A jury that convicted Juan Manuel Alvarez of the firstdegree murders of 11 people who perished in a fiery Metrolink crash in January 2005 recommended earlier this week that he be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility More...
Acorn contest challenges writer to fit fiction into a nutshell
If you think you have a knack for writing, put your creative juices to work this summer in the Acorn contest "Fiction in a Nutshell." Here's how it works: In 100 words or less, write a piece of fiction and e-mail it to simi@theacorn.com. More...
The Simi Valley Days Persons of the Year will be honored at the Simi Valley Days Denim Gala Dinner on Saturday, Aug. 9 at the barn in Strathearn Historical Park and Museum, 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley. Honorees include Patricia J. More...
SETTING AN EXAMPLE- On behalf of the Simi Valley branch of the American Association of University Women, scholarship chairperson Vivian Translateur, left, presents Simi Valley Mayor Pro-Tem Michelle Foster with the AAUW Woman of Achievement award at More...
By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn
It will be a bittersweet moment for Dennis Merritt Jones at this Sunday's church service. Jones will give his farewell sermon as pastor of One Spirit Center for Conscious Living in Simi Valley. "It's bittersweet for me to leave as minister. More...
Redbird's Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow will be held today, July 18 through Sunday, July 20 on the athletic field at Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. More...
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