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May 9, 2008 / Front Page

New patient tower officially opens

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Darwin Remboldt stood at the podium Sunday, savoring the moment. Simi Valley Hospital was about to dedicate its new patient care tower. More...

Man arrested for shooting his dogs

A Simi Valley resident was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly shooting to death his two pet dogs in the backyard of his home. More...

Health & Wellness

Livingston Memorial Foundation awards grants to county organizations

Livingston Memorial Foundation of Westlake Village has presented grants totaling $406,000 to 33 Ventura County nonprofit organizations for medical- and health-related issues during its 2007-08 grant year. More...

Post-race relief

WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers THAT'S THE SPOT- Agoura Hills resident Dana Fujimoto gets a massage from Massage Center student and Simi Valley resident Beth Stoll on Saturday at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life held at Willow Elementary Scho More...

Educational presentation will discuss high blood pressure

The Simi Valley Senior Center, in partnership with Simi Valley Hospital, will offer an educational presentation on high blood pressure at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 13 at the center, 3900 Avenida Simi. More...

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Schools

Price of school breakfast, lunch to increase

To keep pace with rising costs of food, gas and labor, Simi Valley Unified School District will charge students more for breakfast and lunch next year. More...

SVHS winter guard wins

Simi Valley High School Winter Guard received a first place gold medal at the recent Winter Guard Association of Southern California championships in Mission Viejo. The group performed a dance number to the song "Summer of '69. More...

Board policy amended to include language about criminal background checks for contractors

Simi Valley Unified School District has included in its board policy new language requiring criminal background checks for anyone who works on campuses during school hours. More...

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Sports

Marmonte League boys' volleyball teams get an early postseason test

League champion Highlanders host Fountain Valley tonight

By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

The Marmonte and Sunset leagues have a date with destiny. More...

Simi, Royal baseball squads advance to Division I playoffs

Pioneers win coin flip with Thousand Oaks, earn Marmonte's top seed

With a 9-1 victory at Agoura High Wednesday afternoon, Simi Valley's baseball team earned a co-Marmonte League championship. The title, which the Pioneers will share with Thousand Oaks, is the program's first since 1993. More...

Highlanders barely miss the cut in Ojai

Royal golf team finishes third at Northern Divisional

By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

Unlike basketball, there are no assists in golf. What Westlake High sophomore Chris Doyle did for his Warrior teammates during Monday's CIF-Southern Section Northern Divisional championship, however, comes pretty darn close. More...

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Family

For Mommy

My 4-year-old son wanted to write a special message to his mommy for Mother's Day, so he dictated his thoughts to me and I wrote them down as follows: Mommy, I love you very much for Mother's Day. More...

Ahoy, mates! Pirate Faire returns to Ojai

Family event starts tomorrow

The 18th annual Ojai Renaissance Pirate Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11 at Lake Casitas in the Ojai Valley, 12 miles inland from Ventura, off Highway 33. More...

Gone fishin'

Local families gather at Rancho Simi Community Park to test the waters in the 33rd annual Huck Finn Fishin' Derby last Saturday

Photos by Iris Smoot

Derby results Derby r 0 to 9 years old (heaviest catfish) Christopher Jones 3.9-lbs. Ricardo Guiterez 3.5-lbs. Kyle Horton 2.11-lbs. 10 to 15 years old (heaviest catfish) Hunter Laxton 3.8-lbs. Joey Thurman 3.4-lbs. More...

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Letters

Stop equating illegal aliens with immigrants

Why is it that everyone who is for open borders continually confuses illegal aliens with immigrants? They are not the same. Immigrants have come to this country through proper channels. More...

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Neighbors

Sharing the American experience

Language class at adult school becomes sounding board for immigrants

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

Alexandrina Petrescu has countless stories to tell. The 83-year-old Simi Valley resident lived under communist rule in Romania for nearly half her life. More...

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Datebook

FRI., MAY 9 American Folk Dancing West Valley Folk Dancers will dance 7:15 to 10 p.m., Canoga Park Senior Center, 7326 Jordan Ave. American dance "Mega Mambo" taught. For all ages, skill levels. Wear soft shoes. $4. (818) 591-9078. More...

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Gang task force wants schools to get involved

Can students help each other?

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

The Simi Valley Community Gang Task Force is seeking new ways to involve the public and local schools in the prevention of gang activity and violence in the city. More...

City wants to ban windshield marketing

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

The Simi Valley City Council introduced an ordinance Monday night prohibiting the placement of fliers, handbills, leaflets and other printed materials on vehicles in the city. More...

Community

City looking into consequences of mobile home park conversions

Moratorium enacted

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

The Simi Valley City Council adopted an ordinance Monday establishing an urgency moratorium that prohibits the closure or conversion of mobile home parks in the city for the next 45 days. More...

Home rehabilitation loans being offered by the city

The city of Simi Valley is offering $30,000 home rehabilitation loans with an interest rate of 2 percent for very low, lowand medianincome homeowners. More...

Dump-for-free day is back at Simi Landfill

Don't forget to bring proof of residency

Simi Valley residents are invited to drop off trash, green waste and bulky items free of charge from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center, 2801 Madera Road, Simi Valley. More...

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Business

Simi Valley Harley

Simi Valley Harley-Davidson was established in 2003 during Harley-Davidson's 100th anniversary year. The dealership has just celebrated its fifth anniversary. More...

Gymboree Play & Music

During the first five years of life, a child's brain develops more than 75 percent. A parent's brain possibly undergoes a similar magnitude of change during those same five years. More...

Kitchen Tune-Up

Patrick Leyden and Mark Monreal are the Kitchen Tune-Up franchise owners for Ventura County. Kitchen Tune-Up is a national company that has been remodeling kitchens since 1988. More...

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Pets

Pet of the Week

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers WHAT A FACE- Scout, is a large, happy-go-lucky 1-year-old tan Labrador mix. His friendly, energetic, playful, puppylike behavior needs training and love. More...

Let us hear your 'tails'

The Simi Valley Acorn invites you to send your favorite pet story for publication in our Critter Corner. We love our pets and want to give them the recognition they deserve. More...

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Police

Blotter

On May 1, a 36-year-old man was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon on the corner of Stearns Street and the 118 Freeway. More...

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Faith

Quilt of Memory honors Holocaust victims

Breathtaking piece of art is unveiled during remembrance ceremony

By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn

With loving care, people who lost a loved one in the Holocaust created fabric squares for a quilt. Each square is unique. Each one tells a story of tragedy and hope. More...

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On The Town

"Iron Man"

Directed by: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow Rated: PG13 (mostly bloodless action violence) Running time: 125 minutes Best suited for: superhero fanatics Least suited for: More...

Ventura Music Fest hosts Singer of the World

Now entering its 14th season, the Ventura Music Festival will host Ventura native Nicole Cabell, the 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, for one command performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 10, Ventura High School auditorium, 2 N. More...

'Monkee man' wows the crowd at Conejo Valley Days

Concert review

By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com

Fans came from as far away as Lodi, Calif., to greet Monkees lead singer Micky Dolenz on May 1 at Conejo Valley Days in Thousand Oaks. Audience members began arriving at 5 p.m. to stake out front row seats for the 8 p.m. show. More...

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