October 16, 2003 RSS feed / Front Page

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Grocery worker strike wages on

T.O. Acorn Editor
By John Loesing
Grocery store workers continued their strike against Southern California supermarkets Wednesday, and locally, shelves emptied rapidly as the non-union stores struggled to keep goods in stock. More...

Health & Wellness

The benefit of wheatgrass

and Greg Spaulding
Part one of two
By Stephen Allen

Wheatgrass juice. That little cup of dark green juice pressed from young wheat plants can be found at virtually any heath store and juice bar. In recent years, wheatgrass juice has become one of the more popular diet foods available. More...

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Sports

Moorpark High School girls tennis progressing well this season

Special to Moorpark Acorn
By Steve Ames

The Moorpark High girls More...

Local equestrians in Santa Barbara

By Susan Banks

Local riders did well at the Southern California Dressage DASC show in Santa Barbara held Sept. 12-14 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. More...

Local Horse Shows

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Family

How to host and survive your kid’s sleepover party

Backpack? Yep. Pillow? Yep. Sleeping bag? Yep. Going camping? Nope. More...

Family nature walk discovery

There's a fungus among us!-A brightly-colored growth crops out from beneath an ancient eucalyptus tree along the creek running through the Tierra Rejada Ranch Walnut Grove. More...

Visit this village for safe Halloween fun

The city of Moorpark will present the 13th annual Halloween Party and Trick or Treat Village from 4 to 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 at the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. More...

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Letters

It’s about time

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Thanks from

MHS principal

On behalf of all of us at Moorpark High School I would like to thank you and compliment you on the great coverage you gave to our school in this week More...

A response to developer concerns

Regarding Thomas Duck More...

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District forges new magnet at

Flory School to attract students
By Saria Kraft
Acorn Staff Writer

Parents concerned about where their kids can prepare to meet the challenges of 21st century technology need look no further than downtown Moorpark. Next year, Flory Elementary will be designated as a math, science and technology magnet school. More...

City promotes breast cancer awareness month

In opening ceremonies to Wednesday night More...

Captain croons for reading

SINGING FOR READING-Moorpark Police Captain Richard Diaz, left, and Wrangler Ray Hebel sing country western songs to students at Peach Hill Elementary in Moorpark on Friday during a ceremony for the Peach Hill Posse. More...

Community

Flory magnet puts adults on FAST track

The new Flory magnet school, which tentatively will be called the Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology, invites parents, community members and educators from throughout Moorpark to join its advisory committee. More...

Moorpark facility houses host of outreach programs

By Saria Kraft
Acorn Staff Writer

Jennie Valenzuela wasn More...

History of Civil War to be recreated at Tierra Rejada Ranch

The Blue and Gray armies of the Civil War vanished 138 years ago. But on Nov. 8 and 9, they will be re-created once again. Relive history with this exciting panorama of events. More...

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Faith

A Halloween tradition shared with the Moorpark community

The Shiloh Community Church 19th Annual Halloween Carnival is one of the longest standing holiday traditions in Moorpark. More...

Holy Cross Church to host large holiday boutique

Holy Cross Church of Moorpark will host its 19th annual Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 1 and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 2 at the Parish Activity Center, 13955 Peach Hill Road. More...

Moorpark Presbyterian does modern take on Bible study

What happens when the Bible meets "Monty Python and the Holy Grail?" More...

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On The Town

Rocky Horror hits Moorpark

Special to the Moorpark Acorn
By Linda DeMonte

For the very first time, Moorpark moviegoers can take a jump to the left and then a step to the right. More...

THE WEEK’S TOP FLICKS

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B.B. King: The thrill ain’t gone

By Michael Picarella
Acorn Staff Writer

Each year, The Canyon in Agoura Hills keeps getting bigger and bigger acts. Club owner Lance Sterling offered as proof last week's appearance by one of greatest musical artists of them all: B.B. King. More...

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Columns

Subject: Communications Gap

By Brent E. McCoy

Have you ever been sitting in your favorite chair, relaxing after a hard day, when in rushes one of your teenaged kids and rattles off the longest single word ever spoken by a human being? More...

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