SPECIAL OCCASION— Rabbi Michele Paskow blows the shofar, an instrument traditionally made from a ram's horn, for the students of B'Nai Emet Congregation preschool on Monday in honor of the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown, Mon., Sept. 29. The shofar, one of the world's oldest instruments, is sounded at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. More...
In the two weeks since the Metrolink crash that killed 25—the majority of whom were Simi Valley and Moorpark residents—local and state politicians have taken action to make train travel safer. A Metrolink passenger train collided with a Union Pacific freight train traveling in the opposite direction on the same track Sept. More...
SOMBER MOMENT— Above, members of the Ventura County Fire Department who were the first to respond to the tragic Metrolink accident two weeks ago stand at attention as a passenger train whirs by last Friday during a community observance at the Simi Valley train stop. More...
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION— Above, Dorothy Manfretti of Simi Valley gets a bone density checkup with X-ray technician Dan Griffiths of Mobile Marketing for Community Medical Group. More...
MB2 Raceway has opened a new consumer racing complex at 1475 Lawrence Drive, Thousand Oaks. The MB2 Raceway Corporation transformed a 60,000square-foot industrial building, once home to Northrop, into a high performance kart racing circuit and consumer entertainment venue. More...
Local superintendents gathered to examine "The Changing Face of Education" during a forum at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on Mon., Sept. 22. Conejo Valley, Las Virgenes, Moorpark, Oak Park and Simi Valley districts were represented at the annual superintendents' forum, hosted by the East Ventura County chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. More...
The calendar will soon read October, one of the best months to be a sports fan, if not the best. Baseball playoffs, college and professional football, the start of the NBA and NHL seasons—it's all on the docket. More...
Fundraiser for rescue pet adoption agency is tomorrow
Simi Valley Animal Rescue Volunteers hosts the third annual Wag 'N' Walk from 8 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, Sat., Sept. 27 at Rancho Simi Community Park, 1765 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Walkers are invited to bring their dogs and family members to this event. Walkers will secure donations from their sponsors prior to the walk. More...
Authorities will be digging for clues near Moorpark next month to find out if remains discovered by cadaver dogs and groundpenetrating radar belong to a teenage boy who went missing in December 1968. More...
Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks not only hosted an important guest speaker at last Sunday's service, but added another musician to its band. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a one-time leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, took to the stage early to jam with the worship leaders, tapping his foot as he more than kept up on the electric guitar. More...
Applications are being accepted for positions on the Youth Employment Service Advisory Board, which promotes the hiring of local youth, assists youths in understanding employer expectations, and acts as an advisory body to the City Council on matters pertaining to youth employment. More...
Film and television author Randy Williams reviews the lat est movies, television shows, documentaries and music pro grams now available for pur chase online and at retail stores. More...
It seems that when it comes to the Metrolink train crash, more are to blame here than the engineer. Management wants to save a few bucks. We wouldn't fly on an airliner without a pilot and a copilot, so why is there only one guy driving this train with a couple hundred lives at stake? More...
Our annual Take Your Simi Valley Acorn on Vacation contest was a resounding success again this year as the paper received a record number of entries from Simi families travelling to locations across the state, country and globe. More...
BLENDING IN WITH THE CROWD—James, Ellen and Rick Litiatco read the paper with members of the cultural show at the Tam-awan Village in the Northern Cordillera Mountains in the Philippines in December. The show is a reenactment of life in the northern Philippine mountains. More...
Like the city itself, the Simi Valley Police Department—established June 30, 1971—has come a long way since its days as the Community Safety Agency, when unarmed officers patrolled town in green blazers. More...
FRI., SEPT. 26 Writers And Books Tenth Annual Santa Barbara Book and Author Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday, Santa Barbara Public Library Main Branch, 40 E. Anapamu St. Meet authors and their books. Free admission. More...
The Acorn's presidential pick