October 26, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Stuffed with spirit

NOT-SO-LIVING ROOM- Jo Anne Tuers shares space on the family couch with some of the countless Halloween decorations inside her home on El Monte Drive in Simi Valley. More...

What's the holdup?

Ongoing road improvement projects in the city nearly complete
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Construction on two major Simi Valley street segments should be completed by the end of November, according to public works officials. More...

Health & Wellness

Residents attend workshop on difficult, but important topic

Spiritual care director urges preplanning for death
By Carissa Marsh Special to the Acorn

No one likes to talk about it. Death, that is. But the subject poses questions that, eventually, everyone must face: How do I want to die? On what terms do I want to go? Those questions are ones that many avoid answering. More...

Free flu shots offered at Moorpark College

The Ventura County Public Health Agency recommends that, this coming flu season, everyone age 50 and over as well as children ages 6 months to 5 years should get a flu shot. More...

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Business

Resident gets her T-shirt line hopping

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Bunny loves carats, not carrots- at least that's what Annette Leeds says. Before the 43-year-old Simi Valley entrepreneur started her BunnyWear clothing line, she had a vision. More...

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Sports

Hawes a quick learner

SVHS golfer works hard, shoots low
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Amanda Hawes never picked up a golf club . . . until a week before she started high school. Now Hawes is the best golfer in the Marmonte League and one of the finest in all of Ventura County. More...

V.C. Cross Country Championships will go on

Acorn File Photo IT'S A GO- Laura Cadwell, left, and Nicole Trent of Simi Valley High work out earlier in the season. More...

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Faith

The Art of Being

"Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long." - George Bernard Shaw "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I don't have to stop and build a condo there. More...

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On The Town

What's new on DVD

Film and television author Randy Williams reviews the latest movies, television shows, documen taries and music programs now available for purchase online and at retail stores. More...

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Letters

Mayor should bill the developers while he's at it

I support the mayor's plan to bill for police services relating to the Simi Valley church that chose to harbor an illegal immigrant. More...

Stop assuming the worst about kids

The one thing in Deborah Bassham Bucci's letter of Oct 19 that I do agree with is that there is a serious situation in Simi Valley. More...

Sinaloa Park project would be great addition

This letter is in response to the negative reaction toward the Sinaloa Park Project. You must remember to look at the positive aspects this project will bring. I am a regular golfer at Sinaloa, and I think this project is a great idea. More...

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Neighbors

Family scares up quality time while constructing haunted house

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

s n . e The haunted house on Sebring Avenue is not for the faint of heart. But don't worry. More...

Donations to be collected to help families of shooting victims

Simi Valley Youth Soccer League is taking donations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 and Nov. 3 at Hillside Middle School, 2222 E. Fitzgerald Road, Simi Valley. More...

Daughter of Robert F. Kennedy makes appearance at Dantona fundraiser

IN THE SPOTLIGHT- Simi resident Jim Dantona, center, and an old friend, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Maryland lieutenant governor and oldest daughter of Robert Kennedy, chat with supporter John Kelleher at the Dantona campaign kickoff party i More...

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Real Estate

Rodeo Realty Agents Host Annual Blood Drive At The Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center

Haroldine Gearhart and Ioanna Kamar of Rodeo Realty's Calabasas branch are holding their annual American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center, 23400 Park Sorrento in Calabasas, on Sun., Nov. 18 from 10:30 a.m. More...

Tim Star

Tim Star was recently recognized for his continuous top sales and listings production and was congratulated for his innovative and out of the box marketing ideas, including his talking school which is used by the Sycamore Canyon Sc More...

Howard Schuster and Helen Borland

This dynamic team, Howard Schuster and Helen Borland, provides exceptional service to homebuyers and sellers. More...

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Blazes bypass Simi, for now

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com

The fires that scorched thousands of acres of brush in the Santa Clarita Valley left Simi Valley untouched this week thanks to the efforts of hundreds of firefighters, many of them from county fire stations. According to Capt. More...

Study group unveils bold vision of Arroyo Simi

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

The Arroyo Simi wasn't always just "the wash." The water that once flowed vigorously through that corridor is what made possible the original Chumash settlements, which later gave way to Spanish colonization and the early beginnings of what More...

Community

Concert will benefit family of fallen LAPD officer Selleh

Resident left behind wife, two children

Friends and colleagues of the late George Michael Selleh will hold a benefit concert in his memory at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills on Sunday, Nov. 11. More...

New Friday Night Teen Center opens next month

Officials hoping latest attempt to offer safe, clean fun will succeed
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

High school teens are invited to the grand opening of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District's new Friday Night Teen Center on Nov. 16. More...

Minimizing the effects of smoke-filled air

By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

Old-fashioned common sense is the best way for residents to minimize the effects of the smoky, ashfilled air caused by the wildfires raging across Ventura County and throughout much of Southern California, according to local health experts More...

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Schools

Getting down at Park View sock hop

HOW LOW WILL SHE GO?- Lilly Cottrell, 8, of Simi Valley contorts her body during a game of limbo at Park View Elementary's 'Sock Hop to Stomp Out Drugs' on Wednesday. More...

'Pirates' director talks at Grace Brethren

Gore Verbinski, the director of the three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, came to Grace Brethren school to meet with the students in the Performing Arts Department. More...

Award ceremony will honor educators

The Dream Fund Outreach will present its inaugural Joy Awards from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. More...

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Police

Blotter

A 33-year-old man was arrested Oct. 17 on the 4000 block of Tucson Street and charged with possession of methamphetamines, possession of a controlled substance, resisting a peace officer and violation of parole. More...

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Family

Grandmas and grandpas take center stage for a day

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Grandma and Grandpa riding pint-size tricycles? Much to the delight of grandchildren and teachers alike, that's just part of the fun on Grandparents' Day at Grace Brethren Elementary School. More...

Awesome autumn arts

SHINING IN THE SUN Topanga resident Mary Morley, at left, grins from behind the sun catchers she makes from beads, mirrors, crystals and monofilament at the Simi Valley Senior Center Fall Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday. More...

BIGFOOT monster truck will roll into Simi

The BIGFOOT Monster Truck will visit Tire Pros, 4386 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3. It claims to be the world's toughest and most famous truck, a legendary perennial champion of monster truck racing. More...

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Editorials

City needs funding stream for Arroyo Simi improvements

If Tuesday's presentation by RRM Design Group regarding improvements to the Arroyo Simi (story on page 1), which stretches 10 miles from Corriganville Park to Moorpark, was meant to be a sales pitch . . . we're sold! More...

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Question of the Week

What do you think of the idea for the park district's new Friday Night Teen Center?

CAITLIN JOHNSON, 14 Royal High School "I think it's a good idea. I think that high school students should get together more often because you can meet a lot of new people." More...

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Datebook

Datebook

FRI., OCT. 26 Order Enchiladas Orders needed for Soroptimist International of Camarillo annual Enchilada Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat., Nov. 3 at Chile Peppers, 601 Mobil Ave., Camarillo. $25 per dozen beef, chicken or cheese enchiladas. More...

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