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March 13, 2009 / Front Page

CIF championship a long time coming

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers INCREDIBLE—Rio Mesa High School senior Javier Marquez (11) celebrates with his teammates on the Spartans boys' soccer team after scoring his second—and game-winning—goal during the CIF Southern Section D More...

Foundation awards $11,000 in grants to schools

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

The Pleasant Valley Education Foundation prides itself on enhancing arts and technology education. When teachers from Camarillo public schools asked for help, the education foundation stepped up to the plate. More...

Camarillo's south side slated for a makeover

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Camarillo wants to spruce up its eclectic south side. More...

Health & Wellness

Legend makes opening day special for kids

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME—Thousand Oaks resident George "Sparky" Anderson, above, addresses parents and youngsters at opening day ceremonies for the Camarillo PONY Baseball Association at Pleasant Valley Park March 7. More...

Relax with yoga class

A gentle yoga class will be held from 11 to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday in March at the Ventura Harbor Village main lawn. Yoga helps improve muscle tone, flexibility, strength and stamina and reduces stress and tension. More...

Volunteering can lead to better health

A seminar about the health benefits of volunteering will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tues., March 17 at AlmaVia of Camarillo, 2500 Ponderosa Drive North, Camarillo. More...

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Business

Business is family affair

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Seven years ago Robert Perez was working as a paralegal at a law firm when his grandmother died. Though grief-stricken, Perez and his sister had to deal with making the arrangements for the funeral. More...

Made to order

DANIEL WOLOWICZ/Acorn Newspapers IT SUITS HER PASSION TO A TEA—Camarillo resident Donna Kashola displays a few of the many types of tea she sells at her recently opened store, All Things Tea, at 300 Lantana Street. More...

Save the date for poker charity

Be sure to mark your calendar for Sun., April 19 when the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club Charitable Foundation presents its second annual Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament and Casino Night at The Canyon, 28912 Roadside Drive in Agoura Hills. More...

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Police

Camarillo

Vandals caused $100 in damage to a property in the 200 block of Earl Joseph Drive sometime between Feb. 25 and March 5. A car parked in the 900 block of Paseo Camarillo was burglarized sometime between March 2 and 3. More...

Pair of flashers sought by police

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Two men exposed themselves on the same day in separate incidents in Camarillo last week. At about 8:30 a.m. More...

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On The Town

Unearthing the wonders of science

GREEN AND DELICIOUS—Students and staff from Las Colinas Middle School tend to the vegetable garden that was planted by summer school students. More...

New recital hall opens

The Thousand Oaks Philharmonic has announced the opening of a new recital hall in the Paseo Marketplace at 3749 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Westlake Village. More...

Girls' Night Out

The United Women's Leadership Council will hold their second annual Girls' Night Out cocktail party from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mon., March 23, at the Whale's Tail Seafood House in Oxnard. More...

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Editorials

Volunteer coaches should be cheered, not jeered

Spring has nearly sprung and what a wonderful time of year. Sure, the flowers are blooming and the bees are buzzing, but that's not exactly why the days of March are so special. More...

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For the record

The Feb. 27 article "Brain conference hopes to make waves" should have also included the brain injury support group Life After Brain Injury among those county agencies that provide brain injury rehabilitation in Ventura County. More...

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'A sad day for education'

Board to vote on $3.2 million in cuts, larger class sizes

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

"It's a sad day for education." Pleasant Valley School Board member Patty Lerner's lament summed up much of what was felt by her and the district's other top officials when it was determined late last week that 27 teaching positions in Pleasant More...

Rash of burglaries sweeps city

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Five Camarillo businesses and three homes were burglarized over a 10-day period in the past month. On Feb. 28, burglars ransacked the iSold It On eBay store and Paseo Nails, both in the same Verdugo Way shopping center. More...

Terrorism still a concern for former security chief

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

His term of office may be over, but former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff remains a staunch supporter of that department's role in protecting the American people. While it's been more than seven years since the Sept. More...

Community

Students aim high, succeed

READY, AIM, FIRE—The Naval Surface Warfare Center at the Ventura County Naval Base at Pt. More...

Church invites community to movie night

The Camarillo United Methodist Church will offer a family movie night at 6 p.m. tomorrow, March 14 in Brooks Hall at the church, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo. More...

Group takes charity work personally

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Michele Ray wanted to see the faces of those she helped. More...

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Bulletin Board

Datebook

FRI., MAR. 13 Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated Luncheon meeting at Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

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Schools

Club collects school supplies for those in need

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

It was only paper, but it led Martha JimenezIto to take notice of a peculiar, and unsettling, trend occurring in her classrooms last year. More...

Apply for Lions scholarships

Pleasant Valley Lions Club is offering scholarships for high school seniors who plan to attend university, community college or technical/trade school after they graduate. More...

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Sports

Scorpion sluggers come out swinging

Baseball season is underway

By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

A certain word isn't uttered around Camarillo High's baseball diamond. ACHS is carrying three freshmen and two sophomores on its 15man roster this season. Thomas Reilly is the lone senior. More...

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Real Estate

This Home Backs To Open Space

This house is in Thousand Oaks on Canyon Vista Drive at the end of a cul-de-sac. This home backs to open space that will appeal to those who love privacy and nature. More...

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