Girl Scouts sew masks for those in need
June 3, 2020
Each year, Girl Scout Troop 2352 finds themselves among the top cookie-sellers among the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, and each year, they strive to use those funds to
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Making sacrifices for our seniors’ care
June 2, 2020
When residents at Oakmont of Valencia Senior Living went into lockdown in mid-March amid rising fears of the coronavirus, their lives changed drastically, but it was the staff who took
Bowman seniors’ ‘drive-thru’ graduation
June 1, 2020
Though a Bowman High School senior would typically walk across the stage at their high school, accepting their diploma while family and friends cheered, this year’s graduation ceremony was a
Sequoia celebrates graduates with virtual, drive-thru graduation
June 1, 2020
While it was an unconventional ceremony, Sequoia School celebrated its largest-ever graduating class Monday with a drive-thru graduation ceremony. As cars drove through Central Park with streamers, balloons and window
More ways to battle quarantine boredom
May 31, 2020
Though you may be tackling quarantine boredom like a seasoned pro as we enter the ninth week since schools in the Santa Clarita Valley closed, the cabin fever has surely
Quarantined teens share, help and give back
May 28, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues and many extracurricular activities have come to a halt, many Santa Clarita Valley teens are using their newfound free time to give back to their
Bella Vida honors veterans during Memorial Day car parade
May 24, 2020
A stream of cars decorated in red, white and blue drove through the Bella Vida Senior Center parking lot Friday to honor the fallen heroes this Memorial Day. While the
Honoring Memorial Day while in quarantine
May 24, 2020
As the weeks turn into months with the stay-at-home quarantine restrictions, weekends seemingly have become just a blur of days, for some. With Memorial Day weekend upon us, for example,
Mechanix Wear, Lowe’s donate gloves to soldiers
May 23, 2020
Santa Clarita-based Mechanix Wear teamed up with Lowe’s to create special gloves to protect the hands of those honoring the fallen heroes this Memorial Day. The companies have worked together
Acts of Kindness: ‘Henry Mayo rolls’ and poke bowls
May 21, 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic forced Sushi 661 in Canyon Country to close for dining in, like many other businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley, owner David Song Cho began to
Circle of Hope’s annual Vine2Wine goes virtual
May 20, 2020
Circle of Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those fighting cancer in Santa Clarita, is hosting its annual Vine2Wine virtually amid the coronavirus pandemic. While COVID-19 has halted many
A shared coronavirus battle
May 19, 2020
Santa Clarita residents Mary and Roy M. Rios celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on Feb. 4 at their new home in Oakmont of Valencia’s memory care facility. Little did they
Senior exercise class goes virtual
May 19, 2020
When Fit For Life exercise teacher Rosemary Competelli’s senior aerobics classes were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, she quickly realized she wanted to find a way to keep her
COVID-19 doesn’t stop SCV nonprofit from donating books
May 18, 2020
Mackenzie Krestul has always had a passion for reading, which is what has fueled her desire to be a writer since she was a young girl. “When I realized that
Teen performs for seniors stuck at home
May 17, 2020
When Hart High sophomore Jonah Burckert was looking for a creative way to audition as section leader in the Hart Regiment Band, he thought he would find something to help
Time to take to the great outdoors, SCV
May 17, 2020
As Los Angeles County begins to ease the stay-at-home restrictions, the county’s trails and parks are among the first to reopen. With hundreds of trails that traverse the Santa Clarita
SCV 6-year-old to appear on NBC’s ‘Little Big Shots’
May 16, 2020
Six-year-old Santa Clarita resident Arabella Grant isn’t like most kids her age. At 2, she started reading, and now already reads at a middle-school level. At 4, she joined Mensa,
Cal Guard flies over SCV to salute front lines
May 14, 2020
With waves and cheers below, two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew over Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Thursday as a thank you to the health care workers, first responders and others
feedSCV to feed health care workers
May 14, 2020
To say thanks to the health care workers at the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in celebration of National Hospital Week, feedSCV is asking Santa Clarita Valley residents to
UCLA to host blood drives in SCV
May 13, 2020
UCLA is hosting two blood drives in Valencia, calling on all eligible and healthy donors to attend. While the coronavirus pandemic continues, so do the unprecedented number of blood-drive cancellations,