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January 1, 2010 / Front Page

Leaping into the New Year

OLD-FASHIONED FUN—While other campers played in the tons of snow trucked in for Snow Day, 6-year-old Jessica Martz and a few friends ducked away to enjoy a nearby pile of leaves at Berylwood Par More...

Health & Wellness

Simi supports FOOD Share

FOOD Share recently was presented with nearly $11,000 in donations from the Simi Valley community by Southern California Edison, Chuy’s Simi Valley West and the Channel Islands 4x4 Club. More...

Los Robles offers free consultations day or night

Residents of Conejo Valley and surrounding communities can access free real-time health information from registered nurses anytime day or night through Consult-A-Nurse, available through Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. More...

Volunteering: Good to do and good for you

Contemplating a New Year’s resolution to improve your health? Consider this: People who volunteer at a charity or nonprofit organization get a “twofer”: they help others while boosting their own health. More...

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Schools

Five distinguished county schools not Blue Ribbon nominees

Michelle Knight

For the third straight year, no Ventura County school has been named a Blue Ribbon award nominee. More...

Five distinguished county schools not Blue Ribbon nominees

Michelle Knight

For the third straight year, no Ventura County school has been named a Blue Ribbon award nominee. More...

Five distingushed county schools not Blue Ribbon nominees

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

For the third straight year, no Ventura County school has been named a Blue Ribbon award nominee. More...

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Police

Police Blotter

Dec. 21 A 39-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after causing an accident in the 300 block of Country Club Drive. Dec. 22 At the Albertsons in the 2800 block of E. More...

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Faith

St. Rose of Lima students visit Marian shrines exhibit

St. Rose of Lima students in grades one through eight took a virtual journey to several Marian shrines around the world on Dec. 8 without leaving the Los Angeles area. More...

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Dining & Entertainment

The Movie Nut

“Up in the Air” Rated: R George Clooney might just be Hollywood’s favorite weatherman and “Up in the Air ” his latest prediction of cultural precipitation: gloomy today, with a chance of emotional drizzle More...

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Editorials

A resolution worth keeping

As we come to the end of another year, some of us are thinking about making New Year’s resolutions. But think back: How did those vows for 2009 turn out? More...

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Neighbors

Horse owners abandoning their animals due to recession

By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

Due to the downturn in the economy and an inability to pay for care and boarding, people are abandoning their horses in the hopes that others will care for them. More...

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Despite agreement, police and city still at odds

Union head says mayor’s vote ‘had vendetta written all over it’

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

The president of the Simi Valley Police Officers Association told the Acorn this week that despite the new contract recently brokered between the union and the city, bitterness still lingers within the department. More...

City okays shopping center

The facility will accommodate up to nine new businesses

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

A vacant lot sandwiched between Musashi restaurant and the Simi Valley Town Center will soon be the home of a new retail marketplace. More...

Church’s expansion plans do not sit well with neighbors

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

A local church’s plans to expand its facilities to nearly six times its current size have brought protests from nearby residents who say the project doesn’t fit into their quiet Simi Valley neighborhood. More...

Community

A So Cal snow day

WINTRY WONDERLAND— An overjoyed Jordyn Rule, 7, above, slides down a snow-covered hillside at Berylwood Park in Simi Valley on Dec. More...

ward-winning film examines air quality

Two representatives from the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District will discuss the award-winning film “Air: The Search for One Clean Breath” at a presentation from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Fri., Jan. More...

Advocates needed for foster kids

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a nationwide organization that trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the foster care system. An informational orientation for prospective volunteers will be from 6 t More...

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Business

Publisher receives Penland Award from Chamber

Acorn publisher Jim Rule was named winner of the 2009 Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Penland Award, an annual honor given to local residents for their service to the community. More...

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Sports

Don’t mess with Destinee

Highlander senior center refuses to be intimidated

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Destinee La Fountain is the toughest player in the Marmonte League. Word of advice: Don’t challenge her to a fight, because she will accept. More...