Halloween is fast approaching and the Camarillo Acorn is looking for creative families in the community who are working hard to think up and put out special holiday decorations. More...

GETTING IN SHAPE- Ventura County Sheriff's Department deputy trainee Tom Martin of Camarillo, front left, and his fellow recruits count off cadence as they participate in one of many runs at the police training center on Eubanks Street at the Camarillo Airport. More...

SAT., OCT. 6 Girl Scouts Recruited Girl Scouts of the San Fernando Valley hosts recruitment day for interested girls and volunteers, 10 to 11 a.m., Juan Bautista de Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills, Calabasas. (818) 886-1801, ext. 29. More...

The day David De Candia found a small box of tea-tasting cups was the day he discovered his spiritual side. More...

Eighteen-year-olds aren't the only ones heading off to college. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 46 percent of Americans will sign up for continuing education classes this year. Lifelong learning is a growing phenomenon. More...

Seventh- and eighth-grade girls may have their work cut out for them if they want to play on the Rio Mesa High girls' tennis team in the future. As young as the Spartans are and the way they've been playing lately, they're pretty much set. More...

FLOPPY EARED SWEETIE- Trixie, a quiet beagle/Jack Russell terrier mix, wants a new family to love her. She's hoping for a home with a big yard to explore but no small, noisy children to overwhelm her. She's already spayed and ready to go home. She can be adopted from the Camarillo Animal Shelte... More...

Camarillo Vandals broke the passenger side window of a pickup truck parked in the 900 block of Paseo Camarillo Sept. 23 or 24. An undisclosed amount of property was stolen from the driveway of a residence in the 50 block of Calle El Volador sometime Sept. 23 or 24. More...

FEEL THE LOVE- Susie Tucker of Simi Valley, above, pets a female miniature pinscher/Chihuahua mix held by Ventura County Animal Shelter employee Adrienne Russo on Friday. Tucker's son found the pooch wandering their neighborhood. The shelter also accepts barnyard animals, like the female goat above... More...

Charles Dickens began writing "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," but died before he finished the book, leaving no notes about how he intended it to end. Playwright Rupert Holmes wasn't stopped by a little thing like a missing ending. He created a musical wherein the audience is asked to vo... More...

Here we are, off on another school year, which, as usual, brings out all kinds of irresponsible and reckless drivers who don't use common sense and caution in school zones. My children attend Las Posas School, and for the past six years it has been the same old song and dance ea... More...

Every year Camarillo's mayor has the opportunity to address the community with the State of the City address. This year's speech was given Tuesday afternoon at Spanish Hills Country Club by Mayor Jan McDonald. More...

Megan Gaines has seen unruly children become gentle around a horse. She chalks up the transformation to the contrast between the animal's imposing size and sensitive nature. "There's something calming about them," she said. More...

The award for top selling agent from Prudential California Realty's Camarillo office for June 2007 was won by Terri Bogdanowicz. Bogdanowicz has been a real estate agent since 1995, when she took her license in Rochester, N.Y. She moved to Camarillo in 2003. More...