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By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Ken Moffett started work Monday as interim superinten- dent of the Pleasant Valley School District. More ... City ambassadors would welcome new volunteers The Camarillo City Ambassadors are dedicated men and women who volunteer to host special events in the city and serve community organizations More ... East meets West at Japanese Culture Day The Ventura County Japa- nese American Cultural League will host the 16th annual Japa- nese Culture Day on Sun., Oct. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Ca- marillo Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley St. More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com Presbyterian minister Jill Martinez is confident she'll have the support of local voters in her attempt to unseat U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Thousand Oaks), who's represented the 24th Con- gressional District in Washington since 1986. More ... Man pleads guilty to theft of Lotto ticket Sam Grair, 43, of Ventura, recently pleaded guilty to committing felony grand theft and to presenting a fraudulent claim to a government agency. He also admitted to stealing an item valued more than $500,000 when he stole a lottery ticket worth $538,000 from a customer at the st More ... State catches up with delinquent taxpayers State Controller and Franchise Tax Board Chair Steve Westly re- cently reported that the state col- lected a record $524 million from people who earned income in 2004 but didn't file California tax re- turns. This year's efforts brought in $53 million. More ... Elks help properly dispose of flags If you have a soiled, torn or tattered U.S. flag, it will be properly disposed of dur- ing a American Flag Retire- ment Ceremony at 1 p.m., Sun. Oct. 15. Please deliver your old Stars and Stripes to the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477, 158 Conejo School Road, Thou- sand Oaks, CA 91358. More ... President's dinner to be a gala affair Event will raise money for expanding campus By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com California State Univer- sity at Channel Islands will host a night of dinner and dancing Sat., Oct. 7 to raise funds for its growing campus in Camarillo. More ...
LIONS RUN- Jake Snyder of Westlake Village leads the pack, followed by Douglas Parker and Vanessa Martinez of Camarillo as they race against the clock in the Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions Club's 5K run on Sunday. The 5K and 1K runs drew 223 participants from all over Ventura County and raise More ... Democrats' book drive helps restock Gulf Coast libraries Joining a project supported by nonprofit Children's Defense Fund The Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley collected books recently to help restock libraries devastated by Hurricane Katrina. More ...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Christina Tallman will miss the bobcat's nightly visits to the creek that runs alongside her home. She'll have to say goodbye to both the bobcat and her small, shaded home before the end of the year. More ...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Tony Croshier knows gum. According to the Camarillo resident, every day in the U.S. 50 million pieces of gum are chewed. At China's Tiananmen Square, it took a day to remove 6,000 pieces of the sticky stuff, and in less than a week the square was covered in gum once again. More ...
Attention, all of you globe-trotting Camarillo Acorn More ... Pride delivers body armor to U.S. Navy Camarillo-based Pride Busi- ness Development Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of ballistic resistant body armor and other personal protective clothing, an- nounced today that it has com- pleted delivery of its Bodyguard brand body armor to the U.S. Department of the Navy. More ... |
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