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Mayor reflects on accomplishments of 2007, shares his outlook for 2008 By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com Much has been accomplished in Moorpark in 2007, and city leaders look forward to continued progress in 2008, said Mayor Patrick Hunter in an interview with the Moorpark Acorn. Hunter served on the City Council for four years before he was elected mayor in 1996. More ...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PAVING THE WAY- Workmen on Tierra Rejada Road in Moorpark lay down new asphalt as the improvement project continues. The widening of the 23 Freeway by Caltrans is also ongoing. Both projects affect local traffic. More ... Red Cross to expand in Ventura County By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com Donning hard hats and swinging sledgehammers, county officials knocked holes in the symbolic Wall of Disaster at the new headquarters of the American Red Cross of Ventura County last week to begin the agency's 2008 expansion campaign. More ... San Bernardino man, 63, hit by a train David Acosta, 63, of San Bernardino was seriously injured by a passing train in Moorpark at around 10:20 a.m. Wed., Dec. 26. The man was in the ticketing area on the central platform between two sets of railroad tracks at the Metrolink train station on High Street. He was waiting fo... More ...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The 10 seniors and five juniors who make up this year's Moorpark High School Academic Decathlon team earned the top score in the nation during a regional scrimmage last month. And they're not letting up the pace as they prepare for the county competitions slated to take place early next yea... More ...
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com For one month a year, Claire Volk surrounds herself in roses. It's no leisurely stroll on the beach. Volk, who won the 2007 Miss Moorpark competition in March, has been working with Fiesta Parade Floats to build a float with the theme of "The Magic of Mardi Gras" for the upcoming ... More ...
Resident writes rhymes published worldwide By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com J.R. Rolly is just a kid with a big heart. The 82-year-old is wearing a green baseball cap, a red sport coat and a white argyle sweater. He's sitting under a gazebo on High Street, opposite the Cactus Patch restaurant and Luther's Attic thrift store. More ... Be aware of holiday charity fraud By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com The holiday season is often a time when people think about charitable giving, so the public needs to be especially wary of fraudulent fundraisers at this time of the year. According to the National Center of Charitable Statistics, California alone has more than 100,000 publ... More ... Be a hero, give blood Blood drives will take place at Albertsons on Los Angeles Avenue in Moorpark on the following dates: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 6; noon to 4:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 11; and 2 to 6 p.m. Mon., Jan. 21. All donors on Jan. More ... |
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