KAZAAM!—Camarillo residents Maureen Jones and her 6-yearold daughter Cassidy, top photo, enjoy a performance of “The Magic & Mayhem of Shawn McMaster” at the Camarillo Family YMCA on Feb. 27. More...
Population count also helps determine the number of congressional seats
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
A new Census Bureau recently opened in East Ventura County, and its employees have an important job.
They will make sure the population is counted accurately, which is vital because the distribution of federal tax dollars is tied to population. More...
A foster parenting informational meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tues., March 16 at 855 Partridge Drive, Ventura.
Attendees can learn how to provide the support and guidance that can transform a child at risk into a self-assured, successful adult. More...
Although local donors have contributed more than $1 million to Haiti relief through the Ventura County chapter of the American Red Cross, agency officials asked residents recently to remember the continuing need at home. More...
Throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries, coal miners knew to keep an ear tuned to the high-pitched tweets of canaries.
Because the tiny bird is so sensitive to deadly methane and carbon monoxide gases, coal miners knew that if the caged canary they brought into the mine stopped singing, it was time to get out. More...
ROCKET SCIENCE—Las Colinas Middle School students took third place in the Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center’s 2010 Engineering Challenge on Feb. More...
A GEM—
Ruby is a 1-year-old dachshund mix. She is playful and curious. If you would like to adopt Ruby, ask for ID No. A487314 at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Drive. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so check at www.vcar.us or call (805) 388-4341 before visiting. More...
Camarillo
Sometime between Feb. 22 and 23, a toolbox and two chemical containers were stolen from the bed of a truck parked in the 1700 block of Rosetta Way.
A 23-year-old man was arrested Feb. 23 near Ponderosa Drive and Arneill Road for allegedly forging a $250 check. More...
“Driven by fear, people run
for security to mountains and for
ests, to sacred spots and shrines.
But none of these can be a safe
refuge, because they cannot free
the mind from fear.”
—The Dhammapada
The anatomy of fear
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The Proverbs CoffeeHouse opens its “Embellished Reflections” art exhibit with a public reception and an opportunity to meet the artists on Sat., March 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the coffee house on the campus of Peace Lutheran Church, 51 Loma Drive, Camarillo.
The exhibit will be open for viewing from 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through March 27. More...
I live just a few blocks away from Paseo Camarillo and Camarillo City Hall on Carmen Drive, and I’m alarmed to read week after week in the Camarillo Acorn
about the automobiles that have been burglarized between the 800 and 900 blocks of Paseo Camarillo or the apartments on Rosewood Avenue that have been broken into. More...
Late last year, Frank Roth didn’t know if the Camarillo Academic Olympics had a future.
The retired Camarillo resident and longtime chair of the academic competition held every two years was at a crossroads. He didn’t have enough volunteers to ensure that the 26-year-old event would get off the ground in 2010. More...
It’s been years since the few remaining charter members of Soroptimist International of Camarillo had seen each other. But last week several of them, along with newer members, came together at a Camarillo steakhouse to celebrate the chapter that was launched 30 years ago. More...
On Feb. 19, Prudential California Realty celebrated its annual awards ceremony at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. Each year has a theme, and this year the management and staff presented a Wizard of Oz extravaganza. The breakfast banquet was a tribute to the previous year’s production award winners and included other special awards and honorees. More...
Budget cuts force CSUCI to slow its enrollment