April 21, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Young performers hit their marks

BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers BROADWAY BABIES-Kelsey Hopkins, 14, Natalia Koprowski, 13, and Juliana Garibay, 14, were among a group of students performing "One" from the musical "Chorus Line" at the Chapparal Middle School Showcase of the Arts held More...

Health & Wellness

Help is available for families affected by mental disorders

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Ventura County is an organization made up of family members and concerned individuals whose lives are affected by the neurobiological brain disorders of loved ones. More...

Learn about eye surgery

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Buena Ventura Chapter/Engineering for Medicine and Biology will host Dr. Matt McMahon, principal scientist of Second Sight, Inc. during a meeting at 7 p.m. More...

Camarillo businesswoman works hard at art of relaxing

Most people would agree that visiting 68 health spas and resorts in six years is a great way to relax. More...

Schools

Credential requirements may close special ed school

Weyland Academy, a private special education school in Camarillo that was expected to close last week, will remain open, officials said. But the school will have six fewer students out of what was a total of 17. More...

Fortnightly club announces art winners

The Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club announces the winners of the organization's annual Student Art Fair in March, in which students submitted 500 pieces of artwork. More...

Sports

MHS track and field squads have a big week ahead

Final dual meet and Ventura County Championships are coming up

With two weeks left until league finals, both the boys' and girls' track teams at Moorpark High School are poised for Marmonte League championships. More...

Royal's Blood one of nation's top distance runners

Royal girls' track coach Jay Sramek has taken to calling it "The Blood Factor." More...

Letters

Clarification provided on Packers football

The Moorpark Saints recently placed advertisements in the More...

High school senior found dead

Casey Morris, 18, a senior at The High School at Moorpark College (HSMC), was found dead Saturday at his uncle's home in Fresno, Calif., where he had been visiting for the weekend. More...

Editorials

Let's launch a preemptive strike on gangs

Nobody likes a bully. No one admires a thug. That's why it's so hard for most people to understand why anyone would join a gang. More...

Incumbent supervisor responds to rumors

Ventura County Supervisor Judy Mikels hosted a press briefing at her Simi Valley home yesterday morning to halt rumors that she doesn't live locally. More...

Parents learn to connect with teens

Having teenagers at home is not a prison sentence. More...

New shopping options planned for Moorpark

The Moorpark Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to sponsor local retailers and restaurants with a "Shop Moorpark" campaign, and the business community is growing quickly. More...

Community

Car crash kills local man

Moorpark resident Tony Smith, 42, died from his injuries after he was ejected from his vehicle, which ran into a concrete rail divider on the 118 Freeway west of Madera Road early in the morning of April 15. More...

Rotary celebrates golden anniversary

Moorpark Rotary members will celebrate 50 years of community service at a ceremony at the Moorpark Country Club next Friday. More...

Afternoon tea is served

The Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club will serve an afternoon tea from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., April 30 at the Santa Rosa Valley home of Diane Grossman. The event is open to the public. More...

Bulletin Board

FRI., APRIL 21 GOP Women The Simi Valley-Moorpark Republican Federated Women's Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at Wood Ranch Country Club, Simi Valley for lunch and to discuss plans for upcoming fundraiser garden tour. More...

Business

Neighborhood networking connects residents, businesses

John Wotawa is what most people would call a typical neighbor. He has a family, bills, responsibilities and concerns, just like most people in his neighborhood. More...

Training program provides workers for area companies

Work Training Programs (WTP) Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization that provides employment training and support services to individuals with disadvantages and disabilities in Ventura County. More...

Charity equips athletes for competition

Team in Training (TNT), a program of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), is the world's largest endurance training program. TNT will be hosting meetings to provide residents with information on the program and the upcoming summer season. More...

Faith

Holocaust victims remembered

The public is invited to join in honoring the spirit of humanity at the Yom Hashoah commemoration at 10 a.m. Sun., April 23 at The Grove of the Righteous Rescuers in Mount Sinai Memorial Park at Simi, 6150 Mount Sinai Drive in Simi Valley. More...

On The Town

Try out for summer plays, fall musical at college

Cal Liedtke, producer and director of the Moorpark Summer Arts Festival, announced auditions for three plays to be performed in June and July: "The Art of Dining" (comedy) by Tina Howe, "Black Comedy" (farce) by Peter Shaffer, and " More...

Blues Festival set to rock Simi Valley

All proceeds go to Write 4 Hope

The inaugural Write 4 Hope Blues Festival will blast into Simi Valley on Sat., April 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Oak Park, 901 Quimisa Drive in Simi Valley. More...

Basketball hot shots slammin' into Moorpark

The Slammin' Trickz tour features some of the elite street ball and freestyle basketball players in the nation. Guests are treated to a full, 40-minute basketball game and an entertaining slam dunk contest after halftime. More...

Real Estate

Dilbeck Realtors Honors Its High Achievers

Stacy Richardson, a sales associate of Dilbeck Realtors Westlake Village office, was recently named Dilbeck Realtors GMAC Real Estates No. 1 Sales Associate of the Year. More...

A Classic, Traditional House

Located in the "Morrison Highlands," this classic Traditional house has 5-bedrooms, 4.5-baths, a large master suite with an oversized deck, spacious family room and upgraded gourmet center island kitchen with granite counter tops. More...