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2008-11-28 / Front Page


IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers BIG DAY—Laura Aguilera, center, surrounded by her children, Giselle, 7, Mayra Rocha, 15, and Jose Rocha, 12, grins as Mayor Paul Miller congratulates her on her new Habitat for Humanity home during the project's long anticipated ribboncutting last Saturday. Aguilera was one of three single mothers to receive a home as a result of Simi's first Habitat build, which was  finished  on  time  after  the community—and especially Farmers Insurance—stepped up last week to replace $10,000worth of stolen tools. See related story on page 9. IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers BIG DAY—Laura Aguilera, center, surrounded by her children, Giselle, 7, Mayra Rocha, 15, and Jose Rocha, 12, grins as Mayor Paul Miller congratulates her on her new Habitat for Humanity home during the project's long anticipated ribboncutting last Saturday. Aguilera was one of three single mothers to receive a home as a result of Simi's first Habitat build, which was finished on time after the community—and especially Farmers Insurance—stepped up last week to replace $10,000worth of stolen tools. See related story on page 9.

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