January 27, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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All’s cool at preschool

MONKEY BUSINESS—Above, bundled up in a jacket and hat, 5-year-old Gabriel Current rides his sled down a hill of fresh snow during Snow Day at Pleasant Valley Christian Preschool in Camarillo on More...

It’s the Year of the Dragon

CULTURAL CELEBRATION—Jennifer Leo with the Ventura County Chinese American Dance Troupe performs a fan dance during the Camarillo Library’s third annual celebration of the Chinese New Yea More...

Health & Wellness

Alzheimer’s Association hosts series of workshops in Camarillo

The Alzheimer’s Association will offer several workshops throughout February at the local chapter’s office, 80 N. Wood Road, Ste. 302, Camarillo. From 1 to 5 p.m., Thurs., Feb. More...

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Business

Property tax payers need to know new laws

By Debra C. Cohen
Special to the Acorn

The laws that affect property taxes undergo several important changes for 2012. More...

Small business workshops open to entrepreneurs

The Ventura County SCORE chapter will present a six-part “Successful Business” workshop series from Feb. 4 to April 28 at the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce, 40 W. Cochran St., Ste. 100. More...

Chamber announces winners of community awards

Each year the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce honors 10 outstanding individuals and organizations for the work they have done that year to make Camarillo a better place to live and do business. More...

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Sports

Give Gascon an assist

Senior point guard keeps Camarillo firing on all cylinders
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com

Breanne Gascon’s journey is years in the making. The senior point guard has played on the Camarillo High girls’ basketball varsity team for four seasons, maturing along the same trajectory as fourth-year head coach Michaeltore Smith. More...

Wrestling reunion at ACHS

The third annual Camarillo High alumni wrestling event is scheduled for Thurs., Feb. 2 at the ACHS campus. Scorpion alumni will gather near the gym at 5 p.m. for a barbecue. There is a Rio Mesa- Camarillo varsity wrestling match later that night. More...

Football All-Stars set to shine

The third annual Sports Scholarships USA City vs. Southern Section All- Star football game takes place Saturday at 1 p.m. at El Camino Real Charter High School. More...

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Police

Camarillo

A man, 18, was arrested Jan. 17 at Frontier High School, 545 Airport Way, on an outstanding warrant. A man, 43, was arrested Jan. 17 in the 100 block of Holly Drive on an outstanding warrant. More...

SWAT team takes down county man armed with ax

By Roxanne Estrada
roxanne@theacorn.com

A man, 38, was arrested after a confrontation with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team in the 1900 block of S. Lewis Road on Jan. 19. More...

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Family

On the Trail

The creepy-crawly convert

Earthworms terrified me as a child, an unfortunate situation for a pint-sized gardener. They aerated the soil and left beneficial deposits of worm poo that served as free fertilizer, I was told. More...

Audubon Society treks into the wilderness

Ventura Audubon Society presents these field trips for February. Beginners are welcome on all field trips. Light drizzle does not necessarily cancel trips, but heavier rain will. More...

Old California comes alive

Artist and naturalist Laura Cunningham will present a lecture on what “Old California” was really like and launch her art exhibit, “A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California,” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. More...

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Editorials

Political Cartoon

Full Story

A round of applause for this year’s Top 10

It’s easy to become bogged down in the struggles of dayto day life. Raising a family, working a job and keeping ahome consume much, if not all, of our time and energy.Free time? More...

Focus on a nonprofit

Red Cross continues to help rebuild Haiti

Two years after the Haiti earthquake, the American Red Cross is helping people rebuild their homes and their lives and improving communities with health, water and sanitation projects. More...

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Neighbors

Badge of honor

Seven Scouts from the same troop earn the prestigious title together
By Roxanne Estrada
roxanne@theacorn.com

Seven teens from Boy Scout Troop 225 in Camarillo have defied the odds. Nationwide, 2 percent of all Boy Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle, but the seven Eagle Scouts from Camarillo made up 14 percent of their troop, which had about 50 members. More...

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Dry weather has experts looking underground

Groundwater basins focus of agencies’ panel
By Roxanne Estrada
roxanne@theacorn.com

Scientists are doing more than cloud-gazing to determine if Ventura County residents will be at risk for a drought in the coming year. More...

Autism in Ventura County

What it takes to ‘navigate the system’
By Darleen Principe
darleen@theacorn.com

Part three of a three-part series Edlyn Peña felt like she had lost some part of her son. Her “a-ha moment” came in January 2010, during a party for Diego’s second birthday. More...

Pilot escapes plane crash with minor injuries

A pilot suffered minor injuries when his single-engine plane crashed in a field near Camarillo Airport around 4 p.m. Tuesday. More...

Share your love story with us

This Valentine’s Day, the Camarillo Acorn invites you to share with readers the moment you knew you were in love. More...

Community

Cops raise $40,000 for charity

CHECK, PLEASE—Cops Running For Charity gave donations to representatives of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Blazemen Foundation for ALS, the ALS Association, Big Brothers B More...

Celebrate Chinese New Year tomorrow in Camarillo

The Ventura County Chinese American Association will host a free Chinese New Year celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 at Constitution Park, 1287 Paseo Camarillo. More...

Surviving Auschwitz

By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com

Charles Pierce, 91, remembers the faces, the sounds and the smells from his long imprisonment in six Nazi concentration camps as if the details and images were frozen in his brain. More...

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Schools

New science teacher selected for national academy

By Roxanne Estrada
roxanne@theacorn.com

Any new teacher will admit to having lots of questions when it comes to presenting a lesson plan to a class of students. More...

Art association offers more than $3,500 in scholarships

The Buenaventura Art Association announces is fifth annual scholarship competition titled The Buenaventura Art Association Emerging Artist Cup. The competition is open to students attending college or university in Ventura County. More...

College Corner

Options for B and C students

Counselors at some secondary schools—where administrators tout acceptances to highly selective colleges and parents expect top students to be admitted to elite schools—may feel pressure to focus their energy on the high achievers. More...

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Faith

Packages deliver hope for safe births

Methodist churches unite to support suffering nation
By Anna Bitong
annab@theacorn.com

Local Methodist churches are reaching beyond their neighborhoods to help one of the world’s poorest countries. More...

Ugandan gay rights activist to speak at unitarian church

A Unitarian Universalist minister from Uganda, who received threats against his life for speaking out against an anti-homosexuality bill in his country, will speak at a Community Forum at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. More...

Ladies night at temple

The Sisterhood of Temple Ner Ami will host a Ladies Evening Out featuring dinner and a movie at 5:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 23 at 515 Temple Ave., Camarillo. More...

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Dining & Entertainment

The Movie Nut

“Carnage”

Directed by: Roman PolanskiStarring: Jodie Foster, KateWinslet, Christoph Waltz, JohnC. More...

Good vibrations

IN HARMONY—TJ Zeiler of Camarillo plays and sings during a song circle for local musicians hosted by the Camarillo Acoustic Music Club earlier this month at a Me-n-Ed’s Pizzeria in Camari More...

Calendar

FRI., JAN. 27 Community Art Event 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Art Trek Studio, 703 Rancho Conejo Blvd., Newbury Park. Art projects for all ages. Pizza and drinks $1 each. Admission $5 at the door for ages 6 and up. Children under 12 must come with parent. More...

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