Eagle Scout project a 'welcome' addition
By Kevin Gate Special to the Acorn
      As construction on the new "Welcome to Simi Valley" sign was just getting underway last month atop Rocky Peak, another less prominent welcome sign was nearing completion. Earlier this year, for his Eagle Scout project, Simi resident Patrick Promen, 17, took on a handreconstruction of th...
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Simi student 1 of only 4 in county to be named National Merit Scholar
      The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the winners of its annual scholarships. More than 2,200 winners nationwide were announced, with another group of scholars to be released in July to bring the total of scholarship recipients for 2007 up to about 4,600.
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Grandmother helps her granddaughter earn scholarship
      Rosellen M. Curtis of Simi Valley sponsored her granddaughter, Charyse Emmons, for a $1,000 scholarship fund grant from Beta Sigma Phi. Curtis' chapter is Laureate Theta Delta, Thousand Oaks. Emmons attends Regis University in Colorado.
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      Going where you're wanted If it's Tuesday, it must be Boulder. I always enjoy visiting colleges, and last week's trip to Colorado was packed with five schools in two days, not a schedule I usually recommend to my clients.
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Moorpark College graduates 32 nurses
Simi Valley well represented at May 17 ceremony
      The traditional pinning ceremony for the 32 graduates of the Moorpark College Nursing Program took place on May 17 at the Moorpark College Performing Arts Center. These new nurses completed the Associate in Science degree and will be eligible to take the national Board of Registered Nu...
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