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Shane Steinhart – U.S. Navy – Castaic Resident

Shane Steinhart chose the Navy because he was a good swimmer. “I really didn’t like camping or being in the dirt all that much — I like fishing, and I would rather be on a boat. I could jump off the boat and go swimming,” Steinhart said. “The only deciding factor really was for me was the Marines or the Navy. I scored high enough on the ASVAB score that they were kind of fighting over me.”

City launches campaign for proper recycling

In an effort to help educate residents on how to recycle appropriately, the city of Santa Clarita announced Thursday it is launching a recycling campaign.  The “interactive awareness campaign” aims

Life lessons from the kitchen

Though the master chef at Bella Cucina Italian Restaurant, Luca Luca Toumadi, considers his kitchen a fun one, he still compared an internship with him akin to going through military

Barger to speak at State of the County

Los Angeles County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger is set to address the Santa Clarita Valley at the 12th annual State of the County event in May. Each year, the

Senior center creative writing class promotes bonding and individuality

Every Monday, Teri Crane hosts a creative writing class at the senior center. During the class, Crane, who took over teaching the class five years ago after she retired and wanted to use her master’s degree in writing, teaches a lesson about the craft of writing then suggests a topic and has the group write for about 20 minutes.

Community: Education in brief

Thomas named to dean’s list at Quinnipiac University HAMDEN, Connecticut — Grace Thomas of Santa Clarita was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester at Quinnipiac University.

Women’s Conference returns to SCV

College of the Canyons has announced the return of its annual Women’s Conference to take place on March 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Dr. Dianne G.

A few of the SCV’s most romantic restaurants

If you’re like 70 million other Americans, you’re probably planning to spend Valentine’s Day at a restaurant this year. The National Restaurant Association found that about 30% of consumers will

Local couple runs all over the world

For local runners Paola and Phil Howard, running has not only taken them all over the world, but it has also provided them with a family here in Santa Clarita.

It’s time to ‘Spread the Sparkle’

Tinnley Reese Harmon was a happy, healthy 1-and-a-half-year-old.  But, while on a family vacation in November 2017, the Harmons took Tinnley to the emergency room, where they ultimately discovered that

Community makes valentines for ‘Hometown Heroes’

To appreciate the “Hometown Heroes” in Santa Clarita, Prayer Angels for the Military hosted their 16th annual Hearts for Heroes program Saturday afternoon, where children and their families made valentines