Steve Blum, candidate for the Ventura County Community Col- lege District Board of Trustees, has been endorsed by the VCCCD Re- tirees' Association. More...

Children with short attention spans who can't sit still for long and experience frequent "melt- down" temper tantrums are often diagnosed with ADD or another spectrum disorder, but the diag- nosis may be incorrect, some ex- perts say. More...

Jennifer White wasn't pre- pared for the last frantic week of rehearsals. And it took some en- couragement to get her daughter, 7-year-old Sarah, past the stage fright. More...

There was a time not too long ago when the Camarillo girls' volleyball team would be satis- fied with a victory-any victory. Those days are gone. More...

Camarillo A woman had her son arrested after he threw a full bottle of water at her face while she was driving northbound on the 101 Freeway at Camarillo Springs Road on Sept. 20. The juvenile was a passenger in the vehicle. More...

The Camarillo United Meth- odist Church will host an alter- native gift market on Sun., Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon in Brooks Hall at the church, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo. The market is open to the public and free cookies and hot drinks will be served. More...

Young gymnasts from Monarch's National Gymnastics Training Center won several awards at a recent invitational meet in Camarillo. Monarch's new Level 4 Team with girls as young as 7 and 8 years old com- peted with girls ages 11 and 12. More...

Cabrillo Music Theatre, the resident musical theatre company of the Countrywide Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, has announced its 2006-07 season. More...

My hat is off to the Camarillo Acorn editorial dated Sept. 29, headlined "Sugar and spice and everything nice, but not during election season." The concern the editorial cites is the negative con- tent of election season attacks in recent years. More...

We love letters to the editor during election season. More...

CANDID CAMERA- Homeowner Frank Torpey, center, works on the back room of his Camarillo home Friday afternoon with Bernie Meisinger, left, the on-camera carpenter, and Brian Robel, right, the show producer of "It's Over Your Head," a new HGTV series. The series spotlights homeowners who undertake hom... More...

FRI., OCT. 6 It's a Thriller Stage Door Theatre opens the clas- sic thriller "Wait Until Dark" by Frederick Knott at 8 p.m, 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. Show runs Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m. through Nov. 11. Matinees at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, 22, Nov. 5. Tickets are $12 and $15. Show More...

Prudential California Re- alty husband and wife team Carole and Manny Hernandez celebrated their thirty-fifth year in Ventura County Real Estate with their most recent accolade. They received Platinum Sta- tus from Quality Service Certification, Inc. (QSC), which recognized their ex- cep More...