Community Stories

Longtime community benefactor dies at age 76

Gary Condie, the principle of a well-known local accounting firm and a longtime local philanthropist, died Wednesday, on his birthday. He was 76. Condie, founding shareholder of CPA firm Condie,

Still together after all these years

Canyon Country residents John and Shelby Fischer met in the 10th grade at Oil City High School in Pennsylvania. “I was in class and he came walking in,” Shelby said.

A special Christmas delivery

Whether it’s dinosaurs, dolls, cars or princesses, most preschoolers go through a phase where they’re obsessed with something. For 4-year-old Jeremiah Ghantous, it’s delivery truck drivers. “He gets up anywhere

Drifters makes annual toy donation

Drifters Cocktail Lounge may not allow anyone under 21 to enter the bar, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve forgotten about the kids during the holidays. On Monday, Santa’s sleigh took the form of a fire engine and utility truck from Los Angeles County Fire Station No. 107 as they pulled into the parking lot in front of Drifters to collect dozens of toys donated by Drifters and VFW Post No. 6885.

Local veteran gifted home

The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative has selected a local veteran to be gifted the full title to a family residence thanks to a contribution made by an anonymous donor. 

A special sermon for those with special needs

Special-needs families face challenges that many other families don’t, such as attending long church sermons, which is exactly why Calvary Chapel Golden Valley decided to create a special service designed

Families play in snow on Jakes Way

For the second year in a row, Park Sierra, a community on Jakes Way in Canyon Country, hosted ‘A Winter Wonderland’ where the community played in the snow, met Santa

Seniors welcome the holidays with carols

Silvertone Singers, a local singing group, had their annual holiday concert at the Bella Vida senior center Friday afternoon, where they sang Christmas carols and led a sing-along with other

A little comedy and some gospel jazz

When Valencia Christian Center recently moved the church’s venue to the Bella Vida senior center, they wanted to do something to celebrate. “It’s a new space, it’s the holidays, and

Seniors celebrate the holidays

Santa Clarita Valley seniors celebrated the holidays at the Bella Vida senior center Wednesday with a holiday sing-along and special appearance from Santa Claus.  “We want to celebrate all the

Senior Center thanks volunteers with holiday party

On Tuesday afternoon, SCV Senior Center welcomed about 200 of its volunteers to a holiday part to thank them for their efforts to make the senior community more comfortable. Though the senior center has hosted many thank you parties for its volunteers, this year had the distinction of being the first one at the new facility.

Visitors support Bridge to Home at Winter Wonderland

Among the decorated houses on Wakefield Court in Winter Wonderland, there’s an opportunity to help individuals who experience homelessness this holiday season.   Bridge to Home provides the region with its

It’s lunchtime at the SCV Senior Center

Imagine preparing lunch for your family every day, if your family consisted of hundreds. The Bella Vida senior center does just that, serving lunch to hundreds of seniors every weekday.