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April 22, 2011 / Front Page

Simi woman safe after kidnapping

Sixteen-hour search ends with arrest of victim’s boyfriend

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

A Moorpark man was arrested on kidnapping charges Monday after he returned his battered exgirlfriend into the safe hands of waiting police and paramedics. More...

Film allows victim advocate to share harrowing true tale

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

The date is October 15, 1979. A camera pans over the Douglass family’s modest home in Okarche, Okla. Dusk has fallen and there are just wide-open spaces all around. More...

Health & Wellness

Active Adult PROGRAMS

The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District presents the following programs for seniors. Unless otherwise noted, activities take place at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 2900 Avenida Simi. More...

Hats Off to Women honors ‘heroes in heels’

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

Speaking at the annual Hats Off to Women luncheon last Friday, strategic life coach Carrie Flintom asked the ladies in the room to reveal their identities. Were they single, married, divorced? Were they mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers? More...

Stroke support group to discuss hearing loss

The Simi Valley Stroke Support group will meet from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sat., April 23 at at the Simi Valley Hospital, Garden Conference room, 2975 N. Sycamore Drive. More...

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Sports

Lost in translation

Baseball lingo of yesteryear isn’t so hip for today’s high school players

By Stephen Dorman
sdorman@theacorn.com

What we have here is a failure to communicate. More...

Simi, Westlake lead Marmonte with 4 league games remaining

The Marmonte League baseball championship chase won’t be settled until May, like there was really any other way. More...

Pioneer netters playing with fire

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com

The Simi Valley-Royal crosstown battle was about to begin. Kaleb Erickson, a senior captain for the Simi Valley High boys’ volleyball team, seized the moment. More...

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Faith

The Art of Being

Finding the blessing in betrayal

There can be no doubt that Easter would be an entirely meaningless event if we didn’t somehow find a way to personalize it in our lives today and every day. More...

Simi churches host egg hunts

StoneBridge Church will host a community Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. Sat., April 23 at the church, 4832 Cochran St., Simi Valley. The egg hunt is open to children in preschool through fourth-grade. More...

Civic Arts Plaza celebrates Easter Sunday with a song

Calvary Chapel Thousand Oaks Godspeak and Calvary Chapel Skyline invite the community to a celebration at 10 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 24 in the Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Art Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

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Dining & Entertainment

‘Lend Me a Tenor’ scores with symphony of laughs

Playing now at the Camarillo Community Theatre

By Sally Carpenter
sallyc@theacorn.com

Comic opera has never been funnier than in Ken Ludwig’s award-winning farce “Lend Me A Tenor,” at the Camarillo Community Theatre through May 1. James Castle Stevens directs a rollicking comic ensemble that keeps the laughs coming. More...

Special pricing for opera

Camarillo Community Theatre announces special pricing for upcoming performances of the Ken Ludwig’s award-winning farce, “Lend Me a Tenor,” playing through May 1 at the theater, 330 Skyway Drive, inside the Camarillo Airport. More...

Latin star Charo to light up Civic Arts Plaza

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation will present Charo in a performance at 8 p.m. Fri., May 6 in the Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

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Columns

THE OTHER Side of 50

Eat well and live longer

Imagine popping a pill that is scientifically proven to increase longevity, reduce your chance of developing Type 2 diabetes, reduce your chance of becoming obese and lower your risk for heart disease, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. More...

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Vacation Photos

Take Your Simi Valley Acorn on Vacation

Send your photos to vacation@theacorn.com

How to submit: E-mail your vacation photo as a .jpg attachment only to vacation@theacorn.com. Include name, address, phone number and a brief description of the scene. More...

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Neighbors

More room for more junk

Simi Valley cafe staying busy in new, bigger digs

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

When Simi Valley residents Carole and Bob Davis pulled up outside The Junkyard Cafe on Monday afternoon, they weren’t there to eat. They didn’t have time. They were just there to drop off a special delivery: A new piece of junk. More...

Rivals come together for a cause

ONE BIG CHECK—The Simi Valley High girls softball program presents a check for $6,006 to Phil McPherson, president and co-founder of the Amanda McPherson Foundation, before the varsity game bet More...

SERVING IN UNIFORM

•Simi Valley resident Jeffrey D. Hubler graduated from the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School in March at Fort Benning, Ga. Graduation was followed by a commissioning ceremony where Hubler was sworn into duty with the rank of Second Lieutenant. More...

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Chief talks crime with residents

Lewis closing in on five years as top cop

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

Every month, the Simi Valley Community Council gets together for lunch and networking. The council brings together representatives from all corners of Simi’s service community and acts as a forum to share experiences and upcoming events. More...

Accepting the Challenge

DAY ON THE DIAMOND—Above, Simi Valley High School’s Ezra Lupoli pitches to Challenger player Ronan Battles of the Red Sox team. More...

Tell us your favorite Mom Moment

Mother’s Day is Sun., May 8 and the Simi Valley Acorn is putting the spotlight on Mom. More...

Community

SVPD dispatchers earn recognition

Two members of the Simi Valley Police Department’s Communications Unit staff were honored at the Associated Public-Safety Communications Officials annual Telecommunications Awards event on April 14 in Montebello. More...

Harley hosting women-only Garage Party

Simi Valley Harley-Davidson will host a women-only Garage Party at 6:30 p.m. Fri., May 6 at the store, 6190 Condor Drive, Moorpark. More...

Garden tour slated for May 1

The 13th annual Simi Valley Garden Tour will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., May 1, rain or shine. Attendees can visit six different locations with contemporary, succulent, cottage, transitional and train gardens. More...

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Schools

Grace Brethren team takes on world’s top bots

By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com

An award-winning robot with a double-jointed arm returned to Simi Valley last week after competing for the title of world’s best robot. More...

Special ed group to meet

The Special Education Advocacy Parent Group will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Fri., April 29 at 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 201, Westlake Village. The topic will be “Identifying appropriate accommodations for your children. More...

Online learning program gives Simi students another way to earn credits

District hopes program will lower high school dropout rate

By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com

The Simi Valley Unified school board has approved the purchase of an online learning program that will allow students to recover credits this summer and attend a virtual school in the fall. More...

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