswick cringes after losing a card game at the fourth annual Simi Valley YMCA Barn Party on Saturday evening. More...

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Letters

Unhappy with reporting on Liliana and UCC

Shame on Darleen Principe and the Acorn for the Sep. 7 story on the mom who faces deportation. Ms. Principe has neither the fortitude nor honesty to call Liliana what she really is- an illegal alien and a lawbreaker. More...

Public should encourage the governor to pass Rocketdyne bill

Please do this and ask everyone in your offices and address book to do the same. More...

American flag should fly the highest at Simi's welcome sign

The new Welcome to Simi Valley sign is indeed a beautiful sign, apparently sponsored by the Rotary Club, a very fine organization with a rich history of devotion to the community. More...

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Neighbors

Participants in Freedom Walk march together to remember

By Carissa Marsh Special to the Acorn

Against a backdrop of clear blue skies and rolling hills, hundreds of people gathered Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to march in the second annual 9/11 Simi Valley Freedom Walk. More...

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Real Estate

Completely Remodeled Kitchen

This gated Chanteclair Estates home has been upgraded with completely remodeled kitchen and downstairs bath. More...

Golf Tournament Funds Scholarships for Local Grads

After a day of golf at the Moorpark Country Club on Aug. 9, the staff, management, agents, celebrities and guests of Prudential California Realty partook of a banquet where winners were announced and awards handed out. More...

This Wood Ranch Home Is On The Corner Of A Cul-De-Sac

This 4-bedroom, 3-bath, Wood Ranch home is on the corner of a cul-de-sac and features tile flooring and upgraded carpet throughout. One bath and extra bedroom/office/den are downstairs. The island kitchen has tumbled marble backsplash. More...

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Council wants better regulation of racks

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

The Simi Valley City Council is looking into amending a city ordinance that regulates news racks located in the public right of way. More...

Firefighters fend off 15-acre blaze near 118

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Simi Valley saw its first brushfire of the year Monday afternoon when flames erupted at the top of Madera Road near the 118 Freeway. The relatively small but highly visible fire began at 1:50 p.m. More...

Community

Budget delays cause new hospital wing in T.O. to remain unopened

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

A 90-bed, $180-million new wing at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center sits devoid of patients due to a delay by the state Department of Health, which must inspect the building and give it a required stamp of approval. More...

What is your favorite thing about Simi Valley Days?

PATEL HENAL, 27 Lab assistant "Watching my daughter having fun. That's all I wanted- to see her smile." More...

Checking out a checkpoint

A close-up view of an effective crime-fighting technique in Simi Valley

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Simi Valley police officers issued 25 citations for a variety of California Vehicle Code violations during the third sobriety and license checkpoint of the year on Saturday night. The Simi department conducted the checkpoint between 9 p.m. More...

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