December 19, 2008 RSS feed / Community

Pyramid scheme topples on Madoff

As banks and investors around the world continue to declare billions of dollars in losses in an alleged fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, here's an historical note about the method that the 70-year-old Wall Street shyster al More...

Social Security to increase benefit payments in 2009

As the holidays approach, Social Security has good tidings to share with Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries: they will receive a 5.8 percent increase in benefit payments beginning with the January payments More...

Starlighters to play at New Year's Eve party

The Moorpark Active Adult Center will host its annual New Year's Eve party on Tues., Dec. 30 at the Moorpark Civic Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 5:30 p.m. More...

Riders may sign up for winter horse camps

Lisa Hall Stables and Goodenough Farms Horse Spa will offer two horse camps taught by horse coach and trainer Lisa Hall, a resident of Moorpark and longtime horse trainer in Southern California. More...

Santa brings good cheer to local kids

HOLIDAY WISHES—Above, Moorpark residents Natalie Peralta, 6, left, and Belen Peralta, 4, visit with Santa last Saturday at Breakfast with Santa, held at the Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark. More...

Volunteers train dogs for police search work

Every time Dino finds the scent of human remains, he sits, looks up and wags his tail in anticipation of a treat from his handler, Mike Grossman. This is called a "sit alert," said Grossman, a Moorpark resident. More...

Early Acorn deadlines for the holidays

The Simi Valley, Camarillo and Moorpark editions of the Acorn Newspapers will have early deadlines for the next two weeks. Press releases and letters to the editor for the Dec. 26 editions are due by noon today, Fri., Dec. More...

Water quality board orders Boeing to clean up soil, water

In an effort to reduce the pollution of stormwater runoff from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board recently issued an order to Boeing requiring the company to remove contaminated soil from More...

Neighbors donate toys

SHARE THE JOY—Jake Hemphill, 4, brings a box of unwrapped toys to the Moorpark Fire Station on High Street to donate to the Spark of Love toy drive. Toys and canned foods were collected at an inaugural holiday block party on Dec. More...

Young dancers present annual 'Nutcracker' classic

DANCING DELIGHT More...

Weekly recipe

Holiday ham and potatoes

This week's special, Dec. 17 to 25, Ralphs is offering Farmer John fully cooked, spiral sliced ham for $1.47 per pound, russet potatoes 4 pounds for $5, brown onions 50 cents per pound and green or white asparagus for $1.88 per pound. More...

Moorpark boy performs in classic play

VISIONS OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT—Peach Hill Academy first grader, Thornton Rober Sichmeller, left, portrays Tiny Tim in the second annual production of "A Christmas Carol," presented by the Thousand Oaks Repertory Company at the Thousand Oaks Civic More...

Nursery presents gardening workshop

Performance Gardens will host a free winter workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. tomorrow, Sat., Dec. 20, at 6001 Los Angeles Ave. (Highway 118), Somis. More...