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Woman swindled out of cash, jewels Police are searching for a Hispanic couple in their 30s with two young children, who reportedly scammed their way into the home of an elderly Camarillo woman on April 12 and stole $1,300 in cash and jewelry. The woman was not hurt in the robbery. More ... For the record The Camarillo Acorn reported April 13 that the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District board members voted at their April 4 not to approve a new dog park in Camarillo because of a lack of funding. More ... Affordable housing available in Camarillo By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com Christmas may come early for 13 local families looking for affordable housing. Ventura County Housing Authority officials announced during last week's Camarillo City Council meeting that a 13-unit affordable housing project on Calle La Roda is on track for completion by early December. More ...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com People well known to many Camarillo residents came out last week to honor longtime businessman Bob Kildee. Kildee was presented the Pillar of Our Community award by the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce in a ceremony that took place in front of the chamber's Ventura Boulevard office on... More ... Make a bid for kids The Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo will host its annual Bids for Kids Auction on Sat., May 5 at the Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo. The evening's festivities will include a dinner and live and silent auctions. More ... Capture spirit of jazz festival in poster contest First-place winner to receive four VIP admission tickets valued at $600 The second annual Camarillo Art and Jazz Festival, August 10 to 12, is seeking entries for its poster contest. The deadline for submissions is Fri., May 4. The contest is open to all Ventura County residents. The threeday art and jazz festival will celebrate Ventura County art and arti... More ...
BIG FELLA- Phil Villa, a resident of Camarillo since 1962, holds a 2.83 pound Guatemalan avocado he grew in his backyard. The 76-year-old plant breeder, more famous for his work with chilies, brought one seed back with him from a trip to Hawaii 10 years ago. In his other hand is a regular-sized av... More ... Best-selling author to speak The public is welcome to attend a free seminar on the importance of volunteerism, featuring speaker and New York Times best-selling novelist Jane Heller, at 6 p.m. Tues., April 24 in the Nichols Auditorium on the eighth floor at Community Memorial Hospital, 147 North Brent St., Ventura. More ...
NEW EQUIPMENT- 10-year Red Cross volunteer Diane Nicklas of Oxnard demonstrates how to use a new portable machine to shock a patient whose heart has stopped beating to fellow volunteer Valerie Barnard of Simi Valley, Katy Howell, 8, and her brother Jacob, 10, of Camarillo at the Red Cross Voluntee... More ... Historic Japanese cemetery needs help with cleanup The Japanese American Citizens League invites volunteers to its annual cemetery cleanup from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sat., May 12 at the cemetery at Pleasant Valley and Etting roads in Oxnard. Light refreshments will be provided. Volunteers should bring shovels, hoes, gardening gloves, rakes a... More ... |
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