HAVE A LOOK- Pete Churchill of Ventura lifts up his grandson, Philip Schofield, 6, of Moorpark to check out the cockpit of a P-51C Mustang during the Collings Foundation's 19th annual Wings of Freedom tour stop at the Camarillo Airport on Monday afternoon. More...
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By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
At a business forum in Camarillo last week, HannahBeth Jackson and Tony Strickland, candidates for the 19th District state Senate seat, had few disagreements on the problems facing California, although they differed on how best to solve them. More...
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Vandals reportedly caused $5,000 in damages
Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
Police recently arrested three Adolfo Camarillo High School students on charges of causing about $5,000 worth of damage to the school and stealing a school keepsake last month. School resource officer Dep. Gary Niebergall over the last week arrested three male teenagers, ages 15, 17 and 18, for felony burglary and felony vandalism. More...
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INSECT SCIENCE- Lorraine Wood-Newberry, instructor at Rio Mesa High School, mashes up insect intestines inside a tube during a workshop for local secondary school science teachers at Moorpark College on Saturday. The teachers were looking for recently discovered bacteria that lives in insect intestines and aids digestion, similar to the bacteria in human intestines. More...
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The city of Camarillo website has added a Tools for Business Success section featuring an array of services for new and established businesses. The Tools for Business Success information can be accessed at www.ci.camarillo.ca.us by clicking on the "Business" section on the left-hand side of the home page and then "Tools for Business Success. More...
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Rio Mesa High will lose its principal next month. Rene Rickard will leave the 2,300-student high school in June to oversee student testing and government-funded programs at the 27-school Ventura Unified School District. More...
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Cornerstone Christian baseball team defies the odds
When Cornerstone Christian's baseball program began in 2005, the team was so bad that the opposition would sometimes turn off the scoreboard in the middle of games to avoid rubbing it in. Times, as they say, have changed, and the Eagles are now the ones lighting up the scoreboard. More...
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FRIENDLY- Ricky, a 7-year-old black Lab, above, was surrendered by his owners because they were moving and couldn't take him with them. He is housebroken, leash-trained and good with other pets and children. Henry, a male baby Nubian goat, right, was picked up in a rural part of Simi Valley as a stray. More...
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It was reported to police on May 5 that a 26-year-old man allegedly embezzled more than $10,000 from his employers, Dial Long Distance and Dial Security, 760 W. Ventura Blvd., between April 7 and May 1. The suspect was arrested May 5. More...
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St. Paul Lutheran Church in Agoura Hills will host its second annual golf classic at 1:30 p.m. Sun., June 8 at Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyon Drive, Simi Valley. Tournament entry includes golf, cart fees, lunch, goodie bag, contest holes, a hole-in-one contest for a new car and more. After golf there will be a dinner and awards raffle. More...
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Child care, parents' night out also available
The Camarillo Family YMCA has announced its event calendar for May. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the YMCA, 3111 Village at the Park Drive, Camarillo. For more information, call (805) 484-0423 or visit www.ciymca.org. More...
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MUSICAL GOURDS- Michelle Trancoso of Camarillo, right, watches as her son Marco, 5, happily bangs on the drums made by Thousand Oaks-based artist Jan Jones, left, at the Channel Islands Gourd Society Art Show and Sale in Moorpark on Saturday. More...
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Automobiles are needed for an education project at the Murphy Auto Museum, 2230 Statham Blvd., Oxnard. The cars will be taken apart and then reassembled in order to teach Seabees about how an automobile is made and repaired. The museum would prefer American-made vehicles in working or nonworking condition. More...
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I was pleasantly surprised by Michael Tenenbaum when I met him at a Ralphs yesterday. He is well-spoken, friendly, and seems genuinely concerned with the issues that are facing us today. It was refreshing to hear him speak so passionately about issues concerning alternative energy, education reform, and the current state of businesses in Ventura County. More...
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Ask Kathy Jenks, director of the Ventura County Department of Animal Regulations, the most unusual animal that's come through the doors of the Camarillo Animal Shelter, and she's likely to answer: "A roller-skating elephant." No joke. More...
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Workforce Investment services free to employees, job seekers
Single and a new mom at age 23, Kelly McCamy was content three years ago to sit at home and collect welfare. But six months after her daughter, Kaelyn, was born, McCamy had to start looking for a job in order to continue receiving a government check. More...
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FRI., MAY 16 'Pure Goldwater' Moorpark City Library presents former Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr. discussing and signing his new book "Pure Goldwater," about his father, Sen. Goldwater. 7 p.m. Apricot Room, Moorpark Civic Center, 699 Moorpark Ave. Free admission. Books available for purchase on site. (805) 517-6370. More...
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This home is located in Westlake Village in a gated community built around a park. The community features a tot lot, pool and spa, and has low Homeowner's Association fees. This home is close to shopping, entertainment, restaurants and freeway access. More...
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