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Special Olympics practice starts Practices begin tomorrow, Sat., Jan. 20 for Special Olympics Track & Field competition from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the ARC facility, 5143 Cochran St., Simi Valley. Young adults, teens and children with disabilities ages 8 and up are invited to participate. More ... City considering plan to care for pepper trees The city of Moorpark is proposing a tree maintenance plan for the 49 California pepper trees on High Street. The proposed project includes trees between Moorpark Avenue and the 400 block of High Street. More ...
HAPPY RECIPIENTS- From left, Jim Arthur, Harvey Plaks, and Jennifer Schwabauer of the Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark hold a check presented to them by Staples officials at the recent grand opening of the new office supply store in Moorpark. More ...
SHARPSHOOTER- Senior Deputy Romano Bassi, a Moorpark resident, is a member of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team based out of the Thousand Oaks office. Bassi is firing his .40-caliber Sig Sauer as he undergoes a monthly qualification exercise at the Law Enforcement Training Fa... More ... Congress considers illegal immigration bills U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (RThousand Oaks) recently introduced six bills in Congress to fight illegal immigration in the United States. "A top priority for this new Congress and any Congress, for that matter, should be to reduce the high levels of illegal immigrants entering ... More ... Modifications begin on Princeton Avenue The city is undertaking a project at Princeton Avenue and Campus Park Drive to widen the median, eliminate one northbound left-turn lane and add bike lanes on Princeton Avenue. The project began Jan. 16 and construction is expected to be completed the week of Feb. 12. Construction h... More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com A fundraiser to benefit the City of Hope will come to Moorpark this weekend, thanks to the hard work of local resident and Lions Club member Debbie Solomon, Lions Club International, Ventura County vendors and local business owners. The City of Hope in Duarte, Calif. More ...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers TALK TO THE HAND- Moorpark residents Madison James, 3, and her father, Steve, play with hand puppets at the grand opening of the Moorpark City Library on Saturday. More ... Moorpark man co-opens funeral home in Camarillo Robert Perez of Moorpark and Eric Rose of Simi Valley have established a familyownedandoperated funeral home in Camarillo, Rose-Perez Funeral Home and Cremation, which offers a full range of services. "My goal is to assist the families and serve as a resource for them in their time ... More ...
Moorpark College music student Jamie Gruttemeyer, Miss Ventura County 2007, will host a benefit concert at the Moorpark College Performing Arts Center on Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 with all profits going to ACCESS, a program on campus that assists students with learning difficu... More ... Man pleads guilty to embezzlement, tax evasion, theft Anthony Thomas Leahy, 46, a former resident of Moorpark, recently pleaded guilty to 15 felonies, including counts of corporate embezzlement, grand theft, money laundering, tax evasion and failure to file a corporate tax return to evade taxes. More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The difference between tragedy and humor is in the eye of the beholder. If someone slips on a banana peel, they won't think it's funny, but onlookers may see it differently and get a laugh out of it, according to Martin Albert, who teaches The Art of Humor classes at several local senio... More ...
Actor prepares students for a changing industry By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com Actor/writer John Loprieno of Westlake Village is excited to share his insights with theater students at Moorpark College. He points out that actors need flexibility to succeed in the industry, much as his own career has changed direction over the years. More ... Interface Services selects new director Interface Children Family Services recently announced the appointment of Erik Sternad as executive director. He is scheduled to start work with Interface on Feb. 5. Sternad, 43, previously worked at Stanford Home for Children, a social service agency in the Sacramento area with an annual budget... More ... Miss Moorpark competition opens The Miss Moorpark Scholarship Foundation has announced the Miss Moorpark and Miss Teen Moorpark 2007 Scholarship Competition will be on Sat., March 10. Contestant and parent orientation is scheduled for 7 p.m. Mon., Jan. 22 at the Community Christian Church, 216 Moorpark Ave. in Moor... More ... |
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