2004-08-19
Church invites community to reach out to AIDS orphans
Church invites community to reach out to AIDS orphans By Lori Porter porter@theacorn.com Sharon Clack, the wife of Pastor Dave Clack from Conejo Valley Congregational Church in Thousand Oaks, is inviting members of the community to reach out to Lily of the Valley, a small village orphanage with an enormous heart in Kwazulu, South Africa. Home to 70 young children […]
On the mark
Local darts squad enjoys the fun, competition and camaraderiethat comes with the ancient pub pastime
Local darts squad enjoys the fun, competition and camaraderie that comes with the ancient pub pastime By Kyle Jorrey Acorn Sports Writer In nearly any other setting, the group of friends who gathered this Monday night at Moorpark Billiards would be viewed simply as middle-aged men who have a little too much fun—and spend a little too much time at […]
Consumers paying more for back-to-school items
According to an annual back-to-school survey conducted by Myvesta, a nonprofit consumer education organization, Americans plan to spend $205 more this year on back-to-school expenses. These results reverse a downward trend in expenditures seen from 2000 to 2003. The average shopper plans to spend $3,389 this year, up 6.5 percent from $3,184 in 2003. But, while consumers plan on spending […]
Model for arts center thrives in Simi
By Saria Kraft Acorn Staff Writer After success with "H.M.S. Pinafore," William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan opened "The Pirates of Penzance" on New Year’s Eve 1879 at the Fifth Avenue Theater in New York. The next spring, the show had a robust run at the Opera Comique in London. "I am the very model of a modern major general" is […]
Scholarships available for children of self-employed
When is a scholarship serious business? Some might say, when it goes to support a future entrepreneur. Recently, the largest scholarship in the nation devoted to the promotion of entrepreneurship among young people was awarded to a 19-year-old college sophomore who will study plant sciences at Cornell University. An organization described as the nation’s leading resource for the self-employed and […]
FRI., AUG. 13
FRI., AUG. 13 Some Fishy Film Fun City of Calabasas presents Skate Night and Movie Under the Stars at De Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road. Skating, music and games in park’s sport court at 7:30 p.m., and screening of animated "Finding Nemo," about Marlin the Clownfish’s search for his son Nemo, caught and stuck in a fishbowl, at 8:30 […]
Assisted Home Hospice names associate medical director
Assisted Home Hospice has announced that Charles Pankratz, MD, has joined its hospice medical team as associate medical director in Ventura County. Pankratz received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of California at Davis. His internship and residency were completed at Harbor UCLA 1996 through 1999, where he was chief resident from 1999 through 2000. He’s board certified […]
Blood donors can win free gas for a full year
Participants in any American Red Cross blood drive in Southern California will have the opportunity to enter a random drawing to win free gas for a year. The grand prize winner will receive a gas card worth $1,500. Currently, the Red Cross reports that there’s less than a one-day supply of Group O blood. Blood type O negative is considered […]