County, state to host job fair for veterans
      A "Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet" job fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thurs., May 17 at West Oxnard Job and Career Center, 635 S. Ventura Road, Oxnard. All job seekers are welcome to participate. The fair is intended as an opportunity for veterans who are looking for work to me...
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Toy plane may have sparked fire
      AIRCRAFT INCIDENT - Investigators from the Ventura County Fire Department said a downed remote control plane was the probable cause of a small brush fire near California State University at Channel Islands on Friday. The fire, which started around 3 p.m., burned less than an acre and was extinguish...
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Tell us why your mom is special
      Mother's Day is May 13 and the Camarillo Acorn wants your mom to receive the recognition she deserves. In 100 words or less, please write and tell us why your mother is special. Whether it's a poignant memory that you have, a small story you'd like to tell or just a few kind ...
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Acorn photographer recognized by CNPA
      SHARPEYE- The California Newspaper Publishers Association has awarded honorable mentions to photo editor Jann Hendry for three pictures she took in 2006.
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Campaign raises $32,000 for memorial
      Due to the generosity of Ventura County citizens, more than $32,000 was raised during the "Fill the Helmet" weekend last month. The donations will help build a memorial dedicated to local fallen firefighters at the Ventura County Government Center.
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Resident wins $1,000 raffle
      Thousand Oaks Mayor Pro Tem Jacqui Irwin recently drew the first cash prize winner names in the raffle being conducted by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Las Virgenes. The drawing was held at the clubs' Los Cerritos Middle School facility in Thousand Oaks.
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Light in the saddle
      INS AND OUTS- Aspen Elementary School fourth-grade student Miranda Berenstein, 9, rides Jitterbug, as they are led through an obstacle course by volunteer Alice James, 13, a Sycamore School eighth-grader, and Camarillo resident Debbe Christopher during the Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship open hou...
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Celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Family activities in Santa Paula include trips on Fillmore and Western railroad
      Historic Downtown Santa Paul Merchants Association will present a variety of events to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Cruise Night will be from 5:30 p.m. to dusk tonight, Fri., May 4. Classic cars will cruise downtown Main Street. There will be music and food. The Fillmore and Western Railway will tra...
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Nature's coiling creations
      CHARMED- Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency ranger supervisor Glen Kinney, a Camarillo resident, holds a gopher snake. The snake crossed a trail in front of a group of students during the Conejo Open Space Trails Education Days in Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks last week. Kinney said the snake...
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Former opera singer lights 100 candles
      CENTENARIAN- Wilbur Jewett, center, stands with more than 20 family members, spanning five generations, who came from all over the country to throw a big party for him at Park Place Village in Camarillo on Saturday. Jewett, who was an opera singer in the 1930s and served in the Navy in World War ...
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