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As far as the eye can see

WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers CRISP WEATHER- Mountain peaks overlooking the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley are covered with snow on Monday. More...

Bus crash sends six students to hospital

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Six schoolchildren were transported to two local hospitals for precautionary examinations Wednesday morning after a car collided with a school bus headed to Chaparral Middle School. The accident occurred at about 8:15 a.m. More...

Voters register for election

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

The 2008 California presidential primary is less than a month away, but there's still time to register to vote. The registration deadline is Tues., Jan. 22. More...

Health & Wellness

New Year's resolutions for better mental health

By Renee Haas

If you belong to a gym, you've undoubtedly noticed that it's overflowing with new members- people full of New Year's resolution energy. But within the next few months, many of those gym members will have disappeared. More...

Free wheel chairs for Medicare patients

Medicare recipients may be eligible to receive a power wheelchair or scooter paid for with the assistance of Medicare, if they suffer from such conditions as respiratory disorders, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and have a mobilit More...

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Schools

Thinking about transferring?

As college students come home for the holiday break, some of them will be convinced they don't want to go back. Freshmen who have had a difficult time adjusting to college may decide they are at the wrong school. More...

Winter Concert brings out warm smiles

MUSIC IN THEIR HEARTS- From left to right are Katie White, Stephanie Kuzmonovic and Amanda Sanchez, musicians in the intermediate band at Mesa Verde Middle School. They performed at the Winter Concert held in the school's auditorium recently. More...

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Police Blotter

Sheriff's Blotter

Between May 14 and Aug. 7, 2007 an employee allegedly embezzled funds from her place of employment in the 400 block of Los Angeles Avenue. A report was filed on Dec. 9. Between Oct. 4 and Jan. More...

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Family

Written work read aloud

Poets and Writers present "The Read," a literary/performance event, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 16 at Moorpark College Library, third floor, 7075 Campus Park Road. More...

Science fun at Flory Academy

Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology presents the annual Science Extravaganza from 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 17 at 240 Flory Ave., Moorpark. Handson science experiments will be given. More...

Bridal show presents vendors, fashions

The Bridal Premiere, a day of wedding exhibits and fashion shows, will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Sun., Jan. 13 at the annual Hyatt Westlake Plaza bridal show. Exhibit hours are from 11 a.m. More...

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Columns

Can't party like no tomorrow after so many yesterdays

By Brent E. McCoy thereal@adelphia.net

Well, we made it through another year. I hope everyone had a pleasant holiday even thought on Christmas the weather outside was frightful, but this year there were no fires and that was delightful. 2007 is now a memory. More...

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Editorials

Please register and vote in the Feb. 5 primary election

Unless you've been living under a rock somewhere, you know that Californians will be going to the polls on Tues., Feb. 5 to vote in the state's first meaningful presidential primary election in decades. More...

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A patron's suggestions for arts center

Guest opinion

The theater on High Street used to be a cash cow. Audiences from Simi, Thousand Oaks and beyond the Conejo Valley were drawn to it as the Magnificent Moorpark Melodrama. More...

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Rain damages Boys & Girls Club facility

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

High winds coupled with three consecutive winter storms made conditions ripe for trouble at the Boys & Girls Club gym on Casey Road last weekend. More...

Mirror image

WET WALK- Thousand Oaks residents, from left, Bryan Lawrence, Jason Stich and Cameron White, cruise the campus at Moorpark College on Saturday. More...

Community

Metrolink offers EZ pass

All Metrolink train tickets and passes include the Los Angeles County EZ Transit Pass feature and are valid as a local boarding on participating transit systems in Los Angeles County, including DASH, Commuter Express and Metro buses and trai More...

Minimum wage raised in state

On Jan. 1 the minimum wage in California increased from $7.50 to $8 per hour. This change will affect nearly 1.5 million state residents. More...

Dantona drops out of Senate race

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Just a month before the state primary, Jim Dantona is withdrawing from the race to represent Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in the California Senate. More...

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Bulletin Board

Datebook

SAT., JAN. 12 AAUW Luncheon Simi Valley Branch of University Women hosts Interbranch Council luncheon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunset Hills Country Club, 4155 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

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Sports

Moorpark boys' soccer team struggling to get wins

Musketeers enter tonight's action just 1-10 overall

Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

Moorpark High head boys' soccer coach Juan Barron shook up his starting lineup Wednesday night against Calabasas High. Unfortunately for the Musketeers, it still wasn't a winning combination. More...

Tips for shooting low in '08

Golf advice from a pro

By Joe Laurentino Special to the Acorn

There is a lot of free advice in the golf community, but much of it is misleading and conflicting. Some tips are considered "mustdos" that will guarantee results for all golfers. More...

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Faith

Moorpark Presbyterian Church expands facility for service

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Both faith and growth are apparent at Moorpark Presbyterian Church. Home to the one of the largest Protestant congregations in town, the church is currently building a new sanctuary. More...

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