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August 7, 2009 / Front Page

Neighbors enjoy a ‘Night Out’

‘GETTING TO KNOW YOU’—Above, Mitch Lahouti, vice president of the Neighborhood Watch on Autumn Place in Simi Valley, talks with Marilyn Taylor during their National Night Out Against More...

Palin cancellation forces group to grant refunds at last minute

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will not appear to speak at an event in Simi Valley that is scheduled for tomorrow night, Aug. 8. More...

Health & Wellness

Keep your eyes on the ball

FOCUS ON FUN—At right, Thomas Michael Locastro of Simi Valley lines up a shot while playing with friends at the Simi Valley Senior Center last week. More...

Sunblocks with high SPF don’t always protect better, dermatologist says

Sunscreens with sunprotection factors (SPF) of 100 or more may not provide the protection one might expect. “Using sunscreen with a high SPF is not an excuse to stay out in the sun longer,” said Dr. More...

Car show will benefit Alzheimer’s

Cypress Place Senior Living will host its fifth annual “A Taste of Cypress” and car show from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 12 at 1200/1220 Cypress Point Lane, Ventura. More...

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Police

Police Blotter

At the Jons Marketplace in the 3900 block of E. Cochran Street, an 18-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting July 25 and charged with burglary. An 18-year-old man was arrested July 25 and charged with receiving stolen property. More...

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Faith

Faith and food: Couple launches Eat Well Food Tour

Pair out to demonstrate food’s myriad of roles in human history

Earlier this summer began a six-week road trip for a young couple who had loaded up their Volkswagen diesel and set out to talk with faith communities across North America about the connection between their spiritual beliefs and the food More...

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Dining & Entertainment

Arts Center presents musicatheater, Broadway tunes

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center at 3050 Los Angeles Ave. presents the following events. For more information or tickets, call the box office at (805) 5837900 or visit www.simiarts.org. More...

Impressionist art exhibit opens tonight in T.O.

Artists from the Doyon Studio and Gallery of Camarillo will take part in an exhibition titled “Splash 2009 Impressionism/Pointillism” through Aug. More...

College to hold jazz band auditions

Instructor Robert Aguilar, director of the Moorpark College Jazz Band A, will hold auditions for band at 6 p.m. Tues., Aug. 11 in the Music Building, room 109. Aguilar is also planning to form combos from within Jazz Band A this fall. More...

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Motoring

City should rethink its new policy

Having read the opinion in the Acorn , we heartily agree. Consumption is the important factor and not the day you water on. Even simplistic percent reductions on consumption can be dicey and penalize the wrong people. More...

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Editorials

Egg on our face? You betcha!

When word hit last month that 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was going to speak at an event at Simi Valley’s Reagan Library, news outlets from San Francisco to New York took notice—the Acorn included. More...

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Neighbors

Soaking up the fun

Resident works for hit cartoon series “SpongeBob Squarepants”

By Ashley Cordes Special to the Acorn

Working for an animated television show centered on the dayto-day activities of a sea sponge in a white business shirt, red tie and brown pants, Jennie Hammond admits it’s hard to take her job too seriously. More...

Putting the ‘friendly’ in Friendly Village

HELPING OUR VETS—Simi Valley residents Judy Pfeil, Paula Malloy, Gene Malloy and Jason Haag pose for a picture recently after loading up an SUV with nearly 700 items intended for homeless veter More...

YMCA lifeguard training program starts Monday

The Simi Valley Family YMCA will host a Junior Lifeguard training program for children ages 9 to 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon. to Thurs., Aug. 10 to 13 at the Y, 3200 Cochran St. More...

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Supervisor’s challenge of field lab grading permit denied

Parks wanted more county control over removal of toxic soil

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors decided this week to allow Boeing Co.’s application for a grading permit to remove toxic soil from a watershed located at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory to move forward as planned. More...

Simi dealers enjoy Cash for Clunkers swoon

Federal rebate causes a rush on First Street

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

Longtime Simi residents Floyd and Pat Shelby had been thinking about getting a new car for a while. Their 1998 Ford Expedition had racked up 180,000 miles and they weren’t sure how much longer it would last. More...

Community

City honored again for financial reporting

The Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the city of Simi Valley for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. More...

Robber hits U.S. Bank

Suspect remainon the lam

Simi Valley police are looking for a man who robbed a local bank at gunpoint last Friday and escaped. On July 31 at 9:49 a.m., Simi Valley police officers responded to a radio call of an armed robbery that had just occurred at the U.S. More...

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Schools

Plan for less stressful college applications

High school seniors who want a lowstress college application process are getting a head start this summer. The first step is to make a plan. More...

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Sports

Right into the fire

Gridiron impact report: Royal Highlanders

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Kevin Flye knows a thing or two about what it takes to play linebacker. After all, the first-year Royal High football coach played the position at Weber State University from 1981-82. More...