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Simi Second Missionary Baptist church honors civil rights leader By Avi Rutschman avi@theacorn.com Words of inspiration and songs of praise reverberated in memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. this week at Simi Second Missionary Baptist Church. The church, which has been in Simi Valley for 30 years, prides itself on its welcoming of all people regardless of race, age, g... More ... Ninth annual police banquet goes Irish The Simi Valley Police Foundation will host its 9th annual banquet on Friday, Feb. 9 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Reception begins at 6:30 p.m. with an Irish Blessings buffet opening at 7 p.m. The event will include a presentation, auction and entertainment by the Wood... More ... Boys & Girls Club in need of helping hands Volunteers are needed to work during the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley's 29th annual auction, "An Adventure on the Orient Express," Saturday, June 2. The auction kickoff party with drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 at the Boys & Girls Club. More ...
Simi landmark is in need of more docents By Angela Randazzo Special to the Simi Valley Acorn The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum has plenty of visitors. What it needs are more docents to help educate those visitors. "We have tours that we can't fulfill because we don't have enough trained people to do them," said Carol Cohea, visitor services supervisor. More ...
FAMILY AFFAIR- Orange County Choppers owner Paul Teutul Sr., center, and son Mikey, left, pose for a photo with fan Anthony Margulis, a Simi Valley resident, during an autograph signing session at the Rock Store in rural Agoura on Saturday. The Teutul family's "American Chopper" TV show airs on Th... More ... Local Scouts to serve up a spaghetti dinner fundraiser Knights of Columbus to host next Friday's event Boy Scout Troop 605 will serve a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1255 Patricia Ave., Simi Valley. The menu will include spaghetti with meatballs, salad, bread, dessert and punch, with sodas available for an additi... More ...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Interface has a new face in the executive suite. The agency that provides Ventura County residents young and old a variety of social services- from substance abuse and crisis intervention programs to mental health counseling and parenting classes for teenage mothers and fathers- ... More ...
By Daniel Wolowicz camarilloacorn.com In the e-mailed images on Kyle Morford's computer screen, nearly a dozen infants swaddled in brightly colored baby blankets slumber head-to-foot. Lined up two-by-two, steel cribs fill the small room in a dilapidated house in Kigali, Rwanda. The beds' light blue paint long ago started to chip... More ...
Air Force Airman Jinny Liechti has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and earned credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. She is the daughter of Judy Liechti of Moorpark and a 2006 graduate of M... More ... Class aims to rid scared students of computer fear The Simi Valley Lifelong Learning Institute will present a "Wipe Away Your Fear of Computers," from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. The class is for students who may feel intimidated about using a computer. More ...
ON TARGET- Senior Dep. Dan Hallinan, a Simi Valley resident, is a member of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team based out of the Thousand Oaks office. Hallinan is firing his .40-caliber Sig Sauer in a recent monthly qualification exercise at the department's Law Enforcement Training ... More ... Kiwanis looking for sponsors for annual celeb golf tournament Simi Valley Kiwanis has scheduled the annual Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament on Friday, May 4 at the Moorpark Country Club. Former Simi Valley Mayor Bill Davis has been named the honorary chairman of this major fundraiser. The club is seeking sponsors to participate. More ... National Geographic holding photo contest Grand prize is a vacation to Mexico National Geographic Adventure magazine will hold a "Wild Angle Photo Contest" as part of the Los Angeles Times Travel and Adventure Show Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10 and 11 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Amateur photographers are invited to submit their best adventure photos to b... More ... |
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