Helsley leaves commission to pursue venture
By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | February 13, 2014
Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commissioner Harold “Hal” Helsley is stepping down after 13 years on the job to pursue a longtime dream in the field of alternative energy. Replacing...
Around the world on Valentine’s Day
| February 13, 2014
After eons of trying, you’d think that husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend would get relationships right. Luckily— through the hookups and breakups, marriages and divorces— there’s a love that...
Local water district’s misplaced priorities
By Barry Steinhardt
Special to The Acorn | February 13, 2014
How is the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District working on your behalf to reduce this impact for its ratepayers? One is the building of a 5-million gallon water tank, which...
Investigator assists Courtney Love libel case
By Sylvie Belmond
belmond@theacorn.com | February 13, 2014
In this day and age of high-tech social media, what is libel and what is not? Can the average blogger be held accountable for maligning another person? Yes, but the...
ACORN BITS
| February 13, 2014
The Arc of Ventura County—Committed to securing opportunities for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with locations in Camarillo, Simi Valley and Newbury Park. Phone (805) 650-8611 or visit...
Family
Red Oak Elementary still strong at 20 years
By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | February 13, 2014
It’s been 20 years since Red Oak Elementary School opened its doors to the growing community of Oak Park, and to celebrate, the school hosted a birthday party and reunion for current and past parents, administrators and students on Feb. 4 The celebration, conducted after...
Bird lovers host dinner
| February 13, 2014
The Conejo Valley Audubon Society will host its annual co*cktail dinner and auction on Sat., March 15 at the Palm Garden Hotel, 495 Ventu Park Road, Thousand Oaks. No-host co*cktails will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to...
Artists wanted for Artwalk
| February 13, 2014
ArtWalk is taking applications for the 27th annual juried fine arts and designer crafts exhibition scheduled for Sat. and Sun., June 7 and 8 in Thousand Oaks. ArtWalk is an outdoor event presented by the Conejo Valley Art Museum with the assistance of the Conejo...
Shaved tresses help patients with stresses
| February 13, 2014
Los Robles active in the community
| February 13, 2014
Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center will offer Hands- Only CPR training for free to the community from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 19 in the main lobby of the hospital, 215 W. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. At the event will be cardiac arrest...
Workshop on autism insurance
| February 13, 2014
The California Insurance Funding for Autism Workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., March 1 at CARD Inc., 325 E. Hillcrest Drive, Ste. 140, Thousand Oaks. This free workshop will tell attendees how to obtain insurance coverage for autism treatment. The California...
Help for cancer patients
| February 13, 2014
Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara will present the following free programs of support and education for people with cancer, cancer survivors and their loved ones in February. All events will take place at 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. To RSVP for events or for details,...
Sports
Alvarez is Oak Park’s ‘go-to guy’
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | February 13, 2014
The Oak Park High boys’ basketball team lost all five starters from last season. One player cannot replace five. Michael Alvarez isn’t a savior, but...
Football stars take games to next level
| February 13, 2014
Oak Park Eagles hire new football coach
| February 13, 2014
Oak Park High has selected Tim Kenney to lead the school’s varsity football team. Kenney replaces former head coach Terry Shorten, who led the Eagles...
School wins grant for innovation
By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | February 13, 2014
Calabasas High School won a $50,000 grant from the California Department of Education to develop innovate courses that overlap science classes with performing arts. The...
HONOR ROLL
| February 13, 2014
Katya Reily, a Calabasas resident and student at Pratt Institute in New York City, made the school’s dean's list in the fall 2013 semester. Taylor...
High School Hi Lights
| February 13, 2014
Agoura ChargersMon., Feb. 17: Presidents Day-noschoolWed., Feb. 19: PFC meeting/Agoura Hills Public Library/9 a.m.Thurs., Feb. 20: Blood drive/Gbuilding/8 a.m. Calabasas CoyotesFri., Feb. 14: CSF applicationsdue/X204Mon.,...
On the Town
Wow for YAE’s colorful musical
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 13, 2014
Young Artists Ensemble, which never shrinks from a challenge, has taken on the fantasy world of Roald Dahl in the musical play “Willy Wonka.” The current production at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts combines elements of Dahl’s original book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”...
Calabasas a cappella group hits a high note at Los Angeles competition
By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com | February 13, 2014
Unstrumental, an a cappella singing group at Calabasas High School, sang its way into a first place win at the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival Scholastic Competition on Jan. 31. The 15-member group, led by music director Joshua Barroll, beat out the defending champions from...
Pepperdine students present Mozart comic opera in Malibu
| February 13, 2014
The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division’s Flora L. Thornton Opera Program will present Mozart’s comic opera “Cosi Fan Tutte” (“All Women Are Like That!”) at 7:30 p.m. Thurs. and Sat., Feb. 20 and 22 in the campus Smothers Theatre, 24255 PCH, Malibu. The opera will...
Jew to discuss his conversion from Islam
| February 13, 2014
The community is invited to hear Mark Halawa, who now goes by the Hebrew name Mordechai, about his journey from being a Muslim living in Kuwait to an observant Jew...
Lecture on God’s knowledge
| February 13, 2014
Linda Zagzebski will explore “God’s Knowledge and Ours” at the 27th Harold Stoner Lectures on Tues., Feb. 18 in Samuelson Chapel, 165 Chapel Lane, on the campus of California Lutheran...
Scouts invited to Shabbat
| February 13, 2014
Temple Etz Chaim will celebrate Scout Shabbat during the Friday evening service at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the temple, 1080 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. All Boy Scouts and...
Business
Great Race names sponsors
| February 13, 2014
The Great Race of Agoura Hills announced its sponsorship lineup for the March 22 event....
Edison provides bright future
| February 13, 2014
EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
| February 13, 2014
Life in the Single Lane
| February 13, 2014
‘Bee My Valentine?’ Many single folks I know refer to Valentine’s Day as VD-Day, and even though that might sound like an homage to a disease, I guess nowadays it’s quite natural to shorten as many words and phrases as possible. I’m still trying to...
Crime
Sheriff’s Blotter
| February 13, 2014
Agoura Hills A burglar entered a home on St. Laurent Drive Jan. 30 while the residents were away. Nothing was reported stolen, but several items had been moved and the culprit broke a screen to get into the house. A thief stole two grill accessories...
