Baby girl desperately in need of bone marrow transplant
Donor recruitment drive held tomorrow at Ralphs
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      When Hailey Joy and Ryan Kent were born almost nine months ago, the Kent family was overjoyed. After several miscarriages, Maria and Rick were blessed with fraternal twins through a surrogate. But just four months later, the family's celebration was put on hold. During a hospital vi...
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Revolutionary War Weekend at Reagan Library
      The Reagan Library will present the sixth annual Revolutionary War Weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Activities will include demonstrations of military camp and home life, artillery demonstrations, 18th century fashion shows and a ...
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Visiting author connects planets to pop culture
By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn
      In his book, "Cosmic Trends," Philip Brown, 58, looks to the stars to find a correlation between astrology and what's currently popular here on Earth. "Trends such as movies, television and music reflect the times that we live in. Trends also symbolize things in society," Brown said.
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Cleanin' cars for Corriganville
      DON'T MISS A SPOT- Above, Karen Thompson wipes up the last few drops on a sedan during Saturday's Leadership Simi Valley car wash at Simi Valley Ford. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward replacing all of the informative trail signs at historic Corriganville Park, a goal which ...
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SimiSu club will celebrate charter with a dinner/dance à la Hollywood
      SimiSu Aktion Club of Kiwanis International has recently received approval of its charter and will celebrate with a Hollywoodstyle dinner/dance at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Elks Lodge, 1561 Kuehner Drive in Simi Valley. The cost is $10 per person and attire is nice casual. To RSVP, ca...
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Wildlife display wows local audience
By Miguel Morales miguel@theacorn.com
      Simi Valley residents found out Saturday that their neighbors may be wilder than they think. The Rancho Santa Susana Community Center, in conjunction with the Rancho Simi Recreation and Parks District, hosted Safe Passage: Coexisting with Your Neighbors, a free live animal presentat...
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Senior Center will present crafts fair next weekend
      The Simi Valley Senior Center will hold its Spring Arts & Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31 at 3900 Avenida Simi. Money raised will benefit senior programs. Items for sale include jewelry, wood sculptures, pottery, needle crafts and other items seniors have m...
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Library honors special couple
      The Simi Valley Friends of the Library will host an open house in honor of Bob and Betty Lipman from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31 in the library community room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley. Refreshments will be served.
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