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The annual homeless count

The annual homeless count

Acorn reporter volunteers for yearly point-in-time survey

By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com
| February 4, 2023

Unlike 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

Fighter till the end: Parks says she’s leaving the public eye

By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com
| January 28, 2023

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

Nuts about squirrels

By Zia Zografos and Makena Huey
zia@theacorn.com makena@theacorn.com
| January 21, 2023

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

The end of an era

Craven reflects on 36 years on the Camarillo City Council

By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com
| January 14, 2023

One 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

Camarillo teacher fulfills aviation dream aboard Navy aircraft carrier

By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com
| January 7, 2023

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...

Family

Students try out surgical robot

Students try out surgical robot

By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com
| February 4, 2023

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

County teens show off coding skills

By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com
| January 28, 2023

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

Rainbow blooms after heavy rains

January 21, 2023

COLORFUL ARCH—Carol and Craig Johnson of Camarillo stepped outside to catch the sunrise early Jan. 8. Carol said that when...

Health

Other Side of 50

Other Side of 50

Moving on from grief may require time and a sense of community

Andrea Gallagher | January 14, 2023

I’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

January 14, 2023

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.

December 31, 2022

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

December 31, 2022

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

Off to a jolly good start

December 24, 2022

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...

Sports

No jabronis in the room

No jabronis in the room

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| February 4, 2023

The Scorpions rule the mat. Camarillo High’s wrestling team, the...

ACHS girls scrap on mat

ACHS girls scrap on mat

February 4, 2023

The Scorpion girls thrive on the mat. Nine girls are...

Time to kick out the jams

Time to kick out the jams

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| January 28, 2023

An earthquake rattled Acorn country outer limits earlier this week....

Schools

Mad for ‘Madagascar’

Mad for ‘Madagascar’

January 28, 2023

PVUSD to begin dual-language program

PVUSD to begin dual-language program

By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com
| January 28, 2023

Moorpark College offers free Cash 4 College workshop

Moorpark College offers free Cash 4 College workshop

January 28, 2023

Ventura County Leadership Academy announces 2023 honorees

Ventura County Leadership Academy announces 2023 honorees

January 28, 2023

Camarillo football’s new starting kicker is also new to the game

Camarillo football’s new starting kicker is also new to the game

By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
| October 15, 2022

Wellness center stands out at Frontier High

Wellness center stands out at Frontier High

By Makena Huey
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| October 15, 2022

On the Town

Laughs flow freely in early Allen comedy

Laughs flow freely in early Allen comedy

By Cary Ginell
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| February 4, 2023

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

Blue Angels return for annual air show

January 28, 2023

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

Dance band Malevo lights up the stage

January 28, 2023

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

January 28, 2023

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

Grammy-winning band brings the party

January 21, 2023

Defined by innovation, creative lyrics and ethnically diverse sounds, Ozomatli will perform at 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 in the...

Faith

Pastor helps family start anew

Pastor helps family start anew

After escaping Moscow, Russian family settles in Ventura County

By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com
| December 24, 2022

Their 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 5783: the opportunity to emit light in a dark world

By Brian Goldenfeld
Special to the Acorn
| December 17, 2022

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

Roots of Faith

Sally Carpenter | December 17, 2022

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

December 3, 2022

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...

Business

Patagonia wages fight over alleged logo infringement

By Scott Steepleton
scott@theacorn.com
| January 28, 2023

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

January 28, 2023

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

Company advocates for equity through high-speed internet

GeoLinks gets grant to aid rural communities

By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com
| January 14, 2023

For 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

January 14, 2023

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

Sweet success blooms for Agoura bakery

By Ela Lindsay
elindsay@theacorn.com
| December 10, 2022

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...

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Museum of Art’s final building slated for demolition crumbled to the ground in late September 2020, but controversy surrounding the museum’s $650-million project continues to cast a shadow over the construction site.
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Visitors to Arneill Ranch Park will one day stroll along a fitness trail featuring new drought-tolerant landscaping which will be unlike anything built before at a Camarillo park.
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