WINNER- Greg Chavez, center, a Camarillo resident and firefighter, hugs his wife, Rozanne, and receives congratulations from Nick Smith, left, host of ABC's reality television show "American Inventor," after winning the firstplace prize of $1 million for his invention during the show's season finale on Wednesday night. See page 13 for story. More...
Experts say nearly 27,000 children in county are without insurance
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
More than 1.5 million California children are without healthcare insurance, and the state may enact legislation this year to change this fact, experts told business, county and city leaders last week at a healthcare reform seminar in Camarillo. More...
Throughout Ventura County violent crimes are down but home burglaries are up, according to a recent report released by the Ventura County Sheriff 's Department. A rise in the number of home burglaries between January and June in Moorpark, Thousand Oaks and Ojai drove a countywide 19percent increase in home burglaries, the report said. More...
Daniel Boyce recently led the jet-set life of a celebrity. The 12-year-old Camarillo resident flew to New York for a week of TV appearances and interviews. He appeared on "The Today Show," "The Early Show," Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and was interviewed for an MSNBC segment. More...
Future Stars Academy students will ride in a trike-athon to raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from 9 a.m. to noon Fri., Aug. 17 at the academy, 2480 "C" Las Posas Road, Camarillo. More...
FRI., AUG. 3 Comic Operetta Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "HMS Pinafore" opens at Curtain Call Youth Theatre, 8 p.m., Camarillo Community Theatre, 330 Skyway Drive, inside airport. Continues through Aug. 5. $10 general admission, $5 children 13 and under. (805) 388-5716. More...
To attract and keep top employees, more companies are offering them employee stock options. If you receive employee stock options as part of your compensation package, careful planning can help you make the most of them. More...
DOING THEIR PART- Jacob Hardi, 14, and Joey McAdams, 14, of Camarillo, members of the local Troop 262 Scout Group, help clean up the grounds at the 20th annual A Taste of Camarillo held at the Adolfo Camarillo Ranch House last weekend. More...
Armed Forces triathletes give everything they've got at Point Mugu
A United States Marine Corps captain collapsed at the finish line and was carried away by three large servicemen. Another man, from the Army, watched in pain as a sea of crimson flowed from a gash in his leg and onto the pavement below. More...
Camarillo Someone broke into a locked storage facility at a business in the 300 block of S. Dawson Drive sometime between July 18 and 28. A 42-year-old man was arrested July 18 in the 2600 block of Barry Street for allegedly threatening another man with a knife during a verbal argument earlier that day. More...
With the theme "Lift Off: Soaring to new heights with God," the Camarillo United Methodist Church will present its annual Vacation Bible School from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 6 to 10. The program is open to all children entering kindergarten through the fifth grade. More...
Our summer vacation So, my family went to New York for our summer vacation. It was my first time there. We took the red-eye flight on a Friday night. Figured that'd be the best way to travel with our 3year-old son, who doesn't like to sit more than a minute. So my wife and I packed up the car, grabbed the boy and headed down to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. More...
"The Simpsons Movie" Directed by: David Silverman Starring: (voices of) Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Yeardley Smith and Harry Shearer MPAA rating: More...
In reference to the article "Neighbors upset . . ." on page 5 of the July 20 Camarillo Acorn , I must say there are a great many inaccuracies and an incomplete report. It is regrettable that further research was not done before going to press. More...
The Ventura County Sheriff's Department's recently released report on crime bodes well for Camarillo residents. Across the board, crime statistics were down for the city. Most notably, violent crimes dropped 22 percent.The numbers indicate that Camarillo is one of the safest cities in the county, as most people already know. More...
The title of Scott Beat's recently published 177-page memoir, "So Many Ways to Die: Surviving as a Spy in the Sky," rightly describes the Camarillo man's 20-year career as a pilot in the Navy. More...
Local artists to paint Old Town red