Unique research facility takes off the wraps
Once private museum now public
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      In 1969, the brown pelican was on the verge of extinction. Only four chicks hatched in the nearly 750 known nests throughout California that year, and researchers were at a loss as to what was causing the seafaring birds' population to decline.
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Arts award deadline looms
      The Ventura County Arts Council is accepting nominations for its 2007 Art Stars awards, which honor artists, arts philanthropists, businesses and organizations that support the arts and made a major contribution to arts culture during 2006 in Ventura County.
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Raising money for books
      LIBRARY FUNDS- Camarillo Womens Club president Barbara Gage, left, presents a $500 check for the new Camarillo Library's fundraising campaign to Camarillo City Councilwoman Charlotte Craven on Wednesday at the club's luncheon at Sterling Hills Golf Course.
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