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Celebrating Black History Month through music

To celebrate Black History Month, seniors at Bella Vida senior center learned about African-American history through music.  Seniors enjoyed soul food cuisine while musicians performed gospel, ragtime, jazz, swing and

Fish Fry returns to St. Clare Church

The 42nd annual Fish Fry event is returning to St. Clare Catholic Church, beginning Feb. 28 and continuing every Friday until April 3 from 4:30-8 p.m. Attendees will have a

Ash Wednesday services in SCV

The Day of Ashes, or more commonly known as Ash Wednesday, is a holy day in the Christian faith where repent of sins and self reflection is practiced through prayer

A pup’s will to live

Pitbull puppy Rambo is not even a year old, yet he’s experienced more than most pups do in a lifetime. “He’s had a long road in a short life,” Marcelo

Rocky’s road to recovery

Most parents would think by kid no. four, there wouldn’t be a lot of unexpected curveballs, but that wasn’t the case for the Graham family. “We had a really crazy

Seniors celebrate Mardi Gras

Bella Vida brought a piece of Louisiana to more than 350 seniors Wednesday at the senior center to celebrate the holiday Mardi Gras, with traditional Louisiana cuisine, music and festivities. 

SCV celebrates national Love Your Pet Day

Feb. 20 was National Love Your Pet Day, a day dedicated to humans’ furry, scaled or feathered friends.  Pet ownership is a big part of Santa Clarita’s culture, and to

Sierra Hillbillies to host Mad Hatters dance

News Release Oh, yes: The Sierra Hillbillies invite you to put on your dancin’ shoes and your most spectacular hat for their March 1 celebration and dance with caller Michael

A gift for Valentine’s Day

By Naomi Young Saugus contributor We couldn’t have planned this even if we tried. Our Ryan is a bundle of love that we received on Feb. 14. I started painful

Memorial March honors World War II soldiers

After years of hearing about the Bataan Memorial Death March, Argel Cardoniga wanted to complete it. The Santa Clarita Valley resident, a Filipino-American fitness instructor and retired senior manager in federal law enforcement, wanted to honor the memories of those who had marched and died all those years ago — including his grandfather.

Community: Education in brief

Joseph Valle named to dean’s list at Mount St. Mary’s University EMMITSBURG, Maryland — Joseph Valle of Valencia has earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2019 semester at Mount

Remembering the Holocaust 75 years later

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss’ story mirrors that of Anne Frank. In fact, the two lived across the street from each other in Amsterdam during the war, and even played together

Local teen takes on Eagle Project

Just a little over a month before his 18th birthday, Ryan Everett, of Castaic, is taking on his Eagle Scout project with the Boy Scout Troop 888 by giving a

Boy Scout brings shade to the archery range

For his Eagle Scout project, Cole Martin, of Boy Scout Troop 583, decided to build a shade structure at the Santa Clarita Valley Archery Range. The project, Martin said, will

Henry Mayo to host free heart health course

To discuss lifestyle changes to promote heart health, Kim Brown, a registered dietician and nutritionist, is scheduled to lead a conversation and a question-and-answer session at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital