NAACP hosts community Q&A
March 6, 2023
The NAACP’s Santa Clarita Valley Chapter hosted a community Q&A recently at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. The event was part of a series of events celebrating Black History Month and
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The Time Ranger | Quicksand, Porn, Psychos & Our First Poet
March 4, 2023
Up and at ’em, you bunk huggers and Saturday morning nap-takers. We’re burning daylight. Hop on your horses. There’s an interesting trail ride through Santa Clarita Valley history up ahead.
The Time Ranger | Hoot, Hotel Nowhere & Shanghaied Al
February 25, 2023
Sure has been a nippy winter this 2022-2023. I just noticed. This is the first winter in the last several years where we haven’t been visited by even one of
The Time Ranger | When Newhall Elm Burned. Yet Again…
February 18, 2023
A happy and spring-like February morning to you, saddlepals. Hasn’t this just been the most gorgeous week? Fill your lungs up with air because it sure is free. We’ve a
The Time Ranger | Blizzards, the ’71 Quake & We’re 104!
February 11, 2023
Warm & Western howdy, saddlepals. Come on you green SCV yuppies and grizzled old Santa Claritianonites. Out of them warm, toasty bunks. Grab your lattes and saddles. We’ve some
St. Francis Dam Tour returns after three-year hiatus
February 9, 2023
News release After a three-year hiatus, the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will commemorate the 95th anniversary of the second-worst disaster in California history by bringing back its St. Francis
The Time Ranger | Jordache Jeans & a Bullet in the Head
February 4, 2023
A warm and Western howdy to you, saddlepals — and happy A Coupla Days After Groundhog Day. Cook ’em if you got ’em. Or, go the sushi route. We won’t
Historical Society changes name of Heritage Junction
January 29, 2023
News release Heritage Junction — where eight historic buildings and a steam engine and caboose are on display to the public — has officially been renamed “Santa Clarita History Center” and
The Time Ranger | Three Bears Solve Old Murder. No. Seriously…
January 28, 2023
Is it me? Or does January sure seem to disappear in a hurry? Again, be thankful we can travel through history so time just doesn’t seem so all-fired important. This
The Time Ranger | Cougars, Crooks & Naked Home Invasions
January 21, 2023
We’ve an interesting trail ride through local history, amigos and amigo-ettes. Hold firm on those reins and hide the baby’s eyes. We’ve got giant naked men ransacking houses. There’s train
Rancho Camulos to hold historical re-creation of ‘Ramona’ author’s visit
January 18, 2023
News Release On Jan. 23, 1882, author Helen Hunt Jackson visited Rancho Camulos along the Santa Clara River, just east of Piru – a visit that inspired her to include
The Time Ranger | Birthing Time Ranger & Bovine Babies…
January 14, 2023
Top of The Mighty Signal weekend morning to you, amigos and amigo-ettes. You’re just not going to believe the adventures ahead of us this fine winter’s day. We’ve got mule-eating
The Time Ranger | The Timeless Stupidity of Frat Boys
January 7, 2023
Being the sympathetic soul I am, I know some of you are still suffering from New Year’s Eve hangovers from a week ago. So. I’m going to be 21st-century sensitive
The Time Ranger | Too Many Darn New Year’s Pumas!
December 31, 2022
No need to be sad or depressed, saddlepals. This is the absolute very last Time Ranger trail ride for 2022. On the bright side, we are in the business of
The Time Ranger | Newhall’s Merry Ol’ Fistfighting St. Nick
December 24, 2022
With all the frantic holiday rushing we’re all going through, I’d like to offer the simple gift of hooky this weekend morning. What say. Shall we take a few minutes,
The Time Ranger | Holiday Wind, Snow, Rain, Fire & ‘Monkey Lovers’
December 17, 2022
A top of a fine Saturday morning to you, dear saddlepals. We have a most excellent adventure ahead on the back trails of Santa Clarita history. There’s monkey lovers, blizzards,
Yes. There IS Another Clarita. And It’s OK.
December 10, 2022
Well howdy, dear saddlepals. Hope you’re having a cozy late autumn Sunday. I’ve a few thousand ponies hitched, all saddled and ready to mosey. Shall we take a ride into
The Time Ranger | A Trek into Horror and Depravity
December 3, 2022
I must apologize up front. Certainly, I don’t plan these adventures. But do be warned. There’s are more than a few vistas facing us not for pearl clutchers or the
Input sought for new Historical Society museum exhibits
November 30, 2022
News release Consultants working on a new museum in the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society’s Pardee House are looking for the community’s opinion as they develop new exhibits, and they
The Time Ranger | Costliest SCV Thanksgiving Party? Ever?
November 26, 2022
Howdy, Pilgrims. I only get to say that once a year, around Thanksgiving, so as Jack Lemmon once said in “The Great Race,” “Pardon me mistuh pahdnuh…” We’ve got a