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Police looking for bandit in 3 armed robberies By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com Detectives with the Ventura County Sheriff's and Ventura Police departments are investigating the recent armed robberies of two electronic stores and a shoe store. More ... Nominations being sought for county grand jury The Ventura Superior Court has announced that nominations for the 2008-09 grand jury are being sought by the county of Ventura. More ...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers LOCAL PROTESTERS- Camarillo resident Tom Wood, with sons Carter, 8, and Ian, 1, stands with about two dozen other war protesters at Constitution Park in Camarillo for the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq on Wednesday. The quiet, peaceful protest... More ...
Author, publisher and speaker Tim Gallagher has been elected to the Ventura County Community Foundation board of directors. His term began in January. Gallagher is president of 20/ 20 Consulting in Westlake Village, specializing in reputation enhancement and building Internet-f... More ... Local IRS office open tomorrow Internal Revenue Service Assistance Centers in the counties of Kern, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., March 29 to help people file tax returns in order to receive their economic stimulus payment, commonly referred to as a rebate. More ... Retirement community celebrates milestone in recycled water project Golf course, greenbelt to use reclaimed H2O By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com Leisure Village is about halfway finished with a water conservation project that is expected to save the community around 180 million gallons of drinking water per year. More ... Volunteers needed for prevention program The Ventura County Fire Department is looking for residents to join the Volunteers in Prevention program, which assists with a variety of community education tasks and helps the department during major emergencies. The VIP program will conduct a volunteer orientation from 9 a.m. to noon Thu... More ... Police, fire to compete on gridiron The Ventura County Police and Sheriff Pride Bowl Association will present Pride Bowl XXVI, with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m., Sat., March 29 at Newbury Park High School, 456 Reino Road, Newbury Park. Tickets are $10 at the gate. Children under 8 are free. More ... Community garage sale announced The community is invited to sell items or shop at a Community Garage Sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., April 5 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura. The event is ideal for those who live in an apartment or other situation where having a yard sale is not possible or convenient. More ...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers WHAT'S IN HERE? - While visiting the World War II Aviation Museum at the Camarillo Airport with his father, Scott, on Saturday, Bradley Lindsay, 6, of Simi Valley pops through the floor of a plane waiting for restoration to check out the inner workings. More ... Join Newcomers for lunch, program The Camarillo Newcomers Club will meet at 11 a.m. Thurs., April 17 at the Little Thai Fine Dining restaurant, 2500 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. The social hour and business meeting will begin at 11 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. More ... Borrell named advocate of the year Ventura Superior Court Commissioner Mark S. Borrell has been named Alternative Dispute Resolution Advocate of the Year by the Ventura County Bar Association's ADR Section and the Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement. He was honored last week at a dinner in recognition of his contributions at th... More ...
'Be An Angel' to fund aquatic therapy, medical equipment loan program and other Easter Seals services Now through Thurs., May 15, Easter Seals is holding its annual "Be an Angel of Change" campaign. They're raising money to support the following programs: Infant development pro gram - Early intervention thera py and education services for children diagnosed with or at risk for developmental... More ... 4-H's photo contest open to local youth Participants' work to be on display at county fair The Ventura County 4H program and the Ventura County Fair will conduct their "Kids, Cameras and Crops" photography contest Sat., April 26 at the Hansen Agricultural Center. The contest is open to all county youth ages 9 to 18. It will begin with a presentation by Master Gardeners about photo... More ... Community Briefs Rabobank donates $25,000 to nursing association Rabobank recently made a donation of $25,000 to Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association's nurse reentry program. More ... Seminar to help seniors drive safely AlmaVia of Camarillo will host a safe driving seminar for seniors at 1:30 p.m. Fri., April 11 at AlmaVia, 2500 Ponderosa Drive, Camarillo. The seminar is presented by Ann Love, senior driver omsbudsperson of the Department of Motor Vehicles. More ... |
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