The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the city of Santa Clarita, recognized the everyday heroes who continue to be of service even after their military careers
News release The city of Santa Clarita invites community members to join the Santa Clarita City Council for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor local veterans, currently serving military
The Thank-A-Veteran organization hosted its 12th annual golf tournament with about 140 participants at Sand Canyon Country Club on Monday. Nancy Butler, founder of the Thank-A-Veteran organization, decided to start
World War II veterans Ken Placek and Don Kuehl were honored with custom-made “Quilts of Valor” during this month’s Coffee 4 Vets gathering at Crazy Otto’s Diner on Thursday morning.
The Newhall chapter of Guitars 4 Vets has closed as of Oct. 3, with a new organization, Santa Clarita Veterans Guitar Alliance, being created in its place. Tom Lamog, co-founder and Veterans Guitar Alliance program director, said
Two sides offer vastly different interpretations of expenses and nonprofit’s accomplishments The Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative is disputing the allegations by former board members that the nonprofit organization has
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce is scheduled Nov. 5 to host its 15th annual Salute to Patriots, as the business community comes together to salute veterans
News release Santa Clarita Elks Lodge No. 2379 recently hosted a jam session featuring members of Guitars for Vets. Veterans Committee Chair Jeannette Fisher organized a dinner, offering complimentary meals
News release The state Assembly has passed the Protecting Veterans from Predatory Practices Act (Senate Bill 694), a measure to protect veterans from predatory practices when applying for disability benefits
News release The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, a nonprofit dedicated to serving those who served, is scheduled to present its annual fundraising event, “Marching On,” on Saturday, Sept. 13,
The 12th annual Thank a Veteran golf tournament is scheduled Monday, Oct. 27, at the Sand Canyon Country Club. Registration is scheduled 7:30-8:45 a.m., with opening ceremonies from 8:45 to
News release L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger announced an initiative to establish the nation’s first Arts and Veterans Center in the heart of Santa Clarita, and presented
She said she understands pain. That’s partly how she can be so supportive of her husband, a Vietnam veteran who’s experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, and why she’s also so supportive
Last year, the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative served 77 Thanksgiving meals to veterans in need, organization officials said, adding that this year, the group hopes to serve 100 meals.
News release The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week approved a motion by Chair Kathryn Barger urging federal lawmakers to back legislation requiring Department of Veterans Affairs physicians
She made sure her husband was blindfolded. A family member had taken him to lunch earlier in the day on Saturday. Valencia resident Juan Lopez later said he had no
SCV Memorial Day Tribute honors heroes who answered the call of duty Maj. Gen. Matthew P. Beevers, adjutant general of the California Military Department, asked a crowd of hundreds of
Around 80 volunteers from Crossroads Community Church placed 10,000 American flags in the lawn in front of their place of worship on Rye Canyon Road in Valencia Wednesday morning for
When he’s off duty, United States Army Staff Sgt. Johnny Rodriguez of Santa Clarita volunteers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Vital Interventions and Directional Alternatives (VIDA) program. The
Castaic resident and World War II fighter pilot Kenneth Placek turned 102 years old on Tuesday. He celebrated his birthday among a group of military veterans during a Coffee4Vets meeting