'Every 15 Minutes' warns Royal High students about driving drunk
Deadly crash is reenacted; 'victims' treated, 'intoxicated driver' arrested
By Miguel Morales miguel@theacorn.com
      Juniors and seniors at Royal High School saw firsthand Wednesday the deadly consequences of drunk driving during this year's frighteningly real presentation of the "Every 15 Minutes" program. As part of the program, students participated in a reenactment of a fatal accident caused...
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Special Olympics fundraiser set
      Ventura County Special Olympics will hold its second annual parking lot sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 17 in the Ventura Harbor Village overflow parking lot on the corner of Schooner Drive and Harbor Boulevard. Because the sale is taking place on St.
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UCLA Extension offers creative writing courses
      UCLA Extension Writers' Program presents several creative courses for spring quarter, which begins March 31; enrollment is underway now. All classes meet on the UCLA campus. Below are some of the new classes. "Prepare to Send: From Editor to Agent" meets from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Satur...
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Local student lands on DePaul dean's list
      DePaul University student Rebecca Heteniak of Simi Valley has been named to the dean's list for the 2006 fall term. To receive dean's list commendation, full-time students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above. Heteniak is pursuing a mathematical sciences major.
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