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April 20, 2007
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City to revisit street vending ban
Mayor asks police chief to 'hold off' enforcement until May 7 meeting
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com
One by one they approached- some with tears in their eyes- offering heartfelt handshakes and thank-yous to a much chagrined city manager, who tried with no avail to explain to the group of longtime Simi Valley strawberry vendors that the good news he had just delivered was not h... More...
Boy, 8, dies from fall at home

An 8-year-old Simi Valley boy was killed last Friday when he fell off the second story of his parents' home onto a concrete floor. According to Ventura County senior deputy medical examiner Armando Chavez, Lucas Scott suffered blunt-force trauma to the head and was pronounced dead at Simi Valle... More...

Agency working with Waste Management to preserve nature corridor
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Waste Management Inc. and The Nature Conservancy are discussing possible options to preserve some of the land in Alamos Canyon for the benefit of wildlife. The negotiations are separate from the landfill expansion proposal that was announced by Waste Management last week, according to K... More...

 Community
•Habitat to conduct housing workshop tomorrow
Membership required of those hoping to move into future homes
Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County will conduct a homeownership workshop at noon tomorrow, Saturday, April 21, at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. Attendance at the workshop is mandatory for an opportunity to help build and own one of three detached... More...
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 Health & Wellness
•Residents run, walk, dance to help raise money for MS research
"On your marks . . . get set . . . go!" And with those words the streets around Simi's Rancho Tapo Community Park were overflowing with a parade of runners and walkers hoping to change the lives of those with multiple sclerosis, each step dedicated to easing the suffering of the hundre... More...
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 Datebook
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FRI., APRIL 20 Classic Comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" opens at Camarillo Community Theatre, 330 Skyway Drive, inside Camarillo Airport. Continues through May 13. Friday, Saturday 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. (805) 388-5716. Fantasy Painter Simi Valley Art Association meets 7 to 9:30 p.m., Simi... More...
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 Business
•Different kind of dining experience coming to Simi
The Magical Kitchen will open its doors at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 5 at the Sycamore Plaza, 2792 Cochran St., Simi Valley. The day's events will include a Magical Tea Party, for a parent and child age 6 and up, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; cooking demonstrations by Chef Jet Tila from 6 to 8 p.m.... More...
•Company offers data backup solutions
•Leadership Academy hosts 'power' lunch
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 Schools
•Valley View gets second look at Distinguished Schools award
Simi school is one of only 3 in the county to earn honor
Just two weeks after receiving high grades on the state's Academic Performance Index, Valley View Middle School was selected for its second California Distinguished School award Monday, a distinction that recognizes the state's most exemplary public schools. More...
•Young musician in the spotlight
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 Sports
•Simi family breathes a sigh of relief
Local resident Stephanie Savre plays softball for Virginia Tech
On Monday the worst shooting spree in U.S. history took place on the campus of Virginia Tech University when 23yearold Cho Seung-Hui killed 32 people and injured 21 others before taking his own life. The effects of the tragedy reverberated worldwide. More...
•SVHS golf team eyeing league title
•Soccer players shine at Apricot Jam Tournament
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 Police
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A burglary was reported in the 2200 block of Sequoia Avenue on April 13. The value of property stolen was estimated at $1,300. A 22-year-old male was arrested April 13 in the 5900 block of Nelda Street and charged with possession of a deadly weapon. More...
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 Faith
•Simi's AMP Studios plays host to Christian film competition
Christian filmmakers from across the country gathered at Simi Valley's AMP Studios last weekend for the fifth annual SONScreen Film Festival, a three-day event that features the work of "upandcoming filmmakers who want to create relevant productions about social awareness. More...
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 Family
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A happy marriage
Newsflash: You don't have to stop dating just because you're married with a family. "Huh?" Wait a second. I don't mean to say that I'm dating outside my marriage. I mean to say that I continue to date my wife in order to maintain a happy marriage. More...
•Huck Finn Fishin' Derby set for May 5
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 On The Town
•Watch out for the devil living on 'Angel Street'
Play review
The Manninghams are the poster children for dysfunctional marriage in Conejo Players' thriller "Angel Street." This middleclass couple resides on Angel Street in Pimlico, a residential district of central London, in 1880. Despite the outward respectability- servants, good clothes, ... More...
•Arts Center Foundation to stage Spotlight Awards
•Free public poetry reading held at library
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 Letters
•Disappointed with editorial on Santa Susana Field Lab
I have enjoyed reading the Simi Valley edition of the Acorn for years, but was greatly disappointed in it when I read the editorial posted in the Opinion section of the April 13 paper. It was a shock to see the position of the paper siding with the activists and state Sen. Sheila Kueh... More...
•Kudos for coverage of old barbershop move
•One solution on how to solve problem of the homeless
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 Editorials
•Why not use landfill expansion to Simi's advantage?
News that Waste Management Inc. wants to double the size of the Simi Valley Landfill may not carry the stink that some people think it does. More...
•Political Cartoon
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 Neighbors
•Families gather atop Mount Sinai to recall the horrors of the Holocaust
On a blue-skied Sunday, more than 200 people gathered in the Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries chapel in Simi Valley to pay tribute to 11 million people- 6 million of whom were Jews- exterminated by the Nazi war machine nearly 70 years ago. More...
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 Real Estate
•Updated Throughout
This one-story home has been updated throughout the house. It has an open floor plan with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. All windows have been replaced with Milgard dualpaned windows. All the ceilings have been scraped. The kitchen has granite tile counters on Kitchen King cabinets. More...
•Dennis and April Aubery
•Lynn Coates
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