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March 26, 2010 / Front Page

Students Put On A Show

GROUP EFFORT—Hollow Hills Fundamental School students put on a variety show last Friday at Royal High School. The show featured 41 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. More...

City having success housing the homeless

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

While it’s likely that more than 100 homeless individuals are still struggling in Simi Valley, the city’s task force on homelessness has surpassed its goal of getting 10 percent off the streets each year. More...

Health & Wellness

Eating well requires planning

5 tips to help families avoid high-calorie temptations

Fast-food signs beckon when hungry families spend hours in the car, zipping from soccer practice to debate team and doctor appointments to piano lessons. More...

Stop-smoking classes offered at hospital

The Ventura County Public Health Department Tobacco Education Program will present a free stop-smoking program from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 30 through May 18 in room 528, Simi Valley Hospital, North Campus, 3015 N. More...

Families walk for special kids

SIDE BY SIDE—Simi Valley resident Logan Ellis 13, center, stands with his dad, Manie Ellis, left, and buddy Shannon Leyba, 11, right, at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills on March More...

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Schools

Gem societies launch school book program

By Stephanie Hagiwara Special to the Acorn

Three Ventura County gem and mineral societies are launching their Books for Schools program by delivering a complimentary earth science book to each Ventura County public school. The books are being donated with funds made available by More...

Bringing good fortunes to schools

‘WHAT’S IT SAY?’—Simi Valley residents Jill Upton, center, and Judy Hardy, right, read a fortune cookie Upton just bought at the Simi Valley Education Foundation&rsquo More...

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Police

Police Blotter

March 16 A man, 34, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at Stearns Street and the 118 Freeway. At E. Cochran and N. More...

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Faith

Rabbis took trip to Utah

Mark Paredes will discuss a recent trip he made with five local rabbis to Utah, where they met with Mormon leaders and toured Mormon landmarks, this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the LDS Church, 480 Sinaloa Road, Simi Valley. More...

Hunger walk is focus of upcoming meeting

Those interested in leading a CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk team should attend the Recruiter Rally from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., April 10 at the United Methodist Church of Simi Valley, 2394 Erringer Road. More...

Church to host Easter egg hunt

Discovery Church of Simi Valley will host a giant egg hunt on Easter Sunday, April 4 at the Royal High School field, 1402 Royal Ave. Registration is 9 a.m. More...

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Dining & Entertainment

The Acorn Epicurean

Simi Valley Town Center is the happening place on Friday afternoons since the opening of the Simi Valley Farmers Market. More...

College hosts multicultural festival

The 20th annual Multicultural Day will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tues., April 13 at Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road. More...

The Movie Nut

Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler) is an ex-cop, a bounty hunter with a gambling debt. Nicole Hurley (Jennifer Aniston) is an ace reporter who smells a police coverup in a recent suicide. More...

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Columns

Before you go . . .

Paul Miller’s announcement last week that he would not seek reelection as mayor of Simi Valley has many in the community turning their attention to the two well-known candidates hoping to take his seat: Bob Huber and Steve Sojka. More...

Cartoon

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Neighbors

Singer returns to her roots to create sophomore album

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

Simi native Anita Coats lives away from distraction, in a colorfully decorated house on the outskirts of town. More...

T-ball player helps out CLU softball team

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY—Six-year-old Anjoeline Armstrong, left, of Simi Valley was “bat girl for the day” for the California Lutheran University women’s softball team during a g More...

College to host workshop for student vets

Moorpark College will host a workshop for students who are veterans from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thurs., April 8 on the third floor of Library/Learning Resources, 7065 Campus Road, Moorpark. More...

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Crash claims lives of two young adults

Police trying to determine what caused driver to run red light

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

More than a week after a fatal traffic collision at Royal Avenue and Sinaloa Road claimed the lives of two young Simi residents, there are still questions about what caused the teenage driver involved in the accident to run a red light. More...

Former secretary takes aim at Geoff Dean

Sheriff candidate calls her timing into question

By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

She says she’s finally ready to tell her side of the story. He says it’s part of a smear campaign against him. She says no one asked her to come forward and that he should have been fired. More...

Sojka makes candidacy for mayor official

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

City Council member and mayoral candidate Steve Sojka says the thing he’s got over the competition is relevance. More...

Community

Gang-related stabbing leads to three arrests

Three men were arrested earlier this month in connection with an incident that took place in the parking lot of Snooky’s bar on Donville Avenue in Simi Valley. More...

Museum dedicated to field lab must close due to lack of funding

Infighting between activists partly to blame

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

After two years of educating the public about the toxic contamination and ongoing cleanup in the hills above Simi, the Aerospace Cancer Museum of Education is closing its doors. More...

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Business

Tips for tax season

Guest commentary

By Scott Freeman Special to the Acorn

It’s always better to get a jump-start on tax planning and preparation early in the year, but it’s never too late to take advantage of some these last-minute tax-saving tips as the filing deadline of April 15 quickly ap More...

Employers looking to hire youths can be part of expo

The annual Youth Employment Service Job and Career Expo will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., April 17 at the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley, 2850 Lemon Drive. More...

Home Show in Westlake needs vendors

The Conejo Valley Home Show is seeking home, construction and landscaping vendors for the event on Sat. and Sun., April 24 and 25 at the Westlake Hyatt Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...

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Sports

Royal, Simi tennis teams building off strong preseasons

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

When the going gets tough . . . the tough try to keep up. That’s what the Simi Valley and Royal high boys’ tennis teams will keep in mind while scaling the rugged Marmonte League terrain. More...

Buckel baffles Westlake

Senior fires Royal’s second no-hitter of baseball season

By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

The Westlake High baseball team ran into a buzz saw named Cody Buckel. More...

Marmonte standings

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Family

FOR THE BIRDS

FOR THE BIRDS—Senior Librarian Gabriel Lundeen, left, of the Simi Valley Public Library accepts a donated copy of “Condor: Spirit of the Canyon” from Barbara Gingrich-Spiegel, regent More...

Amateur radio class offered

The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club will be conducting an amateur radio license training program from 7 to 8:45 p.m. for eight Fridays starting April 2 at the East County Sheriff’s Station, 2101 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

DAR donates book on condors

The Conejo Valley Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently donated copies of “Condor: Spirit of the Canyon” by American Indian author Robert Mesta to libraries in Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Si More...

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Letters

Feds should leave college loans alone

Well, here he goes again with his agenda of moving the U.S. closer to socialism, this time in the crucially important area of student college loans. More...

Don’t like Simi? Then move

I read your paper each week, and it seems to me you really don’t have much important things to report. I have lived in Simi Valley since 1965, way before all the riffraff moved in. It used to be a wonderful place to live. More...

All vets deserve a proper burial

Jerry Foster Simi Valley

As historian for the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 55 of Simi Valley, I would like to thank the Acorn staff for the coverage of the homeless veterans and merchant marine that received full honors and a proper burial. More...

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