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November 23, 2007
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The price of being scammed
Part 1 of a two-part series
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
While Senior Dep. Bob Maclean sat in the Camarillo woman's home, trying to convince her that she was indeed the victim of a lottery scam, her phone rang. On the other end was the scam artist who had already bilked the elderly woman out of $30,000, Maclean said. More...
City receives $5.5 million grant for water treatment plant
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

Cleaner, better-tasting water is on tap for Camarillo Water Division customers who have long complained of poor-tasting drinking water. The Camarillo City Council voted 5-0 last week to accept a $5. More...

Police arrest 11 suspected gang members
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

Police announced earlier this week the arrests of 11 suspected Camarillo gang members in connection with a yearlong dispute between two Camarillo teens. The suspects, ages 14 to 22, were arrested following three separate confrontations at the home of a Camarillo youth in the 400 blo... More...

 Community
•Blockbuster scam targeting residents
Police are warning the public of a new telephone scam. Several Camarillo residents have received calls from someone claiming to work at Blockbuster Video on Pickwick Drive. The caller says that video rentals are overdue or that DVD discs were damaged when returned. More...
•Old Town to become a winter wonderland
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 Health & Wellness
•Largest senior health expo returns to town after 8 years
'I think this is great. It lets people know what's available to the community.' - Martha Whelchel
Jean Culver looked outside her window . . . and that made her day. Culver saw the people and the commotion of tents going up at the Pleasant Valley Recre ation and Park District's Community Center on Burnley Street in Camarillo, and she just had to take a closer look. More...
•Hospice to light holiday tree
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 Business
•Proper estate planning can spare heirs financial woes
Financial planner explains the basic documents necessary to ensure peace of mind
Most Americans are not following through on the often repeated recommendation to "get their estate plans in order," concludes a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Lawyers.com. Yet 18 percent of Americans have directly experienced problems after the death or incapacitation of a l... More...
•Volunteer tax preparers needed
•Pet sitter brings personal touch to business
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 Schools
•Students give Rio Mesa a makeover
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK- Rio Mesa High School students worked last Saturday to help revamp the Oxnard campus during their biannual Beautification Day. The day of planting, raking and trash clearing was organized by RMHS parents Jill Scholler and Karen Di Marcello. More than 50 students attende... More...
•Volleyball tryouts planned
•Walk up, sign up for softball
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 Sports
•Vargas, Mayorga ready to rumble
With prefight drama in the rearview mirror, 'El Feroz' set for career finale
Twotime world boxing champion Fernando Vargas wants to spend his holiday weekend knocking the stuffing out of Ricardo Mayorga. Mayorga, the three-time world title holder who first made a name for himself brawling in the ghetto streets of Nicaragua, will be looking to return the holi... More...
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 Pets
•Humane Society needs donations
Money will be used for six special programs
The Humane Society of Ventura County is seeking donations for funds earmarked for special needs and programs. All donations made to a specific fund are only used for those purposes. More...
•Pet of the Week
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 Police
•Sheriff's Blotter
Camarillo
Vandals spray painted an outside wall of the Kmart store, 940 Arneill Road, between Nov. 5 and 12. A vandal scratched the paint of a car parked in the 400 block of Paseo Camarillo sometime on Nov. 9 or 12. Thieves stole $70 in property from an unlocked car parked in the 100 block of Geneive ... More...
•CHP to target DUI motorists
•ACHS worker arrested in lunch money theft
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 Family
•Police offer safety tips for the holiday season
The woman told police she thought her purse was safe in the back seat of her car. She had placed the purse on the seat while unloading packages into the trunk after shopping at a Camarillo center last month. More...
•Making their own brand of music
•Keep holiday spending under control
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 On The Town
•Old Town Studio artists welcome visitors
ARTWORKS- Camarillo residents and artists Heidi and Tim Hill work on a stone mosaic giraffe at the grand opening of the Old Town Studio Gallery, 2165 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. The new gallery hosted an opening reception last Saturday evening.The gallery will feature five different artists through... More...
•The Movie Nut
•A role with bite
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 Editorials
•Want to buy a bridge?
George C. Parker was an early 20th century confidence man who claimed to have made a career by selling the Brooklyn Bridge to a long list of unwitting New Yorkers and immigrants who traveled through Ellis Island in the early 1900s. More...
•Cartoon
•School board president wants to set the facts straight on unification
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 Neighbors
•Toy donations needed for youngsters at Casa Pacifica
Casa Pacifica touches the lives of 350 abused, neglected and emotionally disturbed children every day with its many therapeutic treatment programs. The Camarillo-based crisis care and treatment center has no budget to provide the children Christmas gifts and is asking the community t... More...
•Audubon trips a time to be wild
•City needs volunteer for Rent Review Commission
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 Datebook
•Datebook
FRI., NOV. 23 'Marley's Ghost' Christmas play, "Marley's Ghost," by Jeff Goode opens 8 p.m. High Street Arts Center, 45 E. High St., Moorpark. Through Dec. 23. Showtimes 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $15 adults, $12 seniors and students. (805) 529-8700. More...
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 Real Estate
•Remodeled And Upgraded Throughout
This singlestory, 3bedroom, 2-bath home has nearly 1,600 square feet and has been remodeled and upgraded throughout. More...
•Article
•This Home Features An Open Floor Plan
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