Community Stories

Remembering 9/11, showing appreciation

In remembrance of 9/11, Jacob Welch and Caden Unger decided to collect donations from D.W. Cookie Company, Donut Inn and Tamale Express and distribute them to local first responders to

Six Flags: Find your Fright

As hundreds of clowns, monsters, zombies and ghouls were “unleashed” into the park, Six Flags Magic Mountain’s 27th annual Fright Fest had officially begun.  There’s nowhere to hide as more

Full steam ahead at ‘The William S. Hart Train Show’

With more than a dozen passenger and freight trains chugging along the tracks, passing through various sceneries, including cities, mining towns and countrysides, the weekend-long modular train show entertained visitors

Lunafest celebrates women filmmakers

There are 2.13 male short-film directors for every one female director, according to industry officials, which is exactly why the Lunafest traveling film festival has chosen to feature only short

Ram Board plans food drive for SCV Food Pantry

Ram Board, a construction products company, will be collecting canned and dry goods from Nov. 4 until Dec. 13 to benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. “We’re a pretty

‘Set Sail’ with LARC Ranch

LARC Ranch is celebrating 60 years with its “Set Sail with the S.S. LARC” nautical-themed fundraiser Sept. 22.  LARC was created by parents who envisioned a better life for their

Hart High hosts 9/11 tribute

While students with the Young Americans for Freedom club set up 3,000 American flags on Hart High School’s front lawn on Wednesday, other kids walking by on their way to

Castaic Elementary remembers 9/11

Staff and students at Castaic Elementary School donned their most patriotic red, white and blue attire for a Cub Rally on Wednesday in honor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  The

Trinity places flags to honor 9/11 victims

Early in the morning, half an hour before school was set to begin, students, staff and parents gathered on Trinity Classical Academy’s front lawn on Wednesday to honor the victims

Girl Scout teaches sewing and helps charity

Though sewing and home economics may no longer be a classroom staple, 17-year-old Girl Scout Jessica Nilsen is doing her part to make sure the art of the needle is not lost