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December 1, 2006
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Natural beauty
GRACE- A great egret takes flight after breakfasting in a field near Camarillo. The majestic white heron has a 50-inch wingspan. More...
Port Hueneme man held on attempted rape charge
Camarillo woman says handyman tried to attack her in her home
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

On Tuesday, police arrested a Port Hueneme man suspected of breaking into a Camarillo home last week in an attempt to rape a 34year-old woman at knifepoint. More...

Ranch house to host candlelight gala tonight

For a few short weeks out of the year, the Adolfo Camarillo Ranch House becomes a winter wonderland. Inside and out, the home is meticulously decorated with freshly made wreaths, rows of bow-tied garlands, strings of twinkling lights and a Christmas tree dressed top to bottom with More...

 Community
•Fire official gives kitchen safety tips
Never leave home while oven or stove are in use
It's that time of year when aspiring chefs don their aprons and oven mitts and bake, broil, sauté and simmer those wonderfully tasty dishes that make the holidays special. More...
•It's waiting season . . .
•Justice Dept. releases report on juveniles
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 Health & Wellness
•County receives AIDS grant
Ventura County AIDS Partnership received a three-year, $120,000 grant from the California Endowment's Community Health and Elimination of Health Disparities program. More...
•Camarillo Hospice begins Tree of Life campaign
•Area nurses enroll in home care program
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 Bulletin Board
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FRI., DEC. 1 Opening Night Stage Door Theatre presents comedy, "Second Time Around," 8 p.m. 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. Through Dec. 16, Jan. 5 to 20. $15 Saturdays, $12 other nights. For show times, tickets (818) 889-5209. More...
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 Business
•Light named president of Ventura County Bar group
Jonathan Fraser Light will be the Ventura County Bar Association's president for 2007. Light, a senior partner with the Oxnard-based law firm Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, was scheduled to be sworn in Nov. 18 at the an More...
•Hafer selected as county liaison
•Glassman promoted to branch manager
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 Schools
•Enrollment continues to rise at Frontier high
Enrollment at Frontier High School has hit 452, up 150 students from last year. But district and school officials aren't concerned; the number isn't excessively high and is bound to go down, they said. More...
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 Sports
•Camarillo girls' basketball team under the direction of a new leader
Lori Pristera recently moved to Camarillo from a home located a couple miles away from Disney World in Orlando, Fla. She's now hoping that Camarillo High's basketball court can soon become the happiest place on earth. More...
•Avalanche of points dooms RMHS football squad
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 Police
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Camarillo Someone stole keys that were left in the lock of the front door of a home on the 6900 block of Quilto Court and used a Mobil Express Pass that was on the key ring to purchase over $250 worth of gas between Nov. 12 and 13. More...
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 Faith
•Community church to present Nativity story
A four-week message on "The Nativity Story" will be presented by Camarillo Community Church beginning Sun., Dec. 3. The indepth series explores the issues of courage, faith, hope and love experienced on the journey to Bethlehem. This series coincides with the nationwide release of the movie by t More...
•Methodists stage Christmas concert
•Cantor to sing at The Canyon
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 Family
•Scioscia to speak in Ventura
World Series champion Mike Scioscia will provide the keynote address at the fourth annual CPA/ Law Society Scholarship Awards luncheon from noon to 1:45 p.m. today, Fri., Dec. 1 at The Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road in Ventura. More...
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•Teens raise money for library
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 On The Town
•The world of wines demystified
Dinner parties-especially during the holiday season-are a relaxing way to share tasty food, enjoy good conversation and spend time with friends and family. More...
•Come to the Camarillo house for the holidays
•Gallery exhibit explores beauty of small images
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 Letters
•The real 411 on the 2-1-1
Thank you for your article that focused on the new 2-1-1 phones that have recently been installed in three Ventura County Superior Court courthouses. This program is a critical extension of a 2-1-1 program that for nearly two years has been instrumental in providing important health and human servic More...
•Give crossing guards a 'brake'
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 Editorials
•Try to be patient during the holiday season
Imagine, if you will, a hypothetical day in the life of a local resident during holiday season: •Running behind schedule because of a worse-than-usual traffic jam at your daughter's school, you remain stopped at a green light while four vehicles disobey a red light and turn left More...
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 Vacation Photos
•Camarillo Acorns on vacation
NEAR AND FAR- Two Camarillo Acorn loyalists packed their travel trunks with the local paper and sent in photos to prove it. Arthur Miller, above, rests with his paper after climbing more than 900 steps to sit atop the Palamidi Fortress overlooking Nafplion, Greece. Natalie Epelone, above More...
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 Neighbors
•Woman shares story on private matter
Not long after giving birth to her second child, son Tanner, now 6, Tami Tackett couldn't understand why her menstrual cycles had become increasingly irregular, lasting up to 10 days and so heavy that she became anemic. More...
•What is menorrhagia?
•Get in the cockpit of a warplane
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 Real Estate
•A Mediterranean Townhome Nestled In The Lovely Foothills Of Oak Park
This Mediterranean townhome nestled in the foothills of Oak Park has a master suite upstairs with an additional room with a closet that has been used as an office. Both rooms have access to large balconies. The downstairs bedroom has been converted to a den with a builtin area More...
•Helping With A Habitat For Humanity Build
•Keli Dahl
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