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December 21, 2007
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A good girl, no doubt
JOLLY OLD FELLOW - Camarillo resident Ella Mitchell, 8, laughs with Santa in Thousand Oaks on Saturday morning. More...
Arrests made in connection with daytime burglaries
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

Six Oxnard residents- four men and two women- were arrested Wednesday in connection with 11 daytime burglaries and four attempted burglaries of Camarillo homes in less than a month, according to detectives with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. More...

Negotiations stall for teachers' pay raise
District, union agree to sit down with mediator
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Contract negotiations between the Pleasant Valley Education Association and Pleasant Valley School District are at an impasse. The school district and the 360-member teachers' union remain far apart on salary and benefits. The union is asking for a 6 percent raise in salary and an additiona... More...

 Community
•Early deadlines
The Acorn newspapers have early deadlines for the next two editions because of Christmas and New Year's Day. All press releases and letters to the editor for the Dec. 28 edition are due today at 11 a.m. Space for display advertisers must also be reserved by 11 a.m. today for the De... More...
•Crestview Park renamed by board in honor of Nancy Bush
•Make-A-Wish air miles campaign a winner
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 Health & Wellness
•American Red Cross launches $2 million expansion campaign
Agency's Camarillo headquarters to be training, communications center
Donning hard hats and swinging sledgehammers, county officials knocked holes in the symbolic Wall of Disaster at the new headquarters of the American Red Cross of Ventura County last week to begin the agency's 2008 expansion campaign. More...
•Reduce stress for those with Alzheimer's
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 Bulletin Board
•Datebook
FRI., DEC. 21 Carolers To Entertain Agoura Newcomers Club hosts holiday luncheon with buffet lunch. Entertainment with Victorian carolers. RSVP (818) 889-2084. Artist Paints Simi Valley Art Association hosts demonstration of oil painting by award-winning artist Irena Jablonsky, 7 ... More...
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 Business
•Benefit from tax planning
Tax savings and other financial advantages of charitable giving loom especially large for older Americans
As Americans rush headlong into the holiday season, it's important to remember that this is as much a time for reviewing financial matters and minimizing taxes as it is for basting turkeys and buying gifts. The closing months of the year are always prime time for tax-wise financial planning. More...
•Holiday pick-up schedule for trash
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 Schools
•Pay talks become personal for teachers
Educators report having to work part-time jobs
Although contract talks between the Pleasant Valley School District and its teachers' union have stalled, teachers and parents made impassioned pleas to the school board last week to increase educators' pay and benefits. More...
•Have a ball this Christmas
•Elves have fun at Las Colinas
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 Sports
•Camarillo reloads roster
With only one returning varsity player, Scorpions remain a force in PVL title chase
The Camarillo High boys' basketball team was tough to beat a year ago. ACHS coasted to a Pacific View League championship with a 9-1 record before losing in the CIFSouthern Section Division II-A semifinals to Centennial High. More...
•Woods wins once again
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 Pets
•Pet of the Week
A CHRISTMAS 'TAIL'- Dickens is a year-and-a-half-old golden retriever-Australian shepherd mix. He is friendly and very sweet. He knows basic commands, and he walks nicely on a leash. Dickens is available now for adoption at the Camarillo Animal Shelter. His animal ID number is A43057... More...
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 Police
•Sheriff's Blotter
Camarillo Between Nov. 22 and Dec. 13, thieves stole a number of $200 drain covers from Technological Aquatics, 1011 Avenida Acaso. Sometime between Dec. 1 and Dec. 9, someone stole a wedding ring and band from a home in the 100 block of Alviso Drive sometime between Dec. 1 and Dec. 9. More...
•Detectives use high-tech database to nab crooks
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 Faith
•Christian book hits store shelves for Christmas
LITTLE CHURCH MOUSE- Laurie Loredo of Newbury Park chats with author Steven G. Bushnell, left, and illustrator Steve Mutz at Christian Family Supplies in Camarillo during a book signing for "The Adventures of Little Church Mouse" children's book on Saturday afternoon. More...
•Pray always
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 Family
•DreamCap helps make peaceful dreams a reality
Camarillo man's invention provided free to military families
Philip Rauscher is an Army specialist stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. The father of five will leave the day after Christmas for his second tour in Iraq, which means he and his wife, Ana, have been busy the past month getting prepared for his departure. More...
•Unusual art exhibition skates into Camarillo
•PONY baseball sign-ups
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 On The Town
•Boutique stays in fashion
Owner plans to open second store in spring
Wearing a multicolored dress she bought in Japan, Beau-Alexis Franklin sits at the table nearest to the counter at the Starbucks coffee shop on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The area is one of the world's epicenters for fashion. More...
•Soroptimists looking for heartfelt donations
•Choir to perform at Ner Ami
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 Letters
•Educator talks about communication
This is in response to Gretchen Larson's Dec. 14 letter, whereby she expressed "dismay" at what she thought was Pleasant Valley School District's teachers' intentional ceasing of communication with parents. Unfortunately, there has been a misunderstanding. More...
•Teachers need support
•Slow-growth advocate
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 Editorials
•It must be Christmas
Almost anytime you drive, the traffic looks like rush hour, the shopping mall parking lots are packed and the stores are crowded. It must be Christmas. The nighttime neighborhood looks like Las Vegas, the living room smells like Sequoia National Park and it's rainy and cold outside. It m... More...
•Cartoon
•FOR THE RECORD
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 Neighbors
•Somis Boys & Girls Club is thriving
Twenty-year-old Melissa Torres doesn't look much older than the boys and girls in her care. The youthful coordinator of the new Boys & Girls Club at Somis School is nonetheless very skilled at her job. At just about any given time, Torres knows the whereabouts of her young charges as the... More...
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 Real Estate
•Features A Walk-In Pantry
This Twin Oaks home in Newbury Park was a 4 bedroom model and now has 3 bedrooms plus a bonus room with custom built-in cabinets and a granite counter. The home features plush, neutral carpeting, hardwood floors, plantation shutters and recessed lighting. The interior has recently been... More...
•Roy Brasher
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