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March 12, 2010  RSS feed

Aspiring lifeguards put their skills to the test
TESTING THEIR SKILLS— Above, lifeguard candidate Alyssa Davis, 18, supports Ryan Cota, a Pleasant Valley Aquatic Center lifeguard playing the “victim,” during lifeguard tryouts at the pool March 6. More...
Revenue down $1.3 million, but city still in the black
Mid-year budget review shows sales tax dollars have shrunk
By Michelle Knight
knight@theacorn.com

City revenue is projected to be $1.3 million less than what was expected when the City Council approved the 2009-10 budget in July, but Camarillo remains in healthy fiscal shape, Finance Director Ronnie Campbell said. The tumble represents a 1.25 percent slump in the city’s $142.8 million budget, Campbell told the City Council at the midyear budget review on March 3. More...

Camarillo manufacturer continues with layoffs
Plant’s workforce down by over 300 workers
Michelle Knight

Zebra Technologies announced recently it will cut 75 manufacturing jobs in Camarillo by May 10. The Illinois-based company designs and manufactures bar code printers and identification systems. More...

 Community
• Don’t forget to spring forward Sunday
Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward an hour on Sunday at 2 a.m. when daylight saving time returns. Some people make the change easier by moving their clocks ahead on Saturday night and going to bed earlier than usual. The adjustment seems easier in the fall, when clocks go backward and we get an extra hour of sleep. More...
• Metrolink receives passenger cars specially designed to absorb a crash
• Social Justice Fund hosts community forum
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 Health & Wellness
• Donate blood
The Ventura Downtown Farmers Market will have a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sat., March 13 at East Santa Clara and Palm streets, Ventura. The drive will be conducted by United Blood Services in the UBS bus. Blood donors must be well and healthy and be able to show identification. More...
• Join support group
• Volunteer training for hospice
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 Bulletin Board
• article has image Datebook
FRI., MARCH 12 Moorpark Women’s More...
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 Business
• Pet project: Teaching zoo to have $9-million home
After 35 years of teaching students to train and care for wildlife, the Exotic Animal Training and Management (EATM) program at Moorpark College will have a permanent building to call home by next spring. More...
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 Schools
• article has image Board split over superintendent’s pay, vacation days
The Oxnard Union High School District board, in a 3-2 vote last week, approved paying Superintendent Bob Carter nearly $200,000 a year in a two-year contract that begins in June. The vote came during a special school board meeting on March 3. More...
• article has image Camarillo teacher recognized for her creativity
• article has image Budget cuts send students to the streets
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 Sports
• article has image Learn about this cool sport
FOR CHARITY—Harrison Saqui, a Camarillo resident, tries his hand at “throwing stones” March 6 at a curling open house at the Simi Valley Iceoplex. More...
• article has image Camarillo hoopsters make all-star team
• article has image Camarillo stocked for a run at league championship
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 Pets
• article has image Squirrel of the Month
A QUICK BITE—Lorraine and Carlos Villarreal of Camarillo submitted this picture of a squirrel munching on a delicious pine cone in their backyard. More...
• article has image Pet of the Week
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 Police
• article has image Sheriff's Blotter
Camarillo
Sometime between Feb. 27 and March 3 vandals caused less than $400 in damage to a residence in the 2900 block of Antonio Drive. An apartment in the 200 block of S. Glenn Drive was burglarized March 1 sometime between 5:55 and 6:15 a.m. The victim reported $6,000 in damage and stolen property. More...
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 Faith
• Biblical studies focus of spring camp
The High Seas Expedition half-day camp will be offered during spring break week, 9 a.m. to noon April 5 to 9 at Living Oaks Community Church, 1033 Business Center Circle, Newbury Park. The camp is accepting registrations for children in grades one to six and waiting list only for 4year-olds through kindergarten. More...
• article has image Church invites public to organ concert
• Temple to deliver quilts
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 Family
• article has image Awards celebrate city’s youth
POSITIVE ROLE MODELS— The Noontime Optimist Club of Camarillo hosted its 29th annual Youth Appreciation Banquet at Camarillo Community Center on Feb. 25. More...
• article has image Two reasons to celebrate
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 Editorials
• Artifacts aren’t for the taking
The foothills and mountains that encircle Pleasant Valley offer a wonderful respite from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Hiking the local hills becomes especially enticing this time of year as the rains have left behind a collection of wildflowers and greenery that is truly breathtaking. More...
• article has image Political Cartoon
• For the record
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 Neighbors
• article has image Shop turns 100
John Nuckols’ blacksmith shop isn’t easy to find. Tucked off Dawson Drive inside a pocket of industrial warehouses, the Camarillo shop and its surrounding scrap lot are obscured by roadwork crews erecting the Lewis Road Bridge, which shades the lot from across the street. More...
• St. John’s donates $146,000
• County board votes to protect open space with new building ban
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 Real Estate
• article has image Lakeside Home In Westlake Village
This Santa Barbarastyle Southshore home on Westlake Lake was completely rebuilt and expanded in 2007. More...
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