May 17, 2013 RSS feed / Front Page

Motorcyclist killed in PCH crash

A motorcyclist was killed in a collision on Pacific Coast Highway south of Las Posas Road last week. About 1:30 p.m. More...

Health & Wellness

Camarillo man among gala’s honorees

Teens awarded for essays on how cancer has impacted them

The Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara honored five area residents at a gala fundraiser last week for their support in fighting the disease. More...

Business

Library is open for business

Online databases valuable for entrepreneurs

Ray Bowman, director of the Ventura and Santa Barbara counties Small Business Development centers, tells people with business ideas that they need to research their competitors and their market to better understand the economic landscape. More...

Event to include 20 seminars

SCORE Ventura County will host a free Small Business Expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues., May 21 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 S. Hobson Way. Registration and the exhibit hall will open at 8 a.m., preceding the 8:30 a.m. More...

Pets

SMALL AND ADORABLE

SMALL AND ADORABLE— Myra is a brown and white Chihuahua that is good with kids, is housebroken and gets along with most dogs. More...

Police

SHERIFF'S BLOTTER

Camarillo A man reported suspicious activity in a parking lot near his home in the 2000 block of Ponderosa Drive April 23. Someone used a person’s credit information to obtain services between April 25 and May 3. More...

Faith

Camarillo man answers call to lead Latter-day Saints

Chris Lythgoe is the new stake president for the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. More...

On The Town

Pouring a taste of California

Wine club has aged well over the past two decades

It was 1988 and Bruce Boring, co-owner of a Los Angeles-based printing company, wanted out of his high-stress job. The father of two, who’d made his career in the printing business, was unhappy, and he didn’t know what do to next. More...

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Neighbors

Program to roll into town

Campers learn how to ride a bike

Sue and Tom Murphy tried many times to teach their daughter Caraline, who has autism, how to ride a bike. Her fear of falling was so overwhelming that they were never successful. More...

Hibbits to be sentenced

Camarillo con woman faces up to 12 years in prison

Paige Jones Hibbits, a former Camarillo businesswoman who was charged with more than 20 felony counts of forgery, grand theft and computer fraud, will be sentenced in June after a year and a half in jail and a withdrawal of her guilty plea. More...

Dabbs new principal at Rio Mesa

Ray Gonzales leaves post for district job

Rio Mesa High School Principal Ray Gonzales is leaving his position to begin working next week for the Oxnard Union High School District as coordinator of child welfare and attendance. More...

Community

Crash near 101 on-ramp injures four

Four people were injured in a collision on the northbound 101 Freeway earlier this week. About 1 p.m. More...

Council extends ban on pornlming in city

The Camarillo City Council extended its moratorium on adult film permits last week, a decision which bars the adult film industry from making videos or having special events in Camarillo until March of next year. More...

Russell Fischer Business Collection to open May 21

Founder of online training site to speak

The Camarillo Public Library will host the grand opening of the Russell Fischer Business Collection at 5:30 p.m. Tues., May 21 at 4101 Las Posas Road. More...

Schools

Little girl is a humble hero

2nd-grader saves diabetic mom’s life afterfinding her unconscious

Faith Corral didn’t bat an eyelash as the students, parents and teachers in the crowded auditorium at Tierra Linda Elementary School watched her make her way toward the stage last week. More...

Sports

Cardinals soar to first place

HOME RUN—The Cardinals took first place in the U-12 division of the Camarillo Girls’ Softball Assoctiaon on April 29. The team members are, front row from left, Ari Walters, Bailee Earwood, Janessa Alvary,Mia Lopez and Haley Martinez. More...

Redman is ‘The Man’ for Camarillo

Crafty pitcher leads baseball team into today’s playoff road opener

Blake Redman is a patient ball player. Redman watched from the bench while his Camarillo High baseball team battled with Oxnard for the Pacific View League championship at home last week. More...

Scorpions, Spartans thrive at section swim meet

The Camarillo High boys’ swim team placed sixth at the CIFSouthern Section Division 3 championships last week. Rio Mesa’s boys’ and girls’ teams took 14th and 10th, respectively, at the Division 3 meet. More...

Family

The OTHER Side of 50

A parent’s best advice

It’s a family legend. My two sisters and I were on a car trip with our mom and dad. I think we ranged in age from 6 to 10. We were driving home from an outing. It was 4 p.m. and Dad asked us, “Who wants to have an ice cream?” More...

Letters

A thank-you to the community

This past week my sister and I and our respective families were evacuated from our homes due to the Camarillo Springs fire. More...

After-prom party a success

As the president of the Rio Mesa High School Parent Faculty Organization, I wish to express my deepest thanks to our wonderful community for their role in a fantastic event held earlier this month called Safe & Sober After Prom Party. More...

Happy in ‘paradise’

I want to praise and thank some Camarillo citizens who acted as my guardian angels on the night of May 2. My car died at the intersection of Arneill Road and Barry Streeet at 8:30 p.m. I couldn’t even get my flashers to work. More...

Editorials

Sharing the stories of our faith community

The Camarillo Acorn prides itself on being your community newspaper. We do our best to cover city hall, Camarillo schools and the many people and businesses that make this city such a special place to live. More...

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