So. I had an embarrassing moment the other day. I was lunching at Whole Foods, a dangerous proposition in itself. Sometimes, the buffet is a psychedelic experience. Not that I’ve
Trust you saddlepals are having a wonderful Saturday morning. Don’t mean to interrupt any of your private thoughts or prayers. Just when you’re amenable, we’ve a most exciting trek through
Funny how much I’ve been thinking about my dad lately. I used to keep my trophies at his acreage and, one day, we had a minor earthquake. Boxes fell off
We are about 20 minutes into spring. Like so many glorious past seasons, this again shall be a most vibrant and beautiful one. May the rest of 2025 be filled
I’d attach a kind estimate that 99% of the dear citizens of Santa Clarita know not a thing about that old, beige building on the northwest corner of Market Street
Top of a beautiful March morning to you, saddlepals. We’ve a most interesting trail ride ahead through the backroads of Santa Clarita Valley history. This marks our 97th anniversary of
My dad, dear, lovable angel of a person, Walt Cieplik, died crazy. There was a never a kinder man. The twin devils of Alzheimer’s and dementia took him over. He
Howdy, dear friends and saddlepals. We’ve a most interesting trail ride ahead through the back canyons and ridges of Santa Clarita history. There’s gold discoveries and the usual swarthy criminals.
Somewhere, safely wrapped away, is my old Hart letterman’s jacket. Me being me, I couldn’t just stick with the traditional maroon and grey school colors. No. I procured an ancient
Is it me or has the year 2025 just been sprinting by? One bona fide solution to that is to swing up on a fine steed, tip our hats to
When she was little, my dear sweetie pie daughter and I were strolling down the ancient wooden sidewalks of Melody Ranch a few days before the Cowboy Music & Poetry
Cover your horse’s ears, but we’re going to go back in time to when an animal rights group tried to get all the cows and horses in the valley to
DEAR CONGRESSMAN GEORGE WHITESIDES: My apologies for my debilitating tardiness, George. I’ve been meaning to ask you for a few favors since your election as SClarita’s House of Representatives, uh
Top of the Santa Clarita Valley Saturday morning to you, saddlepals. We’ve a most excellent trail ride ahead, filled with adventure, breathtaking vistas and lots of gee whiz information. There’s
Today the valley will be abuzz with a flurry of romantic activity ranging from true love to Fear For Your Life guilt. It’s Valentine’s Day. On paper, it’s designed to
One of my great sins is enthusiasm, so sometimes it’s hard to measure my words. Having said that, let me assure you, this is one of the darn most interesting
A poker game, thrown tomato, a rotting corpse and a lazy-asterisks honorary mayor were ultimately responsible for the creation of our city. Long before Santa Clarita was founded in a special
It’s simply amazing how fast the month of January disappears. Here we are, last Saturday of 2025. Good thing for us we have the luxury of time travel. This fine
Many years ago, I met this tech exec at the nosebleed levels of Microsoft management. Wish there was flirtation to spice up the story. Sorry. There’s not. I knew this
A most warm and Western howdy to you, Santa Clarita saddlepals. We’ve a most interesting trail ride ahead through local history, one filled with dairy hijinks, blizzards and grisly posse