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Service grant requests up, available money down
City has $81,300 to give to 29 organizations vying for funding
By Michelle Knight
knight@theacorn.com

The Camarillo City Council said last week it may limit eligibility for its community service grants after receiving requests for more than double the available funds. A total of 29 nonprofits have asked Camarillo for more than $212,000. The city has only $81,300 to give away in fiscal year 2010-11. More...

Trio arrested for allegedly looting Chumash burial site
By Daniel Wolowicz
camarillo@theacorn.com

Three men were arrested earlier this month for allegedly stealing Chumash Indian artifacts from a burial ground in a rural area between Camarillo and the Pacific Coast Highway. More...

 Community
• Driver crashes car into Kmart
A variety of mishaps resulted in one car crashing several times at the Kmart parking lot on Arneill Road last week. More...
• City hands out $358,000 to eight local nonprofits
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 Health & Wellness
• County food program offering healthier fare
The National Public Health Week 2010 campaign aims to create the healthiest nation in one generation, one community at a time. Public Health Week is April 5 through 11. The Ventura County Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program is contributing to that effort by offering a new lineup of healthful foods to eligible families. More...
• article has image Undiagnosed vision problem can spoil 3-D fun
• Free programs
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 Business
• article has image Banks put the kibosh on startup loans
Paul Miller and Ryan Morgan both have completely different business proposals, but the two are faced with the same problem, which has become a Catch 22 for entrepreneurs from Main Street to Wall Street. More...
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 Schools
• Charter school hosts Pasta Palooza
The third annual Pasta Palooza will be from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Fri., April 9 at the Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley St. The event will have a pasta dinner with three seatings, a live band and dancing. More...
• article has image Program inspires students to take flight
• Library celebrates third anniversary with visit from ‘Albert Einstein’
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 Sports
• article has image Camarillo team wins the gold
LUCKY CHARMS— The Camarillo boys’ under-14 soccer team won first place March 14 in the Thousand Oaks Pot O’ Gold Tournament. Front row, from left: Jordan Haliday, Ahmed Maghawri, Keaton Ash, Blake Bowman, Osama Maghawri and Matt Griffith. More...
• article has image Scorpions motivated for a return to the top of PVL
• Rio Mesa, Camarillo athletes honored
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
BARNYARD PET— Go-tee is a young, brown male goat. He is very sweet. A home inspection is required for adoption. If you would like adopt this goat, ask for ID No. A486005 at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Drive. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so check at www.vcar.us or call (805) 388-4341 before going to the shelter. More...
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 Police
• article has image Sheriff's Blotter
Camarillo A 19-year-old man was arrested March 9 in the 600 block of E. Ventura Boulevard on charges of petty theft. It was reported March 9 that $316 in property was stolen from an unlocked car parked in the 30 block of N. Lewis Road on Feb. 17. More...
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 Faith
• article has image The Art of Being
“Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.” — Rabindranath Tagore “Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see.” — William Newton Clark More...
• United Methodists announce plans for Palm Sunday
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 Family
• Task force keeps tabs on convicted sex offenders
Ventura part of tri-county team
In the aftermath of the arrest of convicted sex offender John Albert Gardener III in connection with the rape and murder of Chelsea King and possible involvement in the murder of Amber DuBois, questions may have surfaced regarding how convicted sex offenders are tracked and monitored locally. More...
• article has image High-rolling play a good bet
• article has image Celebrating women who’ve made history
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 Dining & Entertainment
• Waggoner, Kelly to join Camarillo Ranch Foundation board
The Camarillo Ranch Foundation will welcome two new members to its board meetings. Last week, the Camarillo City Council unanimously appointed Robert Waggoner and Grace Kelly to two vacancies on the foundation’s 15-member board of directors. Ten people applied for the volunteer positions. More...
• article has image Memorial to be held for Johnson, longtime theater volunteer
• Assistance League hosts travelthemed fundraiser
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 Letters
• Parents voting with their feet
Regarding the March 5 Acorn guest opinion, “School district still feeling effects of unification fight.” After reading Mr. Alamillo’s article regarding the hangover the OUHSD is feeling after the Measure U unification election, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. More...
• Socializing medicine will make it worse
• Doesn’t like healthcare reform
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 Editorials
• In youth sports, the stakes run high
A sportswriter once said something that astounded us. “Kids will have fun and play their hearts out. It’s the parents,” he added, “who ruin things.” More...
• article has image Political Cartoon
• For the record
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 Neighbors
• article has image One couple, two shops and countless memories
Roger Kuske was homeless and unemployed, living in his car in the San Fernando Valley in 1961. Jobs were hard to come by then. So when the recently-discharged Marine heard about a security job at a beauty school, he jumped at it. Roger’s hard work impressed the owner, who invited him to take the hairstylist course for free. More...
• Firefighters to be feted at ceremony
• Murphy is named Woman of the Year
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 Real Estate
• article has image Five Bedroom North Ranch Home With A Salt Water Pool/Spa Nearby
This house is one of the most popular Whitehawk models and is in North Ranch. The house has 5 bedrooms, 4 baths and is approximately 3,924 square feet per assessor. There is solid oak flooring in the foyer, entry hallway, dining room and kitchen. More...
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