2020-08-14
Rolling in the good times
Rancho Simi introducesBerylwood Skate Plaza
Skateboarders can now celebrate with jumps, kickflips and spins at Ventura County’s newest skate park. The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its long-awaited Skate Plaza at Berylwood Park on Tuesday. The 5,200-square-foot site at 1955 Bridget Avenue incorporates design elements to test every skating skill. It features ramps, low walls, benches, curbs, slide rails, jumps and […]
Judge won’t enforce order against Newbury Park church
Indoor worship services—in violation of county and state public health orders— will go on at Godspeak Calvary Chapel on Sunday after a judge denied a request by the County of Ventura to direct sheriff’s deputies to intervene and stop them. Tuesday’s hearing was before Judge Vincent O’Neill and not Judge Matthew Guasco, the magistrate who granted a temporary restraining order […]
Seed mystery is still growing
When Anna LeClair opened her mailbox last week and found a small white package with a China Post logo in the top left corner, she stared in disbelief. Just days before, her husband had told her about mysterious packages of seeds being mailed to thousands of people across the country, but she didn’t put much stock in it—much less expect […]
Faith leaders come together to spread message of hope, unity
Race and religion is the focus of an online webinar next week. The Simi Valley Interfaith Council’s third Faith and Spirituality Forum takes place via Zoom at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 and local leaders from the Christian, Jewish, Bahá’í, Muslim and pagan faiths are slated to take part, according to a news release from the group. The Interfaith Council is […]
Acorn making sure your voice is heard
EDITORIALLetters to the editor. You may love them or hate them. But what we’ve learned over decades with our community newspaper is everybody reads them. Many Acorn critics point to the Letters section as proof positive that the paper carries a bias—be it left or right—and say we pick and choose submissions based on our political leaning. But the criticism […]
Lincoln quote rings true
About 10 years ago I bought a T-shirt that said “Freedom Requires a Free Press.” At the time I thought it represented an expression of American values. Two weeks ago as I was leaving the house with that shirt on, my wife expressed concern. She said she was worried that someone would take offense at the message and attack me. […]
Dem agenda will destroy country
Jeannine Linder is deeply disturbed by the direction our country has taken. I agree completely. What the man did to her daughter was wrong and should never happen to anyone. But how she got to President Trump encouraging people to be “their basest, most primitive selves” and to “physically attack people with different opinions” is a leap too far. Maybe […]
Respect all council members
I had all but given up reading the Acorn given the unbalanced letters to the editor section that I never felt represented the city and, quite frankly, has been an embarrassment. I wish to thank those who took the time to write in sharing their views and I applaud the paper for finding more balance in letters published. I encourage […]