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May 11, 2007
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Swim sports could sink due to lack of coach
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

A group of local parents have threatened to take their children out of the Moorpark Unified School District unless officials hire a full-time coach for the Moorpark High School aquatics program. Water polo, which serves both boys and girls, is the fastest-growing... More...

Tiger saga ends with house arrest
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

The owner of the large Siberian tiger that prowled the Tierra Rejada Valley in early 2005 and was killed after a three-week hunt was sentenced to house arrest in a Los Angeles courtroom this week. More...

 Community
•Council approves High Street pepper tree maintenance plan
A three-year dispute between the city and a pair of business owners in downtown Moorpark is finally resolved. The City Council voted 4-0 last week, with Mayor Patrick Hunter absent, to set up a maintenance plan for the historic pepper trees along High Street. More...
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•College prepares students with lifesaving skills
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 Health & Wellness
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The wedding issue Now that we are entering the season of weddings, several memorable ones come to mind. There was the one where the wedding party wore black formal attire with Converse shoes and their dog was the guest of honor. In fact he was everywhere: on the nap... More...
•Exercise program for those with arthritis
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 Bulletin Board
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FRI., MAY 11 Really Big Show Fireside Concerts presents annual Ed Sullivan-like Variety Show, 8 p.m., Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. 11 acts by members of Southern California Songmakers. $5 donation at door. Proceeds to Songmakers, nonprofit... More...
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 Business
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Every year in the United States, some 500,000 plus new businesses are started, mostly by entrepreneurs who are beginning their first companies. They are experts in their products or services, but most are inexperienced in handling business matters, and the maj... More...
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 Schools
•Impact II honors teachers
Moorpark High School instructors Ginger Brandenburg and Peter Daland earned the top award at the 15th annual Impact II teacher recognition dinner on May 2 at the Courtyard Marriott in Oxnard. Brandenburg and Daland received the Ed Lyon Excellence in Education Award f... More...
•Science textbooks for review
•A night at the museum
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 Sports
•MHS swimmers having fun again
Under Rose's leadership, athletes enjoy successful season
Moorpark High swimmers compete in events such as the 50 freestyle, 100 IM and 200 breast stroke, but the program as a whole has done a complete 180 this year. After struggling the past few seasons, MHS hired Conejo Simi Aquatics Youth League (CSA) coach Garrett Rose in ... More...
•CIF toughens transfer rules
•Devil Pup wrestlers win big in Clovis
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 Police Blotter
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Unspecified items were stolen from a residence in the 9700 block of Los Angeles Avenue on April 25. During a traffic stop at the intersection of Moorpark Avenue and Majestic Court on April 24, a man was found to be in possession of marijuana. More...
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 Faith
•Houses of Worship
Calvary Chapel Tierra Rejada , Pastor Jim Olaiz. Peach Hill Clubhouse, at Rolling Knoll Road and Laurelhurst Road. (805) 407-5337 Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ter-day Saints, 15351 Benwood Drive, (805) 523-7057. More...
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 Family
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Mother's Day plans "What do you want for Mother's Day?" I asked my wife earlier this week. "I don't need anything," she said. "Do you want to do something for Mother's Day?" I asked. "Anything you want to do, we'll do it. More...
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 On The Town
•Moorpark Country Club serving dinner with live jazz on the side
Moorpark Country Club has announced that Champions Restaurant is open for dinner and will present live jazz music every Friday during the summer. Executive Chef Scott Davidson has debuted a new dinner menu featuring Californiainspired classics with seasonal a... More...
•Student artwork on display
•Cowboy fest gallops in town
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 Letters
•Parks responds to greenbelt story
I'd like to correct a statement in your editorial on the Reagan Library and the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt. I did not say that annexing the Reagan Library would "threaten the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt Agreement. More...
•American Legion says thank you
•Appreciation from Friends of Library
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 Editorials
•Moms- the unsung heros
In the past, the Moorpark Acorn has run editorials about the hurly-burly pace of working adults and their daily time-starved lives. We've also run stories about the fact that parents run themselves ragged for the payment of kisses from their kids. More...
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•What moms do all day
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 Real Estate
•Breathe Easy: Healthy Home Living Advice
When it comes to the health and well-being of a home and its owners, windows and doors can play a major role. A home's environment is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend up to 90 percent of ... More...
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•Sterling Oaks 4-Bedroom House
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