AT THE LIBRARY
February 4, 2023
The Moorpark City Library at 699 Moorpark Ave., will present the following free programs and events this month. For more information, go to moorparklibrary.org, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or call (805)...
A butterfly flapping its wings causes award-winning book
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | February 4, 2023
It was a series of seemingly small events that had a huge impact on the course of Moorpark resident Robert Black’s career. The author—whose works have twice made it onto...
Fighter till the end: Parks says she’s leaving the public eye
By Victoria Talbot
vtalbot@theacorn.com | January 28, 2023
After 26 years in public office, Linda Parks is leaving the Conejo Valley. The recently retired county supervisor has put her Westlake home on the market and is moving to...
New adult classes to provide training in food services, healthcare
January 28, 2023
The Moorpark Adult School will soon offer two new programs: culinary arts and pharmacy technician. The school added the courses to give students the skills they need to find employment...
Student workshop explores quitting unhealthy habits
By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com | February 4, 2023
Joined by middle and high school students from across Ventura County, Luis Hernandez—a senior at Frontier High School in Camarillo— learned about the dangers of smoking and vaping at the...
Teens take on sweet challenge
February 4, 2023
SUGAR BUZZ—Above, Emma Tolle, 14, left, and Mia Mendoza, 13, cut out “teeth” for their team’s “love monsters” cupcakes during the Jan. 27 Teen Cupcake Challenge at the Arroyo Vista...
Moorpark teens crack the coding in computing contest
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | January 28, 2023
On your mark, get set, code! Teens from throughout the county converged in Camarillo on a recent Friday night to do some en masse computer hacking. Rather than being alarmed,...
College to hold financial aid workshop
January 28, 2023
Moorpark College will hold a free Cash 4 College workshop to help students apply for funds to help with college costs. Funds can be used for tuition, books, housing, transportation,...
Nurse is nuts about squirrels
January 21, 2023
` Jan. 21 may be National Squirrel Appreciation Day, but for Jean Lynn Schoonover, every day is a day to celebrate squirrels. When Schoonover rescued a baby squirrel from the...
Laughs flow freely in early Allen comedy
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 4, 2023
If the play “Don’t Drink the Water” could be described with a news headline, it might read, “American tourists run amok in foreign embassy.” That pretty much sums up Woody...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
February 4, 2023
Pursuit ends in Moorpark
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