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Democrats to meet The Democratic Club of Conejo Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wed., June 13 at the Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. At 7 p.m. Emily Gold, field director for state Sen. Sheila Kuehl (DSanta Monica), will give details on the single payer health initiative. More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The new Community Services Officer for Moorpark is already hard at work on new policing programs that will improve public safety in the city. "I'm striving to work toward resolutions to problems that exist in our community and prevent additional issues from arising," said Senior ... More ... Identity theft criminals use jury duty scam to get data Law enforcement officials are warning of a new twist in identity theft: callers posing as U.S. court employees to advise individuals of their arrest warrant for failure to report to jury duty. According to snopes. More ... YMCA to host Golf Classic at Wood Ranch The 24th annual YMCA Golf Classic, sponsored by Dole Foods, will be held Mon., June 18 at the Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley. Proceeds go to the Southeast Ventura County YMCA. The tournament features a 1 p.m. shotgun start, tournament contests throughout the day, a silent and live... More ... Ventura County has new display in Capital Shadowbox shows history, culture Ventura County has updated its shadowbox display in the state Capitol. The display, which is comprised of various elements that highlight Ventura County, will be unveiled in Sacramento at 9 a.m., June 14 with local and state dignitaries in attendance. Ventura County Supervisor Kathy... More ...
STRUTTING THEIR STUFF- Members of the Thousand Oaks High School boys' volleyball team entice passing motorists with an innovative marketing technique. The California Newspaper Publishers Association awarded honorable mention to staff photographer Bill Sparkes for this picture he took in... More ... Republican party mixer announced There will be a Republican Party mixer from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wed., June 27 in the Jefferson/ Roosevelt rooms at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. The speaker will be Dan Schnur, the founding partner of Command Focus. A political and media strategist, he has worked ... More ... Youths can train at Junior Fire Academy The sixth annual Junior Fire Academy will be offered in two, one-week sessions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, as well as July 9 to 13 and July 16 to 20 at the Ventura County Fire Department's Regional Training Center, 102 Durley Ave. at the C... More ...
STANDING TALL- CareNOW Foundation founder Ed Bjurstrom and his wife, Wendy, are dwarfed by a papier-mache giraffe as they host the recent SafariNOW event, which included a silent auction, dinner and entertainment. CareNOW is a Westlake Village-based nonprofit organization that raises money to pr... More ... Hunger fighting efforts a success About 100 people walked in the recent student-led Moorpark CROP Walk and raised nearly $4,000 for development aid. The Cantastic! effort brought in approximately 5,000 cans of food for the Moorpark Food Pantry. Faith Lutheran Church made the largest contribution with 3,200 cans. Peach Hill... More ... Cold freeze gives summer fruit a boost for the season The cold freeze of 2007 has positively impacted this year's harvest of stone fruits as farmers report that shoppers can expect a plentiful crop. The stone fruit season runs through October. Ken Lee of Ken's Top Notch Produce based in Reedley, Calif., said it's a record year for 2007... More ... Results for Relay for Life Nearly 1,500 people participated in the American Cancer Relay for Life for Moorpark 2007. The 24-hour event raised more than $165,000 for cancer research. The relay had 56 teams and 80 survivors. Almost 1,000 luminaria bags were sold. More ...
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers DADDY'S GIRL- Sean O'Sullivan swings his daughter, Lily Ann, 2, across the track during the survivor's lap at Relay For Life, held at Moorpark High School on Saturday. Lily Ann was born with rhabdomayo sarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, on her left shoulder. She be... More ... |
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