City announces series of community hikes
January 1, 2025
News release The city of Santa Clarita is inviting residents to a series of guided community hikes led by city staff at different trailheads and parks throughout the city.
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CalRTA hosts holiday luncheon
January 1, 2025
The Santa Clarita Valley division of California Retired Teachers Association recently held its holiday luncheon, featuring entertainment by the Valencia High School choirs. The next luncheon will be in March. The end-of-the-year
FYI holds annual holiday party for foster youth
January 1, 2025
News release Fostering Youth Independence held its annual holiday celebration for all the organization’s local foster youth and Allies. The morning featured breakfast, a team snowman decorating contest, and the distribution
City invites residents to take the Polar Plunge
December 31, 2024
News release Residents are invited to ring in the new year by taking the plunge into the icy waters at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center during the city of Santa
City, Burrtec offering Christmas tree recycling
December 31, 2024
News release Burrtec Waste Industries has partnered with the city of Santa Clarita to establish three locations for residents to recycle their live Christmas trees this holiday season. The
Menorah lighting brings hundreds to celebrate Hanukkah
December 30, 2024
It was a celebration of light and unity at the Valencia Town Center’s second floor, as communities from three local synagogues gathered to light the Menorah during the fifth day
Robert Lamoureux | Coping with an in-ground pool install
December 28, 2024
Question: Hey there Robert, it’s a pleasure to have a reason to write in and the opportunity to say thank you for what your article offers to those of us
The Time Ranger | Snow, Joy & Far Too Many Holiday Tragedies
December 28, 2024
Sure hope Santa was kind to you and, more importantly, you were kind to one another over Christmas. C’mon. Untangle yourselves from the blankets and open your peep holes. The
Faces of the SCV: Valencia man shifts rear projection into high gear
December 27, 2024
There’s a scene from the 1980 comedy film “Airplane!” that utilizes what Hollywood calls rear projection. Actors Robert Stack and Craig Berenson are in a moving car. But the car
College Briefs for Dec. 26
December 26, 2024
Local students named to dean’s list at University of Maryland Global Campus More than 9,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the dean’s list for the summer
Patsy Ayala | Connecting With the Community
December 26, 2024
Santa Clarita is a special place. It is the city where I chose to make my home, raise my family and now serve the community as a City Council member.
Photos: SCV Youth Orchestra ‘Carnival of Animals’
December 23, 2024
Family and friends gathered to witness a live performance by the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra’s performance of ‘Carnival of the Animals’ with a large ensemble of young musicians at
How SCV’s flying mammals play a crucial role in the ecosystem
December 23, 2024
Bats are not blind, or only live in caves and suck blood, as pop culture has led us to believe. But they do serve as nature’s silent pest control and
Hart High dinner and winter wonderland worth the wait
December 23, 2024
People started lining up at 3 p.m. on Thursday for the 5 o’clock start. Around 600 members of the community showed up Thursday at Hart High School in Newhall for
Two employers honored for work with ‘Yes I Can’
December 23, 2024
As outgoing state Sen. Scott Wilk was wrapping up his Senate duties, he honored two local employers as part of National Disability Awareness Month. Laurent Jouvin, CEO of Migrate Sound
Read with Me program bridges gaps in literacy
December 23, 2024
On a recent Tuesday morning, Michele Lobl, a retired city employee, made her way to Newhall Elementary School to spend some time with Mrs. Katherine George’s second-grade class. “How’s everybody
Festividad event offers gifts, goodies and Christmas cheer
December 22, 2024
Faith Community Church hosted its 19th annual “Festividad for Christ” celebration Saturday on their campus in Santa Clarita. Hundreds of people from the community were taking part in free lunch,
Lights, camera, SCIFF in year 4
December 21, 2024
The Santa Clarita International Film Festival has progressively gotten better each year since its inception in 2021, according to Lisa deSouza, founder and executive director of SCIFF. The fourth annual
Rabbi Mark Blazer | Seeking light in the face of darkness
December 21, 2024
2024 will go down in history as a year of unparalleled antisemitism. Not since the Holocaust has the worldwide Jewish community felt as threatened and persecuted. As many have noted,
The Time Ranger | Our Forgotten Angel on Earth, The Rev. Evans
December 21, 2024
Any time of day or night, we have that ability to just rein our pony to a halt and just lean on the saddle horn, sit on our own personal