The Time Ranger | Oh, no! Hookers at the Way Station?!?!?!
July 11, 2020
On the bright side, we’ve only got another 93 days until we hit cool weather.I’ve noticed over the years that the hot weather of summer always starts right around, if
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SCV teen wins U.S. Census Bureau video challenge
July 9, 2020
West Ranch High School graduate Austyn Malynn considers herself the creative brain and her twin sister the math brain. “I will do anything creative, just don’t put a math problem
‘The Quarantine Art Challenge’ coming to Old Town Newhall Library
July 8, 2020
The Old Town Newhall Library is exhibiting “The Quarantine Art Challenge,” featuring Santa Clarita artists, from July 14 to Oct. 9. The assignments were from the daily challenge words. Several
Exhibit by artist Liang Zhang to take over Town Center Art Space
July 8, 2020
The city of Santa Clarita’s Arts and Events division is excited to announce a new solo art exhibit in the Town Center Art Space at Westfield Valencia Town Center. The
Community: Education in brief
July 8, 2020
Amber Paredes, of Valencia, graduates from Salt Lake Community College Amber Paredes, of Valencia, graduated with honors with an associate of applied science in dental hygiene. Students who graduated with
Cameron Smyth: Jumpstarting the local economy and the latest from Old Town Newhall
July 8, 2020
By Mayor Cameron Smyth As Santa Clarita residents return to work and their favorite stores and restaurants reopen, now is an important time to remember to shop and eat local.
Programs offer assistance to children with special needs
July 7, 2020
As students in the Santa Clarita Valley prepare to return to school next month, school officials are encouraging parents and community members who know of a child who may have
Largest food drive in the world changes tactics amid pandemic
July 6, 2020
As summer approaches, the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry has found its shelves looking emptier than usual at this time of year. Not only has the local need for food
City: 2020 Concerts in the Park series canceled due to pandemic
July 6, 2020
The 2020 Concerts in the Park series, typically scheduled for nights in July and August, has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, city of Santa Clarita officials announced
Bella Vida gets into the Fourth of July spirit
July 5, 2020
Volunteers and staff at the Bella Vida Senior Center donned their most festive, patriotic attire, decorating the center’s parking lot with red, white and blue to make this quarantined Fourth
Robert Lamoureux: Stairway handrail must be replaced
July 5, 2020
Question No. 1Robert,We have a home where you enter through the garage going up a flight of stairs, where there is a handrail on the right. We had a home
Furry friends find forever homes amid pandemic
July 5, 2020
As stay-at-home restrictions left Santa Clarita Valley residents quarantined, the number of animal adoptions surged. “We are very blessed in the county right now that all the facilities are low,
Valencia resident throws drive-by July 4 parade for neighbors
July 4, 2020
When Valencia resident Jocelyn Reyes found out that the local Fourth of July Parade and fireworks display would not take place due to the pandemic, she thought to organize a
City Council visits winners of Fourth of July Patriotic Tour
July 4, 2020
This year’s Santa Clarita Independence Day parade was canceled due to the pandemic but the Americana celebrations came knocking at the door of a handful of local residents’ homes as
Cub Scout pack plants 400 American Flags in local neighborhoods
July 4, 2020
Every year, Scouts of Cub Scout Pack 494 make sure the hundreds of spectators of the Santa Clarita Fourth of July Parade have American flags to wave during the traditional
The Time Ranger | Happy darn Independence Day!
July 4, 2020
One of the wonderful and practical virtues of being a Time Ranger saddlepal (or saddlepal-ette or saddlepalito/ita) is that if you don’t particularly care for what’s going on in present
Trump thanks local businessman for commissioning Iwo Jima statue
July 3, 2020
A local businessman was personally thanked by President Donald Trump for giving the White House a statue commemorating the 75th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. Dennis Nobile, owner
Acts of Kindness: Enough food to last the summer
July 2, 2020
In a multiagency partnership, several Santa Clarita Valley nonprofits were able to receive enough food donations to allow them to serve thousands of local families in need. As food banks
Santa Clarita under air quality advisory; third in a week
July 2, 2020
For the third time in the last week, the Santa Clarita Valley is under an air quality advisory, according to the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. On Friday and
Meadows staff send off colleague with drive-by surprise party
July 2, 2020
Kim Newman’s colleagues considered her the face of Meadows Elementary School, so when it came time for her to retire after more than 25 years at the school, she said