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Celebrity tortoise turns 102

1 week ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Michele Willer-Allred

Clarence, the 600-pound Galápagos tortoise and oldest resident at The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, celebrated his 102nd birthday in grand fashion on May 24 with a crowd of admirers, a custom watermelon cake and a message of conservation. The celebration was held in honor of both Clarence and World Turtle Day, giving the public a chance to meet one of the zoo’s most iconic animal ambassadors while learning about the species he represents.
Kindergarten teacher’s sudden death sends local community into mourning

1 week ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | John Loesing

A funeral service was held May 18 following the death of Jordyn Solny, a much-loved kindergarten teacher at Oak Hills Elementary School in Oak Park whose passing dealt an emotional blow to the community. The 27-year-old reportedly died from a sudden onset of sepsis. Always dreaming of becoming a teacher, Solny received her education credential from Sonoma State University in 2019, earned her Multiple Subject Credential in 2020, and began her journey as a kindergarten teacher soon after.
Sightings spark call to be bear aware

1 week ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Michele Willer-Allred

Recent bear sightings in north Moorpark have prompted city officials to remind residents about living safely alongside local wildlife. According to Eric Lozano, vector/animal control technician at the city’s Animal Control Division, the reports in the past few weeks came from the area near Spring Road and Walnut Canyon Road. In both cases, the bear eventually left the area, likely returning to nearby wildlands.
Gala raising money to support fieldworkers

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Makena Huey

Ventura County nonprofit Friends of Fieldworkers is hosting its third annual fundraiser to honor the resolution and resilience of local farmworkers and their families. Harvesting Hope will take place 2 to 5 p.m. Sat., May 31 at Studio Channel Islands, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd. in Camarillo.
Runner from Camarillo dies during half-marathon trail race

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Becca Whitnall

A Camarillo man died earlier this month while participating in a trail race through the hills near Newbury Park. An avid runner, Spencer Cabral had been anticipating the half-marathon on May 9. The race originally had been set for Feb. 15 but had to be postponed due to rain. Race organizers couldn’t have known when rescheduling that a heat advisory would be in effect for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, including Newbury Park, three months later on May 9, but that was the case.
Parents target YouTube for expulsion

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Scott Steepleton

For generations, the most engaging and interactive thing inside the classroom was the teacher. YouTube is challenging that—and some Pleasant Valley School District parents are fed up. They have formed a group calling for limiting YouTube use during school, and the May 15 district board meeting, a couple parents and a teenager shared concerns about the amount of time students spend on the video sharing platform, what they are exposed to and how that can affect a young mind.
Second Republican joins race for 42nd Assembly seat

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | John Loesing

Small business owner and longtime Conejo Valley resident Dan Weikel has joined the growing list of candidates seeking election to California State Assembly District 42 next year.
Memorial Day is every day for author, veteran

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Makena Huey

Before calling Camarillo home, Gary Zelinski lived in Virginia, where the United States Air Force veteran spent hours reading the names on the headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. His new book, “A Walk Among Heroes: Searching for America’s Better Angels,” is centered around the nation’s largest military cemetery, where privates are laid to rest beside generals and descendants of slaves are laid to rest beside Confederate soldiers.
Their families will never walk alone’

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Michele Willer-Allred

With solemn pride and deep reverence, hundreds gathered at the Ventura County Government Center May 21 for the annual Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony, honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting their communities.
Judge gives the Menendez brothers parole opportunity

2 weeks ago | thecamarilloacorn.com | Eamon Murphy

The Menendez brothers stand at the threshold of freedom. Defendants in one of California’s most notorious criminal cases, Erik and Lyle Menendez are now parole eligible after 35 years of incarceration. Convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, the brothers lived briefly in Calabasas, where they committed burglaries of friends’ houses, before moving to Beverly Hills and shotgunning José and Kitty Menendez to death in the family’s living room.