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January 18, 2008 / Front Page

End of argument: field lab must be cleaned to meet highest standard

Accord reached without adding site to Superfund National Priorities List

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

After more than a decade of debate over decontamination of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a former rocket engine and nuclear reactor test site in the hills south of Simi, it appears that an agreement is near. More...

Woman celebrates a century in style

By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn

In 1908, William Howard Taft was elected America's 27th president, the first-ever New Year's Eve ball was dropped in Times Square, and Henry Ford produced the first Model T. And on Jan. 9, 1908, Garnette Schroeck was born. More...

Health & Wellness

Eating disorders more common than believed among teenagers

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Teenagers confront everyday pressures to succeed academically and fit in socially. While most adolescents thrive despite these demands, some take on selfdestructive habits to cope. More...

Slow and steady in relationships

Great works of art often begin with an inspired idea and intense passion. The artist is consumed with an attempt to translate this onto paper or canvas or whatever medium is familiar. More...

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Sports

Twenty years later, they remain Simi's greatest team

Championship squad from 1987-88 to be honored at boys' basketball game tonight

By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

It was a special year for sports in Southern California. More...

Press Box Prattle

The weekend began with a beautiful rendition of our national anthem and ended with the San Diego Chargers earning this guy (thumbs to my chest) a trip to the bank. What can I say? Sometimes it pays to be a Dorkman. More...

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Police

Blotter

A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with annoying and molesting a child under 18 on Jan. 9 in the 4600 block of Cochran Street. A 9 mm pistol valued at $1,000 was reported stolen from a home on Nutwood Circle on Jan. 6. More...

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Family

Toilet paper patrol

A few Sundays ago, I woke up and went outside to find that my neighbor's yard was covered with toilet paper. Why do kids do that- toilet paper or "TP" someone's house? More...

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Letters

Toilet-papering protectors missed the point

In response to the letters written by Mr. Dolder and Ms. Stancampiano regarding the toilet papering of the Fols property, I find it extremely unfortunate that "grown adults" would mitigate the issue as simply a childhood prank. More...

Sending the wrong message to kids

This is to answer Greg Dolder and Susan Stancampiano saying toilet papering is a harmless prank, and they both say Louis Fols needs to lighten up. This is called trespassing and vandalism. More...

Act is vandalism, like it or not

Greg Dolder is right when he says that TP'ing doesn't start a life of crime. I understand that. However, it is a form of vandalism. It does create a lot of cleanup work for the victim. More...

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Neighbors

County superintendent addresses tough issues

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.om

Chuck Weis, Ventura County's superintendent of schools, talked budget, testing, drug use and declining enrollment with a group of administrators, teachers and local business members last week. More...

Transit supervisor in the driver's seat

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Whenever Joyce Smith got behind the wheel of a Simi Valley bus, riders would jokingly ask her if her feet reached the pedals. Often, she would just laugh and show that her 4-foot-10-inch frame covered enough ground . . . More...

Celebrate MLK Day at Second Missionary Baptist

Service starts at 11 a.m.

The Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Gilmore, the first black sheriff elected in Greene County, Ala., will be the keynote speaker at Simi Valley Second Missionary Baptist Church's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration at 11 a.m. More...

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Countrywide employees wait for merger news

By John Loesing newstip@theacorn.com

It's still too early to tell what effect the Bank of America purchase announcement will have on local Countrywide staff and branch offices, spokespersons on both sides of the deal told the Simi Valley Acorn this week. More...

High in the saddle

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers PLAYING THE PONIES- Josephine Abbott, 6, of Simi Valley concentrates intently as she rides aboard Piper in her Elvenstar Riding Academy tiny tots class Tuesday afternoon in Moorpark. More...

Community

Simi Valley man, 48, attacked and stabbed without provocation

'Wrong place, wrong time,' victim states

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com

A 48-year-old Simi Valley man was released from the hospital Wednesday after spending five days recovering from a knife attack he suffered Friday night while riding his bicycle just a few minutes from home. More...

Free financial aid workshop offered

National College Planners will host free workshops on getting thousands of dollars for a child's college education. The seminars will be 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. More...

High altitude snowfall boosts district's water supply

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Despite Southern California's current drought conditions, public works officials are predicting a positive availability of local water supplies for 2008. More...

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