IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers FLYING LEAP—Jose Rodriguez of Camarillo leaps to catch a pass during a game of flag football with friends at Camarillo Christian Church on Dec. 27. The group is made up of church members and local residents of all ages. Games are held at the church every other Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m., and community members are welcome. A popular New Year's resolution for many is to get more excercise. Here's to a healthy and happy start of the new year. More...
The deadline is quickly approaching for the public to comment on environmental issues concerning a potential prison hospital in Camarillo. Letters detailing concerns about the prison medical facility are due to Receiver J. Clark Kelso by Wed., Jan. 14. More...
Anti-Semitic graffiti was found Mon., Jan. 5 at a Jewish preschool in Old Town Camarillo—the second time in less than a week that Nazi-related vandalism was seen on the campus. This is the third time since 2007 that racist vandalism was found at the preschool. More...
Ventura County law enforcement took more drunk drivers off roads and highways this holiday season than ever before, an official with a countywide DUI enforcement team said last week. From Dec. 12, 2008, to Jan. More...
The city of Camarillo Community Emergency Response Team will begin a series of classes at 6:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 14 at the Ventura County Fire Department training facility in the Camarillo Airport. The class is open to all Camarillo residents age 18 and older. More...
FRI., JAN. 9 Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club Meets for luncheon at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Social time 9:45 a.m., meeting 10 a.m. Representative from Children's Special Advocates gives program. Club presents check to First 5 of Ventura County. $20, RSVP required. More...
Camarillo residents can dispose of old computer monitors, cellphones, fax machines and other electronics free of charge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, Sat., Jan 10, at La Mariposa Elementary School, 4800 Corte Olivas. Any electronic item, except for household appliances, will be accepted. More...
RaeAnne Michael remembers her first day as a third-grade teacher at Dos Caminos Elementary School in 1979. She walked up to the door of classroom A5, took a deep breath and walked inside. "Oh, gosh. How am I going to do this?" Michael thought. More...
Still trying to figure out how to spend those holiday gift cards from Uncle Edward and Aunt Irene? The Acorn sports department suggests picking up one of these fine books. More...
Sometime between Dec. 26 and 29, vandals used spray paint to cause less than $400 in damage to a business in the 800 block of W. Ventura Boulevard. A vandal caused more than $400 in damage to a fountain in front of an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Ponderosa Drive sometime between Dec. 27 and 28. More...
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church will have its annual Epiphany-Blessing of the Waters ceremony at 10 a.m. Sun., Jan. 11 near the Greek at the Harbor restaurant, 1583 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura. Celebrants, including priests, divers and a choir, will proceed to the dock for the ceremony. More...
We are in the midst of historic times in our nation. We have also made history in our agency this past year, and I want to thank you for your past support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County and share with you the current state of our organization and how we are planning to face the challenges ahead. More...
It was nearly midnight three days before New Year's Day and the Rosemont Pavilion—next door to Pasadena's famed Rose Bowl—was abuzz with activity, as hundreds of volunteers from across the U.S. worked frantically to finish the fleet of ornately designed floats for the 120th annual Rose Parade on Jan. 1. More...
In this time of economic difficulty, global warming and general gloomy news, I have found myself looking around for those little ways in which I might make some small difference from time to time. More...
Let's reduce crime in the coming year. With your assistance, here's how the Camarillo Acorn can help make our communities safer: The Pleasant Valley area, for the most part, is still bedroom a community. Local residents, like Americans everywhere, are inundated with news on TV, radio and the Internet. More...
Camarillo teen Raquel Lambdin will have the opportunity to witness history when she travels to Washington, D.C., later this month to see Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States on Jan. 20. Raquel, 15, learned she'd been chosen to make the fiveday East Coast trip during the presidential primary season. More...
Villas at the Park, a 58unit apartment community in Camarillo, is available for leas. The 10-building complex is part of the Vil lage at the Park master planned community being constructed by McCook Development. More...
Rivalry games to raise money for cancer research