August 25, 2006 RSS feed / Community

Dell computers are hot, hot, hot

Dell Inc., the world's largest producer of personal computers, is booting up to recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries. More...

Sponsors, vendors needed for YMCA fundraiser

The Simi Valley Family YMCA board of directors announces the third annual Barn Party scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat., Sept. 9 at the Strathern Historical Park, Simi Valley. This popular community event is the YMCA's major fundraiser. More...

Corridors needed for wildlife to survive

National Park Service scientists and South Coast Wildlands released the Missing Linkages report that recommends habitat conservation and wildlife corridor enhancements to ensure the persistence of area wildlife, including mountain lions and ste More...

Attendance goes sky high at Camarillo air show

With his 2-year-old son Austin sitting in his lap, Daric Manser sat among a number of aeronautical buffs lining Camarillo Airport's runway early Saturday morning as aircraft of all types prepared for takeoff. More...

'Christmas Carol' radio drama wins award

The Every Now and Then Theatre's radio drama adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol-A Ghost Story," broadcast in December 2005 on KVTA, has won a 2006 international "Gabriel" award for local radio entertainment. More...

A day in the life

Truck scales operation on Highway 118

The CHP commerical officers work hard to ensure the safety of the heavy rigs on local roads. This pictorial by Acorn photographer Bill Sparkes shows the officers on the job. More...

New Simi Valley editor

Acorn staff writer Kyle Jorrey has been named editor of the More...

Labor Day deadlines

Mon., Sept. 4 is Labor Day, which creates early deadlines for the More...

Merger will not affect patient care at Los Robles

Although the parent company of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks has agreed to a multibillion-dollar merger, the move will have no effect on hospital jobs and patient care, officials said. More...

Sleuth tracks down history of county fire department

The varnished cherry wood and glass display cases stretch across the lobby's two facing walls. Their recessed lights illuminate the hundred or so artifacts on display that, thanks to one man, have been saved from certain demise. More...

Homeowners with a cause

RESIDENTS SPEAK THEIR MINDS- Left, Hortencia and Gerardo More...

Pismo Beach trip offers a relaxing getaway

Brandon Patterson of Agoura Hills goes to Pismo Beach at least twice a year so he can ride his off-road vehicles on the sand without restrictions. More...

Don't feed the animals: Leave wildlife alone for safety

The California Department of Fish and Game cautions everyone that feeding wildlife, whether directly or indirectly, is never a good idea. More...