The annual homeless count
Acorn reporter volunteers for yearly point-in-time surveyUnlike inhabitants of the tent cities in Los Angeles that have taken root along freeways, overpasses and city sidewalks, Ventura County’s homeless population often keeps itself hidden from the general...
Fighter till the end: Parks says she’s leaving the public eye
After 26 years in public office, Linda Parks is leaving Ventura County. The recently retired county supervisor has put her Westlake home on the market and is moving to San...
Nuts about squirrels
Jan. 21 may be National Squirrel Appreciation Day for the rest of the country, but Jean Lynn Schoonover appreciates the cute, comical critters every day of the year. When Schoonover...
The end of an era
Craven reflects on 36 years on the Camarillo City CouncilOne of the longest-serving council members in Camarillo history, Charlotte Craven has left an indelible imprint on the city, say her colleagues on the dais. Despite her tenure of service,...
Camarillo teacher fulfills aviation dream aboard Navy aircraft carrier
As he stands on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, Thad Robbins knows that even with his earplugs and earmuffs, the sound of the F-18 Super Hornet fighter plane...
Students try out surgical robot
Sitting at an instrument panel, Jake Wirtjes, a high school junior, carefully controls the da Vinci Xi Surgical System—a robot...
County teens show off coding skills
On your mark, get set, code! Teens from throughout the county converged in Camarillo on a recent Friday night to...
Rainbow blooms after heavy rains
COLORFUL ARCH—Carol and Craig Johnson of Camarillo stepped outside to catch the sunrise early Jan. 8. Carol said that when...
Other Side of 50
Moving on from grief may require time and a sense of communityI’ll be attending two celebrations of life this month. The first is for my friend Margaret. I wrote about her in one of my recent columns, about her surprise 90th birthday party with 50 of her friends and neighbors. Margaret...
Comprehensive bereavement skills training class offered
Livingston Memorial’s Grief and Bereavement Program will present a free two-day Bereavement Skills Training Class from 5 to 7 p.m. Mon., Jan. 23 and 30 at 400 Rosewood Ave., Ste. 102, Camarillo. Participants will receive information on grief and loss,...
Heart procedure performed at Los Robles a first in the U.S.
On Oct. 21, Dr. Saibal Kar, an interventional cardiologist at Los Robles Health System, led the Los Robles team in implanting the first in the U.S. left atrial appendage closure device that uses a rotational locking system to completely close...
Healthcare district offers virtual reality classes
The Camarillo Health Care District is offering three introductory classes and four advanced classes in virtual reality beginning in January and running through March. VR has proven to help improve quality of life and a sense of well-being by reducing...
Off to a jolly good start
HOLIDAY RACE—Above, runners start the 10K race, party of the Holly Jolly Half-Marathon, 5K, 10K on Dec. 18 at Pleasant Valley Fields Park. Top left, Port Hueneme resident Theo Thomas, 5¾, stretches before running the 5K. At right, Oxnard resident...
Laughs flow freely in early Allen comedy
If the play “Don’t Drink the Water” could be described with a news headline, it might read, “American tourists run...
Blue Angels return for annual air show
The 2023 Point Mugu Air Show will take place Sat. and Sun., March 18 and 19 at Naval Base Ventura...
Dance band Malevo lights up the stage
Malevo, the Argentinian dance band that appeared in “America’s Got Talent” season 11, will perform at 8 p.m. Fri., Feb....
Three Dog Night is ready to rock the Kavli
The rock band Three Dog Night will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 9 in the Fred Kavli...
Grammy-winning band brings the party
Defined by innovation, creative lyrics and ethnically diverse sounds, Ozomatli will perform at 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 in the...
Pastor helps family start anew
After escaping Moscow, Russian family settles in Ventura CountyTheir trek was long and arduous, but God’s blessings, they say, paved the path. During a Christmas concert last week, worshipers heard not only holiday music but a tale of a Russian family’s escape from Moscow to their new home...
Chanukah 5783: the opportunity to emit light in a dark world
Chanukah was the last Jewish holiday to be established. Purim had become a holiday 189 years earlier because of the miraculous victory over the Persians, and Chanukah was the response to the miraculous victory over the Greeks. Chanukah, the festival...
Roots of Faith
A favorite tradition of the holiday season is the Christmas tree. Its exact origins are muddy, but an eighth century legend says that St. Boniface cut down an oak where the pagan god Thor was said to reside. From the...
Candlelight memorial honors children who have died
The Ventura County chapter of the Compassionate Friends will host a candlelight memorial to honor children who are deceased at 7 p.m. Sun., Dec. 11 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The memorial coincides with the...
Patagonia wages fight over alleged logo infringement
Patagonia has climbed mountains to make a name for itself with adventurers around the globe. Now the Ventura-based outdoor clothing and gear maker is suing three entities it says are...
Corporation appoints new real estate director
Cabrillo Economic Development Corp., a developer of affordable homes in Ventura County, has recently been joined by Billy Hughes as director of real estate development. Hughes brings to Cabrillo over...
Company advocates for equity through high-speed internet
GeoLinks gets grant to aid rural communitiesFor Ryan Adams, access to high-speed internet means more than simply scrolling social media or streaming shows. It means equity. That’s why the president of GeoLinks, a Camarillo-based telecommunications company,...
Goodwill Industries expands employment services to east Ventura County
Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties has opened a Goodwill Mission Services office in east Ventura County at 540 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. The office is...
Sweet success blooms for Agoura bakery
The Flower Hill Cookie Factory is definitely coming up roses in the bakery and business world alike. With its ever-so-sweetsounding name, it’s actually a full-working bakery that also offers baking...