Community

A party with the stars

The Local Group Astronomy Club of Santa Clarita held its first star party in more than a year at Vasquez Rocks on Saturday.  The club, which put the quarterly parties on hold due to the pandemic, returned Saturday with a workshop to help new

Community | Education in brief

Local student earns semester honors at Kansas State University   Lucas Herme, of Santa Clarita, was among nearly 5,000 Kansas State University students who earned semester honors for their academic performance in the fall

Gene Dorio | The Nursing Home Crucible

Harriet broke her hip and needed surgery. Post-operatively, the hospital was swift to push her out the door, while Medicare controlled the financial strings. Instead of going home, she went

COC’s Michael Monsour wins statewide award

Michael Monsour, an enrollment services analyst at College of the Canyons, was selected as the 2021 4CS Senate President Award recipient by the California Community Colleges’ Classified Senate (4CS).  This

City celebrates new trailhead, greater access to trail network

The city of Santa Clarita held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning to celebrate the opening of the Gates Family Wildlife Preserve Trailhead in Newhall.  Mayor Bill Miranda thanked several community leaders and members for their contributions

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Memorial fund established for Brenda Encarnacion

Friends of Brenda Encarnacion’s family established a memorial GoFundMe page in honor of the 31-year-old Santa Clarita mother and wife, who died on Wednesday.  “Brenda Encarnacion touched the lives of so many

Stevenson Ranch resident celebrates 100 years

With a slice of ice cream cake and surrounded by family, Stevenson Ranch resident Madeleine Westcott celebrated her 100th birthday this week. A lover of ice cream, singing and animals,

Boys & Girls Club holds summer program in Val Verde

Children in Val Verde once again have a program available where they can both play and learn this summer.   Thanks to a $140,000 Los Angeles County Community Services Block Grant, support from the Board of

Phoenix Festival brings live theater to Newhall

The Phoenix Festival will celebrate the return of live theater performances in the Santa Clarita Valley. Four different groups — Bridgeway Theatre Company, Hope Theatre Arts, Liminal Space and the Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival — have come together to present

City welcomes pair of new art exhibits

The city of Santa Clarita is welcoming two new art exhibits to the community for residents and visitors to enjoy. “American Mosaic,” by mixed-media artist Carlos Batchelor, will be available for viewing at the Newhall Community Center through

Community | Education in brief

UW-Madison announces fall dean’s list  The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year, including, Nicole Whitehead, of Valencia, who

15-year-old SCV native graduates from UCI

Santa Clarita native Kylie Munson thinks of school much like most kids her age: challenging, but manageable. The difference is she’s only 15 and already ready to tackle medical school

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Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley installs new officers

The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley recently held its annual installation for its incoming board. Zonta honored outgoing president Beth Heiserman and celebrated incoming president Nicole Miller.   The immediate past president, Barb Meyer, was the host of this virtual