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May 16, 2008 / Front Page

Kids find fitness and fun at day in the park

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers GO FOR IT- From left, Jenna Houston, 8; Daniel Nava, 5; Charley Edgar, 7; and Kira Daehlin, 6, chase down a field hockey ball during a game at Kids Day at the Park on Saturday at Arroyo Vista Park. More...

Linens 'n Things to close Moorpark store

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Linens Holding Co., parent of home interiors retailer Linens 'n Things, announced earlier this month that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is closing 120 stores across the country, including its Moorpark location. More...

Health & Wellness

Relay will help provide funds for cancer research

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Although everyone knows someone who has been diagnosed with cancer, no one has to stand idly by in the face of such adversity, said Tammy Schultz, cochair of team captains for the 2008 Moorpark Relay for Life. More...

Medical supply store opens

MD Medical & Home Healthcare Supply, the only home healthcare store in Moorpark, has opened at 530 Moorpark Ave., Ste. 180, with an open house scheduled for Sat., May 17. More...

Camarillo bowling tournament will benefit Alzheimer's Association

The Alzheimer's Association, California Central Coast Chapter will have a ForgetMeNot bowling tournament from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Memorial Day, Mon., May 26 at Harley's Camarillo Bowl, 305 Arneill Road, Camarillo. More...

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Bulletin Board

Datebook

FRI., MAY 16 Oil Paint Artist Simi Valley Art Association meets 7 p.m., Simi Valley Library Community Room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley. Anne Cannata demonstrates oil painting. $7 donation. Students free with paying adult. More...

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Schools

Mesa Verde band scores

TOP TROPHIES- Musicians in the Mesa Verde Middle School Concert and Jazz "A" Bands show off their awards earned during the recent San Diego Music Festival. Middle school bands from throughout Southern California participated in the weekend event. More...

Walnut Canyon students learn about family history at annual school event

Walnut Canyon Elementary School will host the ninth annual Family History Day on Tues., May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on campus, 280 Casey Road, Moorpark. More...

Teaching zoo honors graduates

Moorpark College celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2008 of the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program on May 9. More than 400 family members and friends of the 46 graduates attended the ceremony. More...

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Sports

The right choice

Moorpark's Michael Lorch gave up football and focused on swimming

By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

Three and a half years ago Michael Lorch turned a bad break into a good one. During football practice in the summer before his freshman year at Moorpark High, Lorch injured his left knee, which required surgery. More...

Expectations high for area softball teams

Five from Marmonte League make CIF-SS Division I playoffs

By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Expectations are high for area softball teams heading into today's first round of the CIFSouthern Section playoffs. More...

Tourney win puts Pacific Fury in a good mood

UNLEASH THE FURY- The Pacific Fury Black girls' basketball team won the Silver Division of the So Cal Class after going 4-0 in the tournament. The Fury beat the Eagles of San Diego, 55-30, and Cal Swish Blue, 52-41. More...

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Family

City thanks retiring commissioner

SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers HARD WORKER- Vina June Milburn is honored by Mayor Patrick Hunter, right, and Doug Tapkin, executive director of the Ventura County Housing Authority, for her 14 years of service on the Housing Authority commission. More...

Agency to share information about adoption

Children's Bureau, a nonprofit licensed private adoption agency, will hold an information meeting for prospective adoptive parents from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tues., May 27 at the Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

Make a date with guide dogs

Guide Dogs for the Blind presents a "Date With Dogs" benefit from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sat., May 31 at the Moorpark Country Club clubhouse, 11800 Championship Drive. More...

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Letters

A vote for Tenenbaum

I was pleasantly surprised by Michael Tenenbaum when I met him at a Ralphs yesterday. He is well spoken, friendly, and seems genuinely concerned with the issues that are facing us today. More...

Bravo team!

Congratulations to Moorpark High School for winning the national championship in the Academic Decathlon. Oak Park High School and Moorpark High school go back a long way in sports (Tri-Valley League) and more. More...

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Editorials

Find your perfect pet at the shelter

Ask Kathy Jenks, director of the Ventura County Department of Animal Regulations, the most unusual animal that's come through the doors of the Camarillo Animal Shelter, and she's likely to tell you: "A roller skating elephant. More...

Adopted!

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Getting lost in organization

By Brent E. McCoy Special to the Acorn

It seems that everyone is writing or reading self-help books these days. More...

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Graffiti coalition ready to help with city clean up

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

The Moorpark Graffiti Coalition, formed in October 2007 by a group of community leaders to address growing vandalism, recently created a hotline for residents and business owners who've been affected by the problem. More...

Moorpark teachers protest proposed state budget cuts

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

A dozen teachers waved signs on the busy corner of Moorpark and Los Angeles avenues as the sun blazed in the afternoon sky. More...

Community

Antiques for sale

BIT OF HISTORY- Moorpark resident and Stagecoach Inn Museum docent Carol Wheelis, left, talks with vendor and Newbury Park resident Eric Shapiro about a boot pull from the 1800s at the Stagecoach Inn Museum's annual antique fair on Saturday in Newbu More...

Collegians take on mammoth project

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

During a City Council meeting last week, five students from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks gave an overview of a website, a DVD and a workbook telling the story of the Moorpark mammoth discovered in the Moorpark Highlands in 200 More...