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April 3, 2009 / Front Page

Audience leans toward laughter

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HIGH JINKS—Audience volunteer Quang Tran of Moorpark holds onto Moxy the Clown, who needs help balancing her unicycle, as the Jumbo Shrimp Circus performs during "Circus Fever" at the High Street Theater last Monday More...

Downtown thrift shop won't charge sales tax

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Volunteers at the One More Time Thrift Store in downtown Moorpark are sparing their patrons from the additional state sales tax implemented on April 1. More...

211 service needs funding

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Although 211 Ventura County, a free 24-hour health and social services referral hotline, fields calls from every corner of the county, not all cities financially support the service. More...

Health & Wellness

Local brothers produce TV series with deaf actress in starring role

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

A family-oriented television series created and produced by two Moorpark brothers will air on Animal Planet beginning 8 p.m. Mon., April 6. More...

Red Cross opens local facility

A grand opening took place recently at the new headquarters for the Ventura County chapter of the American Red Cross, the Betty R. Plotkin Center, 836 Calle Plano, Camarillo. More...

Lions clubs step up with Arthritis Walk

Simi Valley/Moorpark Lions and Simi Valley Leo clubs will partner with Rheumatology Associates for the 2009 Arthritis Walk on Sun., May 3 at Magic Mountain, 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia. More...

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Schools

Students play all that jazz

BIG BAND—Musicians from Moorpark High School, selected for the Ventura County Honor Jazz Bands, perform a recent concert at the Newbury Park High School Performing Arts Center. More...

College paper wins awards

Ventura County Community College District's Student Voice won 11 awards at the annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges conference last weekend in Sacramento. The newspaper covers Moorpark, Ventura and Oxnard colleges. More...

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Pets

Pet of the Week

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers TIME TO PLAY—Bunny is a female 4-year-old dachshund and Chihuahua mix. She is gentle and could be a good companion pet. If you would like to adopt Bunny, ask for animal ID No. More...

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Police Blotter

Sheriff's Blotter

On March 10 someone stole property from a home on South Hampton Road. Someone stole property from a home on East Los Posas Road on March 18. Scammers working a lottery con stole money from someone on Los Angeles Avenue on March 19. More...

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Family

Boys & Girls' Club Auction comes through for the kids

Photos by JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers

DON'T YOU DARE!—Left, Jodi Bagwell "teases" her husband David not to overbid on one of 41 items presented in the live auction at the annual Boys & Girls Club fundraiser last Saturday night at the Reagan Library Air Force One Pa More...

Matzo ball soup

Recipe of week

For the week of April 1 to 7, Vons has fresh whole Foster Farms chickens for 77 cents per pound and matzo meal for $1.79 per box. Matzo ball soup Put all the ingredients in a large stockpot. More...

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Letters

Drive carefully around bicyclers

Thuthunk. Thuthunk. Thuthunk. Wooooooosh. The sounds in writing look much less scary then they are, that wooosh being the sound of a truck's passenger side mirror whizzing by my head with just a few inches to spare. You see, I ride my bike. More...

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Editorials

Cartoon

Full Story

Bottle vs. tap— the debate is fluid

Hardly a moment goes by that you don't see someone toting a water bottle for a cool drink. Bottled water is a $15-billion industry in America with more than 8 billion gallons of the stuff consumed annually. More...

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Deputies hear from candidates

By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com

Earlier this week, members of the sheriff's deputies union heard from two prospective candidates for sheriff and their views about what it takes to lead the department and its 1,200 employees. More...

Developer seeks input from residents

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Most developers like to work in complacent communities that allow them a wide berth, but San Fernando Valley builder Severyn Aszkenazy, who plans to redevelop a portion of High Street, has a different approach to his projects. More...

Youth club auction attracts local support

FUNDRAISER—Moorpark resident Helen Marks bids on a silent auction item under a wing of Air Force One during the Moorpark Boys & Girls Club "Night of 1,000 Wishes" Dinner and Auction last Saturday night at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. More...

Community

Register for special election

A special municipal election to elect one city council member to a short term set to expire November 2010, originally scheduled for June 2, has been changed to Tues., May 19, due to consolidation with the statewide special election. More...

Local Boy Scouts earn top rank

New Eagle Scouts from Boy Scouts of America Varsity Crews 9707 and 9750 received their medals in a recent Court of Honor. Their Eagle service projects were as follows. More...

Students compete in healthcare contest

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Thirteen local students traveled to Sacramento last month to test their knowledge of healthcare against that of 1,200 peers. More...

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Bulletin Board

Datebook

FRI., APR. 3 'Pass The Mike' Networking Breakfast Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Chamber of Commerce event, 7 to 9 a.m. at Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration 6:45 a.m. More...

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Sports

Area athletes soaring to new heights

Marmonte League spring outlook: Track and field

By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

It's a good thing most track and field coaches carry a stopwatch because the race for a Marmonte League title in boys' and girls' track and field will be very close this spring. More...