WWII planes offer look into the past
      HISTORY REVISITED- David Fish of Camarillo checks out a .50-caliber machine gun mounted in a B-24 Liberator bomber at the Camarillo Airport. The Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour stopped in at the airport for three days last week, and visitors could explore the...
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Mom wins makeover
Daughter's letter of appreciation wins over judges
      For 25 years, the Las Posas Plaza merchants have sponsored the Camarillo Mother of the Year Awards- an event which brings the families, schools and Camarillo community together. Local elementary school students write letters telling why their mother should be the n...
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League to review stance on conservation
Urban planning experts, economist to speak at forum. The public is invited.
      The League of Women Voters of Ventura County will sponsor a forum on land-use planning from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thurs., May 17 at the Wedgewood Banquet Center, 5880 Olivas Park Drive in Ventura. Panelists include experts in urban planning and develop...
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The Art of War
      TIGERS' AMMUNITION- Above, Jim Hinkelman, a docent at the Camarillo Airport World War II Museum, tells members of the Ryan family about the bullets used by guns on the Flying Tigers war planes during World War II.
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New fire sprinkler law in effect
      A new ordinance requiring fire sprinkler protection in new homes and businesses went into effect in Ventura County on May 1. The new Ordinance 25 does not require retrofitting for sprinklers in preexisting buildings.
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Happy Mother's Day 2007
Mother's Day is May 13 and Camarillo Acorn readers offer best wishes to the greatest moms in the world
      You are my mother and my friend. Which is unusual. Somehow our characters have to blend. Your wisdom and my will I turn, and you are there for me. I speak, you understand. I feel cared for but also free. You lead but don't command. I'm fortunate that I was born To someone ju...
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Mom balances career and work
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Several years ago when Maureen Basile learned she was pregnant, she was worried. Like any momtobe, she was concerned about eating right and getting enough sleep. But Basile, now 45, is a Ventura County firefighter, and she was worried about meeting the demands of her job a...
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