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Li'l punkins

BIG PLAYGROUND— Alan Li, 9 months old, of Thousand Oaks plays with 8-month-old Julian Nonhoff-Seig of West Hills between the huge vegetables at the annual Harvest Festival at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark last Sunday. More...

Students support a drug-free life

JUST SAY NO— Students throughout Moorpark celebrate National Red Ribbon Week with special events to remind them of the importance of a drug-free lifestyle. The program, which takes place annually from Oct. More...

Q&A Thomas want to serve again

Bruce Thomas, an investment advisor and certified financial planner elected in 2006, is an 18year resident of Moorpark. His three grown children all graduated from Moorpark High School. More...

Health & Wellness

Treatment for gum disease

Affects more than half of all adults

By David Canale, DDS

Periodontal disease, also know as gum disease, starts with an infection of the gums that moves into the bone and ligaments that hold the teeth in place. At first it's silent, practically invisible and sometimes even painless. More...

Local orthodontist will pay kids for candy

Local orthodontist Dr. Yossi BarZion and the staff of BarZion Orthodontics will buy back Halloween candy from 9 to 11 a.m. Sat., Nov. 1 at the office, 553 W. Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark. More...

Salon hosts cancer fundraiser

Jeffrey Stevens Salon will host an inaugural fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness Month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 26 at 2963 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...

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Business

Local company grows fast

Bagwell Construction Services Inc. has been named as one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in the tricounties for 2008 by the Pacific Coast Business Times. Bagwell came in at No. 26. More...

Get help to redesign home

IRIS (Interior Redesign Industry Specialists), an international, nonprofit organization of professional redesigners and stagers, announces October as IRIS Get Redesigned Month, a national industry-wide event dedicated to raising awaren More...

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Sports

The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week

By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Moorpark (5-1) at Thousand Oaks (6-0) Tonight, 7 p.m. November 5, 2004. It's been almost four years— make that four long years— since the Thousand Oaks High football team defeated rival Moorpark. More...

Weekend schedule

Agoura at Newbury Park Tonight, 7 p.m. Royal at Westlake Tonight, 7 p.m. Calabasas at Simi Valley Tonight, 7 p.m. Carpinteria at Oaks Christian Tonight, 7:30 p.m. Villanova Prep vs. Grace Brethren (Moorpark College, 7:30 p.m. More...

Marmonte standings

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Police Blotter

Sheriff's Blotter

Gasoline was siphoned from work trucks parked in the 5100 block of North Commerce Avenue on Oct.10. A series of threatening phone calls were made between Sept. 14 and Oct. 13 to someone on Seitz Court. More...

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Faith

Church gardens help feed those in need

At Episcopal parishes around the country, increasing numbers of volunteers are putting their faith to work with hoes and trowels, drip systems and harvesting baskets. More...

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On The Town

Dark comedy blooms at Camarillo theater

Play review

By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com

Those too old for trick or treating can spend Halloween with Camarillo Community Theatre's "Little Shop of Horrors," a love story staring a man-eating plant. It's not as scary as a haunted house, but it's funnier. More...

College art show features photographs

The Art Gallery at Moorpark College presents "Monsters in the Closet," a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Niku Kashef, through Nov. 15 at the gallery on campus, 7075 Campus Road. More...

Cider in the mountains

The National Park Service staff at Circle X Ranch will hold the seventh annual Cider at Circle X from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area near Malibu. More...

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Editorials

Holidays on a budget

Halloween is just a week away, but the scary events this past month in the banking and retail sectors have already provided enough frightening news to last a lifetime. It's been horrific. More...

Cartoon

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Real Estate

Formal Dining Area Has A Wet Bar

This home 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home has been remodeled. It has a custom wrought iron staircase, stone-like tile floors throughout the first floor and wood laminate flooring throughout the second floor. More...

Armando Gomez

Armando Gomez took the honors for Top Selling Agent in June 2008 for Prudential California Realty's Oxnard/Channel Islands office. Gomez has been a Ventura County resident for more than 25 years. More...

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Candidates share views

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

The City Council candidates who attended a preelection forum at Moorpark Country Club last Friday agreed that the main issues facing Moorpark are finances, public safety, the economy and redevelopment. More...

Parents upset at teachers' union stance

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

A group of local parents preparing to keep students out of school Tuesday for a political protest decided at the last minute to change their grassroots movement into a letterwriting campaign . More...

Commercial real estate vacancies on the rise

By John Loesing newstip@theacorn.com

Commercial properties used to be a safe haven for real estate investors as the housing market declined. Not anymore. More...

Q&A Langkusch shares her views

Lou Langkusch is seeking a seat on the Moorpark Unified School District Board of Education. More...

Community

Mayor to speak next week

The city of Moorpark will present a mayor's forum at 9:30 a.m. Fri., Oct. 31 at The Moorpark Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. Mayor Patrick Hunter will discuss the state of the city along with plans for the future. More...

Man in hit and run accident on Hwy. 118

Michael Ryan Herron, 25, of Simi Valley, was involved in a hit-and-run traffic collision with a power pole at approximately 3:06 a.m. Oct. 18 on Highway 118. Herron was driving his 2005 Nissan Titan pickup truck westbound on Hwy. More...

For the record

The Oct. 10 issue of the Moorpark Acorn ran a photo on page 23 of a piece of gourd art without crediting the artist, Jhonna Porter. More...

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Bulletin Board

Datebook

FRI., OCT. 24 Baby Boutique Stroller Strides Holiday Bou tique 10 a.m. to noon, Oak Canyon Community Park, 15600 Hollytree Drive, Oak Park. Baby specialty items, mother care, natural home care, raffle prizes. Open to community. More...

EERIE EVENTS !

Moorpark • Fri., Oct. 24, Moorpark. Moorpark College Theater Department opens off-Broadway musical "Bat Boy: The Musical" at Main Stage, Performing Arts Center on campus, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. 8 p.m. Oct. 25, 30, 31, Nov. More...

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Schools

Good students, bad essays

The student who wrote "I'm not a preMadonna" in her college application essay provided a good laugh for the admissions officers who read her application, as well as for a crowd of college counselors attending a session titled "Why Good Students More...

Local store contributes to schools

SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers FUNDS FOR EDUCATION—Mike Shoesmith, manager for the new Moorpark Big Lots store, hands a check to Creig Nicks, principal of Chaparral Middle School, during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the store last week. More...

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Pets

Pet of the Week

CUDDLY CREATURE—Arthur, a neutered 2-year-old male brown-and-white tabby, is super soft and fluffy. He is great with other cats and even small children. He can go home right away to a new owner. More...

Author hosts book signing

Proceeds of sales go to pet rescue

Randi Berger will host book signings for her new Writers Digest Inspirations Awardwinning book, "My Recycled Pets: Diary of a Dog Addict" from 1 to 5 p.m. Sat., Nov. 1 and Dec. 6 at Barnes & Nobles in The Commons, Calabasas. More...

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