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Thousand Oaks firm Ceres Inc. goes public, raising $65 million
Agricultural biotechnology firm Ceres Inc. in Thousand Oaks went public Wednesday, selling 5 million shares for $13 each to raise $65 million.
Healing of puppies pleases burn specialist
A famous burn specialist calls the progress of two puppies burned in a fire "unbelievable."
Low-cost housing facility for seniors opens in Calabasas
By Sylvie Belmond
belmond@theacorn.com
Located in the heart of Old Town Calabasas, the Canyon Creek apartments comprise the first senior affordable housing project in the city dedicated to low-income individuals 62 years old and older.
Developer Thomas Safran said the impetus for Canyon Creek began six years ago when he met Calabasas widow Betty Farmer who agreed to sell her land to build low-cost homes for seniors.
Midler brothers team up on ‘Camp Woodward’
By Stephen Dorman
sdorman@theacorn.com
The Calabasas skateboarding prodigy returned to Camp Woodward, and he brought his older brother as backup.
Alex Midler, a 13-year-old skating sensation who attends A.C. Stelle Middle School in Calabasas, is currently starring in the fifth season of FUEL TV’s “Camp Woodward.”
The show, scheduled to broadcast for eight weeks, premiered Monday afternoon.
Marmonte grapplers are Masters of the mat
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
Postseason wrestling is a merciless, unforgiving grind.
Boys become men. Young men break down. The broken rise again.
At the CIF- Southern Section Eastern Division Wrestling Championships last weekend at Oak Hills High, the Marmonte League’s finest showed up ready to rumble.
Sixteen Marmonte grapplers advanced to this weekend’s Masters tournament.
4 area boys’ basketball teams pass Tuesday’s playoff test
By Stephen Dorman
sdorman@theacorn.com
It was a fat Tuesday for some and a tough Tuesday for others.
Six area boys’ basketball teams played CIF-Southern Section postseason games Tuesday night. Four were left standing when the dust settled.
Thousand Oaks, Royal, Calabasas and Oak Park punched their tickets to the next round while Oaks Christian and Viewpoint fell just short of advancing.
Coyotes roll into semis
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com
Drops of blood stained Jon Palarz’s right sleeve.
The blood wasn’t from Palarz, the head coach of the Calabasas High boys’ basketball team.
It was from senior guard Zac Hepps, who gashed his chin while diving for a loose ball.
Disabilities awareness Shabbat
The community is invited to a special Shabbat to celebrate the fourth annual Jewish Disability Awareness Month at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 24 at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
Among the speakers will be 7-year-old congregant Joshua Goldenberg of Simi Valley, who will discuss his project of bringing Braille to grocery store shelves locally and nationally.
Practicing the power of presence
“How often do you have to practice the presence of gravity? All the time! Any time you forget about gravity, and fail to practice your relationship with it, you fall on your face. So it is with practicing the presence of God.
St. Max ministry helps local charities
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church in Thousand Oaks is gearing up to stock the shelves of more than two dozen charities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Project Response, an outreach ministry established at the church in 2001.
YMCA hosts spring break camps
The local branches of the YMCA will present weeklong spring camps in Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and Agoura Hills to coincide with times when school is not in session.
Boy Scout troop turns 40
By Stephanie Sumell
Special to the Acorn
It didn’t take long for Greg Metzgus to learn what it meant to be an Eagle Scout.
It was 1966, the country was at war in Vietnam, and Metzgus had just entered the United States Marine Corps.
On one of the first days of boot camp, a drill instructor addressed a roomful of prospective Marines.
Artists shine in exhibit
The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley will present the “Connections” exhibit from Thurs., March 1 through Wed., May 30 in The Galleria at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
Artists from Ventura and Los Angeles Counties will present a variety of media, including painting, photography, mixed media, fiber art and sculpture.