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Community March 9, 2007
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Rap sheet wrap-up
      Possibly wearing out his welcome at family gatherings, Daniel Thomas Templin, 28, was arrested after turning himself in to police for allegedly stealing his sister-in-law's engagement ring off a nightstand in her home. Templin was a guest Feb. 25 at the house in the 400 block of Vista Del Sol....
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Old Town trolley plan sidetracked
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com
      Camarillo city officials have decided to wait on a proposed trolley car route along Old Town's Ventura Boulevard between Lewis and Las Posas roads. Similar to a city bus, the gas powered trolley would make stops at various points along the fourmile route.
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Development caters to smaller buinesses
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com
      Real estate developer Rod Gilbert, president of Camarillobased TOLD Corp., said the recently opened Flynn Road Business Park, a $35million development in Camarillo, offers smaller businesses the chance to buy their own office or industrial space and invest in a local real estate market tha...
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Courtside volunteer a true all-star
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      The sight of Matt Flood cradling his infant son as he stands courtside in the Camarillo Boys & Girls Club gym reminds Dianne Glick that everyday heroes do exist. Glick's 12-year-old son, Miles, plays in the seventh-grade boys' basketball league. The league would not have played this se...
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Gas company to offer rebates
      Southern California Gas Co. will pay up to $3.7 million in rebates this year to residential customers who buy energyefficient natural gas appliances- an increase of $1.1 million over last year.
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The berry best
     BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers FRESH LOOK- California Strawberry Festival Chairman Dean Maulhardt and Tea Silvestre of Ventura unveil her winning entry in the poster design contest at a luncheon held recently at Yolanda's Mexican Café in Oxnard. A collection of posters from each year of the fest...
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It's time to thank the trees
Arbor Day: A bow to Earth's tallest inhabitants
      California is celebrating Arbor Day 2007 this week, from March 7 through 14. While National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, many states, including California, celebrate the tree planters' holiday at times best suited to their own growing seasons.
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Building a legacy
     BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers CONSTRUCTION BEGINS- Veterans from across the country, including Erling Husby of Shoreview, Minn. attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the U. S. Navy Seabee Museum at Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme. The new 35,000-square-foot museum, expected to open i...
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'Helmet' event this weekend
      Firefighters throughout Ventura County will host the Fill the Helmet fundraiser Sat. and Sun., March 10 and 11. Firefighters will collect donations at major intersections and host open houses at stations. The public is invited to stop in to any local fire station between 8 a.m. and 5 p...
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Young and talented
     BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers IN HER ELEMENT- Siena Umetsu, 12, of Camarillo stands among the artworks on display at the "Rising Stars" exhibit at the Camarillo Art Center, 3150 Ponderosa Ave. Local middle school students' work will be available for viewing March 10 and 11 from 1-4 p.m.
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Special Olympics to hold fundraiser
      Ventura County Special Olympics will hold its second annual Parking Lot Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., March 17 in the Ventura Harbor Village overflow parking lot on the corner of Schooner Drive and Harbor Boulevard in Ventura. Because the sale is taking place on St.
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For the record
      In a Feb. 23 caption for a Camarillo Acorn on Vacation photograph, Yosemite National Park was incorrectly identified as Yellowstone National Park.
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