IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers WORDSMITH—Moorpark poet and community activist J. R. Rolly is honored by Mayor Janice Parvin at the City Council meeting last Wednesday night. Rolly was commended for his poems published in this newspaper and international poetry journals, and his verse set to music in contemporary Latin rock ballads. He was also recognized for his outreach to local cancer survivors. More...
As fighting in the Gaza Strip rages on thousands of miles away, the reach of the Middle East conflict is apparent, even in Moorpark. Israeli and Palestinian teenagers who attended a local peace camp sponsored by several Rotary Clubs and organizations in recent summers are among those deeply affected by the fighting. More...
Cmdr. Dennis Carpenter, acting chief of police of Thousand Oaks, will be appointed to chief deputy of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department effective Feb. 8. More...
Family ties can mean little when it comes to a dispute over money. The once stable relationship between a local father and his son broke apart in 2007 when the younger man accused the dad of stealing money that belonged to elderly relatives. More...
Euodia Salon & Day Spa has opened at 142 W. Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark. The 8,000squarefoot facility has space for 40 hair stylists, 15 massage therapists, two facialists, manicurists and other specialists. The salon features topofthe-line stations with high tech lighting. More...
FRI., JAN. 9 Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club Meets for luncheon at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Social time 9:45 a.m., meeting 10 a.m. Representative from Children's Special Advocates gives program. Club presents check to First 5 of Ventura County. $20, RSVP required. More...
Organizers for the Year of Democracy at Moorpark College will host a one-night only play featuring two local actors at 6 p.m. Mon., Jan. 26 in the campus' Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. John Loprieno and Jack McGee will star in the Cold War drama "A Walk in the Woods" by Lee Blessing. More...
Registration is open for the 2009 Little League season for ages 5 to 17. The Early Bird Discount will end Jan. 16. Tryouts will begin Jan. 24. For families that need financial assistance and scholarship information, call (805) 5292931 or email info@moorparkll.com. More...
PUPPY LOVE—Star is a 5-month-old Jack Russel Terrier mix. Since Star is still a puppy, she will need some training, but she is energetic, sweet, and very friendly. Star can be adopted at the Camarillo Animal Shelter. Ask for ID No. A458027. Visit www.vcar.us or call (805) 388-4341 before visiting the shelter. More...
Thieves entered a motor home parked on Spring Road sometime between Nov. 6 and Dec. 22 and made off with a flat screen television. They also caused $400 in damage to the motor home. Three bicycles were stolen from a garage on Reedley Street on Nov. 23. The theft was reported on Dec. 15. More...
•Congregation B'nai Emet will host a dairy potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 9 at the temple, 9 W. Bonita Drive, Simi Valley. A Sabbath service will follow at 8 p.m. The public is welcome. •Rabbi Michele Paskow will teach a beginning Hebrew class from 11 a.m. to noon Sundays starting Jan. 11. More...
The Sierra Club Los Padres Chapter will offer a Wilderness Basics course from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 20 to March 10, in the Ventura City Hall Community Room, 501 Poli St., Ventura. The course is designed to help attendees enhance their appreciation of the wilderness. More...
War films have tanked lately (too much of the real thing?) and some of the smarter pseudo-war flicks ("The Kingdom," "Charlie Wilson's War") have sought to replace combat carnage with political intrigue. "Valkyrie" is one such film, more thriller than bloodbath and less Tom Cruise, superstar, than Tom Cruise, working actor in a solid role. More...
It's Been Icier Than a Polar Bear's Toes Got so chilled My eyes half Froze . . . Can't see what The temp-gauge Shows . . . But quake-hard Shake thus I S'pose . . . It reads miles Below the "0's"! . . . More...
This two bedroom, two bath single-story townhome has been remodeled. It is an end unit and has an open floorplan, smooth ceilings, recessed lighting, raised panel doors, custom tile floors, upgraded neutral carpeting, crown molding, skylights and the interior has recently been painted. More...
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