Oakmont communities hosting Holiday Bake Sale
November 23, 2020
The community is invited to attend the Oakmont Senior Living communities annual Holiday Bake Sale now until Dec. 30. “Every community will be involved in the annual bake sale, and
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Bella Vida to host Thanksgiving Drive-Thru Feast
November 17, 2020
The Bella Vida Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, in partnership with the Castaic Lions Club, is hosting a drive-thru feast on Thanksgiving, hoping to allow seniors to join in the
Bella Vida honors veterans during drive-thru ceremony
November 10, 2020
As cars drove through the Bella Vida Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center parking lot Tuesday, in honor of Veterans Day, veterans raised the flag to thank the men and women
Creative, distanced get-togethers ahead at Senior Center
November 3, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to force seniors in the Santa Clarita Valley to quarantine, the Bella Vida SCV Senior Center has gotten creative, giving seniors the opportunity to continue
Couple celebrates 70th anniversary, shares SCV love story
October 22, 2020
Upon their 70th wedding anniversary, a couple shared how their lives were entwined with a small-town community where “You knew everybody,” recalling stories that went back to a city’s early
It’s ‘Gold’ for two of SCV’s Girl Scouts
October 8, 2020
Two local Girl Scouts in Troop 142 recently both succeeded in attaining their Gold Awards, the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve. The Gold Award, comparable to the Boy
Residents show up and raise funds in support of Alzheimer’s Month
October 3, 2020
Santa Clarita resident Audry Gocha placed a blue flower pinwheel on a Valencia business center lawn Saturday morning to represent that she has Alzheimer’s. Her pinwheel joined several dozen more
City presents Senior Center with $475K to support operations
October 2, 2020
The Bella Vida Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center has prepared and delivered more than 100,000 meals to local seniors since the onset of the pandemic, and with a check of
Task force seeks input on affordable rental housing
September 22, 2020
A subcommittee on Santa Clarita’s homeless task force wants landlords and property owners to participate in a survey to better understand how they feel about accepting tenants with rental-assistance vouchers.
City Council expected to OK SCV senior center, MAIN funding at Tuesday meeting
September 21, 2020
Santa Clarita City Council members are expected to approve funding for the Santa Clarita Valley senior center, as well as The MAIN, during Tuesday’s meeting. The agreement with the SCV
WWII veteran turns 93 on 75th anniversary of war’s end
September 1, 2020
As World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jay Paris sat in front of his Valencia home on Sunday, cars streamed by, with drivers honking, waving and even singing
Senior center celebrates 100,000 meals delivered during pandemic, calls for more volunteers
August 18, 2020
In the midst of the pandemic, volunteers and staff at the Bella Vida senior center reached a milestone last week, surpassing 100,000 meals prepared and delivered locally since March. “The
Celebrating 95, quarantine-style
July 30, 2020
With honks and cheers from their cars, family and friends celebrated longtime Valencia resident Florence Holmes’ 95th birthday in a drive-by fashion on Thursday. Though from a distance, Holmes was
Hart Dance Team performs for SCV seniors
July 21, 2020
As seniors drove through the Bella Vida Senior Center parking lot last week, they were treated to a special performance by the Hart High School dance team. “Because of COVID,
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
Making sacrifices for our seniors’ care
June 2, 2020
When residents at Oakmont of Valencia Senior Living went into lockdown in mid-March amid rising fears of the coronavirus, their lives changed drastically, but it was the staff who took
Senior exercise class goes virtual
May 19, 2020
When Fit For Life exercise teacher Rosemary Competelli’s senior aerobics classes were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, she quickly realized she wanted to find a way to keep her
Teen performs for seniors stuck at home
May 17, 2020
When Hart High sophomore Jonah Burckert was looking for a creative way to audition as section leader in the Hart Regiment Band, he thought he would find something to help
L.A. County launches ‘Great Plates Delivered’ initiative
May 10, 2020
In an effort to provide meals to those who need them, Los Angeles County recently announced its participation in California’s “Great Plates Delivered” initiative, a meal-delivery service for older adults.
Beating the odds: 91-year-old survives his coronavirus battle
May 5, 2020
Longtime Santa Clarita Valley resident David Chalberg is used to taking long walks within Oakmont of Valencia community, where he resides. That all quickly changed in mid-March when the Oakmont