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April 24, 2009  RSS feed

Seeking peace on campus
WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers FOR A BETTER WORLD—Above, Moorpark High School students Mojgan (left) and Rahima Rafiq prepare a banner for Tuesday's Peace on Campus Day. Right, MHS sophomore Daylin Stevens hands out peace necklaces during the event. Peace on Campus Day was started 10 years ago by the campus group Teens for Humanity as a response to the Columbine High School tragedy. The teens participated this year by wearing peace symbols and yellow and tye-dye clothing, and by signing a peace pledge on a banner that will be sent to Columbine High School. More...
Council candidates agree that budget matters are vital to city
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Six of the seven Moorpark City Council candidates agreed on some issues—but not all, at a forum hosted Tuesday by the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce at the High Street Arts Center. Election day is Tues., May 19. More...

School leaders seem unexcited about stimulus
By Sylvie Belmon belmond@theacorn.com

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced last week that California public schools and universities can apply immediately for $3. More...

 Community
• Farmers market opening hinges on city approval
A group of organic growers and food vendors are ready to start a weekly produce market in the heart of Moorpark next month. About 15 farmers and 10 sellers of prepared organic food are scheduled to be on Walnut Street, between Charles and High streets, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting Sat., May 9 if an encroachment permit is issued by the city. More...
• article has image Relay for Life participants are ready to walk
• article has image CSUCI president to speak at Moorpark College commencement
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 Health & Wellness
• Fashion for a good cause
About 350 people attended the Simi Valley Hospital Foundation's Hats Off to Women Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Reagan Library last week to raise money for a free mammography program. The event, organized by the First Ladies of the Simi Valley Hospital Foundation, raised $15,000 for the Nancy Reagan Breast Center fund. More...
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 Bulletin Board
• Datebook
FRI., APRIL 24 Simi Valley/Moorpark Republican Women Luncheon, general meeting at Posada Royale, 1775 Madera Road, Simi Valley. 11:30 a.m. social time. Noon meeting. Speaker is Lois J. Godfrey, chair of Past Presidents Advisory Committee. $20, reservations requested. More...
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 Schools
• Community colleges announce summer sessions
Summer sessions will begin May 26 and June 22 at Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges. Students can enroll at the colleges and complete a fullsemester class in four weeks during the summer. Four-week summer sessions begin May 26, and six-, seven-, and eight-week sessions begin June 22 at all campuses. More...
• Camp offers hand-on high tech training
• Moorpark Arts Festival is downtown on Sunday
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 Sports
• Bennett sisters playing key roles for Moorpark
Swimmers put Musketeers in the hunt for league title
Since Amber and Summer Bennett began competing in swimming eight years ago, they've been nearly inseparable. Luckily for the Moorpark High girls' swim team, the sisters are now distancing themselves from the rest of their opponents. More...
• article has image Victory is sweet at Apricot Jam Tournament
• Billiards legends ready to put on a show in Moorpark
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 Pets
• article has image Pet of the Week
WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers WONDER WOOFER—Skippy is a 1-and-a-half year old chihuahua mix. Skippy is alert, playful, tolerant and friendly. If you would like to adopt Skippy, ask for animal ID No. A462770 at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Drive. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please check at www.vcar.us or call (805) 388-4341 before visiting the shelter. More...
• California Wildlife Center to take Walk on the Wild Side
• Benefit for guide dogs
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 Police Blotter
• Sheriff's Blotter
Between March 9 and April 13 thieves used a stolen access card to purchase goods without the owner's knowledge. On March 17 someone entered a private garage on Bear Valley Road and stole an antique Asian rug. Golf clubs were stolen on March 28 from outside the clubhouse in the 15000 block of Tierra Rejada Road. The thief was found later and booked. More...
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 Faith
• National Day of Prayer Breakfast coming May 7
The 10th annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast will be from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Thurs., May 7 at the Gilbert Sports Center at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Invocators from different faiths will be speaking at the breakfast. More...
• Chabad Women's Circle to meet
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 Family
• article has image No more mess
I've always hated mess. After my 5-year-old son and I decorated for my wife's birthday, creating a setup that required tools, heavy machinery and small explosives to take it all down, I found that I hated mess even more, so much so that I never want to decorate again. More...
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 Dining & Entertainment
• article has image "Observe and Report"
In "Observe and Report," Seth Rogan plays Ronnie Barnhardt, the head of security at Forest Ridge Mall (no, this has nothing to do with "Paul Blart," in case you were wondering). Ronnie takes his job way too seriously. More...
• Moorpark College to host ceramics sale
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 Letters
• Thinks Bagwell is the best choice
I recently noticed articles and letters about the Moorpark City Council election of May 19, and I was very happy to see that David Bagwell has decided to step up to further serve this community. I have known David for some time, and know he is always running somewhere to volunteer his time. More...
• Bagwell would be an asset
• Has some concerns about Bagwell
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 Editorials
• The amazing, bouncing property tax
There's an old saying, "What goes up, must come down." But does that apply to property taxes? Perhaps. Proposition 13, passed by California voters in June 1978, continues to guide assessments to this day. It created a system for assessing property by establishing a base year value—the year a property is built or changes ownership. More...
• article has image Cartoon
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 Real Estate
• article has image Howard Schuster and Helen Borland
This dynamic team, Howard Schuster and Helen Borland, provides exceptional service to homebuyers and sellers. With experience that spans all phases of residential real estate, Schuster and Borland expertly assist clients through each step of their transaction. More...
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