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February 6, 2009 / Front Page

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IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers SNOW FOR A DAY—Dillon Walia, center, and Anthony Vertullo, both 5, scream with glee as they slide down a hill of tightly packed powder during the seventh annual Snow Day at Grace Brethren Elementary School last Frida More...

Water district may put a lid on plastic bottles

By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Calleguas Municipal Water District was trying to make a point that its tap water is just as good as more expensive bottled water, but the effort may have backfired. More...

Health & Wellness

Simi Hospital employee to be honored as Healthcare Professional of the Year

Robin Millar, administrative director of rehabilitation therapies at Simi Valley Hospital, will receive the Healthcare Professional of the Year award from the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation. More...

Hearing loss support group to meet

The Simi Valley Chapter of Hearing Loss of America will meet at 2 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 12 in the multipurpose room of the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. More...

Gymnastics club excels at competition

Simi gymnasts bring home some hardware

Athletes from Monarchs Gymnastics in Agoura Hills and Newbury Park brought home many medals at the recent 10th annual Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. More than 1,200 boys and girls competed. More...

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Schools

High school senior paints mural for Justin Elementary

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

In the eyes of at least one Justin Elementary School student, Kristy Aiani is a modern-day Michelangelo. More...

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Sports

Fusion welcome big-name guests from MLS, Europe

Local fans will get a chance to see international soccer stars play when the Ventura County Fusion hosts Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer, and GAIS of the Swedish First Division in a series of public exhibi More...

Former Marmonte League slugger recognized as Dodgers' top young prospect

By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Newbury Park High graduate Andrew Lambo has been named the Los Angeles Dodgers' No. 1 minor league prospect by Baseball America. The announcement was made on the publication's website Jan. 30. More...

Sign-ups underway for girls' lacrosse

The Southern California Lacrosse Association is forming girls' lacrosse teams for the spring season in the communities of Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Calabasas, Agoura, Westlake, Simi Valley and Moorpark. More...

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Family

The man who repaired Bear

My wife changed our plans, canceling my casual get-together with friends and setting a more important get-together of her own. I was available to watch our 5-year-old son that Saturday evening after all. More...

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On The Town

The Movie Nut

Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) is a successful middleaged attorney living in Berlin in the mid-'90s. More...

Cafe Firenze chef offers cooking class next week

Moorpark man currently a contestant on TV's 'Top Chef'

Local chef Fabio Viviani will host a cooking class, serve a threecourse gourmet Italian dinner with wines and discuss wine and food pairings from 6 to 9 p.m. Tues., Feb. 10 at Cafe Firenze Italian Restaurant & Martini Lounge, 563 W. More...

Simi theater club to hold 'Willy Wonka' auditions

Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi will host auditions for Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka" from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 22 and 7 to 10 p.m. Mon., Feb. 23 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. More...

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Editorials

Whom do we believe?

The fear of what we cannot see, more than activists, watchdog groups or government red tape, is what has most greatly hobbled the proposed 461-home development in Runkle Canyon. More...

Cartoon

Full Story

Residents tired of waiting for completion of Los Angeles Avenue sewer line work

What's up with that?

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

"Was it my imagination or did I read last year in the Acorn that the construction mess in the right lane on Los Angeles Avenue at Socrates would be done soon? More...

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Valentines Special Section

Remember falling in love?

Share your romantic tales

Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to win your heart. Do you recall the moment your spouse or loved one walked into your life? Did fireworks go off and Cupid's arrow find its mark? More...

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Runkle response plan comes under fire

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

A developer's plan addressing lingering issues at Runkle Canyon raised more questions than answers at a public hearing last week during which Simi residents and nuclear activists criticized the objectivity of the builder's consultant More...

2010 census expected to create 50,000 temporary jobs

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

The 15-month countdown for the 2010 census has begun, starting with a large-scale recruiting effort to hire the field workers who will survey their local com munities to create of snapshot of the nation's population. More...

State proposing to shorten school year

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Simi Valley Unified School District is bracing for the state to cut funding for the 2009-10 school year from 180 days of instruction to 175. Facing a $42-billion deficit, Gov. More...

Community

Change to building code makes it easier for disabled to request home modifications

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

The City Council last week unanimously approved a text amendment to the city's development code that allows disabled people to request reasonable accommodations be made to their homes. More...

Two men arrested for stealing officer's badge, gun

Two Simi Valley men were arrested Jan. 29 for allegedly stealing a police officer's purse containing her badge and gun. On Jan. More...

Leadership class aims to aid Sarah's House

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

The Leadership Simi Valley class of 2009 has announced that its capstone project will be refurbishing and renovating Sarah's House, a Christian maternity home. More...

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Business

Woman 'bailed out' in mall contest

In the wake of billion-dollar federal government bailouts, the average citizen is left wondering, who's going to bail out the American family? More...

Simi's Money Mailer selected as company's top franchise

Money Mailer of Simi Valley, the local office of the nation's leader in the $62billion direct marketing industry, was awarded The Kris and Marilee Friedrich Franchisee of the Year award during the company's annual franchise convention i More...

Homeowners raise the roof

When a homeowner wants to add a second story to their home, raising the original structure and placing a new level underneath might be a more cost-effective way of getting the job done, says a Glendale-based design and construction company More...

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Police

Police Blotter

On Jan. 28, a 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 4100 block of Deborah Street. An 18-year-old man was arrested Jan. More...

Teen booked for starting blaze with smoke bomb

A 16yearold male juvenile was arrested for arson on Jan. 30. Several Simi Valley police officers and Ventura County Fire Department personnel responded to a fire in the southern portion of Rancho Tapo Park in Simi Valley. More...

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Faith

Center for Spiritual Living hosting series dedicated to nonviolence

Movement held in honor of fallen protest leaders King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi

The Center for Spiritual Living in Simi Valley will host a series of events celebrating the Season of Nonviolence, a 64-day worldwide educational, media and grassroots campaign demonstrating that nonviolence is a way to solve conflicts and tran More...

Jewish singles to meet in Port Hueneme

Ventura County Jewish singles will meet for dessert and music at 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 21 at a private home in Port Hueneme. The group is for ages 40 to 60. More...

Armenian Apostolic Church hosting dinner dance

The Armenian Apostolic Church of Ventura County will host its second annual dinner dance at 6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28 at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, One Church Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

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Letters

Bike path plans are ill-timed

Why worry, after all, "It's mostly state money." This is in regards to the City Council approving a plan to lay out $23 million for bike path improvements. All I can do is just shake my head in disbelief. More...

City leaders should halt needless spending

Seems it's that time of year again. The time when the "dooms dayers" start with the "we're in a drought" rhetoric. More...

City's bike plan is off course

I am in shock. I read in this morning's Acorn that the Simi Valley City Council has passed a plan to spend $23 million for bike paths. This is next to another article on business losses in our community. More...

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Neighbors

Longtime city employee helps ensure Simi's drinking water is safe

Dedicated lab scientist is a woman of many interests

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

Kind, tough, generous, productive, energetic—these are the words used to describe laboratory supervisor Barbara Santos, who's worked at the Water Quality Control Plant in Simi Valley for 25 years. More...

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Datebook

FRI., FEB. 6 Conejo Valley Newcomers Club Monthly coffee at Corner Bakery, 111 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. For residents of Conejo Valley, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Oak Park, Camarillo. Phone: 805.677. More...

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