COOL FUN—At top, Camarillo residents and Carden School of Camarillo kindergarten students Xander Hatch 5, front, and Ryan Chen 5, back, share a sled Feb. 19 during Snow Day at the private school's campus. Carden trucked in 10 tons of snow on its front lawn and gave each class 45 minutes to play in the frosty fun. Nolan Livesey, 6, right, heads down the snowy hill. WENDY PIERRO Acorn Newspapers More...
While violent crime has increased in Ventura County, Camarillo has seen an 18 percent decrease, despite more rapes and homicides. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department released its 2008 crime statistics last week. The overall crime rate in Camarillo decreased 3 percent in 2008, while it went down 6 percent in the county compared to 2007. More...
After a state budget was finally approved by lawmakers last Thursday, the Pleasant Valley School District board of education met later that night at city hall to discuss potential cuts at a budget study workshop. The district is now looking at a budget shortfall of $2. More...
Proponents of a unified Camarillo school district have formed an ad hoc committee to look into creating a charter or magnet high school for Pleasant Valley students. More...
Organizers want Ventura County's first brain injury conference in Oxnard next month to alert the public to the possibility and consequences of a brain injury and the need for more services. In recognition of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month, the Ventura County Brain Injury Conference will take place March 21 at St. More...
FRI., FEB. 27 Winter Used Book Sale Friends of Woodland Hills Library has book sale at 22200 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. New, gently used books for adults, children. Collectibles, tapes, CDs, Cabbage Patch dolls, autographed books. Free book for each child. More...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers FACTOR THIS—TV and radio personality Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, never one at a loss for words, lived up to his billing Feb. 16 during a sold-out appearance at the Reagan Library. Speaking of California, O'Reilly said, "It's a beautiful state, but what a mess." O'Reilly blamed the state's problems on "entitlement culture" and railed against illegal immigration. Library Executive Director Duke Blackwood looks on. More...
La Mariposa Elementary School will hold a dinner dance at 6 p.m. Sat., March 7 at Las Posas Country Club, 955 Fairway Drive, Camarillo. The event is called "Dancing Through Life: Together We Can Make It Happen." The evening will feature live and silent auctions, including the auction of quilts made of squares designed by fourth-grade students. More...
After watching the Rio Mesa High boys' water polo team play in the CIFSouthern Section Division VI title game last November against Crescenta Valley, there's nothing senior Morgan McCardell wanted more than to compete in a finals match herself with her RMHS girls' squad. More...
SHY BUT SWEET— Devon is a 1½-year-old Chihuahua mix. She is a little shy, and she is very sweet, tolerant and loves to have her belly rubbed. If you would like to adopt Devon, ask for animal ID No. A460896 at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Drive. Occasionally, pets have already been adopted, so visit www.vcar. More...
Sometime between Feb. 15 and 17, vandals caused $100 in damage to a wall at the First Baptist Church, 1601 Temple Ave. Vandals used spray paint to cause about $50 in damage to a wall in the 200 block of Arneill Road sometime between Feb. 16 and 17. More...
" So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs." —Ella Wheeler Wilcox I have recently been witnessing in my own life how powerful an act of kindness can be and how much fun it can be. More...
Church pastor and professional musician Chris Hall puts his passion for music and helping others into action every week at the Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo. Hall, 46, enjoys teaching young club members how to play the guitar. "But more than anything, I want to build a relationship with them," Hall said. More...
The cast and crew of the 17th annual spring musical at Los Primeros School of Sciences and Arts hope CindyRella's glass slipper fits perfectly. Los Primeros students, parents and staff are showcasing a 21stcentury version of Cinderella in "CindyRella@2009. More...
In regards to the Feb. 20 article "New traffic signals on Santa Rosa Road," I feel you aren't portraying the new lights in a manner that says how most of the people who use Santa Rosa Road feel. Santa Rosa Road is a very much needed way to get to Simi, Thousand Oaks and Moorpark. More...
R.T. Lee had thought he was cruising at an altitude of 27,000 feet, with the gnarled Himalaya Mountains below him. When he broke through the clouds in his C-46 cargo plane, Lee's jaw dropped, he said. "Looming in front of me was a mountain," Lee said, adding that he had actually been flying at 24,000 feet. More...
Pamella McWaid was welcomed to Prudential California Realty's Thousand Oaks office by bro ker/owner Bob Majorino, management and staff. A resident of Ventura County for 25 years, McWaid has been a real estate professional in the area for more than 20 years. She resides in Camarillo and serves real estate needs throughout Ventura County. More...
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