DRINKING GAMES—Above, Walter Weatherford wins the stein holding contest last Sunday at the 23rd annual Oktoberfest at Underwood Farms in Moorpark. More...
Document released last week will be basis for county’s decision
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com
The long-awaited draft environmental impact report for Waste Management’s proposed expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center was released last week. More...
Once last week’s Guiberson fire was under control, life
quickly returned to normal for most people affected by it, but the army of firefighters assigned to Moorpark to extinguish the 17,500-acre blaze didn’t rest until it was fully contained last Sunday. More...
Despite concerns over parking, Moorpark planning commissioners last week endorsed a preliminary request to open a fitness center and martial arts studio at 690 Walnut St. More...
Local residents can learn strategies to instill health and wellbeing in their lives from California Health & Longevity Institute experts during a complimentary wellness speaker series at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the institute at the Four Seasons Hotel, Two Dole Drive, Westlake Village. More...
Course will also assist current notaries with retesting
Residents may earn a second income by becoming a notary public in a special one-day course offered at the Conejo Valley Adult School, 1025 Old Farm Road, Thousand Oaks.
New state requirements also compel existing notaries to retake the official notary exam every four years. These returning notaries are also accommodated by this class. More...
Seek To Serve
“I don’t know what your destiny
will be, but one thing I do know: The
only ones among you who will be
really happy are those who have
sought and found how to serve.”
—Albert Schweitzer More...
MY SON: Hey, Daddy, why doesn’t E.T. come back to Earth?
ME: Because E.T. is from a movie.
MY SON: But Santa Claus is from a movie, and he comes back to our house every Christmas.
ME: Well, E.T. can’t come back to Earth because . . . Remember in the movie when he gets really sick and he turns really pale white? More...
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It appears that you and I and everyone we know are, once again, in peril. At least that’s what Hollywood’s telling us. Somewhere in the midst of our post-9/ 11, pre-2012 apprehensions, it’s become de rigueur
for filmmakers to imagine humanity’s many frailties and then throw them up there on the silver screen for all to enjoy. More...
I want to stand in support of Elton Gallegly’s continued representation of Simi Valley in the House of Representatives.
I am an independent voter and have voted for individuals from all parties locally and nationally. But I have voted for Elton Gallegly because he has an excellent voting record on the issues that matter most to me. More...
We have the greatest readers in the world.
That’s why we’re asking you to decide the winners of this year’s “Take Your Acorn on Vacation” photo contest.
Help us determine the winners of the Moorpark Acorn
contest and of the other four editions of the Acorn
. More...
Teachers’ union frustrated with required use of plastic overlays in K-2 classrooms