IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers SPREADING ITS WINGS- Troop 878 Girl Scouts Charlie Coons, 11, left, and Sarah Wix, 10, watch in amazement as they open a tiny box to release a monarch butterfly, which spread its wings and flew into the air over the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center during Waste Management's Earth Day festival on Sunday. The festival included crafts, refreshments, tree planting demonstrations, sapling giveaways, landfill tours and the ribboncutting for the new butterfly habitat. More...
Water district puts a stop on new service requests
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com
Property owners in the Santa Susana Knolls may not be permitted to build any new construction projects for the next two years, due to a recent "water service moratorium" declared by the local Waterworks District No. 8. More...
The Simi Valley Department of Public Works is currently soliciting bids for a project to extend the existing Arroyo Simi Bike Trail by nearly four miles- a plan budgeted in the city's Streets and Roads Program for $460,000. More...
An unsafe work environment for nurses working in hospitals may be contributing to a shortage of nurses, said an industry expert at an April 4 nursing symposium at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Camarillo. More...
On April 5, 29 employees of Alcoa Fastening Systems-Simi Valley, along with family members and friends, volunteered to clean up the exhibits in the Wood Ranch Exhibit Hall of the Robert P. Strathearn Historical Park and Museum. More...
Whitney Tautkus does her best to be a well-rounded person. The 18-year-old Simi Valley High School senior recently returned from the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. She plays violin in the school orchestra and mallet percussion instruments, such as the xylophone, in the marching band. More...
It was Maya Angelou who once said: "When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young. More...
WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers SWEET AND SHAGGY- Wesley is a 3-year-old grey and white Schnauzer. He is mellow but friendly, trusting and very gentle. He also shows signs of being house trained. Wesley can be adopted at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, ask for ID #A438100. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so call first or visit www.vcar.us before going to the shelter. More...
Collectible currency and jewelry valued at $4,115 was reported stolen April 8 from a home in the 1800 block of Patricia Avenue. A commercial burglary resulting in the loss of appliances valued at $3,950 was reported April 9 in the 4400 block of Alamo Street. More...
Lighthouse Bible Church will host a concert by the singing group Majesty of the Master's College in Santa Clarita at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at the church, 4910 Cochran St., Simi Valley. More...
How can one spot the parents of small babies? By the circles around their eyes from sleepless nights and fussy infants. Every parent knows the feeling of desperation when their baby just won't get to sleep or stay asleep. And sleepless babies make for sleepy, cranky and worried parents. More...
Electronic message boards 25 feet high with continuous-motion graphics? How ugly and tacky can Simi get? I'm afraid our lovely city is going down the dump. Afraid it will look like every other urbanized, overbuilt, overpopulated city in the U.S. More...
Residents of the Santa Susana Knolls confirmed this week what many of them had been whispering about for years. There are more homes in the Knolls than there is water available to properly serve them. The city's public works department- which operates Ventura County Waterworks District No. More...
FRI., APRIL 18 An Earnest Production The Camarillo Community Theatre presents classic comedy "The Importance of Being Earnest " by Oscar Wilde, tonight through May 18, 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo. 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. $17 adults, $13 seniors and students, $8 children 12 years and younger. Group, family rates available. More...
This is a five bedroom, four bathroom home with a downstairs bedroom that has been converted into a home HD theater with 126" widescreen and DTS sound. The kitchen features two sinks and work areas, a walk-in pantry, double oven, gas cooktop, builtin refrigerator and a breakfast area. The living room has a fireplace and custom lighting. More...
Security cams may be installed on city buses