In spite of obstacles, Royal High senior 'pushes through'
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com
      Amanda Rossi's smile is infectious. An 18-year-old senior at Royal High School, Rossi is usually smiling ear-to-ear, whether she's walking the halls between classes, encouraging her teammates on the girls' volleyball team or spending time with her brother and two sisters.
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Annual Civil War reenanactment pits the Blue against the Gray
      The Rotary Club of Moorpark will sponsor the seventh annual The Blue and The Gray Civil War reenactment this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11, at Tierra Rejada Ranch, 3370 Sunset Valley Road (behind Underwood Family Farms) in Moorpark.
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Kiwanis Club hosts poker tournament on Veterans Day
Grand prize is big screen LCD HDTV
      The Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club Foundation will present its inaugural Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament this Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Borderline Bar & Grill, 99 Rolling Oaks Drive, just south of the 101 Freeway, off Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks.
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Explorers excel at written competition
Cadets compete for Central Coast bragging rights
      The Simi Valley Police Department Police Explorer Post 2910 recently competed in the Central Coast Police Explorer Competition held in Paso Robles, Calif. The youths earned first place in the written examination and two fifth-place rankings in performance categories.
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8th-grader earns Eagle Scout Award
      Broc J. Gerritsen, 13, of Simi Valley was recently honored with the highest award in Boy Scouting, the Eagle Scout Award. He is a member of Troop 698, sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Broc started as a Cub Scout in Pack 3688 at age 6. He earned the awards the Light Of Christ and Pa...
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Simi woman loses long battle with cancer
Memorial services to be held on Monday
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com
      In the eyes of her loved ones, Cindy Hypes was nothing less than a fairy-tale princess. Like her favorite fabled characters, she was known for her selflessness, her ability to brighten up the room with a smile and her dedication to the wellbeing of others- traits that earned her ...
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Soap's up for Royal water polo
     WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspaper SPLASHING- Royal High School senior Shannon Robertson, 17, soaps up a car at a carwash-bake sale-rummage sale held by the Royal girls' water polo team last Saturday at Royal to help the team raise money to pay for the cost of uniforms.
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YMCA award will recognize community leader Boggs
      The Southeast Ventura County YMCA will honor Steve Boggs, president of Standard Pacific Homes, at its 10th annual YMCA Leadership Award Celebration at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley.
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Superior court appoints 15 new child advocates to serve Ventura County
Volunteers are very different, but goal remains the same
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Fifteen new Court Appointed Special Advocates were sworn in earlier this month. Each advocate, or CASA, will become a mentor to and the voice of a child in court who has been removed from the care of his or her parents because of abuse or neglect.
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Investment seminar
      A seminar on investing for retirement will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the Simi Valley Family YMCA, 3200 Cochran St. The free seminar is designed to help consumers maneuver through the financial markets. The program is free to YMCA members and nonmembers.
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Local shelter sees drop in euthanized animals
      Statistics show that 27,473 animals are euthanized every day in this country. These animals are being killed because their caregivers did not spay or neuter their pets, leading to more unwanted pets. Spaying and neutering ensures longer, healthier lives for dogs and cats, as well as p...
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Resident earns leadership role in state military reserve
      Bradley S. Cochrane, a Simi Valley resident and a supervising investigator for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, was appointed a sergeant in the California State Military Reserve and assigned to work with the CSMR's 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Support Brigade...
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Children's author will speak at Family Night
      Simi Valley Friends of the Family will present Family Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. The event is free. Children's author Amada Irma Perez, and author and recording artist Jose-Luis Orozco will be present to autograph their books.
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