Airmen TALES OF THE Tuskegee
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com
      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.
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Hard work pays off for recruits
     WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers WELL DONE—Graduating recruits march into place as they enter Camarillo Community Church's auditorium for the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center graduation ceremony Feb 20. The twenty-four men and women were honored after 22 weeks of instruction and intense training to prepare them to serve the community as police officers for the county's various departments.
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Calendar offers a look into the past
      Of the 1,000 "Camarillo Yesterday & Today 2009" calendars published by the Camarillo Ranch Foundation in October, about 400 copies can still be found in stores around town.
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