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 Scouts of America’s Eagle Scout, is awarded to fewer than 6% of Girl Scouts annually, according to Girl Scouts of
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
News Release The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to call for comprehensive measures that would strengthen protections for residents and staff at
California will look to partner with local governments to have restaurants prepare and deliver healthy meals for seniors through a “first-of-its-kind” program, Gov. Gavin Newsom
With nearly 200 volunteers delivering 1,000 meals to seniors in the Santa Clarita Valley, the SCV Senior Center at Bella Vida is taking a pause
As the “Safer at Home” order is extended until May 15, many seniors are beginning to feel the effects of self-isolation, especially loneliness. In fact,
Life has gotten significantly harder for approximately 6 million Californians age 65 and older, as Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to urge them to stay home
By Kevin MacDonald CEO, SCV senior center We miss you already – all our friends from the years at Market Street to the new friends
As the number of confirmed coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases continues to rise, officials have ordered those over 65 to self-isolate, as they have proven to
People may not be kung fu fighting at the Bella Vida senior center, but they are able to find balance and exercise through the center’s biweekly tai chi classes.
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