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March 16, 2007
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Board to determine fate of area schools
Possible closures of 3 Camarillo schools have parents, teachers at odds
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
Last night, the Pleasant Valley School District was expected to determine which neighborhood schools it would close. Visit www.thecamarilloacorn.com to read more about the board's decision. The hot-button issue has sparked citywide concern and pitted teachers seeking pay raises agains... More...
Los Altos to Close
City offers to help district find funds to avoid further closures
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

UPDATED - The Pleasant Valley school board decided at Thursday's meeting to close Los Altos Middle School, but an offer from city officials may save other Pleasant Valley schools from the same fate. More...

Private schools may benefit from turmoil over closures
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Camarillo parents may decide to send their children to private schools if the Pleasant Valley School District closes three of its schools. More...

 Community
•Deputy involved in pillow fight
A man was arrested March 11 after a woman was repeatedly slapped in the 2000 block of North Lathan Avenue. A deputy with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department arrived at about 10:40 p.m., nearly an hour after the alleged slapping started, and the man assaulted the peace officer with a pillow... More...
•County commission openings
•Unlicensed contractors convicted
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 Health & Wellness
•A Scottish Paradise
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers THE PIPES, THE PIPES ARE CALLING- Bagpiper Mike Reynolds of Camarillo plays the bagpipes as golfers Allan Walters, right, a Camarillo resident, and passenger Scotty Wells depart the Spanish Hills Country Club, signaling the start of the Ventura County Caregivers' 1... More...
•Tips to make trips to beach safer
•Parkinson's seminar comes to L.A.
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 Bulletin Board
•Full Story
FRI., MARCH 16 How To Sell Artwork Simi Valley Art Association presents Thousand Oaks Art Commissioner Joe DiDonato, 7:30 p.m., Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. DiDonato discusses successful art sales, promotion, portfolios, pricing, marketing and using shows, gall... More...
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 Business
•Grandchildren can be part of estate tax equation
While the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 attempted to reduce or eliminate estate taxes, the result was a tax system with three phases: relief, repeal and reappearance. Transfer tax rates are scheduled to decrease, and the amount that may be transferred free of estate tax (the credit eq... More...
•Survey gives CBRE high marks
•Chamber plans March events
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 Schools
•Pleasant Valley school to celebrate 50th birthday
April event to include barbecue
Camarillo Heights Elementary School is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the 2006-07 school year. A schoolwide assembly will be held at 11 a.m. Fri., April 27 with birthday cake for all. That evening there will be an adultsonly event. A family barbecue will take place Sat., Apr... More...
•Students show they're whizzes at academic quiz
•Hundreds of Camarillo students take to CineMagic stage
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 Sports
•Title teams crowned at CYBA finals
Bruins, Blue Devils and Tar Heels among first-place finishers
The Camarillo Youth Basketball Association held many of its title games last Saturday at Monte Vista Middle School. Here's a look back at a few of the day's highlights. Boys 6 championship Blue Devils 51, Trojans 46 The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead by dominating the boards during ... More...
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 Police
•Camarillo
An employee was arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $3,000 in merchandise from the Target store at 209 W. Ventura Blvd., between Feb. 11 and March 10. Vandals caused an unreported amount of damage to a city-owned wall at the corner of Ponderosa Drive and Camino Tierra Sa... More...
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 Family
•Camarillo Acorn on vacation
VERTICAL ACORN- Audrey Marcia holds her hometown newspaper, the Camarillo Acorn, while on a local rock climbing expedition in Montecito, Calif., with the YogaROCKS climbing group. More...
•YMCA offers youth, adult programs
•Family coach to speak
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 On The Town
•Party room a jolly good time
Don Arndorfer has turned child's play into big business. His company- Jolly Jumps- has made the brightly colored two-story-high inflatable jumpers a mainstay at birthday parties throughout Southern California. More...
•A charitable pour
•Santa Barbara Music Club hosts matinee
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 Letters
•Wants to keep Los Primeros open
I am appalled by the board's consideration of the possibility of closing Los Primeros Structured School. When it was time to enroll my daughter in kindergarten, I investigated all the available schools and liked LPSS the best. I like the fact that it is a structured school. However, LPSS ... More...
•Backs Los Senderos
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 Editorials
•Both sides of an issue can be discussed intelligently
Let's examine the word "theory" as it's used in discussing the subject of evolution versus intelligent design. According to Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language , the word means "a coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanati... More...
•Guest opinion
•Cartoon
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 Real Estate
•James Collins
James Collins of Kiefer and Partners Real Estate Company has completed the Realtor ePRO course to be come one of a few real estate professionals to earn the certification offered through the National Association of Realtors. More...
•Bruce Kurnik
•Debbie Blumenthal
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