Grant to help bring earth science into classes
Check will be presented at barbecue today
      The Resource Conservation District of Ventura County has received a $12,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund, a private foundation and the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, to help fund “Homegrown, The Importance of Agriculture in Ventura County,” a third-grade public school program designed to bring agriculture curriculum free of charge to public school classro
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Vote online for your favorite Acorn on Vacation photos
Grand prize is $100, 2nd place earns $50 and 3rd takes home $25
      Camarillo Acorn readers are invited to go online to www.theacorn.com and cast a vote for your favorites in 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.
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Biology professor to run for Congress in 2010
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
      Marie Panec has announced her intention to run for United States Congress, representing the 24th Congressional District, which includes most of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Panec, 55, a Moorpark College biology professor and Oak Park Unified School District board member, is seeking the Democratic nomination in the June 2010 primary election.
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