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Fresh face hopes to take Town Center forward By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com A new general manager took the reins of Simi Valley Town Center this summer, bringing with him a sense of optimism about the mall's future. Keith Geiger said he was excited to take on management duties for the 600,000-square-foot open-air shopping center, which is owned by Forest City ... More ...
SPECIAL SITE—Boy Scout Neal Morrissette of Simi Valley takes in the view from a bench he created, with the help of his family and fellow Scouts, on the Chumash trail near Flanagan Drive northeast of Simi. For his Eagle Scout project, Morrissette decided to make the bench in memory of longtime ... More ...
Members of the Rotary Club of Simi Sunset accompanied 25 Boys & Girls Club members to Mervyn's department store in Simi Valley to purchase backtoschool shoes in August. More ... Computer club holding event The Simi-Conejo Linux Users Group will observe Software Freedom Day from 1 to 5 p.m. Sat., Sept. 20 at the Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. The club will educate the public about the benefits of using high quality Open Source Software and hold demonstrations of the soft... More ... Get most out of your 'staycation' Making your leisure budget go farther The new vacation math is simple.As gas prices go up, long-distance trips go down. Actually, more American families are opting for shortdistance travel alternatives that won't break the bank. According to the Air Transport Association, an estimated 1. More ... Golf tournament benefits Simi Ed. Foundation The Simi Valley Education Foundation has scheduled its 2008 Tee Up for Kidz Golf Tournament for Fri., Sept. 26 at Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyons Drive, Simi Valley. The money raised at the tournament will help fund classroom instruction, department enhancements and ... More ... Family devastated over loss of infant son to cancer Fund set up in baby's name By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com A Simi Valley infant, 5month-old Gavin Patrick Roark, has lost his battle with a rare form of cancer. Gavin, the only son of Ventura County Sheriff's Dep. Kelly Roark and his wife, Jaimee, died Sept. 1. When Gavin was born on March 21, 2008, doctors noticed he had a mass on his head and ... More ... Memorial run A motorcycle ride has been organized for Sun., Oct. 5 to raise support for the Roark family and help offset medical costs. The ride will begin at Renegade Classics, 4547 Telephone Road, Ventura, and end at Akreys Tavern, 1228 Newbury Road, Newbury Park. More ...
NEXT GENERATION— At right, Sgt. Dwight Thompson of the Simi Valley Police Department congratulates resident Luke Kime during the graduation ceremony for the Ventura County Law Enforcement Explorers Academy held at the Ronald Reagan Library last month. Below, the rest of the graduates stand wa... More ... Community group meeting will include lunch, guest speaker The first meeting of the Simi Valley Community Council 200809 program year will be from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 11 at the International House of Pancakes, 2525 Erringer Road, Simi Valley. The meeting will include a nohost lunch and brief business meeting. More ... 4-H Club accepting new members The Tapo Simi 4-H Club will accept new enrollments at its meeting at 7:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 8 at the multipurpose room, Valley View Middle School, 3347 Tapo St., Simi Valley. 4-H is a youth organization for girls and boys ages 9 to 19 and is administered by the UC Cooperative Extension. More ...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com The Sunset Hills Women's Golf Association staged its annual thematic golf tournament in August at Sunset Hills Country Club in Thousand Oaks. This year 's theme, "diva girl," was centered around a new board game of the same name, said association member Fran Brough of Simi Valley... More ...
Army Pvt. Timothy M. Marchessault has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consisted of basic infantry and advanced individual training. Marchessault is a 2007 graduate of Santa Susana High School and the son of Michael ... More ... Little League sign-ups Simi Valley Little League Baseball will host sign-ups Sept. 6, 7 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sign-ups will take place at 3900 Katherine Road, Simi Valley. For more information, call (805) 520-0555 or visit www.simivalleylittleleague.net. More ... |
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