November 7, 2019 THOUSAND OAKS Triple duty Firefighters from Station 30 in T.O. were first to arrive Your Community Partner Since 1998 at Borderline Acorn — Page 15 Circulation 39,305 | www.theacornonline.com | Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, North Ranch and Westlake BORDERLINE ONE YEAR LATER BORDERLINE ONE YEAR LATER MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers FOR A FRIEND—Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Don Aguilar kisses a paver brick he placed in memory of Sgt. Ron Helus on Nov. 1 at the memorial healing garden at Conejo Creek Park North in Thousand Oaks. Families and friends of the 12 people killed at Borderline Bar and Grill on Nov. 7, 2018, were invited to lay stones with messages inscribed on them. HEALING GARDEN Putting the pieces back together DEDICATION By Dawn Megli him that he was her hero and that WHERE
[email protected] she and the couple’s son, Jordan, Conejo Creek Park North Remember the 12 miss him every day. 1379 E. Janss Road Twelve months. Twelve lives. See pages 12-13 as we remember Ron Helus, Cody Coffman, “Love you forever,” it read. Thousand Oaks It’s been one year since the Justin Meek, Alaina Housley, Noel Sparks, Blake Dingman, Jake Helus told the Acorn she wants shooting at Borderline Bar and Dunham, Kristina Morisette, Telemachus Orfanos, Sean Adler, her husband of 29 years “to be re- WHEN Grill claimed the lives of a dozen Dan Manrique and Mark Meza Jr. membered for the hero that he was Today, 3:15 p.m. innocent victims. Last Friday and that night, how selfless and brave Gates open 2:30 p.m.