A holiday forest built with love
December 13, 2016
It’s a little touch of North Pole in the Santa Clarita Valley, built with love by a local “Santa” and his favorite “elf.” Crafted almost entirely from wood, the array
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Bowling strikes up camaraderie
November 22, 2016
“Come on, Ed, show me how to do it,” Alex Hernandez, 61, said with a smile. Ed Limon obliged, confidently scoring a strike at the 2016 North Los Angeles County
Senior Center’s director of food services talks balancing meals and nutrition
November 1, 2016
The menu starts with a barley lentil soup, followed by chicken with balsamic glaze, steamed rice with fresh cranberries, a light saute of collard greens, and a spring mix salad
Seniors talk about staying fit at classes at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center
October 27, 2016
It feels more like a dance party than an exercise class, as the disco hit “Funkytown” blasts through the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center’s auditorium. At just 8:30 in the
Seniors, beware of Medicare sales scams
October 20, 2016
News release from the California Department of Insurance: SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Insurance is alerting seniors and their advocates to be on their guard against improper sales practices during the
Seniors discuss politics at center
October 17, 2016
By Michelle Sathe For The Signal In November 2015, a Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll found that 71 percent of seniors expressed extreme interest in the 2016 election. That enthusiasm certainly
Talking with his hands
September 27, 2016
The first time Allan Trautman put a puppet on his hand was at his first audition. “I was just looking for acting work,” he said. Trautman had just graduated from
Balancing act helps SCV seniors
September 23, 2016
It’s one of the very first moves that helps Bill Phillips of Stevenson Ranch the most. “It’s been sort of a godsend,” Phillips says. The move, a gentle rock from
SCV artist finds his style
September 23, 2016
It was a happy accident that created what came to be artist Bruce McFarland’s signature style. McFarland, 68, is a Santa Clarita resident, and photographer and fine artist. He became interested
Just Plain Americans
September 19, 2016
Bert Noriega describes himself and his family as “Americans.” Not Latino Americans, not Mexican Americans – just plain Americans. Noriega, 82, of Newhall and his seven siblings grew up in
The Art Show Goes On
September 19, 2016
Mary Gallant calls her art students at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center her “children.” “The students … they became sisters,” she said at the opening of the center’s second-ever
Cabernet in the Canyon
September 19, 2016
Hardly a Sunday goes by that someone doesn’t pull over when they see Saugus resident Danny Mascari, 62, working in his vineyard. “Every Sunday I’m out here, somebody pulls in”