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... More...

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center are seeking 100 volunteers for two studies that will test mindbody approaches to fight post-treatment fatigue in breast cancer survivors. More...

RAFFLE WINNER- Pleasant Valley Education Foundation member Catherine Giauque, left, and Armando Lozano, owner of Lumar Jewelry, congratulate Camarillo Chamber of Commerce membership manager Julie Merrick, right, on winning a ring worth $500 in a raffle at the j... More...

Fourteen teachers from Camarillo area schools were honored for their lesson projects at the 15th annual Impact II recognition dinner held May 2 at the Courtyard Marriott in Oxnard. Impact II is a program serving teachers in Ventura County and the local busi... More...

They may not have been the greatest golf team to ever hit the links for Camarillo High, but they still got the job done. Despite not having a golfer that averaged a score in the 70s this season, the Scorpion boys' squad kept their postseason streak alive at 15 years... More...

As firefighters advise homeowners to prepare for a long and difficult fire season throughout many of the western states, the Humane Society of the United States urges residents to prepare now for the possibility of evacuation, and that includes preparing... More...

Camarillo Vandals caused more than $400 in damage to a home in the 1400 block of La Loma Avenue between April 27 and 30. Thieves stole two sets of golf clubs from an unlocked car parked in the 900 block of Sterling Hills Drive on April 28 or 29. More...

In a historic, joyful and solemn ceremony, Cardinal Roger Mahony ordained to the priesthood Father William Lowe, the first married and former Episcopalian priest to be so ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, at Blessed Junipero Serra Church in Camarillo May 6. More...

Life with a pacemaker I've had a pacemaker for over two months. My family life seems to be back to normal. I've had to see my cardiologist a couple of times to see how I'm doing since the installation. I'm amazed at the pacemaker technology. More...

Pacific Festival Ballet, the resident ballet company of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, will present the world premiere of a new, full-length ballet, "The Sea Princess," at 4 and 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 18 at the Fred Kavli Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

May signals the beginning of the year's peak garden growing period. It also ends the rainy season, so flowers, plants and vegetables need to be surrounded by mulch to better hold in water and prevent erosion, according to experts at Agromin, a Camarillobased manufactur... More...

Camarillo's dirty little secret is out. Camarillo is the second wealthiest community in Ventura County, based on per capita income, but our teachers have the lowest compensation package. More...

Flights of fancy Not too long ago I was stopped in traffic on the 101 Freeway. Ironically I rejoiced, as the traffic gave me time to slow down and watch the vultures circling ahead. Appreciating the graceful ease of such large birds soaring through the air, ... More...

In the past, the Camarillo Acorn has run editorials about the hurly-burly pace of working adults and their daily time-starved lives. We've also run stories about the fact that parents run themselves ragged for the payment of kisses from their kids. More...

DOWN UNDER- Jay and Patti Bayman of Camarillo pose in front of Australia's majestic Ayers Rock with their hometown newspaper during a recent vacation through the island continent and neighboring Tasmania. More...

The origin of baseball has long since been in question. Legend has it that Abner Doubleday invented the sport in 1839. Historians say it was the brainchild of Alexander Cartwright six years later, while others contend baseball evolved from a confluence of games th... More...

FRI., MAY 11 Really Big Show Fireside Concerts presents annual Ed Sullivan-like Variety Show, 8 p.m., Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. 11 acts by members of Southern California Songmakers. $5 donation at door. Proceeds to Songmakers, nonprofit s... More...

This remodeled, twostory home in Agoura Hills has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and RV access. The house has newer exterior paint, a roll-up garage door, mounted photo lanterns, a brick-lined driveway, lush foliage and a mahogany front door with leaded glass inla... More...