Adolfo Camarillo High rose 35 points on the Academic Performance Index (API) for 2008-09 to reach 832 points—the fourth highest score among Ventura County high schools, according to data released Sept. 15 by the California Department of Education. More...
Las Colinas, with 48-point gain, is most improved school in city
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
La Mariposa Elementary School scored 925 points—the highest in the Pleasant Valley School District—on the Academic Performance Index (API) for 200809, according to data released last week by the California Department of Education. More...
An unpredictable, wind-driven brush fire kept Moorpark residents on high alert all week while more than 1,800 firefighters battled to keep the blaze from reaching the northern end of the city.
The fire started in a mulch pile near Guiberson Road south of Fillmore at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and quickly moved into the remote canyons nearby, officials said. More...
Camarillo Acorn
readers are invited to visit www.theacorn.com and cast a vote for the winners of this year’s Take Your Acorn on Vacation photo contest.
In the past, Camarillo Acorn
staff members
chose the winners, but this year, it’s up to you to decide which photos are worthy of the prize money. More...
QUICK START—At top, Camarillo resident Zachery Kienle, 4, center, dashes out in front of the crowd during the Pleasant Valley Lions Club’s 1K Cub Run Sept. 20. More...
A forum exploring the effects of the economic crisis on women will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 10 at Lundring Events Center, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS—Students from Las Posas Elementary School recycled bottles and cans to raise $200, which they donated to the Camarillo Animal Shelter Sept. More...
Sometime between Sept. 10 and 18, a 22-year-old man allegedly stole $1,025 in cash from his mother’s purse in the 1500 block of Hillridge Drive.
A 14-year-old male student at Phoenix School, 500 Airport Way, was arrested Sept. 14 for allegedly threatening to kill a teacher. The teen was also charged with resisting arrest. More...
CUSTOM COLORS— Elise Johnson, 3, catches a pink softball in her pink polka dot glove while playing with her dad, Joe, at Camarillo Christian Church’s 50th anniversary block party celebrati More...
The Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo has a new president and CEO. William “Bill” Locker, 44, will begin leading the 42-year old youth club on Oct. 26.
“I’m actually very honored to have been selected and moving my family to the area,” Locker said in a phone interview from Northern California Tuesday, two days after landing the job. More...
BOBBIN’ ALONG— Camarillo resident Vibs Clausen delicately works on weaving bobbin lace during the Swedish Meatball Festival at Vasa Park in Agoura Hills on Sept. 20. More...
In regard to the Sept. 18 article “County healthcare agency asked to more with less,” it contains the elements that precisely point out why there is so much confusion concerning the current healthcare debate. More...
In early July, a resident of the Santa Rosa Valley discovered that the family dog had been attacked and killed by a mountain lion. About a month later, a mountain lion was spotted in the Calleguas Creek wash area between Upland and Creekside roads, and on Sept. 2, a pet dog was killed in Moorpark. More...
Lorena Benson will celebrate her 109th birthday tomorrow with a few family members at her daughter Bonnie Lowe’s Camarillo home. Benson’s birthday is Sept. 27.
Although the Camarillo woman has difficulty seeing, walking and hearing, she let none of that hold her back when Lowe asked if she wanted a birthday party. More...
Imagine living in an approximately 4,018squarefoot penthouse condominium, nestled between the Ventura and Channel Islands Harbor. Views lie beyond the numerous windows overlooking the sea. One could watch the boats gliding in and out of the channel or sit on one of several balconies and sip coffee or tea while the sun sets out over the ocean. More...
Cubs, Lions run for charities