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February 22, 2008
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Local students learn to share
WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers PASS IT ON- Arroyo West Elementary School fifth-grade students Garet Kaul, center, and Brody Richards take their turn putting books in a box for Many Mansions Development Associate Tracy Miller, right, on Thursday in Moorpark. The class and their teacher Lisa Daniels wo... More...
Expanded use considered for arts center
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

After two hours of public testimony from a crowd of about 100 people who came to convey support and concerns about the High Street Arts Center, members of the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency voted Wednesday to continue to honor a threeyear commitment to subsidize the center until June 2009 unde... More...

Two seniors hit while crossing the same downtown intersection
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

In separate incidents eight days apart, first a Moorpark woman and then her husband were struck in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Moorpark Avenue and Third Street in downtown Moorpark. A car hit Amelia Martinez, 77, on Jan. 30, and a converted street sweeper stru... More...

 Community
•Living in a world of yesterday
Society for Creative Anachronism celebrates the Middle Ages
A small group of local women in medieval attire gathered with their horses in a corral north of Camarillo on a recent Sunday to perfect their jousting skills in preparation for the Estrella War. The weeklong annual historical event is hosted by the Kingdom of Atenveldt, one of 19 region... More...
•District starts program to assist underachieving students
•Lunar eclipse speeds the waning of the moon
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 Health & Wellness
•Aging may increase risk of eye disease
Treatment can slow down loss of vision
An estimated 13 million to 15 million Americans show evidence of age-related macular degeneration, a progressive eye condition that can destroy "straightahead" vision, according to Dr. Marty Schneider, therapeutic optometrist. More...
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 Bulletin Board
•Datebook
FRI., FEB. 22 World Wide Dancing West Valley Folk Dancers teach international folk dances, 7:15 to 10 p.m., Canoga Park Senior Center, 7236 Jordan Ave. Bulgarian line dance "Backovsko Oro" taught, Lebanse line dance"Ali Ali" reviewed. Wear soft shoes. $4. (818) 591-9078, hobnoblax@ao... More...
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 Business
•Moorpark company provides management accounting
Randal Wheeler, president and CEO of Pathfinder Metrics in Moorpark, has been credited by the Institute of Management Accountants with establishing the first-ever certified management accounting firm. More...
•Area business specializes in centerpieces
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 Schools
•Superintendent's Perspective
Schools facing budget cuts
Our nation and our state are going through tough economic times. Our leaders are being called upon to make important strategic decisions about how to use public resources to address pressing current issues, from healthcare to national security. More...
•Vision for the future
•State funds offered for midand low-income college students
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 Sports
•Musketeers marching on
Girls' soccer team advances to Division II quarterfinals
After eight years, Moorpark High soccer fans finally had a reason to celebrate. The MHS girls' soccer team pulled off its second playoff upset in a row on Wednesday, this time beating Corona Del Mar 2-1 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs. More...
•Marmonte wrestlers advance to Masters Meet
•Skydiving's popularity soars to new heights
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 Police
•Sheriff's Blotter
On Feb. 19 a known suspect shoplifted items from a store in the 800 block of Los Angeles Avenue. A door-to-door salesman was found operating in the 700 block of Pecan Avenue on Feb. 18 with no city business permit or identification. More...
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 Faith
•Churches purchase 'eco-palms' for Palm Sunday
More than 300 million palm fronds are harvested each year for consumption in the United States, mostly for Palm Sunday worship and floral displays for churchrelated events, according to Lutheran World Relief. More...
•Houses of Worship
•Vineyard Community Church relocates
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 Family
•The Movie Nut
80th Academy Awards Remember "Four Weddings and a Funeral"? Oscar's picks this year in the Best Picture category might aptly be referred to as "Four Death Knells and a Birth." Man's darkly sinister inhumanity to man has a definitive thematic stranglehold. More...
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 On The Town
•College presents original poetry, songs, monologs
"Singles Only" is an evening of original solo performances of singer/songwriters, monologists and poets at 7:30 p.m. Wed. Through Sat., March 5, 6, 7, and 8 at the Moorpark College Studio Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Drive. More...
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 Letters
•Stop the bullying in schools
After hearing and reading about Lawrence King and his family, my heart aches for them after this senseless tragedy. My kids did not understand what it takes to have someone hate you so much for the way you act or dress that they shoot you. More...
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 Editorials
•Loneliness: a treatable condition
A barista at a popular Moorpark coffee shop recently served a customer and his little boy. The dad ordered coffee for himself and a small hot chocolate for his 7year-old. After noticing that the dad had promptly begun a "grownup" conversation with another customer, the barista invited... More...
•Political Cartoon
•The Real McCoy
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 Real Estate
•On A Quiet Cul-De-Sac
Located on a quiet cul de sac, this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath contemporary townhome has an open floorplan, high ceilings, upper case windows, recessed lighting and upgraded light fixtures. The home has designer painted and features, extensive honey oak flooring throughout the downstairs, newer ... More...
•Keli Dahl
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