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April 27, 2007
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Moorpark students promote peace on campus
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
While administrators and teachers were reviewing school safety procedures at local campuses, Moorpark High School students organized a special event last Friday in remembrance of the Virginia Tech University victims and in support of peace among students. More...
Tragedy inspires school safety dialogue
Virginia Tech shootings stir concerns at local colleges
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

As college faculty memberand students everywherstruggled to comprehend lasweek's tragic shootings at Viginia Tech University, authoritieat Cal State Channel Islands deawith an April 19 Internet incidenthat hinted at similar danger othe Camarillo campus. Alisha Salazar, a CSUCI freshman, ... More...

Family moved to make way for new housing
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

A longtime Moorpark residenwas forced to move out of her rental home last week because the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency plans to build a multifamily condominium complex at the site. But even as the resident said she's satisfied with her new accommodations, the relocation stirred a de... More...

 Community
•Senate passes bill to stop animal fighting, smuggling
The U.S. Senate has passed by unanimous consent a bipartisan bill, the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007. More...
•Vets invited to job fair
•Group wants to update plans for county economic strategy
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 Health & Wellness
•How to maintain 'happy feet'
The human foot is a marvel of biomechanical engineering that most people take for granted until the system breaks down. The average person will walk the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime. More...
•Steps to ensure a healthy pregnancy
•"Stress," a misnomer
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 Bulletin Board
•THURS., APRIL 26
Global Food Security Ventura County League of Women Voters meets 9:30 a.m., conference room, Camarillo Police Department, 3701 Las Posas Road. Guest speaker Linda Young, political science professor, Montana State University. Topic: food security in developing countries, reducing world... More...
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 Business
•McDonald's
Debbie Voss, center, cuts the ribbon at the Grand Opening ceremony of her newest McDonald's located on Collins Dr. More...
•Upcoming Events
•Welcome: Chamber Breakfast
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 Schools
•Preschoolers tune up
SYMPHONY OF SOUND- First Family Five preschoolers had a hands-on opportunity at the Instrument Petting Zoo on Wednesday. Shown here are Camilo Magdaleno, 3; Chloe Shelton, 3; Lucia Magdaleno, 21 months; Elizabeth DeStoop (with back to camera), 22 months; and Felicity Gonzalez,... More...
•Flory students to blast off in astronaut simulation
•Youths can use latest technology at camps
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 Sports
•Neumann's leadership vital to Moorpark's success
Junior catchehas been an offensive force for Musketeer softball team
Before the start of the season, Moorpark High head softball coach Meaghan Stotts gave her catcher Taylor Neumann the ability to call her own pitches from behind the plate. Stotts believes Neumann can find a way to get any hitter out except, of course, Neumann herself. More...
•Ventura County Championships taking place at Moorpark High
•Marmonte dive finals today in Simi
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 Police
•Full Story
On April 6 three known gang members were detained as they left a residential garage in the alley between Second and Third streets. It was determined the suspects were trespassing and, by terms of probation, were not allowed to associate with one another. More...
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 Faith
•Lecture to compare evolution, creationism
Moorpark College will present the final lecture in the Year of Science and Religion, "The Evolution-Creation Struggle: An American Story," 7 p.m. Mon., May 7 in the Moorpark College Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Drive. Admission is free but seating is limited. More...
•Israeli generato speak at synagogue
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 Family
•Acoustic Music Club to meet
The Acoustic Music Club, Songmakers, meets every Wednesday from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. in a Simi Valley private home. Songmakers are musicians, beginner to expert, keeping the tra dition of live acoustic music. All music lovers are welcome to par icipate in song circles or just visit. More...
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 On The Town
•Share a glass of poisoned wine with the Brewsters
The elderly Brewster sisterare charming, generous- and deadly. Camarillo Community Theatre retreads the 1941 golden oldie, "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Joseph Kesselring, a comedy thamakes murder fun. The peaceful Brewster mansion in Brooklyn is home to spinster sisters Abby (Juanita Sea... More...
•Thomas the Tank Engine chugs into Fillmore this weekend
•Contest art on display at library
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 Columns
•A happy marriage
You don't have to stop dating just because you're married with a family. I don't mean to say that I'm dating outside my marriage. I mean to say that I continue to date my wife in order to maintain a happy marriage. Please allow me to present this column as an unofficial Guide to Enjoying a Happy ... More...
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 Editorials
•Help me out of this rut
Get up at 5 a.m. and, if you're disciplined, do a few reps of exercise. Jump into the shower. Dry your hair. Finish up with the bathroom. Eat breakfast. Feed the pets. If there's time, organize your day while catching up on the weather and news. More...
•Cartoon
•You can't go back
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 Real Estate
•Beautiful Amenities Inside And Out
This twostory, 5bedroom, 8-bathroom home in a gated community has a circular brick driveway and is landscaped with greenery, spring flowers, cobblestone and quartz fountains. The octagon-shaped entryway has distressed wood floors and French doors with a view of the backyard pool and brick pa... More...
•Want A Job Done Right? Rent The Right Tools
•Laundry Room Trends: Out Of The Basement, Into Home
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