May 27, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Thinking inside the box

Cardboard shelter cultivates compassion for homeless
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com
Tossing and turning in my sleeping bag last Saturday night, I had a heck of a time getting comfortable. The ground was too hard, too bumpy, and I’d mistakenly assumed that a folded fleece blanket would suffice as a pillow. More...

Let’s draw Dad

Sun., June 19 is Father’s Day and the Simi Valley Acorn is inviting you to take out pen, pencil or crayon and draw a picture of dear old dad. 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, 3900 Avenida Simi. More...

Getting through the doughnut hole: Tips for navigating Medicare drug coverage

Milk discounts, pick right plan to avoid overpaying
By Ross Blair
Special to the Acorn

In 2011, many Medicare recipients could hit the Medicare prescription drug doughnut hole faster, and pay more out-of-pocket on their way to the doughnut hole, if they don’t have the right Medicare prescription drug benefit. More...

Public invited to attend hospital bioethics seminar

For the first time at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, the Continuing Medical Education Committee is inviting the community to its Friday Educational Conference. More...

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Sports

Pioneers pry their way into quarterfinal round

Baseball team to face old foe Long Beach Wilson
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com

Baseball is a game of subtlety, a sport of symmetry, chaos and intrigue. More...

Track and field contingent off to Masters meet

Simi’s Baxter claims section crown in girls’ 3,200 race
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com

Another hurdle is out of the way. One more approaches fast. High school student-athletes still going strong this track and field postseason are gearing up for the CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk today. More...

Royal’s frosh-soph beat Westlake for title

SWEET VICTORY—The Royal High frosh-soph boys’ volleyball team captured the Oxnard Tournament title with a 25-23, 25-23 victory over Westlake. More...

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Police

Police Blotter

May 16 In the 5200 block of E. Cochran Street, officers responded to a report of a disturbance in progress and arrested an 18-year-old man for being under the influence of a controlled substance. May 17 More...

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Family

FAMILY MEN Don't Wear Name Brands

Pulling teeth

My 7-year-old son’s teeth were loose. All he cared about was the money he’d get when the teeth came out. More...

Moms, dads march for babies

PHOTO FINISH—At right, Simi Valley residents Julia, 9, and Jennifer, 12, leap across the finish line ahead of their parents, Andrea, center, and Robert Jones, at the end of the March of Dimes M More...

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Letters

Writer off base with Easter claim

Thanks, Mark Buchler, for your recent letter. It alerted me to what I always ignore. More...

Pet owners need to keep eye out

Last Thursday morning our two small dogs were killed by a coyote. We live on East Bonita in the middle of the neighborhood. The yard is fenced in 6 feet high. How could this happen? I guess I’ve been naive. More...

Landscaping work a worthy project

I would like to thank the Leadership of Simi Valley Class of 2011 for the beautiful landscaping job on the entrance to The ARC of Ventura County East Campus on Cochran Street. More...

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Editorials

On Memorial Day, remember the cost of freedom is high

Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who’ve given their life in military service to our country. It will be celebrated this year on Mon., May 30. More...

Political Cartoon

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Datebook

Datebook

FRI., MAY 27 West Valley Folk Dancers 7:15 to 10 p.m. at Canoga Park Senior Center, 7326 Jordan Ave. Dances from different countries for all ages, skill levels. Wear soft shoes. $5. Phone: 818.591.9078 Email: hobnoblax@roadrunner.com Time: 7:15 p.m. More...

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Committee: Some council benefits need to go

Citizens group recommends changes to help budget
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

The city may have gotten more than it bargained for when it appointed a team of residents to look over the budget. Actually, the City Council may be getting less—if local residents have anything to say about it, that is. More...

Look out below!

HILLSIDE BLAZE— Ventura County firefighters use a water-dropping helicopter to attack a brush fire that started along Lost Canyons Drive on Sat., May 21. More...

Community

Club hosts debate on gun control

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

On May 18, the Simi Valley/ Moorpark Democratic Club hosted a debate on gun control at the Simi Valley Library. More...

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Business

Farmers Market coming to Simi Valley Town Center

The new Simi Valley Town Center Certified Farmers Market will open once a week starting Tues., June 7. The market is sponsored by the Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association. The outdoor market will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. More...

New Simi fish house hopes to reel in customers

By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

Simi’s newest restaurant is a real catch. On Monday, the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce helped Riverside resident Rodney Couch cut the ribbon on his sixth Market Broiler, an eatery that specializes in serving up fresh fish and seafood. More...

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Schools

Staged house party tackles teen drinking

By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com

“All of my friends who are pregnant, or were pregnant, definitely got that way when they were drunk.” “I don’t feel good about what I did. More...

Website raises funds for Ventura County schools

SoBuyMe.com, a new group buying website owned and operated in Ventura County, offers a free fundraising donation program to all Ventura County schools and children’s sports leagues. More...

Special ed parents group to meet

The Special Education Parent Advocacy Group will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Fri., June 3 at 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 201, Westlake Village. More...

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Pets

Pet of the Week

READY TO DANCE—Tux is a 1½-year-old male black-and-white tuxedo shorthair domestic cat. He is affectionate, interactive, playful, outgoing and friendly. More...

Skin cancer can affect pets, too

Pets as well as humans are prone to developing skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in people and dogs and the second most common in cats. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer. More...

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Faith

The Art of Being

Who is sailing your ship?

“ Never had I understood that I command, with absolute authority, the ship of my life! I decide its mission and rules and discipline, at my word waits every tool and sail, every cannon, the strength of every soul on board. More...

CLU religion professor retires

Religion professor Pamela K. Brubaker is retiring after 17 years at California Lutheran University. She recently received the President’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Brubaker, a Thousand Oaks resident, will now be an emeritus faculty member. More...

Notre Dame’s traveling choir to sing at St. Julie’s

The University of Notre Dame Folk Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Mon., May 30 at St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church, 2475 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. The St. Julie Adult Choir will also sing in several numbers. More...

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Dining & Entertainment

Military poster exhibit extended

An exhibit of vintage military propaganda posters at Simi Valley Town Center, originally scheduled to close at the end of the month, has been extended through June. “Hooray for the USA!” chronicles more than 110 years of U.S. More...

Street Fair draws crowd in excess of 18,000

More than 330 vendors lined Cochran Street on May 14 for the Simi Valley Street Fair, with crafts, food, nonprofits, commercial businesses and organizations that gave information to the more than 18,000 people who attended. More...

Doctor meets his dark side in ‘Jekyll & Hyde’

Play review
By Sally Carpenter
sallyc@theacorn.com

The High Street Arts Center takes the audience on a journey into the deepest pit of man’s soul in “Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical” running through June 26 in Moorpark. More...

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Columns

THE OTHER Side of 50

When seniors no longer drive

I remember when my fatherin law, Danny, bought his last car. Recently retired, he splurged on a new Lincoln Town Car that was far fancier than any car he’d owned in the past. He drove it around town with such pride. More...

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Neighbors

Determined to serve

Simi Valley’s Veteran of the Year has never wavered from helping others
By Carissa Marsh
cmarsh@theacorn.com

Sitting by the memorial in the Veterans Plaza at Lemon Park, Simi Valley resident Ty Wilcox recounted his days in the U.S. Navy. More...

Setting sail on a dream career

Former Vietnam refugee bitten by the teaching bug
By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com

A bomb exploded, shots rang out and sirens seared the countryside. LeeAnne Vinh Powers, then 5 years old, ducked into her family’s foxhole, a refuge replicated in every home in her tiny village in South Vietnam. More...

Recent college grad details quest to make it in real world

By Stephanie Sumell
Special to the Acorn

Last weekend I graduated from California State University Channel Islands. More...

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